WARD HILL, MASS. — Cedar’s Foods, a supplier of Mediterranean foods, will soon open a $100 million, 125,000-square-foot production facility in Ward Hill, located near the New Hampshire border. The facility has been under construction for the past year and is scheduled to open in August in a move that will bring 125 new jobs to the area. Cedar’s also operates two other production facilities in the area totaling 174,000 square feet, as well as a 75,000-square-foot dry storage facility. With the completion of this project, the company’s regional footprint will total roughly 375,000 square feet.
HOUSTON — Locally based retail developer Levcor Inc. has received a loan for the refinancing of the Marq*E Entertainment Center, a Houston venue that houses an array of restaurants bars and entertainment concepts, including Dave & Buster’s and Edwards Cinema. Levcor purchased the center, which was originally developed in 2003 and 94 percent occupied at the time of sale, in 2014. Jimmy Board, Tom Melody, Tom Fish and Wes Wallace of JLL handled the debt placement on behalf of Levcor. LoanCore provided the nonrecourse, floating-rate loan, a portion of which will be used to fund property improvements.
DALLAS — Berkadia has negotiated the sale of the 160-room Doubletree Dallas-Farmers Branch hotel. The property, which offers amenities such as a pool, fitness center and a business center, recently underwent an $8 million renovation program. The buyer was an undisclosed 1031 exchange investor. This was the first sale from the 15-property portfolio Berkadia exclusively listed throughout the West and Southwest. The entire portfolio could fetch a sales price of $375 million.
QUINCY, MASS. — WinnCompanies and NeighborWorks Housing Solutions have completed construction of The Watson, a 140-unit affordable housing project in the southern Boston suburb of Quincy. Project costs were approximately $44 million. The Watson features 86 apartments available to residents earning 110 percent or less than the area median income (AMI). Twenty eight residences will be rented to households earning 50 percent or less of AMI, and 26 units are reserved for market-rate housing. The Watson was developed at the site of a former shipyard and is close to being fully preleased.
EL PASO, TEXAS — Greysteel has brokered the sale of La Privada and Terrace Hill, two multifamily communities totaling 550 units in El Paso. La Privada is a 240-unit property that features one- and two-bedroom units with an average size of 703 square feet. Terrace Hill spans 310 units in studio, one- and two-bedroom formats, with an average unit size of 752 square feet. Jack Stone, Doug Banerjee and Andrew Hanson of Greysteel represented the seller, a private investment firm, and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Starwood Capital Group, a Connecticut-based private investment firm, has acquired land in one of East Austin’s opportunity zones for the development of a 342-unit multifamily project. The garden-style property will be located at 500 U.S. Highway 183 S. within close proximity to Austin’s central business district (CBD), entertainment district and Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. Completion is slated for spring 2020.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Greenwater, a Miami-based asset management firm, has acquired Manzana Grove, a 236-unit multifamily property situated on roughly 10 acres in Fort Worth. The property offers one- and two-bedroom units. The new ownership will implement a capital improvements program that will add new amenities, including a soccer court, fitness center and a pet park. The seller was an undisclosed, Utah-based investor.
INDIANAPOLIS — In joint venture with a fund managed by DRA Advisors LLC, M & J Wilkow has purchased Keystone at the Crossing in Indianapolis. Equus Capital Partners Ltd. sold the asset for an estimated $142 million, according to the Indianapolis Business Journal. The office campus spans 1 million square feet and features upgraded lobbies, new tenant lounges, conference centers, electric car charging stations, two attached parking garages and a fitness facility. The campus is situated within a larger mixed-use development comprising retail, residential and hospitality space. This is M & J Wilkow’s eighth acquisition with DRA Advisors.
DECATUR AND GALESBURG, ILL. — Affiliates of Phoenix Investors have purchased three industrial properties totaling approximately 1.8 million square feet in Decatur and Galesburg for an undisclosed price. Located in central Illinois, the Decatur property was formerly a BorgWarner facility that spans 475,000 square feet on 56 acres. The building features 20 loading docks, 16 overhead doors and clear heights ranging from 16 to 30 feet. The two Galesburg assets were originally constructed by Maytag between 1974 and 1996 and then acquired by Whirlpool Corp.
OMAHA, NEB. — Broad Reach Retail Partners has acquired Baker Square Shopping Center in Omaha for an undisclosed price. The grocery-anchored center spans 158,380 square feet and features Fresh Thyme Farmers Market, JoAnn Fabric and CHI Health. The property is 73 percent leased. The seller was not disclosed. LinkedIn recently signed a lease for a new 200,000-square-foot campus less than one mile north of the shopping center.