OKLAHOMA CITY — Love Funding has secured a $37.5 million loan for the construction and permanent financing of Chisholm Creek Apartments, a new market-rate apartment community in Oklahoma City. Leonard Lucas of Love Funding’s Boston office secured the financing through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Section 221(d)(4) loan insurance program. The program insures financing for the new construction or substantial rehabilitation of multifamily rental or cooperative housing for moderate-income families, the elderly and the handicapped. The 287-unit, four-story building is part of the Chisholm Creek master development in northwest Oklahoma City, and will feature an urban-style wrap layout encompassing a courtyard and pool area with a parking garage at each end. Other amenities will include a clubroom, business center, fitness center, coffee bar and two dog parks. Charlie Nicholas of N.E. Construction, the project’s general contractor, is leading the development.
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PLANO, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Harrington Place, a five-story, 86,754-square-foot office building in Plano. Ron Hebert represented the seller in the transaction. Harrington Place is located 20 miles north of downtown Dallas at 1700 Alma Drive, near the Central Expressway and George Bush Turnpike. Built in 1983 and updated periodically, Harrington Place features 24-hour security. At the time of the sale, the property was 84 percent leased by a variety of local firms.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Bridge at South Port LLC has purchased The Oslo Apartments in Austin. Ellen Muskin and Daniel Elam of Muskin Commercial represented the sellers in the transaction. Rex Jones with AMP Management represented the buyer and will be managing the property. The Oslo includes 176 units, consisting of studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments. The property was renovated between 2014 and 2015.
EL PASO, TEXAS — Transload Forwarding, a local supply chain solutions company, has signed a long-term, 124,436-square-foot lease at 9600 Pan American Drive in El Paso. Arturo De la Mora and Chad McCleskey of CBRE’s industrial and logistics division in El Paso represented the tenant in lease negotiations. The new location will be used to support Transload Forwarding’s logistics, custom brokerage and warehousing operation services.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners has represented PetroAfrica LLC in the lease of 18,875 square feet of industrial distribution space at 8950 Kirby Drive in Houston. PetroAfrica is a provider of oilfield supply and services established in 2005 in the Republic of Angola. PetroAfrica specializes in training, consulting, manpower, engineering services and the procurement and supply of materials and specialized equipment to support oil and gas exploration and production. Darren O’Conor and Jake Wilkinson of NAI Partners represented PetroAfrica in the negotiations. Sam Hansen of NAI Partners represented the landlord, SL Interchange LP.
EAST LANSING, MICH. — WestPac Campus Communities has sold The Rocks, a 376-bed student housing community located 2.5 miles north of the Michigan State University campus in East Lansing. The project was built in 2015 and is currently over 95 percent pre-leased for the upcoming school year. Triad Real Estate Partners represented the seller in the off-market transaction. An affiliate of TIAA acquired the property.
CHICAGO — The Boulder Group has brokered the $11.2 million sale of a retail building net leased to Walgreens. A private investor in a 1031 exchange purchased the asset, located at 2001 Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago, from a Midwest-based private investor. Walgreens’ absolute triple net lease expires Dec. 31, 2031. The Western Chicago Transit Authority Blue Line “L” Station is located one block south of the Walgreens. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented the seller in the transaction.
MASON, OHIO —CA Senior LLC (CAS) has entered into a joint venture with an affiliate of Goldman, Sachs & Co. to develop a 101-unit seniors housing community in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason. The community will contain 68 assisted living units and 33 memory care units. It is scheduled to open in summer 2017. Senior Lifestyle Corp. will manage the community. The facility represents the first project in a 14-property pipeline for the joint venture. Evercore Partners acted as financial advisor to CAS in the formation of the joint venture. Polsinelli acted as legal adviser to CAS. Goldman Sachs will serve as a capital provider in the joint venture.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Nationwide Realty Investors is set to begin the development of a mixed-use building at the north end of Grandview Yard, a 1.2 million-square-foot commercial development in Columbus. The four-story Manchester Building will consist of over 14,000 square feet of restaurant and retail space and 123 residential units. The property will be located on Yard Street adjacent to the new Nationwide campus.
MILWAUKEE — Siegel-Gallagher has brokered the sale of a 15,000-square-foot retail building in Milwaukee for an undisclosed price. KAOJI Properties LLC purchased the building from 11010 Hampton LLC. The single-tenant property was built in 1966 and is located at the corner of Hwy 100 and Hampton Avenue. Shaun Dempsey of Siegel-Gallagher brokered the transaction.