SANTA ROSA, CALIF. — TruAmerica Multifamily and Intercontinental Real Estate have purchased the 287-unit Maribelle Apartment Homes in the Napa submarket of Santa Rosa for $59 million. The community is located at 750 Apple Creek Lane. Maribelle Apartments was built in 1987. It is the largest apartment community in Santa Rosa. The property is near US 101 and California State Highway 2. It will also be situated near the Santa Rosa Station of the Sonoma Marin Rail Transit Service once it’s completed. The partnership obtained a seven-year, interest-only, fixed-rate agency loan that was originated by Brian Eisendrath and Cameron Chalfant of CBRE Capital Markets.
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CHULA VISTA, CALIF. — Castlerock Investments has purchased a 43,395-square-foot industrial park in Chula Vista for $6.7 million The park is located at 871 Harold Place in the San Diego submarket. Tracy Clark and Kimberly Clark of Voit Real Estate Services’ San Diego office represented the seller, Seymour/Lewis Development.
PORTERVILLE, CALIF. — Retail California, a division of Pearson Realty, has arranged two retail property sales in Porterville. The Stapleton Group sold two properties to Sage Investco Wood LLC for an undisclosed sum. The properties are a 2,400-square-foot retail building at 1132 W. Henderson Ave. and a 3,091-square-foot retail building at 1150 W. Henderson Ave. In both transactions, Nick Frechou of Retail California represented the buyer, while John Hale and Jason Alexander of Colliers International represented the seller.
It’s safe to say that the Rio Grande Valley, now also referred to as Rio South Texas, is one of the most dynamic and fastest growing regions in the state. The four-county region at the southernmost tip of Texas bordering Mexico and hugging the Gulf of Mexico consists of Hidalgo, Cameron, Starr and Willacy counties. With nine ports of entry, five international airports, a first-class deep water port, a population of over 1.2 million and three interstates, it is easy to see why the Rio Grande Valley is one of the largest trade corridors in the world. Growth in all aspects, including retail, office, medical, education, industrial and housing, brought nearly $700 million in construction permits for all of 2014. Retail Sales tax revenue being sent back to the cities continues to increase at a healthy pace. Walmart’s opening of 12 new stores in the region affirms the positive growth and the confidence in the valley. The impact a Super Walmart has is evident with a city’s sales tax revenue. Two new stores in Donna and Elsa increased local sales tax revenue 14 percent and 57 percent, respectively. Retail sales in the region continue to rise, showing the strength of …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Akridge and Brandywine Realty Trust have partnered to develop 25M Street, a 275,000-square-foot trophy office asset in Washington, D.C.’s Capitol Riverfront district. The asset will be located at the corner of Half and M streets adjacent to Nationals Park, the ballpark for the Washington Nationals. Upon completion, the property will have a large modern lobby, 3,000-square-foot fitness center, rooftop terrace with views of the ballpark and 25,000 square feet of street-level retail, dining and entertainment space. HOK is the architect for the project, which will be located across from the Navy Yard Metro Station. Randy Harrell, Kevin Howard, Joe Coleman and Melissa Byrd of CBRE will be marketing the building on behalf of the partnership. Also underway adjacent to Nationals Park is F1RST, a multifamily and retail asset being developed by Grosvenor Americas.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Hilton Worldwide and Hyatt Hotels Corp. plan to open a dual-branded, 413-room hotel at The Wharf, a mile-long waterfront mixed-use development in Washington, D.C. The brands include a 175-room Canopy by Hilton and a 238-room Hyatt House. The hotel site includes more than 30,000 square feet of street-level retail and restaurant space and two levels of below-grade parking. The asset will be located between Maine Avenue and Wharf Street, adjacent to 7th Street Park. Upon completion in the fall of 2017, the dual hotel will span 300,000 square feet and will include a cafe/bar and other dining options; 1,100-square-foot fitness center; 2,500 square feet of meeting room space; courtyard with outdoor terraces and water features; outdoor pool; and a rooftop bar with views of the Washington Channel. The penthouse will include an additional 10,000-square-foot lounge area with views of the Potomac River. Hoffman-Madison Waterfront is the master developer of The Wharf, and SmithGroup JJR is the architect of the dual-branded hotel property.
Terwilliger Pappas, Federal Capital Partners to Build Apartment Community in Charlotte
by John Nelson
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Terwilliger Pappas Multifamily Partners and Federal Capital Partners have teamed up to develop Solis Waverly, a 375-unit apartment community located in the Waverly master-planned development in south Charlotte. The community’s amenity package includes attached and detached garages, a fitness center, conference room, pet park and resort-style pool with a bar. Solis Waverly’s first one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments are expected to be completed by spring 2016. The general contractor for the project is Fortune Johnson. Waverly’s 90-acre plan includes a mix of retail, office, medical office and residential offerings. Novant Healthcare will open a facility at Waverly in the fall. Other tenants at Waverly will include Whole Foods Market, Modern Salon, Dresslers, Bad Daddy’s and Novanta Pizzeria Napoletana.
ATLANTA — Chick-fil-A and Villa Savannah, a boutique fashion and home decor retailer based in Savannah, have signed on to open new locations in Atlanta’s West Midtown district. Frank Buonanotte, founder of The Shopping Center Group, and Jeff Stein, founder of Stein Investment Group, are the landowners of the two sites in West Midtown. Chick-fil-A will open a 4,500-square-foot store with double drive-thru access at the intersection of Northside Drive and Ethel Street, just south of 14th Street. Buonanotte and Stein acquired the site in October 2014. Villa Savannah has signed a lease for a new 2,700-square-foot store at Westside Ironworks, bringing the mixed-use development to 92 percent occupancy before completion. Chick-fil-A plans to open its new restaurant in December, and Villa Savannah plans to open in October. Other Westside Ironworks retailers opening in the near future include Dixon Rye, Tom+Chee, O-Ku and Barcelona.
NORTH MIAMI, FLA. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap that serves institutional and major private real estate investors, has brokered the $21.3 million sale of North Miami Business Park. The 12-building, 214,318-square-foot property features office, warehouse and mini-storage facilities. The business park is located at 1922 N.E. 149th St. midway between Fort Lauderdale and Miami. Douglas Mandel and Benjamin Silver of IPA represented the seller, a fund based in Boston, in the transaction. The buyer was a limited liability company based in Coral Gables, Fla.
ORANGE VILLAGE, OHIO — Fairmount Properties, lead developer on the $225 million mixed-use Pinecrest development in affluent Orange Village southeast of Cleveland, has teamed up with Lennar Commercial to make an initial $17 million investment in the project. The investment is being made through an advance to the partnership by Lennar Commercial’s sister company, Rialto Capital. The 58-acre development will feature 400,000 square feet of retail and restaurants, including a gourmet grocer; 150,000 square feet of office space linked to a 120-room hotel and parking garage; and 90 new apartments. Retailers that have committed to the project include REI, Pinstripes, Old Town Pourhouse and Silverspot Cinema. Pinecrest is set to open in 2017.