PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged a $100.4 million loan for the refinancing of DiVosta Towers, a two-building office campus located at 3825 and 3835 PGA Blvd. in Palm Beach Gardens, a city in South Florida’s Palm Beach County. The Class A property comprises two 11-story office buildings spanning 220,000 square feet that are connected by a parking structure. The property was fully delivered in 2020 and houses tenants including JP Morgan, Wealthspire Advisors and Virtu Financial, among others. Charles Foschini, Scott Wadler and Shannon Wilson of Berkadia’s Miami office arranged the three-year, floating-rate loan through Cirrus Real Estate on behalf of the borrower, Gatsby Florida. The sponsor is also building The Modern at Palm Beach Gardens, a 220,000-square-foot office building located at 11200 RCA Center, less than one mile from DiVosta Towers.
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PEMBROKE PINES, FLA. — Waterton has purchased The Landings at Pembroke Lakes, a 358-unit, garden-style apartment community located at 10650 Washington St. in Pembroke Pines, a city in South Florida’s Broward County. The Chicago-based owner-operator plans to invest in light capital improvements to the property’s interiors and common areas, including new equipment on its lakefront beaches. The seller and sales price were not disclosed, but South Florida Business Journal reports the property traded at $80.5 million. Walker & Dunlop represented both the buyer and seller in the transaction and also arranged acquisition financing. Built in 1989 around a 45-acre lake, The Landings at Pembroke Lakes is situated on a 27-acre site and offers a mix of one- and two-bedroom apartments. Amenities include a resort-style pool, clubhouse, fitness center, dog park, tennis courts and sand volleyball courts.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged an $80 million loan for the refinancing of LATITUDE, a 35-acre office campus located in the Northern New Jersey community of Parsippany. LATITUDE features 524,859 square feet of office space across multiple buildings. Tenants include Gilead, FM Global, Mead Johnson, Essential Homes and Sax Wealth Advisors. Oak Funding, a locally based bridge lender and private equity real estate firm, along with Oak North Bank, provided the debt. Chuck Kohaut, Brad Domenico, David Bernhaut, Alexander Hernandez, Frank Stanislaski, Bill Baunach and Jack Subers led the debt placement efforts for Cushman & Wakefield. The borrower, a partnership between Rubenstein Partners and Vision Real Estate Partners, first acquired LATITUDE in 2017 and subsequently renovated the campus, inclusive of the addition of 30,000 square feet of new amenities.
ANNAPOLIS, MD. — MCB Real Estate has purchased an ownership interest in Annapolis Plaza, a 165,565-square-foot shopping center located at 150 Jennifer Road in Annapolis. An unnamed institutional partner of MCB will retain an ownership interest in the retail property, while MCB will oversee leasing strategy, asset management and property management at the center. The seller and sales price were not disclosed, as well as the percentage of the ownership stake. Annapolis Plaza’s tenant roster includes Trader Joe’s, Homesense, HomeGoods and Marshalls. World Market plans to open a new 16,818-square-foot store at the shopping center soon, according to Baltimore Business Journal.
Walker & Dunlop Arranges $46M Loan for Refinancing of Retail Center in Rosemead, California
by Amy Works
ROSEMEAD, CALIF. — Walker & Dunlop has arranged a $46 million loan for refinancing for a retail center in the Southern California city of Rosemead. Trevor Fase and Lynn Pearson of Walker & Dunlop Capital Markets Real Estate Finance team secured the fixed-rate, interest-only permanent debt loan. Joel Minugh and James Ko of Wells Fargo provided the loan for the borrower, a family office. Located on Rosemead Boulevard, Rosemead Place features 336,718 square feet of retail space. Current tenants include Target, LA Fitness, Ross Dress for Less, PetSmart, ULTA Beauty and Dollar Tree.
SunCap Property, Inclenberg Investments Break Ground on Final Building at Gilbert Spectrum Business Park in Arizona
by Amy Works
GILBERT, ARIZ. — SunCap Property Group and Inclenberg Investments have broken ground on the final building at Gilbert Spectrum Business Park, an eight-building master-planned development a decade in the making. Slated for completion in second quarter 2027, the building will feature 101,000 square feet of speculative industrial space. Graycor is serving as general contractor for the building, with Lee & Associates Arizona handling leasing efforts for for the property. The project team includes Balmer Architectural Group and Bowman as civil engineer.
TEMPE, ARIZ. — Stos Partners has bought an industrial warehouse, located at 525 S. McClintock Drive in Tempe, from a private owner for $5.7 million. Situated on 2.6 acres, the property offers 40,023 square feet of industrial space. Built in 1975, the building features 14-foot clear heights, six grade-level loading doors, approximately 6,000 square feet of office space, HVAC throughout the warehouse and offices areas and more than 1,000 amps of power. Originally developed as a six-tenant industrial building, the property was most recently occupied by a single user. Stos Partners plans to implement a comprehensive renovation program to transform the Class B asset into a modern multi-tenant industrial facility designed to serve a range of small-bay warehouse users. Upon completion of renovations, the building will offer five to six suites ranging from 5,000 square feet to 12,500 square feet. Planned improvements will include construction of new speculative office space, reconfiguration of the warehouse into multiple tenant suites, upgrades to the parking lot, building façade and landscaping, warehouse enhancements, installations of new white scrim, HVAC replacements, roof resurfacing and new property signage. Jack Tate and Payton Kruidenier of Ross Brown Partners represented the buyer and seller in the transaction.
NEWARK, DEL. — A public-private partnership between local developer Buccini Pollin Group and the University of Delaware has topped out The Asters, a $75 million multifamily project in Newark. The Asters is located within the university’s Science, Technology and Advanced Research (STAR) campus and will offer 229 one- and two-bedroom units across two seven-story buildings. Units will range in size from 600 to 1,100 square feet and will be furnished with quartz countertops, tile backsplashes and stainless steel appliances. Select residences will feature private balconies. Amenities will include a pool, outdoor grilling and dining areas, landscaped courtyard with pickleball court, indoor basketball court, fitness center with boxing and yoga spaces and a resident lounge with an entertainment kitchen and game room.
C&C Development, Riverside Charitable Corp. Open 60-Unit Affordable Housing Community in Irvine, California
by Amy Works
IRVINE, CALIF. — C&C Development, in partnership with Riverside Charitable Corp., has opened Cartwright Family Apartments, an affordable housing community in Irvine. Situated on 1.6 acres at 17861 Cartwright Road, the property features 60 apartments for households earning between 30 and 80 percent of the Orange County, Calif., area median income, with a portion of the units designated for veterans. Additionally, Cartwright Family Apartments includes a leasing presence for current Irvine residents or persons employed by the city. Designed by KTGY, Cartwright Family Apartments consists of four single-story residential buildings with 15 one-bedroom, 17 two-bedroom and 28 three-bedroom units with private balconies. Community amenities include a courtyard with pool, barbecue pavilion, tot lot, bike storage, community room with a kitchen, computer room, laundry room, leasing office and a supportive services manager office. At its opening, the property was 100 percent leased.
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between Gilbane Development, Blue Sea Development Co. and JASA has completed Linden Grove, a 153-unit affordable seniors housing project in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn. Residences at the 13-story building are reserved for renters earning 30 to 40 percent of the area median income, with 46 units reserved for formerly unhoused seniors. Amenities include a fitness room, arts and crafts area, laundry room, a rooftop terrace, outdoor dining areas and community gardens.