Property Type

Houlihan-Parnes Realtors Arranges $2.7M Loan for Office Building in Connecticut

by Amy Works April 15, 2016

NORWALK, CONN. — Houlihan-Parnes Realtors has arranged a $2.7 million first mortgage for an office property located at 83 East Ave. in Norwalk. The five-year loan, provided by a local bank, features a 3.75 percent interest rate and a five-year option to extend. The 40,000-square-foot office and medical property is occupied by 25 tenants. The building is managed and leased by GHP Office Realty. Andrew Greenspan and James Houlihan of Houlihan-Parnes arranged the loan, while Ray Cohen of Chicago Title arranged the title. The borrower was represented by Christie Houlihan of Zuckerman, Gore, Brandies and Crossman as legal counsel.

April 15, 2016

Office Texas

Lionstone Investments, Midway to Renovate Historic Office Property in Houston

by Haisten Willis April 15, 2016

HOUSTON — Lionstone Investments and Midway plan to rebrand the buildings located at 712 and 708 Main St. in downtown Houston as “The Jones on Main.” The property, once known as the Gulf Oil Building, is the current Houston banking headquarters for JPMorgan Chase & Co. The name pays tribute to Houston businessman and philanthropist Jesse Jones, who commissioned the building in 1927. The Art Deco tower dominated was the city’s tallest building until 1963. Proposed renovations to the site include ground-level connection of the two buildings, the addition of high-end interior amenities, as well as new street-level restaurant and retail spaces along Main and Rusk streets. New storefronts, the addition of sidewalk patios and a nearby bike valet are designed to enliven and activate the streetscape. Historic interior details, including original frescoes illustrating the history of Texas and Houston in the Main Street lobby, will be integrated into a new public space featuring communal tables and lounge seating called the Currency Lounge. Lionstone Investments purchased the property in 2013. The property is located at intersecting MetroRail lines and the downtown tunnel system, making it easily accessible. JPMorgan Chase remains the building’s main tenant, occupying nearly 452,000 square feet of office …

April 15, 2016

Multifamily Seniors Housing Texas

NHI Buys 12 Skilled Nursing Facilities in Texas for $174.5M

by Haisten Willis April 15, 2016

MURFREESBORO, TENN. — National Health Investors Inc. (NYSE: NHI), a publicly traded seniors housing and healthcare REIT based in Murfreesboro, has purchased 12 skilled nursing facilities in Texas from operator Legend Healthcare for a total of $174.5 million. The sales were structured as two separate transactions. In the first, NHI bought eight of Legend’s existing Texas facilities totaling 931 beds for $118.5 million. In the second transaction, NHI purchased four more facilities from Legend that are in various stages of development for $56 million. The first of those facilities is expected to open in 2017. Legend is seeking to step away as operator of all the facilities, so NHI will lease all 12 newly purchased facilities, as well as seven others previously operated by Legend, to affiliates of The Ensign Group (NASDAQ: ENSG). The 15-year lease for the 15 currently operating facilities will have an initial annual amount of $17.8 million plus an annual, inflation-based escalator. The lease has two five-year renewal options. Upon entering the new lease on May 1, Ensign will also purchase two skilled nursing facilities in Texas from NHI. Ensign will pay $24.6 million for the 245-bed portfolio.

April 15, 2016

Loans Multifamily Seniors Housing Texas

KeyBank Provides $202.1M Loan for Texas-based Independent Living Portfolio

by Haisten Willis April 15, 2016

TEXAS — KeyBank Real Estate Capital provided $202.1 million in Freddie Mac financing to a joint venture between Kayne Anderson Real Estate Advisors and Discovery Senior Living for their Conservatory Senior Living portfolio, a five-property independent living portfolio located in Texas. Totaling 1,053 units, the Class A seniors housing communities were all built between 2005-2007 and house between 188-237 units each. Charlie Shoop and Carolyn Nazdin of Key’s Healthcare Mortgage Group worked in conjunction with Paul DiVito of Key’s Healthcare Real Estate Group to arrange the non-recourse, 10-year, adjustable rate financing, which was used to refinance an existing loan.

April 15, 2016

Multifamily Texas

ARA Newmark Secures Sale of Two Austin Multifamily Properties

by Haisten Willis April 15, 2016

AUSTIN, TEXAS — ARA Newmark has negotiated the sale of two Austin properties: The Park at Stone Creek, a 420-unit community located in northeast Austin; and Mission Hills, a 344-unit, Class A apartment community. The Park at Stone Creek and Mission Hills are both less than 10 miles from Austin’s central business district. ARA Newmark’s Pat Jones worked with Bridgeview Real Estate to facilitate the sale of The Park at Stone Creek with an affiliate of the Turner Multifamily Impact Fund. The Class B community spans 18 acres. Built in the early 1980s, the property offers seven floor plans averaging 750 square feet. Amenities include a fitness center, onsite jogging trail, playground/picnic area, disc golf course, bark park, lighted sport court and two swimming pools. Pat Jones and Andrew Shih of ARA Newmark represented the sellers, AMH I Associates Ltd. and Austin Mission Hills Associates II Ltd., in the transaction for Mission Hills. F&B Capital purchased the property, which was 95 percent occupied at the time of the sale. Mission Hills is a three-story property that was built over two phases in 1999 and 2001. It includes five floor plans with an average unit size of 831 square feet and …

April 15, 2016

Industrial Office Texas

Weitzman Negotiates 63,932 SF Office/Warehouse Lease in Dallas

by Haisten Willis April 15, 2016

DALLAS— Cotton Holdings Inc., a Katy-based infrastructure support services company providing property restoration and recovery construction, has leased a freestanding 62,932-square-foot office/warehouse space in Dallas. The space is located at 8400-8500 John Carpenter Freeway (US-183) at Empire Central Drive, and will be the site of a new location for Cotton Holdings. Matthew Rosenfeld of The Weitzman Group handled negotiations for the landlord. Cotton Holdings was represented by Alexis Martinez of Rubicon Representation. In addition to property restoration and recovery construction, Cotton Holdings provides roofing, consulting, temporary workforce staffing and housing and culinary services to public and private entities.

April 15, 2016

Illinois Industrial Midwest

Westmount Realty Capital, Partners Group Acquire 19-Property Industrial Portfolio in Chicagoland

by Christina Cannon April 15, 2016

CHICAGO — A joint venture between Westmount Realty Capital LLC and Partners Group has acquired an industrial portfolio in the greater Chicago area for an undisclosed amount. The portfolio consists of 19 multi-tenant, light industrial facilities totaling approximately 1.5 million square feet. The portfolio is 86 percent occupied. The seller in the transaction was a large, institutional owner of industrial real estate. Within the portfolio, 14 properties are located near Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. The other five assets are located in Romeoville, Gurnee and Wheeling. Westmount will provide property management services, and Cawley Chicago will provide the leasing services.

April 15, 2016

Michigan Midwest Restaurant Retail

Chick-fil-A Breaks Ground on First Store in Michigan Expansion

by Christina Cannon April 15, 2016

LANSING, MICH. — Chick-fil-A will break ground next week on a freestanding store in Lansing, kicking off the restaurant chain’s expansion across the state. Chick-fil-A will open 15 to 20 new stores within the next five years. The first building, to be located at 5617 W. Saginaw Highway in Lansing, is slated for completion this fall. The 4,971-square-foot restaurant will feature seating for 132 people with additional patio seating. The building will also include two drive-thru lanes. The second store is expected to open at Troy’s Somerset Collection by the end of the year. The remainder of the stores in the expansion will open at a rate of approximately three to four stores per year, and the franchise is considering additional locations in Kalamazoo, metro Detroit and Grand Rapids. Chick-fil-A currently operates two stores in the state of Michigan, one at Detroit Metropolitan Airport and one on the Oakland University campus in Rochester.

April 15, 2016

Midwest Office Wisconsin

Siegel-Gallagher Arranges Sale of 217,814 SF Office Property

by Christina Cannon April 15, 2016

MADISON, WIS. — Siegel-Gallagher has arranged the sale of a 217,814-square-foot office property in Madison for an undisclosed price. Arthur Goldner & Associates purchased High Point Office Park from Vanta Commercial Properties LLC. Patrick Gallagher and Max Schultz of Siegel-Gallagher brokered the transaction. According to Loopnet, High Point Office Park is an 83 percent occupied, Class B property that was listed for $16 million.

April 15, 2016

Midwest Missouri Retail

Baceline Investments Acquires 36,455 SF Shopping Center Near St. Louis for $3.3M

by Christina Cannon April 15, 2016

O’FALLON, MO. — Baceline Investments LLC has acquired a 36,455-square-foot neighborhood retail center in O’Fallon, a west suburb of St. Louis, for $3.3 million. The Four Seasons Shopping Center, located at 2421-2509 Highway K, was 100 percent leased at the time of sale. The property was built in 1996 and renovated in 2012. The seller in the transaction was undisclosed.

April 15, 2016

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