Alhambra, Calif. — Shea Properties has signed four new tenants to open at the 140,000-square-foot Alhambra Place located in downtown Alhambra. Tenants include Blaze Fast Fire’d Pizza, The Habit Burger Grill, Bank of the West and Maido, a stationery store. The center broke ground in fall 2014, and will open in summer 2015.
Momentum in Northern New Jersey’s multifamily market continues unabated, with investors aggressively pursuing opportunities, and developers actively launching projects along the Hudson River Gold Coast and west along transit lines. Heading into the heart of 2015, we are seeing demand drive up sales volume and values, and push cap rates down to historically low levels. Current investment velocity follows a strong 2014 capital markets performance. Last year, $1.3 billion in multifamily sales (including transactions of $10 million or more) marked the highest volume since 2007, and compares to approximately $900 million annually in both 2012 and 2013. For context, the market saw only $169 million in annual trades during the depth of the recession in 2009. The “buy” side today is dominated by institutional advisors, particularly for Class A apartment communities. Additionally, we are seeing privately held firms and raised funds making big splashes with value-add and Class B product. Northern New Jersey’s active sellers include developers and private owners looking to take advantage of valuations that have appreciated to historically high levels, as well as institutions that are cycling assets at the end of their traditionally long-term investment horizons. Additionally, multifamily cap rates have dropped consistently in Northern New …
MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Love Funding (LFC) has secured a $16.4 million loan for the construction and financing of a new seniors housing community in McKinney. This is the second loan LFC and its local Dallas associate, Warsaw Realty Group, have provided in this community to partners David Brooks and George Fuller. St. Paul’s Square Senior Living will open in Adriatica Village. Work began eight years ago on the initial stages of the development, which included structured parking, a chapel surrounded by water, single-family homes and condominiums, retail stores, restaurants, medical offices and a weekly farmer’s market under a 128-foot tall bell tower. The village was designed so that residents can leave their cars at home on evenings and weekends. The new apartment addition, which is being funded by FHA financing secured by Love Funding senior director Laura Saull-Smith, will be a four-story, mid-rise apartment community with 121 units, all restricted to those aged 62 and older.
HOUSTON — Christian Louboutin will open its first store in Houston at The Galleria in fall 2016. Louboutin is known for its red-soled shoes that have been a staple of women’s footwear for over 20 years. The Galleria location will be the designer’s 19th U.S. store and will carry women’s and men’s shoes, handbags and small leather goods. Louboutin will be located in Galleria I near Neiman Marcus. Simon Property Group recently announced a $30 million complete renovation of The Galleria’s luxury wing to complement the construction of a new flagship Saks Fifth Avenue store slated to open in spring 2016. The redevelopment project will include the addition of 110,000 square feet of new retail space and the creation of a 14,000-square-foot freestanding retail building.
PINEHURST, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Ray Childress Storage located in Pinehurst. The asset has 21,600 net rentable square feet and 16,400 feet of covered and uncovered parking. Dave Knobler of Marcus & Millichap’s Houston office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor. Knobler also secured the buyer, a limited liability company. Ray Childress Storage is located at 35615 FM 149 in Pinehurst.
DALLAS — Edgemere, a seniors housing community in Dallas, will soon undergo a large-scale renovation and expansion project to address the growing demand for senior living options in the local area. Financing for the project was completed through the sale of $36 million in Series 2015 bonds. When complete, the project will add between 30 and 40 new jobs to the local economy. The renovation project is designed to bridge the gap between the Italian style that Edgemere is known for and the modern luxuries that current and future retirees are seeking. A 6,000-square-foot performing arts center will be built to provide a larger abundance of entertainment options. An extensive renovation is planned for the two dining venues aimed at giving them the look and feel of authentic restaurants in Italy. The Plaza at Edgemere will also be undergoing an expansion that will add eight new assisted living apartment homes, 12 new memory support suites and 15 new skilled nursing private suites. The Plaza commons areas will also be updated with indoor/outdoor courtyards and renovated dining areas. An underground parking garage will be added.
DALLAS — HFF has arranged the sale of a three-property hotel portfolio totaling 313 rooms in San Antonio. HFF marketed the property on behalf of the seller, Barshop & Oles Co. Silverwest Hotels LLC purchased the assets for an undisclosed amount. The hotels in the portfolio are the 118-room Fairfield Inn & Suites San Antonio NE/Schertz, located at 5008 Corridor Loop in Schertz; the 98-room Hampton Inn & Suites San Antonio/Schertz, located at 17702 IH-35 North in Schertz; and the 97-room Hampton Inn San Antonio – Northwoods, located at 2127 Gold Canyon Drive in San Antonio. All of the hotels, which opened between 2000 and 2009, feature a business center, fitness room, outdoor pool, complimentary breakfast and meeting space. All of the assets are located along major traffic arteries in the San Antonio/Austin corridor. John Bourret and Brooks led the HFF investment sales team representing the seller.
NEW YORK CITY — Sugar Hill Capital Partners has completed the sale of a 60,078-square-foot multifamily property, located at 580 St. Nicholas Ave. in New York City’s Hamilton Heights, for $25.5 million. Built in 1914, the six-story elevator apartment building features 93 apartments and one commercial unit. Michael Guttman of Rosewood Realty Group represented the seller, while Roni Abudi of GFI represented the buyer, a private investor, in the transaction.
BURLINGTON, MASS. — A joint venture between National Development, AEW Capital Management and Charles Rivers Realty Investors is rebranding New England Executive Park in Burlington, which the partnership acquired in June 2013, as The District Burlington. The rebranding is part of a multi-phase redevelopment to revamp the 13-builting complex into a walkable, urban-style destination. The planned redevelopment will include a 170-room hotel, restaurant and retail space and a 350-car parking garage, as well as upgrades and renovations for select buildings to create state-of-the-art workspace. Scheduled to begin this summer, the upgrades include the construction of a new parking structure, renovation of Building 7, which will consist of a 54,000-square-foot addition to create 80,000 square feet of modern workspace, a green roof deck and glass exterior that will form the new terminus to the main street. Additional enhancements will include walking trails and utility, paving, lighting, signage and landscape improvements throughout the buildings and along the frontage. The complex features a build-to-suit opportunity of up to 180,000 square feet. AEW owns the property on behalf of the AEW Core Property Trust (U.S.), an open-end core real estate fund. Jones Lang LaSalle is the leasing agent for the property. The project team …
LITTLETON, MASS. — Marriott has broken ground on Courtyard by Marriott at The Point, a $100 million, 540,000-square-foot mixed-use retail destination in Littleton. The four-story hotel will feature 115 rooms with flexible workspaces, casual meeting space, a business center, a 24/7 market, free WiFi, GoBoard Touchscreens, a breakfast area, gym, pool, outdoor courtyard seating and a first-floor restaurant. The hotel joins O’neil Cinemas, The Paper Store and numerous restaurants at The Point. The Courtyard by Marriott is slated to open in Spring 2016. Boston-based Sam Park & Co. is developing The Point, a mixed-used retail center in Boston’s MetroWest area.