SAN MARCOS, TEXAS — CBRE has arranged the sale of Cottages at San Marcos, an 899-bed student housing community located near the Texas State University campus in San Marcos. Built in 2014, the community offers 194 cottage- and townhome-style units in three-, four-, five- and six-bedroom configurations. Amenities include a 12,000-square-foot clubhouse; three-tiered pool; private shuttle service to campus; a two-story gym with a locker room and Pilates and Zumba rooms; study rooms; a game room; pet washing station; walking trail; and basketball courts. Jaclyn Fitts, William Vonderfecht and Casey Schaefer of CBRE represented the seller, an undisclosed Singapore-based global real estate company. The buyer and sales price were also not disclosed.
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WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS — Red Oak Capital Holdings has provided a $9.7 million bridge loan for the refinancing of the Panda Biotech High Plains Hemp Gin facility in Wichita Falls, about 115 miles northwest of Fort Worth. Built in 1978 and renovated to the tune of $34 million over the years, the facility comprises seven buildings totaling 472,903 square feet on a 97-acre site. Grant Garlock and Miles Kallial of BMC Capital arranged the loan, which carries a two-year term and a fixed 10.5 percent interest rate, through Red Oak. The new financing allows the sponsor, Panda Biotech CEO Robert Carter, to continue operations at what is projected to be the largest industrial hemp processing facility in the world.
NORFOLK, VA. — The Breeden Co. has completed Lake Taylor Pointe Apartments, a 198-unit multifamily community located at 1060 Kempsville Road near Norfolk International Airport. Breedon Construction served as the general contractor for the $43 million development. The apartment complex features carriage house and garden-style buildings, with one to three-bedroom floorplans ranging in size from 723 square feet to 1,425, according to Apartments.com. Amenities at the complex include a resort-style swimming pool, poolside fitness center, outdoor gathering areas, arcade room, electric vehicle charging stations and a bark park. Rental rates for the property begin at $1,750.
CELINA, TEXAS — Walmart will open a 200,000-square-foot store in the North Texas city of Celina that will be operated under the Arkansas-based retail giant’s Supercenter brand. The store will be located at the northwest corner of Preston Road and the West Outer Loop and will house a full-service grocery store and pharmacy, as well as electronics, apparel and home goods departments. Walmart is developing the store in partnership with the Celina Economic Development Corp. Construction is underway, and the opening is slated for next spring.
DALLAS — A partnership between P4 Capital and Elevate Equity Partners has purchased a 112,678-square-foot mixed-use property in the Dallas Design District. The property, which comprises three sites totaling 4.4 acres at 1800 Irving Blvd., 1715 Market Center Blvd. and 1805 Market Center Blvd, was originally built to house industrial and office uses. The new ownership plans to redevelop the property into a retail, restaurant and entertainment destination. Jonathan Carrier of JLL represented the seller, a partnership between Quadrant Investment Partners and Maryland-based FCP, in the transaction.
Green Mills Breaks Ground on $26M Affordable Seniors Housing Community in Central Florida
by John Nelson
OSCEOLA COUNTY, FLA. — Green Mills Group has broken ground on a $26 million affordable seniors housing community in unincorporated Osceola County. Dubbed Poinciana Parc, the midrise property will comprise 86 units and amenities including a fitness center, business center, club/game room, laundry room and a swimming pool. The Florida Housing Finance Corp. awarded the project a 9 percent tax credit allocation in May 2023. Additional capital partners on Poinciana Parc include TD Bank, Raymond James Affordable Housing Investments and Neighborhood Lending Partners.
LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — SportzBlitz LLC has signed a 27,000-square-foot lease in the North Texas city of Lewisville. The provider of athletic media content is taking space at the industrial flex building located at 1000 Spinks Road, which according to LoopNet Inc. was completed last year. Adam Curran and Harrison Davis of Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the owner, Leila Real Estate LLC, in the lease negotiations. Tomas Wilson of Lee & Associates represented the tenant.
OCALA, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged the sale of Retreat at 42nd, a 268-unit, pet-friendly apartment community located in Ocala, approximately 35 miles southeast of Gainesville. The community is situated on 13 acres and comprises 16 three-story apartment buildings housing 24 one-bedroom units, 156 two-bedroom units, 84 three-bedroom units and four three-bedroom duplexes. Amenities at the property include a 7,500-square-foot clubhouse with a 24-hour fitness facility, business center, event space, TV lounge, walk-in swimming pool and sundeck, bark park and an outdoor ramada/grilling area, as well as a maintenance area and detached garages. Cole Whitaker, David Etchison and Mary Beale of Berkadia’s Central and North Florida offices represented the seller, an entity doing business as Retreat at 42nd LLC, in the transaction. The buyer, Old Lyme, Conn.-based Hamilton Point Investments, acquired the property for an undisclosed price. Jeremy Lynch of Berkadia’s Philadelphia office arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing through Berkadia’s Proprietary Lending Group (PLG) on behalf of the buyer.
Marcus & Millichap, Lee & Associates Broker $7.8M Sale of Industrial Property in Columbia, Maryland
by John Nelson
COLUMBIA, MD. — A partnership between Marcus & Millichap and Lee & Associates has brokered the $7.8 million sale of 6822 Oak Hall Lane, a 39,096-square-foot flex industrial property located in Columbia, roughly 20 miles southwest of Baltimore. Built in 1984, the facility was fully leased at the time of sale and offers a mix of office and warehouse space with 18-foot ceilings, as well as dock and drive-in loading. Bob Filley and Arvin Gholamrezae of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller and procured the buyer, both private investors. Lee & Associates had fully leased the property and partnered with Marcus & Millichap in the sale.
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) and Annapolis-based transportation real estate investment and management firm Realterm has completed a $270 million consolidated cargo handling facility at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens. WFS, the airport’s main cargo handling agency, will operate the 350,000-square-foot facility, which spans 26 acres, replaces two older facilities and brings together operations from four separate cargo zones into a single modernized location. Realterm, which developed the facility via ground lease, specializes in owning and operating airport logistics facilities via a 17 million-square-foot portfolio of such assets across 37 airports. The project was first announced in summer 2021. The new cargo facility features several innovations designed to reduce wait times for truck drivers and minimize queuing outside the facility. These include an advanced truck dock management system that optimizes the flow of goods in and out of the facility, leveraging real-time scheduling, automated check-ins and digital communication between drivers and dock operators. The system automatically allocates the most efficient doors based on the size, type and contents of each delivery and also ensures that trucks arrive only when a dock is available, …