CARROLLTON, TEXAS — ML Realty Partners has acquired an 81,435-square-foot industrial building located at 2908 Commodore Drive in Carrollton, a northern suburb of Dallas. The Class A building offers convenient access to Interstate 35 and State Highway 121. Michelle Hudson and Tom Hudson of Hudson Peters Commercial represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction and will handle leasing of the building for ML Realty Partners.
GARLAND, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 136,825-square-foot industrial lease at 2901 W. Kingsley Road in Garland, a northeastern suburb of Dallas. Nathan Denton of Lee & Associates represented the tenant Alliance Glazing, which does finish-outs of storefronts and façades, in the lease negotiations. Chris Stout and Randy Touchstone of JLL represented the landlord, Boston-based STAG Industrial. The tenant will relocate from its current space in Irving on November 1.
FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. — HFF has arranged the sale of Uptown Fayetteville Apartments+Shops, a 308-unit apartment community in Fayetteville. The eight-building property is located at 3959 N. Steele Blvd., roughly four miles north of downtown Fayetteville and the University of Arkansas. Steven Hahn Jr., Roberto Casas and Greg Toro of HFF arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Specialized Real Estate Group. In addition, Brian Carlton of HFF arranged a 10-year, fixed-rate acquisition loan through Freddie Mac on behalf of the buyer, Sun Holdings Group. The sales price and financing amount were not disclosed. Constructed in 2017, Uptown Fayetteville Apartments+Shops includes a mix of studio to two-bedroom units averaging 828 square feet, as well as 17,000 square feet of ground-floor retail. The LEED-certified community features a heated saltwater pool, outdoor gathering space, community garden, landscaped roof deck, outdoor grilling area, fitness center and direct access to the Razorback Regional Greenway, a 36-mile, multi-use trail.
RENO, NEV. — S&S Activewear has signed a lease for an industrial facility at North Valleys Commerce Center in Reno. The national wholesaler of imprintable apparel will occupy the 802,113-square-foot property located at 9550 N. Virginia St., Building D. The company also plans to hire approximately 350 employees for the facility, which is owned and operated by CP Logistics NVCC II, a joint venture between CALSTERS and Panattoni Development Co. Michael Nevis, Michael Hoeck, Steve Kucera and Tim Gunsten of Kidder Mathews represented the landlord in the lease transaction.
GLENDALE, CALIF. — Champion Real Estate Co. has purchased a two-property apartment portfolio in Glendale. A private individual sold the portfolio for $14.1 million. The acquisition includes a 36-unit community located at 348 W. Chevy Chase Drive and a 26-unit community located at 1119-1123 E. Elk Ave. Champion South Glendale, a subsidiary of Champion, will immediately implement a $2.6 million comprehensive interior and exterior physical improvement and renovation program. The upgrade plan will also address significant deferred maintenance issues stemming from the previous long-term owner including seismic retrofitting on both properties. Built in 1963, 348 W. Chevy Chase Drive features four studio units, 20 one-bedroom/one-bath units and 12 two-bedroom/one-bath units. 1119-1123 E. Elk Ave. was built in 1961 and features 24 one-bedroom/one-bath units and two two-bedroom/one-bath units. With this acquisition, Champion now owns and operates more than 225 units in the Tri-Cities region, which also includes Pasadena and Burbank.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Riverfront Properties LP has sold a 40,353-square-foot industrial asset located at 1325 Capital Parkway in Carrollton, located on the northern outskirts of Dallas. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 1982 and includes a portion of office space. Brian Pafford of Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services represented Riverfront in the sale. Huntly Luna of NAI Robert Lynn represented the buyer, Roane Property Holdings LLC.
BENICIA, CALIF. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of Benicia Industrial Park in South Solano County. Benicia Partners sold the property to Sarkissian Trust for $12 million. Located at 5500 E. Second St. in Benicia, the property features 63,108 square feet of flex and R&D space. At the time of sale, Bio-Rad Laboratories fully occupied the building. Brooks Pedder, Douglas Longyear and Tony Binswanger of Cushman & Wakefield’s Walnut Creek, Calif., and San Francisco offices represented the buyer and seller in the deal.
SPOKANE, WASH. — Newmark has arranged $5 million in permanent financing for the Village at Regal Pond, a retail property located in Spokane’s Inland Northwest submarket. The multi-tenant property features 22,367 square feet of retail space. Demetri Koston and Skip Slavin of Newmark’s Seattle office secured the non-recourse financing with one of Newmark’s correspondent life companies. Newmark will service the 20-year, fully amortizing loan at no additional cost to the undisclosed borrower.
Some of the larger companies with long-term growth forecasts are focusing on expansion and amenity-rich office environments for recruiting purposes. However, more people in less space continues to be the trend for companies with slower growth opportunities that are focused on efficiencies and overhead costs. The average standard amount of office space per employee dropped from 225 square feet per person to between 150 square feet and 175 square feet per person in the past couple years. That being said, occupancy cost is not always the main driver in choosing an office location. There seems to be much more emphasis now on quality, functionality and conveniences. In many cases, this is based more on how we work rather than just cost savings. Open work spaces, perks like on-site dining and retail, and providing collaborative environments that foster employee interaction have proven to increase employee productivity significantly. Design is a critical component of this type of work space. Companies are looking for workplace designs and furniture systems that offer flexibility and adaptability as technology evolves. Technological infrastructure enhances the culture and efficiency of a business and protects the security of a company’s trade information. It also saves resources like …
HOUSTON — Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages (CCSWB), a Dallas-based subsidiary of Mexican Coca-Cola bottler Arca Continental, is breaking ground today on its new $250 million production and distribution facility in Houston. The new facility will be the first new Coca-Cola plant built in the United States in a decade. Situated within Pinto Business Park, the 1 million-square-foot facility will include manufacturing with five new production lines, distribution, warehouse and sales. Pinto Business Park is a Hines-owned campus spanning 971 acres in northwest Houston. “Coca-Cola has been a part of the greater Houston community for more than 100 years,” says Mark Schortman, president and CEO of CCSWB. “Since opening our first facility in 1902, consumer dynamics have changed and the population in the Houston metro area has increased tremendously. We need to expand and grow our production facility to invest in the future and provide our wide variety of beverages.” In May, after a little over a year of becoming the first Latin American bottler to operate within the U.S. Coca-Cola network, Arca Continental announced the new facility, which is one of the largest current capital investments in Texas by a Mexican company. “The projected investment for this facility reflects our long-term …
