INGLESIDE, TEXAS — Elliot Auerbacher of NorthMarq Capital’s New York regional office has arranged a $10.5 million construction loan for Seaside Landing Apartments, a 120-unit multifamily property located at Highway 361 and Main Street in Ingleside. The transaction was structured with a five-year term and 30-year amortization schedule. NorthMarq arranged financing for the borrower through its relationship with a national bank.
In 2014, El Paso, along with the rest of the country, enjoyed a vibrant, active and growing economy, and we anticipate El Paso will continue its solid growth in 2015 and beyond. Similar to the rest of the country, El Paso continued to add jobs across all sectors, resulting in reduced unemployment and increased household income. In addition, a number of factors unique to the region have made El Paso a wonderful place to do business. Fort Bliss, always vital to the El Paso economy, continues its growth. A new 1 million-square-foot medical center, which will employ approximately 4,000 people, will open in 2016. El Paso has experienced substantial additions to its medical sector. Tenet Healthcare Corp. has added a new wing to its Eastside Hospital and recently announced a new hospital to be constructed on the northwest side in conjunction with Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso. In addition, both Tenet and Hospital Corp. of America (HCA) continue their rapid placement of urgent care, emergency care and other satellite facilities around the city. As many people know, El Paso benefits from economic growth outside its city limits as well. Union Pacific is making huge investments in Santa …
MINNEAPOLIS — Dougherty Funding has arranged a $10.3 million construction loan for a new six-story, 45-unit apartment project in Minneapolis. The site for the project is located at Lagoon Avenue and Irving Avenue in the Uptown neighborhood. Dougherty Funding arranged financing for the borrower, Laguna Property Investors LLC. CPM Development will begin construction on the project in May. Construction is expected to take 12 months. Dougherty Funding LLC serves as lead lender and servicer for the loan.
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, MICH. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $2.5 million sale of a 17,561-square-foot retail property in Washington Township. The asset is located at 8583 26 Mile Road and is fully leased to tenants including Great Clips, The UPS Store, AAA Insurance, Expert Eyes, Miracle Ear and others. The property is an out lot to Meijer and is adjacent to Buffalo Wild Wings. Austin Weisenbeck, Sean Sharko, Aaron Baum, Simon Jonna and Ryan Cockerill of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a developer, and the buyer, a limited liability company. Steve Chaben also of the firm assisted in closing the transaction.
CHICAGO — Reed Construction has completed a 20,000-square-foot renovation and expansion for Rise Interactive at 1 S. Wacker in Chicago. The build-out included the addition of an internal steel staircase with glass handrails, connecting the third and fourth floors, as well as the installation of a reclaimed wood barn door at the suite’s entry. In addition, two large meeting rooms were built-out and now feature a bar for internal company meetings and client entertainment. Reed Construction also built 10 additional private offices, eight conference rooms and two on-site cafés. Steve Sandquist was the project manager for Reed Construction. Hydzik Schade Associates provided architectural services. Rise Interactive is a digital marketing agency that specializes in traffic generation and web analytics.
DES PLAINES, ILL. — Bradford Allen Realty Services has arranged a lease renewal and restructure of 18,222 square feet for Ex Libris Group in Des Plaines. The library automation solutions company will occupy space in a 244,049-square-foot office space located at 1350 E. Touhy Ave., just north of the Allstate Arena, between I-90 and Mannheim Road. The property recently underwent renovations. Ben Azulay and Joel Berger represented the tenant. Fred Ishler of Transwestern represented ownership, Steinco Inc.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Wood Partners LLC will break ground this month on Alta Eastmar Commons, a 312-unit, $41.9 million apartment community in Orlando. The asset will be located on 29.3 acres at 159 Dean Road. The property is Wood Partners’ 12th apartment community developed in Orlando. Construction is expected to wrap up in the fourth quarter of 2016, and Wood Partners plans to begin leasing the residences in the first quarter of 2016. Upon completion, the property will feature a two-story clubhouse, pool, nature trails, 516 surface parking spaces and 54 detached garages. Eastmar Commons Partnership was the seller of the land, and Jay Ballard of Cushman & Wakefield of Florida was the broker. CBREGI is the equity partner. BB&T provided the construction loan. Chancey Design Partnership (architect), Mellich Blenden Engineering (civil engineer) and Libra Design Group (landscape architect) designed the project. Wood Florida Builders is the general contractor, and Wood Residential Services will manage the community once it’s complete.
ROCK HILL, S.C. AND GASTONIA, N.C. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged two refinance loans totaling $34.8 million for two multifamily properties in the Carolinas. The assets include the 436-unit Brentwood Chase Apartments at 1654 Lowell Bethesda Road in Gastonia and the 248-unit Cowan Farms at 1310 Cypress Point Drive in Rock Hill. Bill Matone of NorthMarq Capital’s Charlotte office arranged both loans with 10-year terms and 30-year amortization schedules. Brentwood Chase’s loan amount was $21.8 million and Cowan Farms’ was $13 million.
GAITHERSBURG, MD. — CBRE’s National Retail Investment Group has brokered the $19.5 million sale of Goshen Crossing, a 78,456-square-foot grocery-anchored shopping center in Gaithersburg. Giant Food anchors the center and master ground leases the entire property on a long-term triple-net basis, occupying the majority of the center and subleasing the remaining portion to a mix of national and local tenants. The center was fully leased at the time of sale. Jeffrey Dunne, David Gavin, Bill Kent and Ryan Sciullo of CBRE represented the seller, GC Gaithersburg LLC, an entity controlled by Ceruzzi Properties. The CBRE team also procured the buyer, a private investor based in New York that acquired the asset as part of a 1031 tax-deferred exchange.
SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. — Construction is underway on Fairview Park Assisted Living Facility, developed by Graycliff Capital Senior Housing, across a 10-acre parcel near Hillcrest Memorial Hospital in Simpsonville. Planned to accommodate 80 total beds, Fairview was modeled on Graycliff’s Spring Park concept and will comprise two residential assisted living wings containing common areas and 56 beds, as well as a 24-bed memory care wing with private common areas. Development cost is $11.2 million, and Graycliff expects to complete construction by November 2015.
