TALLAHASSEE, FLA. — Housing Trust Group (HTG) has broken ground on Lafayette Gardens, a planned 96-unit affordable housing community in Tallahassee. The property will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans with rents ranging from $315 to $930 per month. The units will be reserved for residents earning at or below 33 percent of area median income (AMI) or 60 percent of AMI. Units will range in size from 709 square feet to 1,159 square feet. Communal amenities will include a clubhouse, pool, playground, media center, fitness center and a biking/walking trail. Residents will also have access to employment assistance, financial management and literacy services onsite. Hennessy Construction Services is the general contractor, Fugleberg Koch is the architect, Inovia Group is the civil engineer, Stiles Interiors is the interior designer and Wood + Partners is the landscape architect. HTG expects to open the community in June 2021. Chase Bank provided an initial $15 million construction loan, Raymond James provided $16.1 million in 9 percent low income housing tax credit (LIHTC) equity and Walker & Dunlop provided a $4.8 million Freddie Mac permanent loan for the development.
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Bright Realty Signs Three Tenants at Offices at The Realm in Lewisville Totaling 79,000 SF
by John Nelson
LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — Bright Realty has added three new office tenants to join the tenant roster at Offices at The Realm, a 251,000-square-foot office building in Lewisville. The new leases total 79,000 square feet and bring the property to 80 percent occupancy. Global Medical Response, a medical transport company that sent more than 1,500 employees to New York and New Jersey to aid in the COVID-19 pandemic, is leasing two full floors at Offices at the Realm. The company’s offices will consolidate existing regional offices in the metroplex and also feature a 24/7 disaster relief call center. Worthey Wiles, Jake Young and Dalton Stogner of Lincoln Property Co. (LPC) represented Bright Realty in the 60,000-square-foot lease transaction. Kevin Mechelke, John Ruskin, Greg Biggs and Jeremy McGown of JLL represented Global Medical Response. The other two leases include tax software firm CSC Corptax leasing 15,000 square feet and Texas VA Mortgage leasing 4,000 square feet. LPC represented Bright Realty in both lease deals. Cushman & Wakefield represented CSC Corptax and Swearingen Realty Group represented Texas VA Mortgage. Other tenants at Offices at The Realm include the recently opened Venture X coworking space and El Patio, a Tex-Mex restaurant that will open …
PLANO, TEXAS — Stream Realty Partners has arranged the sale of a 114,150-square-foot industrial building located at 2801 Summit Ave. in Plano. OPEX Corp., doing business as Generation Y LLC, purchased the property for an undisclosed price and is currently the property’s sole tenant. According to LoopNet Inc., the facility was built in 1990 and features office space and 24-foot clear heights. Jason Moser and Ridley Culp of Stream Realty represented the buyer in the transaction. Kacy Jones and John Hendricks of CBRE represented the seller, AdvoCare. The weight loss and sports supplement producer recently built another facility in Plano where it has set up operations.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Law firm Wiley Rein LLP has signed a 166,000-square-foot office lease for its new headquarters at 2050 M St. in Washington, D.C. The law firm will occupy the third through seventh floors of the 11-story, 340,000-square-foot building, which is now 81 percent leased. The owner of the property, Tishman Speyer, delivered the asset earlier this year. The office space is part of the larger CBS Washington, D.C. bureau. As part of the development process, new CBS studios were constructed with a separate entrance. The building is located less than one mile from downtown D.C. and Dupont Circle. Lou Christopher, Jordan Brainard, Tim Dempsey and Greg Maurer-Hollaender of CBRE represented the tenant in the negotiation.
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS — Younger Partners has brokered the sale of Richland Commons, an 85,000-square-foot, freestanding retail property in North Richland Hills that was formerly leased to Haverty’s Furniture. Situated along Loop 820, the vacant property sits on 4.3 acres at 8251 Bedford Euless Road, about 10 miles northeast of Fort Worth. Michael Ytem and Robert Grunnah of Younger Partners represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Debbie Mullins of Ready Real Estate represented the buyer, an undisclosed local investor.
ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — CBRE has negotiated the $10.6 million sale of the Old Southeast Portfolio, a seven-property multifamily portfolio in St. Petersburg. The portfolio traded at $83,730 per unit, or a 5.3 percent cap rate. The buyer, Otto Investment Group, is planning both interior and exterior renovations across all seven properties. The seller, Second Half Properties, maintained 95 percent rent collection in April and May, according to CBRE. The properties include Old Southeast Apartments, Tropical Shores, The Palms Apartments, Bayside Apartments, Park View Apartments, Lakewood Apartments and Uptown St. Petersburg. The communities are roughly 25 miles southwest of downtown Tampa. Joseph Thavis and Cameron Barbas of CBRE represented both the buyer and seller in the transaction.
EULESS, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Post Oak Shopping Center, a 20,620-square-foot retail center located at 13912 Trinity Blvd. in Euless. The property was built in 1968 and sits on 2.3 acres. Philip Levy of Marcus & Millichap’s Dallas office represented the seller, a private investment firm, in the transaction and procured the undisclosed private buyer.
Cushman & Wakefield Arranges 152,390 SF Industrial Lease in Royal Palm Beach, Florida
by Alex Tostado
ROYAL PALM BEACH, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a 152,390-square-foot industrial lease renewal for Millwork Sales in Royal Palm Beach. The property spans 24 acres and is located at 700 103rd Ave., 13 miles west of downtown West Palm Beach. The building features 40-foot-by-48-foot column spacing, a 60-foot-by-48-foot loading bay, energy-efficient lighting and hurricane impact-resistant windows. Christopher Thomson, Rick Etner Jr., Chris Metzger and Matthew McAllister of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant in the transaction. Millwork Sales is a producer of doors, millwork and other interior housing products. The landlord was not disclosed.
Poynter Commercial Takes Over Leasing Assignment for Energy Tower Office Building in Houston
by John Nelson
HOUSTON — Poynter Commercial Properties Corp. has been appointed as the leasing agent for Energy Tower, a 14-story, 325,797-square-foot office building located at 11700 Katy Freeway in Houston’s Energy Corridor. Built in 1999, the property features a freestanding fitness center, 200-person conference facility, a new Peppercini’s restaurant, indoor and outdoor dining and an outdoor putting green. Kevin Poynter, principal of Poynter Commercial, was part of the original ownership that developed Energy Tower. Atlas Energy Tower LLC, an entity associated with Dallas-based ATCAP Partners LLC, owns Energy Tower and appointed Poynter Commercial. The firm also hired Cedar Ridge Services to manage the office tower.
Great Bridge Begins Development of 70-Unit Seniors Housing Project in Lunenburg, Massachusetts
by Alex Patton
LUNENBURG, MASS. — Great Bridge Properties, a New Hampshire-based developer, has begun development of Baker Brook Apartments, a 70-unit seniors housing property in Lunenburg, approximately 25 miles north of Worcester. Located on nearly four acres, the community will feature 62 one-bedroom and eight two-bedroom units. The property will serve seniors ages 55 and older earning 80 percent or less of the Area Median Income (AMI) and 48 units will be reserved for seniors earning 60 percent or less of the AMI. Eight units will be reserved for seniors earning 30 percent or less of the AMI. Ten percent of the units will feature a preference toward homeless populations.