OAKBROOK TERRACE, ILL. — Zilber Property Group has opened a new Chicago regional office in Oakbrook Terrace. Lead by Todd Vezza, director of industrial investments, the office is focused on the expansion of Zilber’s Chicago industrial portfolio through acquisition and development. The new location is located at One Oakbrook Terrace Suite 510. Zilber owns and manages more than 5 million square feet of commercial space and operates corporate offices in Milwaukee and operations in Arizona, California, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Texas and Wisconsin.
INDIANAPOLIS — Tikijian Associates has brokered the sale of Parc Bordeaux Apartments, a 208-unit apartment community in Indianapolis. The sale price was undisclosed, but the property was listed at $8.7 million. Originally built in 1968, Parc Bordeaux underwent a $3.2 million rehab in 2002 following a tornado. Tikijian Associates represented the seller, Fowler Property Acquisitions. The buyer was an affiliate of Birge & Held Asset Management LLC, an Indianapolis-based private equity and property management firm. The buyer plans to continue making upgrades at the property.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — The Greysteel Co, has arranged the sale of Cooper Park, a 180-unit apartment complex located at 812 Cooper Square Circle in Arlington. Boyan Radic, Doug Banerjee, Andrew Mueller and John Marshall Doss of Greysteel represented the seller, Cooper Holdings LP. Upper Level Acquisitions I LLC purchased the property.
IRVING, TEXAS — BMC Capital has arranged a $3.2 million purchase loan for a multi-tenant retail property located in Irving. The seven-year loan includes a 4.3 percent interest rate and a 25-year amortization schedule. The loan was arranged through one of BMC Capital’s correspondent banking relationships. Brian Gramlich of BMC Capital’s Dallas office arranged the financing.
DALLAS — Venture Commercial Real Estate has arranged four leases on behalf of DestinationXL, a big and tall men’s clothing store. The 9,059-square-foot Dallas store is located at the southeast corner of North Central Expressway and Park Lane in the Shops at Park Lane, and will represent the first urban Dallas location for the retailer. The Arlington location spans 5,970 square feet and is located at 4245 S. Cooper St. The 6,800-square-foot Midland location is located at 2810 W. Loop 250 North in The Commons at Northpark II shopping center. The Tulsa, Okla. store, also 6,800 square feet, is located at 7020 S. Memorial Drive. Venture’s John Zikos and Jonathan Cooper represented the tenant in the four transactions. Ashley O’Malley and Jack Beard of United Commercial Realty, Mihir Mody of Mody Capital LLC, Gary Andrews of GRACO Real Estate Development and Matt Mardis of Paine & Associates represented the landlords in the transactions. The Tulsa store opened in October. The Arlington location is scheduled for a February opening, Midland is scheduled to open in March and the Dallas store is slated to open in May.
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — Liberty Pipeline Services has expanded and relocated its offices from Spring to The Reserve at Sierra Pines in The Woodlands. Liberty increased the size of its space from 3,300 square feet to 9,313 square feet in the new Class A building, which is located at 1585 Sawdust Road. Ryan Dierker and Rob Banzhaf with Newcor Commercial Real Estate represented Liberty Pipeline Services in locating and negotiating the office space lease. Jarrod McQuain of Cushman and Wakefield represented the sub landlord.
SAN DIEGO — The Richman Group of California has announced its plans to build three new residential/mixed-use projects in Southern California. The new communities will be located in Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties. They will contain a total of 326 apartment units for a combined value of $150 million. Richman’s first project is a 95-unit, affordable seniors community at 345 Commonwealth Ave. in Fullerton. The six-story, 130,000-square-foot midrise building will contain 3,200 square feet of retail space, as well as a subterranean parking garage. It is scheduled for completion in spring 2016. The group also plans to break ground on a 132-unit luxury apartment community in Cerritos later this year. The firm most recently received approval for F11, a 99-unit apartment community in San Diego. It will front the north side of F Street, between 11th Avenue and Park Boulevard. F11 will feature 5,644 square feet of street-level commercial space, resident and guest parking spaces, and indoor and outdoor recreational amenities. The U-shaped tower will surround a south-facing courtyard and pool area. Other amenities include exercise facilities and a bowling alley. The Richman Group is partnering with Shearn H. Platt, a subsidiary of the Richman Group Development Corp., …
SAN MATEO, CALIF. — Land & Houses USA Inc. has purchased the 111-unit Mode by Alta apartment community in the Silicon Valley submarket of San Mateo for $73.6 million. The community is located at 2089 Pacific Blvd. Mode by Alta was completed late last year. Apartments have above-standard ceiling heights, patios or balconies, oversized windows and high-end contemporary finishes. Community amenities include a fitness center and yoga studio, a contemporary lounge with a chef’s kitchen and resident business center, and resort-style courtyards with water features, fire pits and an outdoor kitchen. The community is within walking distance of Caltrain. It is also one mile from San Mateo’s downtown district. The developer and seller, Wood Partners, was represented by Stanford Jones, Philip Saglimbeni and Salvatore Saglimbeni of Institutional Property Advisors.
BEND, ORE. — A joint venture between Tryperion Partners and Vesta Hospitality has acquired the Riverhouse Hotel & Convention Center, a 220-room hotel in Bend, for an undisclosed sum. The full-service hotel is located at 3075 US-97 BUS, along the Deschutes River. The acquisition includes a 53,000-square-foot convention center. The joint venture plans to upgrade the guest rooms and food and beverage outlets. The hotel also has prime access to walking and hiking trails along the river.
OAKLAND, CALIF. — A new food market known as Water Street Market will soon debut at Jack London Square, a mixed-use waterfront development in Oakland. The new market will be developed by Steve Carlin and the Carlin Company, in partnership with Jack London Square Ventures, a joint venture between Ellis Partners and DivcoWest. The market will be located at 55 Harrison Street. Carlin has developed similar projects in the area, including Oxbow Public Market in Napa and the Ferry Building Marketplace in San Francisco. Carlin will serve as master lessor for the 32,000 square feet on the first floor. The second floor will be renovated for additional market-related uses at a later date. The building also contains 110,000 square feet of office space spread among four upper levels. Plank, a food and entertainment venue, opened this past October at Jack London Square, while Steel Rail, a locally owned café, will open this spring. The City of Oakland also recently approved plans for 665 residential units on two parcels near the Market that will help meet the city’s growing demand for urban housing. Jack London Square is Oakland’s only publicly accessible mixed-use waterfront area. It has been a landmark along a …