SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — NAI Hiffman has arranged the lease renewal of a 13,700-square-foot office space in Schaumburg, located in northwest suburban Chicago. Mitsubishi Materials will occupy space at 1300-1320 N. Plum Grove Road. Los Angeles-based Mitsubishi Materials is a manufacturer and supplier of cutting tools for the metalworking industry. Mitsubishi’s Schaumburg location houses the firm’s marketing, sales, and engineering office. The company has been located at its Schaumburg property for more than five years. Michael Flynn and Jason Wurtz of NAI Hiffman represented the landlord, Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada, in the transaction. Tak O’Haru of White Cube LLC represented Mitsubishi Materials.
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NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Capital Group has arranged a $30 million first mortgage construction loan for the ground-up development of a multifamily property located at 501 East 74th Street in New York. The borrower, Golden Asset LLC, plans to develop a 20-story, 83-unit property, which is being designed by Steven B. Jacobs Group Architects. Aaron Birnbaum and Tal Savariego of Meridian Capital Group negotiated the three-year loan, which features a competitive spread over LIBOR, interest-only payments for the full term and several extension options.
UNION CITY, N.J. — Moonachie, N.J.-based Weiss Realty Co. brokered the sale of a Walgreens located at 3333 Park Ave. in Union City. A 1031 buyer acquired the 11,000-square-foot property for $5.3 million. Jaime Weiss and Arnold Litt of Weiss Realty Co. represented the seller and buyer in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Hersha Hospitality Trust has opened Hilton Garden Inn Midtown East. Located on 52nd Street in Manhattan, the hotel brings 205 rooms to Manhattan’s office market, which totals approximately 20 million square feet. Based on the company’s forecasts, the development represents a first full-year economic capitalization rate of approximately 8.1 percent and a hotel EBITDA of 11.2x. Additionally, on a stabilized basis, the investment represents an economic capitalization rate of 11 percent and a hotel EBITDA multiple of 8.4x.
NEW YORK CITY — GFI Realty Services has brokered the sale of a vacant, five-story walk-up apartment building located in Manhattan’s East Harlem neighborhood. A local investor acquired the 10-unit property for $3 million or $300,000 per unit. Constructed in 1930, the 9,656-square-foot building is located two blocks from the 116th Street subway station, which services the 2, 3 and 6 lines. Yosef Katz and Yisroel Pershin of GFI represented the seller, a local investor, in the transaction.
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — Healthcare system Houston Methodist has purchased a 57-acre tract in The Woodlands for the construction of a 470,000-square-foot, 193-bed hospital. The Howard Hughes Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiary, The Woodlands Development Company, will develop the property on the site, located south of the intersection of I-45 and State Highway 242. The campus, which will be modeled after Houston Methodist West near Katy, will feature a 135,000-square-foot medical office building in addition to the hospital. The entire project is valued at $328 million. The hospital is slated for completion in early 2015, with opening planned for 2017. The medical office building is slated for completion in late 2015. Robert Parsley and Coy Davidson of Colliers International represented Houston Methodist in the land acquisition. The new property will be the fourth hospital campus in The Woodlands and the eighth in the Houston Methodist system.
DALLAS — StreetLights Residential (SLR) has broken ground on a 212-unit high-rise apartment property in the Uptown area of Dallas. The project, located at the intersection of the Maple/Routh Connection and Thomas Avenue, will stand 23 stories and include one- and two-bedroom residences. Gromatzky Dupree & Associates designed the building, Waldrop + Nichols Studio LLC designed the apartment interiors, and Studio Outside is designing the landscaping. SLR Uptown Construction LLC is the general contractor. The first units at the yet-to-be-named property are slated for delivery in late 2015.
McALLEN, TEXAS — Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC has arranged an $8.3 million loan for the acquisition of The Landing on Sixth, a 150-unit multifamily complex in McAllen. Located at 4401 N. 6th St., the property offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom residences, as well as a fitness center, playground, swimming pool and clubhouse. Michael Levell of Berkadia worked on behalf of the borrower, Juniper Investment Group, to secure the 10-year Fannie Mae loan, which includes a fixed interest rate of 4.87 percent and 30-year amortization schedule. The property was 98 percent occupied at the time of the loan’s closing.
HENDERSON, NEV. — Newmark Grubb Knight Frank has brokered the $26 million sale of Elysian Parc, a 164-unit apartment complex in the Las Vegas suburb of Henderson. The property offers one- and two-bedroom apartments, as well as a clubhouse, fitness center, tanning bed, swimming pool, fire pit and hot tub. The garden-style community was 94 percent leased at the time of the sale. NGKF represented the seller, The Calida Group, in the transaction. San Francisco-based Hamilton Zanze was the buyer and procured acquisition financing through Berkeley Point.
GLENDALE, CALIF. — NAI Capital has brokered two multifamily property sales in Glendale for a combined $24.8 million. The Sirott family trust acquired both Villa Geneva Apartments, a 36-unit property located at 1304 E. California Ave.; and Villa Monaco Apartments, a 49-unit property located at 1234 E. California Ave. Glendale Villa Geneva sold Villa Geneva, which was constructed in 1987 for $9.3 million; while Villa Monaco Ltd. sold Villa Monaco, which was constructed in 1988, for $15.5 million. Jesus Henao of NAI Capital represented the Sirott family trust in the transactions.