ADDISON, TEXAS — Soar United, an obstacle course adventure park, has leased 53,120 square feet at 4207 Simonton Drive in Addison. Soar United will open this summer. JT Samford, then of Younger Partners, represented the tenant. Samford is now at ML Realty. George Billingsley of Billingsley Cos. represented the landlord. The retailer selected the location based on its visibility and proximity to major highways.
SPRING, TEXAS — Cypressbrook Co. has selected Jim Cooper to lead the firm’s third-party property management and leasing division. Cooper was previously a broker and principal for Cypressbrook. He continues to be responsible for generating and executing opportunities for office and industrial clients. In his new role, Cooper will oversee both company-owned and other third-party office and industrial buildings. Prior to joining the Cypressbrook team, Cooper worked for Big City Properties where he solicited and executed direct residential and commercial listings for Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, HUD and several area banks. Prior to that, Jim served as a business development representative at First American Title Co. in Houston.
CHICAGO — International Property Developers North America (IPDNA) has sold Chicago’s Old Post Office and adjacent sites to 601W Cos. for $130 million. The new owners have unveiled plans for a five-year, $500 million redevelopment of the sprawling building. The conversion will turn the 2.7 million-square-foot building into office space and will add a three-acre rooftop park, outdoor cafes, event space, a fitness center, basketball and paddle tennis courts and a quarter-mile running track. The redevelopment, to be conducted in three phases, is slated for completion in 2018. HFF represented 601W Cos. in the transaction, and Savills represented IPDNA.
PORTAGE, IND. — Holladay Properties has scheduled an August groundbreaking for The Promenade at Founders Square, a $37 million mixed-use development in Portage, approximately 10 miles east of Gary. The initial five buildings will surround Founders Square Park and offer residential space with ground-floor commercial properties. Other recent investments in The City of Portage include the new Founders Square Park, fire station, police station and an outdoor entertainment pavilion.
LITTLE CANADA, MINN. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has closed a $17.9 million loan for the construction of Cardigan Ridge, a 120-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in the Twin Cities suburb of Little Canada. Hearth Development is building the project, which is already under construction. Grandbridge estimates total development costs will exceed $20 million. Dave Rasmussen, a senior vice president in Grandbridge’s Minneapolis office, originated the loan. A local bank is providing the capital. The non-recourse loan featured a five-year term, 25-year amortization and an interest rate near 3.5 percent.
BATAVIA, ILL. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $15 million sale of Fabyan Randall Plaza, a 91,415-square-foot shopping center located in the Chicago suburb of Batavia. The center is anchored by Trader Joe’s and Walgreens, and is home to tenants including Smashburger, Sports Clips, Edward Jones and Papa John’s. Evan Halkias, Michael Marks and Nick Kanich of Cushman & Wakefield’s Retail Investment Advisory Group represented the seller, InvenTrust Properties. The buyer was Dallas-based Netco Investments Inc.
DETROIT — Bernard Financial Group has arranged a $4.2 million refinancing loan for Glen Cove and Parkside Apartments, both multifamily properties in Detroit. Parkside I LLC was the borrower. Glen Cove, built in 1970, has 54 one-bedroom/one-bathroom units and 54 two-bedroom/one-bathroom units. Parkside Apartments, built in 1967, includes a total of 138 units. Kevin Kovachevich of Bernard Financial arranged the CMBS loan.
NEW YORK CITY — Soho Properties has received $219 million in financing for the construction of 45 Park Place, a luxury condominium project located at 43-51 Park Place in Manhattan’s Financial District. Malayan Banking Berhad, New York Branch and four other financial institutions provided a $174 million Sharia-compliant senior construction loan, and BERNI, an investment vehicle of Saudi Arabian hedge fund Mohammed Alsubeaei & Sons Investments Co., provided a $45 million mezzanine loan for the project. Senior financiers for the project include Malayan Banking Berhad, London Branch; Intesa Sapaolo S.p.A.; Warba Bank K.S.C.P.; and MSD Capital LP. Joseph Sarcinella, Gerard Hefner, Konstantinos Melitsanopoulos and Rose Plager-Unger of Reed Smith LLP represented the New York Branch of Malayan Banking Berhad in the deal. BERNI was represented by Mons Dajani, Michael Reed, Pat McDonald and Maher Haddad of Baker & McKenzie LLP. Designed by SOMA Architects, in collaboration with Ismael Leyva Architects, the 43-story property will feature 112,721 square feet of residential condominiums, 788 square feet of retail space at ground level and a 2,821-square-foot public plaza. The residential component will feature 48 condos, including one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom apartments on floors four through 43, full-floor layouts on floors 24 to 39, …
NEW YORK CITY — Rockrose Development Corp. has topped out The Hayden, a 974-unit residential tower located at 43-25 Hunter St. in Court Square in Queens’ Long Island City. As New York City’s largest “80/20” project outside of Manhattan, 20 percent or 195 apartments will be offered as affordable housing units, with the remainder as market-rate rentals. Slated for completion in first quarter 2017, The Hayden will comprise 970,000 square feet with 19,400 square feet of retail space on the ground floor, 348 studio units, 458 one-bedroom rentals and 167 two-bedroom apartments. On-site amenities will include two rooftop terraces, a fitness center, basketball court, billiard room, rooftop solarium and lawn, yoga studio, Zen garden, screening room, library and children’s playroom.
EDISON, N.J. — Federal Business Centers has acquired two industrial assets at 300 Columbus Circle and 400 Raritan Center Parkway in Edison. High Street Realty sold the properties, which total 204,440 square feet, for $25 million. At the time of sale, the adjacent, multi-tenanted properties were 90 percent occupied by tenants. Gary Gabriel, Andrew Merin, David Bernhaut, Brian Whitmer, Kyle Schmidt and Andrew Siemsen of Cushman & Wakefield brokered the deal.