MERIDIAN, IDAHO — Developer Morgan Stonehill, with Los Angeles-based Newman Garrison + Partners as architect, has released plans for Seasons at Meridian, a 360-unit apartment community located at 2700 E. Overland Road in Meridian, a western suburb of Boise. The team broke ground on the development in January. Seasons at Meridian will feature 10 residential buildings arranged around an open-air courtyard space. Each building will offer a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging from 488 square feet to 1,328 square feet. The community will offer more than 30,000 square feet of amenity space, including a 10,000-square-foot clubhouse, a pool, park, community garden, fitness facility, bike maintenance room and barbecue areas. Additionally, the project is designed to provide direct pedestrian linkages to the adjacent commercial and retail developments with access to nearby recreational trails, landscaped areas and pocket parks. Completion is slated for second-quarter 2025.
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Ridgeline Starts Construction of 1.5 MSF Midway Commerce Center in Vacaville, California
by Amy Works
VACAVILLE, CALIF. — Ridgeline Property Group, along with USAA Real Estate as capital partner and real estate investment manager, has started vertical construction for Midway Commerce Center Buildings A and C in Vacaville. Situated on 89.7 acres, the 1.5 million-square-foot industrial park is located off Eubanks Drive, a mile from the Midway Road and Highway 505 interchange and less than four miles from Interstate 80. The 198,490-square-foot, rear-loading Building A will offer 36-foot clear heights and mechanical dock levers at every other position. The 1.2 million-square-foot, cross-dock Building C will offer an internal clear height of 42 feet and hydraulic dock levels at all 209 positions. Both buildings will feature LED lighting, ample power and high-finish offices. Completion is slated for early this fall. Development costs were not released. HPA Architecture is serving as architect for the project. Brooks Pedder, John McManus and Tony Binswanger of Cushman & Wakefield are handling leasing for the project.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Arizona-based Mark-Taylor Residential has opened San Bellara, a multifamily property located at 17800 N. 78th St. in Scottsdale. Mark-Taylor will manage the 180-unit community in-house. San Bellara features a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts with granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, walk-in closets, in-unit washers/dryers, air conditioning, private patios or balconies and direct-access garages. The pet-friendly property also offers a swimming pool, hot tub, fitness center, business center, outdoor cabanas with a poolside kitchen, an electric car station and a resident clubhouse with flat-screen TV.
Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR Arranges $6.7M Sale of Beverly On Fifth Apartment Building in Tucson, Arizona
by Amy Works
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR has brokered the sale of The Beverly On Fifth, a residential property in Tucson. Beverly On Fifth Owner LLC acquired the acquired the asset from Dry Desert LLC for $6.7 million. Located at 5601 E. 5th St., The Beverly On Fifth features 35 apartments. Allan Mendelsberg and Joey Martinez of Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR represented both parties in the transaction.
Marcus & Millichap Brokers $6.1M Sale of Super Star Car Wash in San Tan Valley, Arizona
by Amy Works
SAN TAN VALLEY, ARIZ. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale-leaseback of a retail property located at 1732 W. Hunt Highway in San Tan Valley. A limited liability company sold the property to an undisclosed buyer for $6.1 million. Super Star Car Wash occupies the 4,517-square-foot on a net-leased basis. Zack House, Mark Ruble and Chris Lind of Marcus & Millichap’s Phoenix office represented the seller. Ryan Sarbinoff of Marcus & Millichap served as the Arizona broker of record in the deal.
Nashville’s industrial market continues to see strong demand going into 2023. In fact, more than 1.7 million square feet of leasing activity was recorded throughout fourth-quarter 2022, bringing the year-to-date transaction volume just shy of an impressive 8.8 million square feet. Even overall vacancy sat at 3 percent during the final quarter of 2022, and while that was a slight increase compared to the previous quarter, it still was 30 basis points below the national vacancy average. Despite a recessionary environment and uncertainty of what’s next in the commercial real estate sector, Nashville’s industrial market is uniquely positioned for the upcoming year. As Nashville’s industrial market still experiences growth, there are several macro-economic trends impacting it that are worth keeping an eye on, such as e-commerce and third-party logistics demand. Interest rates have also risen, making it very tricky to value property and cap rates due to the debt markets. This has triggered limited investment activity from buyers and sellers alike across all property types, including industrial. Industrial developers are also being more cautious as rising interest rates have increased construction costs. Many developers and investors have purchased land or have land under contract, for example, but are waiting for …
HIALEAH, FLA. — Terreno Realty Corp. (NYSE: TRNO), a San Francisco-based REIT, has acquired an industrial development site in the South Florida city of Hialeah for $173.6 million. The seller was not disclosed. The 121-acre site, which formerly housed a landfill, is located within Countyline Corporate Park and is fully entitled for the development of 2.2 million square feet of industrial space across 10 buildings. In addition, the site is adjacent to seven Terreno-owned buildings within Countyline Corporate Park, all of which are fully leased. The location provides users with quick access to the Florida Turnpike and the southern terminus of I-75. Construction is already underway on a 191,000-square-foot rear-load building and a 506,000-square-foot cross-dock building. At the time of sale, those buildings were approximately 30 percent preleased. Terreno expects to fully complete construction sometime in 2025. At that time, the buildings will offer a combined 660 dock-high doors, 22 grade-level loading positions and parking for 1,875 cars. The company estimates that the total price tag for the project will be about $491 million. The stock price of Terreno Realty Corp. opened at $63.79 per share on Monday, Feb. 27, down slightly from $69.69 per share a year ago. — …
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — Blackfin Real Estate Investors has purchased Waterford Apartments on Lake Smith in Virginia Beach for $55.4 million. Built in 1980, the community comprises 376 units and was previously renovated to feature walk-in closets, custom maple cabinets, granite countertops, updated lighting and fixtures and dishwashers. The property was fully occupied at the time of sale. Hank Hankins, Victoria Pickett, Charles Wentworth and Garrison Gore of Colliers represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — RangeWater Real Estate has purchased a 28.6-acre site in the San Jose neighborhood of Jacksonville for the development of a 280-unit multifamily community. Located at 3730 Dupont Ave., the property, dubbed The Maggie, will feature residences in one- and two-bedroom layouts, as well as a clubhouse with meeting space, resident’s lounge, fitness center, deck and grilling area, dog park and fountains. Delivery of the first units and clubhouse is scheduled for late spring 2024. ParkProperty Capital is partnering with RangeWater on the project, which will mark RangeWater’s sixth development in the Jacksonville area.
BRYAN, TEXAS — Aphorio Carter, a division of Tampa-based investment firm Carter Funds, has acquired a data center and office complex located in the Central Texas city of Bryan for $55 million. The complex consists of two data center buildings and one office building totaling 69,788 square feet. At the time of sale, the facility was fully leased to colocation services provider Fibertown, which recently entered into a 20-year net lease at the property. The seller was not disclosed.