WATERBURY, CONN. — Washington Trust’s Commercial Real Estate Group has provided $1.7 million in acquisition financing to EP Apartments LLC for 42 units at East Pointe Condominiums, a 64-unit condominium complex located in Waterbury, about 33 miles south of Hartford. Various investors own the other 22 units. The 42,500-square-foot apartment complex is located at 42 Gayridge Road and is within close proximity of I-84.
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — Houston-based Archway Properties plans to develop the 127,794-square-foot Wildwood Corporate Center, located at 460 Wildwood Forest at Interstate 45 in The Woodlands. The three-story, two-building office complex is 50 percent pre-leased. The new office property will feature an attached parking garage. The project team includes architect Kirksey Architecture and general contractor EE Reed. Terri Torregrossa and Griff Jaggard of Houston-based Moody Rambin Interests are handling the property’s leasing duties. Moody Rambin will also handle managing the property. Construction will begin in early April and wrap up in January 2014.
EL PASO, TEXAS — CBRE El Paso has brokered the lease renewal of 353,611 square feet of industrial space, located at 48 Walter Jones in El Paso. Anthony Mash of CBRE El Paso represented the landlord, Butterfield Trail Corp. – Invesco, in the lease renewal. Penske Logistics LLC is the tenant.
TEXARKANA, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of the 74-room Rodeway Inn, a two-story hotel located at 5105 N. Stateline Ave. in Texarkana. The hotel originally operated as a Comfort Inn until it was rebranded in 2007. Allan Miller, Chris Gomes and Jake Gaddy of Marcus & Millichap’s Dallas office represented the seller, a limited liability company, in the transaction. Gomes also procured the buyer, a private investor.
HOUSTON — Coldwell Banker Commercial United, Realtors has arranged a 20,000-square-foot industrial sublease, located at 7603 Prairie Oak Drive, Suite 150M in Houston. Patrick Buckhoff of Coldwell Banker represented the landlord, Display Work LLC, in the transaction. Jackson & Cooksey represented the tenant, qHub Logistics Corp.
CALABASAS, CALIF. — The Courtyard at the Commons, a Class A retail center in the Los Angeles submarket of Calabasas, has sold to an undisclosed global asset management firm for $50 million. The center is located just off Highway 101 across from The Commons at Calabasas. Notable tenants at the Courtyard include Babies-R-Us, Wells Fargo, Chase, Bank of America, Riviera Wine Bar & Bistro and Sotheby’s. The buyer represented itself in this all-cash transaction, while the seller, an undisclosed public employee pension fund advised by CBRE Global Investors, was represented by CBRE’s Private Capital Group Los Angeles Retail Team, including Sam Alison, Dan Riley and Ben Cherney, as well as by CBRE’s National Retail Investment Group – West, including Todd Goodman, Gleb Lvovich, Prestow Fetrow and Kirk Brummer.
LOS ANGELES — The Metro at Chinatown Senior Lofts, a 123-unit affordable senior housing property, has opened in Los Angeles’ Chinatown district. The $43-million property is located at 808 North Spring Street. The property contains two integrated structures, a seven-story building constructed in the 1920s, and a nine-story building constructed in 1916. The transit-oriented development is adjacent to Los Angeles County Metro’s gold line and it’s Chinatown Station. Leasing commenced this past January. The Metro is already 80 percent occupied. The property was developed by Meta Housing Corporation and Western Community Housing, which also served as the managing general partner.
DENVER — Consumer Capital Partners (CCP) has teamed with FrontRange Capital Partners to invest in the ownership and operation of 35,000 apartment units nationwide. Denver-based CCP is hoping this new partnership will diversify and strengthen its portfolio of brands and investments. CCP currently owns the successful Smashburger chain. FrontRange Capital’s specialty is owning, managing and repositioning apartment complexes.
ONTARIO, CALIF. – The 91-room Hampton Inn & Suites in Ontario has sold to I.O.W., LLC for an undisclosed sum. The hotel is located off Interstate 10 and sits adjacent to the Ontario Mills shopping center. The new owner plans to renovate the property. The seller, MLQ-MLL, LLC, was represented by Michael Blahosky of HREC Investment Advisors.
LOS ANGELES — Alameda Square Campus, a 1.6-million-square-foot creative office, retail and light manufacturing campus in Downtown Los Angeles, has received a $78-million refinance. It is located at 7th and Alameda next to the historic 7th Street Produce Market. The loan will be used to refinance first- and second-lien mortgages that are currently secured by the campus. It will also finance tenant improvement and leasing costs for the 82,000-square-foot headquarters of Splendid and Ella Moss, two subsidiaries of VF Contemporary Brands.The campus is also the world headquarters for American Apparel. Groceries Apparel recently relocated to the campus in late 2012 to expand its operations as well. The three-year, adjustable-rate loan was arranged by HFF’s Paul Brindley and Jeff Sause on behalf of a subsidiary of EVOQ Properties. The loan was provided by Olen Properties.
