PLANO, TEXAS — Locally based developer Billingsley Co. has begun construction on a 250,000-square-foot office building that will be located within International Business Park, a 300-acre campus in Plano. The project includes the development of a 584-space parking garage. The five-story building will be located adjacent to a 187,100-square-foot office building and a 9,000-square-foot amenity center that houses a fitness room, conference facilities, tenant lounge and a convenience mart. GFF Architects is designing the project, and Adolfson & Peterson Construction is the general contractor. JLL is the leasing agent. Completion is slated for spring 2023.
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SAVANNAH, GA. — NAI Brannen Goddard has arranged the sale of 6030 Commerce Blvd., a 400,000-square-foot distribution center in Savannah. Joseph Mullican of NAI Brannen Goddard represented the buyer, New York-based Brookfield Properties. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. The 6030 Commerce Blvd. distribution building is located less than two miles from the Port of Savannah and has access to Interstate 95. The front-load building features 28- to 30-foot clear heights, 31 dock-high doors, 70 extra trailer spaces, 180-foot concrete truck courts, ESFR sprinklers and a recently constructed loading platform.
SUNRISE, FLA. — Bansi Properties has plans to develop a new 140,000-square-foot, four-story office building in Sunrise. The facility is slated for completion by 2023. Located on 22 acres within Sawgrass International Corporate Park, the new office building is part of Bansi’s newly established office campus that currently includes two office facilities available for lease, including 1500 Concord Terrace, a 180,000-square-foot property that Bansi recently acquired. Designed by architectural firm FSMY, the building will feature ample natural light, large floor plates and Energy Star- and LEED-certified materials and designs. The building will be located right off the Sawgrass Expressway, as well as near Sawgrass Mills Mall. Jay Adams of Newmark is managing leasing on behalf of Bansi.
PLANO, TEXAS — A joint venture between High Street Residential and Principal Real Estate Investors has broken ground on Legacy Square, a 363-unit multifamily project in Plano. Units will be available in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans with private garages and patios/balconies available in select residences. Amenities will include a pool, courtyard with lounge seating, fitness center, clubroom, business center with conference facilities and four acres of open space. GFF Architects is designing the project, and Andres Construction is the general contractor. The first units are expected to be available for occupancy in late 2022, with full completion slated for June 2023.
TEMPLE, GA. — Atlanta-based Ackerman & Co. has acquired a 102,856-square-foot distribution and manufacturing facility located at 134 Janus International Blvd. in Temple, about 40 miles west of downtown Atlanta. The sales price was $6.8 million. Daniel Levison of CRE Holdings represented Ackerman & Co. in the acquisition, and Neal Shiver of King Industrial Realty/CORFAC International represented the undisclosed seller. The 134 Janus International Blvd. facility is fully occupied by Janus International Group, a Temple-based manufacturer of self-storage and commercial industrial doors and storage facility components. Brett Buckner of Ackerman completed a 10-year lease extension with Janus International Group. Built in 2001 on 12 acres, the building features 24-foot clear heights. The property is located next to Janus’ 217,050-square-foot global headquarters. Janus also has other locations in the United States including in Arizona, California, Florida, Indiana, Texas and Washington.
ATLANTA — Four new restaurants will open at Westside Paper, an adaptive reuse project slated to open in the second quarter of 2022 in Atlanta’s West Midtown district. The four restaurant tenants include Pancake Social, Glide Pizza, Girl Diver and Boxcar Betty’s. Located at 950 West Marietta St., Westside Paper is a 15-plus acre mixed-use campus that formerly was an industrial campus. A joint venture between Third & Urban and FCP is developing the 245,000-square-foot adaptive reuse project that was formerly a 1950s-era warehouse facility. Pancake Social, an all-day brunch and coffeehouse restaurant, will open its second Atlanta location at Westside Paper in late spring 2022. The first Pancake Social opened in Atlanta’s Ponce City Market in March 2019. Glide Pizza will open its third location at Westside Paper next year. Girl Diver is an Asian seafood restaurant from Richard Tang, who also opened Char Korean Bar & Grill in Atlanta’s Inman Park neighborhood in 2016. Girl Diver’s new location at Westside Paper will be its second location. Lastly, Boxcar Betty’s is a fried chicken sandwich restaurant. With locations in Charleston, Chicago and Charlotte, the Westside Paper location will be its first location in Atlanta. Atlanta-based Bridger Properties is managing …
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Houston-based Allied Orion Group will develop a 350-unit apartment community within Whisper Valley, a 2,067-acre master-planned community on the east side of Austin by master developer Taurus Investment Holdings. Designed by The Sage Group, Evergreen at Whisper Valley will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities will include a pool with cabanas, fitness center, clubhouse with a game room and catering kitchen, grilling areas with gazebos, a dog park with an agility course, business center and a beer garden. Construction is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2023, with the first units being delivered in the second quarter of 2024.
LITTLE ROCK, ARK. — Ready Capital has closed a $17.9 million loan for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of a 165-unit multifamily property in Little Rock. The name of the property was not disclosed. Upon acquisition, the undisclosed sponsor will implement a capital improvement plan to renovate unit interiors, building exteriors and common area upgrades. The non-recourse, interest-only, floating-rate loan features a 36-month term, two extension options, flexible prepayment and is inclusive of a facility to provide future funding for capital expenditures.
LAKE JACKSON, TEXAS — Fairstead, a residential investment firm with three offices along the East Coast, has acquired Lake Jackson Apartments, a 160-unit mixed-income community located on the southern outskirts of Houston. The property consists of 11 residential buildings and one communal building on a 14-acre site. The property’s affordable units are reserved for renters earning 60 percent or less of the area median income (AMI). Amenities include a pool, fitness center, dog park, playground, volleyball court and storage units. Fairstead plans to invest about $14 million in capital improvements and preserve affordability by converting a portion of the market-rate units into affordable housing for families earning 80 percent or less of AMI. The seller was not disclosed.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 156,205-square-foot industrial sublease at 401 Railhead Road in Fort Worth. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 2001 and totals 305,225 square feet. Reid Bassinger and Trey Fricke of Lee & Associates represented the sublessor, Davoil Inc., in the lease negotiations. Tim Vogds of CBRE represented the sublessee, Dallas-based home goods retailer Tuesday Morning Inc.