LOUISVILLE, KY. — New York City-based affordable housing developer and operator Fairstead has acquired a general partner interest in City View Park, an affordable housing community in Louisville. Via the partnership, Fairstead will assume the role of owner and property manager. The community includes 72 one-bedroom, 221 two-bedroom, 179 three-bedroom and 31 four-bedroom residences. Of the 503 total units, 468 are supported by Section 8 contracts, and all homes are governed by Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) affordability restrictions, reserved for residents earning no more than 60 percent of the area median income (AMI). City View Park was built in the early 1970s and renovated in 2021. Fairstead owns approximately 26,000 apartments across 28 states.
TALLAHASSEE, FLA. — Eastham Capital has sold The Monroe Apartments, a 288-unit apartment community in Tallahassee, for $47.5 million. The property was acquired in 2019 with a value-add strategy alongside partner Merion Realty Partners as part of a portfolio called Eastham Capital Fund V. The buyer’s identity was not disclosed. The Monroe includes a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging in size from 1,095 to 1,695 square feet. Eastham Capital and Merion Realty Partners implemented a repositioning strategy that the owners say enhanced the asset’s profitability. At the time of the sale, The Monroe was approximately 95 percent occupied, with monthly effective rents having increased from $1,133 at the time of acquisition to $1,642 by the time of disposition. The Monroe, located at 2677 Old Bainbridge Road, was the first collaboration between Eastham and Merion Realty Partners.
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. — Continental Realty Corp. has signed Golf Galaxy, a golf retailer owned and operated by Dick’s Sporting Goods, to a 20,000-square-foot retail lease in metro Charleston. The retailer will open its new store, the retailer’s fourth location in South Carolina, next year at Sweetgrass Corner, a nearly 90,000-square-foot shopping center located at 1909 N. Highway 17 in Mount Pleasant. The store will carry golf equipment and apparel and feature a performance center with hitting bays, putting green, service desk, technician workshops and instructions from golf experts. Timothy Brennan of The Navigator Group and Don Lyon of GreatStreet Realty Partners represented Golf Galaxy in the lease transaction. Cherene Keenan represented Continental Realty on an internal basis. The Baltimore-based landlord inked a lease last year at Sweetgrass Corner with Trader Joe’s, which opened last fall.
PEACHTREE CITY, GA. — Trader Joe’s has opened a new 13,750-square-foot grocery store at The Avenue Peachtree City, an open-air shopping center located in Peachtree City, a southern suburb of Atlanta. The store is located at 258 City Circle and represents the first location in the city for the California-based grocer. JLL manages The Avenue Peachtree City on behalf of the owner, Memphis-based Poag Development Group. Other retailers operating at the property include Arhaus, Beignets & Brew, High Country Outfitters, HOBNOB Neighborhood Tavern, Kendra Scott, Lovesac, Moe’s Southwest Grill, Motivate Studios, Rack Room Shoes, Sephora, Ted’s Montana Grill, Warby Parker and 9292 Korean BBQ.
DALLAS — Karlin Real Estate has purchased The Brady, a 299-unit apartment building located at 2728 Cedar Springs Road in Uptown Dallas. The property, which according to Apartments.com was built in 2015, offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans and amenities such as a rooftop terrace, pool, fitness center, business center and pet facilities. Patton Jones, Andrew Dickson, Brian O’Boyle Jr. and Brian Murphy of Newmark represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Jonathan Firestone, Blake Thompson and Travis Bailey, also with Newmark, arranged acquisition financing on behalf of Karlin, which plans to implement a value-add program.
LEANDER, TEXAS — Baltimore-based developer St. John Properties has broken ground on Phase I of Leander Tech Park, a 110,000-square-foot mixed-use project on the northern outskirts of Austin. The project is being developed on a speculative basis on a 50-acre site and will consist of two industrial/research-and-development (R&D) buildings that will total roughly 90,000 square feet and two inline retail buildings that will total about 20,000 square feet. Completion of the industrial/R&D building is slated for next summer. Delivery of retail space is scheduled for next fall.
DALLAS — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of Midway Row House, a 158-unit apartment complex in North Dallas. Built in 2023, Midway Row House consists of 107 townhomes and 51 flats that have an average unit size of 979 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, two dog parks, a lakeside jogging path, communal workspaces and three private offices. Drew Kile, Joey Tumminello, Michael Ware and Jack Windham of IPA represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
PASADENA, TEXAS — TakeOff Adventure Park will open a 60,000-square-foot entertainment venue at Fairmont Parkway Shopping Center in Pasadena, an eastern suburb of Houston. The space was formerly occupied by Palace Social, and the venue will feature a ninja course, foam pit, climbing walls, trampolines, arcade and party rooms. David Meyers and Alyx Penland of NewQuest represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. Cesar Miranda of KW Commercial Signature Realty represented the tenant.Construction is underway, and the opening is slated for next spring.
Fisher Development, Olnick Complete Renovation of 1 MSF Mixed-Use Building in Morristown, New Jersey
MORRISTOWN, N.J. — Fisher Development Associates and the Olnick Organization have completed the renovation of HQ Plaza, a 1 million-square-foot mixed-use building located in the Northern New Jersey community of Morristown. The complex comprises 650,000 square feet of office space, 100,000 square feet of retail, restaurant and entertainment space, a 256-room Hyatt-branded hotel, a 40,000-square-foot gym and a 10-screen AMC movie theater, all situated atop a 3,000-space parking garage. The renovation included a revitalized main concourse linking the office towers and the Hyatt hotel that features lounge areas, dining spaces and adaptable workspaces. The project team, which included international design firm Gensler, also upgraded the tenant amenity lounge and redesigned the 50,000-square-foot outdoor plaza.
VALLEY COTTAGE, N.Y. — Walker & Dunlop has arranged a $45 million bridge loan for the refinancing of Lincoln Logistics Center, a roughly 220,000-square-foot industrial property in Valley Cottage, about 30 miles north of New York City. The facility sits on a nearly 20-acre site and features a clear height of 36 feet, 34 loading dock doors, two drive-in doors and 123 car parking spaces foot clear heights. Aaron Appel, Jonathan Schwartz, Keith Kurland, Adam Schwartz, Ari Hirt and Stanley Cayre of Walker & Dunlop arranged the loan on behalf of the owner, a joint venture between PCCP LLC and Lincoln Equities Group. Rialto Capital Management provided the financing.