ST. LOUIS — Henderson Cos., the parent company of Henderson Engineers and Henderson Building Solutions, has opened an office in downtown St. Louis, establishing the company’s 14th office location. The office is situated in The PwC Pennant Building within Ballpark Village. Founded in 1970, Henderson specializes in building systems design as well as design-build construction management and commissioning. The company has worked on projects in the St. Louis area since 1979, including buildings for national brands such as Shake Shack, Tiffany & Co., Verizon and Walmart, as well as standalone developments like the ongoing SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital. The company has 1,000 employees nationwide.
BRENTWOOD, TENN. — Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD), an owner-operator based in the Nashville area, has entered into agreements to acquire three seniors housing portfolios totaling 41 properties and 2,789 units. The combined purchase price is $610 million. Brookdale currently leases and operates the properties on triple-net bases. In explaining the move, company officials noted that by taking ownership of these communities, Brookdale will gain portfolio management flexibility that is not present in a leased structure, providing additional opportunities to further enhance shareholder value. “The immediate and long-term benefits of these real estate transactions are wide-ranging,” says Cindy Baier, Brookdale’s president and CEO. “They include future portfolio flexibility that comes through asset ownership, the opportunity to fully realize the long-term benefits of the powerful senior housing outlook and, following closing, the expected immediate improvement in adjusted free cash flow from a lower-cost capital structure.” In the first transaction, Brookdale agreed to buy 11 properties totaling 1,228 units from a joint venture led by Ohio-based REIT Welltower Inc. (NYSE: WELL) for $300 million. The properties are largely concentrated in West Coast markets, and the portfolio comprises 470 independent living units, 723 assisted living units and 36 memory care units with a …
— By Dustin Dolby, executive vice president, Colliers — During the second quarter of 2024, the San Francisco multifamily market endured high interest rates and delayed cuts. Between June and December of 2023, expectations of the Federal Reserve cutting rates spurred an increase in transactional activity following an apparent lull in the first quarter of 2023 as interest rates remained elevated. This two-peat of complacent transactions can be attributed to the looming decision concerning interest rate trajectories and its projections. Upon reaching the second quarter of 2024, we have yet to see any such cuts applied. This — along with the Federal Reserve’s consistent reluctance to cut — has resulted in a plateau of transactional volume within the San Francisco multifamily market. Development within the San Francisco submarket has faced similar stagnation. However, this can be attributed to a lengthy “shot clock” that new developments face regarding the city approval process. Because of this, projects that focus on a large percentage of affordable units have been streamlined and comprise the bulk of new developments in the market. If the Federal Reserve lowers interest rates by the end of the third or fourth quarter of this year — as anticipated in its …
WILMER, TEXAS — Owens Corning (NYSE: OC) has signed a 292,680-square-foot industrial lease in Wilmer, a southern suburb of Dallas. The Ohio-based provider of roofing, insulation and composite materials is taking space at Core45, a two-building, 1.6 million-square-foot development. According to a 2022 press release from the Wilmer Economic Development Corp. announcing the project, Core45’s two buildings span 616,000 and 1 million square feet and feature 40-foot clear heights, as well as a combined 286 dock doors, 403 trailer parking stalls and 900 car parking spaces. Ridley Culp, Luke Davis and Matt Dornak of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, Grandview Partners, in the lease negotiations. CBRE represented Owens Corning.
SAN ANTONIO — MLSA Ventures will redevelop the historic La Villita Assembly Hall in San Antonio into a 49,993-square-foot food-and-beverage destination. Renovations to the building, which was originally constructed in 1958, will begin during the second quarter of 2025. In addition to space for food and beverage concepts, the redevelopment will include public patios and a large outdoor bar with a beer garden. Completion is expected for 2027. Ford, Powell & Carson is the project’s architect of record, and Kopplow Construction is the general contractor. JLL is the leasing agent.
DALLAS — Dallas-based Trive Real Estate Equity Management has purchased a 57,000-square-foot industrial building on the city’s northwest side. According to LoopNet Inc., the building at 7 Justice Way was built on a 22.4-acre lot in 2023 and features three dock-high loading doors and nine grade-level drive-in doors. Giovanni Scardino and Jason Moser of Stream Realty Partners represented both the buyer and the seller, an entity doing business as HTH 9800 Stemmons LLC, in the transaction.
HIGHLAND VILLAGE, TEXAS — Memphis-based Poag Development Group has welcomed three new tenants to The Shops at Highland Village, an 359,781-square-foot retail property located near the North Texas city of Denton. Chinese restaurant Dragon House will open a 5,200-square-foot space next to AMC Theatres in October. Athleisure apparel provider lululemon has leased a 5,590-square-foot space next to The Cheesecake Factory, and wellness concept iCRYO has taken a 2,587-square-foot space adjacent to Boardroom Salon for Men. JLL manages Shops at Highland Village on behalf of Poag.
IRVING, TEXAS — Two brokerage firms, Fort Worth-based The Woodmont Co. and California-based Hanley Investment Group, have arranged the sale of Story Crossing, a 6,038-square-foot retail strip center in Irving. The center was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Starbucks, T-Mobile and CBD Kratom. Russel Wehsener of Woodmont and Jeff Lefko of Hanley represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Compass Group represented the buyer, which also requested anonymity.
NEW YORK CITY — New York-based developer Goose Property Management has received a $68 million loan for the refinancing of Astor on Third II, a 137-unit apartment building located in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens. Astor on Third II is a newly built property that offers studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, as well as 17,900 square feet of retail space. Amenities include a rooftop deck, children’s playroom, fitness center, screening room, package room and resident’s lounge with a pool table, board games and kitchenette. Henry Bodek of Galaxy Capital originated the loan through Affinius Capital. Goose Management will use a portion of the proceeds to fund additional leasing costs to stabilize the property.
WALTHAM, MASS. — CBRE has brokered the sale of Gardencrest Apartment Homes, a 696-unit multifamily community located in the western Boston suburb of Waltham. Built in phases on a 34-acre site between 1949 and 1972, Gardencrest consists of 64 buildings that house a mix of traditional apartments and direct-entry townhomes with an average size of 906 square feet. Amenities include a pool, clubhouse and a fitness center. Simon Butler, Biria St. John, John McLaughlin and Brian Bowler of CBRE represented the seller, an affiliate of Virginia-based Harbor Group International, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, an affiliate of San Francisco-based Fowler Property Acquisition, which has rebranded the property as ReNew Waltham.