WEBSTER, TEXAS — Great Wolf Resorts Inc., a hospitality owner-operator known for indoor water park-themed lodging properties, has broken ground on a 27-acre project in Webster, a southeastern suburb of Houston. The resort will house 532 hotel rooms, a 95,000-square-foot indoor water park, a 58,000-square-foot family entertainment center and multiple food-and-beverage outlets. Great Wolf is financing the project in part through a $200 million investment from shareholders Blackstone and Centerbridge Partners. Construction of the resort, which is slated for a mid- to late-2024 completion, is expected to create about 600 full- and part-time jobs.
HOUSTON — Berkadia has arranged the sale of 5 Oaks, a 228-unit apartment complex in North Houston. The property offers one- and two-bedroom units that range in size from 464 to 1,043 square feet and feature in-unit washers and dryers and private balconies/patios. Amenities include a clubroom with social areas, pool with a sundeck and cabanas, resident kitchen with a coffee bar, dog park, fitness center, business center and package lockers. Chris Curry, Todd Marix, Chris Young, Joey Rippel and Kyle Whitney of Berkadia represented the seller, Los Angeles-based Haven Realty Capital, in the transaction. Johnny King of Berkadia originated acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, New York-based Lone Star Capital.
SARASOTA, FLA. — A trio of entrepreneurs — Brian and Valerie McCarthy and Matthew Gordon — plans to invest $180 million to build at least 15 indoor pickleball courts in Florida. All locations, which will be branded The Pickleball Club, will be members-only and privately owned, for-profit sports clubs. The first venture is The Pickleball Club at Lakewood Ranch in Sarasota, which has broken ground and is set to open in December. The 33,000-square-foot Sarasota location will feature 12 indoor courts, two outdoor courts, Dink’s Pro Shop, Pickles Café and an outdoor activity center dubbed Food Truck Alley. The entrepreneurs have purchased land in Bonita Springs and Port St. Lucie for two more locations, and are in negotiations for four more, including in Fort Myers. Each The Pickleball Club location will utilize high-definition PlaySight technology to integrate real-time video into lessons and clinics. The Pickleball Club currently has 47 shareholders and has raised nearly $5 million in equity over the past 18 months.
PLANO, TEXAS — Dallas-based developer Cawley Partners will break ground in December on Phase II of The Parkwood, a project in Plano that will add 120,000 square feet of office space to the local supply. Phase I of The Parkwood, which also comprises 120,000 square feet, is nearing completion and is fully leased to First United Bank. SFMG Wealth Advisors has also leased 22,000 square feet of the second building. Amenities at The Parkwood include a fitness center, pickleball court, conference centers and rooftop terraces.
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Investors Management Group Inc. (IMG) has purchased Millennium Apartments, a 305-unit multifamily community in Greenville, for $64.4 million, or $211,000 per unit. The seller was not disclosed. Andrea Howard of Northmarq brokered the transaction. Additionally, Northmarq provided a non-recourse, fixed-rate Freddie Mac loan that carries a seven-year term and a four-year interest-only period. In addition to the debt financing, IMG raised $35 million in equity from over 200 investor clients across 20 states to finance the acquisition. Built in 2008, Millennium features one-, two- and three-bedroom units. IMG plans to invest $2.5 million in capital improvements at the property.
DUNCANVILLE, TEXAS — Lument has provided a $34.7 million Fannie Mae acquisition loan for Wexford Townhomes, a 122-unit multifamily property in Duncanville, a southern suburb of Dallas. The 17-building property was built on nine acres in 1984 and renovated in 2016. Michael Curland of Lument originated the 10-year loan, which carries a fixed interest rate, 30-year amortization schedule and five years of interest-only payments, through Fannie Mae’s Green Rewards program on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Locally based developer M2G Ventures has sold The Foundry District, a 98,000-square-foot mixed-use property in Fort Worth’s Cultural District. M2G Ventures acquired the former industrial site in 2015 and redeveloped it to feature office, retail and restaurant space, as well as showrooms and an art gallery. The buyer was Charlotte-based Asana Partners. Cushman & Wakefield’s Chris Harden and Kris Von Hohn brokered the transaction.
ADAIRSVILLE, GA. — Seefried Properties has broken ground on a 447,753-square-foot industrial facility in Adairsville, a city in North Georgia equidistant between Atlanta and Chattanooga. The project, dubbed Adairsville 75, is located near I-75 on a 36-acre site at 2334 Trimble Hollow Road, about 36 miles from the newly completed Appalachian Regional Port. Upon completion in June 2023, the new speculative distribution center will feature 36-foot clear heights, 50- by 53.4-foot column spacing, 94 dock doors (four drive-in), parking for 185 vehicles and an additional 71 spaces for trailers. Joseph Kriss and Tripp Ausband of Seefried, along with Austin Kriz and Tom Cromartie of JLL, will handle the marketing and leasing for the project. The design-build team includes general contractor The Conlan Co., civil engineer Eberly & Associates and architect of record Atlas Collaborative.
GLEN ALLEN, VA. — Northland has purchased a 22-acre mixed-use development site in the Innsbrook neighborhood of Glen Allen, a suburb of Richmond. The New England-based private equity investment firm is planning to build a live-work-play development with main street-style retail space at the site, which is dubbed North End. The site is currently zoned for up to 700 multifamily units, 55,000 square feet of retail space and a 150-room hotel. Northland will begin early stages of design and master planning efforts this year. Additionally, Highwoods Properties is planning to develop a Class A, 315,000 square-foot office building adjacent to the site. North End marks Northland’s entry to the metro Richmond market.
PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLA. — The Radco Cos., an opportunistic real estate investment firm based in Atlanta, has purchased three hotels in Panama City Beach totaling 281 rooms. The properties include a Home2 Suites, adjacent Fairfield Inn & Suites and a Hampton Inn. All three hotels will be managed by LBA Hospitality. Hospitality Real Estate Counselors (HREC) served as brokers for the Home2 Suites and Fairfield Inn properties, with Hunter Hotel Advisors brokering the Hampton Inn deal. The sellers and sales price were not disclosed. The new ownership plans to make capital improvements to the three hotels. Radco launched a hotel investment division in early 2021 in response to disruptions to the hospitality industry caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.