HOUSTON — NAI Partners’ Investment Fund has acquired Point West Business Park, a 146,000-square-foot industrial development located in Houston’s Westchase area. Andrew Pappas and Adam Hawkins of NAI Partners negotiated and closed the off-market deal alongside Todd Carlson and Brad Porter. The seller was Interra Capital Group.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Development Ventures Group (DEVEN) and Ustler Development Inc., in a public-private partnership with the City of Orlando, have delivered UnionWest at Creative Village on the University of Central Florida’s campus. UnionWest is a 15-story building with 644 student housing beds, 100,000 square feet of academic space, 11,000 square feet of ground-level retail space and a 600-space parking garage. Construction on the $105 million development began in October 2017. The building is located at the corner of West Livingston Street and North Terry Avenue in downtown Orlando, which grants access to both University of Central Florida and Valencia College students. Five of the six ground-floor retail locations in UnionWest are leased. Tenants include Vera Asian, Addition Financial, Subway, Dunkin’ and Qdoba Mexican Grill. The student housing portion opened in time for the fall 2019 semester at 97 percent occupancy.
ATLANTA — A joint venture between Songy Highroads and Hyatt Hotels Corp. has opened its 11-story Hyatt Place Centennial Park in downtown Atlanta. The 175-room hotel, which was announced in November 2017, opened on Thursday, Sept. 12. Amenities include ground-level retail space facing Luckie and Marietta streets, a swimming pool, fitness center, lobby bar, onsite food service, parking deck, 2,100 square feet of meeting space and a large aquarium in the lobby paying homage to its neighbor Georgia Aquarium. The hotel is also situated across the street from Centennial Olympic Park and World of Coca-Cola and near other venues such as College Football Hall of Fame, CNN Center, World Congress Center and State Farm Arena. Atlanta-based Reeves Young was the general contractor of Hyatt Place Centennial Park, and Alpharetta, Ga.-based Wakefield Beasley & Associates was the architect.
TAMPA, FLA. — Westside Capital Group has acquired Watermans Crossing Apartments, a 337-unit multifamily community in Tampa’s Wellswood neighborhood, for $29.5 million. The property, which Westside Capital will rebrand as Westshore Crossing, comprises 20 buildings and offers studio through three-bedroom floor plans averaging 895 square feet. Communal amenities include a clubhouse, 876 parking spots, fitness center and three swimming pools. Westside plans to invest $5 million in capital improvements, which will include updating common areas and perform targeted interior unit upgrades. Bridge Investment Group provided the buyer with a $26.3 million acquisition loan with a five-year term and a floating interest rate. Charles Foschini of Berkadia arranged the loan on behalf of the buyer. Luis Elorza and Brad Capas of Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer in the sale. The seller was not disclosed.
PEACHTREE CORNERS, GA. — Cortland has purchased Echo Lakeside, a 296-unit apartment complex in Peachtree Corners that was delivered in April. The buyer will rebrand the property as Cortland Peachtree Corners. The property is bordered by two lakes, which includes two docks for residents to fish from or launch kayaks. Additional communal amenities include a clubhouse, business center, fitness center, swimming pool, rideshare space and a dog park. The seller and sales price were not disclosed, though the Gwinnett Daily Post reported that Brand Properties was the developer.
HANAHAN, S.C. — Expeditors International of Washington Inc. has signed a 143,000-square-foot industrial lease within North Pointe Commerce Park in Hanahan. Expeditors will occupy 58 percent of the 247,000-square-foot building located at 1017 Northpointe Industrial Blvd., which is situated 14 miles northwest of downtown Charleston. Of the 143,000 square feet, 22,000 will be office space that the landlord, West-Signal, will build out. The building features tilt-up concrete construction, 32-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinkler systems and LED lighting. Expeditors is expected to begin occupying the space in early October. Jeff Kernochan of Fischer International and Hagood Morrison of Bridge Commercial represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Peter Fennelly, Simons Johnson and Tim Raber of Bridge Commercial represented West-Signal, which is a joint venture owned by an affiliate of North Signal Capital LLC and a fund managed by Westport Capital Partners LLC.
PHOENIX — ReNUE Properties has purchased Legacy Bungalows, a multifamily asset located in Phoenix. Legacy Partners sold the community for $26.1 million, or $130,500 per unit. Completed in 2002, Legacy Bungalows features 200 apartments in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts with at least nine-foot ceilings and an average unit size of 852 square feet. The property is situated on 6.4 acres and less than two miles from Chase Field and Talking Stick Resort Arena. Steve Gebing and Cliff David of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
LAKE FOREST, CALIF. — Foothill Ranch LLC has completed the disposition of a portion of Foothill Ranch Towne Center, a 1 million-square-foot, master-planned regional retail center in Lake Forest. A private family trust acquired a 121,883-square-foot portion of the retail center, located at 36532 Towne Center Drive, for $22.2 million. Pete Bethea, Rob Ippolito and Glenn Rudy of Newmark Knight Frank represented the seller in the transaction. At the time of sale, five tenants fully occupied the sold portion: At Home, PetSmart, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and Brews and a nail salon. Walmart and Target anchor the overall retail center.
MILLWOOD, WASH. — Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has negotiated the sale of a retail property located at 8851 E. Trent Ave. in Millwood, a suburb of Spokane. An undisclosed buyer acquired the asset for $8.3 million in an off-market transaction. Situated on 3.7 acres within a major shopping center, the property features 46,798 square feet of retail space and was built in 1991. Albertsons currently occupies the property on a 20-year lease. Additional tenants at the shopping center include Dairy Queen, Banner Bank, Redbox, Taco Time, Papa Murphy’s Take ‘N’ Bake, Scollard’s Dry Cleaning and Starbucks Coffee. Aron Cline of Matthews Real Estate Investment Services handled the transaction. Barrington Capital Corp. provided acquisition financing for the deal. The name of the seller was not released.
MAYNARD, MASS. — Market Basket Supermarket will anchor the 306,000-square-foot Maynard Crossing mixed-use development currently under construction in Maynard, located approximately 23 miles west of Boston. The 70,000-square-foot store plans to hire 250 associates and will feature a full-service butcher and café with sandwiches, pizza and sushi. Capital Group Properties is developing Maynard Crossing, will include additional retail tenants and a 180-unit apartment complex called The Vue at Maynard Crossing. Maynard Crossing is slated for completion by the end of 2019. Additionally, Hawthorn Retirement Group is developing a 143-unit senior independent living community on the site called Camellia Gardens Gracious Retirement Living. General contractor JBJ Construction expects to complete this project by 2020.
