ROUND ROCK, TEXAS — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of La Frontera Village, a 534,566-square-foot regional power center located in the northern Austin suburb of Round Rock. Built on 62 acres in 1980, the center is situated within the 330-acre La Frontera master-planned community. At the time of sale, the property was 92 percent leased to tenants such as Kohl’s, Hobby Lobby, Burlington, Marshalls, Barnes & Noble and Cost Plus. Andrew Margulies, Erin Patton, Scott Wiles and Craig Fuller of IPA represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction. The sale included two ground-leased restaurant outparcels and a 0.8-acre undeveloped parcel.
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MCKINNEY, TEXAS — South Carolina-based development and management firm Greystar has broken ground on Phase I of McKinney Airport Trade Center, a 70-acre industrial project located north of Dallas. Phase I will consist of three buildings spanning 320,000 square feet. Phase II will feature two buildings totaling 434,000 square feet. Completion of Phase I is slated for the end of the year. NAI Robert Lynn and Carey Cox Co., which jointly represented Greystar in its acquisition of the land, have also been retained to market and lease the property.
HOUSTON — Lightstone Capital, a New York City-based direct lender, has provided a $14.7 million acquisition loan for Villa Ana Apartments, a 176-unit multifamily complex in southwest Houston that was built in 1979. According to Apartments.com, Villa Ana offers one- and two-bedroom units and a pool, business center and onsite laundry facilities. Jim Richards of CBRE arranged the loan with Lightstone Capital. The borrower, an undisclosed, Houston-based limited liability company, will use a portion of the proceeds to fund capital improvements.
LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — WIS International, a provider of global inventory and data collection services, has signed a 70,996-square-foot office lease at Crown Centre, a 140-acre corporate campus located in the northern Dallas suburb of Lewisville. Robbie Baty and Mike Wyatt of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant, which plans to move in on Dec. 1, in the lease negotiations. Lauren Halstedt, Ashley Curry and James Esquivel of JLL represented the landlord, Bright Realty.
CONCORD, N.H. — Storage Ventures, a Connecticut-based self-storage investment and management firm, has acquired a 385-unit facility located along Concord’s Loudon Road corridor. Built in 1988, the six-building complex offers drive-up self-storage space and a rental apartment, as well as outdoor parking for cars, recreational vehicles and boats. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
WATERBURY, CONN. — Newmark has brokered the sale of Brass Mill Commons, a 204,447-square-foot shopping center located in Waterbury, about 25 miles north of New Haven. Anchored by grocer Save A Lot, Brass Mill Commons is also home to retailers such as Dick’s Sporting Goods, T.J. Maxx, Michaels, Petco, Barnes & Noble, Ulta Beauty and Buffalo Wild Wings. The center includes three restaurant pad sites that are leased to McDonald’s, TGI Fridays and Chili’s. Geoffrey Millerd, Mathew Adler and Coley Cannon of Newmark represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. Both parties requested anonymity.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm Alpha Realty has negotiated the sale of four multifamily properties totaling 133 units that are located in various boroughs of New York City. The properties sold for a combined price of $16.6 million. Lev Mavashev and Yehuda Leser of Alpha Realty represented the sellers and the buyer, a locally based, family-owned management firm, in the transactions. All the parties involved requested anonymity.
LAKE GROVE, N.Y. —Wegmans will open a 100,000-square-foot store in Lake Grove, the regional grocer’s first on Long Island. Wegmans has entered into an agreement to purchase 8.5 acres of the 28-acre DSW Plaza, which is owned by Prestige Properties & Development. A timeline for construction and opening has not yet been determined. Founded in 1916, Wegmans operates 106 stores in seven states, with new stores planned to open in Virginia, Delaware and Manhattan within the next two years.
ISELIN, N.J. — Invitae, a provider of genetic testing services, has signed a 28,000-square-foot office lease renewal and expansion at Woodbridge Corporate Plaza in the Northern New Jersey community of Iselin. The lease term is 10 years. The 630,000-square-foot campus features a fitness center, conference and training facilities, a cafeteria with outdoor seating and an onsite dry cleaner. Charlie Hatfield led a Colliers team that represented the tenant, which is expanding its footprint by 13,500 square feet, in the lease negotiations. The name and representative of the landlord were not disclosed.
Silvestri Investments Acquires Flagship Neiman Marcus Building on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile
by Katie Sloan
CHICAGO — Silvestri Investments Inc. has acquired the flagship Neiman Marcus building located at 737 N. Michigan Ave. within Chicago’s Magnificent Mile, a 13-block shopping district that attracts more than 30 million visitors annually. The transaction is one of only eight trades on Michigan Avenue over the past decade, according to JLL, which brokered the sale. The luxury department store chain has operated its 195,500-square-foot location since the four-story building was constructed in 1983. The 1.2-acre Neiman Marcus boasts the largest continuous frontage on Michigan Avenue at 200 feet. Amy Sands, Clinton Mitchell, Alex Sharrin and Michael Nieder of JLL’s Retail Capital Markets team represented the undisclosed seller and procured the buyer in the 1031 exchange transaction. Christopher Knight, also of JLL, secured a seven-year acquisition loan on behalf of the buyer. Chicago’s Magnificent Mile was hit particularly hard by the COVID-19 pandemic as tourism decreased and the city’s crime increased. Today, nearly a quarter of all Magnificent Mile retail space is vacant — more than double its vacancy four years ago, according to Crain’s Chicago Business. Earlier this month, Brookfield Properties announced that it was turning over Water Tower Place shopping mall to its lender, indicating that the property …