BOYNTON BEACH, FLA. — HFF has secured an $11.3 million construction loan for the development of a 116-room TownePlace Suites hotel in Boynton Beach, a coastal town in South Florida. The property will be built on a 2.8-acre site on Gateway Boulevard east of Congress Avenue and north of the Boynton Beach Mall. The hotel will have studio, one- and two-bedroom suites with full kitchens, a market for snacks and meals, swimming pool, fitness center and a putting green. Mike Kavanau, Elliott Throne and Alexandra Lalos of HFF arranged the loan through City National Bank of Florida on behalf of the borrower, North Boynton Beach Hospitality LLLP.
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SAN ANTONIO — Bryan Leonard of NorthMarq Capital’s San Antonio office has arranged a $6 million acquisition loan for Fairview Shopping Center, a 28,662-square-foot retail property located at 24200 Interstate 10 W. in San Antonio. The loan was structured with a 10-year term and 25-year amortization schedule. NorthMarq arranged financing for the borrower through its correspondent relationship with Nationwide. The property’s tenant roster includes Fiddlin’ Frogs, Willie’s Grill and Phyllis Browning Co.
CARROLLTON AND COPPELL, TEXAS — ML Realty Partners LLC has arranged 182,764 square feet in lease transactions in its recently delivered industrial developments in Carrollton and Coppell that total 603,276 square feet. Crosby Trade Center, a two-building development in Carrollton, has leased 90,705 square feet to Cashion Home Services LLC, Gunder Associates Inc., Pacific Coast Transportation Inc. and East Penn Manufacturing Co. Park West Crossing, a four-building development located in Coppell, has leased 92,056 square feet to JAS Forwarding Inc., Southwestern Carpets Ltd. and J.C. Ehrlich Co.
EVERGREEN PARK, ILL. — Detroit-based Lormax Stern Development, in partnership with Tampa, Fla.-based DeBartolo Development, has acquired Evergreen Plaza Mall (The Plaza) in Evergreen Park for an undisclosed price. Built in 1952, the mall has been largely vacant since 2013, with only four stores open at the time of sale. The buyers plan to demolish the majority of the existing 800,000-square-foot mall and replace it with a 425,000-square-foot open-air retail center on the 32-acre parcel. Construction is slated for completion in 2017.
IOWA CITY, IOWA — NorthMarq Capital has finalized $7.1 million in refinancing for Legacy Pointe, an assisted living facility in Iowa City. Jason Kinnison of NorthMarq Capital’s Omaha regional office arranged the 35-year, fully amortizing loan through its FHA/HUD platform for the undisclosed borrower.
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has brokered the sales of two multifamily properties totaling $2.7 million in Chicago’s Ukrainian Village and North Park neighborhoods. A five-unit, owner-occupied multifamily property, located at 1101 N. Damen Ave. in Ukrainian Village, sold for $2 million. The second transaction is the $735,000 sale of a six-unit multifamily property, located at 3217-23 W. Balmoral St. in the North Park district. Brad Feldman of Interra Realty brokered the transactions. The names of the sellers were not disclosed.
COON RAPIDS, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Dot Mini Storage, a self-storage facility with 6.7 acres of developable land in Coon Rapids. The asset, which features 240 units, sold for $2 million. Located at 9900 Vale St., the facility, which was built in 1984, features an on-site manager’s office and apartment, coded-access gate, perimeter fencing and a heated warehouse. Adam Haydon of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, while Haydon and Adam Schlosser, also of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction.
Higher income seniors are now more likely to occupy seniors housing in their elderly years than those with moderate and low incomes, according to a study conducted by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT). This is a reverse from two generations ago, when higher-income seniors were more likely to age in place and those with lower incomes were more likely to move into subsidized seniors housing or an institution sponsored by a religious organization. Similarly, the percentage of elderly people entering seniors housing has increased compared to past times when most older Americans remained in their home for as long as physically possible. “The growth of the overall senior housing sector, the shift towards facilities that offer higher levels of services and amenities and the changing relationship between wealth and residency in a senior facility suggest that members of the Baby Boom generation may choose to live in senior housing at a higher rate than did earlier generations,” according to the study. The study examined the demographic and financial determinants of housing choices of older Americans, and how they have changed over the past several decades. NAREIT used information from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID), …
FAIRLESS HILLS, PA. — Cohen Real Estate has brokered the sale of Fairless Hills Shopping Center, a grocery-anchored community shopping located in Fairless Hills. Fairless Hills Shopping LP acquired the property for $22 million from Fairless Hills S.C. Associates. Situated on 34.5 acres on S. Oxford Valley Road, the center contains 292,067 square feet, of which 145,605 square feet is currently occupied by a variety of tenants, including Giant Supermarket, Dollar Tree, Rent-A-Center, Wells Fargo and McDonald’s. Vera Thomas of Cohen Realty Estate represented both parties in the transaction.
LITTLETON, MASS. — MA Littleton Land LLC, a joint venture between an affiliate of Braintree, Mass.-based Condyne Investment Fund II and New York City-based Square Mile Capital Management, has broken ground for a 450,000-square-foot build-to-suit fulfillment center for Potpourri Group. The building is slated to be fully operational in the first half of 2016. Potpourri, a multi-channel direct-to-consumer retailer, will relocate and expand its fulfillment center to the new facility at 3 Distribution Center, in Littleton. The facility will feature a 150-person call center, warehouse space, 400 automobile parking spaces, 18 shipping and receiving docks, 14 trailer staging bays, an emergency generator and racked mezzanine pick levels. Greg Zais and Neil Ross of Jones Lang LaSalle Boston represented Potpourri both on its national site search and documentation, while Deborah Tamulis of Thomson Partners Boston represented Littleton Land LLC in the deal.