Mixed-Use

AUSTIN, TEXAS — CBRE has arranged the sale of the 50,132-square-foot West End Center, a mixed-use retail and office project located at 1214 W. 6th St. in Austin. The two-story development is 94 percent leased to Julian Gold, ArtWorks Gallery and House + Earth. Walter Saad and Cathy Nabours of CBRE's Private Capital Group, along with Eric DeJernett and Bryan McMurrey of the firm's Retail Service Group, represented the seller, Whit Hanks Properties, in the transaction. AWS Village Inc. purchased West End Center, which will be renamed West Side Village. Dallas-based Cheng Investments will handle the property's leasing and CBRE will handle property management.

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LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — NorthMarq Capital has secured construction financing for Phase II of Crest Manor, a 288-unit multifamily community located at 940 W. Round Grove Road in Lewisville. Paul Brighton of NorthMarq arranged the financing through a national bank on behalf of the borrower, a developer. Phase II will complete the multifamily component of Crest Manor.

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SEATTLE – The mixed-use Shelby Apartments complex has received a $21.3-million loan. The property contains containing 98 units and 5,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space. It is located in the Belltown section of Seattle. The 10-year, non-recourse loan was arranged by Amos Smith and Ryan Chapman of Johnson Capital’s Irvine office. Financing was provided by Fannie Mae.

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NEW YORK CITY — A joint venture between ClearRock Properties and Juster Properties has closed on the purchase of two adjacent Midtown Manhattan properties for $29.5 million. The assets, which total 101,100 square feet, include 9 E. 38th St., a 93,700-square-foot, 12-story office building and 14 E. 39th St. a 7,400-square-foot commercial townhouse with 22,200 square feet of air rights. Both properties are located between Madison and Fifth avenues. ClearRock also has plans to invest $10 million for capital improvements to reposition the properties. The seller was Yeshiva University.

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FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Dallas-based Inland American Communities, a subsidiary of Inland American Real Estate Trust Inc., has purchased The VUE, a 118-bed, mixed-use student housing property located on the campus of Texas Christian University (TCU) in Fort Worth. The property opened in August 2012 at full occupancy. The four-story mid-rise community features 6,000 square feet of retail space currently under construction. The retailers are expected to open this spring. CBRE's National Student Housing Group assisted in the transaction. The VUE will be rebranded as a University House community.

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SEATTLE – The mixed-use Shelby Apartments complex has received a $21.3-million loan. The property contains containing 98 units and 5,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space. It is located in the Belltown section of Seattle. The 10-year, non-recourse loan was arranged by Amos Smith and Ryan Chapman of Johnson Capital’s Irvine office. Financing was provided by Fannie Mae.

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SAN DIEGO — 1Mission, a mixed-use residential and retail property in the San Diego submarket of Mission Hills, has sold to Paragon Acquisitions, LLC for $8.6 million. It is located at 4033 Goldfinch Street. The 20,111-square-foot property was developed by CLB Partners. The buyer was represented in-house by Dan Berkus. The seller, Paseo de Mission Hills, LLC, was represented by Michael Burton of Cassidy Turley and Linville Martin of Perry Commercial Real Estate.

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GERMANTOWN, MD. — A joint venture between Trammell Crow Co. and NVCapital Advisors has completed the purchase of a 55-acre site in Germantown form Multi-Employer Property Trust. Trammell and NVCapital plan to transform the former Orbital Sciences Corporate Campus into a new mixed-use community called Century, which will feature 2.4 million square feet of Class A office space, townhome and apartment units, retail and two hotels. The owners are in final negotiations with a developer for the purchase of two hotel parcels, and expect to begin construction on those sites within a year. The venture has begun marketing the first two residential parcels, which will include 350 apartments and 110 townhomes. They plan to partner with developers for these two parcels in the upcoming weeks and immediately begin site plan approval with Montgomery County. Trammell Crow has already obtained full site plan approval for three office buildings totaling 455,000 square feet. According to the company, the approval positions the owners to quickly respond to build-to-suit and prelease opportunities as they arise in the I-270 office market.

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NEW YORK CITY — Massey Knakal has arranged the sale of 52 W. 21st St., a renovated mixed-use building, for $4.3 million. The five-story building, located on the south side of 21st Street between Fifth Avenue and Avenue of the Americas, includes ground-floor retail and four apartments above. Originally built in 1862, the building underwent a complete transformation that included façade work, gut rehabilitation of each floor and new mechanical systems. All units have individual gas boilers and hot water heaters with separate metering.

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CARROLLTON, TEXAS — High Street Residential, the residential subsidiary of Trammell Crow Co., has broken ground on Phase II of Union at Carrollton Square in Carrollton. Union at Carrollton Square is a transit-oriented, mixed-use community spanning 100,617 square feet and consisting of 132 Class A residential units and ground-floor retail space. Additionally, Twisted Root Burger Co. has signed a 4,658-square-foot, long-term lease to occupy ground-floor space. The restaurant is scheduled to open this spring. Carter Wilson of Cambridge Cos. represented Twisted Root in the lease transaction. John T. Evans of John T. Evans Co. represented High Street. Phase II of the community will offer one- and two-bedroom units, a grilling area for entertaining, an outdoor fireplace and lounging area, bocce ball court, resort-style pool, fitness center, cyber cafe and a 155,330-square-foot parking garage with 337 private and 125 public spaces. Construction is slated for an early 2014 completion.

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