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Springdale-Green-Austin

AUSTIN, TEXAS — San Francisco-based development and investment firm Jay Paul Co. has announced plans to develop Springdale Green, an 872,500-square-foot office complex in East Austin. Designed by Gensler, the 30-acre property will comprise two six-story buildings and multiple outdoor areas, as well as an onsite parking garage. About two-thirds of the site (19 acres) has been preserved and restored with native meadows, woodlands and plantings, as well as an urban creek tributary. Amenities will include an 18,000-square-foot flexible conference space; 23,000-square-foot fitness and wellness center; jogging and nature trails; and basketball and volleyball courts. A firm construction timeline has not yet been established.

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Forney-Industrial-Park

FORNEY, TEXAS — A partnership controlled by Dallas-based developers Gault Co. and RTG Capital LLC has purchased Forney Industrial Park, a 311,000-square-foot property located on the eastern outskirts of Dallas. The property consists of 32 buildings across 50 acres that are leased to a roster of 35 tenants. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. The new ownership is planning various upgrades and improvements to the property, including possibly adding additional buildings in the future. TAG Industrial Group, a division of Marcus & Millichap, brokered the deal.

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Alta-Spring-Creek-Garland

GARLAND, TEXAS — Tampa-based multifamily investment firm American Landmark has purchased Alta Spring Creek, a 225-unit apartment community in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Garland. The property features studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units with walk-in closets and in-unit washers and dryers. Amenities include package delivery services, an outdoor entertainment space with a grilling station, a 24/7 athletic studio and private meeting and conference spaces. The seller was not disclosed, but national multifamily firm Wood Partners developed and completed the property last September. American Landmark will rebrand the community as The ReVe and invest in capital improvements.

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HOUSTON — A partnership between an affiliate of Atlantic Pacific Communities and the Houston Housing and Community Development Department (HCDD) have unveiled plans for Heritage Senior Residences, a mixed-income senior living community in Houston that will replace housing lost during Hurricane Harvey. About 70 percent of the units, which will feature one- and two-bedroom floor plans, will be earmarked as affordable, while the remaining units will be rented at market rates. Amenities will include a fitness center, laundry facilities, clubroom, community dining area, business center, conference room, card room and a recreational deck terrace with pavilions and grills. Construction is slated for completion in late 2022. Bank of America provided a $20.5 million construction loan for the project, and Citi Community Bank provided $9.8 million in permanent financing. The capital stack also includes $14.3 million in city-appropriated disaster relief funds and $13.8 million in low-income housing tax credit equity.

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PASADENA, TEXAS — Developer i3 Interests has broken ground on 3° Red Bluff, a 148,900-square-foot cold storage facility that will be located in the eastern Houston suburb of Pasadena. The Class A property will consist of two buildings on a 12-acre site that can be customized to fit a variety of cold storage needs, from bulk distribution to food processing. About 62 percent of the first building is preleased to Houston Meat Distributors. Colliers International is leasing the development, completion of which is slated for late in the third quarter.

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Vantage-Collection-Jersey-City

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Fisher Development Associates has begun leasing the second rental tower in The Vantage Collection, a 45-story apartment building in downtown Jersey City that houses 452 luxury units. Units come in studio, one- and two-bedroom formats and are furnished with stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops and in-home washers and dryers. Communal indoor amenities include a sky lounge, fitness center with a yoga studio, children’s playroom, business center, coworking lounge, game room, lobby a coffee bar and package locker systems. Outdoor amenities include two pools, a basketball court, lawn, fire pits, 12-station BBQ area, outdoor children’s play area, outdoor fitness area and a bar with a lounge and tiered seating. S9 Architecture designed The Vantage Collection, which consists of 900 apartments across two towers. The Bozzuto Group has been tapped as the leasing and management agent for the property. Rents were initially priced at more than $2,000 per month for a studio unit, but special grand opening incentives are available for a limited time.

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BALA CYNWYD, PA. — Affiliates of Harbor Group International (HGI) have acquired Royal Athena, a 275-unit waterfront apartment community in the Philadelphia suburb of Bala Cynwyd, for $59.5 million. According to Apartments.com, the property offers one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, business center and a resident clubhouse. Erin Miller of Newmark brokered the deal, the seller in which was not disclosed. Henry Stimler, Ari Schwarbad and Bill Weber, also with Newmark, arranged acquisition financing on behalf of HGI.

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ROME, N.Y. — In a sale-leaseback transaction, W. P. Carey has acquired a 779,000-square-foot distribution center in Rome, about 40 miles northeast of Syracuse. The purchase price was $45 million. Orgill, an independent hardware distributor, occupies the newly constructed property, which is located near Interstate 90. Orgill uses the facility as its primary regional distribution center. W. P. Carey now owns four of Orgill’s seven U.S. distribution centers. The property is triple-net leased for a period of 26 years with fixed rent escalations.

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MALDEN, MASS. — A partnership between regional developer Quaker Lane Capital and Turnbridge Equities will develop a 160,000-square-foot building that can support traditional office or life sciences users in Malden, a northern suburb of Boston. Global architecture firm Gensler is designing the nine-story facility, which will be located within an Opportunity Zone. Construction is expected to begin in the first half of 2022 and to be complete some time in 2023.

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PLYMOUTH, MINN. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the $82.3 million sale of Plymouth Ponds Business Park in Plymouth, about 15 miles west of downtown Minneapolis. The eight-building light industrial park sits on 60 acres at 17100 Media Road. The asset is located at the intersection of Highway 55 and County Road, providing convenient access to I-394 and I-494. Colin Ryan and David Berglund of JLL led the team that represented the buyer, Link Logistics, which was established by Blackstone in 2019. The seller was undisclosed.

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