HOMEWOOD, ILL. — ALTO Fund II, a New York-based real estate investment fund, in a joint venture with Besyata Investment Group, has acquired a 235,000-square-foot shopping center in Homewood, approximately 30 miles south of Chicago, for $32 million. Washington Park Plaza is 95 percent occupied and tenants include Starbucks, TJ Maxx, Ross Dress for Less, Petco and Party City. The seller in the transaction was undisclosed.
MINNEAPOLIS — The Opus Group and Greco LLC have broken ground on a 144-unit apartment project in the North Loop neighborhood of Minneapolis. The project will include 14,000 square feet of ground-level retail space and amenities such as a fitness center, concierge services, dog wash and bike storage. A second-level amenity deck will include an outdoor pool and bar, grilling areas and a wood burning fireplace. The building will also feature a sixth-floor rooftop terrace with a grilling area, outdoor bar, fire pit and pool. The project is slated for completion by the end of summer 2017. Opus Development Co. and Greco will co-develop the project. Opus Design Build will be the design-builder. Opus AE Group and ESG Architects will design the project. TCF Bank is the lender.
MINNETONKA, MINN. — Real estate developer United Properties has broken ground on Cherrywood Pointe of Minnetonka, a 100-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in the Minneapolis suburb of Minnetonka. The four-story, 139,579-square-foot community will feature 72 independent living/assisted living units, 22 memory care apartments and six care suites — a home-like alternative to skilled nursing. Tushie Montgomery Architects and Henricksen for Human Care designed the project. Weis Construction is building the community, which is scheduled for completion by summer 2017. Cherrywood Pointe of Minnetonka is the fifth United Properties assisted living community managed by Ebenezer Management Services.
ROMEOVILLE, ILL. — The Boulder Group has brokered the sale of a three-tenant, net-leased shopping center in Romeoville, approximately 40 miles southwest of Chicago, for $4.2 million. The property is located at 253 S. Weber Road, and tenants include Chipotle, Dunkin’ Donuts and Sleepy’s. Target and Kohl’s shadow anchor the center, which was built in 2014. The buyer was a Northeast-based real estate investment company in a 1031 exchange transaction. The seller was a Midwest real estate company. Dunkin’ Donuts and Chipotle have approximately eight years remaining on their lease, and Sleepy’s has six years remaining on its lease.
WEST CHESTER, OHIO — Franklin Street Capital Advisors has closed a $3.2 million loan for a 16,200-square-foot retail strip center in West Chester, approximately 25 miles north of Cincinnati. Union Place is fully occupied and includes tenants such as First Watch, PNC Bank, El Rancho Bueno and Jimmy John’s. The shopping center is situated on 5.5 acres and was built in 2004. Ben Miller and Casey Siggins of Franklin Street Capital secured the loan on behalf of the buyer in a 1031 exchange. The five-year loan includes a 4.2 percent fixed rate with a 25-year amortization schedule. Fort Knox Federal Credit Union was the lender.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Progress Capital Advisors has arranged a $68.5 million construction loan for the final phase of Gull’s Cove, a nine-story condominium tower located in Jersey City’s Liberty Harbor North redevelopment area. Slated for completion in late 2017, Gull’s Cove II will feature 107 condo units in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts ranging in size from 678 to 2,170 square feet. The new building is connected to the 331-unit first phase by ground-level retail spaces. On-site amenities include 24/7 concierge, fitness center, community room, common outdoor patio and covered on-site parking. In 2004, Progress Capital also arranged the initial $81 million loan for the construction of the development’s first phase. Kathy Anderson of Progress Capital arranged the financing for the undisclosed borrower.
NEW JERSEY — QuVa Pharma Inc. has signed an agreement to acquire an FDA-approved biotech pharmaceutical facility near Route 78 in western New Jersey. The 160,000-square-foot facility will enable QuVa Pharma to significantly extend its production capability and capacity to deliver high-quality, ready-to-use compounded sterile drug preparations to hospitals in key markets in the eastern half of the United States. QuVa currently operates two 503B-registered manufacturing facilities in Texas. Terms of the sale, including the name of the seller and acquisition price, were not released.
BAYONNE, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Bayonne Plaza, a mixed-use property located at 473 Broadway in Bayonne. A private investor acquired the property from a developer for $3.2 million. The building features 29,577 square feet of space. Alan Cafiero, David Cafiero and Ben Sgambati of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and the buyer in the deal.
WINDSOR LOCKS, CONN. — O,R&L Commercial has arranged the sale of a bank-owned hotel and conference center located at 383 S. Center St. in Windsor Locks. Praas WL LLC acquired the 112,420-square-foot, 165-room hotel from MCC Bradley LLC for $1.2 million. The sale included ongoing business, liquor license and all equipment. Jay Morris and Carol Kennedy of O,R&L Commercial represented the seller and buyer in the transaction.
BURLINGTON AND NEWARK, N.J. — CBRE has brokered the sales of two retail properties in New Jersey. In the first transaction, a double net-leased Dollar Tree property, located at 1204 Route 130 N in Burlington, sold as part of a 1031 exchange for $1.4 million. The name of the seller and buyer were not released. In the second deal, a 19,500-square-foot retail property located at 727 Frelinghuysen Ave. in Newark sold for $650,000 to an undisclosed buyer. At the time of sale, the property was 75 percent vacant. The name of the seller was not released. Charles Berger, Mark Silverman, Elli Klapper and Samuel Bernhaut of CBRE brokered the transactions.
