ROCHESTER, N.Y. — NNN Acquisition Group LLC, a Texas-based developer, has purchased a 205,000-square-foot retail property leased to Walmart store in Rochester, located approximately 70 miles east of Buffalo. NNN purchased the property for $8.3 million and may redevelop the property following the completion of Walmart’s lease term, which has less than five years remaining. Joshua Pardue of Stan Johnson Co. represented the seller, Urban Edge Properties, in the transaction.
PISCATAWAY AND JAMESBURG, N.J. — CBRE has arranged the $11.3 million sale of two office properties in Piscataway and Jamesburg, both located approximately 40 miles southwest of New York City. Heritage at Piscataway is an income-restricted active adult seniors housing community for residents age 55 and over, which consists of 30 one-bedroom apartments and sold for $3.2 million. Brookside Village is a newly constructed multifamily property that consists of 42-apartments and sold for $8.1 million. Nat Gambuzza and Trevor Fiebel of CBRE represented the sellers and procured the buyers in both sales, which were all undisclosed.
HANOVER, PA. — Sign of the Horse Brewery will open a 4,850-square-foot bar and pub in Hanover, located approximately 35 miles south of Harrisburg. The company will brew and serve fresh beer as well as a full food menu at 979 York St., a 12,010-square-foot cement warehouse that was redeveloped into retail space. Tenants at the property currently include Earling Chiropractic Clinic, pet cremation service Companions at Peace Inc. and apparel retailer Homefield Advantage. Nate Resh and John Birkeland of ROCK Commercial Real Estate brokered the transaction. The grand opening of the pub is slated for October 22.
PORT ARANSAS, TEXAS — Sea Oats Group has begun construction on Cinnamon Shore South, a $1.3 billion mixed-use project that represents an expansion of the 300-acre Cinnamon Shore development in Port Aransas, located outside Corpus Christi on the Texas coast. In addition to luxury homes, Cinnamon Shore South will feature several commercial components, including roughly 120,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space, a 12,000-square-foot health and wellness center, 175-room hotel and 40,000 square feet for office or live/work space. In addition, a 225-room hotel and convention center that can accommodate as many as 2,000 attendees will also be developed on Cinnamon Shore property, with the groundbreaking slated for February 2020 and the opening scheduled for 2021.
HOUSTON — International developer Skanska has purchased a full city block in downtown Houston for approximately $55 million with plans to develop a mixed-use project with office, multifamily and retail uses. According to The Houston Chronicle, the development timeline and additional details on the project will be determined after a master-planning process that is expected to begin by the end of the year.
HOUSTON — Berkadia has negotiated the sale of The Everly, a 387-unit multifamily community in Houston. Built in 2018, the property features one- and two-bedroom units with stainless steel appliances, walk-in closets, custom cabinetry and quartz countertops. Community amenities include a fitness center, Wi-Fi lounge, pool, outdoor fire pit, dog park and dog wash, beer garden and an indoor golf simulator. Ryan Epstein, Jennifer Ray and Scott Bray of Berkadia represented the seller, San Antonio-based Embrey Partners Ltd., in the transaction. The buyer was The Praedium Group, a privately held investment firm based in New York.
BURLESON, TEXAS — Premier Refrigerated Warehouse, a locally based provider of cold storage solutions, has inked a deal to occupy 200,000 square feet at a new facility underway in Burleson, located south of Fort Worth. Austin-based Yukon Ventures and New Jersey-based Saxum Real Estate are co-developing the 400,000-square-foot property. According to the Dallas Business Journal, the facility is valued at approximately $50 million and is expected to be complete by the fourth quarter of 2021.
GONZALES, TEXAS — Greysteel has arranged a loan of an undisclosed amount for the refinancing of a 62-room La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham hotel in Gonzales, about 75 miles east of San Antonio. Situated on Highway 183, the property is in close proximity to historic sites including the Gonzales Memorial Museum and Texas Heroes Square. Mitt Patel and Daniel Hartnett of Greysteel arranged the fixed-rate loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The General Services Administration (GSA) exercised its purchase option to buy 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE in Washington D.C.’s Yards/Southeast Federal Center neighborhood for $760 million. The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) fully occupies the 1.9 million-square-foot building. The sale is expected to close in March 2020, 19 months before USDOT’s lease expires, saving $99.8 million in rent costs. The USDOT employs 5,500 workers at the property. Amenities at the property include bike racks, access to the Walking Museum of Transportation, a loading dock and 13-foot ceilings. According to its website, GSA provides workplaces by constructing, managing and preserving government buildings and by leasing and managing commercial real estate.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Accesso Partners and Partners Group have acquired Innovation Park, a 1.8 million-square-foot office campus in Charlotte. The sales price was not disclosed, but Charlotte Business Journal reports the sales price was $270 million. Innovation Park spans 202 acres and comprises 12 buildings that were 99 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Allstate, AXA, Alight Solutions, Classic Graphics and Wells Fargo. The property is surrounded by Interstates 85, 485 and 77, and also has two stops along the Lynx Blue Line light rail. JLL represented both the seller and buyer in the transaction and arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer. Brian Dawson represented the undisclosed seller, and Ryan Clutter, Scot Humphrey, Chris Lingerfelt and Zack Drozda represented the buyers. Susan Hill arranged acquisition financing through an undisclosed lender.
