AUBURN, ALA. — CBRE has arranged the sale of The Connection at Auburn, a 900-bed student housing community located near Auburn University. The property comprises 13 three-story buildings offering two-, three- and four-bedroom units. Shared amenities include a 24-hour fitness center, swimming pools, heated spa, game room, picnic areas, sand volleyball court, computer lounge, clubroom, private study areas and a lighted basketball court. BCEG International Investment-US purchased the community for an undisclosed price. Jaclyn Fitts, William Vonderfecht, Casey Schaefer, Brett Kingman and Russ Oldham of CBRE arranged the transaction on behalf of the undisclosed seller. Ben Roelke and Ian Walker of CBRE originated a Freddie Mac Green Program acquisition loan on behalf of the buyer. The 10-year loan features a fixed 3.66 percent interest rate and five years of interest-only payments.
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ACWORTH AND LITHONIA, GA. — JLL has negotiated the sale of two Publix-anchored shopping centers near Atlanta: Publix at Acworth and Centre at Panola in Lithonia. Publix at Acworth is located at 3507 Baker Road in Acworth, 30 miles northwest of downtown Atlanta. The 69,628-square-foot center was 98 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including CVS/pharmacy, WellStar, Domino’s Pizza, Coast Dental Services, Supercuts and Cricket Wireless. Centre at Panola is located at 3007 Panola Road, 15 miles east of downtown Atlanta. Centre at Panola was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Marco’s Pizza, Let’s Talk Therapy, Cricket Wireless and Benchmark Physical Therapy. Jim Hamilton, Mike Allison and Brad Buchanan of JLL represented the seller, an undisclosed publicly traded REIT, in the sale. Rothenberg-Rosenfield Inc. acquired both properties for an undisclosed price.
SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS — Dallas-based design-build firm ARCO/Murray has completed a 650-unit self-storage facility in Southlake, a northern suburb of Fort Worth. The three-story facility spans 104,000 square feet and includes a 1,300-square-foot office space and an interior loading area. The developer was The Jenkins Organization, a self-storage firm based in Houston.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — High Street Residential, the multifamily development arm of Trammell Crow Co., and Principal Real Estate Investors have sold Crestview Commons, a 353-unit apartment community in Austin. The property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging in size from 642 to 1,405 square feet. Amenities include a pool, outdoor grilling areas, multiple courtyard spaces, a fitness center, entertainment kitchen and a resident lounge. Charles Cirar, Michael Wardlaw and Colin Cannata of CBRE brokered the deal on behalf of the sellers. The buyer was Verbena Road Holdings.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — CSA Realty Group has negotiated the sale of West Anderson Plaza, a 117,000-square-foot shopping center in north Austin. Tenants at the property include restaurants Bartlett’s, Hopdoddy Burger Bar and Jason’s Deli, as well as specialty retailers Precision Camera, Sun & Ski and Terra Toys. Grady Field and Andrew Creixell of CSA Realty Group represented the sellers in the transaction. Carr Development Inc. represented the buyers. Both sides requested anonymity.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — The Multifamily Group, a Dallas-based firm, has arranged the sale of Cottonwood Park, a 170-unit community in Grand Prairie, roughly midway between Dallas and Fort Worth. The Class B community was built in 1981 and offers a pool, fitness center, clubhouse and onsite laundry facilities. Chibuzor Nnaji Jr. of The Multifamily Group represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
LANCASTER, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 92,710-square-foot industrial lease at Park 20/35 in Lancaster, a southern suburb of Dallas. Becky Thompson of Lee & Associates represented the tenant, Motors & Armatures Inc., an HVAC component manufacturer, in the lease negotiations. Kacy Jones, John Hendricks and Trapper Graff of CBRE represented the landlord, CalSTRS.
NEW YORK CITY — RAL Development Services (RAL) is underway on Zero Irving, a 240,000-square-foot Class A office building in the Midtown South neighborhood of Manhattan. The 21-story building features 176,000 square feet of office space across 14 floors, plus a street-level food hall, coworking spaces, event space and a technology training center designed to improve the skills of tenant employees. Bank OZK provided $120 million of construction financing to RAL and the developer entered a long-term ground lease with NYCEDC. RAL broke ground on the project this summer.
LOGAN, N.J. — NAI Mertz has arranged the sale of an 80,300-square-foot industrial building in Logan, a southwestern suburb of Philadelphia. Zoned for food processing, the building offers cooler and freezer space as well as 30-foot clear ceiling heights, 19 dock doors and 10,403 square feet of office space. The facility is part of the six-acre Pureland Industrial Complex, which is home to tenants including Amazon, Mitsubishi, Mercedes-Benz and Home Depot. Jonathan Klear of NAI Mertz represented the buyer, Burton Real Estate, in the transaction. The seller and sales price were undisclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Wegmans Food Markets will open a 74,000-square-foot grocery store at the Brooklyn Navy Yard mixed-use development. The chain has garnered a cult following in the Northeast since it expanded from its original Rochester location in 1968 and now operates 100 stores, including 46 in New York. Eater New York reports that the new store will feature 350 varieties of cheese, a full-service bar and made-to-order meals at several hot and cold bars. The store is slated to open this weekend on Sunday, Oct. 27.