DALLAS — Firecrust Neapolitan Pizzeria has signed leases for two new locations in the North Dallas submarket. The restaurants will be located in a 3,000-square-foot space at Knox Promenade Shopping Center and a 2,935-square-foot space at Prestonwood Park in Plano. Firecrust, which offers salads, craft beer and wine in addition to custom, wood-fired pizzas, plans to open five to seven locations in 2014.
LAKEWOOD, COLO. — The Lodge at Denver West has received a $40.5-million mezzanine construction loan. The 252-unit development is located within the Denver West Business Park in Lakewood, which is southwest of Denver. The Lodge will be the final multi-housing phase for the Denver West master-planned development. Upon completion, the 800-acre, mixed-use project will contain about 2 million square feet of office space, nearly 2 million square feet of retail and 575 existing multi-housing units. The Lodge is slated for completion in 2015. The seven-year loan has a fixed interest rate of 5.5 percent with interest-only during the 24-month construction term. It was arranged at 89 percent of cost by HFF’s Wally Reid and Josh Simon on behalf of a joint venture between the Greystone Group and the Stevinson Family.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – Construction has commenced on the third office building at SkySong, the ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center. The 145,000-square-foot SkySong III will be located along SkySong Boulevard. Arizona State University (ASU) will lease one and a half of the building’s four floors. Existing tenant WebFilings will also expand its presence at the property by leasing a full floor of the new building. Plaza Companies has also signed a lease at SkySong III. With these leases already in place, the new building has reached 65 percent occupancy before construction even began. The $32-million building is being developed by Plaza Companies in partnership with the Arizona State University Foundation and the City of Scottsdale. Holualoa Companies has also partnered with Plaza Companies on this project. Financing is provided by Alliance Bank of Arizona.
LAKEWOOD, COLO. – The 318-unit Belmar Villas in Lakewood has sold to Seagate Properties for an undisclosed sum. The community is located at 700 S. Reed Court. It was 97 percent occupied at the time of closing. Seagate plans to renovate the property. The unnamed seller was represented by Terrance Hunt, Shane Ozment, Jeff Hawks and Doug Andrews of ARA Colorado.
SANTA CLARA, CALIF. – The 1,000-unit Mansion Grove in Santa Clara has received $188 million in first-mortgage refinancing. The community is located at 502 Mansion Park Drive. It was 98 percent leased at the time of closing. Financing was based on a 10-year term and a 30-year amortization schedule.Jeffrey Weidell, Nate Prouty and Andrew Slaton of NorthMarq Capital’s San Francisco regional office arranged the financing on behalf of an affiliate of Prometheus Real Estate Group. It was arranged through the firm’s relationship with Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA-CREF) and Allstate Life Insurance Company.
TEMPE, ARIZ. – HUB on Campus at Arizona State University (ASU) in Tempe has sold to Inland American Communities Group (IAC) for $103 million. The HUB is located across from Sun Devil Stadium near the Mill Avenue entertainment district. It includes 640 beds, 21,842 square feet of ground-floor retail space and adjacent land for future development. HUB is set to be fully occupied for the 2013-2014 school year. IAC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Inland American Real Estate Trust.
IRVINE, CALIF. — California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) has purchased Banting Corporate Center in Irvine for $30.5 million. The two-building center is located at 1 and 3 Banting. It contains a total of 140,000 square feet on 12.35 acres. CSUF signed a seven-year lease for 70,000 square feet at the center in 2010. The university plans to eventually occupy the entire property as other leases expire. This will allow CSUF to double the size of its Irvine campus branch. CSUF’s Auxiliary Services Corporation was represented by CBRE’s Peter Andrichand Gregg Haly.
CHARLOTTE AND CARY, N.C. — Peak Capital Partners, a Utah-based multifamily investment company, has purchased two multifamily communities in North Carolina in two separate transactions. The firm purchased The Links at Citiside, a 274-unit complex located at 5005 Community Circle in Charlotte, and Oxford Square, a 184-unit property located at 1000 Village Greenway in Cary. Peak Capital Partners has also made capital improvements to each community, including new landscaping, refinished parking lots, exterior improvements and renovated clubhouses. The company owns and manages more than 6,000 multifamily units in eight states.
MORRISVILLE, N.C. — Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer has arranged the $9.2 million sale of the Research Triangle Industrial Center, a three-building industrial park totaling 153,629 square feet in Morrisville. The property is located at the intersection of Highway 54 and Airport Boulevard in the heart of Raleigh-Durham's top industrial submarket. Peter Lawrence Co. purchased the 93 percent leased property. Chris Norvell and Scot Humphrey of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer's capital markets group represented the seller, Cambridge Hanover.
RIDGELAND, MISS. — Hilton Worldwide has opened its 21st U.S. Home2 Suites by Hilton hotel, which is designed for business travelers and extended-stay guests. Home2 Suites by Hilton Jackson/Ridgeland is the second Home2 Suites hotel in Mississippi. The four-story, 92-suite hotel is located at 526 Evergreen St. in Ridgeland. New Vision Ridgeland Hotel LLC owns the property, and New Vision Hotel Management is the hotel's manager. The hotel's amenity package includes a fitness center, laundry facility, continental breakfast station, lobby, saline pool, patio with gas grills and a fire pit.