HUTCHINS, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of a 69,750-square-foot industrial building in Hutchins, a southern suburb of Dallas. The property was built on 11.9 acres in 1986 and was occupied by Bocks Board Packaging, a provider of corrugated and other specialty paper products, at the time of sale. Adam Abushagur and Sam Martin of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were private investors, in the transaction.
HOUSTON — Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has brokered the sale of a 66,853-square-foot industrial property located at 14310-14329 Interdrive E., approximately five miles south of George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. The property was built in 1995 on five acres. Kate Fernandez and Andrew Gross of Matthews represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. Both parties requested anonymity.
SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS — Educational consulting firm Frog Street Press has signed a 28,390-square-foot industrial lease at Southlake Business Park near Fort Worth. Matt Carthey, George Jennings and Hogan Harrison with Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the owner, Frontier Equity, in the lease negotiations. Steve Schrum with Glacier Commercial represented the tenant.
SACRAMENTO — Tampa-based DeBartolo Development and SKK Developments have completed the disposition of The Press at Midtown Quarter, an apartment community located in Sacramento’s Midtown district. San Rafael-based Oakmont Properties acquired the asset for $118 million. Marc Ross of CBRE brokered the sale, while Andrew Behrens of CBRE’s Debt and Structured Finance group arranged financing for the buyer. Completed in June 2020, The Press at Midtown Quarter features 277 apartments and 8,600 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Amenities include a two-level coworking space; fitness center and yoga studio; rooftop lounge; pet spa and run area; bike lounge with repair and wash stations; car wash; and car charging stations. Additionally, the property offers an acre of outdoor community space with a heated swimming pool, community garden, bocce court, outdoor kitchens and fire tables with lounge seating.
HILLSBORO, ORE. — Shelter Holdings has completed the sale of Meadows at Heron Creek, a garden-style multifamily community in Hillsboro. RISE Properties Trust, a Canadian real estate investment trust with offices in Vancouver and Seattle, acquired the asset for $48.2 million, or $270,786 per unit. Built in 2012, Meadows at Heron Creek features 178 apartments, ample parking and greenbelt and transit accessibility. Anthony Palladino, Giovanni Napoli and Philip Assouad of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, facilitated the transaction between the seller and buyer.
CARSON, CALIF. — Woodland Hills-based NewMark Merrill Cos. has purchased The Shops at SouthBay Pavilion, a multi-building retail complex in Carson. Seritage SRC Finance sold the asset for an undisclosed price. Burlington, Ross Dress for Less, Sola Salons, Norms Restaurant, Chipotle, Smashburger, Jersey Mike’s Subs, Buffalo Wild Wings and Olive Garden are tenants at the 182,193-square-foot retail property. IKEA, Target, Cinemark Theatres and JCPenney anchor the balance of the 1 million-square-foot mall. Sandy Sigal, Jim Patton and Brad Pearl provided in-house representation for NewMark Merrill, and Seritage SRC Finance worked directly with NewMark Merrill to consummate the transaction.
WEST COVINA, CALIF. — Waterford Property Co. has acquired Marketplace at the Lakes, a value-add retail property located at 904-907 Lakes Drive in West Covina. CIM Group sold the asset for $18.6 million. Built in 1994 on seven acres, Marketplace at the Lakes features 95,628 square feet of retail space. At the time of sale, the property was 80 percent occupied by Michaels and Jerome’s Furniture. In November 2015, Waterford acquired The Lakes, an office campus adjacent to the recently purchased retail center, and repositioned the property into a Class A office project for small to mid-size tenants. The acquisition of Marketplace at the Lakes allows for the possibility to redevelop the retail asset into a multifamily property, which Waterford says offers more opportunities.
WENATCHEE, WASH. — Cambridge Realty Capital Cos. has provided a $3.2 million HUD Lean loan to refinance Kadie Glen Assisted Living. Located in Wenatchee, in the central part of Washington between Seattle and Spokane, the property features 62 beds. The borrower is a limited liability company based in Washington state. Cambridge Realty Capital Ltd. of Illinois, the Cambridge business that specializes in underwriting FHA-insured loans, underwrote the transaction. The 32-year loan is fully amortizing.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Fallon Co. and Inlivian have unveiled plans for Centre South, a 1.4 million-square-foot mixed-use development in Charlotte’s South End neighborhood. The 16.2-acre site will feature 330,000 square feet of office space, a hotel, 750 residential units and 145 affordable housing units. The developers expect to break ground on Phase I, which will comprise 310,000 square feet of office space, in 2021. The project was formerly named Strawn Cottages and announced in 2016, but plans have changed dramatically since that time. Development costs are expected to be in excess of $400 million, according to the developers. Inlivian, a nonprofit real estate holding company, will develop the affordable housing units, which will be reserved for residents earning 60 percent and 80 percent of the area median income (AMI). The locally based organization reports that as of April 2020, that was between $45,120 and $60,150 for a family of three. “With construction at Centre South set to begin, we are proud to join the Fallon Co. in bringing to life our vision of creating a dynamic, healthy community of choice that provides quality housing for families with diverse incomes,” says A. Fulton Meachem Jr., Inlivian president and CEO. “The …
By Brandon Wappelhorst, Sansone Group In nearly every aspect of our personal and professional lives, 2020 could unequivocally be summarized as certainly uncertain. The rapid onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has taken its toll on the world and has caused significant disruption to everyday life. While likely further down the list of today’s topical issues, the overall effect of COVID-19 on the office market in St. Louis is still to be determined — but it will undoubtedly have an impact. Over the last few years, the commercial real estate market in St. Louis, much like the rest of the country, had been riding a wave of economic success. Demand for office space was high and the region was experiencing record-low vacancy rates, increasing rental rates, positive absorption, increased volume of office sale transactions and new buildings coming out of the ground. Construction of Edge@West, a 110,000-square-foot office building in Creve Coeur, began in late 2019 after a lease was signed with lead tenant SM Global. Breaking ground at less than 25 percent pre-leased was indicative of the strength of the office market at the time. Clayton, the strongest submarket in the St. Louis metro area, also saw the beginnings of …