ALBANY, ORE. — Vintage Real Estate LLC has acquired the 406,500-square-foot Heritage Mall, an underperforming shopping center in Albany, from a consortium of lenders for an undisclosed sum. Albany is one of the fastest growing cities in Oregon. A major shopping destination for the city and Linn County, Heritage Mall features 52 major retailers, boutiques and restaurants. Among the retailers are Target, Sears, Ross Dress for Less and Old Navy, Maurices, rue21, Zumiez, Famous Footwear, GameStop and Bath & Body Works. Heritage Mall is located on 33 acres west of Interstate 5 and just north of Corvallis, home of Oregon State University and its more than 26,000 students. The mall, which opened in 1988, was remodeled in 2006 and currently is 50 percent occupied. This transaction removed $38 million in debt from the property.
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LOS ANGELES — Westwood Center, a 34,136-square-foot shopping center in Los Angeles, has received $5.5 million in financing. The center is located at 2180 Westwood Blvd. It is fully occupied by tenants such as Subway, Fast Frame, Beauty Supplies and MB Nails. The seven-year loan was used to refinance existing debt. It boasts a 5 percent fixed interest rate. The loan was arranged for Westwood Center, LLC by HFF’s James Fowler.
LOS ANGELES — DJM Capital Partners has received $185 million that will be used to recapitalize its four-property Southern California retail portfolio. The Class A shopping centers that received loans include La Habra Marketplace in La Habra for $70.6 million;Village Del Amo in Torrance for $40.2 million;Montalvo Squarein Ventura for $42.2 million; and Lakewood Square in Lakewood for $32 million. The portfolio loan allowed DJM to secure long-term, fixed-rate financing on these core assets. The funds will be used to pay off existing senior loans, mezzanine loans and defeasance costs. The funds were arranged by Steve Bram, David Pascale and Ari Shram ofGeorge Smith Partners.
TEHACHAPI, CALIF. – Tehachapi Health Care District Hospital, a new $56-million, 78,979-square-foot hospital, will soon break ground in Tehachapi. The 25-bed facility will replace the hold hospital, which does not meet current California Seismic Safety Standards. Construction will commence in February and is scheduled for completion in 2015. Tehachapi is southeast of Bakersfield and just west of the Mojave Desert. The hospital will be built by a joint venture between Bernards and Colombo Construction Company, which will provide construction management services for the Tehachapi Health Care District. The facility will be designed by Stephen Wen of SWA Architects.
BEAVERTON, ORE. – The 288-unit Wyndham Park Apartments in Beaverton has received $20 million in acquisition financing. The 10-year loan carries two years of interest-only followed by a 30-year amortization schedule.Financing was arranged for Kl-Wyndham Park, LLC by Luke Donahue and John Kinser of NorthMarq’s Phoenix regional office through the firm’s seller-servicer relationship with Freddie Mac.
TIGARD, ORE. — The 192-unit Avalon Park Apartments in Tigard has sold to Tandem Development Corporation for $19.6 million. The value-add asset is located in a Westside suburban submarket of Portland. The seller, Hamilton Zanze and Company, was represented by HFO Investment Real Estate.
ORLANDO AND FERNANDINA BEACH, FLA. — The Shopping Center Group has brokered the sale of two retail properties in Orlando and Fernandina Beach. The 100,385-square-foot Millenia Crossing in Orlando sold for $34.5 million. The Orlando retail property was built between 2009 and 2012, and is anchored by Nordstrom Rack. It is situated in front of the only IKEA store in the Orlando MSA and is 100 percent leased. The Shopping Center Group represented the seller, an affiliate of Madison, Wis.-based EJ Plesko and Associates. An affiliate of The Morris Companies of New Jersey acquired Millenia Crossing. Additionally, the 53,144-square-foot The Shops at Amelia Market in Fernandina Beach in the Jacksonville, Fla., area sold for an undisclosed price. The retail property is located in the heart of Amelia Island and anchored by the only Harris Teeter grocery store in Florida. It was built in 2000 and is 91 percent leased. The Shopping Center Group represented the seller, EDENS. An Atlanta-based affiliate of The Simpson Organization acquired The Shops at Amelia Market.
TUSCALOOSA, ALA. — HFF has arranged $19.6 million in financing for The Bluff at Waterworks Landing, a newly constructed off-campus student housing community serving the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. HFF worked exclusively on behalf of Ellis-Trick Multifamily to place a 10-year, fixed-rate loan through Freddie Mac’s CME Program. Loan proceeds were used to refinance the original construction debt on the 162-unit, 308-bed student housing property. The Bluff at Waterworks Landing is located less than one mile from the University of Alabama campus at 534 Seventh Ave. near the intersection of Jack Warner Parkway and McFarland Boulevard. Adam Herrin led the HFF team.
MIAMI — The 203,567-square-foot Aventura Business Park has sold for $17.3 million. Douglas Mandel of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Lauderdale, Fla., office represented both the unlisted seller and the buyer, Bristol Group Inc. The three-building property was completed in 1989 and is located off Interstate 95 and Ives Dairy Road.
HANOVER COUNTY, VA. — Rutland Commons, an approximately 110,000-square-foot, Kroger-anchored shopping center at 9351 Atlee Rd. in Hanover County, has sold for $7.1 million. The Rebkee Company purchased the retail property, and Connie Jordan Nielsen and Nicki Jassy of Cushman & Wakefield/Thalhimer represented the company in its purchase. It was purchased from Crosland Rutland LLC as an investment. Jassy and Pam Strieffler, also with Cushman & Wakefield/Thalhimer, have been selected by Rebkee as the exclusive leasing agents for the shopping center.