HOUSTON — Dallas-based developer StreetLights Residential has completed The Langley, a 134-unit apartment building located near Rice University in Houston’s Museum District. The Langley is a 20-story building that houses two- and three-bedroom units that range in size from 2,165 to 3,396 square feet. Residences are furnished with walk-in closets, wine coolers, various smart technology features and service kitchens with secondary refrigerators. Outdoor amenities include a pool, grilling and dining stations, outdoor yoga space and a dog run. Indoors, residents have access to a fitness center, lounge, library, coffee bar, conference room and a mailroom. Leasing began in February. Monthly rents start at $9,480.
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HOUSTON — JLL has brokered the sale of Vintage Marketplace, a 72,184-square-foot shopping center in northwest Houston. Whole Foods Market anchors the center, which was roughly 95 percent leased at the time of sale. Other tenants include Torchy’s Tacos, Orangetheory Fitness, MOD Pizza, Jersey Mike’s and Nothing Bundt Cakes. Ryan West, Chris Gerard and Erin Lazarus of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was Brixmor Property Group.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Hawk Logistics has signed a 26,707-square-foot industrial lease in East Fort Worth. The space is located within Building 1 of the Riverbend East development. Tomas Wilson, Alex Wilson and Mark Graybill of Lee & Associates represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Steve Trese and Brian Gilchrist of CBRE, along with Wilson Brown of HPI Real Estate Services & Investments represented the landlord, Leon Capital.
MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 20,092-square-foot industrial lease in the northern Dallas suburb of McKinney. The space is located within Building 2 at McKinney Trade Center. Brett Lewis and Taylor Stell of Lee & Associates represented the tenant, Blount Fine Foods Corp., in the lease negotiations. Ken Wesson and Adam Graham, also with Lee & Associates, represented the landlord, Chicago-based ML Realty Partners.
NEW YORK CITY — San Francisco-based investment firm Spear Street Capital has purchased 76 Eighth Avenue, a 10-story office and retail building in Lower Manhattan, for $50.5 million. The 35,620-square-foot building was completed in 2022 and was fully leased at the time of sale, with Wells Fargo occupying the retail space. Andrew Scandalios, David Giancola, Vickram Jambu, Drew Isaacson and Jennifer Zelko of JLL represented the seller, G4 Capital Partners, in the transaction. Aaron Niedermayer, Peter Rotchford and Christopher Pratt, also with JLL, arranged $27.7 million in acquisition financing for the deal through DekaBank.
NEW YORK CITY — JLL has negotiated the sale of two multifamily development sites in the Crown Heights area of Brooklyn for a combined price of $25.1 million. The sites at 1029 Dean St. and 1104 Pacific St., which traded in separate off-market deals, have a combined buildable square footage of about 129,000 square feet. Mike Mazzara, Ethan Stanton and Brendan Maddigan of JLL represented the undisclosed sellers in both transactions and procured the buyer, a partnership between Castell Group and Montgomery Street Partners. Specific plans for future development of the sites, which are earmarked for “large-scale” projects, were not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Energy Capital Partners has signed an office lease expansion in Lower Manhattan. The infrastructure investment firm previously occupied the entire 58th floor of One World Trade Center and has now taken the entire 59th floor, yielding a total footprint of 70,425 square feet. Eric Zemachson and Corey Borg of Newmark represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. David Falk, Peter Shimkin, Hal Stein, Nathan Kropp and Paige Raisides, also with Newmark, along with internal agents Eric Engelhardt, Karen Rose and Sayo Kamara, represented the landlord, The Durst Organization, which developed One World Trade Center in partnership with The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Why Texas’ Market Recalibration is Creating New Opportunities for Commercial Real Estate Investors
by Jaime Lackey
For much of the past several years, Texas commercial real estate markets have been characterized by a disconnect between buyer expectations and seller pricing. As interest rates increased and capital became more selective, transaction activity slowed while many property owners remained reluctant to adjust valuations. Today, that dynamic is changing. Across Texas, commercial real estate markets are undergoing a period of recalibration. While conditions vary by asset class and market, pricing expectations, capital availability and investor sentiment are gradually moving toward a new equilibrium. As that process unfolds, transaction activity is increasing and new opportunities are emerging for investors willing to take a long-term view. Transaction Activity is Beginning to Accelerate One of the clearest signs of improving market conditions is the return of transaction activity. As buyers and sellers become more aligned on pricing, more assets are trading and a broader range of investors are entering the market. Local investors remain active, while out-of-state capital continues to target Texas opportunities. In addition, many first-time buyers are pursuing acquisitions in markets and asset classes that may have seemed out of reach during previous market cycles. This increase in participation is helping restore liquidity and creating a healthier transaction environment. Rather …
STAMFORD, CONN. — Golf Lounge 18 has opened a 7,700-square-foot entertainment venue in the southern coastal Connecticut city of Stamford. The space is located within Atlantic Station, a mixed-use development in the downtown area, and features multiple golf simulators in addition to food-and-beverage offerings. Golf Lounge 18 now operates 11 venues nationwide. RXR owns Atlantic Station.
Concord Summit Capital Arranges $115.5M Construction Loan for Multifamily Development in Fort Collins, Colorado
by Amy Works
FORT COLLINS, COLO. — Concord Summit Capital has arranged a $115.5 million construction loan for Collins at Union Park, an apartment community in northern Colorado. Daniel Eidson, Keegan Burger and Ben Applebaum of Concord Summit Capital secured the nonrecourse loan, which features an 88 percent loan-to-cost ratio, on behalf of the borrower, Livmark Communities. Sitework is currently underway on the project, with vertical construction slated to start in the coming days. Collins at Union Park will feature 457 apartments and carriage homes, as well as a clubhouse, pool, golf simulator, playground, parks, trails and gathering spaces.
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