Greenville is undergoing significant growth and capturing the attention of national investors and tenants. Historically high rental rates, increased occupancy and strong construction activity for the first time in recent years collectively indicate a healthy market. Additionally, tight market conditions provide an ideal investment sales environment encouraging landlords to market their office assets for sale, something they couldn’t justify doing a few years ago. The market’s occupancy rate was up to 85.2 percent at year-end 2015 from 83.7 percent the previous year. As demand grows and space is absorbed, the market is shifting in favor of landlords, who are pushing up rental rates to levels never before seen in the market. Asking rental rates for Class A office space in the market averaged $22.41 per square foot at year-end 2015, increasing 9 percent in a one-year span. Class A space in the central business district (CBD) is even more costly with asking rental rates averaging $25 per square foot. With office users showing a strong desire to locate in the market and willingness to pay higher rental rates for quality space, developers are turning to new construction and adaptive reuse projects to meet the heightened demand for space. Several projects …
ONTARIO, CALIF. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the sale of Terracina Apartment Homes for $142.1 million or $193,000 per unit. Terracina Apartment Homes a 736-unit garden-style apartment community located in Ontario, approximately 40 miles east of Los Angeles. A joint venture partnership between MG Properties Group and Rockwood Capital sold the property, which is located on two parcels totaling 41.3 acres. The complex, located at 3303 S. Archibald Ave., is situated within Ontario Ranch, an 8,200-acre master-planned community. Terracina Apartment Homes was built in 1988 and features amenities such as a resort-style pool, spa, lounge and fitness center. A team comprised of Greg Harris, Stewart Weston, Kevin Green, Alexander Garcia Jr., Joseph Grabiec, Christopher Zorbas, David Sperling and John Montakab of IPA represented the seller. MG Properties Group is a privately owned West Coast real estate owner and operator specializing in multifamily assets. Rockwood Capital LLC is a real estate investment management firm that provides equity capital combined with real estate operating expertise for repositioning, recapitalization, development and redevelopment of retail, hotel, residential, office and research throughout the United States.
FORT COLLINS, COLO. — Ft. Collins Multifamily III DST has acquired The Preserve at the Meadows, a 220-unit apartment complex in Fort Collins, for $46.1 million. The community is located at 350 Riva Ridge Drive, adjacent to the MAX bus rapid transit line. Jeff Slinde and Bert Slinde of Slinde Realty represented the buyer. Jake Hallauer and Ryan Schaefer of Chrisland Real Estate Companies represented the sellers, The Preserve at the Meadows Ltd., SC Residential LLC and multiple other entities, in this transaction.
REDMOND, WASH. — Ascentis Real Estate Partners has acquired the Redmond Technology Center, a 101,855-square-foot creative office building in Redmond, for an undisclosed sum. The Class A building is located at 18300 Redmond Way, 15 miles east of downtown Seattle. Redmond Technology Center is situated within walking distance of Whole Foods, Peet’s Coffee, Jimmy John’s and Chipotle Mexican Grill. It was built in 2008. The transaction was completed through the company’s equity fund, Diversified International Partners.
NEWBURY PARK, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged the $15.3 million sale of the Terrace, a two-level, 39,634-square-foot shopping center located in Newbury Park. Tenants at the fully occupied property include Orangetheory Fitness, Hot Yoga 1000, Road Runner Sports and Bottle and Pint. Philip Voorhees, Jimmy Slusher, Megan Wood, Matt Burson, Todd Goodman, John Read and Preston Fetrow of CBRE represented the seller, a Los Angeles-based private investor, in the transaction. A Los Angeles-based private investor partnership acquired The Terrace with funds from the refinancing on a long-held multifamily property in the nearby San Fernando Valley.
RENO, NEV. — The Bendetti Company has purchased a 631,115-square-foot industrial campus in Reno for an undisclosed sum. The Class B property contains three single-tenant and three multi-tenant buildings for a total of nine fully occupied units. The units range from 12,220 to 149,600 square feet. The property also contains a 12,220-square-foot cold-storage unit. Bendetti was able to complete the all-cash transaction using short-term financing from its partner, JCR Capital. The project was then recapitalized for a longer hold period with Reinsurance Group of America acting as the equity provider. Wells Fargo financed the debt. Both RGA and Wells Fargo were sourced through HFF. Bendetti also recently purchased the 165,000-square-foot Spice Island multi-tenant industrial building in Sparks for an undisclosed sum.
CHICAGO — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $53.2 million sale of a 33,597-square-foot retail property in Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood. The Ohio State Teachers Retirement System acquired the fully leased property, which is located at 1100 N. State St. Urban Outfitters occupies 19,007 square feet at the four-story building, and Maple & Ash leases the remaining space. Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Eleven Hundred LLC, in the transaction. Michael Marks and Trisha Connolly of Cushman & Wakefield also provided financial advisory services.
ITASCA, ILL. — A joint venture between M&R Development and Murphy O’Brien LLC has broken ground on The Residences at Hamilton Lakes, a 297-unit luxury apartment community adjacent to the Hamilton Lakes Business Park in Itasca, approximately 25 miles northwest of Chicago. The project, situated on 10.7 acres, is slated for completion by spring 2017. The nearby Hamilton Lakes Business Park features over 3 million square feet of office space and restaurants, as well as two hotels. The community will consist of three four-story buildings offering a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. The Residences at Hamilton Lakes will also feature 7,500 square feet of amenities such as an outdoor pool, media room, fitness center with studio, event space, business center, pet spa, bike repair and storage area, and a sauna and steam room. Unit amenities will include 9-foot ceilings, quartz countertops, hardwood floors, stainless steel appliances and walk-in closets.
OXFORD, MICH. — Pillar has originated an $11.5 million Freddie Mac acquisition loan for a manufactured housing community in Oxford, approximately 45 miles north of Detroit. Lake Villa Estates was built in 1973 and 1993. The property, situated on 174 acres, features 852 sites. The community is comprised of 60 percent double-wide homes and 40 percent single-wide homes. Lake Villa Estates was 58 percent occupied at time of close. Arthur Tuverson of Pillar originated the seven-year, adjustable-rate financing.
KOKOMO, IND. — CBRE Group Inc. has arranged a $9.8 million loan to refinance Legends of Wildcat Creek, a 200-unit apartment complex in Kokomo, approximately 60 miles north of Indianapolis. Jason Brown and Dan Gable of CBRE arranged the fixed-rate financing on behalf of the Diana L. Gunstra Trust. The loan features a 10-year term and 30-year amortization schedule. Legends of Wildcat Creek, located at 1762 Hogan Drive, offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities at the property include a clubhouse, fitness center, laundry facility, swimming pool, covered parking and extra storage.