HOUSTON — Law firm Brown Sims has signed an 35,198-square-foot office lease at Post Oak Central in Uptown Houston. The national litigation firm will occupy two full floors at the three-building, 1.2 million-square-foot campus. Amanda Nebel represented the landlord, Parkway, in the lease negotiations on an internal basis. Griff Bandy of Partners represented Brown Sims.
MALTA, N.Y. — Florida-based LeCesse Development Corp. has broken ground on GrandeVille at Malta, a 189-unit multifamily project that will be located north of Albany in Upstate New York. The project represents Phase II of a larger development, the initial phase of which comprised 292 units. Phase II residences will be spread across three buildings and will come in one-, two- and three-bedroom formats. Units will be furnished with stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, custom cabinetry, walk-in closets and individual washers and dryers. Communal amenities will include an indoor pool, clubhouse, fitness center, game room, business lounge and a spa. Completion is scheduled for next fall. Other project partners include James Fahy Design Associates, general contractor Platinum-LeChase, Lansing Engineering and Five Star Bank.
FAIR LAWN, N.J. — General contractor Peak Construction Corp. is underway on construction of Fair Lawn Logistics Center, a 155,010-square-foot speculative industrial project in Northern New Jersey. The facility will be situated on a 9.2-acre site and will feature a clear height of 36 feet, 16 dock doors and 5,000 square feet of office space. M+H Architects is designing the project, and Dynamic Engineering is serving as the civil engineer. Completion is slated for May 2023. The developer was not disclosed.
CHICAGO — A partnership between Mavrek Development, GW Properties, Luxury Living Chicago Realty and Double Eagle Development has received $102.2 million in financing from MSD Partners for the construction of a mixed-use development in Chicago. Named The Saint Grand, the 21-story project will include 248 luxury apartment units, 40,000 square feet of office space and 8,000 square feet of street-level retail space. Units will feature workspaces and private outdoor areas. Amenities will include a package receiving service, coworking lounge, fitness center and outdoor pool. Office tenants will also be able to enjoy the apartment amenities. The project will replace a parking garage located at 535 N. St. Clair. Demolition is underway and construction is expected to begin before the end of the year. The office portion is slated to be ready for tenant buildouts in the third quarter of 2023, with the residential portion slated for delivery in early 2024. NORR is the project architect. Chris Knight of JLL worked on behalf of the borrower to secure the four-year loan through MSD Partners.
HOPKINS, MINN. — Kraus-Anderson has begun construction of the second phase of an apartment project named The Hallon in Hopkins, a western suburb of Minneapolis. The project site is adjacent to the future Blake Road Metro Green Line Extension Transit station. Developed by Trilogy Real Estate Group and designed by ESG Architects, the development will ultimately comprise three buildings and 770 units. Phase I includes a seven-story building with 219 units, 256 parking stalls and street-level retail space. Completion of Phase I is slated for August 2023. Phase II will comprise a seven-story building with 250 units, 350 parking stalls and 10,000 square feet of retail space. Completion of Phase II is slated for summer 2024. A third phase is expected, but details are still pending.
SHAWNEE, KAN. — Northmarq has arranged the sale of Arbor Square in Shawnee for $21.1 million. Built in 1971, the 195-unit multifamily property is located at 7613 Flint St. Gabe Tovar and Jeff Lamott of Northmarq brokered the sale. Brett Hood of Northmarq originated a $13.8 million Freddie Mac loan for the acquisition on behalf of the buyer, Quad Property Group. Axiom Equities was the seller.
NORTHWOODS, MO. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has brokered the sale of North Oaks Plaza in Northwoods, a city in St. Louis County. The sales price was undisclosed. The 268,893-square-foot shopping center is 74 percent leased. Tenants include Save A Lot, Citi Trends, St. Louis County Career Center & Workforce Training, Fresenius and H&R Block. Emily Gadomski and Ben Wineman of Mid-America, in cooperation with Tim McFarland of Sansone Group, represented the private seller. A 1031 exchange buyer purchased the asset.
NANTUCKET, MASS. — JLL has arranged an $11 million loan for the refinancing of Anchor Inn & Greydon House, two historic hospitality properties totaling 32 rooms on the island of Nantucket. Anchor Inn totals 12 rooms and was originally built in 1806. Greydon House comprises 20 rooms and was constructed in 1850. Jonathan Schneider led the JLL team that arranged the fixed-rate loan through HarborOne Bank on behalf of the borrower, Faros Properties.
MISSION, KAN. — The Other Place, a sports-themed pizzeria and grill, has signed a 4,050-square-foot lease to open its fourth Kansas City-area location. The restaurant will occupy space within the Mission West shopping center at 6522 Martway St. The Other Place expects to open its Mission location in the beginning of 2023. Block & Co. Inc. Realtors serves as the leasing agent and property manager for Mission West. Block & Co.’s Phil Peck and Dakota Grizzle represented the tenant, while David Block, Max Kosoglad and Darren Siegel represented ownership. The Other Place now operates 11 locations throughout Kansas and Iowa. Its first location opened in Cedar Falls, Iowa, in 1970.
CLIFTON, N.J. — NAI James E. Hanson has brokered the sale of a 63,000-square-foot medical office building in the Northern New Jersey community of Clifton. Darren Lizzack and Randy Horning of NAI Hanson represented the undisclosed buyer in the transaction. The seller was an entity doing business as Bliss Valley Associates LLC. The buyer plans to build an outpatient surgery center on the top floor of the four-story building and lease the remaining space.