AUSTIN, TEXAS — SWBC Real Estate, a Dallas-based multifamily development and investment firm, has purchased Falconhead Apartments, a 248-unit community in Austin. Built in 2003, the property is located near Lake Travis and was 94 percent occupied at the time of sale. Floor plans consist of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, and amenities include a pool, fitness center, clubhouse, outdoor pavilion, playground and a dog park. Kelly Witherspoon, Ryan Epstein and Justin Cole of Berkadia represented the seller, Connell Real Estate & Development Co., which invested roughly $4 million in capital improvements to the property over the last several years.
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DALLAS — Harwood International, a locally based investment and development firm, has acquired Citymark on the Katy Trail, a 226,344-square-foot office building located at 3100 McKinnon St. in Uptown Dallas. According to LoopNet Inc., the Class A property was built in 1987 and features a food court and a fitness center. Creighton Stark and Chris Boyd of Colliers, along with internal representatives Morgan Staub and Rob Steinwedell represented Harwood in the transaction. The seller was Bradford Cos. The building is situated just off the Katy Trail, a jogging and biking path that runs through the Uptown and Oak Lawn areas.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Chelsea Manor, a 187-unit apartment community in Oklahoma City. The sales price was approximately $8.7 million. Built on 7.2 acres in 1971, the property offers several different floor plans and amenities such as a pool, clubhouse and onsite laundry facilities. Derek Wilson of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a partnership that recently implemented a $500,000 renovation program, in the transaction. Wilson also procured the buyer, a limited liability company.
HOUSTON — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has negotiated the sale of a 118,905- square-foot office building located at 12700 Northborough Drive in Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 1981. Eva Horton, Greg Marconi and Albert Spiers of NKF represented the seller, Veritex Community Bank, in the transaction. The buyer was Cepideh Investments LLC.
PEARLAND, TEXAS — TIG Real Estate Services has sold Sunrise Lake, a 74,612-square-foot retail and medical office property located in the southern Houston suburb of Pearland. Sunrise Lake offers roughly 50,000 square feet of office/medical office space and approximately 24,500 square feet of retail space, which was a combined 86 percent leased at the time of sale. Dan Miller, John Indelli and Bryan Strode of JLL represented TIG in the transaction and procured the undisclosed buyer.
MIAMI — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Summer Grove Apartments, a 116-unit multifamily community in Miami. The property sold for $22.5 million, or $193,534 per unit. The community comprises 12 two-story buildings spanning five acres. Joseph Thomas, Adam Duncan, Brett McMahon and Elliot Blasser of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a personal trust, in the transaction. Jonathan De La Rosa, Eduardo Toledo, and Jorge Ruiz, also with Marcus & Millichap, represented the buyer, which is also a personal trust.
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $19.4 million sale of 1700 Palm Beach Lakes, a 113,964-square-foot office building in West Palm Beach. Located at 1700 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd., the building was delivered in 1988 and features structured parking and a covered entrance. The seller, 1700 PBL LLC, an affiliate of Breakers Capital, recently completed a $2 million renovation that included a complete elevator modernization, clobby and garage restorations and a full-building generator replacement. Capstone acquired the property. Scott O’Donnell, Dominic Montazemi, Greg Miller, Miguel Alcivar, Michael Ciadella and Anthony Librizzi of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction. Jason Hochman of Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer in arranging an $18.4 million acquisition loan from Blue Vista Finance.
NORTH KANSAS CITY, MO. — Tutera Senior Living & Health Care has opened the 172-unit independent living portion of Tiffany Springs Senior Living Community in North Kansas City. The $55 million, 289,000-square-foot property is located at 9101 N. Ambassador Drive. Amenities include a day spa, heated pool, outdoor courtyard, yoga studio, art studio, theater room, chapel, dog park, multiple dining venues, concierge and transportation services. A breezeway connects the property to Tutera’s Tiffany Springs Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, which offers both short-term rehabilitation services and extended stays. The project team included Nearing Staats Prelogar & Jones Architects, BHC RHODES and Luke Draily Construction Co. A grand opening event is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 26 to showcase the completion of the 89 memory care and assisted living units.
NOVI, MICH. — Bluewater Technology has signed a 90,000-square-foot lease for a new build-to-suit facility at 45833 12 Mile Road in Novi. Bluewater will relocate from a 57,000-square-foot facility in Southfield. Bluewater is an event technology firm that specializes in audiovisual integration. Conner Salsberry and David Giltner of CBRE represented Bluewater in the lease transaction. (Giltner now works for Colliers International.) The team also represented the landlord and developer, Amson Nassar Development. Scott Cave and Shane Ferrell of CBRE will work with Bluewater in the build-out process.
BENSENVILLE, ILL. — Darwin Realty has begun development of a Bo Jackson Elite Sports Facility in Bensenville. The 114,140-square-foot indoor sports training center will be the third Bo Jackson facility in the United States and the second in Illinois. Completion is slated for the end of the year. The facility is designed to accommodate training for sports such as baseball, soccer, football and lacrosse. The building will also include a track, weight room and climbing wall. Sports legend Vincent “Bo” Jackson attended a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, July 18. Jackson, a graduate of Auburn University, is the only professional athlete in history to be named an All-Star in both baseball and football. Triumph Construction is the general contractor and Charles Smith of Arete Design Studio Ltd. is the architect.