MANSFIELD, TEXAS — Chicago-based Origin Investments has purchased a $7.2 million preferred equity stake from in Haven at Mansfield, a 257-unit multifamily project under construction on the southern outskirts of Fort Worth, from Guefen Development Partners. Slated for a May 2022 completion, Haven at Mansfield will offer units with granite countertops, stainless steel appliances and full-size washers and dryers. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, clubhouse and an indoor/outdoor social lounge.
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COPPELL, TEXAS — Dahill Office Technology Corp., a San Antonio-based distributor of office machinery, has signed a 40,000-square-foot industrial lease at 820 W. Sandy Lake Road in Coppell. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 2006. Andrew Gilbert and Keaton Brice with Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the landlord, Coppell Trade Center LP, in the lease negotiations. Thomas McGovern of JLL represented the tenant.
RARITAN, N.J. — New Jersey-based Accurate Builders & Developers has begun leasing Crossings at Raritan Station, a 256-unit apartment complex in Raritan, located in the northern-central part of the Garden State. The transit-oriented property features studio, one- and two-bedroom units with quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, tile backsplashes and modern espresso cabinets. Private balconies are also available in select residences. Amenities include a coffee bar, fitness center, tennis court, basketball court, dog park, meditation garden, outdoor grilling areas and Amazon package lockers. Monthly rental rates start at $1,578 for a studio unit.
LOWELL, MASS. — IBM has signed a 150,608-square-foot office lease at CrossPoint, a three-building office park located in the northern Boston suburb of Lowell. A partnership between Boston-based Anchor Line Partners LLC and CrossHarbor Capital Partners LLC owns CrossPoint, which offers amenities such as a 24-hour fitness center and game room, onsite daycare facility, full-service café and bistro and a conference center. Blake Baldwin, Michael Dalton and Shayne O’Neil of Cushman & Wakefield, along with Peter Dominski of Anchor Line Partners, represented building ownership in the lease negotiations. Brendan Callahan, Gabrielle Harvey and Brian Tisbert of JLL represented IBM, which plans to take occupancy of the space in January.
MINNEAPOLIS — Kraus-Anderson has broken ground on Moment, an $80 million apartment tower in downtown Minneapolis. The developer, Sherman Associates, acquired the site from Thrivent Financial, whose headquarters recently opened nearby. Designed by ESG Architects, the 222-unit project will also include 15,300 square feet of commercial space. The second floor of the 10-story building will be home to Firefighters for Healings and its Transitional Healing Center for injured firefighters and burn victims. The center will provide 12 suites for families awaiting a patient in the hospital or discharged patients. Amenities will include a pool, sauna, sports simulator, work-from-home space and rooftop lounge. Two solar gardens will offset the building’s energy usage. Completion is slated for fall 2022. “We were inspired by the people likely to live there, the healthcare workers at the neighboring Hennepin Healthcare Center,” says Valerie Doleman, senior vice president with Sherman. “We designed an environment that encourages people to celebrate moments of joy, find moments of peace, moments of pause and share moments with each other. We wanted to encourage people to live in the moment.”
MINNEAPOLIS — Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) reported that its first-quarter comparable sales grew 23 percent, driven partly by a surge in pickup services. Same-day services such as order pickup and drive-up increased more than 90 percent in the quarter, which ended May 1. Store comparable sales for the Minneapolis-based retailer increased 18 percent, while digital comparable sales grew 50 percent. Target stores fulfilled more than three quarters of its digital sales, according to Brian Cornell, chairman and CEO. The retailer generated $24.2 billion in total revenue for the first quarter, up 23.4 percent from the same period a year ago. Target’s stock price opened at $210.31 per share Wednesday, May 19, up from $123.17 per share one year ago. The retailer operates more than 1,900 stores nationwide.
OAK CREEK, WIS. — Wingspan Development Group and Batson-Cook Development Co. (BCDC) have begun development of Hub13, a 300-unit apartment project in Oak Creek, which is located just south of Milwaukee. The 34-acre garden-style community will be situated at 781 S. 13th St. Plans call for nine buildings with units ranging in size from studios to three bedrooms. Amenities will include a fitness center, yoga studio, clubhouse, pool, Zen garden, dog park, coworking space, wine room and package system. The property will border an 11-acre nature preserve. First Merchants Bank provided project financing. JLA Architects is the architect, Ayres Associates is the civil engineer and Nicholas & Associates is the general contractor. The first units are scheduled for completion by the end of the year.
CHICAGO — IDI Logistics has purchased an 11.7-acre land site located at 3700 S. Morgan St. in Chicago’s Stockyards Industrial Park. The purchase price was undisclosed. IDI plans to build a 178,000-square-foot industrial facility on the site with parking for 212 cars. Completion is slated for the second quarter of 2022. The site provides convenient access to I-55, I-290 and I-90, and is within four miles of the BNSF Intermodal. Matthew Stauber, Evan Djikas, Tom Rodeno and Patrick Turner of Colliers International represented the seller, Joslyn Manufacturing Co., which is a subsidiary of Danaher Corp. IDI has retained Colliers to market the new development for lease.
ROGERS, MINN. — Colliers MSP has brokered the $1.7 million sale of a 14.8-acre land site in Rogers, a northwest suburb of the Twin Cities. The buyer, Rachel Development Inc., plans to build a 134-unit apartment complex as well as 56 townhomes. Andy Heieie and Rob Brass of Colliers represented the seller, WJD II & Co. LLP. The Colliers team also worked with the owners of the adjacent Caribou Coffee and Culvers to redesign their access points and drive-thru lanes for the project.
WESTBURY, N.Y. — Empire Adventure Park, an entertainment concept that features trampolines, climbing walls, ropes and obstacle course and augmented reality games, will open a 35,572-square-foot center in the Long Island village of Westbury. The center will be situated within Samanea New York, a new, 750,000-square-foot shopping, dining and entertainment destination. The lease with Empire Adventure Park brings the property’s occupancy to 60 percent. Empire Adventure Park joins a tenant roster at Samanea New York that includes Dave & Buster’s, The Cheesecake Factory, Bloomingdale’s Furniture Outlet and 99 Ranch Supermarket. Dominic Coluccio represented the landlord, Lesso Mall Development, in the lease negotiations on an internal basis along with Colliers International brokers Matthew Kucker and Jordan Barch. Construction of the Empire Adventure Park center is scheduled to begin in January, with a target opening date of late 2022.