KATY, TEXAS — Regional developer National Property Holdings has unveiled plans for a roughly 1.1 million-square-foot industrial park in the western Houston suburb of Katy. Katy Prairie Business Park will be developed in two phases, each of which will comprise a single building that will be able to support manufacturing and logistics users. The Phase I building will total 402,480 square feet, and the Phase II building will total 680,940 square feet. Building features will include 36- and 40- foot clear heights, ESFR sprinkler systems, onsite trailer parking and “flexible” configurations. CBRE has been tapped as the leasing agent for Katy Prairie Business Park. A construction timeline was not announced.
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CEDAR PARK, TEXAS — JLL has negotiated the sale of 1890 Ranch, a 441,620-square-foot retail power center in Cedar Park, a northern suburb of Austin. The center was 99 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Academy Sports + Outdoors, Ross Dress for Less, Burlington, PetSmart, Natural Grocers, Cinemark, Crunch Fitness, Office Depot and Dollar Tree. Barry Brown, Chris Gerard and Shea Petrick of JLL represented the seller, Austin-based Endeavor Real Estate Group, in the transaction. Chris Drew, Michael DiCosimo and Aaliyah St. Louis, also with JLL, arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for the deal on behalf of the buyer, a joint venture between Sterling Organization and Cohen & Steers.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Merritt Properties has acquired Center Point Business Park, an 11-building, 537,800-square-foot light industrial park located in Jacksonville’s Butler corridor near the Florida East Coast Railway. According to the Jacksonville Business Journal, Merritt Properties purchased the campus for $89.8 million. This latest office park acquisition marks Merritt’s first major transaction after receiving a $750 million investment led by Centerbridge Partners to boost its long-term growth strategy. Royce Rose and Justin Rabin of CBRE represented the seller, Plymouth REIT, in the transaction. Spencer Cummings and Cassidy Bergstrom led Gunster’s legal team in representing Merritt Properties. Situated at 4801-6631 Executive Park Court, Center Point Business Park was 99 percent leased at the time of sale to 35 tenants. The property features 18- to 22-foot clear heights, rear-load configurations, dock-high loading, concrete tilt-wall construction, 107 dock doors and 1,005 parking spaces. On average, tenant spaces are approximately 15,100 square feet. In addition to its existing portfolio, Merritt owns land at Imeson Landing Business Park and Oakleaf Commerce Center in Jacksonville, where future light industrial development is planned.
ALLEN, TEXAS — Local developer Gillett Commercial will build a speculative office and flex building in Allen, a northeastern suburb of Dallas. Known as Allen Place, the building is initially planned to be 89,032 square feet, comprising a 71,032-square-foot footprint plus an 18,000-square-foot mezzanine level that can be expanded by 20,000 square feet, offering up to 109,032 total square feet. Meinhardt & Associates is the project architect, and Raymond Construction will be the general contractor. Citadel Partners will market the space for lease. Gillett is developing the project, construction of which is set to start later this year and last about year, in partnership with the Allen Economic Development Corp.
DALLAS — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged $15.4 million in financing for a 60,159-square-foot industrial property in Dallas. The address was not disclosed, but the property is leased to PREP, an operator of shared commercial kitchen spaces. Frank Montalto and Ethan Splan of IPA arranged the five-year loan, which carried a 75 percent loan-to-value ratio, through an undisclosed local credit union. The borrower was also not disclosed.
Thompson Thrift to Begin Construction on 300-Unit Luxury Multifamily Community Near Savannah
by Abby Cox
POOLER, GA. — Thompson Thrift plans to soon break ground on The Foundry at Mosaic, a 300-unit luxury multifamily community located in Pooler, a western suburb of Savannah. The development will be capitalized with equity from the Thompson Thrift 2025 Multifamily Development investment fund. Construction is expected to begin this month, with resident move-ins anticipated for November 2027. Situated within the Mosaic Town Center mixed-use development, The Foundry will feature a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments spanning up to 1,475 square feet in size. Amenities will include a resort-style swimming pool, 24/7 fitness center, courtyards, an outdoor entertainment kitchen, grilling areas, a pickleball court, dog park, resident conference room, billiards, shuffleboard, a golf simulator and a variety of indoor/outdoor gathering spaces. The Foundry at Mosaic marks Thompson Thrift’s second multifamily development near the Savannah Quarters master-planned community. In addition, the firm recently completed construction on The Liliana, a 360-unit luxury apartment community currently leasing nearby.
BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. — Chesterfield has broken ground on Carolina Pines International Commerce Center, a planned industrial development located about 18 miles north of Columbia. Carolina Pines International Commerce Center is designed for industrial, manufacturing and logistics use, specifically marketed to attract suppliers and operations supporting the nearby Scout Motors’ $2 billion Blythewood electric vehicle manufacturing facility. Building 1, which will total approximately 162,176 square feet, will include 32-foot clear heights, 35 dock doors, 49 trailer parking spaces, 107 car parking spaces, 7-inch concrete floor slabs and a 3,000-amp power supply. Building 1 is expected to be delivered in the first quarter of 2027. Building 2 is planned as a 212,420-square-foot speculative building. Further details of the project were not disclosed.
ARLINGTON, VA. — Monday Properties has received approval from the Arlington County Board for a major site plan amendment for the redevelopment two contiguous 12-story office buildings in Arlington’s Rosslyn district: 1401 Wilson Boulevard and 1400 Key Boulevard. The two office buildings, which were constructed in 1964, will be transformed into two 27-story multifamily towers dubbed The 1400s that will total 831 apartments, along with 28,959 square feet of ground-floor retail space anchored by a grocery store and a split-level parking garage. In addition, roughly 52 percent of the site will be allocated for publicly accessible open space. The project team includes Shalom Baranes Associates (architect of record), ParkerRodriguez (landscape architect) and VIKA Capitol (civil engineering and site design firm). A timeline for construction was not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — M&T Realty Capital Corp. has provided a $141.4 million bridge loan for the refinancing of Anagram Turtle Bay, a 194-unit apartment building located at 300 E. 50th St. in Manhattan. Designed by BKSK Architects, the 23-story building houses studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units, as well as street-level retail space. Amenities include a fitness center, library, coworking lounge, landscaped garden spaces, media lounge and a rooftop terrace. The three-year loan includes an extension option and retires a $95 million construction loan provided by Bank OZK. The borrower is local owner-operator Global Holdings.
SYOSSET, N.Y. — A joint venture between Boston-based investment firm The Davis Cos. and operator GoodFriend Storage has acquired a 555-unit self-storage facility in the Long Island community of Syosset. The facility at 475 Underhill Blvd. comprises 40,344 net rentable square feet of space across two floors and 467 units, as well as 88 boat and RV storage spaces. In addition, the site can support about 34,000 square feet of expansion. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
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