HOUSTON — Waypoint Residential has purchased the Valencia Place apartment complex in Houston. Located at 3131 W. Bellfort Ave., Valencia Place is a 246-unit, Class A property located near the Texas Medical Center. Valencia Place also provides access to major highways.
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS — Old Capital has provided a $9.2 million acquisition loan for Embassy House Apartments in Corpus Christi. A local investment group acquired the asset, which was built in 1980. Located only a few miles from the beach, the new owners plan to update the property and then reposition for a long-term hold. Old Capital provided the non-recourse Fannie Mae loan with 80 percent leverage.
MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS — Colliers International has arranged the sale of 6,500 square feet at 13370 S. Gessner Road in Missouri City. AAA Tran Real Estate Management LLC purchased the property. Tasha Bannister of Transtar Fine Properties represented the buyer in the transaction. Barkley Peschel of Colliers International represented the seller in the transaction. Madera Studio, a professional photography and portrait studio, will occupy the space.
CHICAGO — Co-developers Ryan Cos. US Inc. and Lincoln Property Co. have unveiled plans for a luxury apartment tower in Chicago’s downtown Gold Coast residential market. The 31-story, 373-unit tower, known as 833 North Clark Street Apartments, will be constructed at the southeast corner of Clark and Chestnut streets on a 41,000-square-foot site that was purchased from U.S. Bank. A groundbreaking ceremony took place Friday, July 24, days after the development team purchased the land parcel and closed on an $88 million construction loan from U.S. Bank. 833 North Clark Street is within walking distance of Chicago’s Magnificent Mile, the downtown CBD, the Northwestern and Loyola University graduate school campuses, and the Northwestern medical center. The luxury high-rise is set to open in early 2017.
DETROIT — REDICO and its development partners have closed on the $12.2 million acquisition of the Fisher and Albert Kahn buildings in downtown Detroit. The buildings were acquired at auction in June. REDICO, in partnership with local developers Peter Cummings, John Rhea, RHEAL Capital Management LLC, and New York-based HFZ Capital Group, plan significant improvements for both buildings. A residential component is expected to be a key part of renovations for the Kahn building. The 30-story Fisher Building was constructed in 1928 and has served office and retail tenants. Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1989, the building also includes the 2,089-seat Fisher Theatre, one of Detroit’s oldest live theater venues. The Albert Kahn Building, formerly known as the New Center Building, was completed in 1931 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. Standing 10 stories tall, it currently serves as an office building.
OAKBROOK TERRACE, ILL. — Newmark Grubb Knight Frank has been selected as the leasing agent for 1 Tower Lane in Oakbrook Terrace, the tallest building in the state outside of downtown Chicago. Oakbrook Terrace Tower is a Class A, 792,192-square-foot office building located in the western suburbs of Chicago. Built in 1987, the 31-story property features expansive views of the western suburbs and downtown Chicago, a fitness center, conference center, food service, on-site management, on-site security and an executive underground garage. The property also offers easy access to O’Hare airport. John Clark, Rob Lundin and John Norris of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank will lead the brokerage team.
ST. LOUIS — McGrath & Associates has begun construction on a $6.5 million energy center expansion at Des Peres Hospital in St. Louis. The architect for the project is ACI Bolland Architects. The 3,475-square-foot expansion is expected to increase capacity and reliability of the hospital’s heating, cooling and emergency power systems. The expanded center will house a new chiller, boilers, switchgear, and automatic transfer switches. A new cooling tower and fuel tanks will be installed adjacent to the expansion. When completed, the Des Peres Hospital energy center will total 8,875 square feet. The project will be completed in phases to allow the hospital and its heating, cooling and emergency power systems to remain fully operational throughout construction, which is scheduled for completion in the spring of 2016.
ELKHART, IND. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Gladstone Apartments in Elkhart, located at 601-603 Gladstone Ave. The 12-unit, multifamily property sold for $264,000, or $22,000 per unit, and consists of two one-bedroom units and 10 two-bedroom units. Gladstone Apartments is fully occupied. Built in 1964, the property had been owner-operated and owner-managed for 36 years and included relatively new windows and roofing. The 10,800-square-foot property is located a few blocks from downtown Elkhart and has trolley access to Walmart, Meijer, Elkhart General Hospital, and Ivy Tech, according to LoopNet. The apartment community includes spacious floor plans, separately metered electric, baseboard heat, an outdoor picnic area, coin-operated washers and dryers in two laundry rooms, wall-mounted electric air conditioning, landlord-paid water/sewer/trash common area electricity and private trash services. David Orton of Marcus & Millichap’s Indianapolis office represented the buyer, a private investor, in the transaction. Orton also marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a personal trust. Orton Interra Credit Union, a local bank, financed the transaction.
LOUISVILLE, COLO. — The Colorado Technology Center Portfolio, which contains a total of 631,135 square feet of light industrial space, has received $59 million in financing. The seven-building portfolio was fully leased, and all are situated within the Colorado Technology Center in Louisville, northwest of Denver. Steve Bye and Conor McCahill of NorthMarq Capital’s Denver office arranged the financing with an undisclosed investment bank. The non-recourse loan structure involved a 10-year, fixed-rate term with interest-only payments for three years, followed by a 30-year amortization schedule.
BEAVERTON, ORE. — Nike has leased 105,005 square feet at the AmberGlen Business Center in Beaverton. The 217-acre business campus is 20 minutes from downtown Portland. Bradford Fletcher of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank represented Nike. Chris Johnson, MaryKay West and Brandon Frank of NAI Norris, Beggs & Simpson represented the landlord, AmberGlen Office Corp.