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Village Place Fort Lauderdale Housing Trust Group

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Housing Trust Group (HTG) has completed the construction of Village Place Apartments, a $15 million, 112-unit senior affordable housing community for ages 55 and up. The mid-rise community is located at 720 N.E. 4th Ave. in downtown Fort Lauderdale, blocks from the Las Olas Boulevard district. The property, which is already 100 percent leased, features units with granite countertops, split-level designs and eco-friendly features such as low-flow plumbing fixtures, low-VOC paint, Energy-Star qualified appliances, Energy-Star windows and energy efficient HVAC systems. HTG and architect Sotolongo Salman Henderson of Miami have designed and constructed Village Place to be designated a green building in line with the National Green Building Standards. The apartment community includes a gated entrance, community center with computers and Wi-Fi access throughout, swimming pool and a fitness room with exercise equipment. Residents will also have access to The Wave Modern Streetcar transit system that is scheduled to open in 2017. Project financing was provided by U.S. Bank in the amount of $38.6 million through its community development subsidiary, including a $13.2 million construction loan; a $3 million permanent financing loan; and $22.4 million of Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity from U.S. Bancorp Community …

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DoubleTree by Hilton Downtown Little Rock hotel

LITTLE ROCK, ARK. — HFF has brokered the sale of the 288-room DoubleTree by Hilton Downtown Little Rock hotel in downtown Little Rock. The 14-story hotel has recently undergone $10 million in capital improvements and features the Plaza Grille and Lounge, a business center, swimming pool, fitness center and 12,000 square feet of meeting space. The hotel, located at 424 W. Markham St., is attached to the Robinson Center Music Hall, which is undergoing a $68.6 million reconstruction. The hotel is located within walking distance to the River Market Entertainment District, the William J. Clinton Presidential Center and Library and Highway 167. Denny Meikleham, John Bourret and Alan Suzuki of HFF represented the seller, a joint venture between Trinity Hotel Investors LLC and BayNorth Capital LLC. An affiliate of New York-based Fifth Avenue Capital LLC and Waterford Hotel Group purchased the hotel for an undisclosed amount.

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Baltimore Crossroads @95

WHITE MARSH, MD. — American Tire Distributors has signed a 138,240-square-foot lease with Chesapeake Real Estate Group LLC for warehouse and distribution space at 11503 Pocomoke Court, a new building under construction in the Baltimore Crossroads @95 business community near White Marsh in Baltimore County. The international tire supplier expects to take occupancy upon completion of the building in fall 2015. Baltimore Crossroads @95 is a 1,000-acre mixed-use business community configured to support more than 6 million square feet of Class A office, R&D/flex, warehouse and industrial and retail space, as well as residential components that include a luxury apartment complex, condominiums, townhomes and single-family homes.

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Valley-Bloom-Montclair-LCOR

The central theme of the Northern New Jersey retail market heading toward 2015 can be captured in three words: flight to quality. Strong tenant demand, driven by the region’s diverse inventory of well-located existing and new high-end supply, is translating to tightening vacancies and upward pressure on rents. As more young professionals choose to live in urban centers and densely populated communities along transit lines, downtown retail, in particular, is benefiting from the momentum. Millennials are starting families and are creating the need for larger living spaces and full-service, family-focused neighborhood amenities. As such, many national and regional concepts that traditionally have targeted regional malls are now entering these markets. Daycare centers, schools, grocery stores and fitness centers also are actively targeting quality downtown locations. In response, developers and owners are adding new supply and renovating existing properties to accommodate this new generation of tenants in the space-constrained Northern New Jersey region. Mixed-use projects containing retail, residential, office and/or hospitality components in infill locations continue to gain traction. Along the Hudson Waterfront and downtown, mixed-use projects illustrating this trend include Shuster Development’s project at 360 Ninth Street in the Hamilton Park neighborhood of Jersey City, which will add approximately 29,000 …

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SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Donahue Schriber Realty Group has acquired Village Oaks, a 320,000-square-foot shopping center in San Jose, for a reported $111 million. The center is located at the intersection of Cottle Road and Great Oaks Parkway, between Highway 101 and State Route 85. Village Oaks was built in 2014 as part of the city’s master-planned Hitachi Transit Village, which is the largest infill development project in the region, according to Donahue Schriber. Notable tenants at the center include Target, Safeway, Marshalls, Party City, Petco, ULTA, Chase Bank, Bank of America, Panera Bread, MOD Pizza, Five Guys Burgers & Fries and Chipotle Mexican Grill.

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SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF. — Realterm/NAT has purchased YRC Bloomington Truck Terminal, a 51.4-acre industrial site near San Bernardino, for $58.1 million. The site is located at 18298 Slover Ave., off Interstate 10 at Cedar Street. The property is 12 miles east of Ontario International Airport. The site contains two truck terminals with 325 loading doors that total 165,141 square feet, in addition to a 32,630-square-foot shop building. The terminal is fully leased to YRC, Inc. through January 2019. The company is a subsidiary of YRC Worldwide, one of the world’s largest transportation service providers. CBRE’s Darla Longo, Barbara Emmons, Mike Caprile, Rebecca Perlmutter Finkel and Grant Ross represented both the buyer and the seller, Pacific Industrial and institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management, in this transaction. The team was supported by Steve Sprenger of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank.

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COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Sagebrook Apartments LLC has acquired the 314-unit Sagebrook Apartments in Colorado Springs for $48.7 million. The community is located at 2555 Raywood View. This sale is the second-largest, single-property apartment transaction in the history of Colorado Springs, according to Marcus & Millichap, which represented the buyer. The property is situated near the Promenade Shops at Briargate, the Briargate business campus, the InterQuest business park, the Pine Creek Golf Club, the Air Force Academy, Memorial Hospital North and the new Penrose St. Francis Medical Center. Community amenities include a swimming pool, sun deck and all-season spa, 24-hour fitness center, clubroom with Wi-Fi, kitchen, fireplace area with a flat-screen television, outdoor picnic area with gas barbecues, a coffee bar and business center. The LLC was represented by Clayton Primm, Jacob Steele and Nick Steele of Marcus & Millichap’s Denver office. The seller was Griffis Residential. Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. also arranged $32.3 million in acquisition financing for this transaction. The non-recourse debt placement was structured as a 30-year, fixed-rate, fully amortizing loan.

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RIALTO, CALIF. — Keeco LLC has signed a 10-year lease for a 677,225-square-foot industrial facility in Rialto. The facility is located at 1420 N. Tamarind Ave., within the 2.6-million-square-foot ProLogis Park Rialto I-210 Distribution Center. Keeco pre-leased this facility before construction began this past November. The facility is expected to be complete this June. The industrial park is centrally located near Interstates 10, 15 and 210. Notable nearby tenants include Target, Solo Cup, UnderArmour, Black & Decker and OHL Logistics. The new space will allow Keeco to consolidate its 250,000-square-foot distribution center in Ontario, which will relocate to the new Rialto property upon its completion. The home textile supplier also operates a 445,000-square-foot distribution center in Hayward, about 20 minutes from the Port of Oakland. The new industrial space in Rialto will leave Keeco with a total of 1.1 million square feet in distribution operations throughout California. Keeco was represented by Michael Chavez and Craig Hagglund of Lee & Associates. The landlord, ProLogis, was represented by Paul Earnhart of the same firm. The value of the lease was not divulged.

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RIVERSIDE, CALIF. – A 260,000-square-foot industrial building in the Riverside submarket of Moreno Valley has sold to Westcore Properties for $17 million. The building is located at 17101 Heacock Street. It is situated on the March Air Reserve Base and sits adjacent to an Amazon Fulfillment Center. The facility was built in 2006. DHL Express holds a master lease on the property, though it is subleased to tenants like Amro Fabricating Corp. and Ross Dress for Less. The seller, a joint venture between Marhub LLC and Global Port Ramp Services, was represented by HFF’s Anthony Brent, Ryan Martin and Jeremy Womack.

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