HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — Berkadia has arranged $37 million in refinancing for Ascent at Jones Valley, a 431-unit multifamily community located at 1225 Willowbrook Drive SE in Huntsville. Built in 1978, the property features one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments and townhomes ranging in size from 705 to 1,470 square feet. Amenities at the community include two swimming pools, a fitness center, coffee and tea bar, pet park and play area, playground, business center, tennis/pickleball court and grilling and picnic areas. Charles Foschini, Christopher Apone and Lourdes Carranza-Alvarez of Berkadia South Florida arranged the Fannie Mae financing on behalf of the borrower, Savannah, Ga.-based Wicker Park Capital Management. The loan carries a fixed interest rate, a five-year term and partial interest-only payments.
WESLEY CHAPEL, FLA. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the sale of a 48.1-acre build-to-rent development site located in Wesley Chapel. The site is approved for the construction of a 190-unit townhome community called GroveParc Townhomes. Max La Cava, Zach Nolan and Manny de Zarraga of JLL represented the seller, Blue Pointe Investors, in the transaction. Resibuilt acquired the property for an undisclosed price. Upon completion, which is scheduled for January 2025, GroveParc Townhomes will feature three- and four-bedroom townhomes with garages. Amenities will include a clubhouse, swimming pool, fitness center, playground, dog park, pickleball courts, lakeside trail and pedestrian access to the adjacent Krate & The Grove at Wesley Chapel, an open-air shopping center.
PLANTATION, FLA. — A partnership led by South Florida-based shopping center owner and developer Azor Advisory Services has begun construction on a Wawa gas station and convenience store located in Plantation, roughly 30 miles north of Miami. The partnership, which is doing business as FLA BPI LLC, broke ground on the project April 4. Located at 100 South Pine Island Road, the property is situated within the northern portion of a three-acre site acquired by the partnership in 2016. Midtown Crossing, a 6,400-square-foot retail center, occupies the southern portion. Scheduled for completion in 12 months, the Wawa will offer prepared foods, beverages, coffee, fuel services and subcharge-free ATMs.
RUTHER GLEN, VA. — Lingerfelt Development LLC has purchased 24 acres within Carmel Church Business Center in Ruther Glen, approximately 30 miles north of Richmond. The company plans to construct a 325,500-square-foot speculative, high-bay distribution warehouse facility at the property. Mark Douglas of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer represented Lingerfelt in the $2.6 million transaction. Virgil Nelson, also with Thalhimer, represented the seller, an entity doing business as CCBC Properties LLC.
FORNEY, TEXAS — A partnership between two California-based firms, developer Legacy Partners and investment manager Resmark Cos., has broken ground on Legacy Gateway, a 336-unit multifamily project in the eastern Dallas suburb of Forney. The community will consist of five three-story buildings on a 14-acre site. Units will come in studio, one- and two-bedroom formats and will range in size from 540 to 1,360 square feet. Amenities will include a pool, outdoor kitchen and gaming courtyard, fitness center, coworking lounge, coffee bar and two dog parks. JHP Architecture is designing the project, and BBL Building Co. is serving as the general contractor. Full completion is slated for spring 2025.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Atlanta-based investment firm MDH Partners has acquired Fort Worth Logistics Hub Building 1, a 670,914-square-foot industrial property, for $67.5 million. Built on 39 acres in 2022, the building was fully leased to Samsung SDS America at the time of sale and features 36-foot clear heights and 245 parking spaces. Eastdil Secured represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Joe DeHaven negotiated the deal for MDH Partners on an internal basis.
DALLAS — Locally based investment firm Apricus Realty Capital has acquired a nine-acre industrial outdoor storage facility located at 11801 C.F. Hawn Freeway in southeast Dallas. The fenced facility, which was fully leased at the time of sale, houses more than 200 truck/trailer parking spaces as well as a 12,950-square-foot building for repairs and maintenance. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
HOUSTON — Ocean Edge Services, a provider of subsea hydraulic controls for the energy sector, has signed a 19,755-square-foot, full-building industrial lease in northwest Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the single-tenant property at 8430 N. Sam Houston Parkway W was built in 2003. Travis Land of Partners Real Estate represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. Will Austin of Bridge Commercial Real Estate represented the tenant.
KAUFMAN, TEXAS — SHOP Cos. has arranged the sale of The Shops at Kings Fort, a 10,763-square-foot retail strip center located on the southeastern outskirts of Dallas in Kaufman. The center was built in 2022 and was fully leased at the time of sale to T-Mobile, Wing Stop, HTeaO and Integrity Urgent Care. Tim Axilrod and Tayler Rose of the SHOP Cos. represented the seller, a local developer, in the transaction. The buyer was a private 1031 exchange investor. Both parties were Texas-based entities that requested anonymity.
CONSHOHOCKEN, PA. — The Buccini/Pollin Group, a development and investment firm with offices in Maryland and Delaware, has acquired One Tower Bridge, a 271,678-square-foot office building in the northern Philadelphia suburb of Conshohocken. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and completed in 1989, the 15-story, riverfront building offers a fitness center, outdoor terrace and a multi-purpose room. One Tower Bridge was 92 percent leased at the time of sale, with Morgan Stanley serving as the anchor tenant. Buccini/Pollin plans to invest $9 million in capital improvements to the building. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.