HOUSTON — Locally based developer Levcor has added five new tenants at MarqE Entertainment Center in West Houston. Experiential concepts Sloomoo Institute and Immersive Gamebox now occupy 23,000 square feet and 3,404 square feet, respectively. Glownar Aesthetics has signed a 1,200-square-foot lease, while restaurants Aviator Pizza & Drafthouse and Seaside Poke have committed to 4,504 and 1,600-square-foot spaces, respectively. Regal Cinemas also recently completed renovations to its 23-screen cinema at the center.
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DALLAS — Global architecture firm Arcadis has signed a 19,605-square-foot office lease at 300 S. Pearl St., a mixed-use building in downtown Dallas. The building consists of 336 apartments, 200,000 square feet of office space and 25,000 square feet of retail space. Robbie Baty, Dean Collins and Alexandra Boury of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Ben Davis, Jackie Marshall and Fletcher Cordell of CBRE represented the landlord, Todd Interests.
MANCHESTER, PA. — JLL has arranged the $110.2 million sale of a 1 million-square-foot warehouse located at 84 Zions View Road in the Central Pennsylvania community of Manchester. Built on 102 acres in 2019, the cross-dock distribution facility features a clear height of 36 feet, three drive-in doors, 88 dock doors, 126 trailer stalls and 455 parking spaces. John Plower, John Huguenard, Ryan Cottone, Zach Maguire, Jordan Schwartz, Jeff Lockard and Maria Ratzlaff of JLL brokered the deal. The buyer and seller were not disclosed. The building was fully leased at the time of sale.
MARLBOROUGH, MASS. — CBRE has brokered the $74 million sale of Talia, a 225-unit apartment complex located in the western Massachusetts suburb of Marlborough. Talia offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units that are furnished with stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops and individual washers and dryers. Amenities include a fitness center, business center, outdoor grilling and dining stations, a pet spa, game room, coffee bar, courtyard and walking/jogging trails. Simon Butler, Biria St. John, John McLaughlin and Brian Bowler of CBRE represented the seller, a partnership between Fairfield Properties and an unnamed institutional investor, in the transaction. The buyer was a fund advised by regional investment firm The DSF Group.
PHILADELPHIA — A joint venture between New York City-based Rockefeller Group and Los Angeles-based PCCP LLC will undertake a 656,904-square-foot industrial redevelopment project in Philadelphia. The 50.4-acre site at 1500 Roosevelt Blvd. formerly housed the Byberry State Hospital, and the development team will convert the fully entitled property into a logistics campus. Rockefeller Group Logistics Center at Roosevelt Boulevard will feature two buildings totaling 318,696 and 338,208 square feet. The seller was an affiliate of the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corp. (PIDC), which is the city’s public-private economic development organization. CBRE advised on the sale of the land and will serve as the project leasing agent. John Alascio, Aaron Graves, Alex Lapidus, Chuck Kohaut, T.J. Sullivan and Jason Blankfein of Cushman & Wakefield arranged $100 million in construction financing through New York Life Real Estate Investors for the project.
BURLINGTON, MASS. — Vaisala has signed a 28,000-square-foot office and life sciences lease in the northwestern Boston suburb of Burlington. The Finnish manufacturer of environmental and industrial measurement devices is relocating from nearby Woburn to GenLabs, a 320,000-square-foot facility located at 3 Van de Graaff Drive. Alex Plaisted, Ryan Romano and Christian Vallis of CBRE brokered the deal. A partnership between Jumbo Capital and funds advised by Apollo Global Management owns GenLabs.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated a 20,000-square-foot office lease at 41 Flatbush Ave. in Brooklyn. The 10-story, 269,530-square-foot structure is known locally as The Pioneer Building and recently underwent a capital improvement program. Jason Kroeger and Frank Liantonio of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant, nonprofit organization Safe Horizon, which will occupy part of the sixth floor, in the lease negotiations. The name and representative of the landlord were not disclosed.
OAKLAND, CALIF. — Cityview is developing Portico, a 378-unit multifamily community located in an Opportunity Zone in Oakland’s Brooklyn Basin neighborhood. Slated for completion December 2023, the eight-story project will feature studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, as well as townhomes, with more than 80 percent of the units overlooking the waterways separating Oakland from Alameda. All units will feature stainless steel appliances, smart thermostats, large closets, air conditioning, full-sized washers/dryers, keyless entry, luxury vinyl plank flooring, and kitchens with fully tiled backsplashes and quartz countertops. Community amenities will include 331 parking spaces for residents and guests, a rooftop sky lounge, pool and spa deck, courtyard, an outdoor pet spa, indoor and outdoor fitness areas, a movement studio, clubroom, wine cellar, game room and leasing lobby lounge. Managed Wi-Fi will be available throughout the community and a coworking space will provide private and community workspaces for residents. Designed to meet LEED Silver standards, Portico will feature low-flow fixtures, Energy Star-certified appliances, a solar thermal system that helps provide hot water for units and energy efficient windows. The project team includes James E. Roberts Obayashi and Webcor as general contractors, AC Martin as architect and Nadia Gellar Designs as interior designer. Portico …
SAN DIEGO — Family Health Centers has acquired a retail property, located at 4650 Mission Bay Drive in San Diego, from an undisclosed seller for $11 million. Located on the corner of Garnet Avenue and Mission Bay Drive, the two-story building features 20,987 square feet of retail space. The building was built in 1977 on a 1.7-acre lot. Reg Kobzi, Michael Peterson, Joel Wilson and Rosie Cooper of CBRE represented the seller, while Kelly Moriarty and Chris Ross of JLL represented the buyer in the deal.
Exceptional Healthcare Buys 10-Acre Parcel, Plans Hospital Development in Eloy, Arizona
by Amy Works
ELOY, ARIZ. — Exceptional Healthcare has acquired 10 acres in Eloy, approximately midway between Phoenix and Tucson. The company plans to develop a hospital on the site to serve the growing community and surrounding areas. Walton International Group sold the site for $1.1 million. The planned hospital, located at the northeast corner of Interstate 10 and Sunshine Boulevard, will have eight inpatient rooms, an 11-room emergency department and a wide range of medical services. A groundbreaking ceremony will be held on Jan. 24, with a planned opening in late 2024.