HENDERSON, NEV. — CTO Realty Growth has sold Eastern Commons, a 129,600-square-foot shopping center located in Henderson, roughly 15 miles southeast of Las Vegas. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $18.2 million. The seller plans to utilize proceeds from the sale for a 1031-exchange transaction.
RENO, NEV. — Kidder Mathews has arranged the sale of Quail Meadows, a multifamily property located at 5599 Quail Manor Court in Reno. A San Jose, Calif.-based private real estate investment firm acquired the asset from a QM56 LLC for $14.5 million. Gerrit Hillebrand and Ben Nelson of Kidder Mathews represented the seller, while Jim Henderson of Kidder Mathews arranged financing for the buyer in the transaction. Situated on 5.4 acres, the 53,140-square-foot property features 56 units spread across 10 residential buildings. The unit mix consists of 17 one-bedroom/one-bath units, 34 two-bedroom/two-bath units and five three-bedroom/two-bath units. At the time of sale, Quail Meadows was 98 percent occupied.
GILBERT, ARIZ. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged $12 million in construction financing for ATLAS Germann, an industrial development in Gilbert. The borrowers are ATLAS and OakPoint. Jason Carlos, Jarrod Howard, Steve Larsen and Kyle Westfall of JLL Capital Markets secured the five-year, fixed-rate loan from a regional bank. Snack-food manufacturer Frito-Lay Inc., a subsidiary of PepsiCo, will fully occupy the 60,500-square-foot property that is situated on 8.2 acres.
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How to Clear Affordable Housing’s Construction Financing Hurdle
Developers are finding it tougher than ever to finance affordable housing. And often, the biggest hurdle for the sector’s borrowers involves construction — either obtaining that initial loan at a manageable cost or qualifying for take-out financing after a protracted construction period — which has strained resources and delivery schedules for a number of developments. Limitations on rent increases make the industry especially vulnerable to rising costs, and expenses today have risen precipitously across the board. Rents have also grown, but not on pace with construction and operating costs driven up by inflation, wage pressures, soaring insurance premiums and a series of interest rate hikes, observes Tracy Peters, a senior managing director on Lument’s affordable housing production team. “Borrowers are squeezed by a number of things in this marketplace,” Peters says. “The fed funds rate climbing 5 percent over the last two years means the interest rates on construction loans have basically come up 5 percent or more over that time. Now folks who had budgeted for a much lower interest rate — if they are still in construction mode — are trying to figure out how to deal with these higher interest rates.” At the same time, the …
MESA, ARIZ. — A joint venture that Crow Holdings Capital manages has purchased The Shops at Sossaman, a neighborhood shopping center in Mesa. Abington Emerson Investments sold the asset for $8.1 million. Built in 2002, The Shops at Sossaman features 34,151 square feet of retail space. At the time of sale, the property was fully occupied by a variety of tenants, including Banner Health Physical Therapy, East Valley Pet Urgent Care, Empower Academy and Crave Pizza. The asset is located at 7641 E. Guadalupe Road. Steve Julius, Jesse Goldsmith and Chase Dorsett of Newmark represented the buyer and seller in the deal.
MARANA, ARIZ. — Gantry has secured a $7.8 million permanent loan to refinance 26,387 square feet of retail space within The Shoppes at Continental Ranch at 9110-9150 Silverbell Road in Marana, a suburb of Tucson. Tony Kaufmann and Alex Poulos of Gantry arranged the financing for the borrower, a California-based retail developer. The 10-year permanent loan features a fixed rate locked at application and a 30-year amortization schedule. The retail space includes an inline strip and four pad buildings. An independently owned Safeway grocery store shadow anchors the property. Current tenants include a mix of national and local dining, professional services and essential retailers.
LOS ANGELES — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of 2900 Francis Avenue, a multifamily property located in Los Angeles’ Koreatown neighborhood. An undisclosed seller sold the asset to a private investor for $2.2 million, or $225,000 per unit. Jason Tuvia and Joshua Yeager of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and secured the buyer in the transaction. Built in 1922, the value-add property features 10 one-bedroom/one-bath apartments that are subject to Los Angeles’ rent control laws.
STRASBURG, COLO. — Trevey Commercial Real Estate has arranged the sale of an office and retail property located at 1477 Main St. in Strasburg, a small town approximately 30 miles east of Denver. Maverick Holdings LLC sold the building to Strasburg Management Group for $1.3 million. Situated on 0.2 acres, the freestanding, owner-user building features 7,793 square feet of office and retail space. Heath Honbarrier and Nick Beach of Trevey Commercial Real Estate represented the seller, while Matt Trone of Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer in the deal.
DENVER — NorthPeak Commercial Advisors has negotiated the sale of an office building located at 1638-1640 Logan St. in Denver. The asset traded for $1.2 million, or $221 per square foot. The undisclosed buyer plans to add a coffee shop to the first floor of the 5,657-square-foot building and keep the existing office tenants on the upper floors. Joe Hornstein and Scott Fetter of NorthPeak Commercial Advisors represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.
LOS ANGELES — Gaw Capital USA and DJM have completed the three-year, $100 million renovation and rebranding of Hollywood & Highland to open Ovation Hollywood, located footsteps from the TCL Chinese Theatre and Hollywood Walk of Fame. The re-imagined, 475,000-square-foot property now features a variety of restaurants, entertainment venues and retailers. Current tenants include Café de Leche, Tacos Neza, a Kylie Cosmetics by Kylie Jenner pop-up shop, The Win-Dow and BOPOMOFO, with more retailers and restaurants on the way. Additionally, Ovation Hollywood’s fourth floor has been converted for entertainment and offers comedy club Kookaburrra Lounge and a soon-to-be-announced entertainment concept new to Los Angeles. The makeover included the demolition of the controversial Babylonian-themed archway and oversized elephant statues, which made way for new public art space, an open courtyard and landscaping.