SILVER SPRING, MD. — The Donaldson Group and Declaration Partners have acquired Vista at White Oaks Apartments, a 272-unit garden-style multifamily community in Silver Spring, for $53 million. The property offers one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a picnic area, swimming pool, playground and a tennis court. Vista at White Oak sits on 11 acres at 11430 Lockwood Drive, 11 miles north of downtown Washington, D.C. The buyers are planning a renovation program that includes unit upgrades, common area enhancements, exterior improvements and mechanical system modernization. Maxi Leachman of CBRE originated an acquisition loan through Freddie Mac on behalf of the partnership. The seller was not disclosed.
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MONROE AND VILLA RICA, GA. — Colliers International has arranged the sale of two shopping centers near Atlanta: Monroe Plaza and Villa Rica Crossing. Monroe Plaza spans 89,860 square feet and is located at 748-796 W. Spring St. in Monroe, about 45 miles east of downtown Atlanta. The center was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Quality Foods, Cato, Family Dollar and Roses Express. A private buyer acquired the property from Malon D. Mimms Co. for an undisclosed price. Food Depot anchors Villa Rica Crossing, which was 98 percent leased at the time of sale. The 57,584-square-foot center is situated at 664 W. Bankhead Highway in Villa Rica, 34 miles west of downtown Atlanta. A private buyer purchased the property from Ziff Properties for an undisclosed price. Tony D’Ambrosio and Joe Montgomery of Colliers represented the sellers in both transactions.
NAPLES, FLA. — Stock Development has sold Stock Plaza, a 65,297-square-foot retail center in Naples, for $26.5 million. Stock Development delivered the five-building center in 2017 and 2018. The property was 98 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including NCH Healthcare, Sherwin Williams, Five Guys, AT&T and Tropical Smoothie Café. All the tenants recently signed long-term triple net leases. Stock Plaza is located on 8.8 acres at 7735 Collier Blvd., nine miles east of downtown Naples. Britt Raymond, Kyle Fant, Matthew Mousavi and Patrick Luther of SRS National Net Lease represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer was an undisclosed private family office based in New York City.
DALLAS — Austin-based developer Oden Hughes has broken ground on Phase I of Lenox Maplewood, a project that will add 275 apartments and 12 townhomes to the Dallas Medical District. Floor plans will include one- and two-bedroom apartments and three-bedroom townhomes. The first units are scheduled to open in late 2020. Oden Hughes has the ability to build at least one more phase, but the timing of any additional phases has not been determined. Zoning on the property allows the developer to build a total of up to 800 units on the site. BGO Architects is handling design of the project.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — The Parallel Co. has begun construction on an 18-story, 558-bed student housing community located near the University of Texas at Austin. The property will offer 153 fully furnished units. Shared amenities will include a coffee bar, rooftop sky lounge, study lounges with conference rooms, fitness center, package room with lockers and a rooftop pool area with outdoor TVs, grills, hot tub and a fire pit. A timeline for delivery was not announced. Parallel recently opened the 502-bed MUZE community, which is located nearby and also serves students attending the University of Texas at Austin.
HOUSTON — Lee & Associates has negotiated an 88,000-square-foot industrial lease at 701 Plastics Ave. in Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built on 6 .2 acres in 1979 and includes 3,520 square feet of office space. Trey Erwin, Robert McGee and Dalton Knipe of Lee & Associates represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. The tenant was Grow Texas Plastics LLC.
TULSA, OKLA. — DealPoint Merrill, a commercial owner-operator with offices in California and Nevada, has acquired the former Tulsa World Warehouse, a 47,521-square-foot industrial property situated on two acres in the city’s business and arts district. DealPoint Merrill plans to develop a $10 million self-storage facility on the site that is scheduled to open in May 2020. The seller was not disclosed.
LAKE JACKSON, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Pearl at Oyster Creek, a 72-unit apartment complex in Lake Jackson, located south of Houston. Jeffrey Fript and Chris Mazzini of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and buyer, both of which were limited liability companies that requested anonymity, in the transaction. The buyer plans to upgrade the property’s exterior and unit interiors.
REDMOND, WASH. — Bell Partners, on behalf of its Fund VI investors, has entered the metro Seattle market with the acquisition of 3040 Apartments, a multifamily property in Redmond. An undisclosed seller sold the asset for $96 million. The buyer plans to rename the property Bell Overlake. Developed this year, the asset feature 243 apartments. Units features quartz countertops, plank flooring, large closets and in-unit washers/dryers. Select units have lofts, patios or balconies and views of the surrounding mountains. Community amenities include a rooftop deck, fitness center with separate yoga studio, pet spa, courtyard with barbecue area and fire pits, and garage parking with electric charging stations. The community is located within walking distance of Microsoft’s global headquarters campus and convenient access to the Seattle Transit Link light rail expansion.
CHICAGO — Hyatt Hotels Corp. has launched a new brand within the select-service category called Caption. The brand is designed with communal spaces in mind. Union Square Hospitality Group consulted on the design of a food and beverage concept, which will include a café, market and bar. Guest rooms will average around 270 square feet. “We intend for the Caption by Hyatt brand to be a global growth driver domestically and internationally in dense urban markets, emerging neighborhoods and high foot-traffic areas,” says Jim Chu, global head of development for Hyatt.