CLEVELAND — KeyBank has provided a $17.7 million loan for Hough Heritage, a 60-unit affordable housing seniors facility in Cleveland. The financing consists of an $8 million construction loan and a $9.7 million Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) investment from Key Community Development Corp. The three-story, garden-style community will target seniors 55 and older with incomes that are 50 to 60 percent of the area’s median household income. Hough Heritage will include 50 one-bedroom and 10 two-bedroom units. Kyle Kolesar and Ryan Olman of KeyBank arranged the financing.
ST. LOUIS — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has brokered the $15.2 million sale of Southtown Centre, an 88,364-square-foot retail property in St. Louis. Newport Capital Partners acquired the property on behalf of Newport Capital Partners Fund II. Southtown Centre is comprised of five buildings located at the northwest corner of Chippewa Street and Kingshighway Boulevard in the Tower Grove South neighborhood. Tenants at the center include Walgreens, PetSmart, OfficeMax, Athletico and Starbucks. Ben Wineman of Mid-America was the sole broker in the transaction and represented the seller, a publicly traded REIT.
ROUND ROCK, TEXAS — CBRE’s U.S. Healthcare Capital Markets Group has negotiated the sale of Forest Park Medical Center – Austin on behalf of FPMC Austin Realty Partners. St. David’s HealthCare purchased the 146,997-square-foot hospital, along with a 79,708-square-foot medical office building and 508-space parking garage, for $115 million. Scott Herbold, Chris Bodnar, Lee Asher and Greg Greene of CBRE, along with KOA Partners, marketed the asset on behalf of the seller. Forest Park Medical Center – Austin was planned to be a physician majority-owned and governed hospital. The seller filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January, shortly after construction was completed. Built in 2015 on 8.5 acres in the Austin suburb of Round Rock, the hospital includes 40 private inpatient suites with 12 VIP/family suites, 10 operating rooms, two procedure rooms and six intensive care rooms. The common areas and restrooms of the four-story, on-campus medical office building have been completed, along with the parking garage.
MADISON, WIS. — Walker & Dunlop has arranged an $11.6 million loan for the acquisition of High Point Office Park in Madison. The 217,814-square-foot office park includes 11 buildings, which vary from one to three stories. Amenities in the office park include a fitness center, walking paths, a pond, gazebos and picnic areas. The 10-year, fixed-rate loan features a debt-service coverage ratio of 1.67. The borrower was a Chicago-based investment firm. Justin Nelson of Walker & Dunlop placed the financing with a Midwest-based correspondent life company.
CHICAGO — VSA Partners has renewed its office lease for 51,422 square feet of space at 600 West Chicago. VSA Partners, a branding and marketing company, began occupying space at the building in 2011. Renovations at 600 West Chicago, which is located along the Chicago River, are underway and include a rooftop deck, renovated plaza, expanded river walk and water taxi service. The 1.4 million-square-foot building is currently 100 percent leased. Other tenants at the office building include Groupon, Lightbank Cos., Uptake, rEvolution, Innerworkings, Freeman Decorating and IntegraMed. 600 West Chicago was built in 1901 as the Montgomery Ward catalog building. In 2001, it was repurposed as an office building. Chicago-based Equity Commonwealth has owned the building since 2012. Jack O’Brien and Matt Pistorio of The Telos Group represented the owner in the transaction. Thomas Volini and Sven Sykes of Colliers International represented VSA Partners.
CLEBURNE, TEXAS — Hangover Opportunity Fund has sold a fully leased, three-building industrial property situated on 16.8 acres in southeastern Johnson County. The all-cash transaction was made with a private investor from Houston. The seller has spent $250,000 renovating the 144,698-square-foot Grandview Industrial Complex, which was nearly 88 percent vacant when it was bought out of foreclosure three years ago. The fund’s manager, SkyWalker Property Partners, undertook a major upgrade of the shuttered RV conversion plant and subsequently signed three long-term tenants, each leasing an entire building at 8800 FM 916. Noltex Truss DFW Inc. leases the largest building, which spans 82,210 square feet. Leland’s Industries LLC occupies a 44,988-square-foot warehouse, and AES Drilling Fluids LLC leases the smallest structure, which is 17,500 square feet. All three tenants are in place at least three more years. Zane Marcell and Dustin Volz of JLL listed the property. Houston investor Eli Sasson, who represented himself, made an all-cash offer using funds from several 1031 tax-deferred exchanges to complete the acquisition.
OMAHA, NEB. — Omaha-based Scooter’s Coffee has acquired Coffeesmiths, a coffee company with three locations in the Cedar Rapids metro area. Scooter’s will own and operate the three locations at 7037 C Ave. NE, 2300 Edgewood Road SW and 690 Marion Blvd. Scooter’s will rebrand the coffee shops throughout the summer and began offering its menu items June 13. Scooter’s operates more than 135 stores in 15 states and plans to open 40 new locations by the end of the year.
ABILENE, TEXAS — Old Capital has provided a $10 million loan for Cimarron Apartments in Abilene. An out-of-state ownership purchased the 288-unit asset for an undisclosed price. Old Capital provided a five-year, non-recourse bridge loan with 24 months of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule. The loan features a rehab budget to bring the 1982-era asset up to date.
TEXAS CITY, TEXAS — Mainland Bank has selected Texas City Professional Office Building as its new headquarters and banking hub, signing a long-term lease for a property in Texas City now undergoing a major renovation. The bank has leased 5,555 square feet at 2501 Palmer Highway, a two-story office building with three covered drive-thru banking lanes. Mainland Bank’s new space and the balance of the 33,486-square-foot structure will be renovated this summer. A-K Texas Venture Capital owns the 90 percent-occupied building. Texas City Professional Office Building features 111 parking spaces, Wi-Fi and a digital lobby directory. Upgrades are planned for the common areas, lobby and elevator cabs. Mainland Bank was chartered in 1944 as First State Bank. Richard Barbles of Stream Realty Partners represented the bank in lease negotiations.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Falcon Realty Advisors, a Dallas-based commercial real estate company that represents retail, restaurant and entertainment tenants, has expanded into central Texas with the opening of an office in Austin. The Austin office will serve as an extension of Falcon’s Dallas headquarters by continuing operations within its tenant representation services and the development of its build-to-suit platform. The Austin branch will also be actively recruiting brokers and new team members. Travis Heinrichs, who joined Falcon in 2013 and most recently served as director of investments, will be heading the new branch as director. The firm’s portfolio consists of Austin-based Whole Foods Market and other retailers throughout the state including Petco, Mattress Firm, Robbins Brothers and iPic Theaters. Falcon is a member of Realty Resources, a member-owned retail real estate brokerage group that combines firms from more than 25 cities around the country into one network.