CONROE, TEXAS — General contractor Hoar Construction has broken ground on a 328,000-square-foot parking garage on the Sam Houston State University campus in Conroe, about 40 miles north of Houston. The garage, which will feature 983 spaces, is being constructed to accommodate students and faculty at the new health professions building, construction of which will begin next year. Kirksey Architecture designed the parking garage, which is slated for a summer 2024 delivery.
LAREDO, TEXAS — Partners Real Estate has arranged the sale of a 37,500-square-foot industrial property in the Rio Grande Valley city of Laredo. According to LoopNet Inc., the property at 14610 Atlanta Drive was built on 2.5 acres in 1997 and features 24-foot clear heights. Gustavo Torres of Partners represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed.
SAN ANGELO, TEXAS — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of a 30-unit assisted living and memory care community in the West Texas city of San Angelo. The property consists of two adjacent buildings on a 2.8-acre site that can support future expansion. A publicly traded REIT sold the asset, which was built in 2012, to an East Coast-based seniors housing owner-operator looking to expand upon its Texas footprint. Both parties involved in the deal requested anonymity.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Foxtrot, a corner store and delivery market, has opened a 6,000-square-foot store and café in Austin’s Bouldin Creek area, marking the second location for the brand in the state capital. The site formerly housed an auto repair shop and grocer, and the space will include a covered indoor-outdoor patio. Foxtrot currently operates 27 locations nationwide and plans to open a third store in Austin in the coming weeks.
NEW YORK CITY — A joint venture between L&L Holding Co. and Columbia Property Trust has topped out Terminal Warehouse, a 1.3 million-square-foot industrial redevelopment project in Manhattan’s West Chelsea neighborhood. Designed by COOKFOX Architects, the project centers on the conversion of a historic warehouse that was originally built in 1891 into a mixed-use destination with office and retail components. The development also includes 2.5 acres of open green space. Full completion is slated for 2024.
LIVINGSTON, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of West Essex Logistics Center, a 293,887-square-foot industrial property in the Northern New Jersey community of Livingston. The property is a redevelopment of the former CIT Bank office headquarters campus and features a clear height of 36 feet, 54 loading docks and two drive-in doors. Gary Gabriel, David Bernhaut, Kyle Schmidt and Ryan Larkin of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, a partnership between Bluewater Property Group and Affinius Capital, in the deal. The buyer was Atlanta-based Invesco Real Estate.
NEW YORK CITY — Deutsche Bank and Naftali Credit Partners have provided an undisclosed amount of construction financing for a residential project in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village area. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox, the project will consist of 28 for-sale condos and ground-floor retail space. Deutsche Bank provided the senior loan, and Naftali issued mezzanine debt. The borrower was a joint venture between New York City-based Argo Real Estate and Indian developer B Safal. Project completion is slated for 2024.
PITTSBURGH — CBRE has negotiated a 40,000-square-foot office lease at Nova Place, a 32-acre campus located on Pittsburgh’s north side. The tenant, S&B USA Construction, plans to take occupancy of spaces on the eighth and ninth floors of Nova Tower 2 during the fourth quarter. Jeremy Kronman and Andrew Miller of CBRE represented the landlord, Faros Properties, in lease negotiations. The tenant representative was not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — NY Sports Club has signed a 20,000-square-foot lease renewal at 9901 Queens Blvd. in the Forest Hill area of Queens. The lease keeps the fitness operator, which has been a tenant at the building since 2006 and has plans for a future remodel, in its space through 2034. Blumenfeld Development Group owns the building. No third-party brokers were involved in the lease negotiations.
SAN ANTONIO — Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc. (NYSE: RHP) has entered into a definitive agreement with Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust Inc. (BREIT) to purchase the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort for $800 million. The 640-acre resort opened in 2010 and includes 1,002 rooms and 268,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting and event spaces. BREIT has owned the property since 2018. Ryman plans for the resort to continue to operate under the JW Marriott flag. The Nashville-based lodging and hospitality REIT now owns two of the largest group-oriented resorts in Texas, with the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in the Dallas suburb of Grapevine being the other. “We identified the JW Marriott Hill Country as an ideal acquisition target quite some time ago,” says Mark Fioravanti, president and CEO of Ryman Hospitality. “Located in an attractive and growing market with no emerging competitive supply, this beautiful resort is a natural complement to our existing Gaylord Hotels portfolio and offers significant opportunities to serve the group and leisure sides of our business.” “This sale, which generates approximately $275 million in profit over a five-year hold period through Covid, represents a terrific outcome for BREIT shareholders,” says Nadeem Meghji, head of Blackstone Real Estate …