HOUSTON — Frisco-based Worldwide Commercial has brokered the sale of Waterford Grove, a 552-unit apartment community in northwest Houston. According to Apartments.com, the property was built in 1973 and offers two-and three-bedroom units. Amenities include a fitness center, leasing office, pool, a dog park and an after-hours childcare program. The names of the New Hampshire-based buyer and locally based seller were not disclosed.
HOUSTON — Miami-based investment firm Elandis has acquired Waters at Westchase, a 260-unit apartment community in Houston. Built in 1979, the property features one- and two-bedroom units. Elandis acquired the property in a joint venture with London-based M&G Investments and multinational conglomerate Libra Group. The new ownership will implement a value-add program focused on the unit interiors, amenity spaces and common areas. The seller was not disclosed.
DALLAS — Apollo Retail Specialists has signed a 40,000-square-foot office lease at 1100 N. 28th Ave. in Dallas near Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. David Creiner, Frank Puskarich and Louis Pascuzzi of Newmark represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. CBRE represented the landlord, LIT Finance III LLC. Apollo Retail Specialists is a Florida-based firm that specializes in fixture install, merchandising resets, store remodels and other services for retailers.
ROUND ROCK, TEXAS — NAI Partners has negotiated a 12,946-square-foot retail lease at The Triangle Center, located at 2000 Mays St. N. in the northern Austin suburb of Round Rock. Joe DeCola of NAI Partners represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. The tenant was Genuine Parts Co., a replacement automotive parts retailer headquartered in Atlanta.
PHILLIPSBURG, N.J. — Bridge Development Partners has unveiled plans for Bridge Point 78 Phase II, an industrial project that will feature two buildings totaling roughly 1.6 million square feet in Phillipsburg, located near Allentown, Pennsylvania. Phase II will consist of a 1.4 million-square-foot building and a 262,500-square-foot building that will feature clear heights of 36 to 40 feet, cross-dock configurations and ample parking for trucks and cars. Preliminary work on the 100-acre site began in December, and vertical construction is expected to begin this summer and to be fully complete in the first quarter of 2022. Phase I of Bridge Point 78 consisted of 2.2 million square feet across four buildings that is leased to Japanese clothing manufacturer and retailer UNIQLO, lawn care manufacturer ScottsMiracle-Gro and beverage distributor Mark Anthony Brands. Bridge Development sold Phase I to PGIM Real Estate in November 2020.
WALTHAM, MASS. — Design firm Bergmeyer and construction management firm J. Calnan & Associates (JC&A) have completed a 180,000-square-foot life sciences redevelopment project in the western Boston suburb of Waltham. The property, which features traditional office and lab space, will serve as the new headquarters for robotics firm Boston Dynamics. Amenities include kitchens and a fitness center, as well as mothers’ and quiet rooms.
CONSHOHOCKEN, PA. — Green Chef, a meal kit provider that was acquired by HelloFresh in 2018, has signed a 170,160-square-foot industrial lease renewal and expansion in Conshohocken, a northern suburb of Philadelphia. The company’s expanded space is located at 1130 Commerce Blvd., a 386,026-square-foot, cross-dock distribution center that is owned by Indianapolis-based Duke Realty. Dennis Someck and Justin Myers of Lee & Associates represented Green Chef in the lease negotiations. Scott Henderson represented Duke Realty on an internal basis.
ATLANTA — Walker & Dunlop has brokered the $164.5 million sale of The Mansions Portfolio, a portfolio of four Class A independent living properties in Atlanta. Focus Senior Housing Fund I LP, a discretionary investment vehicle that is managed by an affiliate of Focus Healthcare Partners LLC, bought the portfolio. Joshua Jandris, Mark Myers, Jordyn Berger and Brett Gardner of Walker & Dunlop represented the buyer in the transaction. Additionally, Russell Dey of Walker & Dunlop arranged three acquisitions loans through Freddie Mac. The seller(s) was not disclosed. The Mansions Portfolio includes 559 independent living units across four unnamed properties located within 30 miles of one another. Some communities include restaurant-style dining rooms, fitness centers, landscaped grounds and in-unit washers and dryers. The communities are fairly new as they were constructed between 2016 and 2020. Focus Healthcare Partners is a real estate investment and asset management firm headquartered in Chicago.
CHICAGO — Skender has completed the interior construction of the new 536,000-square-foot office for Bank of America in downtown Chicago. Known as Bank of America Tower, the building rises 56 stories and is located at 110 N. Wacker St. Bank of America’s space encompasses 17 floors, or approximately one-third of the building. It includes private offices, open workstation areas, conference rooms, cafés and two outdoor terraces. A staircase connects a two-floor conference center and executive suite. Skender collaborated with JLL, Interior Architects and Syska Hennessy Group on the project.
KANSAS CITY, KAN. — Contegra Construction Co. is underway on two distribution centers at the 250-acre Turner Logistics Center in Kansas City. The buildings will add 919,080 square feet and are slated for completion in late summer and early fall. NorthPoint Development is the developer. Each building will feature a clear height of 36 feet. Building II will include 54 dock doors, four drive-in ramps, parking for 284 vehicles and 137 trailers. Building III will feature 37 dock doors, two drive-in ramps and 371 parking spaces. With the completion of these new centers, Turner Logistics Center will total more than 1.3 million square feet across three buildings, all constructed by Contegra. The development has the capacity for 3 million square feet of industrial space.