THE COLONY, TEXAS — Multifamily developer JPI has broken ground on Jefferson Morningstar, a 373-unit project in The Colony, a northern suburb of Dallas. The garden-style property will offer studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, dog park, coworking spaces and a clubhouse. JPI is partnering with Nomura Real Estate Development Co. Ltd. and Yoram Avneri, the original owner of the land, on the project. The first residences are expected to be available for occupancy by early 2027.
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BURLESON, TEXAS — San Antonio-based developer Vantage Communities has sold a 288-unit apartment complex in Burleson, a southern suburb of Fort Worth. Vantage at Burleson was completed in 2024 and offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units with an average size of 856 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, clubhouse and two dog parks. Will Balthrope, Drew Garza, Drew Kile, Taylor Hill, Joey Tumminello, Michael Ware and Cameron Purse of Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented Vantage Communities in the transaction. The team also procured the undisclosed buyer, which has since rebranded the property as Fairmount Oaks.
SUGAR LAND, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 29,400-square-foot retail center in the southwestern Houston suburb of Sugar Land. Known as Synott Flex Retail Center, the property comprises three buildings that were constructed on a 2.3-acre site in 2024. The center was fully leased to seven tenants at the time of sale. Philip Levy, Allie Munday and Adam Abushagur of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the transaction, and Levy and Munday also procured the buyer. Both parties were private investors that requested anonymity.
HOUSTON — Intertec Instrumentation has signed a 20,200-square-foot industrial lease in northwest Houston. The provider of protective enclosures for field-based equipment will occupy the entirety of the building at 11050 W. Little York Road, which according to LoopNet Inc. was constructed in 2007 and includes 2,700 square feet of office space. Christian Villarreal and Jack Gaffney of Finial Group represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. The name and representative of the landlord were not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between locally based firm Quinlan Development Group and global investment group GTIS Partners is nearing completion of Longview, a 197-unit multifamily project at 380 4th Ave. in the Gowanus neighborhood of Brooklyn. The 17-story building will house parking and retail space and have an affordable housing component. Units will come in one- and two-bedroom formats, and amenities will include a fitness center, gaming lounge, coworking spaces and a rooftop terrace. Los Angeles-based CIT is financing construction of the project, which was first announced in late 2022. Leasing is set to begin in the second quarter.
Centurion Property Group Acquires 770-Bed Student Housing Community Near University of Florida
by John Nelson
GAINESVILLE, FLA. — Centurion Property Group has acquired CANOPY, a 770-bed student housing community located near the University of Florida campus in Gainesville. Originally built in 2008, the property offers a mix of two-, three- and four-bedroom floorplans. Amenities include a resort-style swimming pool, fitness center, study lounge, dog park, clubhouse, business center and a sand volleyball court. The new ownership plans to immediately begin making improvements to CANOPY. Newmark brokered the transaction. The seller and additional terms of the deal were not disclosed.
ATLANTA — Online retailer Wayfair will open a 150,000-square-foot store within The District at Howell Mill in Atlanta’s West Midtown district. Located at 1801 Howell Mill Road NW, the new Wayfair store will offer a range of furniture, home décor, housewares, appliances and home improvement products. This venue will mark Wayfair’s second large-format location — as well as its second physical retail store overall — following its first store in Wilmette, Ill., that opened in May 2024. JLL Income Property Trust, a division of LaSalle Investment Management, and Atlanta-based Selig Enterprises, own The District at Howell Mill shopping center. Fraser Gough and Benton Green of Retail Planning Corp. led lease negotiations in the transaction.
MIDDLEBOROUGH, MASS. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Everett Street Storage, a 181-unit self-storage facility in Middleborough, located south of Boston in Plymouth County. Built on 2.5 acres in 2017, the property includes 21 climate-controlled units, 140 non-climate-controlled units, two offices and 18 parking spaces across 18,710 net rentable square feet of space. Nathan Coe, Gabriel Coe and Brett Hatcher of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
Spartan Purchases Three Northwest Arkansas Self-Storage Facilities Totaling 1,890 Units
by John Nelson
SPRINGDALE, ARK. — Spartan Investment Group has acquired three self-storage facilities totaling 1,890 units in Northwest Arkansas for an undisclosed price. The purchases include a 39,450-square-foot facility in Bentonville, a 158,630-square-foot facility in Rogers and a 125,70-square-foot facility in Springdale. Spartan plans to invest more than $1 million in renovations to the portfolio, including improvements to security, signage and operational systems.
MONTGOMERY, N.Y. — New York-based developer Ridgecut Road has broken ground on a 146,075-square-foot industrial speculative project in Montgomery, located about 70 miles northwest of Manhattan. The site spans 13.6 acres, and the facility will be branded I-84 Orange County Logistics Center. Building features will include a clear height of 36 feet, 31 dock doors and parking for 16 trailers and 83 cars. Pratt Design Studio and Premier Design + Build Group are serving as the architect and general contractor, respectively, and JLL is the leasing agent. John Alascio, T.J. Sullivan, Chuck Kohaut and Mitch Rothstein of Cushman & Wakefield arranged $20 million in construction financing for the project through Catal Capital. Completion is slated for the fourth quarter.