ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – West Central Plaza Shopping Center, a 123,048-square-foot retail center in Albuquerque, has sold to Heslin Holdings for $12 million. The center is located at 4208 Central Ave. SW. The property was formerly home to Kmart, which vacated the space last year. It also includes a number of smaller retail tenants in an adjacent multi-tenant building. A restaurant occupies a third building. Heslin will re-tenant the 104,000-square-foot facility vacated by Kmart. The company will likely re-configure the space to accommodate multiple tenants. The smaller buildings will also be upgraded and expanded. The seller, West Central Plaza, was represented by CBRE’s Jeremy Nelson, Lia Armstrong and Jim Dountas. The CBRE retail team was retained by Heslin to assist in the center’s leasing and redevelopment efforts. The firm made a $12-million investment in the property, which includes the costs of acquisition, redevelopment and re-tenanting, as part of a value-add investment strategy.
SANDY, UTAH – The Hills at Sandy Station, a 70,000-square-foot luxury apartment complex in Utah, has sold to an unnamed buyer for an undisclosed sum. The community is located at 234 Sego Lily Drive in Sandy, on Utah’s East bench. The Hills was originally built as condos before it went into foreclosure and was ultimately converted into apartments. The initial development contained 61 condos, though the city later approved the development of 146 additional units. The seller, The Hills at Sandy Station LLC, was represented by Mark Jensen and Greg Ratliff of ARA, a Newmark Company.
SAN DIEGO – Via Frontera Business Park, an 80,882-square-foot industrial/R&D property in San Diego, has sold to Seven C’s Group LLC, for $10.5 million. The two-building property is located at 10965-10993 Via Frontera Drive. It was built in 1982. The buildings are 41 percent occupied. The buyer plans to occupy a portion of the space. Notable employers in the area include Microsoft, General Atomics, BAE Systems, Sony and HP. The seller, GCCFC 2007-GG9 Diamond Office LP, was represented by Mark McEwen, Ted Cuthbert and Matt Zimsky of Colliers International.
BAYTOWN, Texas — Dallas-based lender HFF has closed the sale of Remington Park at Baytown, a 129-unit independent and assisted living community. HFF marketed the property on behalf of the unnamed seller. Capital Senior Living purchased the asset for an undisclosed amount. Remington Park at Baytown is located at 901 West Baker Road in Baytown, a suburb approximately 25 miles east of downtown Houston. Expanded in 2008, the 95-percent-occupied property has a mix of nine independent living cottages and 120 assisted living units. The HFF team representing the seller was led by managing director Ryan Maconachy and director Chad Lavender.
TEMPE, ARIZ. – TEMK Investments Fremont LLC has acquired a 1,850-square-foot Starbucks in Tempe for an undisclosed sum. The coffee shop is located at 1926 North Scottsdale Road. It contains a drive-thru. TEMK was represented by DTZ’s Jon Stansbury. The seller, SWC Scottsdale & McKellips LLC, was represented by Andy Kroot of Velocity Retail Group.
DALLAS — Lincoln Harris CSG has brokered the sale of a portfolio of medical office buildings in Dallas-Fort Worth. Webber Beall, Brian Bacharach and Rhodes Baker of Lincoln Harris CSG represented the buyer, Health Care REIT, in the purchase of five on-campus medical office buildings, surgery centers and the sale-leaseback of additional on-campus development sites in the DFW Metroplex. The seller was Rainier Medical Investments, a healthcare and hospitality developer focused on physician co-invested real estate with healthcare systems. The stabilized Class A portfolio contained approximately 196,000 square feet and approximately seven acres of land that was leased back by Rainier for future on-campus medical and hospitality developments.
AUSTIN — Dougherty Mortgage has arranged a $6.2 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Quail Park Village Apartments, a 142-unit multifamily affordable housing property located in Austin. The Fannie Mae loan includes a 10-year term with a 30-year amortization schedule. Dougherty’s Minneapolis office arranged the loan for the borrower, Heartland Wanaka Limited Partnership. Quail Park Village is located in north Austin. Unit amenities include energy-efficient windows and doors, countertop and flooring upgrades, new cabinets and gas stoves.
LONGVIEW, TEXAS — Three retailers are set to open at the Northwest Village Shopping Center, a regional power center in Longview. Located at the northeast corner of Loop 281 and Gilmer Road at 1725 W. Loop 281, the shopping center is situated on approximately 14 acres. The leases total 86,000 square feet. Big Lots will occupy 36,000 square feet. Karen Mitchell of The Woodmont Co. represented the tenant in the transaction. Big Lots is expected to open its doors in fall 2015. Burke’s Outlet will occupy 28,880 square feet. Clay Graham of Fox & Graham represented the tenant in the transaction. Burke’s is planning to open this month. ALDI Food Market will occupy 21,120 square feet. Stan Lotridge with UCR represented the tenant in the transaction. ALDI Food Market is expected to open in fall 2015. The three new leases bring Northwest Village’s occupancy from 42 percent to 95 percent.
WEATHERFORD, TEXAS — Clayton Wells of BMC Capital’s Dallas office has arranged a $1.5 million purchase loan for an apartment complex located in Weatherford. The property was constructed in December 2014. The loan features a 75 percent loan-to-value ratio, a five-year fixed-rate at 4.5 percent with a rate reset at five years, and a 30-year amortization schedule. The loan was arranged through one of BMC Capital’s correspondent banking relationships.
LAWRENCE, KAN., AND CONWAY, ARK. — Colliers International Student Housing Group has arranged the sales of three major student-housing communities in Kansas and Arkansas. In two of the deals, Collegium Capital Partners LLC, an affiliate of Calidus Realty LLC, acquired The Grove at Lawrence in Kansas and The Grove at Conway. The properties which were previously owned by a joint venture between Campus Crest Communities and Harrison Street Real Estate Capital LLC. The Grove at Lawrence is a 500-bed, 172-unit property located approximately five miles from the University of Kansas. The Grove at Conway is a 504-bed, 180-unit property located a few miles from the University of Central Arkansas. The third sales transaction was for a 792-bed, 216-unit student housing community. The details of the transaction were undisclosed. Dorothy Jackman and Travis Prince of Colliers International Student Housing Group represented the seller and the buyer in all three transactions.