BELMONT, CALIF. — Värde Partners has provided Windy Hill Property Ventures, a firm specializing in real estate development in the Greater Bay Area, with $105 million in construction takeout refinancing for its Artisan Crossing apartment property in the Bay Area city of Belmont. The bridge financing supports the lease-up of the newly developed property. Chris Gandy and Tom Gilliland of JLL arranged the floating-rate loan, which has a three-year initial term with two one-year extension options. The 250-unit community features a fitness center, pool, dog spa, clubroom with rooftop deck, conference room, work pods and underground parking.
DARDENNE PRAIRIE, MO. — St. Louis-based developer Mia Rose Holdings has broken ground on The Prairie Encore, a $90 million apartment and retail development in the northwest St. Louis suburb of Dardenne Prairie. The property will include 190 luxury apartment units along with a 3,000-square-foot, standalone Sugarfire Smokehouse with sand volleyball and pickleball courts. There will also be a Small Sliders restaurant, an 11,000-square-foot building for Mac-A-Doodles Fine Wine, Beer & Spirits, a Starbucks with a drive-thru, a Circle K convenient store and a 7,500-square-foot animal hospital. Sugarfire and Mac-A-Doodles are scheduled to open late this fall. Starbucks is slated to open in mid-2025, with the multifamily and animal hospital following in fall 2025. The four-story apartment building will feature two interior courtyards, a 3,000-square-foot lobby with a leasing office, coffee bar, kitchen, bar and fitness center and various coworking spaces. Outside, there will be surface parking, a large dog park, resort-style pool and community gathering spaces. Rosemann & Associates was the consulting architect, and Hurford Architects was the project architect. The property manager will be 2B Residential.
ORANGE, CALIF. — USA Properties Fund and Riverside Charitable Corp. have started construction of The Orion, an affordable seniors housing community in Orange. Located at 1800 E. La Veta Ave., The Orion will offer 166 affordable one- and two-bedroom apartments with energy-efficient appliances, lighting insulations and windows, as well as low-flow faucets, shower and toilets. Additionally, some apartments will include a balcony. Community amenities will include a clubroom, dog park, fitness center, computer workstations, a community garden with some elevated planters, a courtyard and shaded patio, and secured parking. Residents will also have access to LifeSTEPS, a social-services provider. The Orion will be available to seniors age 55 years and older who earn 30 percent to 70 percent of the area median income for Orange County. USA Properties Fund will manage the community. The City of Orange, County of Orange and Orange County Housing Finance Trust provided financial support for the $64 million project. The California Tax Credit Allocation Committee awarded bond funding for the development. Bank of America offered construction and tax credit equity financing, while Citibank served as the permanent lender.
LA CROSSE, WIS. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a 107-room Home2 Suites by Hilton hotel in La Crosse, a city in southwest Wisconsin on the Mississippi River. The sales price was undisclosed. Built in 2016, the four-story property features an indoor pool, business center and fitness center. Ebrahim Valliani, Michael Klar and Dan Danielak of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, while Valliani and Klar procured the buyer. Both the buyer and seller were regional hotel ownership groups. Chris Gomes and Allan Miller of Marcus & Millichap provided additional support for the transaction, and Todd Lindblom, broker of record in Wisconsin, assisted in closing the sale.
DES PLAINES, ILL. — TA Cabinets has leased two contiguous units totaling 52,922 square feet of industrial space at 2050 S. Mount Prospect Road in the Chicago suburb of Des Plaines. The facility is located north of O’Hare International Airport with immediate access to I-90 via Elmhurst Road. Chris Nelson and Calvin Gunn of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, MapleTree Investments. Marat Safir of TMG Real Estate Advisors represented TA Cabinets, which is a professional kitchen cabinet designer and manufacturer.
SCHILLER PARK, ILL. — Associated Bank has provided a $2.2 million loan for the refinancing of an industrial outdoor storage facility near O’Hare International Airport in Schiller Park. O’Hare Blue Sky Parking leases the property and operates it as an offsite parking facility servicing O’Hare. The asset includes a 16,562-square-foot building. Daniel Barrins of Associated Bank originated the loan on behalf of the borrower, The Missner Group, which acquired the property in February 2023.
MATTESON, ILL. — Entre Commercial Realty has negotiated a long-term build-to-suite lease with a national tank rental company at the Chicagoland Truck Center in Matteson. The new facility will consist of an 11,790-square-foot maintenance building with six drive-in doors on eight acres of secured outside storage. Entre assisted in designing a custom-built headquarters facility along with obtaining village approval for equipment rental and maintenance. Cory Kay and Mike DeSerto of Entre represented the landlord, Bike Road LLC. JLL represented the tenant.
LOS ANGELES — The Mogharebi Group (TMG) has brokered the sale of Pinetree Terrace Apartments, a multifamily property located at 7940 Reseda Blvd. in Reseda, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles. GLS Building Corp. sold the asset to Foundation for Affordable Housing for $17.6 million. The buyer plans to transform the 58-unit property into long-term affordable housing. Built in 1978, Pinetree Terrace features a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, ranging from 900 square feet to 1,263 square feet, spread across five two-story residential buildings. Community amenities include a pool and spa, fitness center, laundry room, leasing office and subterranean parking. At the time of sale, the property was 100 percent occupied. Otto Ozen and Brian Nakamura of TMG represented the seller in the deal.
PHOENIX — JLL has arranged the $12.6 million sale of Corona Del Sol, a garden-style apartment property located at 27 E. Corona Ave. in Phoenix. A private high-net-worth seller sold the asset to KDF Communities for $12.6 million. Built in 1985, Corona Del Sol features 64 apartments, with an average size of 880 square feet. All units offer classic finishes and offer the potential for future value-add enhancements. At the time of sale, the property was 97 percent leased. Brian Smuckler, Jeff Seaman, Derek Smigiel and Bryson Fricke of JLL Capital Markets represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has facilitated the purchase of a 1.1-acre ground lease at 3155 Stevens Creek in San Jose. The property sold for $10 million in an off-market transaction. The land is encumbered by a long-term lease to Lincoln Auto Dealership. The buyer is the tenant that owned the leasehold improvements on the property. Yuri Sergunin and J.J. Taughinbaugh of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer in the deal. The seller was not disclosed.