Property Type

The Crescent

DALLAS — JLL has arranged a $596 million CMBS loan for the refinancing of a portion of The Crescent, a 1.3 million-square-foot mixed-use development located in Uptown Dallas. Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan provided the debt to the owner, Crescent Real Estate, and the three-year, floating-rate loan will refinance the property’s three office towers and the retail atrium building. Crescent Real Estate has owned, sold and reacquired its namesake mixed-use development multiple times since the 1990s. Completed in 1986 on roughly 11 acres, The Crescent consists of three office towers with ground-floor retail space totaling 1.2 million square feet; a three-story, 167,510-square-foot atrium building; the Hotel Crescent Court; The Spa at The Crescent; 11 restaurants and various high-end retail shops. After several renovations over the past five years, The Crescent also features a mix of updated amenities such as a full-service fitness center, two salons, an art gallery and a multi-level parking garage. Tenants at the property — which is 90 percent leased — include Jeffries, BankUnited, BMO Harris Bank, Wells Fargo, PNC Bank, Raymond James and UBS. Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, along with Westwood Management, have also both recently signed office lease renewals at the development. The debt advisory team …

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail

SANFORD, FLA. — The Ardent Cos. has received approval from the City of Sanford, a city in the Orlando MSA, for the redevelopment of Seminole Towne Center, a former shopping mall spanning 1.1 million square feet. The redevelopment includes construction of a new 164,585-square-foot Costco store on the 76-acre site. Taking place of the former Macy’s department store, the Costco location will include a gas station, tire center and liquor store. Ardent plans to begin site work and demolition this summer, with the Costco opening slated for second-quarter 2027. Over the past 12-plus months, the Atlanta-based owner and developer has acquired more than $115 million in six ground-up mixed-use development and redevelopment projects across the Southeast.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail

DURHAM, N.C. — Beacon Partners has purchased 119 acres of industrial-zoned land at the intersection of U.S. Highway 70 and Leesville Road in south Durham. Situated two miles south of Raleigh-Durham International Airport and near Research Triangle Park, the site will support the development of approximately 1.3 million square feet of Class A distribution, manufacturing and life sciences space. The project represents Phase I of Durham Gateway, a 308-acre master-planned campus that will also include 1,750 residential units, offices, shops and restaurants. The City of Durham granted Beacon entitlements for the full 308 acres in September. Durham Gateway is a joint venture between Beacon, HM Partners and SFRE Holdings. The project team includes Advanced Civil Design (civil engineer) and Merriman Schmitt (architect). Ann-Stewart Patterson, Austin Nagy and John Hogan of CBRE will lead leasing and marketing efforts for the industrial space at Durham Gateway.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail

AVENTURA, FLA. — Ocean Bank has provided a $70 million construction loan for Central Aventura, a nine-story mixed-use building located at the corner of Biscayne Boulevard and 209th Street in the Miami suburb of Aventura. Jesus Garcia of Ocean Bank originated the loan on behalf of the borrower, an entity doing business as Central Aventura LLC that is led by Jacobo Cababie Dichi. Central Aventura will comprise 75,270 square feet of retail space on the first three levels, four levels of parking and 63,883 square feet of offices on the top two floors. Additionally, the property will feature the first multi-story digital billboard in Aventura. The construction timeline for the project was not released.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — Avison Young has brokered the sale of 479 Trade Center Parkway, a 448,765-square-foot warehouse and distribution facility located within Charleston Trade Center in Summerville. The facility’s sole tenant at the time of sale was IFA Rotorion, an automotive supplier of prop shafts and joint competencies for auto manufacturers such as BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and Ferrari. California-based Goldrich Kest purchased the 32-acre property for an undisclosed price. Erik Foster, Michael Wilson and Alex Irwin of Avison Young brokered the transaction. The seller was also not disclosed.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail
Shivers-Farm-Southlake

SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS — Local owner-operator Trademark Property Co. and the Shivers Family Partnership have received approval from the City Council of Southlake, located north of Fort Worth, for a 40-acre mixed-use project. Plans for the development, which will be known as Shivers Farm, currently call for 111,000 square feet of retail space, 38,000 square feet of office space and 37 single-family lots. The site, which is located along the State Highway 114 corridor, also houses a 3-acre parcel that is approved for hotel, entertainment or additional retail uses. With final approval in place, construction is expected to begin in the coming weeks. As part of the approval agreement, Trademark has committed to providing enhanced public spaces and walkable amenities for future homeowners, retail guests and office tenants.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail
Capitol-at-Stonebriar-Frisco

FRISCO, TEXAS — California-based investment firm Bascom Group has sold Capitol at Stonebriar, a 424-unit apartment community in Frisco. Developed in 2017 by JPI and acquired by Bascom Group shortly thereafter, Capitol at Stonebriar features one-, two- and three-bedroom units that are furnished with granite/quartz countertops, espresso cabinetry, kitchen islands and individual washers and dryers. Private balconies are available in select residences. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, business center, coffee bar, dog park, outdoor grilling and dining stations, clubroom and an indoor-outdoor lounge. Brian Murphy, Brian O’Boyle Jr. and Richard Furr of Newmark represented Bascom Group in the transaction. David Schwarz, also with Newmark, arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the undisclosed buyer. The property was 91 percent occupied at the time of sale.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail

SPRING, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Cypresswood Crossing, a 107,185-square-foot retail and office complex in the northern Houston suburb of Spring. Cypresswood Crossing consists of two buildings on a 5.6-acre site: a 90,818-square-foot multi-tenant building with both retail and office space and a 16,367-square-foot retail center. Chris Gainey and Philip Levy of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a Dallas-based private investment firm, in the transaction. Levy and Scott Abeel procured the buyer, a Houston-based private equity firm. Both parties requested anonymity.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail

PEARLAND, TEXAS — Partners Real Estate has arranged the sale of a 13,600-square-foot retail property in the southern Houston suburb of Pearland. According to LoopNet Inc., the property at 11713 Shadow Creek Parkway was built in 2008. Marc Peeler and Peyton Nichols of Partners represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was Fondren Orthopedic Group.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail
La-Ostra-Manhattan

NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between Slate Property Group, Xenolith Partners, nonprofit organization Comunilife Inc. and the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) has unveiled plans for a 600-unit affordable housing project in the Inwood area of Upper Manhattan. Designed by Magnusson Architecture and Planning PC and known as La Ostra, the development will also include a marine science and STEM education center that will be operated by the Billion Oyster Project and BioBus. La Ostra will also feature a new indoor–outdoor field house, social services facilities and roughly an acre of publicly accessible, open waterfront space along the Harlem River. Proposed facilities beyond the residential component include an outdoor classroom, a pavilion with a seating area and movable furniture, a central lawn and a stone amphitheater. Information on floor plans and income restrictions of the affordable housing units was not announced.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail