SAN DIEGO — LDG Commercial Real Estate has purchased a warehouse and distribution building in San Diego’s Otay Mesa submarket. The San Diego-based company acquired the asset for $10.5 million in an off-market transaction. The name of the seller was not released. Located at 9840 Siempre Viva Road, Across Town Movers fully occupies the 61,500-square-foot building.
SANTA CLARA, CALIF. — Cedar Fair LP (NYSE: FUN), an amusement and water parks owner and operator based in Sandusky, Ohio, has sold the land at California’s Great America amusement park in the Silicon Valley town of Santa Clara. Prologis (NYSE: PLD), an industrial REIT based in San Francisco, purchased the 112 acres for $310 million and executed a lease with Cedar Fair to continue operating the park. Cedar Fair plans to eventually close Great America, which was built in 1976 by Marriott International Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR). The park features more than 60 rides and rollercoasters, as well as the Planet Snoopy children’s park and South Bay Shores waterpark, according to the property website. Cedar Fair will continue to operate the park for a period of up to 11 years and then will close existing park operations at the end of the lease term. After 40 years of leasing Great America, Cedar Fair purchased the land from the City of Santa Clara in 2019 per an order from the State of California. The city purchased the park from Marriott in 1985. Following company-wide park closures from the COVID-19 pandemic, Cedar Fair explored options to raise revenue within its existing portfolio. …
By Marshall Mays, vice president, Colliers Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) is a hot market for commercial real estate right now, with people from across the country relocating to the area every day. The metroplex’s population is growing at an annual rate that rivals those of other top U.S. markets, including Austin, its neighbor to the south that is often considered to be a more glamorous city. With the increasing number of businesses relocating to Texas and more offices opening back up, the urban core of Fort Worth has become a particularly popular destination for industry growth in Texas. The Market Today The performance of Fort Worth’s office market has been particularly encouraging since the start of 2021. Overall, the city’s office vacancy rate currently stands at 13.3 percent, down from a pandemic-era high of 14 percent in the third quarter of 2020. This positive trend is aided by a quicker “return to office” in DFW. According to research from Kastle Systems, a security company that provides access control systems for office buildings around the globe, Texas as a whole has outpaced major cities and other states in terms of the speed and degree to which office occupancy rates have been recouped. …
Last year, a city known more for music than multifamily development led the nation in new construction growth rates, with luxury high rises popping up from downtown to the Gulch to along the Cumberland River. Nashville, attracting an abundance of debt and equity funding from sources old and new, is now considered an institutional-grade market. The driving force behind this growth: technology. Today, singers, songwriters and studio artists share the city with a growing number of software developers, systems architects and startup founders — and all of these innovators need a place to live, work, shop and play. Nashville’s tech evolution started from a solid foundation in healthcare, automotive and education, including HCA Healthcare and its associated startups, spinoffs and subsidiaries and an automotive hub that includes North American headquarters for Nissan and Korean tire manufacturer Hankook, as well as EV and battery cell manufacturing plants for GM. Twenty nine institutions of higher education, including Vanderbilt University, further helped develop a strong pipeline of tech talent. This ecosystem and a business-friendly climate have attracted some of the nation’s top tech employers: Amazon, who chose the metropolitan area for its much-coveted Center of Excellence; Oracle, relocating from Austin; and Capgemini, whose …
ROSHARON, TEXAS — Wan Bridge, a Texas-based developer of build-to-rent residential neighborhoods, is underway on vertical construction of Pradera Oaks, an 812-unit community located south of Houston in Rosharon. Pradera Oaks will offer three- and four-bedroom homes with an average size of 1,750 square feet and two-car garages. Residents will have access to a lake, jogging trail, dog park, playground and splash pad as part of the amenity package. The development team will deliver the community in phases, adding about 300 homes over each of the next three years.
CYPRESS, TEXAS — St. Louis-based general contractor McCarthy Buildings Cos. has broken ground on a 106-acre hospital campus in the northwestern Houston suburb of Cypress for Houston Methodist. The campus will comprise a 570,700 -square-foot, seven-story hospital and two medical office buildings totaling roughly 320,000 square feet that will be linked by a sky bridge. Page is the project architect, and Walter P. Moore is the structural and civil engineer. Completion is slated for late 2024. The site formerly housed 11 buildings totaling 600,000 that were occupied by Sysco Corp., all of which will be demolished.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — MC Cos., an Arizona-based investment firm, has acquired Briarcrest Apartments, a 238-unit multifamily property in the northern Dallas suburb of Carrollton. The property exclusively offers two-bedroom units, including 38 townhomes, with an average size of 961 square feet. Amenities include a pool, outdoor grilling and dining areas, a business center, fitness center, playground and a dog park. The new ownership plans to implement a value-add program at Briarcrest Apartments, which has not undergone interior renovations since its original construction in 1983. The seller was not disclosed.
NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Brauntex Storage, a 194-unit self-storage facility that sits on 2.5 acres on the northeastern outskirts of San Antonio. Dave Knobler and Jon Danklefs of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company, in the transaction. The duo also procured the buyer, a New York-based investment firm. Both parties requested anonymity.
SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS — Locally based hospitality investment firm NewcrestImage has purchased the 175-room Cambria Hotel Southlake DFW. The property was built in 2016 and is located roughly six miles from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. Amenities include an outdoor pool and game area, fitness center, business center, convenience market, lounge and a fine dining restaurant. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
WILLIAMSBURG, VA. — Bonaventure, a multifamily owner-operator based in Alexandria, Va., has sold The Bend Arbordale, a 289-unit apartment community located at 401 Bulifants Blvd. in Williamsburg. The Inland Real Estate Group purchased the asset for $100 million. Drew White and Carter Wood of Berkadia represented Bonaventure in the sale. Situated near Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center and I-64, The Bend Arbordale offers two- and three-bedroom floor plans with in-unit washers and dryers and private balconies or patios. Amenities include a swimming pool, fitness center, business center, clubhouse and a dog park.
