Property Type

Gateway-at-Denton

DENTON, TEXAS — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of Gateway at Denton, a 696-bed student housing property that serves students at the University of North Texas. Built in 2005, the 228-unit complex is located within a half-mile of campus and features a mix of two-, three- and four-bedroom floor plans with complete bed-bath parity. Units range in size from 816 to 1,360 square feet. Amenities include a newly renovated clubhouse, three pools with cabanas, outdoor grilling and dining stations, basketball court, fitness center and a computer lab. Peter Katz and Drew Kile of IPA represented the seller, Los Angeles-based MJW Investments, in the transaction and procured the buyer, Vesper Holdings.

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The-Royalton-at-Prosper

PROSPER, TEXAS — Dallas-based developer SWBC has broken ground on The Royalton at Prosper, a 270-unit multifamily project that will be located on the northern outskirts of Dallas. The site is adjacent to SWBC’s The Royalton at Creeks of Legacy development, which also totals 270 units and is currently in lease-up. Units at the new property will come in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, and select residences on the first floor will have private yards and direct-access garages. Amenities will include a clubhouse with a business center, 24-hour fitness center and a resort-style pool with cabanas and grilling stations. Cross Architects is designing the project, and Carleton Cos. is serving as the general contractor. The first units are expected to be available for occupancy next summer.

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McCallum-High-School-Austin

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Adolfson & Peterson (AP) Construction has been awarded the contract to renovate McCallum High School, which is part of the Austin Independent School District and located on the city’s north side. The school originally opened in 1955 and serves roughly 1,500 students. The project team will demolish the existing 30,000-square-foot science wing and deliver a 50,000-square-foot facility with computer labs, robotics, a wood shop and spaces for biology, chemistry and physics classes. In addition, the entry vestibule and front office will be reconfigured/remodeled for enhanced security. PBK Architects is leading design of the renovation, which is expected to begin in May 2025 and to be complete in fall 2026.

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CELINA, TEXAS — Lowe’s Home Improvement will open a 94,000-square-foot store in Celina, located at the convergence of Collin and Denton counties in North Texas. The North Carolina-based retailer will join the tenant roster at The Crossing at Moore Farm, a 100-acre mixed-use development located along Preston Road. The store will be situated on a 14-acre site, and Lowe’s expects to receive its certificate of occupancy by March 2027.

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LINX-Watertown

WATERTOWN, MASS. — New York-based Clarion Partners has received a $94 million loan for the refinancing of LINX, a 185,015-square-foot life sciences facility in the western Boston suburb of Watertown. Completed in 2018, the two-story facility was fully leased at the time of the loan closing to three tenants: C4 Therapeutics, Addgene and Tectonic Therapeutic. Amenities include a grab-and-go café, indoor bike storage space, a locker room with showers, green space, a bocce ball court and shuttle service to Harvard Square. Riaz Cassum, Amy Lousararian and Robyn King of JLL arranged the five-year loan through European lender Société Générale on behalf of Clarion Partners.

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LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. — New Jersey-based intermediary Cronheim Mortgage has arranged a loan of an undisclosed amount for the refinancing of a 104-room Motel 6 hotel in Lawrenceville, located just outside Trenton. The hotel was originally constructed in 1978 and also houses a PJ’s Pancake House restaurant. Brandon Szwalbenest and Andrew Stewart of Cronheim Mortgage arranged the debt through an undisclosed local bank. The name of the locally based borrower was also not disclosed.

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NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm Brax Realty has negotiated the $6.2 million sale of two adjacent apartment buildings in Manhattan’s East Village area. The buildings at 317 E. 14th St. and 319 E. 14th St. house 24 apartments between them as well as two retail spaces. According to LoopNet Inc., both buildings rise five stories and were constructed in 1910. Michael Ferrara and Cole Kinney Leonhardt of Brax Realty brokered the deal. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.

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MANSFIELD, MASS. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $4.7 million sale of a 25-unit apartment building in Mansfield, a southern suburb of Boston. The building at 1 Samoset Ave., which is known locally as “The Grain Mill” and was converted from that use to residential in 1981, consists of 24 one-bedroom apartments and a two-bedroom penthouse. Evan Griffith and Tony Pepdjonovic of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were local limited liability companies, in the transaction.

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NEW YORK CITY — Cole Haan has signed a 62,262-square-foot office lease renewal at 620 Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan’s Flatiron District. The footwear provider will continue to occupy the entire third floor of the building, which was originally constructed in 1896, for the next 11 years. Lauren Crowley Corrinet, Adele Huang, Gary Davies and Silvio Petriello of CBRE represented Cole Haan in the lease negotiations. Daniel Birney represented the landlord, RXR, on an internal basis.

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JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — CBRE Capital Markets’ Debt & Structured Finance team has secured a $61.3 million loan for Florida Gateway Logistics Park – Building 800, a new 1 million-square-foot warehouse located at 9909 Pritchard Road in Jacksonville. Brian Linnihan, Mike Ryan, Richard Henry and Taylor Crowder of CBRE’s Atlanta office arranged the loan through KKR on behalf of the borrower, Dallas-based Hillwood Investment Properties. Other teams of the financing were not disclosed. Built in 2023, the warehouse sits on 52 acres and is fully leased to an undisclosed third-party logistics company. The cross-dock building features 40-foot clear heights, 290 trailer spaces and 511 auto parking spots. Building 800 is situated within Florida Gateway Logistics Park, which at full build-out will span 3.1 million square feet across seven buildings.

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