BAY CITY, TEXAS — Cypressbrook Co. has acquired Hunters Cove, a 326-unit apartment complex located in Bay City about 80 miles southwest of Houston. Cypressbrook will begin improvements to the complex including new faux wood flooring, new appliances, brushed nickel fixtures and hardware, resurfaced countertops, an upgraded pool area, landscaping improvements, replaced roofs, and new signage. Cypressbrook’s affiliate, Ascension Commercial Real Estate, will manage the property.
SAN DIEGO — NorthMarq Capital has arranged the $30 million refinance of Carmel Mountain Ranch Town Center, a 172,272-square-foot retail property located in San Diego. Michael Dobbins of NorthMarq secured the fully amortizing, 25-year term loan through a life insurance company. Tenants at the center include Trader Joe’s, Ralph’s, Chico’s, Rite Aid, Bank of America and McDonald’s.
PHOENIX — Triumph Properties Group is set to open a new Safeway location and start renovations on Moon Valley Shopping Center in Phoenix. Safeway recently signed a 20-year lease with Triumph Properties, and is investing several million dollars into the renovation and expansion of the entire store façade and interior of its new space. Ownership is also set to renovate the entire center, and to offer two new 5,000-square-foot pads for lease.
CHESTERFIELD, MO. — Transwestern has brokered the sale of Corporate Plaza, a five-story office building located at 14528 S. Outer 40 Road in Chesterfield, a suburb of St. Louis. Griffin-American Healthcare REIT III Inc. acquired the 210,409-square-foot property for $36 million from an affiliate of Westport Capital Partners LLC. Completed in 1989, the building was 98 percent leased at the time of sale. The property serves as the executive and administrative headquarters of Mercy Health, a private, nonprofit healthcare provider that operates 35 hospitals and has $4.4 billion in revenue. Gary Nussbaum, Mike Donovan and David Matheis of Transwestern represented the seller in the transaction.
CHICAGO — Angelic Real Estate and CGA Capital have completed a $21.5 million financing for portions of the new Presence St. Joseph Ambulatory Care Center in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. The new facility is currently being built by Milwaukee-based Hammes Co. Upon its completion this fall, the facility will house additional Presence St. Joseph operations, other medical and related tenants, and parking. New York City-based Angelic Real Estate is an investment banking and brokerage firm with more than $6 billion in experience nationally and internationally. CGA Capital is a source for real estate net lease and credit-based financing nationwide.
SOUTHFIELD, MICH. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Country Corner Apartments, a multifamily property located at 30300 Southfield Road in Southfield. The 211-unit apartment community sold for $17 million, or $80,970 per unit. Built in 1966 on 16.6 acres, the property consists of 29 buildings and features an outdoor pool with sundeck, clubhouse, fitness center, carports and laundry facilities. The community features seven apartment- and townhouse-style floor plans ranging in size from 1,100- and 1,200-square-foot one-bedroom/one-bath units to 1,800-square-foot two-bedroom/2.5-bath townhomes with full basements. Simon Jonna and Ryan Cockerill of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, while Earl Elliott, Chris Futo and Gordan Navarre, also of Marcus & Millichap, represented the buyer. The names of the seller and buyer were not released.
ST. LOUIS — Dominium, a Minneapolis-based owner, developer and manager of apartment communities, has opened leasing for Arcade Apartments, which is currently under renovation in downtown St. Louis. Leasing is available to the general public for both artist and market-rate suites in the landmark property, with expected move-in dates to begin in early December. The property features 80 market-rate luxury apartments, as well as apartment suites for artists who meet certain income and other requirements. Arcade Apartments will feature more than 11,000 square feet of artist studio spaces, including a performance studio; painting, drawing and photography studios; music practice rooms; sound attenuated music and multi-media studios; and a flex studio with a pottery kiln. Additional on-site residential amenities include fitness centers, indoor bike storage, controlled entry access, rooftop indoor clubroom and terrace, and a theater. Monthly rates range from $563 for working artist apartments to nearly $3,000 per month for two-level, upper-end units.
PLYMOUTH, MICH. — Bernard Financial Group has arranged a $3.3 million loan for Plymouth Commerce Center in Plymouth. The property features 76,500 square feet of office space. Neil Gorosh of Bernard Financial secured the financing for the borrower, Plymouth Commerce Center LP. The lender, Advantus, is an exclusive correspondent of Bernard Financial Group, and will fully service the loan.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Inland Real Estate Acquisitions Inc. has acquired The Retreat at Orlando, a student housing property located near the University of Central Florida (UCF) campus in Orlando, for $72.5 million. Landmark Properties and Harrison Street Real Estate Capital LLC sold the property to Inland. Mark Cosenza of Inland Real Estate Acquisitions facilitated the transaction on behalf of an Inland affiliate. Located approximately two miles south of UCF, the cottage-style property was built in 2014 and comprises 221 units with 894 total beds. Each fully furnished unit includes a washer and dryer, a security system and high-speed Internet. The property also features a LEED-certified clubhouse with a computer lab, fitness center, yoga and Pilates studio, tanning beds and a multi-tiered resort-style pool with cabanas, hammocks and a hot tub. Residents also have access to on-site pool tables, a golf simulator, big screen TVs, tennis courts, volleyball courts and bocce ball and grilling areas. The Retreat at Orlando is 100 percent leased for the 2015-2016 school year. Landmark Properties will continue to manage the community on behalf of Inland.
CHAMBLEE, GA. — Pattillo Industrial Real Estate and Parkside Partners Inc. have formed a joint venture, known as Trackside Partners LLC, to develop a Class A office project in Chamblee, a northeast suburb of Atlanta. The MARTA (Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority) board of directors selected the joint venture to develop the project, known as Trackside, on a 2.2-acre site located at Peachtree and Chamblee Tucker roads. MARTA owns the site, which is located across from the Chamblee MARTA station. Upon completion, the two-phase, 80,000-square-foot Trackside will be Chamblee’s first Class A office development. Trackside will serve as the new headquarters for Pattillo Industrial Real Estate, which will occupy 20,000 square feet of the four-story, 50,000-square-foot Trackside One building. Pattillo will relocate 35 employees in second-quarter 2017 from its current offices in Stone Mountain, Ga., where the firm has been headquartered since 1975. Pattillo’s office space will feature a rooftop deck and a two-level sky lobby with a walkway beneath a glass roof. Trackside Two will be a two-story, 30,000-square-foot office building that also features a single-level parking deck. Both phases will feature first-floor retail and restaurant space. Construction is scheduled to begin in second-quarter 2016 on Trackside One. Chad …
