RENO, NEV. — Alston Construction has broken ground on TRIC 688 West Building 3, an 815,360-square-foot speculative tilt warehouse/distribution facility in Reno. The project is the first building for Locus Development Group’s planned 200-acre campus. The project will allow for increased economic activity in an underdeveloped area with unused land. Valued at $47 million, construction on Building 3 is scheduled for completion in January 2024.
LOS ANGELES — Standard Communities, an affordable housing developer and investor based in Los Angeles, has acquired controlling interest in an affordable housing portfolio of approximately 3,200 units in Florida and Georgia. The seller and price were not disclosed. This is Standard Communities’ largest acquisition to date. The portfolio includes the firm’s first acquisitions in Florida and first affordable housing acquisitions in Georgia. “Standard is expanding its portfolio in the Southeast to foster more thriving communities in the region,” says Jeffrey Jaeger, co-founder and principal of Standard Communities. “High-quality, well-maintained affordable housing is crucial to the well-being and livelihood of so many people.” Standard Properties is partnered with Apartment Life, a Dallas-based nonprofit organization that works to increase renters’ access to education and healthcare, foster community engagement, reduce food insecurity and provide opportunities for economic mobility. The firm plans to invest $25 million in capital improvements across the portfolio. Apartment Management Consultants and Arco Management Corp. will manage the properties. Also in Georgia, Standard Communities recently broke ground on a project in Savannah that will convert a 1920s-era Atlantic Coast Line Railroad office building into a 219-unit market-rate apartment community. — Channing Hamilton
FONTANA, CALIF. — Alere Property Group has purchased a 17.4-acre site in Fontana for $38.9 million. Located at 13592 Slover Ave., just off Interstate 10 between North Etiwanda and Cherry avenues, the site is entitled for two Class A warehouse distribution buildings totaling about 350,000 square feet. Alere plans to develop the property in 2024 and offer the buildings for lease. Richard Lee, Nicholas Chang, Justin Kuehn and Sione Fua of the Lee Chang Kuehn Fua Group of NAI Capital Commercial’s Ontario office represented both Alere and the seller, CP Fontana, in the transaction.
PLEASANTON, CALIF. — A joint venture comprising Shopoff Realty Investments, Praelium Commercial Real Estate and an affiliate of Singerman Real Estate LLC has purchased an 8.4-acre property in Pleasanton that was formerly home to a Nordstrom department store. Located at Stoneridge Mall, the property marks the fourth mall purchase for Shopoff in recent years, according to the company’s president and CEO. Shopoff is currently exploring potential uses — including residential, mixed-use and office — for the space. Stoneridge Mall is one of the sites identified for redevelopment by the City of Pleasanton’s 2023-31 Housing Element Plan.
POWAY, CALIF. — SENTRE has acquired Parkway Commerce Center, a 147,907-square-foot, multi-tenant industrial park in Poway, for $21.4 million. The facility comprises two warehouse/distribution buildings and two industrial/flex buildings, which are leased to a diverse roster of tenants. The property features 19- to 25-foot clear heights and a total of 21 dock-high doors, 36 drive-in doors and 316 parking spaces. JLL’s Bob Prendergast, Lynn LaChapelle, Ryan Spradling and Zach Saloff represented the seller, an institutional investor.
ORANGE, CALIF. — MCA Realty has sold Struck Business Park, a 42,750-square-foot, two-building industrial property in Orange, for $13.5 million. The all-cash buyer utliized a 1031 Exchange for the transaction. Struck Business Park features 16 industrial units ranging from 1,461 square feet to 11,420 square feet. It is located at 1523 & 1547 W. Struck Ave. MCA purchased the asset in August 2021 and repositioned the property. This included a new paint scheme, landscape upgrades, asphalt repairs and new signage. Mike Hefner, Hayden Socci and Tom Terry of Voit Capital Markets team arranged the sale.
LAS VEGAS — DXD Capital has completed development of a 991-unit self-storage facility at 7435 West Sahara Ave. in Las Vegas. The company acquired the 1.7-acre parcel in January 2021. The development features two interior loading bays with room for three trucks in a fully climate-controlled building with two freight elevators, in addition to a storefront with moving supplies. Studio Level 1 designed the property, with Arco Murray as the general contractor. Public Storage is the operator.
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS — Merlin Entertainments, an operator based in the United Kingdom, will open a theme park in North Richland Hills, a suburb of Fort Worth, that will be dedicated to children’s character Peppa Pig. The size of the park, which will feature multiple rides, interactive attractions, themed playscapes and shows, was not disclosed. The location, which is next to the NRH2O Family Water Park, formerly housed Mountasia Family Fun Center. The opening is slated for 2024. Merlin Entertainments, which operates facilities for concepts including Legoland and Sea Life Aquariums, has a licensing agreement with toymaker Hasbro, which owns the intellectual property rights to Peppa Pig and associated characters.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Locally based developer Palladium USA is underway on construction of Palladium Oak Grove, a 240-unit mixed-income residential project in Fort Worth. Residences will come in one, two- and three-bedroom formats, and amenities will include a pool, fitness center, conference center, dog park, computer lounge, kid’s playroom and a resident clubroom. Cross Architects is designing the project, and Treymore Construction is the general contractor. The Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs issued $25.6 million in tax-exempt bonds that were purchased by Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust to fund the project. PNC Bank also provided over $23 million in equity. Palladium Oak Grove’s first units are expected to be complete in May 2024.
HOUSTON — The Detering Co., a family-owned supplier of building materials, has signed a 100,000-square-foot industrial lease at 1919 Collingsworth St., about three miles north of downtown Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 2001 and features 30- to 36-foot clear heights, 25 dock doors and additional acreage for trailer storage. John Milam of Fritsche Anderson Realty Partners represented the tenant, which plans to operate a lumber business at the property, in the lease negotiations. Chris Haro of Partners Real Estate represented the landlord, American Warehouses.