WINTER PARK, FLA. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the $29 million sale of Calibre Bend Apartments, a 212-unit multifamily community located at 3924 Calibre Bend Lane in Winter Park, a suburb of Orlando. Built in 1987, Calibre Bend features a clubhouse and leasing center, business center, resort-style swimming pool, a lighted tennis court and a car wash station. Units include built-in bookcases, full-size washers and dryers and private balconies or patios. Steve Witten, Frank Carriera, Victor Nolletti and Michael Regan of IPA represented the seller and procured the buyer, which plans to upgrade the property’s interiors.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Trammell Crow Co. (TCC) has signed a long-term lease deal with the Federal Election Commission for nearly 100,000 square feet of office space at Sentinel Square II, a 280,000-square-foot office building located at 1050 First St. N.E. in Washington, D.C. The Federal Election Commission will occupy the top four floors of the building in November 2017. TCC owns Sentinel Square II with joint venture partners Cottonwood Partners and a subsidiary of a private real estate fund advised by Crow Holdings Capital-Real Estate. The LEED Silver-certified building is part of a 1.3 million-square-foot office development in Washington’s NoMa district. John Mowery and Eric Roberts of GSA and Jae Lee and Will Ruppe of JLL represented the Federal Election Commission in the lease deal.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — The Cordish Companies has started construction of the first phase of Texas Live!, a $250 million mixed-use project located between the Texas Rangers’ Globe Life Park and the Dallas Cowboys’ AT&T Stadium in Arlington. The project will include 200,000 square feet of dining and entertainment space; a 5,000-capacity outdoor event pavilion; a full-service 300-room convention hotel; and a 35,000-square-foot meeting/convention facility. Texas Live! will bring more than 3,000 new jobs and three million new visitors to Arlington when it is completed in 2018, according to the developers. The dining and entertainment portion of the project will open in the spring of 2018. The hotel/convention facility will open the following fall. Anchors of the retail portion will include Rangers Republic fan clubhouse; Live! Arena, a multi-level central gathering place; Arlington Backyard, a 5,000-capacity outdoor event pavilion; and a flagship restaurant by Guy Fieri. The first phase of Texas Live! is part of a greater $4 billion vision of the Arlington stadium district, which includes additional phases of Texas Live!, the new Rangers Ballpark and the preservation and repurposing of Globe Life Park. “It is the Rangers’ intent to preserve the beautiful exterior façade of Globe Life Park,” says …
Historically overlooked along the East Coast, Millennial migration has symbolized the dawn of a new day in Charm City. The recent influx of a budding dynamic workforce to Baltimore’s urban core neighborhoods has driven the fourth largest increase in college-educated young professionals amongst metro areas nationwide. These young professionals followed substantial job migration resulting in a paradigm shift from Washington, D.C., and other major Mid-Atlantic employment centers. Baltimore’s labor market has demonstrated year-over-year gains since 2010. As of March 2016, Baltimore metro-area non-farm employment totaled 1.4 million, up 2.6 percent over the past year, as compared to 2 percent growth nationally over the same period, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The professional and business services sector contributed the largest gains since March 2015, adding 13,500 jobs to Baltimore’s work force, representing a growth rate of 6 percent over the prior year. The recent surge in employment has driven sustained demand for rental housing, pushing vacancy rates to historic lows and placing upward pressure on rents. Despite its rapid ascension, Baltimore continues to benefit from its proximity to other East Coast cities, which have experienced economic expansion as well, with Baltimore remaining the most affordable of …
ANAHEIM, CALIF. — iBorrow, a private direct lender for commercial real estate, has provided a $13.5 million loan to La Palma Royale, a 199-bed assisted living community in Anaheim. The 73,641-square-foot, two-story community was built in 1974, and has been remodeled twice since then. The borrower, Azure Leisure Living, plans to use the funds in addition to $8 million in equity to purchase the community. Azure started co-managing the property earlier this year and has improved the occupancy rate up to the national average, according to iBorrow.
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — Ratkovich Properties has broken ground on Imperial Hardware Lofts, a mixed-use project located in downtown Riverside. The 70,000-square-foot property will feature 91 apartment units in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units and 7,000 square feet of commercial space on the ground floor. On-site amenities will include ground-floor restaurants and a café, pool deck and rooftop lounge. Designed by DesignARC, the property is slated for completion in spring 2018. The Owl Companies, through its real estate arm Tecolote Resources, has partnered with Ratkovich Properties on the project.
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a recently redeveloped multi-tenant retail property located 2654 Marconi Ave. in Sacramento. A partnership sold the 18,510-square-foot retail center for $5.4 million, or $292 per square foot. At the time of sale, the property was 83 percent occupied by Domino’s Pizza, Pacific Dental, Sacramento Auto Insurance, Fabric Garden and CheVeux Salon. The center is part of a larger redeveloped retail center known at Mueller Corner Shopping Center. Edward Nelson of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the deal. The name of the buyer was not disclosed.
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Mathnasium, a national math learning center, has leased 1,400 square feet at 3333 Arden Way in Sacramento’s Arden Arcade district. Franchisee owner/operator Jeff Pudewell/Y Corp. plans to open a new franchise at the location in early 2017. Tom Conwell of Newmark Cornish & Carey represented the tenant, while Gretchen Tobin and Keith Mellor of ProEquity Real Estate Services, a division of ProEquity Asset Management Corp., represented the landlord, United Growth Capital Management Corp.
OXNARD, CALIF. — Shea Properties and CenterCal Properties have signed the first eight tenants for The Annex, a 16,000-square-foot public market-style space located within The Collection at RiverPark in Oxnard. The new tenants include the first brick-and-mortar location of Scratch, Ragamuffin Coffee Roasters, Cherry Hills Market, Sueño Jewelry Studio, Love Pho Café, Wok to Walk, Bottle & Pint and After Ice Cream. Construction of the center is slated to begin this month with the first tenants scheduled to open in spring 2017.
GROVEPORT, OHIO — Hillwood has acquired Rickenbacker 717, a Class A distribution center located at 3099 Rohr Road in Groveport, south of Columbus, for an undisclosed price. Situated on 35 acres, the 717,717-square-foot building features 32-foot clear heights, a cross-dock configuration, 70 dock doors (expandable to 139), an ESFR fire protection system, 135-foot truck court depths, 50-by-60-foot column spacing, ample auto parking and 68 trailer stalls with land available for an additional 86 stalls. Additionally, the facility is in close proximity to Rickenbacker International Airport, Port Columbus International Airport, the Norfolk Southern intermodal yard and interstates 270, 70 and 71. The name of the seller was not released.