COTULLA, TEXAS — General contractor Leyendecker Construction has begun the renovation and expansion of the high school campus of the Independent School District (ISD) of Cotulla, which is located about 90 miles southwest of San Antonio. Designed by Pfluger Architects, the project will be executed in two phases and will bring the total square footage of the campus, which was originally built in 1957, to 137,000 square feet. Completion is slated for late 2026. The project is being financed by a $65 million bond that was approved in May 2022. The Cotulla ISD serves about 1,200 students, and roughly 400 pupils attend the high school.
SACHSE, TEXAS — Locally based developer PMB Capital Investments has signed four new food-and-beverage users to leases at The Station, a mixed-use development located on the northeastern outskirts of Dallas in Sachse. Deals are now in place with pizza concept Cane Rosso (3,000 square feet), Nation’s Giant Hamburgers (2,500 square feet), Chipotle Mexican Grill (2,325 square feet) and Starbucks (2,225 square feet). All restaurants are expected to be open by next spring. PMB Capital is also nearing completion of the redevelopment of Heritage Park, which will bring an amphitheater, custom-designed playground, pavilion, splash pad, event lawn and boardwalk to the community.
IRVING, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has arranged a 64,134-square-foot industrial lease expansion in Irving. According to LoopNet Inc., the building at 3250 Story Road W was originally built in 1997 and totals 96,200 square feet. Nathan Denton of Lee & Associates represented the tenant, Reliant Air Conditioning, in the lease negotiations. Steve Trese and Wilson Brown of CBRE represented the Landlord, Prologis.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Discount retailer AW Outlet has purchased a 23,879-square-foot building located at 6680 W. Freeway in Fort Worth for its newest store. The building sits on a 1.7-acre parcel within a larger shopping center that is anchored by grocer Albertsons. Michelle Caplan and Matthew Rosenfeld of Weitzman represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Sarah Lamb of DB2RE represented AW Outlet.
MCDONOUGH, GA. — Chick-fil-A is opening its first elevated, drive-thru only restaurant in the south Atlanta suburb of McDonough today. Located at 2155 Jodeco Road, the restaurant features four drive-thru lanes that run below an elevated kitchen that is twice the size of a typical Chick-fil-A kitchen. Food reaches the delivery team members via a custom meal transport system that uses conveyer belt technology. Patrons can either order onsite with a Chick-fil-A team member or order ahead on the Chick-fil-A app. The restaurant features dedicated lanes for both ordering methods, as well as “pull-aside lanes” for guests whose orders are taking longer to fulfill. The Atlanta-based fast-casual restaurant chain says that the Jodeco Road restaurant has the capacity to support two to three times more vehicles than a standard Chick-fil-A restaurant drive-thru. Chick-fil-A, which opened its first restaurant with a drive-thru in 1993, expects to employ 150 team members at the new McDonough restaurant, which serves both the McDonough and Stockbridge markets. The company announced the new restaurant concept in summer 2023, along with a digital-only pick-up restaurant in New York City that opened in March.
NEW YORK CITY — Property Resources Corp. has begun leasing The Hartby, a 205-unit multifamily adaptive reuse project in Brooklyn. The Hartby is a redevelopment of the former St. John’s College building, which was originally constructed in the borough’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood in 1870. Units come in studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, and 30 percent (62) of the residences are rent-stabilized and are now being leased via a lottery system. Amenities include a fitness center, private party room, business center, library, indoor/outdoor lounge, a rooftop deck with barbecue stations, pet spa and an interior courtyard. Woods Bagot served as the project architect, with interiors by Alchemy Studio. Leasing of market-rate units will begin later this summer, and move-ins will commence this fall.
WINTER PARK, FLA. — CTO Realty Growth Inc. has purchased a portfolio of three Southeast shopping centers: Carolina Pavilion in Charlotte, Millenia Crossing in Orlando and Lake Brandon Village in Brandon, Fla. The undisclosed seller(s) sold the portfolio, which totals approximately 893,000 square feet, to CTO for $137.5 million. Carolina Pavilion is an approximately 691,000-square-foot regional retail center located on 72 acres in Southern Charlotte on South Boulevard. The center was 93 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including AMC Theatres, Floor & Décor, Nordstrom Rack, Ross Dress for Less and Burlington. Millenia Crossing is a 100,385-square-foot shopping center located adjacent to the Mall at Millenia in Orlando. The center was 96 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Nordstrom Rack, Party City, Modani Furniture, Milan Laser Hair Removal, Destination XL, The Vitamin Shoppe and Relax the Back. Jim Michalak and Jeff Berkezchuk of Plaza Advisors represented the undisclosed seller in the Millennia Crossing transaction. Situated east of I-75 near Tampa, Lake Brandon Village spans approximately 102,000 square feet and was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Sprouts Farmers Market, PetSmart, DSW and Scandinavian Design Furniture. Additionally, CTO announced the …
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Construction is underway and leasing will begin next month on Gateway 737, a 940-bed student housing development located on the University of South Carolina campus in Columbia. The project is being developed by a public-private partnership between Holder Properties and the University of South Carolina Foundations and is expected for completion in August 2025. Gateway 737 is the second community developed by the partnership. The community will include 12,500 square feet of retail space, a three-story meeting and event space and dedicated parking spaces. Shared amenities will include a rooftop lounge, two-story fitness center, resort-style swimming pool, tech lounge and a game room. The community will offer fully furnished units in studio, two-, three- and four-bedroom configurations.
MADISON, TENN. — BWE has provided a $34.1 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Bristol Park at Riverchase, a 300-unit apartment community located at 100 Riverchase Blvd. in Madison, roughly 10 miles northeast of Nashville. Charles DuBose and David Foulk of BWE originated the financing on behalf of the borrower, GrayCo. The loan has a seven-year term and interest-only payments for the life of the loan. Bristol Park at Riverchase features a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, as well as a fitness center, sand volleyball court, swimming pool, business center and a pet play area.
HAZLETON AND CENTER VALLEY, PA. — Northmarq has brokered the sale of two manufactured housing properties totaling 163 sites in the Lehigh Valley region. Birch Knoll is a 92-site property in Hazleton that was built in 1989. Saucon Valley Crossing in Center Valley totals 71 lots in both single and double formats and was originally constructed in 1947. Anthony Pino and Ari Azarbarzin of Northmarq represented the seller, Pennsylvania-based ME Management, in the transaction. The buyer(s) and sales price(s) were not disclosed.