MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Developer VanTrust Real Estate has broken ground on McKinney Corporate Center II, a 115,000-square-foot speculative office project located north of Dallas. The building will be located within the 2,200-acre Craig Ranch master-planned development, across the street from the campus of Collin College Tech. Amenities will include a tenant lounge, conference center and a tenant patio, as well as grab-and-go food service. Holt Lunsford Commercial is handling leasing of the project, a firm completion date for which has not yet been established. VanTrust completed McKinney Corporate Center I, which is now fully leased, in 2015.
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LAREDO, TEXAS — Berkadia has arranged the sale of Lago del Mar, a 260-unit multifamily community located in the South Texas city of Laredo. Built in the early 2000s, the property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units that average 776 square feet and feature walk-in closets, private patios and balconies and individual washers and dryers. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, dog park and a playground. Ryan Epstein, Mike Miller, Will Caruth and Cody Courtney of Berkadia represented the Chicago-based seller in the transaction. Cutt Ableson of Berkadia originated an undisclosed amount of Fannie Mae acquisition financing for the buyer, Haley Real Estate Group.
PLANO, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 91,580-square-foot industrial lease at 901 Jupiter Road in Plano. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 1979, renovated in 2000 and spans 143,819 square feet. George Tanghongs and Brett Lewis of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Jupiter Star LLC, in the lease negotiations. Nathan Lawrence of CBRE represented the tenant, Telemar Network Technology Inc., a provider of infrastructure for the telecommunications industry.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Locally based investment firm Rastegar Property Co. has acquired The Edge at SoCo, a 35-unit apartment building located in the Buckingham Ridge neighborhood of South Austin. The property features one- and two-bedroom units and was 94 percent occupied at the time of sale. Rastegar will implement a value-add program that will deliver upgraded floors, cabinets and countertops to unit interiors, as well as improvements to the property exteriors and landscaping. The seller was not disclosed.
PINELLAS PARK, FLA. — Wood Partners has opened Alta Gateway, a 288-unit multifamily community in Pinellas Park. The property offers studio through three-bedroom floor plans. Unit interiors include wood-style plank flooring, stainless steel appliances, under-cabinet lighting and kitchen tile backsplashes. Communal amenities include a pool, sundeck, grilling areas, fitness center with virtual training classes, game lounge and a dog park. Alta Gateway is located at 9401 49th St. N., 19 miles west of downtown Tampa.
Cabretta Capital Provides $28M in Equity for Affordable Housing Project Underway in Atlanta
by Alex Tostado
ATLANTA — Cabretta Capital has teamed with Wendover Housing Partners to develop Hartland Station, a 131-unit affordable housing community in Atlanta’s Sylvan Hills neighborhood, four miles south of downtown Atlanta. Savannah, Ga.-based Cabretta Capital provided the developer with $28 million to develop the property. Forty units will be reserved for those earning 50 percent of the area median income (AMI) or below, and 70 units will be for those making 60 percent of the AMI or below. Communal amenities at the garden-style community will include a business center, picnic area, fitness center and a playground. A timeline for construction was not disclosed.
Parkway, KKR Complete $10M Renovation of Brickell Miami Office Tower, Sign Three Retail Tenants
by Alex Tostado
MIAMI — Parkway Real Estate Services LLC and joint venture partner KKR have completed their $10 million renovation of Sabadell Financial Center, a 30-story, 524,000-square-foot office tower in Miami’s Brickell district. The waterfront property overlooks Biscayne Bay. Parkway Real Estate and KKR acquired the property for $250 million in 2018 and immediately commenced renovation plans. Upgrades included redesigning the entrance and renovating the lobby, as well as adding enhanced cellphone signal technology, meeting and entertainment spaces and a rooftop deck with space for fitness classes. The landlords also signed three retail tenants — Vice City Bean, Carrot Express and Fitbox Method — to occupy space on the ground level. This marks the third location for the locally owned Vice City Bean coffeehouse; the eighth location for Carrot Express, a healthy, fast-casual restaurant; and the second location for Fitbox Method, a fitness studio offering a mix of cardio and boxing training. Jonathan Carter and Jenny Gefen of Colliers International represented the landlords in all three retail transactions. Sabadell Financial Center was built in 2000 and is located at 1111 Brickell Ave., one mile south of downtown Miami. The asset features 8,000 square feet of ground-level retail space, a 26,000-square-foot amenity deck …
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Alliance Residential has delivered Broadstone Queen City, a 260-unit apartment complex in Charlotte’s South End neighborhood. The property offers studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Units include electronic locks, wood plank-style flooring, quartz countertops, GE appliances and floor-to-ceiling windows. Communal amenities include a saltwater pool, rooftop bar and lounge, courtyard, fitness center, dog park, office suites and ground-level retail space that will soon welcome Queen City Grounds coffee. Broadstone Queen City is situated at 101 W. Morehead St., less than one mile from downtown Charlotte and half a mile from the LYNX Blue Line light rail station.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based investment firm Tishman Speyer is expanding its coworking brand Studio with the opening of two new locations at Rockefeller Center’s 1230 Avenue of the Americas and 300 Park Avenue in Manhattan. The space at 1230 Avenue of the Americas spans 110,000 square feet across four floors, and the space at 300 Park Avenue spans 32,000 square feet. Studio features include private offices of varying sizes, videoconferencing facilities, onsite childcare and medical services and virtual wellness and fitness programs. Tishman Speyer first introduced the concept at Rockefeller Center in 2018, achieving full occupancy within the first five months of opening.
Dalfen Acquires 204,900 SF Industrial Building in West Palm Beach Leased to Serta Simmons
by Alex Tostado
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — Dalfen Industrial has acquired a 204,900-square-foot industrial building fully leased to Serta Simmons in West Palm Beach. The mattress company has been the sole tenant at the property since it was commissioned in 1996. The asset is situated 3774 Interstate Park Road N., seven miles northwest of downtown West Palm Beach and one mile from Interstate 95. The property features a 2.2-acre truck parking lot and is fully fenced with a guard house at the entrance. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.