Property Type

Whole Foods Signs 40,000 SF Retail Lease for The Parks at Walter Reed in D.C.

by Alex Tostado December 16, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Whole Foods Market has signed a 40,000-square-foot retail lease to anchor the Hartley apartment building within The Parks at Walter Reed in northwest Washington, D.C. The Parks is a 3.1 million-square-foot mixed-use development from the partnership of Hines, Urban Atlantic and Triden Development. The Hartley will be the third new construction at the site, alongside two currently underway projects: The Brooks condominiums and the Vale apartments, featuring 18,000 square feet of retail. The Hartley features 323 rental units, including 32 affordable units, and 58,000 square feet of retail space. The apartment building will be part of the project’s Town Center, which will include 100,000 square feet of dining, shopping, and entertainment fronting Georgia Avenue. Construction on The Hartley is expected to begin in early 2020 with completion of the project set for early 2022. Torti Gallas + Partners is the architect for The Hartley, with interior design by Hickok Cole Lifestyle and landscape design by Oehme van Sweden. Retail broker CBRE + Streetsense will lease The Parks. The campus already contains a firehouse and schools, as well as housing for seniors and veterans.

December 16, 2019

Development Leasing Activity Mixed-Use Northeast Office Pennsylvania

First National Bank to Anchor Pittsburgh Mixed-Use Development With 160,000 SF Headquarters

by Alex Patton December 16, 2019

PITTSBURGH — The parent company of First National Bank (FNB) has signed a 160,000-square-foot office lease to open its corporate headquarters at the upcoming FNB Financial Center development in downtown Pittsburgh. The development will feature a 24-story tower with 387,000 square feet of Class A office space, 20,000 square feet of retail space and a two-story parking structure. The FNB headquarters will anchor the tower and its technology branch will occupy 2,000 square feet of retail space. The tower will be situated on the site of the former Civic Arena, home of the Pittsburgh Penguins hockey team, which will comprise multiple structures and over 1 million square feet of office, residential, retail and green space. Buccini/Pollin Group and the Penguins are co-developers of the mixed-use development, which is slated for completion in 2022.

December 16, 2019

Development Industrial Texas

Hines Begins Construction on 1.1 MSF Phase II of Boulevard Oaks Business Park in Houston

by Taylor Williams December 16, 2019

HOUSTON — Hines has begun construction on Phase II of Boulevard Oaks Business Park, a project that will deliver approximately 1.1 million square feet of industrial space across six buildings. Boulevard Oaks Business Park spans 120 acres and is located in southwest Houston. Phase I of the project delivered 450,000 square feet of new industrial space across four buildings that is now 95 percent occupied. Phase II is expected to be complete in the third quarter of 2020. Burton Construction is the general contractor for the project, and Powers Brown is the architect of record. Cushman & Wakefield handles leasing of the property.

December 16, 2019

Acquisitions Office Texas

Hartman Income REIT Acquires Three Office Buildings Totaling 222,043 SF in Houston’s Energy Corridor

by Taylor Williams December 16, 2019

HOUSTON — Subsidiaries of Hartman Income REIT have acquired three office buildings totaling 222,043 square feet in Houston’s Energy Corridor area. Timberway II is a 130,828-square-foot building that was 64.2 percent occupied at the time of sale; One Park Ten Place is a 34,089-square-foot asset that was 34.6 percent occupied at the time of sale; and Two Park Ten Place is a 57,125-square-foot property that was 89.1 percent occupied at the time of sale. All three properties were built between 1979 and 1983 and have subsequently been renovated. The seller(s) was not disclosed.

December 16, 2019

Acquisitions Industrial Texas

Marcus & Millichap Arranges Sale of 213,630 SF Industrial Asset in Metro Dallas Leased to Ashley Furniture

by Taylor Williams December 16, 2019

GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a 213,630-square-foot industrial building leased to Ashley Furniture in Grand Prairie, located in the center of the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) metroplex. The property was built on 11.5 acres in 1979 and renovated in 1995. Adam Abushagur of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were private investors, in the transaction.

December 16, 2019

Development Hospitality Texas

Marriott Opens 170-Room Springhill Suites Hotel at Fort Worth’s Historic Stockyards

by Taylor Williams December 16, 2019

FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Marriott International has opened a 170-room Springhill Suites hotel at 2315 N. Main St. in Fort Worth’s Historic Stockyards district. The six-story property features a fitness center, outdoor pool, complimentary breakfast and 11,500 square feet of meeting and event space. In addition, a food and beverage concept from local chef Tim Love is scheduled to open at the hotel in early 2020. OGC Main Street LP owns the hotel, and Oldham Goodwin Group manages it.

December 16, 2019

Loans Office Texas

CIT Group Provides $36.2M Acquisition Loan for Plano Office Building

by Taylor Williams December 16, 2019

PLANO, TEXAS — CIT Group Inc., a publicly traded national bank, has provided a $36.2 million acquisition loan for Park Center, a 236,000-square-foot office building in Plano. The five-story, Class A building houses tenants in the sports marketing, insurance and title industries. The borrower was an affiliate of New York-based Innovatus Capital Partners. Park Center was 97 percent leased at the time of sale.

December 16, 2019

Acquisitions California Development Multifamily Western

BLT Enterprises Sells Apartment Development Site in Los Angeles for $13.7M

by Amy Works December 16, 2019

LOS ANGELES — Santa Monica-based BLT Enterprises has completed the sale of a former gas station and parking lot in Los Angeles. Wiseman Residential acquired the fully entitled property for $13.7 million. BLT, in partnership with KFA architects, Dale Goldsmith as land-use counsel and other consultants, obtained entitlements through the City of Los Angeles’ Transit Oriented Communities ordinance for a six-story, 119-unit apartment building at the site. Located at 11261 Santa Monica Blvd., the property will feature 17 affordable housing units, a variety of floor plans, a gym, outdoor patios and barbecues, as well as open space and community gathering areas. Anthony Muhlstein and Brian Bowis of Newmark Knight Frank represented BLT Enterprises, while Wiseman Residential was self-represented in the deal.

December 16, 2019

Acquisitions Industrial Northeast Rhode Island Self-Storage

Marcus & Millichap Arranges Sale of 458-Unit Self-Storage Facility in Central Falls, Rhode Island

by Alex Patton December 16, 2019

CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of RI Self Storage, a 458-unit facility in Central Falls, a northern suburb of Providence. Located at 817 Dexter St., the facility comprises 316 climate-controlled units, 142 non-climate-controlled units and three office and warehouse spaces totaling 37,826 net rentable square feet. Nathan Coe, Brett Hatcher and Gabriel Coe of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an undisclosed private investor. Nathan Coe and Hatcher also represented the buyer, a limited liability company.

December 16, 2019

Connecticut Leasing Activity Northeast Office

British Beverage Company Signs 40,000 SF Office Lease in Stamford, Connecticut

by Alex Patton December 16, 2019

STAMFORD, CONN. — British alcoholic beverage provider Diageo has signed a 40,000-square-foot office lease in Stamford. Diageo produces more than 200 alcoholic beverage brands, including Crown Royal whiskey, Smirnoff vodka, Captain Morgan rum, Bailey’s Irish liqueur, Don Julio tequila and Guinness stout. The new office, located at 200 Elm St., will house research and development teams as well as finance, human resources and supply services. Building and Land Technology is the landlord of the property. Earlier this year, the company signed an 87,000-square-foot lease for its new North American corporate office at 3 World Trade Center in Manhattan. Diageo plans to take occupancy of both spaces in early 2020.

December 16, 2019

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