CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS — SWBC Real Estate has acquired Stoneleigh Apartments, a 348-unit multifamily community in Corpus Christi. Built in phases between 2005 and 2008, the garden-style community features one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as three pools, a fitness center, communal kitchen and resident clubhouse. Stoneleigh was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. SWBC will implement a $3.5 million value-add program targeting unit interiors, amenity spaces and building exteriors.
TEMPLE, TEXAS — Dallas-based Disney Investment Group (DIG) has brokered the sale of Bird Creek Crossing, a 129,941-square-foot retail power center located in the Central Texas city of Temple. Built in 2007 and shadow-anchored by Target and Home Depot, the property was 98 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Best Buy, Michaels, PetSmart and SPEC’s Wine & Spirits. David Disney and Adam Crockett of DIG represented the undisclosed seller and procured the private 1031 exchange buyer.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital LLC has provided a $56 million Freddie Mac loan for the acquisition of Bridge at Asher Apartments, a 452-unit community in south Austin. The property is situated on 50 acres at 10505 South Interstate Highway 35 and features amenities such as two pools, a fitness center, game lounge and an outdoor fire pit. Approximately 51 percent of the units are reserved for renters earning 80 percent or less of the area median income. Kevin Bowen of Bellwether originated the loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
HOUSTON — LMI Capital, a Real Estate Capital Alliance (RECA) member, has placed two loans totaling $13.5 million for a pair of multifamily assets in the greater Houston area. In the first transaction, Brandon Brown of LMI Capital arranged a $7.5 million loan for the refinancing of a 100-unit property in Fort Bend County. The loan carried a fixed 3.52 percent interest rate and five years of interest-only payments. In the second deal, Kurt Dennis of LMI Capital placed a $6 million loan for a 90-unit community in Texas City. That loan was structured with a fixed interest rate for seven years and three years of interest-only payments.
DENVER — Bradbury Properties and Confluent Development have broken ground on three additional buildings at HighField Business Park, an industrial park located at the intersection of E-470 and Peoria Street southeast of Centennial Airport in metro Denver. Upon completion, the three projects will bring the 100-acre near to full build-out, spanning approximately 10 years and totaling 1.25 million square feet of industrial space. Only 12 acres on the park’s north end will remain undeveloped. The new buildings include a 202,000-square-foot, single-story facility, slated for completion in second-quarter 2020; and 160,000-square-foot and 130,000-square-foot speculative buildings, slated for completion in first-quarter 2020. Brinkman Construction and Ware Malcomb are serving as general contractor and architect, respectively, for the FedEx property. Murray & Stafford and Intergroup Architects comprise the project team for the spec buildings. The spec facilities will feature front-park, rear-load design with shared truck courts. HighField Business Park currently features 750,000 square feet of fully leased industrial space. Upon completion of this phase of development, the park will consist of six buildings totaling 800,000 square feet of space. Current tenants at the park include Charter Communications, Gateway Classic Cars, EdgeConneX, Linn Star Transfer and Liteye Systems. Jim Bolt of CBRE leads the …
ORANGE, CALIF. — Los Angeles-based Stanton Road Capital (SRC) has acquired TriCentre, a Class A office tower located in Orange, for an undisclosed price. The name of the seller was not released. Completed in 1986, the 10-story TriCentre features 211,916 square feet of office space. The property is situated within the “Platinum Triangle” at the convergence of Interstate 5, California State Route 57 and California State Route 55. At the time of sale, the building was 78 percent leased to a variety of high-profile tenants, including Farmers Insurance, Children’s Home Society of California, MegaMex Foods and Lockheed Martin. The buyer has plans to invest significant post-acquisition capital to improve the tenant experience, including a fully overhauled lobby and courtyard, as well as building upgrades. SRC has retained Cushman & Wakefield to handle leasing and property management of TriCentre.
BOULDER, COLO. — Pollack Shores Real Estate Group plans to develop The Armory, a 201-unit residential village in North Boulder. Situated on the grounds of a former Colorado National Guard post, The Armory marks Pollack Shores’ entry into the Colorado market. Located at 4750 Broadway in the NoBo Art District, The Armory will feature a mix of two-story apartment buildings, 18 three-story townhomes, 8,400 square feet of retail storefronts along Broadway and two public pocket parks. Additionally, as part of the project, the historic, 9,500-square-foot armory mess hall and smokestack will be preserved as an activity center for residents. Originally built in 1949, the repurposed landmark will feature yoga and fitness classes, a kitchen and bar area, clubroom, outdoor pool deck and leasing office. The project team includes The Mulhern Group, Martines Palmeiro Construction and JVA. Construction is scheduled to begin this fall, with delivery slated for 2021. Matrix Residential, the developer’s fully integrated property management firm, will oversee operations of the community. Armory Community LLC, a local investment group led by Bruce Dierking and Jim Loftus, the original visionaries behind the project, will retain a minority interest in the development.
PHILADELPHIA — CBRE has brokered the sale of a 283,500-square-foot industrial facility in Philadelphia. The buyer, a partnership between Wharton Industrial Partners and Walton Street Capital, plans to invest $10 million in an extensive repositioning of the site, which will be rebranded SoPhi Logistics Center. Improvements will include installation of a new roof and lights, as well as leveling the interior floors, expanding and upgrading the loading docks and repaving and repainting the entire site. Construction is expected to be complete in early 2020. CBRE’s Patrick Green and Michael Mullen represented the seller, an individual investor based in Switzerland who purchased the property in 2006. The sales price was undisclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — JLL has negotiated a 27,811-square-foot office lease for Marquee Brands LLC at 330 West 34th. Street in New York City. Designed by Schulze & Weaver, the 682,000-square-foot building was completed in 1926. Mitchell Konsker, Alexander Chudnoff, Benjamin Bass and Harrison Potter of JLL represented Marquee in the transaction. Josh Glick and Jared Silverman represented the landlord, Vornado Realty Trust, in-house.
ESCONDIDO, CALIF. — Healthcare Trust Inc., a New York-based public, non-traded REIT, has acquired Felicita Vida, a seniors housing community located in Escondido, for an undisclosed price. The seller was Torrey Pines Development Group. Built in 2015 on 4.3 acres, Felicita Vida features 91 units, totaling 117 beds, in a mix of 53 assisted living units and 38 memory care units. Rick Swartz, Jay Wagner, Aaron Rosenzweig, Dan Baker, Tim Hosmer and Bailey Nygard of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction.
