GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Old Capital has provided a cash-out refinancing loan for the 102-unit Serrano Creek Apartments in Grand Prairie. Old Capital worked with the local ownership group to provide a non-recourse, 30-year amortized loan at a fixed rate of 4.15 percent.
EL PASO, TEXAS — CBRE has arranged leases for two logistics tenants at 7157 Merchant Ave. in El Paso. The buildings are part of a larger industrial portfolio purchased by Phoenix-based ViaWest Group in 2015. Tianhai Electric North America, an electronic components manufacturer for the automotive industry, leased 21,809 square feet. The El Paso warehouse location will support the company’s Cuidad Juarez operations plant across the U.S./Mexico border. Green Bay, Wis.-based RES Food Products International, manufacturer of pickles, sauces and salad dressings, has leased 20,000 square feet for distribution operations. Since acquiring the four-building, 245,473-square-foot portfolio in March 2015, ViaWest Group has installed new roofing, resurfaced the parking lots and updated the exterior paint. The portfolio is 60 percent occupied. Arturo De la Mora of CBRE’s El Paso office represented the landlord in lease negotiations.
Atlanta’s office market offers key factors that are harder to come by in other top markets: stability and top universities. Because the city is so diverse, it is not reliant on any one type of business for survival. It’s less volatile, which is one factor that has allowed us to come back from the Great Recession, although slowly, in a more firm and healthy fashion. In line with the majority of the country, Atlanta is currently a landlord’s market. With continued occupancy gains and a shortage of new product, rents are increasing and will continue to do so until additional Class A product delivers and the price gap between existing buildings and new construction gets smaller. Overall office vacancy in Atlanta is as its lowest point in 14 years, with strong growth in rental rates. However, Atlanta still offers the best deal overall, as tenants, developers, owners and investors are able to take advantage of its low cost of living and operating costs, excellent quality of life and a rich local talent pool. Driving the Atlanta office market, we see the technology, advertising, media and information (TAMI) sector. CBRE recently released two tech-related reports that rank the top tech talent …
ELGIN, Ill. – Ryan Cos. has completed the construction of a 246,457-square-foot industrial project in Elgin, approximately 40 miles northwest of Chicago. The development, located at 2770 Alft Court within the Randall Crossings Business Park, was constructed on behalf of Molto Properties. Ryan Cos. has owned the master-planned, 70-acre Randall Crossings Business Park since 2005. The facility for Molto Properties is situated on a 13.5-acre site and features 50-foot bays, a 60-foot speed bay, 32-foot clear heights, 40 truck docks, four drive-in doors, parking for 188 vehicles and office space to-suit. Construction on the building began in the spring of 2015. With completion of this building, Randall Crossings Business Park includes more than 1 million square feet of space. There is still a 5.7-acre land parcel remaining for development.
CHICAGO – South Street Capital has sold a 30,000-square-foot office loft building in Chicago’s West Loop neighborhood for $7.1 million. The three-story asset is located at 1130 W. Monroe St. and was originally acquired by South Street Capital in 2013. Following the original acquisition, South Street Capital made updates and improvements to the common areas and mechanical systems. The buyer in the transaction was undisclosed.
MUNDELEIN, ILL. – Lee & Associates has brokered the sale of a 16,803-square-foot neighborhood retail center for an undisclosed price. Inland Real Estate Corp. sold the property located at 1460-1492 Townline Road in Mundelein, approximately 40 miles northwest of Chicago to an undisclosed private investor. Mundelein Plaza, built in 1989, is a 100 percent occupied center, which includes tenants such as Stone Habitat, Mundelein Polish Deli and Posterworks Gallery & Frame. The plaza is an outparcel to The Great Escape, a retailer of home leisure products. Rick Scardino and Edward Winslow of Lee & Associates represented the seller in the transaction.
KENOSHA, WIS. – The Dickman Co./CORFAC International has arranged the sale of a 7,000-square-foot industrial building in Kenosha for an undisclosed price. Bone Dry Products Inc. purchased the facility located at 9009 58th Place from Neal R. Rusecki and Nancy J. Rusecki. Zach Noble and Cale Berg of The Dickman Co. represented the seller in the transaction. Mike Pitts Jr. of Pitts Brothers & Associates represented the buyer.
EL PASO, TEXAS — Clear Sky EBH has purchased the 108-unit Villas at Helen of Troy apartments located at 1325 Northwestern Drive in El Paso. Villas at Helen of Troy Partners LP was the seller. Bill Hahn, Jeff Sherman and Trevor Koskovich of Colliers International’s Phoenix office brokered the transaction. Maricopa County records show the buyer acquired the property with a new loan arranged by Walker & Dunlop’s Phoenix office. The complex was built in 2013.
SAN ANTONIO — InvenTrust Properties Corp. has acquired Sonterra Village Shopping Center, a 42,492-square-foot shopping center located in San Antonio, for $21.5 million. Newly constructed, Sonterra Village is anchored by Trader Joe’s with a mixture of restaurants, fitness, lifestyle and soft goods retailers.
HOUSTON — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Hawthorne Square, a 14,800-square-foot retail property in Houston. Justin Miller and Derek Hargrove of Marcus & Millichap’s Houston office secured and represented the buyer, a limited liability company. Anchored by Starbucks Coffee, Hawthorne Square is located at 3407 Montrose Blvd.
