HOUSTON — Caydon, an Australian development firm, has opened Drewery Place, a $200 million multifamily community in Houston. The property features 357 units in micro, studio, junior, one-bedroom and two-bedroom formats. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, dog park, conference room and whiskey bar. Drewery Place represents the first phase of Laneways, Caydon’s mixed-use development that is inspired by the streets of Melbourne.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Miami-based One Real Estate Investment has purchased Mira Vista Apartments, a 200-unit multifamily community in Austin’s Windsor Hills neighborhood. The community was built in 1983 and was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale. Mira Vista is a garden-style community composed of 32 one-bedroom units and 168 two-bedroom units ranging from 650 square feet to 960 square feet. Amenities include a pool, clubhouse, community grill area, courtyard, playground, sauna, pool with sundeck and a resident business center with internet access. Brad Williamson of Berkadia secured a $15.1 million fixed-rate acquisition loan that carries a 3.24 percent interest rate and five years of interest-only payments for the deal. Noam Franklin, Chinmay Bhatt and Cody Kirkpatrick of Berkadia delivered a publicly traded REIT as an equity partner for One Real Estate.
MINEOLA, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of KeepIt Mini Storage, a 509-unit self-storage facility in Mineola, about 80 miles east of Dallas. Built in phases between 1994 and 2017, the property comprises 116 climate-controlled units, 393 non-climate-controlled units, four uncovered parking spaces and a 1,800-square-foot business center that can be rented out on a per-day basis. Brandon Karr and Danny Cunningham of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and developer in the transaction, and procured the 1031 exchange buyer.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Venture Commercial Real Estate has arranged the sale of a 58,515-square-foot retail property formerly occupied by Albertson’s grocery store in Grand Prairie, located roughly midway between Dallas and Fort Worth. John Zikos and Charlotte Cooper represented the seller in the transaction. Sean Porter with Capstone Commercial Real Estate Group Inc. represented the buyer. Both parties requested anonymity.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Locally based investment firm Rastegar Property has acquired a 36-unit multifamily community located at 902 Romeria Drive in the Brentwood area of Austin. Units at the property average 490 square feet. Rastegar plans to fully renovate the property with new flooring, tile, cabinets, countertops, stainless steel appliances, interior and exterior paint, windows, siding, roofs, landscaping and covered parking.
NEW YORK CITY — JLL has secured two Fannie Mae loans totaling $119 million to finance two apartment properties in Manhattan. On the Upper West Side, 33 West End Apartments offers 211 units in studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans along with 7,191 square feet of ground-floor retail space. In Chelsea, Port 10 Apartments features 89 units in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. The loan for 33 West End Apartments totaled $80 million and the loan for Port 10 Apartments totaled $39 million. C.W. Early of JLL arranged the fixed-rate, long-term loans for the borrower and original developer of the properties, Atlantic Development Group.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc. has acquired Maple Street Biscuit Co. for $36 million in an all-cash deal. Maple Street’s portfolio comprised 28 company-owned and five franchise-owned restaurants in seven states at the time of sale. The company plans to convert its Holler & Dash Biscuit House into Maple Street Biscuit locations. Scott Moore and Gus Johnson founded Maple Street in Jacksonville in 2012. Moore will stay on as CEO and will report to Sandra Cochran, president and CEO of Cracker Barrel.
MIAMI — Bridge Investment Group LLC has purchased Museum Tower, a 29-story, 259,666-square-foot office building in downtown Miami. The property is located 150 W. Flagler St. The tower was originally built in 1986 and has undergone $3 million worth of renovations since 2016. Bridge plans to invest an additional $4.5 million for amenities and other enhancements, including restroom upgrades and new common area finishes throughout, the addition of a building conference center and lobby, and exterior improvements. Bridge Commercial Real Estate LLC will oversee all property management and redevelopment work at Museum Tower. Renovations will begin immediately, with completion scheduled for 2020. José Lobón and Christian Lee of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed.
STAMFORD, CONN. — CBRE has arranged the $12.4 million sale of a 10-acre parcel in Stamford, a northeastern suburb of New York City. The parcel currently houses a vacant 196,000-square-foot office building. The buyer, a partnership between National Development and Epoch Senior Living, plans to redevelop the property into a 150-unit independent and assisted living senior housing community called Waterstone on High Ridge. National Development intends to raze 110,000 square feet of the existing building as part of the redevelopment project. Jeffrey Dunne, Steven Bardsley, Gene Pride, Jeremy Neuer and David Gavin of CBRE represented the Seller, Steven Wise Associates LLC.
OCALA, FLA. — Stan Johnson Co. has negotiated the sale of a 375,600-square-foot distribution center in Ocala. Custom Window Systems fully occupies the building, using it for company headquarters, manufacturing and distribution. Custom Window Systems has 15 years left on a triple-net lease. The company has occupied the building since it was constructed in 2006. In 2017, the facility was expanded by 150,000 square feet. Sky Management Services acquired the building for an undisclosed price. The property was listed for more than $28 million. Mollie Alteri, Joey Odom, Mike Sladich, and Maggie Holmes of Stan Johnson Co. represented the seller, a New York City-based institutional investor.
