MERCER ISLAND, WASH. — Aegis Living has opened its newest seniors housing community, located on Mercer Island, between Seattle proper and the developer’s headquarters in Bellevue. Inspired by a Lake Placid ski lodge, the 104,000-square-foot building features 89 units of assisted living and memory care. The community offers a mix of studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom options, with 16 apartments dedicated to memory care. Aegis Living is the developer, owner and operator. Compass Construction was general contractor for the property, which architect Ankrom Moisan designed. The LA Studio was landscape architect. Aegis operates 32 communities in Washington, California and Nevada, with seven additional communities in development.
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KeyBank Provides $45.5M Construction Loan for Affordable Housing Project in Aurora, Colorado
by Amy Works
AURORA, COLO. — KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) and KeyBank Commercial Mortgage Group (CMG) have secured a $45.5 million construction loan for the development of Range View Apartments in Aurora. Portland, Ore.-based DBG Properties LLC is the borrower and developer. KeyBank’s CDLI team provided the construction loan and KeyBank’s CMG team provided a $35 million forward commitment through Fannie Mae. The transaction includes the first execution in Colorado of the incoming averaging rules enacted with the 2017 tax reform bill, allowing a property to serve households up to 80 percent area median income (AMI) as long as the average household income is 60 percent AMI. In addition to the tax-exempt bonds, financing also included tax credits through the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority; HOME funds from the city of Aurora; a loan through the Colorado Division of Housing’s Colorado Housing Investment Fund, and tax equity from CREA, the equity investor and limited partner. Range View Apartments will feature 10 garden-style residential buildings, covering parking, a pool and a community building with play areas and a community rooms. The residential buildings will have one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments reserved for residents earning up to 30 percent, 60 percent and …
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. — Alston Construction, as general contractor, has completed Centennial Commerce Center, located at 6405 E. Centennial Parkway in North Las Vegas. Situated on 10.4 acres, the facility features 213,000 square feet of speculative industrial space. Centennial Commerce Center features cross-dock industrial warehouse space, 32-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinklers, LED warehouse lighting and flexible office build-outs. Valued at $16 million, the property was designed with flexibility to accommodate up to four 51,000-square-foot tenants. Speedway 10 Industrial LLC owns Centennial Commerce Center.
HOUSTON — NorthPoint Development LLC has acquired 190 acres at the intersection of U.S. Route 90 and Uvalde Road in northeast Houston for the development of a 2.5 million-square-foot industrial park. The seven-building property will be branded NorthPoint 90 Logistics Center. Michael Keegan of NAI Partners represented the seller, Sowell Equities-Forestwood LP, in the transaction, which marks the largest industrial land sale in Houston in 2019 year-to-date. Blake Gibson and Ryan Byrd of Colliers International represented NorthPoint and will be marketing the property for lease.
DES MOINES, IOWA — StorageMart has expanded its facility located at 1800 E. Army Post Road in Des Moines. The self-storage property now includes two climate-controlled buildings with 155 units. Both buildings feature large drive-in loading bays. StorageMart also expanded the office area, which now offers a variety of packing and moving supplies. The expanded facility also includes 25 additional boat, recreational vehicle and car parking spots on newly paved lots.
ELGIN, ILL. — Crow Holdings Industrial (CHI), in partnership with the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS), has purchased a 42-acre site at 2600 Mason Road in Elgin. The developer plans to break ground this month on Park 90 Elgin, a three-building speculative industrial development spanning 638,000 square feet. Building A will span 155,000 square feet, Building B will total 106,000 square feet and Building C will measure 377,000 square feet. Buildings A and B will include a clear height of 32 feet, while Building C will feature a clear height of 36 feet. Brian Kling and Reed Adler of Colliers International represented CHI in the land sale. The duo has also been retained to complete the lease-up of Park 90 Elgin.
NEW YORK CITY — Local hotel developer Sam Chang has broken ground on a 200-room hotel that will be located at 223 W. 46th St. near Times Square in Manhattan. Designed by Gene Kaufman Architects, the hotel will span 70,000 square feet and rise 21 stories. Amenities will include a fitness center and a ground-floor restaurant with outdoor seating. Completion of the property, which has yet to be named and branded, is scheduled for September 2021.
Mark IV Capital Buys 4,300-Acre Crossroads Commerce Center Development Site Near Reno, Nevada
by Amy Works
FERNLEY, NEV. — Mark IV Capital, in partnership with Heath Rushing of New Nevada Resources, has acquired Crossroads Commerce Center, a 4,300-acre industrial and commercial property located in Fernley, for an undisclosed price. The asset has been rebranded to Victory Logistics District. Situated 30 miles east of Reno, Nev., Victory Logistics Center will be completed in phases with the first phase including approximately 7.5 million square feet of industrial space. Build-out is expected to conclude within seven to 10 years. The first building will be an 800,000-square-foot speculative, cross-docked distribution facility with 40-foot clear heights. Irvine, Calif.-based HPA Architects is designing the building. The first phase also includes the construction of a full-service transload rail facility, which will serve new and existing rail customers in the projects as well as customers throughout the region. The rail facility is being developed in partnership with Black Gold Terminals. At complete build-out, the logistics center will feature manufacturing, distribution, industrial and data center space, as well as housing options, convenience retail, quick-service retail and restaurant and entertainment options.
IRVINE, CALIF. — Intracorp has acquired a land parcel located at 2055 Main St. in Irvine’s Business Complex. LBA Realty sold the asset for an undisclosed price. Intracorp plans to develop a 178-unit apartment building on the 2.2-acre site, which is located at the corner of Main Street and Gillette Avenue. The property will feature five stories of residential living with a rooftop amenity deck. Construction is scheduled to begin in summer 2020, with leasing starting in late 2021.
WINSLOW, N.J. — A partnership between two New Jersey-based investment firms, Homestake Capital LLC and Harvestate Group LLC, has broken ground on a 595-unit self-storage facility in Winslow, located outside Philadelphia. Extra Space Storage will operate the property, which will span 66,300 net rentable square feet and offer climate-controlled space. Completion is scheduled for January 2020.