FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Black Creek Group, a Denver-based investment and development firm, has broken ground on a 569,000-square-foot industrial project within Carter Logistics Center in Fort Worth. The project will deliver three buildings with 32-foot clear heights, 180-foot truck court depths and proximity to Interstates 35 and 20. The buildings will range in size from 88,000 to 250,000 square feet and will be divisible down to 30,000 square feet to accommodate multiple tenants. Construction is scheduled to be complete in the third quarter of 2020. CBRE is handling leasing of the project.
HOUSTON — Hartman Income REIT, a private real estate investment trust, has acquired a portfolio of three office buildings totaling 254,234 square feet in Houston. The first property is a 102,893-square-foot building located at 1400 Broadfield Blvd. in the Energy Corridor area. The second asset is an 83,760-square-foot property located at 16420 Park 10, and the third property is a 67,581-square-foot building located at 7915 FM 1960 in northwest Houston. The three properties were 55.2 percent leased on average at the time of sale. JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
DALLAS — Locally based developer Hall Group has opened the HALL Arts Hotel, a luxury boutique hotel located in the Dallas Arts District. Designed by HKS Architects, the property features a 183 guest rooms, 19 suites, a restaurant and lounge, rooftop pool, fitness center, contemporary art collection and more than 6,000 square feet of meeting and event space. The property is the first hotel to open in the district.
CEDAR PARK, TEXAS — CBRE has arranged an undisclosed amount of permanent acquisition financing for The View at Cedar Park, a 166-unit multifamily community located on the northern outskirts of Austin in Cedar Park. The property was completed in 2017 and features amenities such as a pool, fitness center, business center and a dog park. Benjamin Roelke and Ian Walker of CBRE arranged the loan, which carried a five-year term and a fixed interest rate, through an undisclosed life company on behalf of the borrower, Horizon Realty Advisors. The new ownership will implement a value-add program.
NEW YORK CITY — Brookfield Properties is underway on construction of Bankside, a $950 million mixed-use development that will be situated on 4.3 acres in the Mott Haven neighborhood of The Bronx. Plans currently call for 1,350 apartments, 30 percent of which will be marketed at affordable rates, a public waterfront park and promenade and 15,000 square feet of retail space. Hill West Architects is designing the project. Construction will be split into two phases, with the first phase delivering 450 apartments that are expected to open by the end of 2021.
NEW YORK CITY— Developer Safehold Inc. is underway on construction of a 42-story, 670,000-squre-foot office building in the Park Avenue corridor of Manhattan. Located at 425 Park Avenue in Manhattan, the Class A building will include office space and 18,000 square feet of retail space, the majority of which will be leased to restaurant users. Safehold entered into a joint venture with a sovereign wealth fund in September and now owns approximately 55 percent of the venture.
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA. — Hotel owner-operator MCR has acquired the 149-room Hampton Inn by Hilton Philadelphia/ King of Prussia, located on the northern outskirts of Philadelphia. The hotel is located at 530 West Dekalb Pike, less than one mile from the King of Prussia Mall. Amenities include a 24-hour fitness center, business center and 600 square feet of meeting and event space. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
REVERE, MASS. — JLL has brokered the $24.1 million sale of Wonderland Marketplace, a 139,507-square-foot shopping center in Revere, a northeastern suburb of Boston. The shopping center is anchored by Marshalls, Big Lots and Planet Fitness and is adjacent to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Wonderland Station. Nat Heald and Chris Angelone of JLL represented the seller, a partnership between Winstanley Enterprises and Surrey Equities, in the transaction. Urban Edge Properties purchased the asset.
SOUTH HACKENSACK, N.J. — Goodwill Industries has signed a 125,500-square-foot industrial lease in South Hackensack, located in northern New Jersey. The nonprofit organization will occupy the entirety of a newly constructed warehouse at 400 Huyler St. that features 40-foot ceiling heights and 12,000 square feet of office space. Chuck Fern, Thomas D. Tucci, Jason Barton, Stephen Shoemaker, Thomas E. Tucci and Elizabeth Rouse of Cushman & Wakefield represented Goodwill in its site selection and lease negotiations. The team also represented the landlord, Forsgate Industrial Partners.
NEW ORLEANS — Developers Carpenter & Co. Inc. and Woodward Interests LLC will open a 341-room Four Seasons hotel in New Orleans. The property will also include 92 private residences on the top floors of the building. The project is a redevelopment of the 33-story World Trade Center office building. Completion is slated for late 2020. Two Canal Owner LLC, in which both developers are partners, will own the building. The first Four Seasons in New Orleans, the property will be situated within the central business district. It will be located next to the French Quarter, Warehouse District and the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center and feature views of the Mississippi River. “New Orleans has been a priority market for us for many years and we have been waiting for the right opportunity to make our debut in this dynamic city,” says John Davison, president and CEO of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. The hotel will include meeting and event spaces, four food and drink outlets, retail space, spa facilities and a rooftop pool. Mali Carow, a Four Seasons veteran of almost 20 years, will serve as general manager. Founded in 1960, Four Seasons currently operates 117 hotels and resorts …