HOUSTON — Locally based development and management firm Finial Group has begun construction on a 90,328-square-foot industrial project in Houston that represents Phase III of Independence Business Park. The third phase will consist of three freestanding, crane-served buildings with 10 percent office finishes. Completion is slated for the third quarter of 2023. Construction of Phase II of Independence Business Park, which comprised two buildings totaling 145,185 square feet, began in late 2020.
BOUND BROOK, N.J. — Citizens Bank has provided a $32.4 million construction loan for The Rail at Bound Brook, a 143-unit multifamily project in Northern New Jersey. The property will house studio, one- and two-bedroom units with an average size of 811 square feet, as well as 650 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Amenities will include a clubhouse, game room, yoga studio, courtyard and coworking space. Michael Klein, Jon Mikula and Michael Lachs of JLL arranged the three-year, floating-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between Denholtz Properties and Redwood Real Estate Group.
GREENWICH, CONN. — An affiliate of Hawaii-based Trinity Real Estate Investments has acquired the Hyatt Regency Greenwich, a 373-room hotel in southern coastal Connecticut. The building served as a printing press for Condé Nast from 1921 to 1967 before being redeveloped into a hotel. Today, the Hyatt Regency Greenwich features an indoor pool, fitness center, salon and 35,000 square feet of meeting and event space. The new ownership plans to implement a value-add program. The seller was not disclosed. Hodges Ward Elliott brokered the transaction.
BOURNE, MASS. — Massachusetts-based brokerage firm Waldman & Associates has arranged the sale of a portfolio of seven industrial buildings totaling 124,000 square feet in Bourne, located at the nexus of Cape Cod and the mainland. The sales price was approximately $10.6 million. Dan Waldman of Waldman & Associates represented the undisclosed seller and procured the buyer, Unicorn Realty, in the transaction. Tenants at the portfolio include EOIS, Falmouth Toyota and Cape Cod Tennis & Court.
OPELIKA, ALA. — Reich Brothers, a national industrial real estate investment firm, has purchased a 1.6 million-square-foot distribution center in Opelika, a city along I-85 and near Auburn, Ala. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. The facility is the largest multi-tenant distribution center in the Auburn-Opelika market, with 96 dock positions, more than 10 leased suites and standalone buildings ranging from 50,000 to 400,000 square feet. The rail-served property services both the Kia and Hyundai automotive hubs in western Georgia and eastern Alabama, according to Reich Brothers.
ATLANTA — Barings plans to convert approximately 45,000 square feet of vacant office space at 3445 Peachtree in Atlanta’s Buckhead district to speculative suites. Spread across five spaces within the 14-story, 287,000-square-foot office building, these suites will range in size from 3,000 square feet to a full 23,000-square-foot floor. Furniture will be provided within some of these spaces and each spec suite will include exposed ceiling duct work and floor plans that invite collaboration. New tenants will also have access to several Class A amenities available to all 3445 Peachtree tenants. No construction timeline was disclosed. According to research from CBRE, metro Atlanta currently has 500,000 square feet of spec suites under construction, which represents about 28 percent of the market’s existing inventory of spec suite space (1.8 million square feet).
TAMPA, FLA. — CBRE has arranged the $14.5 million sale of Tampa Oaks II, a 104,080-square-foot office building located at 12906 Tampa Oaks Blvd. in Tampa. Dale Peterson, Joe Chick, Kristen McFarland Hagen, Courtney Snell and Nick Sharpe of CBRE represented the seller, TerraCap Management, in the transaction. Marc Magliarditi and Travis Landes of CBRE’s Las Vegas office represented the unnamed buyer. Constructed in 2008 by Opus South Corp., Tampa Oaks II’s major tenants include Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., Fieldstone A&E and Home Encounter LLC.
DECATUR, GA. — Northmarq has secured the sale of Avana Druid Hills, a 228-unit apartment community located at 3471 N. Druid Hills Road in Decatur, a suburb of Atlanta. Jason Nettles, Megan Thompson and Peter Chacon of Northmarq represented both the buyer, Atlanta-based RangeWater Real Estate, and the seller, Charleston-based Greystar, in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed. Greystar had previously invested $1.2 million for exterior upkeep at Avana Druid Hills, including new roofing, balcony repair, retaining wall replacement and an LED lighting package. Built in 1985, the pet-friendly, garden-style property features a saltwater pool, outdoor lounge with a fire pit, fitness studio, clubhouse, grill, picnic area, tennis court, business center, onsite storage, coffee bar and a car care facility.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $6.3 million sale of a store located at 3212 Curry Ford Road in Orlando. The 13,824-square-foot retail property is net leased to CVS/pharmacy. Gabriel Britti, Ricardo Esteves and Ronnie Issenberg of Marcus & Millichap’s Miami office represented the seller, a limited liability company, and the buyer. Both parties requested to remain anonymous.
NEW YORK CITY — Japanese alcoholic beverage supplier Suntory has signed a 100,000-square-foot office headquarters lease at 11 Madison Avenue in Manhattan. About 150 employees will work in the full-floor space, which includes two bar areas, a tasting room, interactive conference room, a digital art exhibit and flexible workstations. David Kleinhandler, Joe Cybulski, James Whalen and Maura Flanagan of CBRE represented Suntory, which is relocating from Chicago, in the lease negotiations. Zach Freeman, David Kaufman and Neil Kessner represented the landlord, SL Green, on an internal basis.