MISSOULA, MONT. — Benderson Development has purchased a freestanding retail building, located at 2527 N. Reserve St. in Missoula, located along the Clark Fork River near the Idaho border. Terms of the transaction were not released. Walgreens occupies the retail building. With this acquisition, Benderson expanded its national footprint to 40 states.
NEW YORK CITY — Walker & Dunlop (NYSE: WD) has arranged the $148 million refinancing for The Victoria, a mixed-use property in the Harlem neighborhood of Upper Manhattan. At 30 stories, the property is the tallest building in Harlem. The Victoria is built around the neighborhood’s historic Victoria Theater and offers 191 luxury apartments, a 211-room Marriott-branded hotel and 23,000 square feet of retail space. The project was completed in the third quarter of 2023 and also features 52 below-grade parking spaces. Aaron Appel, Keith Kurland, Jonathan Schwartz, Adam Schwartz, Ari Hirt and William Herring of Walker & Dunlop’s New York capital markets team acted as exclusive advisors to the borrowers, Lam Group and Exact Capital. Aareal Capital provided the financing, which will support ongoing operations and future enhancements to the project. “This transaction underscores the project’s significance as a transformative development in Upper Manhattan, combining luxury living, hospitality excellence and cultural preservation,” says Appel. Bethesda, Md.-based Walker & Dunlop is one of the largest commercial real estate finance and advisory firms in the United States. — Katie Sloan
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Nashville-based developer Southern Land Co. has completed Deco, a 27-story apartment building located at 969 Commerce St. in downtown Fort Worth. The 567,000-square-foot building spans 302 units and includes ground-floor retail space that is preleased to Broadway 10 Bar & Chophouse. Units come in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, as well as penthouse configurations, and range in size from 700 to 2,800 square feet. Amenities include a pool and poolside bar, rooftop lounge, fitness center, demonstration kitchen, outdoor grilling and dining stations, package room and a lobby lounge with a bar. Rents start at approximately $2,000 per month for a one-bedroom apartment.
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS — Houston-based developer Fidelis has broken ground on Berry Creek Business Park, a three-building, 520,571-square-foot industrial project located in the northern Austin suburb of Georgetown. The development will consist of two rear-load buildings ranging in size from 126,722 to 140,685 square feet with 32-foot clear heights and one cross-dock building that will span 253,164 square feet and feature 36-foot clear heights. Project partners include GSR Andrade (architect), Gordon Highlander Construction (general contractor), Westwood Civil (engineer) and Transwestern (leasing agent). Delivery is slated for early 2025.
DALLAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 274-room dual-branded hotel in downtown Dallas. The hotel component of the building, which was constructed in 1910 and houses 237 apartments and 20,000 square feet of commercial space, consists of 132 rooms under the TownePlace Suites brand and 142 rooms under the Fairfield Inn & Suites brand. Shared amenities include an outdoor pool, fitness center, business center, 1,050 square feet of meeting space and a convenience store. Chris Gomes and Allan Miller of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Butler Brothers Hospitality Group LLC, which will continue to own and operate the apartments and commercial space, in the transaction. The duo also procured the buyer, a joint venture between Lowen Hospitality and Vashee & Associates.
KATY, TEXAS — Partners Real Estate has arranged the sale of a 32,900-square-foot industrial building in the western Houston suburb of Katy. According to LoopNet Inc., the single-tenant building at 7633 Cherokee St. was originally constructed in 1980. Hunter Stockard and Wyatt Huff of Partners represented the seller, an entity doing business as BC Real Estate Investments LLC, in the transaction. Jeff Peltier and Ben Condara of Colliers represented the undisclosed buyer.
DALLAS — Hari Mari has opened a 4,500-square-foot office in the Deep Ellum district of Dallas. The apparel and footwear retailer is relocating from 208 Haskell St. to 2616 Main St. Rhett Miller and Ryan Evanich of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, Charlotte-based Asana Partners, in the lease negotiations. Austin Studebaker and Chelby Sanders of Cresa represented Hari Mari.
DARIEN, CONN. — JLL has arranged $165 million in construction financing for Phase II of The Corbin District, a six-acre mixed-use project located in the southern coastal Connecticut city of Darien. The project is part of a larger initiative to redevelop the downtown area. Upon completion, the development will feature 11 new buildings with 78,810 square feet of retail space, 105,968 square feet of office space and 112 apartments. The financing consists of a $102 million construction loan from Barings and $63 million in C-PACE financing from Counterpointe SRE. Michael Gigliotti, Evan Pariser and Robert Tonnessen of JLL arranged the debt on behalf of the sponsor, locally based developer Baywater Properties.
PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania-based multifamily developer Toll Brothers Inc. (NYSE: TOL) has completed Broad + Noble, a 344-unit apartment community in Philadelphia’s Center City District. The 19-story building includes underground parking spaces and street-level commercial space. Amenities include music, media and podcast rooms, conservatory and private dining rooms, a fitness center with yoga and spin studios and a sky lounge with an outdoor deck area. Barton Partners served as the project architect, and O’Donnell & Naccarato handled engineering initiatives. Wells Fargo provided construction financing for the project, which Toll Brothers developed in partnership with Utah-based investment firm Sundance Bay.
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — New Jersey-based brokerage firm The Kislak Co. has negotiated the $20.5 million sale of a portfolio of three multifamily properties totaling 258 units in Atlantic City. The portfolio includes Atlantic Venice Park Apartments (112 units); Venice Park Condominiums (78 units operated as rentals); and Hamilton Venice Apartments (68 units). The properties were all built in 1970 and comprise 33 buildings that house 237 two-bedroom units and 21 one-bedroom units. Joni Sweetwood of Kislak represented the undisclosed seller, which disposed of the properties via three separate limited liability companies, in the transaction. Sweetwood also procured the undisclosed buyer.
