ORLANDO, FLA. — The Shopping Center Group (TSCG) has arranged the $15.5 million sale of Mariner’s Village, a 133,400-square-foot shopping center located in Orlando. The center is currently 92 percent occupied and is anchored by Winn-Dixie, LA Fitness and Walgreens. Anthony Blanco of TSCG represented the seller, an affiliate of Madison Marquette, in the transaction. South American Investment Group acquired the property.
GREAT MILLS, MD. — Aztec Group Inc. has secured a $20.2 million loan for Hickory Hills East Apartments, a 231-unit apartment community located at 22501 Iverson Drive in Great Mills. Charles Penan and Howard Taft of Aztec Group arranged the 10-year loan through Rialto Mortgage Finance, a New York-based conduit lender, on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between affiliates of BAF Associates and the Raleigh Cos. The loan was structured with five years of interest-only payments, a 30-year amortization schedule, 75 percent loan-to-value ratio and a fixed interest rate below 4.6 percent.
HIGH SPRINGS AND ORLANDO, FLA. — Bank Leumi USA, a full-service commercial and private bank, has provided $16.7 million in total refinancing to Plantation Oaks Senior Living Management, a Florida-based owner/operator. The first loan is secured by a first mortgage on an existing seniors housing community located in High Springs, comprising 37 assisted living units and 29 memory care units. The credit facility was structured with a $5 million initial funding and a $1.2 million earn-out. The second credit facility is secured by an existing senior housing community located in Orlando, comprising 17 independent living units, 86 assisted living units and 22 memory care units. The $10.5 million financing was structured with an initial funding of $5.4 million, a $3.5 million holdback to fund the expansion of a 48-unit memory care building and a $1.6 million earn-out. Both of these loans refinanced existing debt, lowered the interest rate and provided a dividend to the owners of the communities. The fixed-rate loans have a five-year term and are intended to serve as a bridge to agency financing or to the future sale of the communities. Hely Santeliz of Bank Leumi led the team that structured the loan.
NORTH FORT MYERS, FLA. — Venture Commercial Real Estate has brokered the $4.5 million sale of a 23,104-square-foot retail building in North Fort Myers fully leased to Northern Tool + Equipment. The building is located at 14571 N. Cleveland Ave. Clay Mote of Venture Commercial represented the seller, DRW Partnership LLLP, in the transaction. The buyer, Realty Income Properties 6, was self-represented.
ATLANTA — Three new restaurants have signed on at Peachtree Center, a mixed-use campus comprising six high-rise buildings in downtown Atlanta. Tin Lizzy’s Cantina and Gus’s World Famous Fried Chicken recently opened locations at Peachtree Center, and Panbury’s Double Crust Pies will open a new eatery there this fall. JLL brokered the lease transactions on behalf of Peachtree Center’s owner, Banyan Street Capital.
It’s no secret that the Sunbelt states have been, and continue to be, the front-runners for corporations looking to relocate to cities with a much lower cost of doing business. With each state taking different approaches, North Carolina does not often offer the relocation incentives that can be found in states such as South Carolina and Texas. Instead, North Carolina favors a system that offers less up-front cash incentives, but tries to offset that with a tax structure and business-friendly climate in an effort to compete for the large, attractive relocations. Because of this, the catalyst for growth in Charlotte has only been moderately associated with the recruitment of out-of-market users looking to relocate headquarters to more affordable and attractive markets. In large part, Charlotte’s growth has been driven by organic growth of existing businesses. In fact, more than 70 percent of the positive absorption in the central business district (CBD) since 2010 has occurred through organic growth. This expansion of existing business has provided for employment growth conditions that work hand-in-hand with the rapidly swelling population. In between new-to-market relocations that provide headline-grabbing bursts of employment, the diverse and impressive growth of Charlotte’s existing companies has attracted talent and …
INDIANAPOLIS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Tuscan Pointe Apartments, located at 1451 E. Southport Road in Indianapolis. The purchase price was $11.7 million, or $35,671 per unit. Built in 1971, Tuscan Pointe Apartments is a 328-unit complex that features a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units. The apartments include screened-in balconies and private patios, wall-to-wall carpeting and individual climate control. Select units have vaulted ceilings. Community amenities include a swimming pool with a large sundeck, fitness center, clubhouse and party room. James Walsh of Marcus & Millichap’s Chicago office represented the buyer, a California-based investment fund, and the seller, a Chicago-based family partnership.
ANN ARBOR, MICH. — Armada Real Estate Services has brokered the $12 million sale of an 84,000-square-foot office complex located at 3027 Miller Road in Ann Arbor. Constructed in 2000, Forest Cove is 100 percent occupied with 17 tenants, including ETAS Inc., Enlighten and Perficient Inc. Darryl and Bruce Goodwin of Armada Real Estate Services represented both the buyer, Oxford Co., and the undisclosed seller.
ROCHESTER, MINN. — Knutson Construction and Rochester Community & Technical College (RCTC) have broken ground on a $6.5 million education facility at the University Center Rochester Campus in Rochester. RCTC selected Knutson to provide construction management services for the 22,350-square-foot Career Technical Education Center (CTECH) and Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) facility addition. The building is expected to service 400 students per year and will offer classroom and laboratory spaces for career, technical education and training, plus administrative and faculty support spaces. Funding for the project is being provided by the city of Rochester. The target date for the project to be completed is July 2016.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Walker & Dunlop Inc. has arranged a $4.3 million Freddie Mac loan for Cloverleaf Apartments in Kansas City. The 204-unit affordable housing complex is located near US Highway 71 and features a mix of two- and three-bedroom apartments. Jeff Lawrence and Matt Baptiste of Walker & Dunlop arranged the fixed-rate loan with a 10-year term, two years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule. Walker & Dunlop arranged the acquisition loan on behalf of the borrower, Stonebridge Global Partners, a commercial real estate company focusing on acquiring and managing multifamily Section 8 housing projects across the United States.
