CHICAGO — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of St. Pauls House, a 171-bed skilled nursing community in Chicago. Lutheran Life Communities sold the facility to an Illinois-based operator for an undisclosed price. St. Pauls House was originally built in 1921, with the additions of the east wing in 1956 and the west wing in 1970. The 100,000-square-foot community is situated on 2.4 acres in Chicago’s Irving Park neighborhood, northwest of downtown. Mike Garbers and Cody Tremper of JLL led the transaction.
Property Type
GARLAND, TEXAS — CBRE has arranged the sale of Creekside on the Green, a 296-unit apartment community in Garland, a northeastern suburb of Dallas. Texas-based RS Creekside LLC sold the asset to Roseview Winn Acquisition LLC for an undisclosed price. Chris Deuillet, Chandler Sims and Danny Baker of CBRE arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller. Since 2016, Creekside on the Green has received more than $1 million in capital improvements, including full upgrades to approximately one-third of the units and improvements to the leasing office, fitness center and pool area.
ADDISON, TEXAS — Northwood Retail will reposition Prestonwood Place, a 133,000-square-foot retail center located at the corner of Beltline and Montfort streets in Addison, a northern suburb of Dallas. The project will convert part of the center into 50,000 square feet of office space, upgrade building façades and add a 15,000-square-foot park. Additional improvements will include reconfigured parking lots, new pedestrian walkways and refreshed landscaping. Construction will occur in four phases, with the overall completion slated for early 2021. Northwood Retail is based in Dallas and is an affiliate of Northwood Investors, a privately held investment firm that was founded in 2006 by former Blackstone executive John Kukral.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of The Monterrey, a 105-unit apartment community in Fort Worth. The property was built in 1968 and is located on the city’s southwest side. Al Silva of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, locally based investment firm Napali Capital, in the transaction. Silva and Dan Mullen, also with Marcus & Millichap, procured the buyer, a Dallas-based limited liability company. The asset drew 13 offers during a four-week marketing period.
HOUSTON — CommonGrounds Workplace, a San Diego-based provider of coworking and flexible office space, has opened a 27,747-square-foot space at Houston’s Greenway Plaza. The company’s location at the 52-acre office campus is its second in Texas. The space serves up to 458 members and features private offices and team rooms, dedicated gathering spaces, wellness rooms, video-enabled conference rooms and phone booths. Ziegler Cooper Architects designed the space, and Arch-Con handled the build-out. Parkway Properties owns Greenway Plaza
HOOKS, TEXAS — Loc Performance Products Inc., a Michigan-based manufacturer that services military and commercial firms, has signed an industrial lease expansion in Hooks, located near Texarkana. The company will now occupy 22,150 square feet at TexAmericas Center, which owns and operates 3 million square feet of commercial and industrial space near the Texas-Arkansas border. Loc Performance will take occupancy of the space on Friday, Feb. 1. The move is expected to bring 20 new jobs to the trade area.
Dewberry Group Receives $186M Loan to Renovate, Expand Campanile Building in Midtown Atlanta
by Alex Tostado
ATLANTA — Dewberry Group has released plans to expand the Campanile Building, an office and retail property in Midtown Atlanta, from 445,000 to 626,000 square feet. Upon completion, the renovated property will include new ground-level retail space, high-quality finishes, a renovated marble lobby and a modern façade. H.I.G. Realty Partners and Square Mile Capital Management LLC jointly originated a five-year, floating-rate, $186 million loan to finance the renovation and expansion. Originally built in 1987 as the headquarters for Bell South, Dewberry Group acquired the building in 2010. Dewberry Group will develop a 45,000-square-foot retail and restaurant building at the base of the existing asset. The company will also add four new floors of office space totaling 100,000 square feet. The property is situated at the corner of 14th and Peachtree streets, across from Colony Square and two blocks from Piedmont Park. “Midtown has seen a strong migration of high-quality tenants and the Dewberry Group will be delivering office space and amenities that will be attractive to companies seeking Class A office space in this central location,” says Michael Mestel, senior managing director of H.I.G. “We continue to seek out high quality investment opportunities in the Atlanta market, and the financing …
With Kansas City unemployment hovering at cyclical lows around 3.5 percent and the war for talent at an all-time high, companies must leverage their real estate to attract and retain top talent. At the height of the corporate office boom in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the average space per employee ranged from approximately 275 to more than 325 square feet. Today, that number has shrunk to 175 square feet per employee and some predictions see that number moving even closer to 100 square feet. These changes are driven by a recognition that companies are adopting better workplace strategies. These newer, more efficient spaces deliver a more engaging experience for employees and provide a stronger return on real estate costs for companies. There is no denying that these new spaces cost more on a per-square-foot basis. Cushman & Wakefield research reported that the weighted average asking rate for Class A space in the Kansas City market was $25.04 per square foot on a full-service basis in the third quarter of 2019. Yet the net asking rates for the buildings with this new class of product range anywhere from the high $20s to the high $30s. Occupancy costs for new …
RALEIGH, N.C. — Park Center East LLC, a partnership between KDC and Research Triangle Foundation of North Carolina, will develop Hub RTP within Research Triangle Park. Hub RTP will include 300-foot high buildings, the only high-rise buildings within Research Triangle Park. Phase I will be situated on 43 acres on the east side of the property and include the 1 million square feet of office space, as well as at least one hotel with up to 375 rooms, 850 residential units and 150,000 square feet of retail space. Future phases could total 6 million square feet. A timeline for completion was not disclosed.
Moss Construction Completes 19-Story Multifamily Property in Downtown Miami’s Brickell District
by Alex Tostado
MIAMI — Moss Construction has completed Maizon at Brickell, a 19-story, 262-unit multifamily property in downtown Miami. The property offers apartments ranging from 490 square feet to 1,234 square feet. Maizon at Brickell also features an attached parking garage, 15,000 square feet of retail space and 3,400 square feet of amenity and leasing space. RD Jones designed the amenity and public spaces to include a pool, fitness center, dog run and smart package lockers. ZOM Living was the developer, and MSA Architects designed the building.