SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) Board of Trustees has signed a 99-year ground lease at a new mixed-use project that is being developed in San Diego’s Upper East Village. The 1.3-acre project will envelop a full city block.It will contain creative office space, apartments, and street-level shops and restaurants. The project is being developed by Lowe Enterprises and I.D.E.A. Partners, LLC. It will be designed by Gensler. SDCCD will pay $56,625 per month, for a total lease value of about $67.2 million. The new project is an inaugural component of the 95-acre I.D.E.A. (Innovation Design Education Arts) District, which looks to marry design and technology with the creative fields. The new district hopes to entice educational institutions, arts and artists. It is being designed as a walkable, sustainable environment.
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BELLEVUE, WASH. – A joint venture between Trammell Crow Company and Principal Real Estate Investors has purchased a 1.5-acre land site in Bellevue’s Washington Square. The purchase price was not disclosed. The land is situated along 108th Ave. NE in the city’s Central Business District. The JV plans to develop a 462,000-square-foot, Class A office building with street-level retail on the site. The groundbreaking is scheduled for next April. The project will be built by Lease Crutcher Lewis and designed by LMN Architects. Leasing will be overseen by Tom Bohman, Pete Hollomon and Lennon Atteberry of CBRE’s Bellevue office.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Multi Housing Advisors (MHA) has arranged the sales of six apartment communities in North Carolina totaling 1,261 units. The properties sold for an aggregate $34.3 million. Marc Robinson and Jordan McCarley of MHA’s Charlotte office represented the sellers in all six sales. The buyers weren’t represented by brokers. The acquired properties include the 220-unit Beacon Eastchase in Charlotte, which Eller Capital Partners purchased for $8.3 million; the 109-unit Lemans at Lawndale in Greensboro, which SBV Communities purchased for $2.7 million; the 106-unit Lexington Commons in Greensboro, which SBV Communities purchased for $3.4 million; the 180-unit Fox Run in Greensboro, which Richard Anderson bought for $4 million; the 454-unit The Park in Charlotte, which Northland Investment Corp. sold to FMM for $12.3 million; and the 192-unit Hanover Landing in Charlotte, which Ellington Management Group purchased for $3.6 million.
GAINESVILLE, FLA. — A beam signing ceremony was held for the new Heavener Hall, the University of Florida School of Business Building. The $22 million project is set to begin its vertical construction. Orlando-based SchenkelShultz Architecture, in conjunction with Robert A.M. Stern Architects of New York, designed the building to achieve LEED-Gold certification. The 56,200-square-foot building will be located near the corner of University Avenue and 13th Street on campus. The project will include class rooms, study rooms, academic advisement areas, informal collaboration zones, a café on the ground floor and offices. The new building is slated for a September 2014 completion.
TAMPA, FLA. — Franklin Street Real Estate Services has arranged the $13.1 million sale of Seasons, a 240-unit apartment community located at 11305 N. 51st St. in Tampa. Darron Katton, Kevin Kelleher, Robert Goldfinger and Zach Ames of Franklin Street represented both the buyer, Seasons Property Holdings LLC, and the seller, Bayside Ventures IV LLC, in the transaction. Seasons has undergone more than $1.2 million in exterior renovations since January 2012, according to Franklin Street.
CLERMONT, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Oakley Square Shopping Center, a 30,214-square-foot unanchored retail strip center located at 1500 Oakley Seaver Drive in Clermont. The shopping center sold for approximately $7.5 million. The shopping center’s tenants include AT&T, Firehouse Subs, The Vitamin Shoppe, Mattress One, Robata Japanese Steakhouse, CFE Credit Union, Key Health Pharmacy and Massage Envy. Ronnie Issenberg, Gabriel Britti, Jonathan Gerszberg and Roee Ben-Moshe of Marcus & Millichap’s Miami office represented the seller, an investment fund based in Bay Harbor Islands, Fla., in the transaction. Issenberg, Britti and Ben-Moshe also secured and represented the buyer, a Miami-based limited liability company.
NAGS HEAD, N.C. — CBRE | Hampton Roads has arranged the $2.7 million sale of South Beach Plaza, a two-building retail property located at 2424 S. Croatan Highway in Nags Head, part of North Carolina’s Outer Banks barrier islands. The 20,872-square-foot property’s tenants include Dunkin’ Donuts, Viva Mexican Restaurant, Sweet Frog Premium Yogurt and Jersey Mike’s. Patrick Gill and Joanna Hastings of CBRE | Hampton Roads represented the seller in the transaction.
LISLE, ILL. — The Opus Group has completed Avant at the Arboretum, a 310-unit, luxury mid-rise residential development in Lisle, a suburb of Chicago. The four-story apartment building features in-unit washers and dryers, stainless steel appliances, private balconies, granite countertops, nine-foot ceilings, USB charging stations, deep kitchen sinks and 42-inch cabinets. The development offers nine different floor plans and 310 indoor parking stalls. The community also features an outdoor heated swimming pool, patio area, communal gas grills, outdoor fire pit, fitness center, business center, conference center, club room, bike storage area and dog park. Lincoln Property Cos. Manages the property. Opus Development Co. LLC served as the developer; Opus Design Build LLC was the contractor; and BSB Design Inc. was the project architect.
CHICAGO AND ROLLING MEADOWS, ILL. — The Canyon Multifamily Impact Fund has acquired two apartment properties in the Chicago area. York Terrace, a 331-unit apartment complex on Chicago’s southside and the 662-unit Woodfield Crossing apartment community in Rolling Meadows will undergo a series of improvements during the next year. The Canyon Multifamily Impact Fund is a joint venture between Canyon Capital Realty Advisors and Citi Community Capital that addresses the need for higher quality workforce housing in underserved communities across the United States. The joint venture’s improvement program for York Terrace will focus on addressing deferred maintenance and creating new amenities, including a community multi-purpose room, gym, business center and laundry room. Canyon’s improvement program for Woodfield Crossing will include new roofs and more energy-efficient heating and plumbing systems.
CHICAGO — Summit Design + Build LLC has completed two tenant build outs at Cumberland Centre, a 330,000-square-foot office complex in Chicago. Glenstar Properties owns and manages the complex, which is located at 5440 N. Cumberland Ave. Summit completed a 5,000-square-foot build out for Dr. Wiener. The board-certified plastic surgeon formerly occupied a facility at Resurrection Medical Center and is relocating to Cumberland Centre to accommodate his growing practice. The Interior Design Group provided architectural services for the project. The firm also completed a 10,572-square-foot office and training center for BIR, an English-language instruction company.