ORLAND PARK, ILL. — Leopardo has broken ground on the new $61 million University of Chicago Medicine Center for Advanced Care at Orland Park, approximately 25 miles southwest of downtown Chicago. The 108,000-square-foot, four-story facility is located at the intersection of 143rd Street and LaGrange Road. The facility is slated to open in late 2016 and will be the University of Chicago Medicine’s largest off-campus location. The building will consist of a pharmacy and 80 exam rooms and will provide services in radiation oncology, orthopedics, gastroenterology, cardiology, pediatrics, women’s health and surgical consulting. The project is a joint venture between Leopardo and The Bowa Group, in collaboration with architect Tsoi/Kobus & Associates.
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CINCINNATI AND DAYTON, OHIO — CBRE Group Inc. has arranged the sale of 15 skilled nursing, assisted living and independent living facilities in Cincinnati and Dayton for $173 million. California-based investor CareTrust REIT Inc., which spun off from The Ensign Group last year, purchased the properties from Liberty Healthcare. The properties are mostly skilled nursing facilities, comprising more than 1,200 licensed beds. According to CBRE, this transaction marks the initial entry into Ohio for both CareTrust and Pristine Senior Living, which will operate the portfolio. Seniors housing specialist Dan Baker, in cooperation with Ohio-based healthcare specialist Bill Wiebe, both of CBRE, represented the seller in the deal.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a nine-building, 207-unit apartment complex in the Northland submarket of Kansas City. The Hills sold for $13.8 million, or $66,700 per unit. The property was built in 1972 and has had $6 million in renovations over the last three years. The property is located at 506 NW 55th Terrace. Amenities of The Hills include gated entry, granite countertops, a 24-hour fitness facility, a clubhouse, a media boom, billiards, a dog park, playground and barbecue areas, on-site management and an outdoor pool with sundeck.
SCHAUMBURG, ILL. AND MILWAUKEE, WIS. — Bloomfield Capital and Alpha Alternative have closed an $8.5 million senior bridge loan. The loan was used to purchase a discounted note from the existing lender on a 102,000-square-foot Class B office building in Schaumburg and a 34,000-square-foot Class B office building in Milwaukee. Bloomfield Capital was approached by Alpha Alternatives to create a bridge loan structure for the existing sponsor. That structure included funding a $6.6 million discounted note purchase plus additional funds for interest and renovation reserves, totaling $8.5 million. The sponsor required additional capital for tenant improvements and leasing commissions. The buildings averaged below 70 percent occupancy at closing.
LAKE ZURICH, ILL. —CNL Health Care Properties has acquired a community developed by Spectrum Retirement Communities, which will continue to operate the facilities. The purchase price was not disclosed. The community is an 86-unit assisted living and memory care community located in Lake Zurich, a northern suburb of Chicago. The community opened in 2014 and is 96 percent occupied. Orlando-based CNL is the 21st largest owner of seniors housing properties in the U.S. and Denver-based Spectrum is the 38th largest operator, according to the American Seniors Housing Association.
North American Properties, CBRE Global Investors Sell Town Center at Atlantic Station
by John Nelson
ATLANTA — North American Properties (NAP) and CBRE Global Investors have sold Town Center at Atlantic Station in Midtown Atlanta to an institutional investor advised by Hines. The Houston-based real estate firm will serve as asset and property manager of the 586,000-square-foot retail center that anchors Atlantic Station, a mixed-use development comprising retail space, restaurants, entertainment venues, three office towers, a hotel and a freestanding Ikea, Target and Dillard’s. The development also houses events such as Cirque du Soleil and Bodies: The Exhibition. The sales price was undisclosed but media outlets value the sale at roughly $200 million. NAP and CBRE Global Investors purchased the retail center, some office space and land for future development in 2010 for $173 million. According to media outlets, the buyer advised by Hines is an investment fund with ties to Morgan Stanley.
NewcrestImage Buys 13-Story Office Building in New Orleans for Dual-Branded Hotel Conversion
by John Nelson
NEW ORLEANS — NewcrestImage, a Dallas-based hotel developer and operator, has purchased a 13-story office building located at 1600 Canal St. in New Orleans. The company plans to repurpose the vacant building into a 105-room TownePlace Suites by Marriott and a 78-room SpringHill Suites by Marriott. Built in 1960 and vacant for the past 10 years, 1600 Canal St. is located at the intersection of Canal Street and I-10, nine blocks from the French Quarter and adjacent to the new 1,500-acre, $1.2 billion BioDistrict development. The asking price for the office building was $6 million, but the sales price was undisclosed. The two hotels will share amenities, including a single lobby, registration desk, breakfast area and indoor bar. There will be a single management and sales team, as well as a single housekeeping staff. The rooftop will be renovated into an 8,000-square-foot garden overlooking Canal Street and will feature an outdoor bar, exercise room and laundry facilities. NewcrestImage plans to open the two hotels by December 2016. Upon completion, the dual-branded hotel building will be the first property to combine the TownePlace Suites and SpringHill Suites brands into one building.
DAVENPORT, FLA. — Atlanta-based MDH Partners has purchased 52 acres within Four Corners Business Park, an industrial campus located at the intersection of I-4 and U.S. Route 27 in Davenport, roughly 15 miles southwest of Orlando. MDH plans to develop three spec industrial buildings totaling 793,168 square feet at the site. The first two buildings, a 391,928-square-foot cross-dock building and a 112,580-square-foot rear-load building, are slated to begin construction immediately in time for a June 2016 occupancy. The third building, a 288,660-square-foot rear-load facility, will be ready for a late 2016 occupancy or is available earlier subject to potential build-to-suit opportunities. Lee Morris of Colliers International and Dave Buckner of Buckner Commercial Properties will jointly market the buildings for lease. JLL will provide property management on behalf of MDH.
SANDY SPRINGS, GA. — The RADCO Cos. has purchased the 192-unit Spalding Bridge apartment community in Sandy Springs, a northern suburb of Atlanta. RADCO purchased the asset from JMG Realty for $22.9 million. JLL brokered the sale. RADCO financed the acquisition with private capital and debt from Community and Southern Bank. Built in 1984, the apartment complex is situated on Trowbridge Road near Sandy Springs’ main thoroughfare Roswell Road and four miles from I-285. The community is also within two miles of Mercedes-Benz USA’s new headquarters in Atlanta’s Central Perimeter office submarket. RADCO plans to invest roughly $2.3 million to renovate the property’s clubhouse and leasing center. Upon completion of the capital improvements, RADCO will rebrand Spalding Bridge with the company’s Ashford moniker. Including this transaction, RADCO owns 46 multifamily assets totaling 13,255 units in Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Oklahoma, Colorado, South Carolina, Texas and Florida.
MILTON, GA. — Phoenix Senior Living has broken ground on Phoenix at Milton, a $17 million assisted living and memory care community in Milton, about 30 miles north of Atlanta. Phoenix at Milton will have 85 apartments — 67 for traditional assisted living and 19 for memory care.