COLUMBIA, S.C. — Berkadia has brokered the $24.5 million sale of The Crossroads Apartments, a 622-unit apartment community located at 716 Zimalcrest Drive in Columbia. Built in 1979, the property was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. Apartment units include fully equipped kitchens, carpeting, hardwood floors, cable and wireless internet access and fireplaces and washer and dryer connections in select units. Community amenities include two swimming pools with sundecks, four tennis courts, two picnic and playground areas, a clubhouse, fitness center and a laundry facility. David Oakley, David Etchison, Mark Boyce and Blake Coffey of Berkadia brokered the transaction between the buyer, Asia Capital Real Estate Management LLC, and the seller, AMAC I Crossroads LLC.
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ORLANDO, FLA. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has closed the $23 million refinancing of Azul at Baldwin Park, a 178-unit, Class A apartment community located in Orlando’s Baldwin Park district. The multifamily property features a swimming pool, spa, cyber café, business center, clubroom and a fitness center. Bill Mattice and Phillip Cox of Grandbridge arranged the five-year, interest-only loan through an unnamed insurance company on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between Jefferson Apartment Group and Pacolet Milliken Enterprises Inc.
MIRAMAR BEACH, FLA. — National women’s retailer Anthropologie has opened a new 9,000-square-foot store in Grand Boulevard at Sandestin, a mixed-use development near northwest Florida’s beaches in Miramar Beach. The store features clothing, accessories and homewares. Grand Boulevard at Sandestin’s owners, Howard Group and Merchants Retail Partners, have recently signed leases with other retailers including Lilly Pulitzer, Vineyard Vines, J. McLaughlin, Starbucks Coffee, Jimmy John’s, The Craft Bar, Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt and Grand Fitness. Anthropologie’s new store is located in the new Center building, located on the west side of the development across from the Boulevard 10 Cinema.
PLEASANT PRAIRIE, WIS. — Senior Lifestyle Corp. has opened The Addison of Pleasant Prairie, a 100-unit assisted living and memory care community in Pleasant Prairie, located on the Illinois border approximately midway between Chicago and Milwaukee. Construction of the 85,000-square-foot facility began in December 2014. The community is located on a nine-acre plot and features two memory care communities. Senior Lifestyle Corp. is a developer, owner and operator of seniors housing communities based in Chicago. The company’s portfolio includes 170 communities in 26 states.
STREAMWOOD, ILL. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has arranged the $4.1 million sale of a 17,562-square-foot, multi-tenant retail center in Streamwood, approximately 35 miles northwest of Chicago. Willow Pond Marketplace, located at 1040-1060 S. Sutton Road, features tenants such as GameStop, Jimmy John’s, Sport Clips and Kiddie Academy. A local private investor purchased the property from a California-based investor. Chad Firsel and Daniel Waszak of Quantum Real Estate Advisors were the sole brokers in the transaction.
SKOKIE, ILL. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has arranged the sale of the multi-tenant portion of Touhy Marketplace, an 18,700-square-foot retail property located in the Chicago suburb of Skokie. Ben Wineman of Mid-America arranged the sale on behalf of the seller, a private developer. An undisclosed private investment group acquired the property. Tenants at Touhy Marketplace, which is shadow-anchored by a Walmart Supercenter, include Sleepy’s, Supercuts, T-Mobile, Jimmy John’s, Moe’s Southwest Grill and M Burger. The PNC Bank, Just Tires and Jollibee locations at the center are separately owned and were not included in the sale.
PROSPECT HEIGHTS AND BURR RIDGE, ILL. — Brookdale Senior Living will undertake a $4 million memory care conversion at its communities in the Chicago suburbs of Prospect Heights and Burr Ridge. The projects are part of a capital investment and community management joint venture between Brookdale and HCP, a large healthcare REIT. At both Brookdale Prospect Heights and Brookdale Burr Ridge, 26 existing assisted living apartments will be converted to memory care. Both communities offer skilled nursing in addition to the assisted living and memory care options.
STURTEVANT, WIS. — The Dickman Company, Inc./CORFAC International has brokered the sale of a 187,000-square-foot industrial building for an undisclosed price. The building is located at 2620 90th St. in Sturtevant, approximately 30 miles south of Milwaukee. RKB Enterprises LLC sold the building to 90th Street Industrial LLC. Samuel M. Dickman Jr., Samuel D. Dickman and Zach Noble of The Dickman Company brokered the transaction.
WHITE MARSH, MD. — Construction has begun on Greenleigh at Crossroads, a $750 million component of Baltimore Crossroads, a 1,000-acre mixed-use development in White Marsh in the eastern section of Baltimore County. The completed Greenleigh at Crossroads will contain 1,000 single-family homes and townhomes, 500 multifamily units, three mid-rise Class A office buildings spanning 300,000 square feet, 128,000 square feet of single-story office space, 116,000 square feet of retail and a 120-room SpringHill Suites by Marriott. The development team consists of St. John Properties, Somerset Construction Co. and Elm Street Development. “The integrated design of Greenleigh at Crossroads reflects and responds to the new urbanism trend that is sweeping the country, while also complementing the existing product mix that exists at Baltimore Crossroads,” says Edward St. John, chairman of St. John Properties. St. John Properties has broken ground on one of the office buildings, and should begin construction on the hotel in late 2016. Elm Street Development will soon begin building the single-family homes and townhomes, with models expected to open in spring 2017. Somerset Construction will begin work this fall on The Berkleigh, a luxury apartment community featuring 317 units. Located along Maryland Route 43 near I-95, Baltimore Crossroads is …
JACKSONVILLE, TEXAS — Metropolitan Capital Advisors has arranged the $3.5 million refinancing of an existing loan for Jackson Square Shopping Center, a 109,538-square-foot property in Jacksonville. Built in 1974, the shopping center was 96 percent leased at the time of financing to tenants including Tractor Supply, AutoZone, Blake Furniture, King’s Wok, Dollar General, First Choice Realty, Smith County Health, Legends Old Time Café and The Market. LegacyTexas Bank provided the non-recourse, 10-year swap loan, which features a fixed 5.7 percent interest rate. Jackson Square Shopping Center fronts State Highway 69, a major throughway in Jacksonville.