GAINESVILLE, FLA. — LIV Holdings LLC, a joint venture between James Street Capital LLC and Warren Family Holdings I LLC, has purchased a 208-unit garden-style apartment complex in Gainesville for $8.8 million. The property was built in 1981 on nine acres at 1902 S.W. 42nd Way, roughly one mile from the University of Florida campus. The new ownership has teamed up with Gainesville-based management company AMJ Inc. to operate the property, and the joint venture will invest capital to improve community interiors, exteriors and common areas. Darron Kattan, Kevin Kelleher, Zach Ames and Robert Goldfinger of Franklin Street Real Estate Services’ Tampa office represented both the buyer and seller in the transaction.
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Skanska to Build $230M Ambulatory Care Pavilion at Westchester Medical Center in New York
by Katie Sloan
VALHALLA, N.Y. — Westchester Medical Center Health Network has selected Skanska to build a $230 million, 279,861-square-foot Ambulatory Care Pavilion adjacent to Westchester Medical Center on its campus in Valhalla, approximately 25 miles north of Manhattan. The eight-story steel and glass pavilion will include 185,000 square feet of ambulatory care service space featuring an advanced imaging center, ambulatory surgery center and a heart and vascular institute. The development will also feature an entry canopy for patient drop-off, a 20,000-square-foot private-room expansion for Westchester Medical Center and an additional 75,000 square feet of physician offices. Construction is expected to begin this June, with completion expected in September 2018. Skanska’s contract for the project is valued at $140 million. According to the hospital, the development is considered the largest healthcare project in the Westchester area since Westchester Medical Center’s 400,000-square-foot main tower was built in 1977 and its 250,000-square-foot Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital was built in 2004. Skanska is a project development and construction firm with expertise in construction, development of commercial and residential properties, and public-private partnerships. The Westchester Medical Center Health Network is a 1,400-bed healthcare system headquartered in Valhalla, spanning seven hospitals in the Hudson Valley. — Katie Sloan
A rebounding economy and robust population growth are driving strong fundamentals across all segments of Raleigh-Durham’s commercial real estate industry. The region added 30,105 jobs during the 12 months ending September 2015, a growth rate of 3.1 percent. Users of all product types are facing rising occupancy costs and fierce competition for quality space. The Raleigh-Durham industrial market experienced positive net absorption of 721,185 square feet through the first three quarters of 2015, marking the sector’s fifth consecutive year of expansion. Increased tenant demand, combined with a lack of new construction, has driven vacancy back to pre-recession levels. Overall vacancy for warehouse and flex space ended the third quarter at 7.5 percent, down by 130 basis points year-over-year. Warehouse vacancy fell by 160 basis points to 6 percent during the same period and is down from a cyclical high of 10.2 percent. Flex vacancy ended the third quarter at 11 percent, down by 60 basis points year-over-year and from a cyclical high of 16.5 percent. Leasing activity has been broad based, driven primarily by organic growth in the region’s existing tenant base. Among the industries fueling the largest transactions are third-party logistics, e-commerce, manufacturing and housing and construction. Finally back …
FREMONT, CALIF. — A private investor has purchased a 34,272-square-foot industrial building in Fremont for $5.2 million. The property is located at 48351 Lakeview Blvd., within the Bayside Business Park. The facility is situated near Tesla’s manufacturing plant. Rick Bland, Garrett Drew and Andrew Stoddard of Lee & Associates Oakland represented the seller, Cenco Investment LLC, in this transaction.
TUCSON, ARIZ. – MCFT Holdings LLC has acquired the 70-unit San Simeon apartments in Tucson for $3.7 million. The community is located at 6091 E. Golf Links Road. It was built in 1963 and underwent a large-scale renovation in 2013. MCFT Holdings acquired the asset as a long-term investment and plans to implement general property upgrades.The LLC represented itself in this transaction while Bill Hahn, Jeff Sherman and Trevor Koskovich of Colliers International represented the seller, Corey Peterson.
MADERA, CALIF. — Newmark Grubb Pearson Commercial has arranged the lease of 2,760 square feet of retail space at 1460 E. Yosemite Ave. in Madera. Mountain Mike’s Pizza Restaurant has inked a deal with Q/S Tozer Avenue LLC to occupy the space. Craig Holdener and Troy McKenney of Newmark Grubb Pearson Commercial and Jeanette Woerman Mason of Brekke Real Estate negotiated the transaction.
NAPA, CALIF. — BevMo! Has opened a new location at 3325 Jefferson St. in Napa. The beverage retailer will occupy 7,567 square feet of the Staples building along the Trancas Boulevard. Matt Alexander of SRS Real Estate Partners represented BevMo! in the lease transaction.
GARDENA, CALIF. — AutoZone, an auto parts retailer, has signed a 10-year lease for 7,000 square feet of end-cap retail space on Crenshaw Boulevard in Gardena. The location is located within a 26,000-square-foot community shopping center. Geoff Grossman and Aaron Guido of Centers Business Management represented the undisclosed landlord in the transaction.
DALLAS — Dougherty Mortgage has secured a $1.5 million Fannie Mae supplemental loan for Bristol Square Apartments, a 341-unit apartment property located in Dallas. Bristol Square’s unit interiors include ceiling fans, oversized walk-in closets, exterior lockable storage units and washer and dryer connections. Sunrooms, patios and balconies are available in select units. Dougherty’s Minneapolis office arranged the 8.5-year loan for the borrower, McGuire Family Taraval Property LLC.
PLANO — The Vitorino Group has arranged the sale of Service King/Enterprise Rent-a-Car, a 26,375-square-foot net-leased property located in the Dallas suburb of Plano. The Vitorino Group represented the buyer and seller, both local Texas investors, in the transaction.