Property Type

ST. LOUIS — McCarthy Building Cos. Inc. has been selected to lead the design-build team overseeing the construction of a new 16-story inpatient tower at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. The project is part of BJC HealthCare’s campus renewal plan, a long-term vision to transform the Washington University Medical Campus through new construction and renovations with a focus on improving the patient and family experience at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital. In addition to McCarthy, team members include architectural firm CannonDesign, consulting engineer BR+A, structural engineer Thornton Tomasetti, civil engineer Castle Contracting and landscape designer DTLS. The 660,000-square-foot tower will feature private rooms for heart and vascular patients, state-of-the-art imaging and the latest in surgical preparation and recovery. Plans call for 224 private inpatient rooms, 56 private intensive care unit rooms, two rooftop gardens and a family lounge with a business center, kitchenette, quiet rooms and laundry facilities. Additionally, an expansive surgical preparation and recovery program will occupy two floors. A modern imaging center will also occupy two floors. A new pedestrian walkway will lead from the parking lot to a redesigned and expanded lobby, gift shop and coffee bar. The new tower will replace Queeny Tower, a …

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail

MARSHALL, MICH. — Discount retailer Kmart is closing its final store in the state of Michigan, according to local media reports. The last remaining store is in Marshall, which is located just east of Battle Creek and about 45 miles south of Lansing. The store is expected to close in November. Kmart opened its first location in Garden City, Mich., in 1962. In its prime in the 1990s, Kmart operated more than 2,300 locations in the United States. The current parent company of Kmart, Transformco, also owns Sears, which recently unveiled plans to shutter its final store in the state of Illinois.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail

FISHERS, IND. — JVM Realty Corp. has acquired The Mark at Fishers District, a 260-unit luxury apartment community in Fishers, a northern suburb of Indianapolis. The company has also acquired Fishers District, an 18-acre development with 98,186 square feet of fully leased retail and restaurant space. A dual-branded Hyatt House and Hyatt Place hotel is also on the site but was not part of the sale. JVM plans to use its in-house management and marketing teams for the residential component, but will engage a national expert in retail services to assist with management of the retail portion. George Tikijian and Hannah Ott of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Thompson Thrift. The sales price was not disclosed.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail

MINNEAPOLIS — The Opus Group has broken ground on Nordeast Business Center, a 130,440-square-foot speculative industrial building in Minneapolis. Located at the corner of University Avenue and 37th Avenue Northeast, the project will feature 136 vehicle parking stalls, 22 dock doors, two drive-in doors, 19 trailer parking stalls and a clear height of 32 feet. Completion is slated for summer 2022. Opus is the developer, design-builder, architect and structural engineer. John Ryden, Matt Oelschlager and Mike Bowen of CBRE are marketing the property for lease.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail

FLINT TOWNSHIP, MICH. — LRC Commercial has acquired Lux off Linden in Flint Township for $3.5 million. The 92-unit multifamily property is located at 1440 Linden St. LRC plans to update the units and add 90 storage units. Trinity AAA will manage the asset. Waller Group represented LRC in the transaction, which accounts for LRC’s fourth acquisition in the state of Michigan.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail
Xander-Apartments-Fort-Worth

HOUSTON — Houston-based investment firm Nitya Capital has acquired a portfolio of nine multifamily properties totaling 2,555 units that are located in six different cities within the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) metroplex. Nitya Capital, which acquired the portfolio from locally based investment firm Raven Multifamily, plans to upgrade the properties with about $15 million in capital improvements to unit interiors and amenity spaces. Taylor Snoddy, James Roberts and Phillip Wiegand of NorthMarq brokered the sale. Steve Whitehead and William Hancock, also with NorthMarq, arranged an undisclosed amount of floating-rate acquisition financing on behalf of the new ownership.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail

EL PASO, TEXAS — Houston-based NewQuest Properties has brokered the sale of Sunrise Village Center, a 186,880-square-foot shopping center located near Fort Bliss in El Paso. Sunrise Village Center was originally built in 1957 and was 44 percent leased at the time of sale. Current tenants include Dollar General, Sally’s Beauty Supply and Black Fridays Daily Discount Store. The buyer, which plans to redevelop the property, was a Houston-based private investor doing business as JMK5 Holdings LLC. The seller was a family trust and original owner of the property. David Luther, Kelley Workman and Dakota Workman of NewQuest represented both parties in the deal.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Newmark has negotiated the sale of Northstar Apartments, a 200-unit multifamily community located near The Domain mixed-use development in North Austin. Built in 1986, the property’s units feature granite countertops, glass backsplashes, stainless steel or black appliances and private balconies/patios. Amenities include a pool, outdoor grilling area, fitness center, dog park and a clubhouse with a kitchen and lounge. Jim Young of Newmark represented the seller, Houston-based Nitya Capital, in the transaction. The buyer, California-based Langdon Street Capital, plans to implement a value-add program.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail

FORT WORTH, TEXAS — HGR Industrial Surplus has signed a 184,723-square-foot lease at Junction 20/35, a 1.1 million-square-foot industrial development in Fort Worth. Built in 1989 and renovated in 2021, the property is located at the nexus of Interstates 20 and 35. The owner, Los Angeles-based CIM Group, purchased the asset in 2020. Following this deal, Junction 20/35 is now fully leased.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail

GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Dallas-based Proterra Properties has purchased four acres in Grand Prairie, located roughly midway between Dallas and Fort Worth, for the development of a 110,000-square-foot office and warehouse building. The property will be able to accommodate one or two tenants and will feature 32-foot clear heights, 30 dock doors, 130-foot truck court depths and an ESFR sprinkler system. Completion is slated for 2022.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail