RIDGELAND, S.C. — Friedman Real Estate has arranged the sale of a 98,000-square-foot industrial property located at 4427 Grays Highway in Ridgeland, approximately 32 miles north of Savannah, Ga. Marc Hames of Friedman represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were also not disclosed. The property comprises three buildings, including an 87,000-square-foot manufacturing facility, according to LoopNet Inc. The campus is situated on 27.1 acres within Cypress Ridge Industrial Park and offers access to I-95 via U.S. Highway 278.
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Sprouts to Open 23,000 SF Grocery Store at Aster & Links in Downtown Sarasota, Florida
by John Nelson
SARASOTA, FLA. — Sprouts Farmers Market has signed a 23,000-square-foot retail lease at Aster & Links, a mixed-use development underway in downtown Sarasota. The developer, Belpointe PREP LLC, is a publicly traded qualified opportunity fund based in Greenwich, Conn. Aster & Links is a Main Street-style development that comprises two high-rise buildings that will rise seven and 10 stories. The 424-unit property will include one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments and four-bedroom townhome-style penthouses, as well 900 parking spaces consisting of garage and surface parking. Amenities will include a clubroom, fitness room, center courtyard with heated saltwater pool and rooftop amenities including a community room and a private dining area for private events, as well as outdoor grills and seating. Leasing at Aster & Links is anticipated to begin in the first half of 2024. The target opening date for Sprouts was not disclosed.
HOUSTON — Locally based private equity firm Three Pillars Capital Group has acquired Chateaux Dijon, a 426-unit apartment community located at 5331 Beverlyhill St. in Houston’s Galleria district. The property offers one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, business center, outdoor grilling and dining areas, package lockers and a pet park. Austin-based InvestRes, which acquired the asset in 2018, sold the property to Three Pillars Capital for an undisclosed price. Jordon Emmott and Abraham Garza of Global Real Estate Advisors brokered the deal.
WESLACO, TEXAS — ARCO Beverage Group, a division of St. Louis-based general contractor ARCO National Construction, has broken ground on a 253,200-square-foot distribution center for Glazer’s Beer & Beverage in the Rio Grande Valley city of Weslaco. The wholesale alcoholic beverage distributor will be the anchor tenant of Mid Valley International Industrial Park, a 122-acre master-planned development that is owned by Weslaco Economic Development Corp. Building features will include 210,000 square feet of temperature-controlled space, 36-foot clear heights, 27 dock positions and 25,000 square feet of office space. Completion is slated for the first quarter of 2024.
LONGVIEW, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Wingate by Wyndham Longview North, a 67-room hotel located about 120 miles east of Dallas. The hotel offers an indoor pool, fitness center, business center and meeting rooms. Allan Miller, Chris Gomes and Skyler Cooper of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company, in the transaction. The trio, along with Marcus & Millichap’s Hussain Shaik, also procured the buyer. Both parties requested anonymity.
TOMBALL, TEXAS — Charlotte-based energy equipment provider Ameresco Solar has signed a 41,080-square-foot industrial lease renewal at South Live Oak Business Park in Tomball, a northwestern suburb of Houston. The property comprises two buildings on a 6.2-acre site in the downtown area. Tom Condon Jr. and John Grimsley of Colliers represented the landlord, Tomball Economic Development Corp., in the lease negotiations. Ameresco was self-represented.
HOUSTON — Partners Real Estate has negotiated the sale of a 23,100-square-foot industrial facility that sits on a 1.3-acre site within the three-building Intercontinental Crossing Business Park in North Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the building was completed in 2022 and features 28-foot clear heights. Clay Pritchett and Zane Carman of Partners represented the seller, TNRG Development, in the transaction. The name and representative of the buyer were not disclosed.
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J. — Locally based financial intermediary Cronheim Mortgage has arranged a $50 million permanent loan for Tice’s Corner, a 120,000-square-foot shopping center in the Northern New Jersey community of Woodcliff Lake. The two-building center was constructed on 13.4 acres in 2001 and was fully leased at the time of the loan closing. Tenants include Apple, Anthropologie, Free People, GAP, J. Crew, Panera Bread, Pottery Barn, Madewell, Nike and Williams-Sonoma. Dev Morris, Andrew Stewart and Allison Villamagna of Cronheim Mortgage arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, an affiliate of Connecticut-based David Adam Realty. The direct lender was not disclosed.
PHILADELPHIA — LCOR, a developer with three offices in the Mid-Atlantic region, has begun leasing The Ryland, a 267-unit apartment building in Philadelphia’s Society Hill neighborhood. The 31-story building’s unit mix comprises 44 studios, 154 one-bedroom units, 44 two-bedroom apartments and 25 penthouses with private outdoor spaces. Amenities include a fitness center and yoga studio, piano lounge, private coworking space, chef’s kitchen and a children’s playroom. Move-ins will begin in late summer, and full completion is slated for the fall. Rents start at roughly $2,000 per month for a studio apartment.
NEW YORK CITY — JLL has brokered the sale of a 75 percent interest in the Mandarin Oriental New York hotel. The monetary value of the stake was not disclosed, but multiple outlets that cover the hospitality industry reported that the percentage equated to roughly $98 million. The hotel, which opened in 2003 and totals 244 rooms, occupies floors 35 through 54 of Deutsche Bank Center at Columbus Circle. Amenities include a pool, spa, fitness center, meeting space and an onsite bar and lounge. Gilda Perez-Alvarado, Jeffrey Davis and Stephany Chen of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was Reliance Industries Ltd.