DALLAS — Locally based brokerage firm Holt Lunsford Commercial has negotiated a 24,626-square-foot office lease renewal in North Dallas. The tenant is marketing and financial services provider Aperia. The space is located within The Belvedere, a 141,180-square-foot building. John Dickenson and Paul Hernandez of Holt Lunsford represented the landlord, an entity doing business as InPoint Addison Belvedere, in the lease negotiations.
WILMINGTON, DEL. — Regional developer Buccini Pollin Group has begun work on a $110 million multifamily redevelopment project in Wilmington. The project represents Phase III of The Standard, a 363-unit apartment complex that is an adaptive reuse of the former office building of chemical company DuPont. The Standard is located within the Market West mixed-use development and offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units that are furnished with quartz countertops and backsplashes, stainless steel appliances and in-unit washers and dryers. Amenities include a rooftop deck, dog washing station and package handling system. Phase I of The Standard is fully occupied, and Phase II is in lease-up. Apollo Global Management is the senior lender on Phase III, which is slated for a late summer 2026 completion, and Chicago-based Pearlmark is the mezzanine lender.
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between Slate Property Group and Avenue Realty Capital has acquired 81 Franklin, an 11-unit apartment building in Manhattan’s Tribeca neighborhood, for $30 million. The six-story, 32,70-square-foot building, which was originally constructed as an office building and converted to residential use in 2013, houses loft-style residences that come in one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom layouts. Guthrie Garvin of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The partnership was represented in-house. White Oak Real Estate Capital provided acquisition financing for the deal.
FRANKLIN, N.J. — JLL has negotiated the sale of a 200,000-square-foot vacant office building in Franklin, located in Central New Jersey. Known as 200 Franklin Square, the four-story building sits on a 12.2-acre site and formerly housed the headquarters of Philips Electronics. Jose Cruz, Jeremy Neuer, Ryan Robertson, Nicholas Stefans and Jason Lundy of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction and procured the buyer, regional development and investment firm Axria Inc., which plans to redevelop the property. The new ownership did not provide details on redevelopment plans, but the site can support a range of commercial uses, including office, medical, educational and light industrial.
MORRIS PLAINS, N.J. — Local developer Chopp Holdings has sold an 89,100-square-foot office building in Morris Plains, about 30 miles west of New York City, for $10.2 million. The three-story building sits on a 16.5-acre site at 201 Littleton Road and recently underwent capital improvements. David Bernhaut, Frank DiTommaso, Andrew Schwartz, Jordan Sobel, Andre Balthazard, Dan Bottiglieri and Bill Baunach of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller and procured the buyer, an affiliate of Agadia Systems Inc., in the transaction. Brian Anderson and Eddie Miro, also with Cushman & Wakefield, arranged acquisition financing for the deal.
ACTON, MASS. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $5.8 million sale of a 76,251-square-foot industrial and office complex in Acton, located northwest of Boston. The complex at 930 Main St. consists of seven buildings that collectively house about 61,700 square feet of warehouse space and 14,500 square feet of office space. Luigi Lessa, Harrison Klein and Mattias Edenkrans of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
TEMPE, ARIZ. — A joint venture between Core Spaces and Wexford Developments has broken ground on Hub on Campus Tempe, a 30-story student housing tower located near the Arizona State University campus in downtown Tempe. The development, which will feature 1,957 student housing beds, a rooftop amenity deck and ground-level retail space, is scheduled for completion in summer 2028. Kennedy Wilson provided construction financing for the project, and TSB Capital Advisors consulted on the transaction. The development team includes general contractor Findorff and RSP Architects. Core Spaces will manage Hub on Campus Tempe upon completion and the firm’s in-house design team will design the interiors. The project site was formerly home to the historic Harry Walker House, also known as the House of Tricks restaurant, which was recently relocated next to Tempe City Hall on Fifth Street for future preservation and restoration. The development team is working to preserve the nearby First Congregational Church, which will be transferred to city ownership to ensure its continued protection. “This development will provide much-needed housing while also keeping the city’s historic landmarks part of the evolving landscaping,” says Doug Tichenor, senior director of entitlements at Core Spaces. “We see this project as a …
By Oliver Gray, Esq., of Gray Winston & Hart Valuing hotels for property taxation is one of the most complex and contested areas in real estate appraisal. And unfortunately for hotel owners, improper assessment is common and costly. Unlike office buildings or warehouses, hotels are not just physical assets — they are operating businesses. This distinction requires appraisers to carefully separate the taxable real estate, which is land and improvements, from the nontaxable business enterprise and intangible assets. Failing to do so risks unlawfully taxing the business itself, a critical concern for Texas hotel owners and property tax professionals. Texas law mandates that assessors appraise property at its fee-simple market value, excluding exempt intangibles and business value. For hotels, this means appraisers cannot simply capitalize the income of the operating business. Rather, they must make adjustments to remove components tied to franchise affiliation, management expertise, brand recognition and other intangibles. The challenge is clear: How can assessors, taxpayers and their appraisers correctly isolate the real property value from the going concern? What follows are several common approaches and their inherent weaknesses, which can skew an assessor’s conclusions or provide bases to challenge inflated assessments. Management Fee Method One widely used — …
ANNA, TEXAS — Charlotte-based Big V Property Group is underway on construction of a 175,300-square-foot retail project in Anna, located north of Dallas in Collin County, that will be known as Rosamond Crossing Southeast. Kroger will anchor the center, which is 70 percent preleased to tenants including Bank of America, Chase Bank, Jimmy John’s and McDonald’s. Permitting and preliminary sitework are underway, and vertical construction is expected to begin in April 2026, with a tentative opening targeted for April 2027. Financing sources for Rosamond Crossing Southeast include Equity Street Capital and Valley Bank. The Seitz Group, a division of leasing and management company The Retail Connection, is also a partner on the project.
HOUSTON — Gantry, a commercial mortgage banking firm based in San Francisco, has arranged a $9.3 million loan for the refinancing of a 112-unit apartment building located at 5400 Memorial Drive, just west of downtown Houston. Known as Memorial Tower, the nine-story building offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, clubhouse, speakeasy lounge, fitness center, pickle ball court and a dog park. A regional bank provided the 10-year loan to a private investor, with both parties requesting anonymity. Jeff Matlock and Claire Jones led the transaction for Gantry.