SURPRISE, ARIZ. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a net-leased office building located at 12129 W. Bell Road in Surprise. A limited liability company sold the asset to an undisclosed buyer for $2 million. RISE Services Inc. occupies the 8,936-square-foot building, which was built in 2003. Chris Lund and Mark Ruble of Marcus & Millichap’s Phoenix office represented the seller in the deal.
CREST HILL, ILL. — General contractor Summit Design + Build LLC has begun construction of a warehouse expansion project for TLC Ingredients in Crest Hill, just north of Joliet. Summit will add 55,012 square feet to the tenant’s existing 40,000-square-foot warehouse. Summit will also build a new break room, loading dock, bathroom and parking stalls. TLC Ingredients is a distributor of food additives including chemicals and phenolic resins. Harris Architects Inc. is the project architect. Completion is slated for this fall.
By Mark Meisner, president and founder, The Birch Group For many years, corporations have been rethinking their office space utilization, both in terms of square footage per employee and various configurations that allow employees to collaborate and thrive within office settings. As we look ahead to the return to the office, we are already hearing that corporate culture, the sharing of ideas and training of new hires have become driving forces in getting people back into the workplace. At the same time, an increasing number of companies are also considering the hub-and-spoke model as part of their overarching corporate strategic planning. The openings of these satellite offices allow companies to tap into larger talent pools, reduce employee commute times and in some cases, avoid mass transit altogether. Over the past several years, we’ve seen companies like Ross Dress for Less take space on both sides of “The River,” opening offices on Long Island and in The Meadowlands to supplement its New York City headquarters. Now more than ever, with the suburban office market showing signs of a resurgence, there is an onus to go back to the basics and leverage a tenant-focused approach to bolster leasing and differentiate properties. At …
By Carlos Lopez, Executive Vice President, Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors The fears from the COVID-19 pandemic and the accompanying government-mandated shutdowns and social distancing measures transformed the way Americans, lived, worked, shopped, ate, exercised and watched movies. In many ways, the habits formed during the shutdowns have opened up opportunities to radically change many aspects of life. For the retail industry, the impact of COVID-19 in 2020 was profoundly devastating. For small businesses and restaurants forced to shut down for extended periods of time or quickly modify their business model to accommodate the mandated closures, they were unable to operate and many were forced to close permanently. On the chain retail front, already struggling from the changing consumer preferences and the forces of e-commerce, the lockdowns and mandated closures by governmental agencies was the final nail in the coffin for many. In 2020 alone, an unprecedented number of retailers declared bankruptcy and by November of 2020, nearly 49 chain and national retailers had declared bankruptcy. The amount was greater than retail bankruptcies occurring in 2009 during the financial crisis. Some of the popular retailers and household names of these retailers included: JC Penney, Neiman Marcus, GNC, Brooks Brothers, Sur la …
PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS — JLL has negotiated the sale of Pecan 130 Business Park, a 239,952-square-foot industrial property located in the northern Austin suburb of Pflugerville. Constructed between 2013 and 2014, the two-building property sits on 15.3 acres and was 85 percent leased to seven tenants at the time of sale. Dustin Volz, Trent Agnew, Stephen Bailey, Dom Espinosa, Wesley Gilmer and Josh Villarreal of JLL represented the seller, Birtcher Anderson & Davis, in the transaction. Dogwood Industrial Partners, an affiliate of San Francisco-based TPG Real Estate Partners, purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.
MIDLAND, TEXAS — New York City-based Dwight Capital has provided a $34.3 million HUD-insured loan for the refinancing of Blue Ridge Apartment Homes, a 290-unit multifamily complex in Midland. Built in 2011, the property consists of 15 residential buildings and 16 ancillary buildings on a 15.5-acre site. Amenities include a business center, fitness center and a resident clubhouse. Brandon Baksh of Dwight Capital originated the financing. The borrower was not disclosed.
SAN ANTONIO — Locally based owner-operator REEP Equity will renovate Oakdell Way Townhomes, a 100-unit multifamily community in San Antonio. Built in 1988, the property offers two- and three-bedroom units averaging 1,114 square feet. The capital improvement program will upgrade the units with stainless steel or black appliances, new faucets and countertops and fresh paint and flooring. Amenity spaces and common areas will also be upgraded. Mark Brandenburg, C.W. Sheehan and Cort Martin of JLL arranged financing for the renovations on behalf of REEP Equity.
LITTLE ROCK, ARK. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of The Fitzroy Chenal, a 294-unit apartment community in Little Rock. The final price was $63.3 million or $215,306 per unit. Martin Bynum and Craig Hey of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Huffman & Co., in the transaction. Passco Cos. was the buyer of the property. Estage is in charge of management. Constructed in 2018, the Fitzroy Chenal is located at 15401 Chenal Parkway and was 98 percent occupied as of March. Community amenities include a courtyard with fire pits, dog grooming station, 24-hour health club, garages, late-night concierge service, golf simulator room, cybercafé with java bar, pet park, resort-style pool with spa and hot tub, and a wine/card lounge. Huffman & Co. is a Little Rock-based development, construction and management firm that specializes in multifamily. Based in Irvine, Calif., Passco Cos. is a development and management firm of multifamily and commercial properties throughout the United States.
SUNRISE, FLA. — Madison Realty Capital has provided a $30 million first mortgage loan to Metropica Development for a luxury condominium tower and a 10-acre development site, on which the borrower plans to develop a second 250-unit multifamily tower. The development portfolio is part of Metropica, a four million-square-foot master planned community including residences, office towers and retail offerings located in Sunrise, Florida. Metropica Development, led by Joseph Kavana, began construction of the first 263-unit luxury condominium tower in 2017 and has sold 174 units to date. The loan will be used to support 89 units, representing 101,989 square feet on the upper floors of the first condominium tower as well as the new development. In addition to the condominium towers, the Metropica master-planned development will include 500 multifamily units, 550,000 square feet of commercial space for retail, dining and entertainment retailers, and 246 hotel rooms. Located at 2000 Metropica Way, the 28-story Metropica Tower is adjacent to the Sawgrass Mills shopping mall and BB&T Center. The tower offers luxury residences with an average of 1,034 square feet. Oppenheim Architecture and YOO Studio were the designers. The tower’s amenities include a saltwater swimming pool, lounges, movie theater, fitness center, massage …
GRANBURY, TEXAS — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of Residence at Legacy Park, an active adult community in Granbury, approximately 35 miles southwest of Fort Worth. Built in 2018, the community features 81 units and is restricted to residents age 55 or older. A local owner-operator looking to exit the industry sold the asset to a national group headquartered in Utah for $18 million. Matthew Alley and Bradley Clousing of SLIB handled the transaction.
