LEBANON, IND. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has negotiated the sale of a single-tenant medical office building in Lebanon, about 30 miles northwest of Indianapolis, for $7.7 million. Newly constructed this year, the property is located at 1310 Lebanon St. American Health Network leases the roughly 20,000-square-foot property. Daniel Waszak of Quantum represented the seller, a Midwest-based developer. A Midwest-based medical office REIT purchased the asset.
EAST LANSING, MICH. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 10,000-square-foot property leased to Firestone Complete Auto Care in East Lansing for $2.7 million. The building, renovated this year, is located at 2700 E. Grand River Ave. Don McMinn of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, East Lansing BF Retail LLC. Andrew Irvine of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, Lincoln Street Commercial LLC. “This Firestone traded at 99 percent of list price with a 1031 buyer with multiple back up offers. This speaks to the strong investor demand for Firestone deals due to its strong credit, long-term NNN leases with increases, solid retail locations and internet-resistant business model,” says McMinn.
LOMBARD, ILL. — Brown Commercial Group has arranged the sale of a 10,000-square-foot industrial warehouse in Lombard for an undisclosed price. The Davey Tree Expert Co. purchased the property, which is located on a 4.7-acre site at 1200 N. Lombard Road. Mike Anotnelli of Brown represented the buyer, a residential and commercial tree and landscaping company. The sale enabled the buyer to acquire a local tree care company that occupied the building and to take over its business.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — M2G Ventures has begun construction on North Quarter 35, a 640,000-square-foot industrial development within the AllianceTexas master-planned community in Fort Worth. The Class A project will deliver an undisclosed number of buildings with cross-dock, rear-load and front-load configurations. Stream Realty Partners will handle leasing of the new buildings, completion of which is slated for the fourth quarter of 2020. GSR Andrade is the project architect, and FCL Builders is the general contractor.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Black Creek Group, a Denver-based investment and development firm, has broken ground on a 569,000-square-foot industrial project within Carter Logistics Center in Fort Worth. The project will deliver three buildings with 32-foot clear heights, 180-foot truck court depths and proximity to Interstates 35 and 20. The buildings will range in size from 88,000 to 250,000 square feet and will be divisible down to 30,000 square feet to accommodate multiple tenants. Construction is scheduled to be complete in the third quarter of 2020. CBRE is handling leasing of the project.
HOUSTON — Hartman Income REIT, a private real estate investment trust, has acquired a portfolio of three office buildings totaling 254,234 square feet in Houston. The first property is a 102,893-square-foot building located at 1400 Broadfield Blvd. in the Energy Corridor area. The second asset is an 83,760-square-foot property located at 16420 Park 10, and the third property is a 67,581-square-foot building located at 7915 FM 1960 in northwest Houston. The three properties were 55.2 percent leased on average at the time of sale. JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
DALLAS — Locally based developer Hall Group has opened the HALL Arts Hotel, a luxury boutique hotel located in the Dallas Arts District. Designed by HKS Architects, the property features a 183 guest rooms, 19 suites, a restaurant and lounge, rooftop pool, fitness center, contemporary art collection and more than 6,000 square feet of meeting and event space. The property is the first hotel to open in the district.
CEDAR PARK, TEXAS — CBRE has arranged an undisclosed amount of permanent acquisition financing for The View at Cedar Park, a 166-unit multifamily community located on the northern outskirts of Austin in Cedar Park. The property was completed in 2017 and features amenities such as a pool, fitness center, business center and a dog park. Benjamin Roelke and Ian Walker of CBRE arranged the loan, which carried a five-year term and a fixed interest rate, through an undisclosed life company on behalf of the borrower, Horizon Realty Advisors. The new ownership will implement a value-add program.
NEW YORK CITY — Brookfield Properties is underway on construction of Bankside, a $950 million mixed-use development that will be situated on 4.3 acres in the Mott Haven neighborhood of The Bronx. Plans currently call for 1,350 apartments, 30 percent of which will be marketed at affordable rates, a public waterfront park and promenade and 15,000 square feet of retail space. Hill West Architects is designing the project. Construction will be split into two phases, with the first phase delivering 450 apartments that are expected to open by the end of 2021.
NEW YORK CITY— Developer Safehold Inc. is underway on construction of a 42-story, 670,000-squre-foot office building in the Park Avenue corridor of Manhattan. Located at 425 Park Avenue in Manhattan, the Class A building will include office space and 18,000 square feet of retail space, the majority of which will be leased to restaurant users. Safehold entered into a joint venture with a sovereign wealth fund in September and now owns approximately 55 percent of the venture.