MISSOURI CITY — NAI Partners has brokered the sale of an 86,655-square-foot office and warehouse property situated on 10 acres at 13840 Pike Road in Missouri City, a southwestern suburb of Houston. Clay Pritchett and Zane Carman of NAI Partners represented the seller, Champions Fairway Ltd. Will Austin and Hunter Johnston of Bridge Commercial Real Estate represented the buyer, Full Plus LLC.
SUGAR LAND, TEXAS — Rosenberger Construction has broken ground on a 56,000-square-foot office building for software developer HCSS in Sugar Land, located southwest of Houston. The property will be the third office building on the company’s 12-acre corporate campus. HCSS expects to add about 200 new employees to the new building, which will include a full kitchen, multiple lounge areas, a fitness center and an indoor racquetball court. A timeline for completion was not released.
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS AND LODI, N.J. — CBRE has arranged the $75.3 million sale of Skyline Apartments and Boulevard Apartments, two multifamily properties totaling 338 units in Hasbrouck Heights and Lodi, two adjacent western suburbs of New York City. Skyline Apartments comprises 124 apartments in Hasbrouck Heights, while Boulevard Apartments comprises 214 apartments located across both Hasbrouck Heights and Lodi. Jeffrey Dunne, Gene Pride, Jeremy Neuer, Steven Bardsley, David Gavin and Eric Apfel and Nat Gambuzza of CBRE represented the seller, an investment consortium between Griffen Ltd. and Kushner Cos. The CBRE team also represented the buyer, a New York-based private investment firm.
HILLSBOROUGH, N.J. — J.G. Petrucci Co. Inc. is nearing completion of a 57,000-square-foot industrial building in Hillsborough, located approximately 40 miles southwest of New York City. The project is build-to-suit for Permadur Industries, a manufacturer of construction equipment. The building will feature 37-foot ceiling heights and 17,000 square feet of office space, as well as 36,000 square feet of space designed for future expansion. Construction is currently underway and slated for completion by the end of 2019. The site also has the capacity to house an additional 36,000 square feet of new development.
WILLOW GROVE, PA. — Kushner Real Estate (KRE) Group has opened Willow Pointe, a 245-unit multifamily community in Willow Grove, a northern suburb of Philadelphia. The property comprises three buildings with one- and two-bedroom floor plans, all of which include a patio or balcony. Amenities include a pool, resident lounge, fitness center, business center, outdoor grilling areas and resident storage space. Hudson Projects designed the community.
OAKLAND, N.J. — JLL has brokered the sale of a 40,781-square-foot light industrial property in Oakland, located approximately 30 miles northwest of New York City. The building, which is located roughly a mile from Interstate 287, features 20-foot clear heights, two drive-in doors and several thousand square feet of office space. The property was fully leased at the time of sale. Jose Cruz, Marc Duval and Jordan Avanzato of JLL represented seller, North Jersey Development Group, in the transaction. A private investor purchased the asset.
NEW YORK CITY — Marketing and design firm Harper + Scott has signed a 17,456-square-foot office lease at 3 World Trade Center in Manhattan. The company currently operates out of 915 Broadway in the Flatiron District and will occupy a portion of the 40th floor of the building beginning in spring 2020. Jeff Fischer and Joe D’Apice of CBRE represented Harper + Scott in the lease negotiations. Jeremy Moss and Camille McGratty of Silverstein Properties represented the landlord, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Mary Ann Tighe, Ken Meyerson, Adam Foster, Evan Haskell, Steve Eynon, David Caperna and Rob Hill of CBRE assisted the Silverstein Properties team.
FLINT, MICH. — A new 101-room Hilton Garden Inn is set to open in downtown Flint in 2020. The building was formerly known as the Genesee County Savings Bank Building. The historic 11-story building was Flint’s second skyscraper when it opened in 1920. (The height of a skyscraper in those days was typically much lower than today.) Plans for the Hilton Garden Inn include a full-service restaurant, meeting and banquet center and rooftop deck. Crescent Hotels and Resorts will manage the hotel. Flint-based firms DW Lurvey Co. and Sorenson Gross are jointly managing construction of the project. Detroit-based Kraemer Design Group is serving as architect, interior designer and historic consultant. Developer Uptown Reinvestment Corp., Michigan Economic Development Corp., Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, Skypoint Ventures and Local Initiatives Support Corp. are providing project financing, along with Huntington Bank and Old National Bank.
WOOD DALE, ILL. — Premier Design + Build Group has broken ground on a two-building industrial development in Wood Dale. Bridge Development Partners is the developer and the facility will be known as Bridge Point Wood Dale. The first building will serve as a 100,738-square-foot build-to-suit for Forward Space LLC, a provider of office furniture and workplace solutions. The second building will be a 241,888-square-foot speculative warehouse. Completion of both buildings is slated for spring 2020. Cornerstone Architects Ltd., Swift Structural Design LLC and Manhard Consulting make up the project team.
CHICAGO — JLL has secured a $9.4 million loan for the refinancing of The Armoury, a 46,040-square-foot industrial facility repurposed as an entertainment trampoline park and athletic training facility in Chicago. The property is fully leased to Altitude Trampoline Park and Performance Training Systems. Christopher Carroll, Jason Bond and Lucas Borges of JLL arranged the fixed-rate loan with a financial holding company. A partnership between Clear Height Properties and Diamond Realty Holdings was the borrower.