DOWNERS GROVE, ILL. — SVN | Chicago Commercial has brokered the $1.6 million sale of an 11,919-square-foot retail property in Downers Grove, approximately 23 miles west of Chicago. Drendel Commons, built in 2008, is located at 2561-2593 Ogden Ave. and features tenants such as Hertz, National Guard, Downers Grove Chiropractic & Acupuncture and NY Pizza Pie. Tim Franz of SVN | Chicago Commercial was the sole broker in the transaction. Both the buyer and seller in the deal were undisclosed.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — NAI Wisinski of West Michigan has arranged the sale of a 10,000-square-foot office building in Grand Rapids for an undisclosed price. Refined Marketers Inc. purchased the asset, located at 5360 Cascade Road SE, from Aardema Whitelaw PLLC. The purchase was done as part of a 1031 exchange. Kurt Kunst of NAI represented the buyer in the transaction, and Scott Morgan of Colliers International represented the seller.
PORTLAND, ORE. — TMT Development has received $130 million in permanent financing for Park Avenue West, a 391,795-square-foot, mixed-use tower in downtown Portland. The tower is located at SW Park Avenue and SW 9th Avenue. The development is situated one block west of Pioneer Square, directly across from Nordstrom in the city’s Central Business District. The tower sits atop a six-story subgrade parking garage. Park Avenue West will contain 24,233 square feet of first- and second-floor retail; 202 residential units on Floors 3 through 17; and 193,914 square feet of Class A office space on Floors 18 through 30. The office component is 92 percent leased to tenants like Stoel Rives, Washington Trust Bank, Morgan Stanley and Charles Schwab. TMT Development is developing the project. HFF’s Casey Davidson worked on behalf of the firm to secure the 20-year, fixed-rate, non-recourse loan through MetLife. Loan proceeds will be used to pay off an existing construction loan.
CEDAR CITY AND ST. GEORGE, UTAH, AND PARKER, COLO. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage Inc. has arranged the sale of three skilled nursing facilities — Crown Crest of Parker in the Denver suburb of Parker, Kolob Regional Care in Cedar City and Rehab and Kolob Care in St. George — for $31.8 million. Both Utah facilities are located in the southwest corner of the state near the Nevada and Arizona borders. The portfolio totals 454 beds, representing a price per bed of $70,000. The purchase represents a capitalization rate of 8.7 percent. The buyer is a real estate investor in the Midwest that leased the communities to local operators. The seller is a private owner based in Illinois looking to exit the seniors housing sector. Ryan Saul and Patrick Burke of Senior Living Investment Brokerage led the transaction.
RENO, NEV. — Lee & Associates has arranged the $25.5 million sale of South Creek, a 66,834-square-foot, 29-unit shopping center located in Reno. Lyle Chamberlain of Lee & Associates represented the seller, Horseshoe Bend LLC, and Chad Coons of Gilmore Coons Commercial Real Estate represented the buyer, Alves South Creek, in the transaction.
LOS ANGELES — American Apparel, a manufacturer, distributor and retailer of branded fashion-basic apparel, has emerged from Chapter 11 as a private company after successfully implementing its plan of reorganization, approved by the Delaware bankruptcy court on Jan. 27, 2016. Under the reorganization plan, the company also converted its corporate form from a Delaware corporation to a Delaware limited liability company and, therefore, is now known as American Apparel LLC. American Apparel’s legal advisor in connection with the restructuring was Jones Day. FTI Consulting served as its restructuring advisor and Moelis & Company served as its investment banker for the restructuring. Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP was the legal advisor to the bondholders and Ducera Partners LLC served as restructuring advisor. As of Feb. 1, 2016, American Apparel LLC operated 202 retail stores in 19 countries including the United States and Canada.
INDIO, CALIF. — Dickey’s Barbecue Pit is set to open its 100th California location. Dickey’s already has more than 530 locations in 43 states. After Texas, California has the most Dickey’s locations. Owner/operators Michael and Margarita Tucker currently own the Dickey’s Barbecue Pit location in La Quinta and have signed a development agreement to open three more stores in Indio, Moreno Valley and Redlands in 2016.
NEW YORK CITY — Affiliates of American Realty Capital (ARC) Hospitality Trust have purchased a six-property hotel portfolio from Summit Hotel Properties (NYSE: INN) for $108.3 million. The portfolio contains a total of 707 Marriott- and Hilton-branded rooms throughout the states of Washington and Colorado. Properties included in the transaction are the 84-room Fairfield Inn & Suites in Spokane and the 144-room Fairfield Inn & Suites in Bellevue, Wash.; the 120-room Hilton Garden Inn and 75-room Hampton Inn in Fort Collins, Colo.; and the 160-room Fairfield Inn & Suites and 124-room SpringHill Suites in Denver. The latest six-property portfolio acquisition brings ARC’s lodging holdings to 142 hotels totaling 17,351 rooms across 32 states. Crestline Hotels and Resorts and Interstate Hotels & Resorts will manage the new acquisitions. ARC drew on its term loan facility to finance the transaction. Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch and Deutsche Bank Securities arranged that portion of the financing. Summit also provided a $27.5 million loan to ARC, which included $7.5 million for earnest money. The remaining balance was applied toward the six-hotel purchase price. The loan has an initial maturity date of Feb. 11, 2017, with two, one-year extension options. Proceeds from the latest sale …
Despite a bump in big-box inventory in the wake of the A&P bankruptcy, the New Jersey retail real estate market continues to gain strength. Leasing activity remains robust, with strong suburban markets augmented by heightened urban activity. The inventory of properties for sale remains tight, while new development is highlighted by large-scale projects. This year’s major headline has been A&P’s bankruptcy. The sell-off of the grocer’s stores is ongoing, with Stop & Shop and Acme key bidders. Still, the stores remaining unsold are forcing landlords to think outside the box and/or redevelop their shopping centers, providing the opportunity to improve tenant mix and increase lease rates. Meanwhile, these immediate opportunities could slow down nearby projects in the works, including developments that could have come out of the ground in 2016 or 2017. Hot markets include Paramus, a perennial favorite. Also in the north, the redevelopment of Wayne Town Center has attracted Costco, Nordstrom Rack, Saks Off 5th, Dick’s Sporting Goods, and ULTA. In Bridgewater, Whole Foods signed a lease at Bridgewater Crossing, and negotiations are progressing with several major off-price and full-price specialty retailers. In Union County, Clark Commons opened with Whole Foods, LA Fitness, Home Goods, Michaels, Petco, ULTA, …
HOUSTON — United Equities has commenced construction on Phase II of Harms Road Industrial Park in northwest Houston near Highway 290 and the Beltway. The single-tenant manufacturing buildings will each be between 16,000 and 30,000 square feet, with build-to-suit opportunities up to 60,000 square feet. Bank of Texas arranged construction financing for the project, and Powers Brown Architecture did architectural work. Travis Land of NAI Houston is leasing the project.