HOUSTON — Southern Realty Trust, an affiliate of Tannenbaum Capital Group (TCG), has provided $15 million in financing for a retail property in Houston. The property is a seven-story, fully leased complex that is located at the intersection of Houston’s Galleria and River Oaks neighborhoods and is home to Park House Houston, Ciel Restaurant and Fountain Life Longevity Center. The loan is part of a larger $45 million financing package, and the remaining proceeds were provided by another TCG lending affiliate. The borrower is a partnership between local developer John Scott and hospitality developer WoodHouse.
LIVE OAK, TEXAS — Dick’s Sporting Goods has opened a 100,000-square-foot store under its “House of Sport” brand at Live Oak Town Center, a mixed-use development located on the northeastern outskirts of San Antonio. The store, which along with a 300,000-square-foot IKEA and a 79,681-square-foot Floor & Décor anchor the property, features a climbing wall, outdoor field, golf bays and a multi-sport cage. David Nicolson and Michael Schoenbrun of Weitzman internally represented the landlord in the lease negotiations.
HOUSTON — Locally based brokerage firm Baker Katz has negotiated seven new retail leases for Einstein Bros. Bagels in the greater Houston area. The spaces are located within the Tanglewood and Garden Oaks neighborhoods in Houston proper, as well as in the suburbs of Katy, Conroe, Humble, Tomball and League City. The average deal size is 2,000 square feet. Landlord representatives in the various lease negotiations included CBRE, Excel Commercial, NewQuest, Fidelis, Blue Ox Group and SVN | J. Beard Real Estate.
HOUSTON — Johnson Brothers of Texas Inc., a distributor of alcoholic beverages, has signed an 11,250-square-foot industrial lease in North Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the building at 3340 Greens Road was built in 1997 and totals 126,968 square feet. Ryan Hartsell of locally based brokerage firm Oxford Partners represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Jack Rathe and Natalie Gilbert of Stream Realty Partners, along with internal agent Kyle Whieldon, represented the landlord, Prologis.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — JLL has negotiated the sale of The Morgan at Provost Square, a 417-unit apartment building in Jersey City. Built in 2016, the 38-story building houses studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units with an average size of 876 square feet, as well as penthouses on the top two floors. The Morgan at Provost Square also features approximately 12,700 square feet of retail space and a seven-story parking garage with 372 covered spaces. Amenities include a rooftop pool, fitness center, a sky lounge with a private conference room, an outdoor courtyard, pet spa and multiple coworking spaces. Jose Cruz, Michael Oliver, Steve Simonelli, Ryan Robertson, Elizabeth DeVesty and Austin Pierce of JLL represented the seller, a joint venture that included Toll Brothers Apartment Living, in the transaction. JLL also advised the buyer, private equity real estate firm Rockpoint.
CAMP HILL, PA. — Berkadia has arranged the sale of The Overlook, a 288-unit apartment community located outside of Harrisburg in Camp Hill. Built in 2012, The Overlook offers one- and two-bedroom units across six buildings. Amenities include a fitness center, yoga studio, pool, business center, dog park, outdoor grilling and dining stations and a clubhouse. Zac Pierce, Matt Stefanski and Maura Spellman of Berkadia represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was locally based investment firm The Apartment Gallery. The Overlook was 97.5 percent occupied at the time of sale.
BELLEVILLE, N.J. — First Bank has provided an undisclosed amount of construction financing for a retail expansion project that will be located in the Northern New Jersey community of Belleville. The site spans 18.7 acres at 11 Franklin Ave. The first building opened in October 2022 and is fully leased to Starbucks. The second building will house three restaurant tenants, one of which will be Chipotle Mexican Grill. Michael Klein, Jon Mikula, Ryan Carroll and Kevin Badger of JLL arranged the floating-rate debt on behalf of the borrower, a partnership between two New Jersey-based developers, Tulfra Real Estate and The Hampshire Cos.
BETHLEHEM, PA. — Ecopax LLC, a locally based manufacturer of food packaging products, will open a 104,238-square-foot industrial facility in the Lehigh Valley city of Bethlehem. The property at 1355 Easton Road will complement an existing 315,643-square-foot manufacturing and warehousing facility and will feature six new loading docks and 12 additional truck parking spaces. Local company J.G. Petrucci Co. is developing the facility. An tentative construction completion date was not announced.
NEW YORK CITY — Vialto Group has signed a 10,000-square-foot office lease expansion in Manhattan’s Plaza District. The private equity firm now occupies 17,500 square feet across two floors at 545 Madison Avenue, a 17-story, 140,000-square-foot building. Tara Stacom led the Cushman & Wakefield team that represented the landlord, Marx Realty, in the lease negotiations. David Dusek, also with Cushman & Wakefield, represented Vialto Group.
ATLANTA — Atlanta-based MDH Partners has purchased a six-property, 1.5 million-square-foot industrial portfolio in the Southeast and Midwest for $165 million. John Huguenard and Trent Agnew of JLL represented the seller, LBA Logistics, in the transaction. The portfolio has an average vintage of 2017, an average clear height of 33 feet and 6.9 years of weighted average lease term remaining, with each property fully leased to a single tenant. The assets include a 69,679-square-foot property in Miami leased to Compass Group USA; a 552,700-square-foot property in Jacksonville leased to Margo Garden Products; a 246,920-square-foot property in Atlanta leased to SupplyOne; a 235,013-square-foot facility in Louisville leased to ICS AmerisourceBergen; a 68,388-square-foot property in Cincinnati leased to GE Aerospace; and a 302,880-square-foot facility in Columbus leased to Hims.