NEW YORK CITY — Silver Arch Capital Partners, a private lender, has closed an $8 million first mortgage loan secured by two mixed-use properties in New York City. The borrowers, Mooney House LLC and 127 Mott Street LLC, will use the loan proceeds to pay off an existing mortgage, renovate the properties and fund reserves and closing costs. The properties are 18 Bowery/1-7 Pell St., which features four residential apartments and two ground-level commercial spaces in two buildings; and 127 Mott St., which consists of 12 residential units and one commercial space in two buildings. Both properties were acquired in 2014 and have undergone more than $375,000 in capital improvements. Additionally, each property has more than 6,000 square feet of excess development rights.
PORTLAND, MAINE — Colliers International has brokered the sale of an industrial property located at 264 Freestone Drive in Portland. Freestone Avenue LLC acquired the facility from Essentra Packaging US Inc. for $1.2 million. Situated on 6.3 acres, the 107,639-square-foot property was formerly the Clondalkin Pharma & Healthcare facility. Biff Zoephel of Colliers International brokered the transaction.
SAN DIEGO — Clarion Partners has purchased Pacific Technology Park, a 544,352-square-foot office park in San Diego, for a reported $90 million. The park is located at 9389-9477 Waples Street in the Sorrento Mesa submarket. Pacific Technology Park was 80 percent leased at the time of sale. Notable tenants include Thermo Fisher, Qualcomm, Novartis, DirectMed, True Temper, Raytheon, Cintas and Tritech. Clarion represented itself, while Jeffrey Cole, Jeff Chiate and Ed Hernandez of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, CBRE Global Investors.
GLENDALE AND TEMPE, ARIZ. — Lee & Associates has arranged the sale of two Arizona shopping centers for a combined $16.4 million. Properties include 51st & Olive Square, an 88,225-square-foot shopping center located in Glendale; and Playa Del Norte, an 11,499-square-foot shopping center located in Tempe. Patrick Dempsey and Jan Fincham of Lee & Associates worked on behalf of both the buyer, 51st & Olive Station LLC, and the undisclosed seller in the 51st & Olive Square transaction. Dempsey, Fincham, Chris McClurg and Matt Frederick of Lee & Associates co-listed and secured the buyer, Crow Holdings Capital Real Estate, in the Playa Del Norte transaction.
BUENA PARK, CALIF. — Golden Capital Venture has purchased the 200-room Radisson Suites Buena Park for an undisclosed sum. The hotel is located at 7762 Beach Blvd. in the Orange County submarket of Buena Park. It is situated within the Buena Park Entertainment Zone. The buyer plans to make improvements to the hotel and rebrand it as Radisson Suites Anaheim-Buena Park. Golden Capital Venture is a subsidiary of INVOBAL Corporation. Daniel Shaunt of Reeco represented the company. CBRE’s Bob Kaplan and Rod Apodaca represented the seller, Khanna Enterprises Ltd.
TEMPE, ARIZ. — University House Communities has opened the second phase of University House, a 16-story, 148,680-square-foot building with 242 beds and two-, three- and four-bedroom options near Arizona State University’s campus. Designed by Dallas-based architecture firm BOKA Powell to complement the existing adjacent first phase, University House amenities include a resort-style pool and hot tub, a scoreboard-sized LED outdoor TV screen, a clubroom with gaming systems, a yoga and steam room, fitness center, outdoor grilling stations as well as indoor/outdoor study areas and conference rooms. Apartments range from 716 to 1,289 square feet, with fully equipped kitchens. Each unit has floor-to-ceiling windows that provide views of the Sun Devil Stadium across the street. Units are available to students for nine- and 12-month leases. Sixthriver Architects completed the interior design for the new tower. Materials and furnishings include mirrored tile, natural wood planks and exposed concrete.
ST. CHARLES, MO. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap specializing in serving real estate investors, has arranged the sale of Carrington Place of St. Charles, a 234-unit, 294-bed continuing care retirement community in St. Charles, a northwestern suburb of St. Louis. The $17 million sales price equates to approximately $72,650 per unit. The seller was not disclosed. The buyer was a private owner/operator based in Chicago. Mark Myers, Josh Jandris and Charles Hilding of IPA represented the seller and procured the buyer along with and Marcus & Millichap associate Richard Lynn. Carrington Place of St. Charles features 138 independent living units, 32 memory care units, 27 assisted living units, and 66 private and semi-private skilled nursing beds.
LANCASTER, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap has arranges the sale of a 120-unit apartment community in Lancaster for $4.9 million. Oak Valley is located at 1899 Independence Blvd. and was built between 1993 and 1998. The property offers one- and two-bedroom townhomes and ranch units. Jordan Marshall, Richard Lattro, Daniel Burkons, Michael Barron and Joshua Wintermute of Marcus & Millichap listed the property on behalf of the sellers and procured the buyer in the transaction. Both parties were undisclosed.
URBANDALE, IOWA — Lifespace Communities Inc. will break ground on a $9 million redevelopment project for Deerfield Retirement Community, a continuing care retirement community in Urbandale, a Des Moines suburb. The expansion will add new living options and health services, including new models of assisted living and memory care. Currently, Deerfield only offers skilled nursing and independent living. Milwaukee-based AG Architecture is the designer for the redevelopment project, and Minneapolis-based Weis Builders is the contractor. Construction is scheduled for completion by summer 2016.
CHICAGO — SVN | Chicago Commercial has brokered the $2.5 million sale of a 6,000-square-foot, mixed-use building in Chicago. The building is located at 615 W. Randolph St. Donnie Madia of One Off Hospitality Group purchased the building and operates the Avec Restaurant on the ground floor. The second floor is used for office space, and the third and fourth floors are residential. Scott Maesel, Chad Schroedl and Drew Dillon of SVN | Chicago Commercial represented the seller, Dorothy Jankowski, in the transaction.