HOUSTON — COE Distributing, a wholesale distributor of office furniture, has signed a 251,754-square-foot industrial lease at Highland Grove Industrial Park in northwest Houston. COE will lease newly renovated cross-dock space that was formerly occupied by grocery chain Randalls. Cory Driskill and Travis Covington of Crow Holdings Industrial and Faron Wiley of CBRE represented the landlord, CRP/CHI Randalls Owner LP, in the lease negotiations. John Parsley, Barrett Gibson and Jason English of Colliers International represented the tenant.
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AUSTIN, TEXAS — Arrowroot Real Estate, a California-based private equity firm, has acquired Lamar Station Apartments, a 192-unit community in North Austin. Built in 1983, the property’s unit interiors were recently upgraded, and Arrowroot plans to implement capital improvements to the amenity spaces as well. Charles Cirar and Michael Wardlaw of CBRE brokered the transaction, representing the undisclosed seller. Brian Eisendrath and Cameron Chalfant, also with CBRE, arranged $22.4 million in acquisition financing on behalf of Arrowroot.
DALLAS — Accesso, an investment manager and operator of office buildings, has added three tenants to 2626 Cole, the company’s 121,000-square-foot office building in the Uptown/Turtle Creek area of Dallas. WorkSuites signed a lease for 28,600 square feet; Republic Editorial inked a deal for 12,300 square feet; and Annandale Capital signed a lease of an undisclosed size. The leasing activity brings the occupancy of the property, which was recently renovated, to 95 percent.
ELGIN, TEXAS — Dallas-based STRIVE has arranged the sale of House Park Shopping Center, a 20,200-square-foot retail strip center in Elgin, located northeast of Austin. The property was 90 percent occupied at the time of sale. James Anderson of STRIVE represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were locally based investors.
ADDISON, TEXAS — Discount apparel retailer Ross Dress for Less has opened a 21,088-square-foot store at Addison Town Center on the northern outskirts of Dallas. The official opening was held on Oct. 12. Bernard Shaw of Weitzman represented the owner of Addison Town Center, which houses tenants such as Kroger Signature, Target, PetSmart, Crunch Fitness, Dollar Tree, GNC and Great Clips, in the lease negotiations.
Grace Street Properties Acquires 158,000 SF Retail Property in Northern Virginia, Plans 2 MSF Mixed-Use Development
by Alex Tostado
WOODBRIDGE, VA. — Grace Street Properties has acquired Station Plaza, a 158,000-square-foot retail center spanning 13 acres. Grace Street plans to convert the site into a 2 million-square-foot mixed-use development. The Prince William Board of County Supervisors approved the master-planned project, which will be located within walking distance of the VRE/Amtrak station, four stops from the future site of Amazon’s HQ2. Grace Street plans to deliver residential units, commercial space, outdoor space and more retail. Grace Street plans to immediately begin site work. George Boosalis of Boosalis Properties represented the buyer in the land acquisition, which sold for $19.1 million, a 7.6 percent cap rate. David Choi of Greysteel represented the undisclosed seller.
Fountain Residential, BAM Capital to Develop Phase I of Student Housing Project Near UNC-Charlotte
by Alex Tostado
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Fountain Residential and BAM Capital will develop the first phase of a three-phase student housing project near the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. Phase I of The Vue on University will comprise 271 apartment units offering one- through four-bedroom floor plans totaling 727 beds. Communal amenities will include a swimming pool, 6,000-square-foot fitness center and multiple private study rooms. The community will be located at the corner of University City Boulevard and East Mallard Creek Church Road. Stuart Roosth Architects and Kimley-Horn Associates designed The Vue on University. MW Builders Inc. is the general contractor. Phase I is slated to be delivered in fall 2021.
SARALAND, ALA. — Zarzour Cos. has announced plans to construct a 55,000-square-foot, build-to-suit medical office building in Saraland. Zarzour will begin construction in January 2020, with plans to complete the project in January 2021. Alabama Orthopedic Clinic and Saraland Physical Therapy will anchor the building, which will be located near Industrial Parkway and I-65, nine miles north of downtown Mobile. Development is estimated to cost $17 million.
MURRELLS INLET, S.C. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $4.9 million sale of an 18,035-square-foot, Publix shadow-anchored shopping center in Murrells Inlet. The seller, Columbia Prince Creek, developed the property in 2017 and previously sold the Publix in a separate transaction. Zach Taylor of Marcus & Millichap’s Taylor McMinn Retail Group represented Columbia Prince Creek in the sale of the center to MH Commercial Real Estate Fund LLC. “We were asked to assist in a parcellation exit strategy for the shopping center, which resulted in a more accretive exit price than a sale of the entire center would have achieved,” said lead agent Taylor. “To my knowledge, this is the first time this has ever been done with a new-construction Publix.” Tenants at the time of sale included Edward Jones & Co., Tidelands Health and a Heartland Dental outparcel. The property is located at 11920 S.C. Highway 707, 13 miles south of downtown Myrtle Beach.
BOISE — The Opus Group has started construction of a mixed-use project in downtown Boise. River Caddis Development and Standard Capital, a division of Standard Cos., are developing the project. Slated for completion in summer 2021, the eight-story, 285,000-square-foot project will feature 173 apartments in a mix of micro, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, as well as 3,000 square feet of street-level retail space. The second, third and fourth floors will primarily serve as parking with 400 parking stalls and bike storage that will be privately managed by Ada County, Idaho. The remaining floors will consist of apartments, a fitness center and a landscaped rooftop courtyard. The development is located at the corner of South Third and West Myrtle streets. Opus is serving as design-builder, interior designer, architect and structural engineer of record. River Caddis and Standard Capital are co-developers and co-owners and GGLO is the design architect of the project.