GALVESTON AND BAYTOWN, TEXAS — Self-storage brokerage firm Versal has negotiated the sale of a portfolio of two self-storage facilities totaling 790 units in Galveston and Baytown. The facilities, which are together known as the Watson & Taylor Portfolio, total 104,830 net rentable square feet. Bill Bellomy, Michael Johnson, Logan Foster and Hugh Horne of Versal represented the Texas-based seller in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, New York-based owner-operator Andover Properties, which is perhaps best known for its Storage King USA brand.
HOUSTON — New York-based global investment firm GTIS Partners will develop an approximately 484,000-square-foot industrial project in southeast Houston. The development will consist of a 355,071-square-foot, cross-dock building and a 128,999-square-foot, rear-load building on a 26-acre site. Building features will include 36- and 32-foot clear heights, respectively, and combined parking for 382 cars and 93 trailers. Construction is scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter and to be complete in summer 2024. Other project partners include Powers Brown Architecture and Langan Engineering.
PLANO, TEXAS — Adolfson & Peterson (AP) Construction has been awarded the contract to renovate a 236,000-square-foot industrial building in Plano that is leased to defense and aerospace contractor Raytheon. The project will feature a complete finish-out of the existing four-story building, which includes office space and labs. Additionally, the Plano campus project will include site improvements, security fencing, additional guard shacks and paving modifications. Completion is scheduled for the end of the year. The name of the building owner was not disclosed.
NATALIA, TEXAS — Love’s Truck Solutions, which operates truck stops across the country, will open a 252,500-square-foot distribution center in Natalia, about 30 miles southwest of San Antonio. HDA Architects designed the $23 million facility, the site of which is situated adjacent to an existing Love’s Travel Stop. The facility will house a tire warehouse, temperature-controlled storage space and 5,500 square feet of office space. Building features will include two drive-up doors, 24 full docks and four overhead doors. Construction is underway and expected to be complete this fall.
MESQUITE, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has brokered the sale of a 14-acre industrial development site located at 19205 Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway in Mesquite, an eastern suburb of Dallas. Alex Wilson, Nathan Denton and Reid Bassinger of Lee & Associates represented the buyer, Houston-based developer Lovett Industrial, in the transaction. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Specific plans for the site were also not disclosed.
NEWARK, N.J. — Locally based developer J&L Cos. has begun leasing Fifty-Five Union, a 403-unit apartment community in Newark’s historic Ironbound neighborhood. Designed by Minno & Wasko Architects & Planners, the property offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units that are furnished with stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops and individual washers and dryers. Amenities include a fitness center, business center, clubroom, coffee bar, private dining room, a rooftop garden and outdoor grilling and dining stations. Rents start at $1,900 per month for a studio apartment. Move-ins will begin later this month.
NEW YORK CITY — New York City-based development and investment firm Lightstone Group has completed the 303-room Moxy Hotel at 145 Bowery St. on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Moxy is part of the Marriott family of brands. Designed by Stonehill Taylor and AMA Group, the boutique establishment houses a Japanese restaurant, rooftop bar, piano lounge, subterranean nightclub and a lobby café and bar. Other amenities include coworking spaces and meeting and event rooms.
LANSDALE, PA. — Locally based firm Westrum Development has opened Luxor Lifestyle Apartments Lansdale, a 211-unit multifamily community located about 30 miles north of Philadelphia. Designed by Pennsylvania-based architecture firm Meyer, the property offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, gaming area, outdoor grilling and dining stations and a dog wash area. Rents start at $1,800 per month for a studio apartment. The project carried a total price tag of about $28 million.
NORTH BERGEN, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $11.1 million sale of a 38,310-square-foot industrial property in North Bergen, located across the Hudson River from Manhattan. Built on 2.8 acres in 2004, the property features a clear height of 26 feet, 21 drive-in doors and 50 parking spaces. Mark Gjonbalaj, Alan Cafiero and Giacomo Fiorenza represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were limited liability companies that requested anonymity, in the transaction.
LAS VEGAS — San Diego-based owner-operator Davlyn Investments has closed on the $67 million purchase of Spectrum, a 252-unit apartment community in the Curve neighborhood of Las Vegas. Taylor Sims and Brady Cleary of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller. Mitch Clarfield and Meghan Varga of Newmark arranged acquisition financing. Spectrum was built in 2010 and offers one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Davlyn Investments has rebranded the property as The Michael B Townhomes and Flats.