HOUSTON — Avison Young has negotiated a 21,091-square-foot office lease at 777 N. Eldridge Parkway in Houston’s Energy Corridor. Anthony Squillante and Josh Morrow of Avison Young represented the tenant, civil engineering firm Van De Wiele & Vogler. Jon Dutton represented the landlord, Granite Properties, on an internal basis. Van De Wiele & Vogler plans to move about 50 employees into its new space in the third quarter.
MINNEAPOLIS — CEDARst Cos. has completed the acquisition of two adjoining historic properties and a land site in the North Loop of Minneapolis. The acquisition includes an eight-story, 275,000-square-foot warehouse, a five-story, 108,000-square-foot warehouse and an adjacent 32,000-square-foot surface lot. The company plans to develop the site into a 345-unit multifamily complex known as 6th and 3rd after its location at 6th Avenue and 3rd Street. The project will resemble the developer’s plans at The Duffey Lofts, also in the North Loop area. The development will feature 42,000 square feet of retail space in addition to the apartment units. A 20,000-square-foot amenity space will include a rooftop ice skating rink. The rink will be converted to a soccer field or other uses in the summer. Other amenities will include a bowling alley, swimming pool and coworking center. CEDARst expects to break ground in the fourth quarter of this year, with completion slated for summer 2022. A consortium led by the Martin Falk Paper Co. sold the site for $21.1 million. Pat Minea and Dan Trebil of NorthMarq arranged acquisition financing through First Western Bank & Trust. Lamar Newburn of Lee & Associates represented CEDARst in the transaction.
CHICAGO — A partnership between North Park Ventures and MF Development has purchased a nearly 20,000-square-foot land site in Chicago’s Fulton Market district for $19 million. The partnership plans to redevelop the site into a hotel and retail project. The sale included three existing properties: a two-story restaurant building at 204 N. Halsted St., a three-story restaurant building at 804-808 W. Lake St., and a two-story retail building and adjacent parking lot at 810-816 W. Lake St. Marty Casey and Matt Scales of @properties Commercial arranged the sale and worked with three different sellers to assemble the site.
CANNON FALLS, MINN. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the $7.4 million sale of a 200,000-square-foot distribution center in the Minneapolis-area community of Cannon Falls. The facility is net leased to Mauser Packaging Solutions, an industrial packaging conglomerate that has occupied the property since 2009. The building sits on nearly 17 acres at 100 Holiday Ave. Peter Bauman, Tivon Moffitt and Chris Hickok of JLL represented the undisclosed seller. A private foreign investor purchased the asset.
PALATINE, ILL. — Conor Commercial Real Estate will develop a 162,000-square-foot industrial facility on behalf of a major e-commerce retailer in Palatine, a northwest suburb of Chicago. Amazon is the tenant, according to Crain’s Chicago Business. The build-to-suit distribution center will serve as a last-mile logistics facility. The project, initially planned as a speculative facility known as Northwest Commerce Center, has been adjusted to fit the tenant’s needs. It will feature 146,750 square feet of distribution and warehouse space and 15,250 square feet of office space. Other features include a clear height of 36 feet, 20 truck docks, 14 loading doors and a conveyor system. Completion is slated for October. McShane Construction Co. is the general contractor and Ware Malcomb is the architect.
OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, MICH. — RHP Properties has acquired Woodlands Estates, a 375-site manufactured home community in Oakland Township, about 30 miles north of Detroit. The purchase price was undisclosed. The pet-friendly community features a clubhouse, pool, fitness center, resident garden and playground. RHP plans to upgrade the amenities and add a business center. This is RHP’s 18th property in Michigan. The company now owns and operates 260 manufactured home communities nationwide.
PORTLAND, ORE. — JLL Capital Markets has secured construction financing on behalf of Alamo Manhattan for the development of Block 40, a multifamily property in Portland’s South Waterfront neighborhood. Situated on a 1.6-acre site at 3838 S.W. Macadam Ave., Block 40 will consist of a seven- and eight-story, podium-style building offering 232 apartments. Units will be a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts averaging 724 square feet. The property will also feature 6,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space and 174 parking spaces. Community amenities will include a rooftop terrace with firepit, seating areas and televisions; courtyard with water fountain, fire pit, grilling area and seating areas; fitness center with Technogym; and a dog wash and dog park. Completion is slated for late 2021. Matt Benson and Charlie Watson of JLL Capital Markets arranged the financing for the developer, Alamo Manhattan. The financing amount was not released.
LACEY, WASH. — Seattle-based Thayer Manca Residential (TMR) has closed on a $26.8 million Fannie Mae refinancing for Callen Apartments in Lacey. The 10-year loan includes full-term, interest-only debt service and a fixed rate of 2.99 percent. Through a sponsored partnership, TMR acquired the 189-unit Callen Apartments in February 2018 and has since implemented the majority of a comprehensive, $3.7 million, value-add renovation. Designed to reposition the property, the upgrades include a renovated clubhouse, modern 24-hour fitness center, various amenity additions and apartment interior renovations.
SAN DIEGO — Voit Real Estate Services Private Client Group has arranged the sale of a two-building office asset located in San Diego’s City Center neighborhood. San Diego State University Research Foundation sold the property to Casey Brown Cos. for $14.5 million. The off-market transaction was structured as a sale-leaseback, through which the seller signed a five-year lease with one five-year extension option. Kipp Gstettenbauer and Ryan King of Voit represented the sellers. Voit Real Estate Services also represented the buyer in the deal. The property includes two of the largest office buildings on El Cajon Boulevard and a four-story, 149-stall parking structure.
TEMECULA, CALIF. — Westcore, an industrial real estate acquisition, development and asset management firm, has entered the Temecula market with the purchase of an industrial warehouse located at 27731 Diaz Road. An undisclosed private investor sold the property for $10.8 million. Situated on 10.6 acres, the currently vacant property features 65,625 square feet of space. The facility offers 14 dock-high doors, 30-foot clear heights, cross-dock configuration and a large decomposed granite secured yard. Brad Yates and Stefan Pastor of Colliers International represented Westcore, while Barret Woods of Lee & Associates represented the seller in the transaction.