NORWALK, CONN. — Capital Construction has purchased a 22,500-square-foot mixed-use retail and office building in Norwalk for $2 million. Q SONO IV LLC sold the property. The two-story building is located in downtown Norwalk at 38-48 and 50 N. Main St. Several professional office tenants occupy the second floor of this building, and Bank of America anchors the street-level spaces, which also includes a convenience market, restaurants and a beauty store. Ralph Calabrese and Tony Valenti of the R. Calabrese Agency LLC were the sole brokers in the transaction.
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SAN DIEGO — McMillin Communities has broken ground on the multi-billion-dollar Millenia urban center in the San Diego submarket of Chula Vista. It will be located just east of SR125 at Birch Road. The new community will include 3,000 multifamily units; 2 million square feet of Class A office space; and 1.5 million square feet of retail, hospitality, civic and mixed-use projects. It will also include six themed urban parks and a variety of tree-lined promenades, gathering spaces, bikeways and plazas. Once completed in about 20 years, the 210-acre Millenia will span the equivalent of about 80 city blocks. It will also serve as the urban center for the 22,899-acre Otay Ranch Master Plan. Millenia is one of 236 projects in eight countries that is participating in the pilot program for the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) program. It has also been designated a Smart Growth Urban Center by the San Diego Association of Governments.
SAN DIEGO — McMillin Communities has broken ground on the multi-billion-dollar Millenia urban center in the San Diego submarket of Chula Vista. It will be located just east of SR125 at Birch Road. The new community will include 3,000 multifamily units; 2 million square feet of Class A office space; and 1.5 million square feet of retail, hospitality, civic and mixed-use projects. It will also include six themed urban parks and a variety of tree-lined promenades, gathering spaces, bikeways and plazas. Once completed in about 20 years, the 210-acre Millenia will span the equivalent of about 80 city blocks. It will also serve as the urban center for the 22,899-acre Otay Ranch Master Plan. Millenia is one of 236 projects in eight countries that is participating in the pilot program for the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) program. It has also been designated a Smart Growth Urban Center by the San Diego Association of Governments.
CHICAGO — A 14,000-square-foot mixed-use building in Chicago has sold for $1.6 million. The eight-unit building located at 2643-51 N. Milwaukee Ave. is in the Logan Square neighborhood. Michael Weber and Ian Feinerman, senior commercial brokers for @properties Commercial, represented the buyer, a real estate investor, and the seller, two private sellers. The building includes four apartments and four storefronts, two of which were vacant at the time of the sale. The other two were leased to a pet groomer and a convenience store.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Scottsdale Road Plaza, a 14,073-square-foot, mixed-use building in Scottsdale, has sold to RSFM 4253 LLC for an undisclosed sum. The net leasable building is located at 4253 N. Scottsdale Road in Old Town Scottsdale. Steve Julius, Jesse Goldsmith and Traci Russell of CBRE’s Phoenix office represented the seller, SCOTTSDALE 4253 LLC.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Scottsdale Road Plaza, a 14,073-square-foot, mixed-use building in Scottsdale, has sold to RSFM 4253 LLC for an undisclosed sum. The net leasable building is located at 4253 N. Scottsdale Road in Old Town Scottsdale. Steve Julius, Jesse Goldsmith and Traci Russell of CBRE’s Phoenix office represented the seller, SCOTTSDALE 4253 LLC.
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — The J. Beard Real Estate Company has brokered the sale of a 600-acre tract known as the Doughtie Parcel in Montgomery County, in the north Metro Houston area. The property, which will be developed into a luxury master-planned community by Toll Brothers, is located east of FM 2978 between Woodlands Parkway and FM 2920. Diana Gaines of J. Beard organized and represented the sellers, the names of which were not disclosed. Kirk Laguarta and Duane Heckmann of Land Advisors Organization represented the buyer, the name of which was also not disclosed.
GLENDALE, CALIF. – Construction has commenced on the 303-unit Glendale Triangle residential mixed-use project. The 315,391-square-foot project will be located at 3900 San Fernando Road in Glendale near animation studios like Disney and DreamWorks. It is being developed by Camden USA, which conceived and designed the project to attract Gen-Y renters.Lifestyle amenities include a pool and spa, two roof decks, four courtyards, a barbecue area and a fitness center with yoga rooms. The project includes 16 live-work units and six ground-floor retail spaces. It is scheduled for completion in the third quarter of 2015. Bernardswill serve as general contractor.
GLENDALE, CALIF. – Construction has commenced on the 303-unit Glendale Triangle residential mixed-use project. The 315,391-square-foot project will be located at 3900 San Fernando Road in Glendale near animation studios like Disney and DreamWorks. It is being developed by Camden USA, which conceived and designed the project to attract Gen-Y renters. Lifestyle amenities include a pool and spa, two roof decks, four courtyards, a barbecue area and a fitness center with yoga rooms. The project includes 16 live-work units and six ground-floor retail spaces. It is scheduled for completion in the third quarter of 2015. Bernardswill serve as general contractor.
HOLMDEL, N.J. — Holmdel Township has selected Somerset Development for the $100 million redevelopment of the former Bell Labs facility in Holmdel, located about 23 miles north of Staten Island, N.Y. The property includes a 2 million-square-foot building and 470 acres surrounding the facility. Somerset has spent the past several years working closely with the Holmdel community and officials to devise a plan that will transform the structure into a vibrant, mixed-use town center. In addition, the approved plan allows for residential, recreational and open space uses outside the building, including the development of up to 40 single-family homes and 185 age-restricted townhomes, as well as a field house for sports and an 18-hole golf course. The complex, which was originally constructed between 1959 and 1962, and then expanded to its current size between 1966 and 1982, is revered for its architectural distinction, in particular its notable mirrored glass façade. Designed by Eero Saarinen, the former Bell Labs research complex was home to Bell Laboratories division of Bell Telephone, later known as AT&T, Lucent and today, Alcatel-Lucent. Toll Brothers is in contract with Somerset for the purchase of land outside the building to construct the development’s residential component.