GRAPEVINE, TEXAS — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has arranged a $12 million permanent, fixed-rate loan secured by Dancing River of Grapevine. BB&T Real Estate Funding provided funding for the acquisition. The seven-year loan includes a 30-year amortization schedule with two years of interest-only payments. Dancing River of Grapevine is an 81-bed seniors housing complex with a mix of assisted living and memory care units. Amenities include an on-site salon, spa with massage services, library, fitness classes and private dining. Richard Thomas of Grandbridge originated the transaction for the undisclosed borrower.
IRVING, TEXAS — Panther FW Investments, in partnership with a local multifamily investment group, has sold two apartment complexes totaling 576 units. Glen Arbor and Westgate Apartments are located next to each other at Belt Line Road and William Dehaes Drive in Irving. Panther owned the properties for the last three years, during which time it made capital improvements and upgraded the interiors with the goal of increasing rental revenue. Taylor Snoddy of Transwestern represented the seller.
NORMAN, OKLA. — Virtus Real Estate Capital, a real estate private equity firm, and Aspen Heights, a student housing development and management company, have partnered to develop a 684-bed cottage-style student housing community near the University of Oklahoma. Construction has begun on the complex, which will be completed in August 2015.
ADDISON, TEXAS — Veriten Solutions LLC will relocate its headquarters by the end of 2014 to Marsh Business Park East in Addison. The company will move into a 12,237-square-foot property located at 3752 Arapaho Road, one of six buildings in the 179,739-square-foot business park. The park is 88 percent occupied. Veriten, a technology company focused on enterprise application design and development services, is currently headquartered at another location in Addison. Jason Miller and Susan Singer of Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services represented the landlord, P7/Sealy Marsh Arapaho Owner LP.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Brasfield & Gorrie has signed a lease to occupy office space at 1201 Demonbreun, a $50 million, 15-story office tower in Nashville’s Gulch neighborhood. Brasfield & Gorrie is the general contractor of the 680,000-square-foot project, which includes 305,000 square feet of office space and a 375,000-square-foot parking deck with 950 spaces. The project team includes developer Eakin Partners and architect Hastings Architecture Associates. Brasfield & Gorrie expects to deliver 1201 Demonbreun in late 2016 and move in to its office space in spring 2017. Other committed tenants include talent agency William Morris Endeavor, law firm Neal & Harwell and Sony Music Nashville.
ROME, GA. — Crossman & Co. has brokered the $21 million sale of Charles Hight Square, a Publix-anchored shopping center located in Rome. The property’s tenant roster includes Wells Fargo, AT&T, Jimmy John’s and Mattress Firm. John Zielinski, Mark Thompson and Leah Harrington of Crossman & Co. represented the seller in the transaction.
ANDERSON, S.C. — HLC Equity has sold a 192,000-square-foot Walmart Supercenter located at 3812 Liberty Highway in Anderson. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. currently has 13.7 years remaining on its triple-net lease. The property is part of a 330,000-square-foot power retail center that includes a Sam’s Club and a 5,000-square-foot strip center. CBRE represented HLC Equity in the transaction.
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — JLL Capital Markets team has brokered the sale of Blackstone Science Square, a Class A office/lab building in Cambridge. Centremark Properties sold the four-story, 78,672-square-foot property to Brickman Associates for $31.5 million. Located at 237 Putnam Ave. and 19-23 Blackstone St., the property has undergone $8.1 million of capital improvements over the past five years. The improvements include significant infrastructure upgrades to accommodate life science lab tenants and new lobby and common area finishes. Additionally, there is a 94-space parking lot adjacent to the building. Current tenants include Good Start Genetics Inc., Ambri, Genewiz and Cireca Thernostics. Frank Petz and Jessica Hughes of JLL led the JLL Investments Sales team on the transaction.
SELDEN, N.Y. — Suffolk County Community College (SCCC) has opened a $29.8 million William J. Lindsay Life Sciences Building in Selden. Patchogue, N.Y.-based BBS Architects served as architect, interior designer, and civil, mechanical and electrical engineer for the building, which is aiming to achieve LEED Gold certification. Approximately 5,000 students will attend classes in the new building in the spring semester beginning in January 2015. Additionally, the building will also allow for the expansion of science classes to include an additional 100 students in the spring and 300 students next fall. The project team included J. Petrocelli Contracting, Tsoi/Kobus & Associates, Greenman-Pedersen, Ysrael A. Seinuk and Bladykas Engineering. New York State and Suffolk County financed the project in equal parts.
DARIEN, CONN. — NorthMarq Capital’s New York office has finalized the $20.8 million refinancing of a Whole Foods in Darien. The 50,000-square-foot specialty grocery store is located at 150-152 Ledge Road. Ernest DesRochers of NorthMarq Capital arranged the financing for the borrower through its correspondent relationship with a credit tenant lease (CTL) lender. The transaction was structured as a 24-year fully amortizing loan with a low debt service coverage ratio requirement.