DALLAS — Leon Industrial, a division of locally based development and investment firm Leon Capital Group, has begun construction on a 118,178-square-foot project near Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport. The facility will be known as 161 Airport Center and will feature 32-foot clear heights, 130-foot truck court depths, an ESFR sprinkler system, up to 28 trailer parking spaces and additional outside storage space. Stream Realty Partners is the leasing agent. Completion is slated for late this summer.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Greysteel has arranged the sale of Candle Chase Apartments, a 116-unit apartment complex in southwest Fort Worth that was built in 1969. According to Apartments.com, the property offers one- and two-bedroom units that range in size from 715 to 1,198 square feet. Doug Banerjee and Sterling Warren of Greysteel represented the seller, Epic Capital Partners, in the transaction. The buyer, an entity doing business as Delara Chase LLC, has rebranded the property as Delara Chase Apartments.
SPANISH FORK, UTAH — The Ritchie Group is developing Global Logistics Headquarters Development Park, a speculative industrial development in Spanish Fork. Located at 2100 N. 700 West, the project will feature 13 buildings totaling more than 3.2 million square feet of industrial space. The 1.9 million-square-foot first phase is scheduled for delivery by the end of the year, with full project completion expected by 2031. The development will feature tall clear heights, ample parking for trucks and cars, build-to-suit options tailored to tenant need and immediate access to Interstate 15. Jarrod Hunt, Gordon Jacobson and Andy Blunt of Colliers are handling leasing for the development.
SALT LAKE CITY — Berkadia has secured a $31.5 million bridge loan on behalf of Midtown Capital to complete construction of The Astoria, a multifamily community in Salt Lake City. Slated for completion in third-quarter 2025, the 149-unit property is situated in the city’s Fairpark District. Scott Wadler, Patrick Johnson, Mitch Sinberg, Brad Williamson and Matt Robbins of Berkadia secured the financing for the sponsor, a vertically integrated real estate development and management company with offices in Miami, West Palm Beach, Fla., and Madrid, Spain. New York-based lender RMWC provided the two-year, floating-rate loan to refinance the existing construction loan and fund the project’s completion. Located at 11 N. 800 West, the seven-story Astoria will feature 372-square-foot micro units, 545-square-foot studios and one- and two-bedroom layouts up to 955 square feet each. The property is adjacent to the Jackson/Euclid light rail station, allowing for immediate access to SLC International Airport, the Delta Center and downtown Salt Lake City.
MONTAUK, N.Y. — JLL has arranged a $235 million loan for the refinancing of the 20-acre Gurney’s Montauk Resort & Seawater Spa, located on the eastern tip of the Long Island peninsula. The property’s hospitality component totals 158 units: 109 guestrooms, 35 suites, eight beachfront cottages and six residences. In addition to a 2,000-foot private beach, the resort features five onsite food-and-beverage venues, four pools, a salon, 25,000 square feet of meeting and event space, a 30,000-square-foot spa and a fitness center. In addition, the owner, a partnership between BLDG Management Co. Inc. and Metrovest Equities, recently completed a capital improvement program at the property that upgraded guestrooms, common areas and amenity spaces. Christopher Peck, Kevin Davis, Mark Fisher and Connor Medzigian of JLL arranged the debt through a joint venture between Smith Hill Capital and Bain Capital.
LOS ANGELES — Bolour Associates has purchased a neighborhood retail center in the Silver Lake district of Los Angeles from an undisclosed seller for $6.5 million. Located at 2829-2843 Hyperion Ave., the value-add property offers 9,884 square feet of retail space. At the time of sale, the property was 50 percent leased to a mix of tenants, including Pinkberry, Standing Egg Coffee, Cats and Dogs and The Village Vet. Bolour plans to complete both exterior capital improvements and interior tenant improvements at the center. Oron Maher of Maher Commercial Realty represented the seller in the transaction.
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIF. — CBRE has negotiated the sale of a two-story office building located at 9421 Haven Ave. in Rancho Cucamonga. A local owner-user acquired the asset from FJKC Investment LLC for $6.3 million. The 20,600-square-foot building was vacant at the time of sale. Sammy Cemo, Austin Reuland and Anthony DeLorenzo of CBRE represented the seller in the deal.
BURBANK, CALIF. — Los Angeles-based Dunleer has purchased a two-building warehouse asset, located at 3312-3314 and 3318 Burton Ave. in Burbank, from a local family for $5 million, or $283 per square foot. Chad Gahr and David Young of NAI Capital represented the buyer, while Mike Maniscalchi of Systems Real Estate represented the seller. At the time of sale, the 17,726-square-foot property was 67 percent vacant. The asset features three units and is adjacent to the Hollywood Burbank Airport.
EAST LANSING, MICH. — The Michigan State University Board of Trustees has authorized the university to move forward with the construction of the Spartan Gateway District, a public-private campus community development project on the west side of campus along Harrison Road in East Lansing. The university has selected G&G Project Sparta LLC, a joint venture between Lansing, Mich.-based Gillespie Group and Omaha, Neb.-based Goldenrod Cos., as the developer. The project’s price tag is $150 million, according to Crain’s Detroit Business. The Spartan Gateway District encompasses a new hotel and retail space as well as an athletics arena. The Olympics Sports Arena will support volleyball, wrestling, gymnastics, locker rooms and coaching office space in addition to a number of university classrooms. The hotel and retail space would be part of the public-private partnership between the university and the developer. The Spartan Gateway District will be developed in multiple phases. The first phase will include the arena, which is slated to be operational by late 2027. Additional phases featuring a variety of commercial uses including a hotel, housing, office and retail spaces will follow. The timeline for the final phase, which will expand the university’s use of the facilities, is yet to …
MOUNT COMFORT, IND. — Simply Good Foods has signed an 805,000-square-foot industrial lease for seven years in Mount Comfort, an eastern suburb of Indianapolis. The tenant is known for its Quest protein bars and shakes. The Class A building features a clear height of 40 feet, an abundance of trailer and auto parking and accessibility to major transportation routes. The Mount Comfort project is now fully leased. The landlord, CT Realty, has also leased its adjacent 250,000-square-foot facility to Schlage Lock.