HOUSTON — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a portfolio of four self-storage facilities totaling 2,199 units in the greater Houston area. Two properties in the portfolio, which spans 429,169 net rentable square feet, are located within Houston, and the other two facilities are located in Baytown and Magnolia. Dave Knobler and Charles LeClaire of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a Georgia-based partnership, in the transaction. The duo also procured the buyer, a New York-based partnership. Both parties involved in the deal requested anonymity.
LONG BEACH, CALIF. — CBRE has brokered the sale of a medical office building, located at 200-202 W. Wardlow Road in Long Beach. A private seller sold the asset to an undisclosed buyer for $6.6 million. Bill Maher, Anthony DeLorenzo, Bryan Johnson and Gary Stache of CBRE represented the seller in the deal. Originally constructed in 1964 and remodeled in 2017, the single-story building features 8,691 square feet of medical office space. The buyer plans to convert the medical building with operating rooms into an office building to accommodate the expansion needs of the buyer’s business.
ROUND ROCK, TEXAS — Atlanta-based IDI Logistics will develop Sunrise Commerce Center, a 465,660-square-foot speculative industrial project that will be located on a 36-acre site in the northern Austin suburb of Round Rock. Phase I of the development will comprise three buildings totaling 310,693 square feet, while Phase II will encompass 154,967 square feet across two buildings. Adolfson & Peterson Construction is the general contractor for the project, which was designed by 5G Studio Collaborative. Pacheco Koch is the civil engineer, and Stream Realty Partners is the leasing agent. Construction will begin in September.
GREENVILLE, S.C. — New York City-based GTIS Partners and Charlotte-based Collett Industrial have formed a joint venture to develop two industrial projects in Greenville for a total investment value of $140 million. Situated within an opportunity zone on the eastern edge of the South Carolina Technology & Aviation Center, the two developments will be adjacent to one another and span 1.2 million square feet upon completion. The co-developers have executed leases or letters of intents with tenants totaling approximately 520,000 square feet for long-term occupancy at one of the projects, which is known as Willimon Business Park. The other property was not disclosed.
BOSSIER CITY, LA. — Routh Group has purchased Louisiana Boardwalk, a 560,343-square-foot, open-air shopping center located at 540 Boardwalk Blvd. in Bossier City, a northern Louisiana city bordering Shreveport. Adam Howells, Ryan Shore, Zach Riebe, Matthew Barge and Cole Sutter of JLL represented the undisclosed seller that sold the value-add property for $30.5 million. Situated along I-20 and the Red River, Louisiana Boardwalk is within walking distance of two major casinos: Margaritaville Resort Casino and Horseshoe Bossier City Casino. The shopping center was 67 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Bass Pro Shops, Regal Cinemas, Dollar Tree, Nike and Cumulus Media, among others. According to JLL, the property has about 185,000 square feet of retail and office space available for lease.
SEABROOK, TEXAS — Southern California-based investment firm Brixton Capital has acquired Regatta Bay, a 240-unit apartment community located about 30 miles southeast of Houston in Seabrook. Built in 2003, the property consists of 15 two- and three-story residential buildings and a pool, fitness center, dog park and tenant lounge. The seller was not disclosed. Brixton plans to upgrade the unit interiors, including new appliances, flooring, countertops and cabinetry, as well as updated lighting and plumbing fixtures.
EAGLE PASS, TEXAS — Northmarq has arranged the sale of Holly Apartments, a 136-unit multifamily property in Eagle Pass, located near the Texas-Mexico border in Maverick County. Built in 1975 and renovated in 1996, the property offers a pool, outdoor grilling and picnic areas, playground and a basketball court. Zar Haro, Moses Siller, Phil Grafe and Bryan VanCura of Northmarq represented the undisclosed buyer in the deal. Cheryl Higley, also with Northmarq, arranged a nonrecourse, fixed-rate acquisition loan with a 10-year term and a 30-year amortization schedule.
HOUSTON — Quanex Building Products Corp. has signed a 16,545-square-foot office lease at 945 Bunker Hill Road in Houston’s Memorial City district. Brad MacDougall and Warren Alexander internally represented the landlord, MetroNational, in the lease negotiations. Andy Iversen, John Luck and Kaitlyn Duffie of Newmark represented the tenant, which plans to move into the 14-story building in September 2023.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Alliance Residential Co. has closed on the land purchase of 18.3 acres at 9741 Mount Holly Road in northwest Charlotte for the development of Prose Rhyne, a new 330-unit apartment community. The garden-style property, which will comprise 11 residential buildings and a clubhouse with a fitness center and pool, will welcome its first residents in fall 2023. Designed by architect Cline Design Associates, Prose Rhyne’s one- and two-bedroom apartments will average 996 square feet in size and feature granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, wood-style flooring, walk-in closets and washers and dryers in every unit. The community is one of five active projects in the Charlotte area for Alliance Residential and the second Prose-branded property in the market.
PUNTA GORDA, FLA. — Equus Capital Partners Ltd. has broken ground on a 378,000 square-foot speculative warehouse logistics facility in Punta Gorda, a southwest Florida city situated along I-75 near Fort Myers. The project, named Florida Gulf Coast 75 Logistics Center, is being constructed within the Enterprise Charlotte Airport Park. The property will feature 32-foot clear heights, a single-side loading configuration, 54 loading docks and 73 trailer storage spaces opposite the loading docks, as well as LED lighting, 7-inch concrete floors and an ESFR sprinkler system. Equus has tapped Dan Miller of Colliers to lease the facility, which has an anticipated completion of second-quarter 2023. Equus Development LP, Equus’ development operating arm, will oversee development and construction of the Punta Gorda project.