MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Holt Lunsford Commercial Investments has delivered McKinney Airport Commerce Center, a 132,710 square-foot rear-load industrial building in metro Dallas. The project offers 32-foot clear heights, 135-foot truck court depths and ample parking for cars and trailers. The project was delivered fully preleased to two tenants.
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SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — Pluralistic School has acquired commercially zoned land site in Santa Monica for $3.5 million. The site is located at 1457 12th St. The private elementary school already owns the adjacent property. The site consists of about 7,500 square feet of land with about 2,034 square feet of existing improvements, as well as a single-family residence and a triplex, both of which were vacant at the time of sale. WESTMAC Commercial Brokerage Co. and Highland Partners facilitated the transaction between the school and the private seller.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based developer Dynamic Star has received approval from the New York City Council for Opus Point, a redevelopment that will convert the former Eagle Electric manufacturing facility in Queens into a 400,000-square-foot office property. Designed by SLCE Architects and redeveloped on a speculative basis, the 26-story complex will offer a variety of flexible workspace suites and spaces. Amenities will include a basketball court, fitness center, landscaped rooftop deck and conference facilities. Completion is slated for the second quarter of 2025. CBRE will market Opus Point for lease.
Hollingsworth Breaks Ground on Three Industrial Buildings in Loudon, Tennessee Totaling 520,184 SF
by John Nelson
LOUDON, TENN. — The Hollingsworth Cos. has broken ground on three industrial buildings within Huntington Industrial Park in Loudon, approximately 35 miles southwest of Knoxville. Two of the facilities were started as speculative projects and the third as a build-to-suit property for an undisclosed tenant. The assets span 130,424 square feet, 195,360 square feet and 194,400 square feet. Situated along I-40 and I-75, Huntington Industrial Park includes two additional sites available for build-to-suit developments spanning from 130,000 to 400,000 square feet.
LOS ANGELES — Byline Bank’s commercial real estate team has provided a $13.6 million construction loan to Madison Capital Group for a new self-storage property in the Los Angeles submarket of Paramount. The infill project will total 845 units, including 841 temperature-controlled units and four non-temperature-controlled units. Madison Capital Partners’ self-storage brand Go Store It will manage the property. Madison will demolish an existing and obsolete industrial property on the site to make way for the self-storage facility. Joanne Campanile, Sam Duros and Ana Garcia of Byline Bank managed the loan transaction on behalf of the borrower, working directly with Eric Lentz of Madison Capital Group Holdings. The Talonvest Capital Team of Eric Snyder, Kim Bishop and Ivan Viramontes brokered the deal.
OKLAHOMA CITY — LSC Development has acquired a 161,190-square-foot retail building formerly occupied by Sears in Oklahoma City with plans to redevelop the property into a mixed-use facility with retail self-storage uses. The site is adjacent to a Walmart Neighborhood Market and across the street from the 31-acre INTEGRIS Southwest Medical Center. Michael Brewster, Drew Quinn, Brad Peterson, El Warner and Charley Simpson of Colliers represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
NEWARK, N.J. — JLL has arranged a $64.3 million construction loan for Bridge Point 15E, a 211,388-square-foot speculative industrial project in Newark. The site is located less than three miles from the city’s airport and seaport facilities. Michael Klein, Jon Mikula and Michael Lachs of JLL arranged the three-year loan through global investment management firm Heitman LLC on behalf of the borrower, Bridge Industrial. A tentative completion date was not disclosed.
BALA CYNWYD, PA. — LCB Senior Living has completed The Residence at Bala Cynwyd, an adaptive reuse project located northwest of Philadelphia. The number of units was not disclosed. Built in the 1850s as Benjamin Schofield’s West Manayunk Woolen Mills, the property eventually became known as Lee’s Shoddy Mill, named after the heavy fabric created from recycled wool and cotton. The Residence at Bala Cynwyd offers independent living, personal care and memory care accommodations. Units are available in studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom floor plans.
EVERETT, MASS. — A partnership between two locally based developers, RISE and btcRE, will build a 46-unit multifamily project at 52 School St. in Everett, a northern suburb of Boston. The four-story building will feature a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units, and seven residences will be reserved for renters earning 80 percent or less of the area median income. Needham Bank provided financing for the construction of the project, which is scheduled to begin in the third quarter.
MIAMI — ROVR Development plans to develop The River Rapids, a 1,600-unit apartment development situated on 10.2 acres along the Miami River. The developer recently acquired a 6.2-acre site for $23.5 million as part of the multi-phase community. Located at 2750 N.W. South River Drive, Phases I and II of River Rapids, dubbed Tides and Moorings, will add 600 units to the local supply. The properties will comprise an eight-story building and 12-story tower that will house units ranging from studios to three-bedroom apartments. ROVR plans to develop three more phases at adjacent sites located between 1701 and 1851 Delaware Parkway totaling 1,000 units. ATL Architecture and Michael Wolk Design are leading the designs for the Tides and Moorings communities.