MAGNOLIA, TEXAS — Gulf Coast Commercial is finalizing plans for Magnolia Village, a 60-acre mixed-use project that will feature residential, office, retail and restaurant uses in Magnolia, located northwest of Houston. Magnolia Village will be located directly across Spur 149 from Stratus Properties’ proposed 120-acre Magnolia Place mixed-use development, where construction of a new H-E-B grocery store is scheduled to begin in June. Phase I of Magnolia Village will span 36 acres and include both retail and office elements, as well as 300 multifamily units. Completion of Phase I is slated for fall 2022. Ironbridge Realty will market the retail and restaurant space for lease. Gulf Coast is purchasing the site from Parkside Capital, a Houston-based land fund that has expedited development of the intersection by designing a regional detention facility for the surrounding 150 acres and obtaining a planned development ordinance from the City of Magnolia.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Trion Properties, along with its equity partner PCCP, has purchased a two-property apartment portfolio in Colorado Springs for a combined total of $80 million. Trion acquired both properties from one seller that held legacy ownership over each. Totaling 406 units, the portfolio includes the 200-unit Quail Cove at 3308 Quail Lake Road and the 206-unit Highland Park at 4815 Garden Ranch Drive. Built in 1983, Quail Cove features a mix of one- and two-bedroom units with washer/dryer hookups, wood-burning fireplaces, central heat and air, walk-in closets and private balconies or patios. Additionally, the property underwent $5 million in capital improvements within the past five years, including new roofs, landscaping and clubhouse upgrades. Highland Park features a mix of one- and two-bedroom units with spacious floorplans, washer/dryer hookups, wood-burning fireplaces, central heat and air, walk-in closets and private balconies and patios. The property underwent nearly $2 million in improvements within the last five years. Winston Black and Frank Farrell of Berkadia represented both parties in the transaction. Continental Partners arranged financing for both deals from Freddie Mac, through Andrew Kwok of Capital One.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — StreetLights Residential has broken ground on a 377-unit multifamily community in the Lakeline neighborhood of northwest Austin. The project represents the Dallas-based firm’s third phase of its larger Presidio project. Units will come in one-, two- and three-bedroom formats and range in size from 676 to 1,763 square feet. Residences will be furnished with custom cabinetry, granite countertops and tile backsplashes. Amenities will include a pool, yoga lawn, coworking spaces, coffee bar, fitness center, pet wash and spa and lounge with space for personal projects or art classes. The first two phases of the Presidio development, The Elizabeth and The Michael, opened in 2019 and 2016, respectively. StreetLights Creative Studio is the architect of record for the project and is handling all interior design in-house. SLR Construction LLC is the general contractor. A tentative completion date for the third phase was not released.
PLACERVILLE, CALIF. — The Neenan Company has broken ground for El Dorado Community Health Center (EDCHC), a medical clinic at 4212 Missouri Flat Road in Placerville that will serve residents throughout El Dorado County. Designed by Neenan, the 30,600-square-foot facility will feature 40 primary care exam rooms, 10 behavioral health exam and substance abuse treatment rooms, seven dental exam rooms and four optical exam rooms, as well as space to provide telehealth treatment. Slated for completion in spring 2022, the new facility will replace EDCHC’s current Placerville and Diamond Springs clinics. EDCHC will own and operate the completed facility and the organization received financing for the project, as well as a Health Resources and Services Administration grant to mitigate future weather-related issues.
GLENDALE, ARIZ. — Cavan Cos. has received a $62 million construction loan for the development of Bungalows on Cotton Lane, a built-to-rent community in Glendale. Jeremy Korer and Kristian Brown of Cushman & Wakefield’s Equity, Debt & Structured Finance Group in Phoenix arranged the financing for the borrower, while ACRES Capital originated the financing. Situated on 35 acres, the gated community will feature 336 single-story one-, two- and three-bedroom residences and more than 850 parking spaces.
HOUSTON — An entity managed by CDC Houston, which is an affiliate of New York-based Coventry Development Corp., has acquired Mark at CityPlace Springwoods Village, a 268-unit apartment community in Houston. Designed by WGW Architects, the property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging in size from 572 to 1,599 square feet. Residences are furnished with stone countertops, tile backsplashes, stainless steel appliances and full-sized washers and dryers. Amenities include a pool, outdoor kitchen, fitness center, demonstration kitchen, library, conference rooms and a club area. The seller, a subsidiary of Houston-based Martin Fein Interests Ltd., will continue to manage the property, which it originally opened in 2017.
SAN FRANCISCO — CBRE Capital Markets has secured construction financing for The Maclac Building, a five-story, 108,161-square-foot property located at 192-198 Utah St. and 151-191 Potrero Ave. in San Francisco. The borrower, a joint venture between affiliates of Comstock Realty Partners and Dune Real Estate Partners, plans to redevelop the asset, which is zoned as a production, distribution and repair (PDR). PDR refers to a variety of businesses encompassing dent and repair shops, marketing and advertising companies, traditional brick-and-mortar retailers and others, and according to the San Francisco Planning Department is used “instead of industrial to avoid conjuring images of heavy, ‘smoke-stack’ industry, such as large manufacturing plants, smelting operations and refineries.” Mike Walker and Brad Zampa of CBRE’s San Francisco office arranged the five-year, floating-rate, full-term interest-only financing for the borrower. The property spans five interconnected buildings over two parcels and half a city block in San Francisco’s SOMA Potrero District. Redevelopment started in May 2020 and is being completed in phases, with delivery expected for third-quarter 2022. The joint venture plans to reconfigure, upgrade and expand the current structures with 4,000 amps of power, updated building systems, green roof terraces and a multi-story glass atrium lobby tying the …
LOS ANGELES — Lee & Associates has announced that its founder, Bill Lee, has passed away at 78 years old after a long battle with cancer and cancer-related complications. Lee founded Lee & Associates Commercial Real Estate Services in 1979 in Orange County, Calif. Now, the company boasts 65 locations across North America and employs more than 1,300 people. Revolutionary for its time, Lee designed the Lee & Associates model to facilitate collaboration and investment across offices, with one key element being that Lee & Associates agents have the ability to make an investment into the growth of the company, according to the company. Additionally, Lee strategically designed Lee & Associates to operate in smaller components to allow the company capital to operate more efficiently than other existing methods at the time; also, allowing agents the opportunity to maximize their deals in terms of commission dollars. “On this difficult day, I stand in tremendous appreciation with the thousands of real estate professionals and their families that have been so positively impacted by the company Bill created and the unique structure that has served us for over 41 years,” says Jeffrey Rinkov, CEO of Lee & Associates. “Bill fostered and maintained incredibly …
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — CBRE has negotiated a 120,454-square-foot office lease expansion at Sierra Pines II in The Woodlands, about 30 miles north of Houston. The tenant, Linde Engineering, now requires more space following its merger with Connecticut-based Praxair. The newly formed company is now the world’s largest industrial gas supplier. Kevin Saxe and Jon Lee of CBRE represented Linde in the lease negotiations. Brad Fricks of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, VEREIT.
SUGAR LAND, TEXAS — A Crunch Fitness franchisee will open a 30,240-square-foot gym at a former Michaels store at First Colony Commons, a 410,000-square-foot retail power center in the southwestern Houston suburb of Sugar Land. The opening is set for Oct. 1. Neal Thomson of Houston-based NewQuest Properties represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Kristen Barker of Wulfe & Co. Inc. represented the Dallas-based landlord, an entity doing business as TPP 306 First Colony LLC. New York-based Crunch Fitness currently operates 360 gyms across 30 states and five countries.