HOUSTON — NAI Partners has negotiated a 6,500-square-foot office lease at 15915 Katy Freeway in West Houston for software developer Resource Data Inc. Griff Bandy and Joe Bright of NAI Partners represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Michael Sieger, Lesley Rice and Andy Parrish, also with NAI Partners, represented the landlord, Dornin Investments.
TEXARKANA, TEXAS — Rowe Casa Organics, a provider of household and personal products made from organic materials, has leased 4,700 square feet of industrial space at TexAmericas Center in Texarkana. The company is effectively tripling its space at a newly renovated building. TexAmericas Center is an owner-operator of 12,000 developable acres and 3 million square feet of commercial space that serves Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Arkansas.
Some stories are just too good not to be true. This may explain in part the outpouring of reports regarding population outflows from the San Francisco Bay Area. Multiple mid-August articles in national newspapers took up the ongoing Silicon Valley exodus. These articles make a convincing case that the COVID-19 pandemic and increased opportunities to work remotely — particularly in the high-tech industry — are prompting many Bay Area residents to consider relocating to more affordable areas, even if remote work causes their incomes to decline. The evidence supporting the theory is by no means entirely anecdotal. The number of owners listing homes for sale has increased significantly, the pace of home price appreciation has decelerated materially (less than 5 percent in May) and apartment rents and occupancy have eroded since winter. It is hard to deny that Peak Northern California is fading in the rearview mirror. This should be no surprise. The Bay Area is not only the most expensive real estate market in the country, it also is one of the most congested. Its many virtues come with a steep price tag, not only in terms of cost of living but also in aspects lumped in the quality …
BERLIN, N.J. — New Jersey-based Markheim Chalmers has brokered the sale of a 33,303-square-foot office portfolio in Berlin, located southeast of Philadelphia. The portfolio spans four buildings and was 89 percent leased at the time of sale. Adam Dembo of Markheim Chalmers represented the seller, Affiliated Management, in the transaction. Dembo also procured the buyer, Taunton Road LLC. The sales price was not disclosed.
BLUE BELL, PA. — CBRE has arranged two life sciences leases totaling 13,067 square feet at PROTECS Innovation Center, a 50,000-square-foot lab and life sciences building in the northern Philadelphia suburb of Blue Bell. Molecular diagnostics firm KorGene committed to 8,259 square feet, and pharmaceutical and biotechnology firm ThirdLaw Technologies inked a deal for 4,808 square feet. Paul Touhey and Cody Lehrer of CBRE represented the landlord, 4 Valley Square Group LP, in the lease negotiations.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of three multifamily assets totaling 66 units in Jersey City, a western suburb of New York City. The sales price was roughly $10.9 million, or $171,000 per unit. Fahri Ozturk, Richard Gatto and David Ferber of Marcus & Millichap handled the transaction. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.
WEST CHESTER, PA. — Tower Health Urgent Care will open a 4,200-square-foot clinic at Bradford Plaza, a 161,000-square-foot retail center located at 700 Downington Pike in West Chester. The grocery-anchored center houses tenants such as Petco, Dollar Tree and Orangetheory Fitness. Sidney Singer of New Jersey-based Levin Management Corp. represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. Michael Reese of Jackson Cross Partners represented the tenant.
ATLANTA — Alliance Residential Co. will develop Broadstone at Pullman Yards, a planned 354-unit multifamily community in east Atlanta’s Kirkwood district. The developer expects to break ground this year and open the property in early 2022. The complex will offer studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Unit interiors will include two-toned custom cabinetry, tile backsplashes, veined quartz countertops, matte black fixtures and electronic locks. Communal amenities will include a two-story clubroom with a demonstrator kitchen, lounge space, fitness center and a saltwater pool. Brock Hudgins Architects designed the community, which will be situated at 105 Rogers St. NE, four miles east of downtown Atlanta. Local media outlets reported last year that Atomic Entertainment sold the site within its Pratt-Pullman Yard redevelopment to Phoenix-based Alliance Residential.
HOT SPRINGS, ARK. — A public-private partnership between Servitas and National Park College has completed construction of Dogwood Hall, a 180-bed residence hall that will serve students of the public community college in Hot Springs. The community is National Park College’s first on-campus student housing building. The three-story property comprises 52 fully furnished units. Communal amenities include study lounges on each floor, package lockers, an onsite laundry room and resident parking. Servitas served as lead developer for the project and will manage the community. The development team also included BGO Architect, Design Collective, Annex and Stevens Financing. Students began moving into Dogwood Hall on Aug. 20 and in-person classes at National Park began today.
CANTON, GA. — JLL has arranged the $18.6 million sale of Hickory Flat Commons, a Kroger-anchored shopping center located along Hickory Flat Highway in Canton, about 34 miles north of downtown Atlanta. The 115,000-square-foot property was 97 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Anytime Fitness, Mathnasium, furniture store Phillips Trading, Great Clips and Platinum Cleaners. Jim Hamilton of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Phillips Edison & Co. acquired the center as part of a 1031 tax exchange.