CORONA, CALIF. – A 201,345-square-foot industrial building inside the Magnolia Point redevelopment project in Corona has sold to Developlus Inc. for $20.1 million. It is the project’s largest building. The Class A warehouse and distribution space is located at 1560 E. Sixth Street. Amrapur manufactures bedding, towels, comforters, draperies and other home textiles overseas. It imports and distributes from its U.S. headquarters. The company was represented by Ted Sawyer of Lee & Associates. The seller, CT Realty, was represented by Jeff Ruscigno of the same firm, and by CBRE’s Ben Seybold.
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ALISO VIEJO, CALIF. – MicroVention has leased a 205,000-square-foot office building within the Summit Office Campus in Aliso Viejo. Construction is scheduled to commence on the four-story building this summer. The global neurovascular company will relocate its world headquarters to the site in the first half of 2017. MicroVention will invest about $100 million into the new facility. This will include an innovation/research and development center for MicroVention, as well as for its subsidiary, Terumo. Parker Properties will develop the project on behalf of MicroVention. It will be designed by Ware Malcomb Architects. The company was represented by Jeff Cannon of Savills Studley. The landlord, Parker Properties, was represented by CBRE’s Carol Trapani. HFF acted as the capital markets advisor representing Parker Properties.
PHOENIX – Long Wong’s Restaurant is adding a new location in North Phoenix. The 2,200-square-foot outpost will be located at the southwest corner of Cave Creek Road and Bell Road. The landlord was represented by Stan Sanchez and Justin Rihs.
TEMPE, ARIZ. – American Solar Electric has leased 18,800 square feet of industrial space in Tempe. The space is located at 1230 W. 23rd Street. The residential solar system and roofing services company consolidated offices into the property. The building features ground-floor and mezzanine office space, warehouse space and a fenced yard. American Solar was represented by Rod Beach of CRESA. The landlord, Bishop Family Trust Dated 1995, was represented by DTZ’s Kent Hanson.
A booming Denver economy has strengthened the local real estate market, creating strong demand across all property sectors, including multifamily, housing, office and retail. The wealth effect stemming from robust employment and rising home values will specifically drive retail sales in the Denver metro this year. A thriving retail market will attract new tenants to the metro, and facilitate healthy rent growth. Employers will continue to expand in the metro, pushing total employment to a new high and drawing additional residents to the metro. Hiring will expand 3.3 percent this year as employers are expected to add 45,000 total workers to payrolls. Metro Denver has also attracted high-wage earners. For instance, Lockheed unveiled plans to add 850 high-paying jobs at its Jefferson County facility over the next few years. Meanwhile, rising housing demand has lifted the median price of an existing home nearly 60 percent over the past six years. This has caused Denver to become one of the most expensive non-coastal housing markets in the nation. High home values will positively affect how homeowners feel about their financial situation, encouraging retail spending. Retail construction will slow this year as many developers focus on redevelopment projects like the Southwest Plaza …
NEW YORK CITY — BRP Companies and its development partners have opened Macedonia Plaza, an affordable housing complex located at 37-08 Union St. in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens. The 14-story, 161,760-square-foot property features 143 affordable rental apartments, with 27 studios, 58 one-bedroom apartments, 55 two-bedroom units, two three-bedroom apartments and one super unit. The property also features 9,000 square feet of retail space, which will be occupied by Tree of Life NY grocery store. The project team includes African Methodist Episcopal Church, New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), New York City Housing Development Corp. (HDC), Capital One and Hudson Housing Capital. The total development cost of the project was $49.8 million. HDC provided an initial $26.4 million in tax-exempt bonds to finance construction, $9.6 million of which is a permanent source of funding, as well as $9.3 million in corporate reserves through its Low-Income Affordable Marketplace Program. HPD provided $6.3 million in city capital funding and $1.9 million in federal HOME funding. Hudson Housing Capital provided $18.5 million in tax credit equity leveraged from qualifying Low Income Housing Tax Credits, and BRP Companies provided $4.2 million in funding for the project.
FAIRBORN, OHIO — Newmark Grubb Knight Frank (NGKF) has brokered the sale of two office buildings located at 2900 and 3000 Presidential Drive within Wright Executive Center in Fairborn, near Dayton. Presidential LP acquired the properties, which total 120,000 square feet, for $5.2 million. The buyer plans to renovate the buildings’ common areas and offer tenant improvement allowances. Benton Benalcazar of NGKF and David Elson of Neyer Management represented the sellers, 2900 Presidential Drive LLC and 3000 Presidential Drive LLC, in the transaction.
DEWITT, MICH. — Bernard Financial Group has arranged a $4.3 million in refinancing for Alana Woods Apartments, a 92-unit multifamily property located in DeWitt, near Lansing. Kevin Kovachevich of Bernard Financial originated the loan for the borrower, Alana Woods Apartments LLC. Bernard Financial Group will be fully servicing the loan.
OSHKOSH, WIS. — The Morgan Partners has broken ground on a 35,000-square-foot Dick’s Sporting Goods location in Oshkosh. The retail store’s 7.8-acre site, located at Interstate 41 and Highway 21, will feature a junior box co-tenant and multiple outlot tenants. Neighboring retailers include Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse, Menards and Festival Foods. Grant Schwab of The Morgan Partners led the negotiations for the development team, while Jon Reese of Great Street Realty Partners and Dan Cohen of Mid-America Real Estate-Wisconsin represented Dick’s Sporting Goods in the deal.
MEARS, MICH. — Signature Associates has brokered the sale of a retail building, located at 527 18th Ave. in Mears, approximately 25 miles south of Ludington near Lake Michigan. Northwind Construction acquired the 2,560-square-foot property for an undisclosed sum. Bryan Bench of Cushman & Wakefield |Signature Associates represented the seller, Cook’s Lakeside Marine & Repair Services, in the transaction.