ODESSA, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of More Space Storage Center, a 611-unit self-storage facility in the West Texas city of Odessa. The property sits on approximately five acres, spans 92,562 net rentable square feet and was 53 percent occupied at the time of sale. Brandon Karr of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, and procured the buyer, a limited liability company.
HOUSTON — ClearWorth Capital has acquired Steeplecrest, a 260-unit apartment community located at 11220 West Road in northwest Houston. Built in 1993, the property features one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, outdoor picnic area, business center, storage space and a conference room. ClearWorth will implement a value-add program to the property’s unit interiors, clubhouse, building exteriors and landscaping. Chris Curry, Todd Marix and Estee Ibanez of JLL represented the seller, a joint venture between WillMax Multifamily Investors LP and Thackeray Partners, in the transaction.
FRISCO, TEXAS — PowerSecure Lighting, a provider of LED lighting products, has signed a 75,000-square-foot industrial lease at the 216-acre Star Corporate Center development in Frisco. PowerSecure Lighting will serve as the anchor tenant at a 160,000-square-foot, rear-load building that will also function as the company’s new corporate headquarters. Cabot Properties and Stream Realty Partners originally broke ground on the building, which is now fully occupied, in January 2018.
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — RXR Realty is underway on 26 South Division Street, a 352-unit multifamily development in New Rochelle, a northern suburb of New York City. The property will include approximately 12,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The multifamily component will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments with a valet parking garage, lounge, co-working space and a speakeasy. The property is slated to open in late 2021.
PHILADELPHIA — Fast fashion retailer Primark will open a 34,200-square-foot store to anchor the west end of Fashion District Philadelphia, an apparel-focused mall redevelopment located in the Center City area of Philadelphia. Cosmetic retailer Sephora and apparel retailers Forever 21 and Kate Spade New York Outlet also recently signed new leases at the retail center. PREIT and Macerich developed Fashion District Philadelphia, which opened in September.
GARFIELD, N.J. — CBRE has brokered the sale of Transit Crossing, a 75-unit multifamily community in Garfield, a western suburb of New York City. Built in 2018, Transit Crossing comprises 21 one-bedroom and 54 two-bedroom apartments. Amenities include two lounges and a fitness center. Nat Gambuzza, John Veniero and Spencer Beriont of CBRE represented the seller. The property was sold to an out-of-state investor for an undisclosed price.
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — Phillips Realty Capital has arranged a $28.7 million acquisition loan for a 205,000-square-foot, Class A office building in Bridgewater, located approximately 30 miles southwest of New York City. Bridge Investment Group provided the non-recourse financing to the borrower, Legacy Investing LLC, which acquired the asset from Senior Housing Properties Trust for $47.5 million. The building was 59 percent leased to multinational health information technology and clinical research company IQVIA at the time of sale. William Lawson and Adam Bieber of Phillips Realty Capital structured and placed the loan.
NEW YORK CITY — JLL has negotiated the sale of 107 South Street, an 8,283-square-foot office building in the Seaport District of Manhattan. Dr. Michel Cohen, founder of New York-based medical practice Tribeca Pediatrics, acquired the property. The building was originally constructed in 1900 and sits across the street from the Pier 17 mixed-use development, which houses several dining and entertainment tenants. Will Suarez of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
DETROIT — A public-private partnership has unveiled plans for a $300 million, 190,000-square-foot research and education center in downtown Detroit that the University of Michigan (U-M) will occupy and operate. Kohn Pedersen Fox designed the building that will anchor the 14-acre Detroit Center for Innovation (DCI). The research building is expected to eventually serve 1,000 graduate and senior-level undergraduate students pursuing advanced degrees in a range of high-tech innovation disciplines, including mobility, artificial intelligence, data science, entrepreneurship, sustainability, cybersecurity and financial technology. Construction of the DCI is slated to commence in 2021. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer joined Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan; Wayne County Executive Warren Evans; Stephen Ross, philanthropist and chairman of Related Cos.; Matt Cullen, CEO of Bedrock; and U-M President Mark Schlissel at the planned construction site on Wednesday to announce development plans. Funding for the project is backed by donations from public and private funders including Ross and Gilbert. Gilbert owns Bedrock, which acquired the land from Wayne County in 2018. The company demolished the half-built Wayne County Jail. For the development of DCI, Bedrock will transfer land ownership to U-M, pending public review by the Wayne County Commission. “This announcement represents an incredible commitment to Detroit by Stephen Ross, Mark Schlissel and Dan Gilbert that will allow us to develop, attract and retain world-class …
The number of retail store closures nationwide in the first half of 2019 surpassed 7,000 and is on pace to reach a record 12,000 by year’s end, according to Cushman & Wakefield. Major retail bankruptcies over the last year have caused the power and regional shopping center sector to experience continued store closures and negative absorption of 2 million square feet in the first half of 2019. That said, discount retailers, entertainment and fitness concepts are still in expansion mode and help backfill vacant space. Mall and shopping center owners are scrambling to redevelop properties and incorporate a variety of uses. For example, this month CBL Properties will wrap up completion of a Sears redevelopment at Brookfield Square in Milwaukee. The project includes new-to-market entertainment operator WhirlyBall as well as a Movie Tavern by Marcus Theatres. Additionally, there are several new dining options and an Orangetheory Fitness location. “Our strategy is to transform our properties from traditional, enclosed malls to suburban town centers that offer a variety of uses, including entertainment, dining, fitness and in some cases office, hotel or multifamily,” says Stacey Keating, public relations and corporate communications director for Chattanooga, Tennessee-based CBL, which owns 108 properties totaling 68.2 …