ATLANTA AND KANSAS CITY, MO. — Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp. has closed two loan commitments totaling $132.6 million, including a $107.1 million first mortgage loan collateralized by multifamily properties in Atlanta and a $25.5 million first mortgage loan collateralized by office properties in Kansas City, Mo. A sponsor group including Cortland Partners of Atlanta used the $107.1 million loan to finance the acquisition and property improvements of three multifamily properties in Atlanta. The $25.5 million loan was collateralized by two Class A office buildings in the Overland Park submarket of Kansas City.
URBANA, ILL. — Axiom Properties Inc. has sold Town & Country Apartments, a 662-unit apartment complex in Urbana, for $34.5 million, or $52,115 per unit. The apartment complex is located on 30 acres at 1032 East Kerr Ave. The multifamily property includes a 52-unit self storage facility, four swimming pools, business and fitness centers and basketball and tennis courts. Scott Harris of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and the buyer, Colorado-based Monarch Investment and Management Group.
CLARKSTON, MICH. — Bernard Financial Group has arranged a $2 million loan for Bavarian Village Apartments, an 81-unit complex in Clarkston, located about 38 miles north of Detroit. The borrower is Village Enterprises LLC. The lender is The Ohio National Life Insurance Co. Kevin Kovachevich of Bernard Financial Group originated the loan. Bavarian Village Apartments is located at 8863 Dixie Highway.
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. — Metropolitan Realty Associates and its joint venture partner Angelo, Gordon & Co. LP have sold the retail condominiums located at 711 Stewart Ave. in Garden City to N.J.-based Hampshire Cos. for $66.3 million. The 176,000-square-foot property known as Garden City Square, is fully leased to two long-term tenants. BJ’s Wholesale Club opened in November 2012 and signed a 20-year lease for 121,000 square of space. LA Fitness will occupy the remaining 55,000 square feet for a 15-year term upon completion of its new, two-story building scheduled for this June. Jeffrey Dunne and David Gavin of CBRE represented ownership in the transaction. In addition to its retail space, Garden City Square contains 117,500 square feet of medical office space currently being marketed for sale by CBRE.
WILMINGTON AND WOBURN, MASS. — NAI Hunneman has brokered the sales of 1 Jewel Drive in Wilmington and 225 Wildwood Ave. in Woburn for $4.1 and $4.3 million, respectively. David Gilkie and Gina Barroso represented the seller, Hudson Advisors in the sale of 1 Jewel Drive, a four-building office and warehouse project, to Howland Development. The building was 55 percent leased at the time of sale. Gilkie represented the buyer, Janis Research Co. LLC, in the sale of 225 Wildwood Ave., a Class B warehouse space. Murray Hills Inc. was the seller. The building was fully leased at the time of sale.
TEANECK, N.J. —Univision Communications Inc., a media company serving Hispanic America, has expanded its long-term lease at Glenpointe by 10,000 square feet to 78,000 square feet at the Class A office campus. Univision, a Glenpointe tenant for more than 15 years, maintains broadcasting studios and offices at the property. J.C. Giordano of Jones Lang LaSalle represented Univision in the transaction. Cushman & Wakefield is the leasing agent for Glenpointe. Alfred Sanzari Enterprises developed and continues to own and operate Glenpointe.
NEW YORK CITY— Clarion Partners LLC has signed a new 10-year lease for the entire 12 floor at 230 Park Ave. in Manhattan, a total of 71,000 square feet. The real estate investment firm is long-term tenant in the building. Mark Ravesloot and William Iacovelli of CBRE represented Clarion Partners in the transaction. Jordan Berger of Monday Properties and Frank Doyle of Jones Lang LaSalle represented the building’s owners, Monday Properties and Invesco. Clarion Partners is a real estate investment manager with $25.6 billion in total assets under management on behalf of 200 institutional investors, both domestic and international.
PLANO, TEXAS — Whitestone REIT has closed on the $25.7 million off-market purchase of the 89,134-square-foot Headquarters Village, a retail development located in the Preston Road retail corridor in Plano. The center is located on the northeast corner of Preston Road at Headquarters Drive. The property is 97 percent leased to tenants such as Paradise Bakery, Comerica Bank, Five Guys Burgers and Fries, Superior Abstract & Title and WCO Consulting. Whitestone funded the purchase through an unsecured revolving credit facility. Whitestone REIT owns and operates “community-centered properties,” which are defined as visibly located properties in established or developing culturally diverse neighborhoods. The firm has more than 4.4 million square feet of Community Centered Properties in its portfolio.
MANVEL, TEXAS — Love Funding has closed a $10.1 million construction-to-permanent loan for the development of Orchard Park of Pearland, an assisted living and memory care facility under development in Manvel. Joshua Hausfeld of Love Funding secured the 40-year loan through HUD's Section 232 LEAN program for new construction of healthcare facilities. The borrowers, McFarlin Group and Stroud Development, plan to open the facility in 2014.
DENISON, TEXAS — The City of Denison has received 600 acres of lakeside property fronting Lake Texoma in Denison from a deed transfer from the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). The site is situated along nine miles of Lake Texoma shoreline. The land will be part of the planned 3,000-acre mixed-use development, which Schuler Development, the project's developer, believes will create more than $1.9 billion in new investments. Schuler Development and the City of Denison have been working on the planned development for more than 12 years.