ST. PAUL, MINN. — Colliers Mortgage | Commercial Finance has provided a $14.9 million loan for the construction of Courtyard by Marriott-Gateway St. Paul. The 120-room hotel will be situated across from the Xcel Energy Center, a downtown arena. The Xcel Energy Center is home to more than 150 sporting and entertainment events each year. Loan terms and the borrower were not disclosed.
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has brokered the sale of The Loyola, a 49-bed student housing property in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood, for nearly $5.2 million. Completed in August 2021, the four-story building is located along West Loyola Avenue. The property, which includes 1,500 square feet of retail space, was built on the site of former office and storage space for the Chicago Waldorf School. The property was 25 percent leased at the time of sale and 60 percent pre-leased for the upcoming fall semester. Residents have access to a community room, fitness center and rooftop deck. Craig Martin of Interra represented the undisclosed seller and procured the all-cash buyer, who owns and operates student living communities locally.
SANDUSKY, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $2.2 million sale of an 11,325-square-foot property net leased to Rite Aid in Sandusky, a city in northern Ohio located along Lake Erie. The property is located at 334 W. Perkins Ave. Rite Aid has roughly six years remaining on its lease. Erin Patton, Scott Wiles and Craig Fuller of Marcus & Millichap represented the Ohio-based private seller as well as the buyer, a Michigan-based limited liability company.
SAN ANTONIO — JLL has negotiated the sale of the 227,657-square-foot Legacy Oaks Medical Complex, which is located adjacent to South Texas Medical Center in San Antonio. The campus comprises seven buildings that house primary care, pediatrics, rheumatology, ophthalmology, optometry, radiology, pain management and outpatient rehabilitation users. Brian Bacharach, Vasili Davos and John Taylor of JLL represented the seller, Dallas-based private equity firm Velocis, in the transaction. A joint venture between Altera Fund Advisors and Harrison Street acquired the property for an undisclosed price.
SACHSE, TEXAS — PMB Capital Development has unveiled updated plans for the retail and multifamily components of The Station, the Dallas-based developer’s $500 million mixed-use project in the northeastern suburb of Sachse. New food and beverage users that will open in the coming months at The Station include Manny’s Tex-Mex Restaurant, brewery Brass Tap, confectionary concept Cold Stone Creamery and Vietnamese kitchen Pho Station. In addition, PMB Capital has announced the construction of a 297-unit apartment community with 18,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Canadian investment firm Marlin Spring has acquired Centreport Lake Apartments, a 452-unit multifamily community in Fort Worth. According to Apartments.com, the property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units that range in size from 673 to 1,394 square feet and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, business center and walking/biking trails. Global alternative investment firm H.I.G. Capital provided an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for the deal.
RICHMOND, TEXAS — Houston-based REIT Camden Property Trust has acquired 16 acres in the southwestern Houston suburb of Richmond for the development of a single-family rental community that will total 180 to 200 residences. The site is located within the 58-acre Grand Center at Long Meadow Farm mixed-use development. Ashley Strickland of NewQuest Properties represented the seller, CJ Development, in the sale of the land. Kenneth Danna of Dosch Marshall Real Estate represented Camden Property Trust. A construction timeline was not disclosed.
DALLAS — Locally based brokerage firm Altschuler & Co. (ALT + Co.) has negotiated a 101,080-square-foot office lease at The Stack, a newly constructed office building in the Deep Ellum area of Dallas. ALT + Co. represented the landlord, a partnership between Westdale Real Estate Investment and Management, Ivanhoé Cambridge and Hines, in the lease negotiations. Robert Blount and Andy Leatherman of JLL represented the tenant, marketing and advertising agency TRG. With this transaction, which follows the signing of life insurance software provider Bestow to a 42,000-square-foot deal, The Stack is now fully leased.
BILLERICA, MASS. — Design-build firm PROCON has broken ground on the redevelopment of Billerica Mall on the northern outskirts of Boston. The main piece is the demolition of an 84,000-square-foot structure that was vacated by Kmart several years ago and the new construction of a 43,000-square-foot grocery store at that site. In addition, the development team, which is led by an entity doing business as F.B. Billerica Realty Investors LLC, will deliver 18,000 square feet of new restaurant space and upgrade the property’s signage, landscaping and utility systems. Lastly, the project team will develop a 200-unit apartment community on the Tower Farm Road section of the site that will include 20 affordable housing units and Class A amenities. Upon completion, a tentative date of which was not disclosed, the project will be branded The Shoppes and Residences at Billerica.
FAIR LAWN, N.J. — Regional healthcare provider Summit Health has signed a 70,594-square-foot lease at 17-17 Route 208, an office and healthcare building located in the Northern New Jersey community of Fair Lawn. Marc Rosenberg of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Sam Horowitz and Michael Tesser of Colliers represented the landlord, Keystone Development + Investment, which acquired the building in 2014 from Mack-Cali. The building is now fully leased.
