HOUSTON — Web hosting firm HostGator has signed a 38,582-square-foot office lease at 5005 Mitchelldale St. in northwest Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 1981 and spans 75,900 square feet. Don Foster and Ed Prejean of JLL represented HostGator in the lease negotiations. Michelle Wogan and Paula Musa of Transwestern represented the landlord.
HOUSTON — Davis Commercial Real Estate has brokered the sale of a 19,500-square-foot warehouse located at 3007 Crossview Drive in West Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 1975 and was most recently used as an automotive storage and repair facility. Ashley Casterlin of Davis Commercial represented the seller, private investor Juan Alonso, in the transaction. Additional terms of sale were not disclosed.
IRVING, TEXAS — G2 Secure Staff, which provides a range of services like cabin cleaning and customer support to the aviation industry, has signed a 11,315-square-foot office lease at Canal Centre, a 10-story office building located at 400 E. Las Colinas Blvd. in Irving. Lucas Kay, Garrett Gibbons Jr., Reggie Beavan III, Andy Iversen, Chris Mason, John Beach and Trace Elrod of Newmark Knight Frank represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Sunwest Real Estate Group represented the landlord.
DALLAS — Locally based brokerage firm Davidson Bogel Real Estate has arranged the sale of a 10,250-square-foot industrial building located at 9019 Governors Row in the Brook Hollow area of Dallas. Davidson Bogel represented the buyer in the transaction. Billy Gannon of Transwestern represented the seller. Both parties requested anonymity.
DENVER — Greystar, as owner and operator, has completed the construction of The Pullman, an apartment and retail community located at 1959 Wewatta St. in Denver’s Union State neighborhood. Designed by The Mulhern Group, the 13-story property features 168 apartments in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts plus two-story penthouses. Units range from 819 square feet to 3,784 square feet and offer KitchenAid gas cooktops, quartz countertops, engineered hardwood flooring and custom wood cabinetry. Penthouses suites include in-wall fireplaces, secondary butler’s entrances, full-body showers and Wolf and Subzero appliances. Community amenities include a hotel-style lobby, 8,000-square-foot rooftop and spa terrace, outdoor kitchen and dining area, fitness center and yoga studio, billiards lounge with wet bar, pet spa, bicycle storage, demonstration kitchen, members-only club room, and a coffee and tea bar. The property also features 3,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space, plus above- and below-ground structured parking for 212 vehicles.
SAN DIEGO — CBRE has arranged the sale of two ground leases covering three land parcels totaling 12.5 acres in San Diego’s Sorrento Mesa neighborhood. A private investor acquired the assets from San Francisco-based Stockbridge Capital Group for $41.5 million. Louay Alsadek, Hunter Rowe and Madison Mawby of CBRE represented the seller, while Bob Safai of Madison Properties represented the buyer in the transaction. Totaling 76,000-square-feet, the first parcel is under South Rim Business Park, a three-building flex office campus located at 5744, 5754 and 5764 Pacific Center Blvd. The second parcel is under two data center buildings totaling 115,000 square feet located at 5732 and 5738 Pacific Center Blvd., while the third parcel is a 0.85-acre open space adjacent to the two other properties.
VENTURA, CALIF. — NorthMarq has arranged $51.5 million in permanent debt to refinance Vanoni Ranch Apartments in Ventura. Dennis Williams, Tom Wright, Jackie Goldsmith and Soraya Rios of NorthMarq secured the financing for the sponsor, San Mateo, Calif.-based JB Matteson. The firm arranged the non-recourse financing through a correspondent life insurance company. The 10-year term is structured with interest-only debt service payments for the full term. Vanoni Ranch Apartments features 316 units with nine-foot ceilings, in-unit washers/dryers, smart thermostats, Roman bathtubs and walk-in closets. Community amenities include a fitness center, yoga room, barbecue and picnic area, pool, spa, business center and lounge.
FAIRVIEW, ORE. — Gantry has secured $20 million in financing for Lodges at Lake Salish Apartments, a multifamily community located at 20699 NE Glisan St. in Fairview. Blake Hering, Matt Illias and Heather Kegler of Gantry arranged the Freddie Mac loan to refinance an existing loan that was coming due. The new loan was structured as a 10-year, full-term interest-only payment deal. Constructed in 2004, the 18-building community features 203 apartments in a mix of one- and two-bedroom layouts, averaging 966 square feet in size. Community amenities include a clubhouse with leasing offices, lounge, movie theater, fitness center, outdoor pool, spa, lake views and nature paths.
SPOKANE, WASH. — M&T Realty Capital Corp. has funded a $13.8 million FHA-insured loan to refinance of a 212-unit assisted living property located in Spokane. The asset was originally built in 1940, with additions in the late 1940s and early 1980s, along with renovations in the 2000s. The borrower, a regional owner-operator, acquired the property in 2018. M&T also provided the original bridge loan that is being refinanced, which took into account planned improvements in operations and $500,000 of capital expenditures at the property.
As the nation’s retailers adapt to more curbside pickup and outdoor offerings as a result of COVID-19, what will happen in cold-weather states like Michigan once winter hits? Panelists pondered this question during “Michigan Retail Outlook,” a webinar hosted by Shopping Center Business and Heartland Real Estate Business that took place Tuesday, Aug. 25. “We have tenants that are expanding their outdoor seating and planning ahead for winter by adding covers, plastic vinyl or outdoor heaters,” said Mike McBride, senior vice president of asset management for RPT Realty, which has an office in Southfield, Mich. “We’re seeing them expand for the long term with outdoor equipment.” Joining McBride on the panel were Deno Bistolarides of Encore Real Estate Investment Services, Thomas Litzler of Schostak Brothers & Co., Cynthia Kratchman of Mid-America Real Estate — Michigan, Nathan Forbes of The Forbes Co. and Eric Larson of Downtown Detroit Partnership. Todd Sachse of Sachse Construction moderated the discussion. “Europe has lived with outdoor seating 12 months per year forever,” noted Forbes, who is managing partner in Southfield, Mich. “There have to be ways to keep that outdoor space open during the winter months through temporary heating or other measures. We have to …