WESLACO, TEXAS — A partnership between San Antonio-based Bakke Development Corp. and Atlanta-based Batson-Cook Development Co. (BCDC) has broken ground on a 773-unit self-storage facility in the Rio Grande Valley city of Weslaco. The site at 1115 Dragonfly Ave. spans 2.6 acres, and the building will rise three stories and span 86,975 net rentable square feet. Project partners include Alamo Architects, civil engineer Halff, general contractor Independent Contractors and construction lender IBC Bank. Completion is slated for the first quarter of 2025. The project marks the sixth self-storage collaboration between the two firms.
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WILMER, TEXAS — Atlanta-based development and investment firm Stonemont Financial Group has completed Sunridge Industrial Park, a 565,259-square-foot development located in the southern Dallas suburb of Wilmer. The building features 40-foot clear heights, 128 dock doors, four drive-in ramps and parking for 135 trucks and 309 cars, with the capacity to add more parking if needed. LGE Design Build served as the project architect and general contractor. KBC Advisors is the leasing agent.
ADDISON, TEXAS — JLL has arranged an undisclosed amount of construction financing for Addison Innovation Center, an industrial redevelopment project that will be located on north of downtown Dallas. The project will convert the 12.2-acre site of an existing office and call center complex into two warehouses totaling 242,062 square feet. The buildings, which will span 140,698 and 101,364 square feet, will be able to accommodate a single tenant or multiple users. First United Bank & Trust Co. provided the five-year, floating-rate loan to the borrower, a partnership between Houston-based Lovett Industrial and Dallas-based Rosewood Property Co. Jarrod McCabe led the transaction for JLL.
IRVING, TEXAS — Zyka Foods Southwest Inc., a wholesale provider of Indian cuisine, has signed a 15,885-square-foot industrial lease renewal in Irving. According to LoopNet Inc., the building at 2737 W. Airport Freeway was constructed in 1984 and features a clear height of 20 feet, one ramp, three dock-high doors and 1,257 square feet of office space. Canon Shoults and Maddy Canty of Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the owner, Sealy & Co., in the lease negotiations. David Easterling of CBRE represented the tenant.
CEDAR HILL, TEXAS — Spatch Kitchen & Cocktails, a contemporary American concept, will open a 7,500-square-foot restaurant in Cedar Hill, a southern suburb of Dallas. The space is located within Hillside Village, an open-air retail center that is also home to tenants such as Dick’s Sporting Goods, Barnes & Noble, Old Navy, H&M, F21 Red and Victoria’s Secret. Gretchen Miller, Emilie Paulson and Bryn Carden of Weitzman represented the landlord, PREP Property Group, in the lease negotiations. Morrow Hill represented the tenant, which plans to open this summer.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Hudson Valley Property Group has completed the renovation of Grandview Terrace Apartments, a 283-unit affordable seniors housing complex in the Journal Square area of Jersey City. The $15.2 million, 16-month project upgraded the cabinetry, countertops, appliances, lighting, flooring, walls and water fixtures in the units and added amenities such as a new sky lounge with a stretching room, community room, library and a computer center. KeyBank provided construction financing for the project, and that loan was refinanced under HUD’s 223(f) program upon completion.
ROBINSON TOWNSHIP, PA. — A partnership between two Indiana-based firms, developer Milhaus and investment firm BAM Capital, will develop a 272-unit multifamily project just west of Pittsburgh in Robinson Township. Known as Nox Living, the property will feature studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, coworking space, resident lounge and outdoor grilling and dining stations. The development team expects to begin construction by July and is aiming to deliver the first units by late 2025.
OAKLAND, N.J. — Dallas-based investment firm Dalfen Industrial has acquired Thornton Logistics Center, a 92,400-square-foot industrial building in Oakland, located in Bergen County in Northern New Jersey. The sales price was $14.6 million. The building is located within the 1.7 million-square-foot Oakland Industrial Park and features a clear height of 22 feet. Thornton Logistics Center was fully leased at the time of sale. Jordan Avanzato, Marc Duval, Nicholas Stefans and Jason Lundy of JLL brokered the off-market deal. The seller was not disclosed.
MIDDLETON, MASS. — Locally based general contractor Polar Design Build has delivered a 34,000-square-foot truck service facility in Middleton, a northern suburb of Boston. The facility is a build-to-suit for dealer Kenworth Northeast and will house offices, service bays and showroom space. About 40 people will work at the facility at full operation. Other project partners included Maugel DeStefano Architects, Flood Consulting and CBC Engineers.
WOBURN, MASS. — Type One Energy Group has signed a 15,500-square-foot life sciences lease in the northern Boston suburb of Woburn. The Wisconsin-based provider of clean energy solutions is relocating from nearby Somerville to 299 Washington St., which is owned by Cummings Properties. The new space will house office, manufacturing and lab uses. Al Diamond internally negotiated the lease on behalf of Cummings Properties. No third-party brokers were involved in the deal.