VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — The U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Command in Norfolk has awarded Hourigan-Sundt a $36 million contract to design, construct and renovate an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Consolidated Operations Complex in Virginia Beach. The 150,000 project will be situated within the Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story. The facility will provide space for operations, logistics, storage and administrative support services. Hourigan-Sundt, a joint venture between Hourigan Construction and Sundt Construction Inc., expects to break ground on the project in mid-2016. Completion is slated for October 2018. Sundt has five other construction projects with the Navy, including the Camp Johnson Bachelor Enlisted Quarters at Camp Lejeune, N.C.
OXFORD, MISS. — Duke Realty will soon begin developing the Baptist Oxford Medical Office Building in Oxford, about 80 miles south of Memphis and home of the University of Mississippi. The three-story, 78,000-square-foot medical office building will be located on the campus of the new replacement Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi at 1100 Belk Blvd. The 600,000-square-foot, five-story hospital has a completion date set for fall 2017. Duke Realty plans to deliver the medical office building in August 2017. About 49,000 square feet of the medical office building will house Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi services, including outpatient physical therapy, wound care, a sleep lab, education/simulation and administrative space. Baptist Medical Group physician offices will occupy approximately 8,200 square feet in the facility, and the Stern Cardiovascular Foundation will operate in roughly 6,000 square feet of space. The property will also house other medical specialty practices. The design team includes general contractor Robins & Morton, which is based in Birmingham, Ala., and architect Earl Swenson Associates, which is based in Nashville, Tenn.
ATLANTA — WP Glimcher, a publicly traded retail REIT based in Columbus, Ohio, has sold Northlake Mall, a nearly 1 million-square-foot regional mall located at 4800 Briarcliff Road N.E. in Atlanta. The REIT sold the mall and Forest Mall in Fond Du Lac, Wisc., for a combined $30 million. The buyers were undisclosed private real estate investors. Built in 1971 and formerly owned by Simon Property Group, Northlake Mall’s tenant roster includes Kohl’s, Macy’s, JC Penney and Sears. WP Glimcher received approximately $10 million in cash at closing for the two malls and provided $20 million in short-term seller financing.
DUNDALK, MD. — Greystone has provided a $26 million bridge loan for the acquisition of Three Garden Village Apartments in Dundalk, a suburb of Baltimore in Baltimore County. The borrower, The SilverBrick Group, will invest $4 million to renovate the 592-unit property, which will be renamed SilverBrick Townhomes. The real estate developer and investor plans to ultimately invest $12 million in multiple phases to overhaul the asset. Donny Rosenberg of Greystone arranged the two-year loan on behalf of SilverBrick Group. The loan features two six-month extension options.
ATHENS, GA. — Monument Capital Management has purchased Legacy of Athens, a 240-unit apartment community located at 100 Ashley Circle in Athens, for $13.5 million. Built in 1970, the apartment community features a clubhouse, pool, playground, picnic area and a tennis court. The property is the third acquisition for Monument Capital’s recently launched Monument Opportunity Fund III. Monument Capital’s sister company, Monument Real Estate Services, will manage the property. Robert Stickel of Multi Housing Advisors’ coastal Georgia team represented the sellers, Hawthorne Residential Partners and IBUS USA Inc., in the transaction.
SEATTLE — Fowler Property Acquisitions has purchased the 388-unit Landing at Dashpoint apartment community in the Seattle submarket of Federal Way for $46 million. The community is located at 31004 19th Place SW. Landing at Dashpoint was built in 1976. It was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. Fowler plans to continue upgrading the interiors, a project that was initiated by the seller, Bridge Investment Group. The new owner will also complete renovations to the property’s exterior. Kenneth Dudunakis, Ben Johnson and David Sorensen of Berkadia executed the transaction.
REDLANDS, CALIF. — A joint venture between Harbert Seniors Housing Fund I LP and JEA Senior Living has purchased a six-asset memory care portfolio across five states for an undisclosed price. The Class A communities include Blossom Grove in Redlands, Calif; Prairie Meadows in Omaha, Neb.; High Plains in Lincoln, Neb.; North Ridge in Albuquerque, N.M.; Autumn Hills in Bloomington, Ill.; and Maple Wood in Springfield, Mo. The portfolio totals 395 beds and was 79 percent occupied at the time of sale. JEA, an owner-operator based in Vancouver, Wash., developed all six properties and will continue to manage them. This marks the first transaction for Harbert Seniors Housing Fund I. The fund is sponsored by Harbert Management Corporation, a Dallas-based owner and operator of multifamily, office, industrial, retail and self-storage properties throughout the United States.
GILBERT, ARIZ. — LGE Design Build has broken ground on Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row, an 8,000-square-foot restaurant located in Gilbert. The property will feature a 10,000-square-foot patio, a large dance floor for country line dancing and an outdoor area for games including corn hole and Ping-Pong. The restaurant, set for completion in late 2016, will be constructed with reclaimed wood, steel, high ceilings and natural lighting.
LONGMONT, COLO. — U.S. Engineering has purchased a 106,180-square-foot industrial building in Berthoud for $7.7 million. The facility is located at 390 Mountain View Drive, just north of Longmont. It was built in 1999. The full-service mechanical contractor plans to occupy the entire building. Bruce Mawhinnie of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank represented the buyer. Matt Trone, Sam Slaton and Steve Hager represented the seller, PTI USA Manufacturing.
OAKLAND, CALIF. — Kaiser Center, a 975,000-square-foot office complex in downtown Oakland, has undergone a recapitalization. The transaction terms were not disclosed. The complex is located at 300 Lakeside Drive. It includes an 845,000-square-foot office tower, in addition to two low-rise retail/office buildings that total about 130,000 square feet. BART, the University of California and Kaiser Foundation Health Plan currently occupy the property. Affiliates of Rockpoint Group and the Swig Company plan to reposition the asset. This will include major renovations to the lobbies, common corridors, landscaping and retail amenities.