State College, PA. — Toll Brothers Campus Living is set to open Phase I of The Yards at Old State, a 1,093-bed student housing development located near Pennsylvania State University in State College. The first phase of development will include 164 fully furnished, cottage-style units. Shared amenities will include a 21,000-square-foot clubhouse, resort-style swimming pool with hot tubs, an indoor basketball court, a state-of-the-art fitness center and study spaces. Phase I is set to open in summer 2020.
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WEST CREEK, N.J. — The Walters Group has completed three of the five buildings at its 60-unit Cornerstone at Grassy Hollow development in West Creek, located approximately 55 miles southeast of Philadelphia. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans and amenities including a community clubhouse, fitness center and picnic area. Walters expects to complete the remaining two buildings this spring.
Cannabis-Based Healthcare Provider Buys 50,274 SF Industrial Property Near Philadelphia
by Alex Patton
VINELAND, N.J. — Columbia Care, a cannabis-based health and wellness company, has purchased a 50,274-square-foot industrial property in Vineland, located approximately 40 miles south of Philadelphia. Situated at 1560 N.W. Blvd., the property features 27-foot ceiling heights and 2,749 square feet of office space. The property was vacant at the time of sale. Jonathan Klear and Fred Meyer of NAI Mertz represented the seller, LS Capital, in the transaction. The sales price was undisclosed.
HOUSTON — JLL has arranged construction financing and joint venture equity for Montrose Collective, a mixed-use project that will be located in Houston’s Montrose District. Preliminary plans call for 150,000 square feet of creative office, medical office and retail space across four buildings. Colby Mueck, Ryan West, Matthew Putterman, Jett Lucia and Matthew Williamson of JLL arranged the construction loan through Bank OZK and delivered an institutional investor advised by JPMorgan Asset Management as the joint venture equity partner. The borrower was locally based development and investment firm Radom Capital.
WEST HAVEN, CONN. — Houlihan-Parnes Realtors LLC has brokered the $2.1 million sale of Woodlawn Shopping Center, a 31,150-square-foot retail center in West Haven, a southwestern suburb of New Haven. At the time of sale, space at the shopping center was leased to 10 retail tenants including several restaurants, a bowling alley and a beauty salon. The property also includes a 20,000-square-foot vacant parking lot across the street. Jeremiah Houlihan of Houlihan-Parnes represented the buyer, a family-owned real estate holding and managing company based in Yonkers, New York. The seller was undisclosed.
BEAUMONT, TEXAS — Houston-based retail brokerage and investment firm Baker Katz has acquired North Park Plaza, a 139,926-square-foot shopping center in Beaumont. The property is situated on 14.3 acres across from Parkdale Mall, which is being redeveloped by Tennessee-based CBL Properties. Target anchors the center, which also houses tenants such as Kirkland’s, Spec’s Wine & Spirits, Skechers, Mattress Firm and Longhorn Steakhouse. Ryan West of JLL represented the seller, Weingarten Realty Investors, a Houston-based REIT, in the transaction.
Marcus & Millichap Arranges Sale of 12,000 SF Retail Strip Center in Middletown, New Jersey
by Alex Patton
MIDDLETOWN, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $3.9 million sale of The Lincroft Grove, a 12,000-square-foot retail strip in Middletown, located approximately 50 miles south of New York City. Located at 644 Newman Springs Road, the property was leased to several restaurants at the time of sale. ACME Markets and Bank of America Financial Center anchor an adjacent retail center. Jason Petrick of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the transaction. Michael Lombardi of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer. Both investors were limited liability companies that requested anonymity.
SAN ANTONIO — EVO Entertainment, an entertainment retail concept that combines bowling, movies, games, food and beverages, will open an 80,000-square-foot venue at Escala in San Antonio. The center will feature 10 movie screens, 12 bowling lanes, a restaurant and bar, arcade and virtual reality games, a ropes course and private event space. Metro Dallas-based N3 Real Estate is the developer of Escala, a shopping center located at the intersection of State Highway 151 and Military Drive on the city’s northwest side. The venue will be the seventh for EVO, which primarily operates in Central Texas, and is scheduled to open in January 2021.
Publix Breaks Ground on 940,000 SF Distribution Center in Greensboro, North Carolina
by Alex Tostado
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Publix has broken ground on a 940,000-square-foot refrigerated distribution center in Greensboro. Publix expects the project to deliver the facility by the end of 2022 and to create 1,000 jobs by 2025. The new distribution center will be Publix’s 10th, joining other facilities in Boynton Beach, Deerfield Beach, Jacksonville, Lakeland, Miami, Orlando and Sarasota, Fla.; Lawrenceville, Ga.; and McCalla, Ala. Publix announced the project in 2018.
CHATSWORTH, GA. — Houston-based Hines will develop Busch Logistics Park, a planned two-building, 737,000-square-foot industrial property in Chatsworth. Both buildings will be developed simultaneously, and Hines expects to deliver them in early 2021. Building A will span 526,400 square feet and feature cross-dock configuration and 36-foot clear heights, and Building B will span 210,600 square feet and feature rear load configuration and a 32-foot clear heights. The property is situated on 97 acres off Cass White Road and Interstate 75, 45 miles northwest of Atlanta. Reed Davis and Bob Currie of JLL will handle leasing efforts on behalf of the developer.