FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — A joint venture partnership between The Rockefeller Group and Korman Communities has started construction on AVE Florham Park, a flexible-stay community located within The Green at Florham Park in Florham Park. Slated to open in 2017, the 450,000-square-foot property will feature 256 corporate suites for corporate housing and relocations and 40,000 square feet of outdoor amenities, including a private courtyard with sitting areas and chess stations, a community courtyard with lap pool and sundeck, a ping pong table, bocce ball court, a kitchen with barbeque area, a movie screen, fire pits and cabanas. Additionally, the property will feature 24,000 square feet of indoor amenities, including an indoor media center, café with weekday club breakfast, conference suites, a fitness center, a yoga studio, a spa and a 24-hour concierge. The Green at Florham Park is The Rockefeller Group’s 268-acre master-planned development. Additional plans for The Green at Florham Park include a 425-unit active adult residential community, to be developed by Pulte Homes on 100 acres, and an Archer Hotel.
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NorthMarq Capital Secures $11.3M Acquisition Financing for Retail Property in New Jersey
by Amy Works
PARAMUS, N.J. — NorthMarq Capital has negotiated $11.3 million in refinancing for the acquisition of a retail property at 501 Route 17 in Paramus. The 10-year loan features a 25-year amortization schedule. The 38,729-square-foot property is anchored by Staples. Ed Riekstins of NorthMarq secured the financing for the undisclosed borrower through its correspondent relationship with a life insurance company.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of an industrial/office building located at 14-29 112th St. in the College Point neighborhood of Queens. Excavators Union Local 731 acquired the asset from RJB Realty LLC for $4.2 million, or $200 per square foot. The two-level building features 21,058 square feet of industrial and office space. Located within a M1-2 zone, the property also features up to 14,002 square feet in air rights. Stephen Preuss of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction.
PORTLAND, ORE. — MG Properties Group (MGPG) has acquired the 283-unit Russellville Commons Apartments in Portland for $57.8 million. The community is located at 10320 S.E. Pine St., within the Gateway District. Russellville was built in 1999. This is MGPG’s seventh acquisition in the past year. MGPG is currently targeting much of the West, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. Cody Hagerman and Tyler Johnson of HFO Investment Real Estate represented the seller, the Reliant Group, in this transaction. Joe Briganti at PNC Real Estate arranged a 10-year, fixed-rate mortgage for the transaction.
Lincoln Property Co., Goldman Sachs Purchase Gainey Center II in Scottsdale for $35.2M
by Nellie Day
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — A joint venture between Lincoln Property Co. and Goldman Sachs has purchased Gainey Center II, a 146,770-square-foot office building in Scottsdale, for $35.2 million. The building is located at 8501 N. Scottsdale Road. Gainey Center is situated about one mile from Loop 101 within the Gainey Ranch community. The building is 89 percent occupied. Notable tenants include J.P. Morgan, TPI Composites Inc., Apriva and McGraw Hill Financial. The space will undergo minor renovations to the lobby, common area, landscaping and signage. CBRE’s Jerry Roberts and Pat Boyle are handling the building’s leasing efforts, while LPC is providing management services.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Ridge Development, the industrial development arm of Transwestern Development Co., will break ground in the second quarter of 2016 on Park 20/360, a speculative, 1.6 million-square-foot industrial park in Arlington. The location feeds into the Great Southwest Industrial District, one of the largest individually platted industrial districts in the country. A joint venture between Invesco and Ridge Development owns the 119-acre project. Phase I will consist of four buildings totaling 1.2 million square feet and is expected to be complete in the first quarter of 2017. Phase II will also include four buildings and will total 356,060 square feet. It is scheduled to break ground in the third quarter of 2017 and be completed in the second quarter of 2018. Transwestern’s Joe Rudd and John Brewer are providing leasing services. Park 20/360’s buildings will accommodate users from 20,000 square feet to 715,000 square feet. Alliance Architects Inc. is the project’s architect, Pacheco Koch Consulting Engineers is the civil engineer and Professional Services Industries Inc. will handle geotechnical and environmental aspects of the project.
LOS ANGELES — Hileman Cowley Partners has purchased Victory Studios, a 56,547 –square-foot television production and broadcast center in the Los Angeles submarket of Burbank, for $15.3 million. Telepictures Productions, a division of Warner Bros. Entertainment, currently occupies the studio. The company has occupied the property since 1994. Telepictures produces television shows like Extra, the Ellen DeGeneres Show and TMZ. Hileman Cowley purchased the existing ground lease and the underlying land. The assets were held by different entities. Mike Guterman and Brad Sevier of Highland Realty Capital arranged a non‐recourse, fixed-rate bank acquisition loan for the transaction. Andrew Burke and Mark Evanoff of Avison Young represented the undisclosed seller.
MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS — Conor Commercial Real Estate and joint venture partner USAA Real Estate Co. have completed Phase I of Gateway Southwest Industrial Park. The multi-building development is located in Missouri City, a southwest suburb of Houston. Situated on 36 acres at the interchange of Beltway 8 and U.S. 90 Alternate, the business park provides visibility along both highways. Phase I includes two Class A, speculative industrial buildings designed to provide warehouse and distribution services for single- or multi-tenant configurations. Building 1 is a 131,560-square-foot facility with 28 dock doors and divisibility to 31,460 square feet. The 217,440-square-foot Building 2 offers a cross-dock design with 66 dock doors and tenant suites from 54,360 square feet. Phase II of Gateway Southwest Industrial Park will consist of Building 3, located on a site that can accommodate up to 176,800 square feet. Edward Bane and Jon Michael of Bridge Commercial Real Estate represented Conor Commercial/USAA Real Estate in the land acquisition, and serve as marketing agents at the new industrial business park. Cadence McShane Construction Co. and Powers Brown Architecture provided the design/build construction services.
SAN ANTONIO — Stream Realty Partners has arranged the sale of a 6,000-square-foot medical office building located at 21708 Hardy Oak Blvd. in the far north-central submarket of San Antonio. Michael Kent of Stream Realty represented the seller, LAIT Texas LLC, in the transaction. The property was built in 2001 and tenants include Physical Therapy and Birth Center Stone Oak. The building is near North Central Baptist and Stone Oak Methodist hospitals, with access to Loop 1604 and Highway 281.
DENVER — Jackson Square Properties has sold the 345-unit Villas at Parker apartment community in Denver to Advenir for an undisclosed sum. The community is located at 1090 S. Parker Road. It was built in 1972 and renovated in 2008 and 2009. ARA Newmark represented Jackson Square in this transaction.