JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — HFF has arranged $50 million in acquisition financing for Thornton Park, a 474-unit, Class A apartment community located at 8450 Gate Parkway W. in Jacksonville’s Southside submarket. The developer, Epoch Residential, is using the loan to purchase the apartment community outright. The acquisition marks Epoch Residential’s first purchase in its 45-year history. Completed in 2008, the apartment community features two resort-style swimming pools and spas, a picnic area with barbecue grills, playground, indoor basketball court, fitness center, clubhouse, library, billiards room, sports bar and detached garages. Elliott Throne and Brett Moss of HFF arranged the three-year, floating-rate loan through Colony Mortgage Capital.
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SWH Residential Partners Acquires Land Near Atlanta Beltline to Develop Luxury Apartment Community
by John Nelson
ATLANTA — SWH Residential Partners (SWHR) has purchased 3.3 acres of land adjacent to the Atlanta Beltline in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward neighborhood for $5.3 million. The land is an assemblage of three tracts that front North Avenue and is adjacent to the Historic Fourth Ward Park. The sellers include the Atlanta Development Authority (d/b/a Invest Atlanta), The Atlanta Beltline Inc. and Southeast Capital Cos. (SEC). SWHR and SEC are co-developing an eight-story, 220-unit luxury apartment building and a 4,500-square-foot restaurant at the site. On the north side of the land assemblage, SEC intends to repurpose two existing mill buildings as part of a 24,000-square-foot adaptive reuse. SWHR is a partnership between Worthington Hyde Partners, Soundview Real Estate Partners and John Tirrill.
HIALEAH GARDENS, FLA. — Bridge Development Partners LLC has tapped PREMIER Design + Build LLC to construct Bridge Point Crossroads West. The general contractor will build the 242,859-square-foot speculative industrial facility on a 17-acre parcel in Hialeah Gardens, roughly 15 miles north of Miami. The facility will feature 32-foot clear heights, 81 truck dock positions, two drive-in doors, an ESFR sprinkler system, 227-stall parking lot and a TPO roofing system. RLC Architects is designing the facility, which is scheduled for a second quarter 2016 completion. Gian Rodriguez and Wayne Ramoski of Cushman & Wakefield are providing leasing services for the project. Bridge Development Partners has also tapped PREMIER to construct Bridge Point Crossroads East and South, a four-building industrial complex.
ATLANTA — Roseview-PMRG Fund I LLC has purchased Peachtree Lenox, a Class A, nine-story office building in Atlanta’s Buckhead submarket, for $21.3 million. The 125,669-square-foot office building is located along Peachtree Street between the W and Westin hotels. Built in 1964, the office building was 81 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as BB&T; Bosley Medical; Randstad Staffing; Martenson, Hasbrouck & Simon; and Withrow, McQuade & Olsen. Roseview-PMRG Fund I is a $250 million discretionary fund formed by PM Realty Group and The Roseview Group. Peachtree Lenox is the first acquisition in Atlanta for the fund, which will invest several million dollars to renovate the lobby, common areas and HVAC and elevator systems.
PORTLAND, ORE. — Subaru of America has announced its plans to lease 600,000 square feet at Gresham Vista Business Park, just east of Portland. The new facility will be developed at the intersection of NE 38th Drive and NE 242nd Drive. The space will break ground this August. Subaru is scheduled to occupy the facility in October 2016. The 220-acre Gresham Vista Business Park is situated at the Port of Portland. The new space is being developed by a joint venture between Trammell Crow Company and a commingled fund managed by Clarion Partners. This is the second development Trammell Crow has handled for Subaru on port-owned property. It is also the largest development at Gresham Vista since the property was acquired by the port in 2011, according to Trammell Crow. The new space will allow Subaru to relocate its master distribution facility, which serves regional facilities from Japan to Portland. The facility will sit on 40 acres, which will also allow for future expansion of up to 236,000 square feet. Subaru’s existing 413,900-square-foot regional distribution center in the Port’s Rivergate Industrial Park will continue to operate.
DENVER — A pair of multifamily properties in the Greater Denver area has received $77.5 million in financing. The properties include the 240-unit Terra Vida and Block 32 at RiNo. Terra Vida is located at 3707 Precision Drive in the Fort Collins submarket. It is situated near the Interstate 25 and Harmony Road interchange, less than eight miles from Colorado State University’s main campus. Community amenities include a Junior Olympic swimming pool and a 5,400-square-foot clubhouse, which features a 24-hour fitness club, pet washing station, pool table and complimentary wireless internet. Terra Vida was completed in 2012. Block 32 at RiNo is located at 3200 Brighton Blvd. in Denver’s River North (RiNo) neighborhood. It is situated near interstates 70 and 25, less than two miles from Downtown Denver’s Union Station. Community amenities include a resort-style swimming pool and hot tub, poolside bar, 15,000-square-foot landscaped courtyard with fire pits and ping pong, barbecue area, dog spa with enclosed dog park, clubhouse, fitness center, community kitchen, pool tables, lounge and business center. It was built in 2014. Terra Vida received a $36.9 million, 20-year, 3.95 percent fixed-rate loan, while Block 32 received a $37.8 million, 20-year, 3.98 percent fixed-rate loan. Both loans …
GLENDALE AND PLEASANTON, CALIF. — Two California-based, nonprofit seniors housing owner/operators have announced plans to merge, creating the largest nonprofit seniors housing provider in California, according to the two companies. Pleasanton-based American Baptist Homes of the West (ABHOW) and Glendale-based be.group, made the announcement Tuesday. The unified company will provide continuing care, affordable housing, assisted living and memory support to 9,800 residents in 83 communities across California, Arizona, Nevada, Washington and Oklahoma. When the merger is finalized, Ferguson will become executive advisor to aid in the transition until his official retirement from ABHOW in early 2017. Ferguson has been with the company for 25 years. John Cochrane, be.group CEO, will assume leadership of the combined organization at the close of the merger. The merger must be approved by several state agencies. During this review period, the two companies will conduct due diligence regarding finances, operations and development plans. Upon regulatory approval, the two companies will merge, which is expected to occur early next year.
UPLAND, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has signed two new restaurant leases, totaling 7,940 square feet, at Colonies Crossroads in Upland. Oggi’s Pizza and Brewing, a sports-themed microbrewery with fresh made-to-order pizza, will occupy 5,240 square feet, and open in late 2015 or early 2016. California Fish Grill will occupy 2,700 square feet and is slated to open in early 2016. Both restaurants are ground-up construction at the 1.1 million-square-foot shopping center and will join Chili’s Grill and Bar, Panera Bread, Chipotle, The Habit, Pick Up Stix and Pieology. Paul Galmarini of Progressive handled the lease transactions.
SANTA CLARA, CALIF. — Parkview Financial has funded a $10.7 million construction loan for a mixed-use project located in Santa Clara. The new project will feature more than 6,500 square feet of retail space and 28 condominiums. The sponsor is an experienced developer, which began purchasing the development parcels for the project in 2012. Paul Rahimian of Parkview Financial arranged the financing.
INDIANAPOLIS — Group RMC has acquired Castleton Park, a 1.1 million-square-foot suburban office park in Indianapolis. The purchase price and seller were undisclosed. The office park is located in an affluent area of Indianapolis between I-465 and I-69. Castleton Park sits on 120 acres of land and is comprised of 31 office buildings. During the last two years, tenants signed leases totaling more than 176,000 square feet at the property, which is currently 79 percent occupied. Group RMC also recently purchased Park Fletcher, a two-building business park in Indianapolis, and Summit, a four-building office park in Cleveland Ohio. A representative of Group RMC emphasized the Midwest is “the backbone of America.” Andy Banister and Dan Richardson, who are part of CBRE’s investment property group in Indianapolis, represented the seller in the transaction.