HOUSTON — International law firm McGuireWoods has signed a 30,000-square-foot office lease at Texas Tower, a 47-story tower under construction in downtown Houston by Hines and Ivanhoe Cambridge. Under the terms of the 11-year lease, the tenant will take occupancy of the 24th floor beginning in June 2022. Bob Parsley, Darren Gowell and Taylor Wright with Colliers International represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Michael Anderson with Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord. Construction of Texas Tower, which is now 42 percent preleased, is expected to be complete in the fourth quarter.
NEWARK, N.J. — PGIM Real Estate, the real estate investment and financing business of PGIM, has provided $178 million in fixed-rate debt for the refinancing of a national portfolio of five manufactured housing communities. The properties total 1,731 sites and are located in Massachusetts, New Jersey, Illinois and Florida. Amenities of the portfolio, which was 99 percent occupied at the time of the loan closing, include pools, fitness centers, putting greens, clubhouses, bocce ball courts and dog parks. In addition, four of the five properties feature age restrictions. The borrower was Chicago-based Hometown America. Bellwether Enterprise arranged the debt.
BELLINGHAM, MASS. — Restaurant equipment and foodservices supplier TriMark USA LLC has signed a 345,000-square-foot, full-building industrial lease at Bellingham Distribution Center, located about 40 miles southwest of Boston. Dallas-based Lincoln Property Co. developed the building, which features a clear height of 36 feet, 130-foot truck court depths and 227 car parking spaces, in partnership with global investment manager Barings. Ed Jarosz and Rick Schuhwerk of Newmark represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Ellison Patten and James Tambone of Lincoln Property Co. represented the landlord on an internal basis.
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 100,984-square-foot industrial building in the Upstate New York city of Binghamton. The property sits on 7.3 acres and was leased to aerospace and defense firm L3 Harris on a triple-net basis at the time of sale. Adam Abushagur of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. Marcus & Millichap also procured the buyer, Spirit Realty Capital. The sales price was not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based firm Ariel Property Advisors has arranged the sale of the West 135th Street LIHTC Portfolio, a collection of eight affordable housing buildings totaling 111 units in West Harlem. The portfolio also includes three retail spaces. The unit mix consists of nine studio apartments, 30 one-bedroom units, 55 two-bedroom units, 17 three-bedroom residences and one superintendent’s unit. Victor Sozio of Ariel Property Advisors brokered the deal. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.
CHICAGO — Lendlease and Magellan Development Group have opened Cascade, a 37-story, 503-unit luxury apartment tower in Chicago’s Lakeshore East neighborhood. The opening coincides with the completion of Cascade Park, a nearly one-acre green space that is open to the public. Designed by bKL Architecture, Cascade offers studio to three-bedroom floor plans ranging from 509 to 1,332 square feet. Monthly rents start at $1,850. The development features more than 45,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor amenity space, including a 32nd-floor lakefront terrace that offers views of Navy Pier and Lake Michigan. Residents have access to a fitness center, strength studio, indoor pool, golf simulator, game room, children’s playroom, music room, outdoor pool, dog park and pet spa. Cascade residents who plan to transition into homeownership can take advantage of a unique program that enables them to sign a contract for a condo at Cirrus — the adjacent 47-story, 350-unit condominium tower that is scheduled to open this fall — while still leasing at Cascade. Half of the rent paid, up to 2.5 percent of the purchase price, can be recouped as a credit at closing.
SOUTHFIELD, MICH. — Friedman Real Estate has brokered the sale of the former Northland Mall in Southfield, a northern suburb of Detroit. The sales price was $11.1 million, according to the Detroit Free Press. Friedman was hired in 2017 to act as the City of Southfield’s real estate consultant and broker to market the redevelopment site. Bloomfield Hills-based Contour Development was the buyer. Contour plans to build new residences, commercial space and amenities in a mixed-use project named Northland City Center. Contour’s plan includes an adaptive reuse of the former J.L. Hudson Co. department store building into Hudson City Market, a food, entertainment and home furnishings venue. Andrew Ledger of Friedman served as the primary point of contact for the assignment. The 1.4 million-square-foot mall opened in 1954 and closed in 2015. It was home to 100 stores. Friedman has also been retained by Contour to market Northland City Center for lease.
WOODRIDGE, ILL. — Duke Realty has broken ground on a 370,973-square-foot speculative industrial project in Woodridge, a southwest suburb of Chicago. The development will sit on 21 acres at 1000 Woodward Ave. Plans call for a clear height of 36 feet, 37 dock doors, four drive-in doors, 44 trailer spaces and 343 car parking spaces. Completion is slated for January 2022. Jason West and Sean Henrick of Cushman & Wakefield will market the project for lease.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Industrial Logistics Properties Trust (ILPT) has acquired a 357,504-square-foot industrial building in Columbus for $31.5 million. The property is located at 7303 Rickenbacker Parkway West near the Rickenbacker intermodal terminal and airport. Synnex Corp. fully occupies the facility on a seven-year, net-lease basis. Steve Disse, Alex Cantu, Jeff Devine and Michael Linder of Colliers International brokered the sale, which includes excess land that can accommodate future expansion of more than 100,000 square feet. Seller information was undisclosed. ILPT, based in Newton, Mass., is managed by The RMR Group LLC.
ANKENY, IOWA — The Opus Group has begun construction of an industrial build-to-suit for Brown Warehouse Co. in Ankeny, a northern suburb of Des Moines. The 277,930-square-foot building will be located within Swanwood Logistics Center. The facility will feature 43 vehicle parking stalls, 24 dock doors and two drive-in doors. Brown, a leasing and third-party logistics company, will operate its warehousing business in the new building and relocate its workforce from its three previous locations. Completion of the new building is slated for April 2022. Opus is the developer, design-builder, interior designer, architect and structural engineer. Snyder is the civil engineer. Opus also owns 25 acres adjacent to the site and plans to build a speculative industrial building spanning 296,360 square feet. Marcus Pitts and Austin Hedstrom of JLL will market that building for lease.