SAN MARCOS, TEXAS — International investment firm Walton Global has sold a 681-acre development site located along State Highway 142 in the Central Texas city of San Marcos. The buyer, SafeHand Holdings LLC, plans to develop both residential and commercial space at the site, which is known as Turner Crest but did not disclose specific components or construction timelines. Richard Harmon of TRE Commercial represented the buyer in the land deal.
TEMPLE, TEXAS — Battery supplier East Penn Manufacturing has opened a new production and distribution facility in the Central Texas city of Temple that spans 393,000 square feet, according to The Center Square, a state and local government and economic news agency. The project, which represents a total capital investment of $106 million, will ultimately add more than 260 jobs to the local economy.
FRISCO, TEXAS — General contractor Adolfson & Peterson Construction has completed the 106,622-square-foot headquarters facility for the PGA of America in Frisco. The facility features enclosed offices, an executive boardroom, outdoor terraces, seminar rooms, indoor training facilities, a driving range simulator and a professional development center. Page designed the facility, with Cushman & Wakefield serving as the construction manager.
ROSENBERG, TEXAS — Colliers has brokered the sale of Fountains of Rosenberg, a 184-unit multifamily complex located on the southwestern outskirts of Houston. The recently renovated property offers a pool and a fitness center. Chip Nash, Bob Heard and Jaleel Adatia of Colliers represented the seller, an entity doing business as Mosaic Fountains LP, in the transaction. The buyer was Dallas-based Momentum Multifamily.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners has arranged the sale of an 82,053-square-foot industrial building located at 12218 Cutten Road in northwest Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the single-tenant building was constructed in 2022. Travis Land and A.J. Williams of NAI Partners represented the seller, an entity doing business as Cutten Houston Investments LP, in the deal. Geoff Perrott and David Buescher of JLL represented the undisclosed buyer.
ATHENS, GA. AND ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — Landmark Properties has announced a $2 billion joint venture with a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA). The partnership will be focused on developing and operating student housing properties in targeted markets throughout the United States. The new build-to-core joint venture follows the $1 billion value-add student housing platform formed by Landmark and ADIA announced in March 2022. “We remain disciplined in our strategy of growing the highest quality student housing portfolio in the country,” says Wes Rogers, president and CEO of Athens, Ga.-based Landmark. “Student housing continues to demonstrate, in all market cycles, a resilient asset class with strong fundamentals, and we continue to see compelling opportunities for development throughout the U.S.,” adds Rogers. “This latest joint venture offers the opportunity to expand our relationship with ADIA, one of the world’s leading institutional real estate investors.”
CHICAGO — Continental Realty Corp. (CRC), a Baltimore-based real estate investment and management company, has entered the Chicago market with its acquisition of a five-property shopping center portfolio for $93.6 million. The properties total more than 900,000 square feet of gross leasable area and are located in Cicero, Mount Prospect, Naperville and Palatine. Specifically, the properties include Cicero Marketplace in Cicero, Northwest and English Valley shopping centers in Palatine, Golf Plaza II in Mount Prospect, and Fox River Commons in Naperville. DiMucci Cos. was the seller. Tucker Development served as an acquisition and development consultant on the transaction. The portfolio was 84 percent leased at the time of sale. Major tenants include Sam’s Club, The Home Depot, Jewel-Osco, Kroger, Walgreens and Ross Dress for Less. CRC utilized its Continental Realty Opportunistic Retail Investment Fund I, a private equity fund formed last year that is focused on acquiring value-add and income-producing retail properties throughout the U.S. Jeff Kowal of Edgemark Commercial Real Estate Services LLC and John Thompson of Retail Focus represented DiMucci in the sale.
LENEXA, KAN. — A joint venture between affiliates of Cantor Fitzgerald LP and BH Cos. Inc. has acquired West End at City Center in Lenexa. The 309-unit apartment complex is situated within walking distance of Lenexa City Center, a 200-acre development featuring a mix of retail, restaurant, entertainment, multifamily and hospitality space. Built in 2009, the property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units with an average size of 970 square feet. Amenities include a fitness center, pool, business center and picnic area. As of late July, the community was nearly 96 percent leased. Mac Crowther and Whittaker Potts of Newmark brokered the transaction, which marks the seventh multifamily acquisition by the joint venture. The seller and sales price were undisclosed.
ROCK FALLS, ILL. — Newmark has brokered the $4.5 million sale of a 14,820-square-foot retail property net leased to Walgreens in Rock Falls, a city in Northwest Illinois. Matt Berres, Samer Khalil, Karick Brown and Carrie Frye of Newmark represented the seller, a private investor. The property sold to an undisclosed REIT. Walgreens has 13 years remaining on its lease.
CHICAGO — Kiser Group has arranged the sale of a portfolio of two multifamily buildings in Chicago’s East Garfield Park neighborhood for $2 million. The two buildings house a combined 35 units. The property at 351 S. Homan Ave. features a mix of two-, three- and four-bedroom units, while the building at 10-18 S. Homan Ave. houses two- and three-bedroom units. Aaron Sklar, Noah Birk and Jack Petrando of Kiser brokered the transaction. An out-of-state buyer purchased the portfolio from the undisclosed seller.