JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Q10 New York Realty Advisors, an affiliate of Houlihan-Parnes Realtors, has arranged a $2.5 million loan for a retail strip center located at 2825 Kennedy Blvd. in Jersey City’s Journal Square neighborhood. Provided by a major New York-based bank, the non-recourse, loan features a 10-year term with a fixed rate for the first seven years and then floating and open to prepayment without penalty the last three years. The fully occupied property features six retail stores. Jeanne Cronin of Q10 New York Realty Advisors arranged the loan for the borrowers. Elizabeth Smith, Aubrey Riccardi and Sarah Benji of Goldberg Weprin, Finkel & Goldstein represented the borrower in the lease transaction.
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AUSTIN, TEXAS — Austin-based multifamily developer Oden Hughes has begun construction on Lenox Springs, a luxury apartment community in south Austin that will include 660 Class A apartments. Located along the southbound I-35 frontage road between Old San Antonio Road and FM 1626, the project will be built in two phases with leasing set to begin on the first 400 units in fall 2017. The one-, two- and three-bedroom units in the first phase are expected to rent for between $1,000 and $2,000. The start date of the second phase, consisting of 260 units, has yet to be determined. Lenox Springs will be the fifth south Austin community Oden Hughes has developed since it was founded in 2010. Oden Hughes Taylor Construction will be the general contractor for Lenox Springs, while Oden Hughes Management will lease and manage the community.
LANCASTER, TEXAS — Arch-Con Construction has broken ground on I-20 Commerce Center, a 900,043-square-foot speculative warehouse for Copeland Commercial LLC. Located at 3535 N. Houston School Road in Lancaster, the warehouse is on a 50-acre site near I-35 and I-20. Powers Brown Architecture designed the tilt-wall warehouse, which features a cross-dock configuration, 36-foot clear height and a building depth of 600 feet. The building will feature two stories of glass at the office entries. The project is expected to be complete in May 2017, and JLL’s Kurt Griffin and Nathan Orbin are the leasing agents.
FRISCO, TEXAS — FM Global has signed on as an office tenant at The Star, home of the Dallas Cowboys headquarters that opened in July 2016. The commercial property insurance company will occupy more than 79,000 square feet of office space across floors five and six, including that tower’s entire top floor. The Star includes 398,000 square feet of Class A office space, including a two-story underground parking garage. Established nearly 200 years ago, FM Global is a multi-national mutual insurance company. The company is the Dallas Cowboys’ provider of property and builders’ risk insurance. The move will bring over 300 of FM Global’s employees, mostly from the company’s current space in Plano, to The Star in June 2017.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has secured a $27.5 million Fannie Mae loan for the acquisition of Westbridge Apartments, a 284-unit market rate multifamily apartment property located in Carrollton. The pet-friendly, gated property is located near hiking/biking trails and includes a dog park, swimming pool, fitness center and complimentary yoga classes. Apartments feature nine-foot ceilings with crown molding, built-in bookshelves, ceiling fans, a patio or balcony, washer and dryer hookup and fireplaces. The 12-year Fannie Mae loan includes five years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule. The loan was arranged through Dougherty’s Minneapolis office for borrower, Westbridge 2300 LLC.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — JLL has negotiated an 82,588-square-foot industrial lease renewal for B. Braun Medical Inc. The medical device manufacturer’s Dallas office is located at 1601 Wallace Drive in Carrollton. JLL’s Elizabeth Jones and Tom McCarthy negotiated the lease on behalf of the tenant. CBRE’s Steve Trese and Wilson Brown represented the landlord, Colony Capital.
CINCINNATI — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $39.6 million loan to refinance the Omnicare Center, a 20-story, Class A office building in Cincinnati. Susan Branscome of NorthMarq placed the 10-year loan with a major life insurance company on behalf of the borrower, Smith Hallemann Partners. The building includes amenities such as a barbershop with shoe shine and repair services, a Starbucks, transportation services, a conference center, dry cleaning shop and restaurant.
INDIANAPOLIS — A joint venture between the University of Indianapolis and Strategic Capital Partners has opened Greyhound Village, a 486-bed, on-campus student housing community. The $25 million community offers one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom, fully furnished apartments, complete with kitchens, living rooms, private bathrooms, washers and dryers. Amenities include a fitness center, clubhouse and indoor and outdoor common areas. Schmidt Associates architects designed the project, which construction manager CRG Residential built.
RICHMOND, ILL. — Novak Construction has broken ground on a 22,000-square foot affordable senior living apartment complex in Richmond, approximately 70 miles northwest of Chicago. Creekview Apartments, to be located at 5615 Liberty St., will offer four two-bedroom units and 21 one-bedroom units. Amenities at the property will include a walking trail, health and wellness programing, a computer lab, a library, community room, concierge and transportation services and on-site property management. The project is slated for completion by the end of the year.
WHEELING, ILL. — Meridian Design Build has completed the renovation of an 115,000-square-foot food manufacturing facility in Wheeling, approximately 30 miles northwest of Chicago. Richelieu Foods occupies the building, which features nine refrigerated loading docks, a 20,500-square-foot refrigerated warehouse, 33,500 square feet of production space and a 3,250-square-foot freezer. The building, located at 120 W. Palatine Road, is Richelieu’s fifth operating plant.