LEXINGTON, MASS. — Voyager Therapeutics has signed a 61,307-square-foot life sciences lease expansion at Hayden Research Campus in Lexington, a northwestern suburb of Boston. The tenant’s footprint now spans 93,449 square feet at the campus, which offers amenities such as a cafeteria, fitness center and outdoor gathering spaces. Jon Varholak, Eric Smith, Perry Beal and Alex Plaisted of CBRE represented Voyager in the lease negotiations.
MALVERNE, N.Y. — Locally based balance sheet lender Bayport Funding has provided $3.2 million in financing for a multifamily project in the Long Island community of Malverne. The site at 1104 Hempstead Ave. spans 38,320 square feet. The undisclosed borrower will use the proceeds to acquire and complete the project, which is underway and slated for a summer 2024 delivery.
DALLAS — Newmark has brokered the sale of Plaza of the Americas, a 1.2 million-square-foot office and retail asset located in the Arts District of downtown Dallas. The sales price was not disclosed, but the brokerage states that the transaction marks the largest office sale in Dallas so far this year. New York-based Shelbourne Global Solutions was the buyer, according to The Dallas Morning News. Located at 600 and 700 N. Pearl St., Plaza of the Americas comprises two 25-story office towers connected by a glass atrium. There are 120,000 square feet of retail and dining spaces on the first and second floors as well as an eight-story parking garage. Constructed in 1980, the buildings have undergone $26 million in capital improvements over the last decade. Recent renovations to the atrium replaced an under-utilized ice-skating rink with an urban garden area equipped with water features, food pavilions and retail shops. The new ownership plans to start a multi-million-dollar renovation later this year. Plaza of the Americas is situated adjacent to DART Pearl Street Station. The property is within walking distance of Klyde Warren Park, the 400-room Dallas Marriott Downtown hotel and several entertainment options such as the Dallas Museum of …
MORRISVILLE, N.C. — King Street Properties and BE&K Building Group have topped out the second building in Phase I of Pathway Triangle, an advanced manufacturing campus underway in Morrisville, a western suburb of Raleigh. The 75-acre project will span 1 million square feet of space and represent a total investment north of $1 billion, according to the property website. The first building in Phase I is a 160,000-square-foot building that is set to open this year. The second building will span 200,000 square feet and be delivered in early 2024. Other facilities planned for the first phase include a 140,000-square-foot research-and-development building and an 8,000-square-foot amenity center. CBRE | Raleigh handles the leasing assignment at Pathway Triangle. King Street has a similar campus underway in Devens, Mass., that is home to three tenants and also branded under the Pathway concept.
CLEMSON, S.C. — Eric Newton Real Estate has broken ground on Maverick Hills, a 517-bed student housing development located near the Clemson University campus in South Carolina. The property will offer cottage and townhome units in a mix of two-, three- and four-bedroom configurations with bed-to-bath parity. Shared amenities are set to include a resort-style swimming pool with lounge seating; clubhouse; full-service coffee bar; study rooms; 24-hour fitness center; courtyard for outdoor games; dog park; pickleball and basketball courts; and “The Rock” community center. The project is scheduled for completion in fall 2025.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — AMLI Residential has completed AMLI Branch Park, a 406-unit apartment community in Austin’s Mueller District. Units come in studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans and are furnished with quartz countertops, stone backsplashes and soft-close cabinetry. Select units also offer wine refrigerators, fenced yards and built-in bookshelves and desks. Amenities include a pool, dog park, beer garden, outdoor grilling and dining stations, a fitness center, coworking spaces and 20,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space that is scheduled to come on line in spring 2024. Rents start at $1,910 per month for a studio apartment.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Chicago-based Brennan Investment Group has acquired a 75,000-square-foot distribution facility located at 565 Brick Church Park Drive in Nashville. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Situated on a 5.3-acre site five miles north of downtown Nashville, the property was fully leased at the time of sale to locally based AllParts Medical, a division of Philips Healthcare that uses the facility to stock, test, repair and distribute more than 60,000 replacement parts used in high-end medical tools. Built in 1996 and renovated in 2019, the infill building features a 135-foot truck court, 24-foot maximum clear heights, LED lighting, climate control and 12,500 square feet of office space. The facility was formerly used as a studio for the TV show “Nashville.” The 565 Brick Church Park property represents Brennan’s fourth acquisition in the Nashville market since 2019.
INDIAN HARBOUR BEACH, FLA. — The Sembler Co. has signed a 21,000-square-foot retail lease with Michaels for a new store at Causeway Shopping Center in Indian Harbour Beach, a suburb of Melbourne on Florida’s Space Coast. The 112,000-square-foot shopping center is owned by Forge Real Estate Partners III, a joint venture between Sembler and Forge Capital Partners. Sembler also handles leasing at Causeway, whose other tenants include Ross Dress for Less, Bealls Outlet, GNC and Panera Bread, among others. Michaels plans to open the new store before the end of the year. The store formerly housed an Office Depot, which closed in June.
NEWTON, N.C. — Planet Fitness has signed an 18,000-square-foot lease in Newton, roughly 40 miles outside of Charlotte. The tenant will operate in half of a space formerly occupied by Bi-Lo at Marketplace Center. Prior to the lease, the space was vacant for more than seven years. Tad Anderson of Ardor Commercial Advisors represented the landlord, RVS Realty, in the lease negotiations. Jay Hagerman of Providence Group represented Planet Fitness.
FRISCO, TEXAS — A joint venture between Chicago-based Remedy Medical Partners and Kayne Anderson Real Estate has acquired Baylor Scott & White Frisco Medical Center, a 161,264-square-foot specialty surgical hospital located on the northern outskirts of Dallas. The two-story, 68-bed facility sits on 7.4 acres and is fully leased to Texas Health Ventures Group, a joint venture between Baylor Scott & White and United Surgical Partners International. Services include orthopedics, OB/GYN, labor delivery/NICU, urology, spine, radiology and general surgery, as well as an emergency department and onsite pharmacy. The seller was not disclosed. First Citizens Bank provided a $75 million acquisition loan for the deal.
