HOUSTON — NorthMarq Capital has secured refinancing for Beechnut Tiendas, a retail center located in Houston. Warren Hitchcock of NorthMarq Capital arranged the financing through a life insurance company for the undisclosed borrower. Pollo Campero, Supermercado Teloloapan, T-Mobile and Shipley Do-Nuts occupy the 18,995-square-foot property.
DOWNERS GROVE, ILL. — High Street Residential has acquired a nearly one-acre site for the construction of Maple & Main, a six-story mixed-use building in Downers Grove, a western suburb of Chicago. The project will include 115 apartment units and approximately 4,000 square feet of ground-floor retail and restaurant space. Construction is expected to begin in the first quarter of 2017. The building is being designed with eco-friendly aspects, such as minimized exposure to airborne pollutants. ESG Architects will serve as the project architect and Carlson Construction is the general contractor. David Paino of High Street Residential will oversee the development of the project. Jacob Dell of CBRE Oak Brook will handle the retail leasing.
ANKENY, IOWA — The Opus Group has begun leasing the first building at Corporate Woods Industrial Park in Ankeny just north of Des Moines. Columbus, Ohio-based Power Distributors will lease nearly 70 percent of the 208,000-square-foot speculative industrial warehouse for its velocity distribution center. Located adjacent to Interstate 35, the facility is situated on 52 acres of land and features 32-foot clear heights. Corporate Woods is owned by a joint venture partnership between Opus Development LLC and Founders Properties LLC. Marcus Pitts, Justin Lossner and Jones Lang LaSalle of The Opus Group marketed the property for lease. Bob Bettendorf of The Bettendorf Co. represented Power Distributors in the leasing.
STERLING HEIGHTS, MICH. — L. Mason Capitani CORFAC International has arranged a 26,128-square-foot industrial lease for Superior Cam, a sheet metal manufacturer, in Sterling Heights. The facility is located at 35120 Stanley Drive. Superior Cam is based in Madison Heights, Mich., and operates out of 200,000 square feet collectively. Jason Capitani of L. Mason Capitani CORFAC International represented the landlord on the multi-year lease transaction.
CHICAGO — Berkadia has brokered a $15.3 million loan for the refinancing of Sheridan Plaza Apartments, a 140-unit multifamily property located in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood. The completely renovated apartment project was built in 1920 and is located at 4607 N. Sheridan Road. The five-year loan, which was secured through Fannie Mae, features a 3.25 percent fixed interest rate. Aaron Abelson of Berkadia secured the loan. The borrower was Horizon Group XXI LLC.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — The Woda Group has broken ground on Grand View Place, a 68-unit apartment building in Grand Rapids. The groundbreaking ceremony took place on Thursday, Nov. 3. Grand View Place will be the first major residential development in the existing commercial and industrial sector of the Grand River between the 6th Street Bridge and Leonard Avenue. The primary source of funding for the project was tax credit equity from the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program. Stan Wisinski of NAI Wisinski West Michigan represented The Woda Group in the purchase of land at the former Ryder Truck terminal at 936 Front St.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Boston-based AEW Capital Management has purchased Carnegie VII and Carnegie Ten, two office buildings located at 5955 and 5605 Carnegie Blvd. in Charlotte’s Southpark office submarket, for $40.2 million. Patrick Gildea, Will Yowell and Jay O’Meara of CBRE represented the sellers, Carnegie Ten LLC, owned by Community Investments Foundation, a supporting organization of Foundation For The Carolinas; and Carnegie VII LLC, in the transaction. The sellers are subsidiaries of Bissell Cos., which developed and managed Carnegie VII and Carnegie Ten. The office properties’ anchor tenants include Citizens Bank, Enpro Industries and Humana Insurance.
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. — Emma Capital Investments Inc. has purchased 3400 Club Apartments, a 300-unit, garden-style apartment community located at 3400 Club Lake Parkway in Lawrenceville, a northeast suburb of Atlanta in Gwinnett County. Emma Capital acquired the asset for $25.7 million. Built in 1984, 3400 Club features six different floor plans averaging 1,140 square feet. Community amenities include a swimming pool and tennis court. Emma Capital plans to renovate the interiors of a majority of the units, as well as expand tenant amenities with features such as outdoor fitness equipment and enhancements to the clubhouse. This is Emma Capital’s 19th purchase in the United States and brings Emma Capital’s total acquisitions to date to more than $300 million and over 4,500 apartment units.
DURHAM, N.C. — Gemini Rosemont LLC, a Santa Fe, N.M.-based office real estate investment firm, has purchased SouthCourt, a six-story office building in Durham. The sales price was undisclosed, but the Triangle Business Journal reports that Gemini Rosemont acquired the 131,976-square-foot building for $17.5 million. Torchlight Investors sold the property, which is anchored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina’s headquarters. SouthCourt features ground-floor retail space, a fitness center and a salon, and the property is within walking distance of The Fresh Market, Starbucks Coffee, Super Target and Mi Peru. Scot Humphrey and Ryan Clutter of HFF brokered the transaction. Trinity Partners, under the direction of Gemini Rosemont’s Tine Renee McCall, will handle leasing responsibilities and property management services at SouthCourt.
ARLINGTON, TENN. — The Memphis office of Financial Federal Bank has arranged a $16.1 million permanent loan for Hall Creek Apartments, a newly built garden-style multifamily community in Arlington, a suburb of Memphis. Constructed in 2015 and 2016 by the Memphis-based borrower, Hall Creek features 164 units with community amenities including a parking garage, resort-style swimming pool, pool deck with private cabanas, grilling area and a fitness center. Rick Wood and Jon Van Hoozer of Financial Federal arranged the 20-year loan with a fixed 3.87 percent interest rate and a 30-year amortization schedule through an unnamed national life insurance company.
