PHOENIX — Gardner Capital Development has announced plans for El Caro Seniors Residence, an $18 million, 102-unit affordable seniors housing property in Phoenix. The Arizona Department of Housing has reserved low-income housing tax credits (LIHTC) for the project. Construction of the five-acre development, named after the former golf course located at the site, is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2017, with completion expected 15 months later. All units will be leased to seniors earning generally between $18,000 and $34,000 per year, with a mix of apartments set aside at 40 to 60 percent of the Metro Phoenix median income. A quarter of the units will be reserved for seniors or family members with developmental disabilities. Gardner will serve as lead developer. Reid Butler and Scott Davis will serve as additional advisors to the project. The United Cerebral Palsy Association of Central Arizona will provide supportive services for the housing community when completed. Gardner Capital is an affordable housing and renewable energy tax credit development, syndication and investment company with offices located in St. Louis, Dallas, San Francisco, Atlanta and Springfield, Mo.
KENT, WASH. — Togo’s Eateries LLC is has opened the first of several locations planned in Washington State. The first restaurant is located at Kent Station in Kent, Wash. Togo’s Eateries was founded in 1971 by a college student, and now has more than 300 locations open and under development throughout the West.
GLENDALE, ARIZ. — Lee & Associates has arranged the $8.7 million sale of North Canyon Ranch, a 70,428-square-foot, Goodwill-anchored shopping center located in Glendale. Pat Dempsey and Jan Fincham of Lee & Associates represented the seller, PLC Pinnacle Peak LLC, in the transaction. First Ave/Wetmore Office Plaza LLC acquired the property through a 1031 exchange.
BOISE — Home furnishings retailer West Elm recently opened its first Idaho store in downtown Boise. The location is 14,158 square feet. West Elm incorporated wooden “Tater Blocks” salvaged from the renovation of Simplot’s Caldwell-based potato storage facility into the store’s custom interior design. The blocks, once used as industrial flooring for potato storage facilities, have been repurposed to create an art installation at the new store. Headquartered in Brooklyn, N.Y., West Elm opened its first store in 2003 in DUMBO, the neighborhood it still calls home. The brand operates 87 retail stores in the United States, Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom, and ships internationally. The company also operates stores in Mexico, the Middle East and Philippines through unaffiliated franchisees. West Elm is a member of the Williams-Sonoma Inc. portfolio of brands.
BROOKINGS, ORE. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors, a Chicago-based brokerage firm, has arranged the $1 million sale of Macklyn Place, a 36-unit assisted living community in Brookings, located along the Pacific Coast near the California border. A regional operator and developer purchased the property from a national owner/operator looking to divest non-core assets. Sold as a value-add opportunity, the buyer plans to add memory care services at the property. The sales price equates to $30,000 per unit. Ben Firestone, Jacob Gehl and Trent Gherardini were lead advisors on this transaction.
CHICAGO — White Oak Realty Partners LLC and CA Ventures have broken ground on a 20-story, trophy office tower in Chicago’s West Loop. The project is slated for completion by the first quarter of 2018, according to Crain’s Chicago. The building, located at 625 W. Adams St., will consist of 432,000 square feet of office space and a 400-space parking facility. Amenities at the tower will include three outdoor terraces, a fitness center, panoramic views, a conference auditorium that can accommodate up to 1,000 people and 2,500 square feet of ground-floor retail. Martin Wolf of Solomon Cordwell Buenz designed the project.
LITTLE CANADA, MINN. — Nottingham Construction has broken ground on Cardigan Ridge, a 118-unit senior living community in Little Canada, approximately 15 miles northwest of Minneapolis. The four-story facility, located at 3300 Rice St., will provide independent living, assisted living and memory care units. Construction on the 158,000-square-foot building is slated for completion by May 2017. Amenities at Cardigan Ridge will include overnight guest rooms, underground parking, a community room, private dining room, movie theater, fitness center, hair salon, spa tub room, workshop and craft room and library with computer access. Heart Development will own the property, and Ebenezer Management Services will manage the community. Kaas Wilson Architects is designing the project.
TAYLOR, MICH. — Bernard Financial Group has arranged a $6 million loan to refinance Taylor Park Townhomes in Taylor, approximately 20 miles southwest of Detroit. Taylor Park Townhomes boasts a total of 235 rental units and consists of 14 two-story buildings. The complex was built in 1968 and is situated on 12.9 acres. Taylor Park Apartments Limited Partnership is the borrower. Dennis Bernard and Kevin Kovachevich of Bernard Financial placed the financing with a CMBS lender.
GRANDVIEW HEIGHTS, OHIO — C.H. Robinson, a global third-party logistics provider, has signed an 11,700-square-foot office lease at Grandview Yard, a 1.2 million-square-foot commercial development four miles northwest of downtown Columbus. C.H. Robinson will occupy space on the first floor of the 800 Yard Street building starting this fall. Other tenants in the building include Northwestern Mutual, Ernst & Young, Hilliard Lyons and Unum Life Insurance Co. Dina Zavislak of Mohr Partners and John Underman of Colliers International represented C.H. Robinson in the transaction. Christopher Bradley of Nationwide Realty Investors and Wayne Harer of Continental Realty represented the owner, Nationwide Realty Investors.
ST. FRANCIS, WIS. — The Dickman Company Inc./CORFAC International has brokered the sale of a 30,100-square-foot industrial building in St. Francis, approximately six miles south of Milwaukee, for an undisclosed price. Price Avenue Partners LLC purchased the building, located at 4630 S. Brust Ave., from Airport I LLC. Samuel M. Dickman Jr., Samuel D. Dickman and Cale Berg of The Dickman Company brokered the transaction.