FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS — Old Capital has provided a $7.5 million loan for the purchase and renovation of Villa Creek Apartments, a 161-unit complex in Farmers Branch. A local ownership group purchased the asset, which is located near LBJ Freeway, and plans to make $1.6 million in renovations. Old Capital provided the non-recourse bridge loan with a 30-year amortization schedule.
KNOXVILLE, IOWA — Associated Bank has provided a $6.5 million construction loan for a Veterans Administration Primary Care Clinic in Iowa. Knoxville VA LLC was the borrower. The 16,731-square-foot clinic will be located at 1607 N. Lincoln St. in Knoxville, approximately 40 miles southeast of Des Moines. The single-story, build-to-suit facility is scheduled for completion by the end of the year. Knoxville VA LLC is an affiliate of W.D. Schorsch LLC, which specializes in the development and management of build-to-suit projects for the United States General Services Administration.
CHICAGO — Reed Construction will build a 52,000-square-foot mixed-use building in Chicago’s Fulton Market Building. MAB Capital Management is developing the five-story building located at 450 N. Morgan St. The project will feature a mix of office and retail space, as well as 50 parking spots. Construction is slated to start in the second quarter and commence in early 2017. Pappageorge Haymes Partners is providing the architectural services.
HILLSIDE, ILL. — Metro Commons Hospitality has sold a 135-room hotel property to a private buyer for an undisclosed price. The Holiday Inn Express & Suites Chicago West is located at 200 S. Mannheim Road in Hillside, approximately 15 miles west of Chicago. The buyer plans to renovate the property to meet the new InterContinental Hotel Group standards. Nate Sahn, Brian Silberman, Stanley Wang and Scott Miller of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.
LOCKPORT, ILL. — UPS has leased a 273,640-square-foot building within Panattoni Development Co.’s recently delivered 355 Corporate Center in Lockport, approximately 35 miles southwest of Chicago. The facility features 65 docks, four drive-in doors and parking for 268 cars. UPS leased the first of two buildings delivered within the industrial park. The second building is 228,690 square feet and includes 65 docks, four drive-in doors and parking for 240 cars. Both buildings also feature 32-foot clear heights and ESFR sprinkler systems. Frank and Matt Minik of Jupiter Realty Services represented UPS in the transaction. Mark Barbato and Adam Stokes of Nicolson, Porter & List represented Panattoni Development Co.
ORLAND PARK, ILL. — Owner and operator Heritage Enterprises and Michuda Construction have opened Evergreen Senior Living at Parkview Campus, an assisted living and memory care community in Orland Park, approximately 25 miles southwest of Chicago. The community features 76 assisted living apartments and 40 memory care apartments. Heritage, based in Central Illinois, developed and will operate the community. Chicago-based Michuda oversaw the design and construction. Worn Jerabek Wiltz Architects PC of Chicago provided architectural services.
ATLANTA — Atlanta-based Pellerin Real Estate has announced the name of its $20 million, 110,000-square-foot redevelopment project in Atlanta’s Grant Park neighborhood — The Beacon Atlanta. The project is a revitalization of six warehouses at 1039 Grant St. along the Atlanta BeltLine’s Southside Trail within blocks of Zoo Atlanta. Upon completion, The Beacon Atlanta will feature retail space, a fitness studio, wellness center, beauty salon, food market, loft office space and food and beverage production facilities. Construction is set to begin in late 2016, with a planned opening in the late summer of 2017.
FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has provided a $12.2 million acquisition loan for Garden Park Apartments, a 246-unit apartment community in Fayetteville. Alan Tapie of Grandbridge originated the 10-year, non-recourse loan with a 30-year amortization schedule through Freddie Mac’s CME program. The loan was structured with an interest rate fixed below 4 percent and featured an interest-only period, according to Tapie. The non-student housing property is primarily occupied by University of Arkansas students and features a business center, swimming pool with sundeck, hot tub, fitness studio and a basketball court.
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. — Avison Young’s Atlanta office has arranged a 91,000-square-foot office lease at 1715 N. Brown Road in Lawrenceville, a northeast suburb of Atlanta in Gwinnett County. Sage Software, an accounting and business management software firm, will lease the space for five years. Chet Koenig of Avison Young represented the landlord, Clarion Partners, in the lease transaction.
ORLANDO, FLA. — JK2 Construction has wrapped up construction on the Hello Kitty and Betty Boop interactive retail experience at Universal Studios in Orlando. The project features 3,000 square feet of space dedicated to merchandise and interactive stations for Hello Kitty, the famous Japanese cartoon cat, and about 1,000 square feet for the iconic Betty Boop cartoon. The space was originally the home of an attraction centered on memorabilia from the TV show “I Love Lucy.” JK2 Construction, which also built the Universal Studios archway entrance, said the project costs exceeded $1.5 million and included changes to the building’s interior and exterior.
