LONG BRANCH, N.J. — Pennrose Properties, along with Long Branch Housing Authority and Maestro Community Development Corp., have opened the final phase of Woodrow Wilson Commons, an affordable, mixed-income rental community in Long Branch. The residential community features 173 apartments and townhomes. The first two phases, totaling 122 units, received LEED Gold certification, and the 51 final-phase units have the new ENERGY STAR 3.0 designation. Designed by Wallace Roberts & Todd, the property features one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units with open layouts and large windows. All units feature fully equipped kitchens with ENERGY STAR appliances; spacious closets; ceramic tiled baths; washer and dryer hook-ups; and resident-controlled heating and central air conditioning. Woodrow Wilson Commons’ last phase is the first development in the state to be completed using a 9 percent Low Income Housing Tax Credit as part of Federal Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Funds given to the state as part of the Hurricane Sandy relief effort.
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INDIANAPOLIS — The Opus Group is developing a speculative industrial property at 3901 Hanna Circle at the Airport Business Center in Indianapolis. The industrial office and warehouse facility will feature 433,000 square feet of space. Situated on 26.2 acres, the property will feature 32-foot clear heights, 40 loading docks with four drive-in doors, ESFR sprinkler systems, T-5 fluorescent lighting and parking for 288 cars and 63 trailers. Construction began in May, with completion slated for February 2016. The building will be owned by a joint venture partnership between Opus Development Co. and Founders Properties. Opus Development Co. is the project’s developer, Opus Design Build is serving as design-builder and Opus AE Group is the architect and engineer of record. DTZ has been retained to market the property for lease.
UTICA, MICH. — Broad Reach Retail Partners LLC has added Shelby Corners Shopping Center, located at 13277 Hall Road in Utica, to its shopping center portfolio. The 327,946-square-foot center consists of two single-story strip centers situated between a Target and a parcel housing Buy Buy Baby and Christmas Tree Shops. Both Target and the parcel are not part of the transaction. At the time of acquisition, the property was 74.7 percent leased. The name of the seller and the purchase price were not released.
CHICAGO — Community Investment Corp. (CIC), a Chicago-based community development financial institution (CDFI), has raised a $200 million loan pool to finance the acquisition and rehabilitation of affordable rental housing in the Chicago area over the next five years. The funding will preserve at least 7,500 affordable units, preventing their loss due to demolition or decay, as well as providing quality rental housing for approximately 18,000 people. The new fund consists of investments by 37 Chicago-area banks to support CIC’s Multifamily Loan Program. The program, which is the foundation of CIC’s affordable rental housing initiatives, primarily targets privately owned rental housing. To date, the program has provided more than $1.2 billion in financing for the acquisition, rehab and preservation of more than 55,000 units of affordable housing for more than 130,000 Chicago-area residents.
LAKE ZURICH, ILL. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of a retail building located at 440 S. Rand Road in Lake Zurich. The 7,200-square-foot, dual-tenant property sold for $3.7 million. The property’s tenant roster includes Vitamin Shoppe and Sleepy’s. Chad Firsel of Quantum Real Estate represented the buyer, a Argentina-based private real estate investor, and the seller, an Illinois-based development group, in the transaction.
CLARKSTON, MICH. — Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions has brokered the sale of 54 approved lots located at 5470 Waldon Road in Clarkston. Julie Taylor sold the assets to Pinnacle North Ridge for an undisclosed price. Robert Hibbert of Friedman represented both the seller and buyer in the transaction.
HOUSTON — HFF has arranged the sale of 400 North Belt, a 230,872-square-foot, Class A office project in Houston’s Greenspoint office submarket. HFF marketed the property on behalf of the unnamed seller. Hartman 400 North Belt, a subsidiary of Hartman Short Term Income Properties XX Inc., purchased the asset for an undisclosed amount. 400 North Belt is located at the southeast corner of the Sam Houston Parkway/Beltway 8 at Imperial Valley Drive between the Houston central business district and The Woodlands. The property is close to George Bush Intercontinental Airport, as well as I-45, Hardy Toll Road and I-69. Originally built in 1982, the 12-story property has undergone more than $2 million in capital upgrades during the last 10 years. Building amenities include a deli, bank facility with a drive-thru motor bank and a fitness center planned to open this year. 400 North Belt was 64 percent leased at the time of sale. The HFF investment sales team representing the seller was led by senior managing director Dan Miller and director Trent Agnew. Dave Wheeler, Julian Kwok and Russell Turman of HFF represented the buyer.
HOUSTON — Cousins Properties Inc. has signed Transocean Ltd. to a lease renewal for 255,413 square feet at Greenway Plaza in Houston. Transocean, the fourth largest customer in Cousins’ Houston portfolio, currently occupies 4 Greenway Plaza in its entirety. The transaction renews 100 percent of Transocean’s current space at 4 Greenway Plaza and extends the company’s lease on the space through January 2023. Greenway Plaza is a 4.5 million-square-foot, Class A office complex located in the Greenway submarket of Houston. The property is 90 percent leased. Bob Boykin, Warren Savery, Bubba Harkins and Will Hightower represented Cousins internally in this transaction.
KATY AND SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sales of Center at Cinco Ranch, a 11,706-square-foot retail property located in Katy, and an 1,785-square-foot Starbucks in San Antonio. In the first transaction, James Bell of Marcus & Millichap’s Houston office represented the buyer, a partnership. Center at Cinco Ranch is located at 23100 Cinco Ranch Blvd. in Katy. In the second transaction, Bell marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a developer. The Starbucks is located at 3718 Horizon Hill Blvd.
DALLAS — Brian Gramlich of BMC Capital’s Dallas office has arranged a $3.5 million acquisition loan for a 67-unit apartment complex located in Dallas. The loan featured a five-year term with a fixed 3.8 percent interest rate and a 30-year amortization schedule. The loan was arranged through one of BMC Capital’s correspondent agency relationships.