NASHUA, N.H. — M&T Realty Capital has provided an $11.2 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Clocktower Place in downtown Nashua. The 10-year loan features a 3.97 percent fixed rate and a 30-year amortization schedule. Clocktower Place offers 143 rental units in one-, two-, three-bedroom or townhome layouts. Community amenities include an on-site health club, covered parking, function rooms and concierge services. Daniel Kerner of M&T Realty Capital’s Boston office secured the financing, while Fantini & Gorga provided brokerage services for the borrower.
NEW YORK CITY — Greystone has closed a $9.5 million loan for the refinancing of Rego Park Gardens, a cooperative apartment building in Queens. Andrew Ellis of Greystone and Peter Grazide of Total Real Estate Finance Solutions arranged the loan for the undisclosed borrower. The loan includes a 15-year term with a 30-year amortization schedule. Located in the Elmhurst neighborhood of Queens, Rego Park Gardens features 527 multifamily units. This loan is the company’s first Freddie Mac Fast-Track Co-op Early Lock loan.
TYSONS, VA. — Akridge and the Ronald D. Paul Cos. have acquired 1690 Old Meadow Road in Tysons, a Virginia suburb of Washington, D.C., for $7.6 million. The pair plans to redevelop the existing 13,000-square-foot training facility for GEICO into a 250,000-square-foot office building. Upon completion, the 11-story project will sit atop a five-story parking garage and offer ground-floor retail space and on-site amenities such as a conference facility, in-building wireless, a restaurant and a landscaped terrace with common space and bocce ball courts. The property sits directly across the street from the McLean Metro Station and planned Wegmans grocery store. KGD Architecture is designing the redevelopment. The sale of 1690 Old Meadow Road resulted from a tri-party agreement with GEICO and Merritt Properties. GEICO is relocating its current training facility to a new build-to-suit facility in Merritt’s Ashbrook business park in Ashburn, Va. Jeff Groh and Michael Blyumin of JLL represented GEICO, and Joseph Svatos of Akridge represented the buyers in the transaction. Andrei Ponomarev of Akridge represented GEICO in the development and construction phase of the project.
MIAMI — In a joint venture with a real estate fund advised by Crow Holdings Capital Partners, Lincoln Property Co. has completed Turnpike Park, a 136,500-square-foot industrial building located in Miami. The joint venture has also secured its first two tenants. SV Orchids & Potted Supply Inc., a subsidiary of Silver Vase Inc., signed a 39,000-square-foot lease, and Southpoint Sportswear LLC signed a 24,440-square-foot lease at Turnpike Park. Americas Industrial Realty Corp. represented the ownership in both lease transactions. Turnpike Park features 52-foot by 45-foot column spacing with a 50-foot staging area, three-phase electrical power, T5 energy-efficient lighting, an ESFR fire sprinkler system and four dock doors per bay. The property also offers access to the Florida Turnpike, Palmetto Expressway, Okeechobee Road (US 27), I-75 and the Dolphin Expressway.
ATLANTA — Multi Housing Advisors (MHA) has brokered the $23.9 million sale of 1500 Oak, a 368-unit apartment community located in Atlanta. The property recently received a comprehensive renovation and now features new cabinets with brushed nickel hardware, new bathtubs, granite countertops, stainless steel sinks, two-inch wood blinds, vinyl plank flooring and energy efficient toilets. Josh Goldfarb and Tyler Averitt of MHA’s Atlanta office represented the seller, Cortland Partners, in the transaction. Engineering Partners purchased the property.
GOOSE CREEK, S.C. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $12.8 million sale of a 41,117-square-foot, freestanding Walmart Neighborhood Market in Goose Creek, a suburb of Charleston. Built in 2014 and opened for business in June 2015, the store features a drive-thru pharmacy and a six-pump Walmart fuel station on an outparcel. Walmart has signed a 20-year modified triple-net lease on the property with four five-year options, each with rent increases. Don McMinn and Zach Taylor of Marcus & Millichap’s Atlanta office and principals of the firm’s Taylor McMinn Group represented the seller, a developer. The buyer is a private investor in a 1031 exchange. Raj Ravi of Marcus & Millichap’s Charleston office is the firm’s broker of record in South Carolina.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — A partnership between Austin-based Generational Commercial Properties and Houston-based HTZ Investments has purchased a 34,000-square-foot site located at 801 Barton Springs in Austin. The site, located between Bouldin Avenue and South First Street on Barton Spring Road, is currently a parking lot occupied by food trucks. The new owners will construct an office building featuring 90,500 square feet of office space and 1,800 square feet of retail. Four stories of office will sit atop four-and-a-half levels of parking. Generational Commercial is the project’s developer. The design incorporates central core network technology, which allows tenants to control lights, temperatures, security and other building features from a computer or at home. Austin-based architecture firm Runa Workshop will design the building to LEED Silver standards. A site development permit from the city of Austin has been secured, and construction is slated to commence in the first half of 2016. AQUILA Commercial will lease the building. Rob Wendt with Centric Commercial represented the seller, and Reagan Smith with SRI Commercial represented the buyer in the transaction. This is the partnership’s first investment in Austin.
LUBBOCK, TEXAS — HFF has secured refinancing totaling $15.5 million for three apartment communities in Lubbock known as Stone Lake, Savannah Oaks and The Fountains. Working on behalf of the borrower, HFF placed three separate 10-year loans through Lincoln Financial Group. Each loan has a fixed interest rate with five years of interest-only payments. The communities total 480 units and feature swimming pools, grilling/picnic areas, 24-hour fitness centers, business centers and dog parks. Stone Lake is a 162-unit complex located at 7414 Elgin Ave. Savannah Oaks is located at 5204 50th St. and includes 150 units. The Fountains is located at 5001 Chicago Ave. and includes 168 units. All three were 97 percent occupied at the time of sale. De’On Collins and John Brownlee led HFF’s debt placement team.
ALLEN, TEXAS — Venture Commercial Real Estate’s investment sales team has arranged the sale of Allen Exchange, an 11,070-square-foot multi-tenant retail center located at the northwest quadrant of West Exchange Parkway and U.S. Highway 75 in Allen. Tenants in the center, which is located in front of a Walmart Supercenter and across from Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Allen, include Einstein Bros. Bagels, Allen Institute of Dentistry, Jersey Mike’s Subs, Glee Nail Bar and Fuzzy’s Taco Shop. In addition to brokering the sale, Venture Commercial represented the owner on the initial leasing of the retail project to full occupancy. John Zikos, Jonathan Cooper, Christopher Gibbons and Don Miller of Venture represented the sellers, Hampton Properties and AEC Exchange LLC. Jim Gibson of Stan Johnson Co.’s Houston office represented the buyer, TSM Ventures.
HOUSTON — Vista Mason Creek Ltd. has sold a one-acre site to Mercantil Commercebank NA in west Houston. The property is located at the northeast corner of I-10 West and Merchant’s Way in Mason Creek Corporate, a 110-acre business park located at the northeast corner of I-10 and Mason Road. Mercantil Commercebank will build a full-service branch bank at the location. Dennis Johnston of Vista Brokerage Services represented the seller, and Nick Hernandez and Chace Henke of Transwestern represented the buyer.