SALEM, N.H. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of Village Shoppes at Salem, a 170,398-square-foot retail property located in southern New Hampshire. The property was built on 20 acres in 1999 and houses tenants such as Best Buy, Michaels, PetSmart, DSW, Cost Plus and Five Below. Jim Koury of IPA represented the undisclosed seller and procured the buyer, Academy Hill Realty, in the transaction.
STATE COLLEGE, PA. — Austin, Texas-based Aspen Heights Partners has broken ground on Aspen West End, a 96-unit multifamily project that will be located within walking distance of Penn State University’s campus in State College. Amenities will include a two-story fitness room, game room and breakout study areas. Residents will also have access to shuttle service to campus and three outdoor courtyards. Completion of the project, which follows the beginning of construction of the nearby Aspen East Penn student housing development, is slated for 2023.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Austin-based developer Lincoln Ventures has unveiled plans to build a 49-story apartment tower in the heart of Austin’s Rainey Street District. Located at 80 Rainey St., the project will include 644 units as well as retail space. Lincoln Ventures expects to break ground on the tower next summer with completion slated for summer 2025. The site includes two bungalows that will be preserved as part of the project. “The old bungalows, locally run bars and pedestrian-friendly streets are what make Rainey Street a special and desirable destination, so it’s our intent to maintain the vibrancy and unique character of this area and build upon it,” says David Kanne, CEO of Lincoln Ventures. “We will also maintain the character of Rainey Street by bringing in local Austin artists to design public art pieces and will place new, oversized trees along the public parkway section along the entire façade of the building.” The tower’s ground and second floors will include several food and beverage concepts, including a dedicated 2,200-square-foot space that will serve coffee during the day and cocktails at night. A special elevator lobby will offer public access to the 11th-floor pool deck and bar, the first of …
PLANT CITY, FLA. — BayCare Health System has broken ground on South Florida Baptist Replacement Hospital, a $326 million expansion project of South Florida Baptist Hospital in Plant City. Built in 1953, the hospital has undergone 12 major expansions and renovations since opening, including the expansion of the Heart and Vascular Center in 2017. The new project includes 150 private patient rooms with the capacity to expand by an additional 30 rooms, two inpatient bed towers, an 85,000-square-foot medical office building, central energy plant and 1,073 parking spaces. There will be no disruptions with the patients, doctors or staff at the current hospital, according to BayCare Health. Barton Malow is the general contractor for the project and is anticipating a construction timeline of 26 months.
NORTH BETHESDA, MD. — Choice Hotels International Inc. has signed a long-term lease to occupy 105,000 square feet in 915 Meeting St., a 276,000-square-foot office building to be constructed in North Bethesda. The office tower will be situated within Pike & Rose, a mixed-use development owned and developed by Federal Realty Investment Trust. Expected to break ground later this year, 915 Meeting St. will serve as Choice Hotels International’s new headquarters. Bernie McCarthy and Danny Sheridan of JLL represented Federal Realty in the lease negotiations, and Steve London of Savills represented Choice Hotels. The 16-story office building will feature amenities such as a rooftop conference center with collaborative common areas and a fitness center, as well as 9,600 square feet of ground floor retail space, approximately 25,000-square-foot flexible floor plates and 700 dedicated parking spaces. Gensler designed the building to achieve LEED Gold certification. Pike & Rose is a transit-oriented mixed-use development with more than 400,000 square feet of retail, services, dining and entertainment offerings. The development includes 300,000 square feet of existing office product as well, which includes tenants such as Bank of America, JLL, Industrious, OneDigital and Federal Realty’s corporate headquarters. The building is 40 percent preleased to …
SOUTH DAYTONA, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $15.9 million sale of Sunshine Plaza, a shopping center in South Daytona. Built in 1970 and renovated in 2002, the 280,000-square-foot shopping center is anchored by Publix and All Aboard Storage. The fully occupied property has about 52 tenants. The center includes both open-air and indoor mall space on approximately 25 acres. Tim Giambrone and Al Taf of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, 2400 Ridgewood LLC based in Port Orange. The buyer was ORF VII Sunshine Plaza LLC based in Atlanta. Located at 2400 S. Ridgewood Ave., Sunshine Plaza is situated close to Interstate 95 within an Opportunity Zone.
SOUTHAVEN, MISS. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of Southaven Distribution Center I, a fully leased, 156,825-square-foot, Class A distribution facility in Southaven, a Memphis suburb situated on the Tennessee-Mississippi border. Completed in 2020, Southaven Distribution Center I features tilt-wall construction, 32-foot clear heights, 28 loading positions, ESFR fire protection and office space. The property was fully leased to three tenants at the time of sale. Dennis Mitchell, Matt Wirth, Britton Burdette, Mitchell Townsend and Jack Wohrman of JLL represented the seller, Distribution Realty Group, which has offices in Chicago and Nashville. Newport Beach, Calif.-based Bixby Land Co. acquired the property for an undisclosed price. Located on 8.7 acres at 8921 Airways Blvd., Southaven Distribution Center I is situated just off Interstate 55 near Memphis International Airport.
PETERSBURG, VA. — Eastern Union has secured an $8.2 million loan for the acquisition of South Crater Square and Pinehill Plaza, two single-story retail centers in Petersburg. Marc Tropp of Eastern Union arranged financing for the acquisition, which had a sales price of $10.3 million in total, on behalf of the buyer, Pikesville, Md.-based America’s Realty. The retail centers, which total 192,510 rentable square feet, are situated opposite from each other along South Crater Road. Located at 3330 S. Crater Road, South Crater Square is a 107,028-square-foot center and was 83 percent leased at the time of sale to retailers such as Dollar Tree, Hibbett Sports, GameStop and Sun Nails. Located at 3333 S. Crater Road, Pinehill Plaza is a 85,482-square-foot center and was 29 percent occupied at the time of sale with tenants such as Crater Vision Center, Salon 22, Community Cardiology and Clay Home Medical. The acquisition component of the loan, which equals about $7.7 million, represents a 75-percent loan-to-value ratio. The undisclosed bank provided an additional $500,000 loan toward tenant improvements and leasing commissions, but this part of the loan was held back for future use once the properties are stabilized. The interest rate on the full-recourse …
MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS — Chicago-based Logistics Property Co. will develop Southern Star Logistics Park, a 548,340-square-foot industrial project that will be located in the southern Dallas suburb of Midlothian. The company has partnered with the Midlothian Economic Development Council on this project, which will be situated on a 45-acre site adjacent to State Highway 67. CBRE is marketing the project for lease. A construction timeline was not released.
HOUSTON — A subsidiary of Miami-based investment and development firm Lennar Corp. (NYSE: LEN) has begun leasing Bowen River Oaks, a 25-story, 403-unit apartment community in Houston. Units feature one- and two-bedroom floor plans, as well as 10 penthouse homes, and range in size from 561 to 2,259 square feet. Residences are furnished with stainless steel appliances, tile backsplashes and oversized windows. Amenities include a pool with cabanas, kitchen and space for outdoor yoga, as well as a fitness center, business center and conference rooms, dog park and package locker system. The opening is scheduled to occur this fall.
