OVIEDO, FLA. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged $17.75 million in first mortgage financing for the 240-unit Oviedo Grove, a multifamily property located on Oviedo Grove Circle in Oviedo. Lamar Sarra of the firm's Jacksonville, Fla., office secured the 7-year loan with a 30-year amortization schedule through Freddie Mac.
GRAND BLANC, MICH. — Ciena Healthcare has broken ground on the $8.5 million, 74-room Grand Blanc Care Center, a skilled nursing community located at 1330 Grand Pointe Ct. in Grand Blanc. The 68,000-square-foot facility will include short-term rehabilitation and long-term care suites, six bariatric rooms, a rehabilitative therapy room and a spa. Completion is slated for the summer of 2012.
MILWAUKEE — Micro Center has purchased a 5.7-acre former car dealership, located at 11221 and 11333 W. Burleigh St. in Milwaukee, from Michael S. Polsky, the court-approved receiver of the property, for $1.35 million. Don Zien of CBRE's Milwaukee office along with Joel Schneider of Atlas Partners' Chicago office represented the seller in the transaction.
ALTON, ILL. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $1.15 million, 2-year construction loan for a 2,714-square-foot Burger King, located at Homer Adams Parkway and Gold Road in Alton. Jeff Chaney, David Garfinkel and Mike Afentoullis of NorthMarq's St. Louis office secured the loan on behalf of the borrower, KS Real Estate. The property is fully leased to Burger King for 20 years.
NEW YORK CITY — A joint venture between Savanna and the Feil Organization, both based in New York City, has acquired the 375,000-square-foot 21 Penn Plaza, a 17-story office building located at the southeast corner of West 31st Street and Ninth Avenue in New York City. The joint venture has retained Brian Feil and David Turino of Jeffrey Management Corp., an affiliate of the Feil Organization, as the property manager and leasing agent. The property is currently 95 percent leased to tenants such as Saks & Co., Central Parking, Langan Engineering and Joseph Loring & Associates. The seller was a joint venture led by GHG Realty.
EWING, N.J. — The Opus Group has broken ground on a new 250,000-square-foot corporate campus for Church & Dwight Co.'s headquarters. The Opus Group is designing and building the campus, and SunTrust Bank is funding the development. An investment group led by Founders Properties will own the property under a long-term lease with Church & Dwight Co. The corporate campus consists of two 125,000-square-foot buildings, which will be connected. Construction is slated for a late 2012 completion.
NEWARK, N.J. — TreeTop Development has purchased the 115-unit Aspen Stratford, a HUD subsidized rental community located at 19 and 29 Stratford Place in Newark. Andrew Daitch of Marcus & Millichap's Detroit office represented both parties in the transaction. TreeTop is planning to spend $1 million on renovating the building systems, common areas and unit interiors.
NEW YORK CITY — White Plains, N.Y.-based Houlihan-Parnes Realtors has provided $2.5 million in first mortgage financing for a 10,000-square-foot retail center, located at 172-178 Dyckman St. in Manhattan. The property features six stores. The loan has a 5-year term.
HILLSBOROUGH, N.J. — Five tenants have signed leases with the landlord, Larken Associates, for space in The Shoppes and Offices at Wood's Tavern, located at the intersection of Route 206 and Amwell Road in Hillsborough. Pizza Hut signed a 1,525-square-foot lease; Tchorz, Granite & Marble signed a 511-square-foot lease; Earthfruits Frozen Yogurt signed a 1,700-square-foot lease; Northeast Wealth Planners signed a 509-square-foot lease; and IT Media signed a 408-square-foot lease. Robert Marek of Raider Realty represented the landlord in the Pizza Hut transaction, Victor Kelly of Raider Realty represented the landlord in the Tchorz, Granite & Marble and Earthfruits Frozen Yogurt transactions and Stephanie Williams of Raider Realty represented the landlord in the Northeast Wealth Planners and IT Media transactions.
GRAND PRAIRE — Johnson Capital has arranged a $21.65 million loan for the 350-unit Lakeside Villas, located on Riverside Drive in Grand Prairie. Dave Susank of Johnson Capital's Phoenix office arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through Fannie Mae.