FORT WORTH, TEXAS — San Antonio-based developer Embrey has acquired a 22.9-acre site in Fort Worth for the development of a 276-unit single-family residential community. Collection Champions Circle will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom homes, as well as a pool and a clubhouse. Construction is scheduled to begin in late July or early August and to be complete in 2024. Embrey is also the general contractor for the project and will provide onsite property management services upon completion.
PRAIRIE VILLAGE, KAN. — Tutera Senior Living & Health Care has completed Phase I of a $6.5 million renovation of The Village at Mission in Prairie Village, a southern suburb of Kansas City. This phase upgraded 26 apartment units and first-floor common living spaces at the rental-based seniors housing property. The residences have been modernized with new lighting, furnishings, cabinetry, flooring and paint. In Phase II, Tutera will add 2,500 square feet for a therapy gym as well as 18,000 square feet for 20 private rehabilitation suites on the first floor and 14 memory care suites on the second floor. Phase II will expand the campus to 93,563 square feet for a continuum of care of assisted living, memory care, rehabilitation and extended stay all on one campus. Phase II is slated for completion in 2023. The project team includes Nearing Staats Prelogar & Jones Architects and Marian Tutera Design. Tutera acquired the property in June 2021.
SURPRISE, ARIZ. — SWC Development Partners has broken ground on its second building, a warehouse/distribution facility, within Skyway Business Park in Surprise. The 135,896-square-foot building will feature 32-foot clear heights, nine-foot by nine-foot dock-high doors, 12-foot by 14-foot grade-level doors, full concrete truck court and a fenced truck yard. Located at 11701 N. 132nd Ave., the property is slated for completion in second-quarter 2023. In October 2021, Avison Young’s Kevin Helland brokered the acquisition of 27.9 acres of land located within Skyway Commons on behalf of SWC Development Partners. Since the acquisition, SWC commenced construction on a 59,352-square-foot warehouse/distribution building, which is nearly complete. Additional buildings are currently going through the design review process, including two 25,000-square-foot speculative flex buildings. Helland and Mark Seale of Avison Young continue to represent the ownership on the leasing and sale of the project.
MERRILLVILLE, IND. — Physician Real Estate Capital Advisors (PRECAP) has brokered the $4.1 million sale-leaseback of the Bone & Joint Specialists orthopedic facility in Merrillville, a city in Northwest Indiana. The 15,504-square-foot property is located at 9001 Broadway and is adjacent to the Methodist Hospitals Southlake Campus. Bone & Joint Specialists has operated out of the property since 2008. Scott Niedergang of PRECAP, along with JDS Real Estate Services Inc., represented the seller, a physician partnership. The team also represented the buyer, a REIT focused on healthcare real estate.
SAN LEANDRO, CALIF. — An affiliate of Madison Marquette has completed the sale of Bayfair Center, a 42-acre regional mall at a BART subway station in San Leandro. B3 and GAW Capital Partners acquired the property for an undisclosed price. Located at 15555 E. 14th St., Bayfair Center was 91 percent leased at the time of sale. Current tenants include Target, Century Theaters, Macy’s, Kohl’s, Bed Bath & Beyond, Ulta Beauty, Old Navy, 24 Hour Fitness and PetSmart. The property includes one main mall building and five outparcel buildings with a total of 816,771 leaseable square feet. The asset offers the ability to redevelop a large portion of the site into a life sciences and mixed-use campus. Nicholas Bicardo, Steven Golubchik, Jonathan Schaefler, Darren Hollak and Cheyne Bloch of Newmark represented the seller in the transaction.
HOUSTON — Cheniere Energy Inc. has signed a 151,490-square-foot office lease for its new global headquarters at Texas Tower, a 47-story building in downtown Houston. The space spans floors 12 through 16 and includes 16,000 square feet of private outdoor gardens and amenity areas. Chris Oliver, Trey Strake and David Guion of Cushman & Wakefield represented Cheniere in the lease negotiations. Michael Anderson, also with Cushman & Wakefield, represented the landlord, a joint venture between Hines and Ivanhoé Cambridge. The 1.2 million-square-foot tower is now 70 percent leased following deals with laws firms Vinson & Elkins, McGuireWoods and DLA Piper.
DENVER — Phoenix-based ViaWest Group is entering the Denver market with plans to develop Downtown Distribution Center, a freestanding, Class A industrial building at 5601 Franklin St. in Denver. Situated on 9.32 acres, the 134,400-square-foot building is slated for delivery in second-quarter 2023. The property will feature modern design with 32-foot clear heights, 28 dock-high doors, two drive-in doors, heavy power, ESFR sprinklers, ample trailer and auto parking, clerestory windows and Class A office space. Drew McManus, Bryan Fry and Ryan Searle of Cushman & Wakefield brokered the sale of the land to ViaWest and will handle leasing of the new project.
CORPUS CHRISTI AND NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS — Capital advisory firm David B. Norton Inc. has arranged a $15.5 million preferred equity investment for a 722-unit multifamily portfolio in Texas. The properties in the portfolio, which were all constructed within the past decade and feature a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units, are located in Corpus Christi and New Braunfels, a suburb of San Antonio. The buyer was an undisclosed investment and management firm based in Austin. David B. Norton Inc. placed the preferred equity investment behind a $105 million senior loan, yielding an 81 percent loan-to-cost ratio within the capital stack.
LONGMONT, COLO. — Essex Financial Group has arranged $13.8 million in financing for the purchase of Front Range Business Park, a two-building industrial/flex complex located in the Boulder County city of Longmont. Essex worked on behalf of the buyer, Ivy Realty, to source the seven-year, fixed-rate loan with a regional bank. The financing includes an interest-only component with prepayment flexibility to match the buyer’s business plan. The seller was not disclosed. Front Range Business Park is 100 percent leased to the State of Colorado’s Front Range Community College (FRCC) on a long-term lease. Built in 1988, the property was originally designed for small-bay industrial/flex use and includes nine dock-high loading doors between the two buildings. The property was converted for the school in 2003, where FRCC has been the sole tenant for the past 19 years. Paul Donahue, Cooper Williams, Nate Schneider and Andrea Mehlem of Essex’s Capital Markets team secured the financing.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Rio Vista, a 246-unit apartment complex in Fort Worth. Located on the city’s northeast side, Rio Vista offers one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as two pools, a playground, dog park and a soccer field. Al Silva and Ford Braly of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Florida-based Greenwater Investments, in the transaction. The duo also procured the buyer, an undisclosed, California-based investor that plans to make capital improvements to the property.
