KATY, TEXAS — LJA Engineering Inc. has signed a 38,357-square-foot office lease extension at 1904 W. Grand Parkway N. in the western Houston suburb of Katy. The employee-owned civil engineering firm is taking an additional 4,893 square feet to accommodate its growth. Anthony Squillante and Dustin Devine of Avison Young represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Parker Burkett and Eric Anderson of Transwestern represented the landlord, a joint venture between Insite Realty Partners LP and The Urban Companies.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners has negotiated an 8,600-square-foot industrial lease at 4500 N. Sam Houston Parkway W. in northwest Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 2008 and spans, 44,500 square feet. Jorge Martinez and Clare Flesher of NAI Partners represented the tenant, Healthline Medical Equipment, in the lease negotiations. The name and representative of the landlord were not disclosed.
PATERSON, N.J. — KeyBank’s Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) team has provided $5 million in acquisition financing for Rosa Parks Apartments, a 50-unit affordable housing property for seniors in Paterson. The borrower was Radiant Property Management LLC, a Newark-based real estate services company that will also manage the property following the acquisition. Eric Steinberg of KeyBank’s CDLI team structured the financing.
NEW YORK CITY — Global coworking firm Regus has signed a 36,600-square-foot lease extension at 136 Madison Avenue, a 300,000-square-foot office building in Manhattan. Regus occupies the entire 15th and 16th floors of the building, and this transaction extends the tenant’s term through 2031. Michael Cohen and Andrew Roos of Colliers International represented the tenant and the landlord, Williams Equities, in the lease negotiations.
NEW YORK CITY — Kreindler & Kreindler LLP, a law firm specializing in aviation accident cases, has signed a 14,078-square-foot office lease at 485 Lexington Avenue, a 32-story building located near Grand Central Station in Midtown Manhattan. Brian Goldman and Cooper Weisman of Newmark represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. SL Green Corp. owns the building, which was most recently renovated in 2007.
TEMPE, ARIZ. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of sale of Onnix, an apartment community located in Tempe. Bridge Investment Group sold the asset to Western Wealth Capital for $117.5 million, or $178,300 per unit. Constructed in 1984 on 30 acres, Onnix features 659 apartments at the intersection of Broadway Road and McClintock Drive. The property offers a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts and one four-bedroom/four-bath unit. Community amenities include four swimming pools with cabanas, hammocks and barbecue grills, as well as a clubhouse with sauna and yoga studio. Steve Gebing and Cliff David of IPA represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
TEMPE, ARIZ. — Dornin Investment Group (DIG) has completed the sale of two multi-tenant flex office buildings located at 1711 W. Greentree Drive and 8945 S. Harl Ave. in Tempe. A Texas-based private investment company purchased the two-building portfolio for $24 million, or $170 per square foot. Totaling 141,336 square feet, the buildings are located within Agave Business and Corporate Center. At the time of sale, the asset was stabilized at a combined occupancy of more than 97 percent. Eric Wichterman and Mike Coover of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction.
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. — Colliers International | Las Vegas has arranged the purchase of an industrial and retail facility located at 1011 E. Alexander Road in North Las Vegas. Michael F. Colvin acquired the 45,659-square-foot asset from an undisclosed seller for $6.1 million. Dean Willmore, Lauren Willmore, Mike Willmore and Stacy Shapiro of Colliers represented the buyer in the deal.
DENVER — Nexus Commercial Realty has directed the sale of 1302 Milwaukee, a multifamily property in Denver. The property traded hands for $2.4 million. The names of the buyer and seller were not released. Brandon Kaufman and Nik MacCarter of Nexus represented the seller, while Gunnar Wilson of Nexus represented the buyer in the transaction. Located at the corner of 13th Avenue and Milwaukee Street, the property consists of 10 one-bedroom units and two studio apartments. The seller implemented a capital improvement program including the addition of a new boiler, windows and plumbing. The buyer plans to renovate the units and bring the rents up to market value.
GRESHAM, ORE. — Hawthorne Hydroponics has signed a long-term lease to occupy a newly constructed 378,000-square-foot industrial building at Blue Lake Corporate Park in Gresham. A supplier of horticulture, organics, hydroponics and lighting supplies, the tenant is expanding its operations within the region and will retain a presence in Vancouver, Washington. The building is part of Airport Way’s newest industrial development, which consists of two buildings totaling 463,500 square feet on a 41-acre site. Built on a speculative basis, the project was substantially completed in May. Hawthorne Hydroponics leased all of Building B and will serve as the project’s anchor tenant. Brad Carnese, Aaron Watt and Keegan Clay of Cushman & Wakefield’s Portland office represented the owner, while Stuart Skaug of CBRE Portland represented the tenant in the lease negotiations.