THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — Arena Energy, a privately held oil and gas firm, has signed an 87,231-square-foot office lease at Hughes Landing in The Woodlands, about 30 miles north of Houston. The Class A space will be situated on 13 acres and will serve as the company’s new headquarters. Arena Energy is aiming to begin occupying the space in September 2019.
MCALLEN AND CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS — Hilco Real Estate LLC has brokered the sale of two retail assets totaling 28,300 square feet in South Texas. The first property is a 14,500-square-foot building located in the Rio Grande Valley city of McAllen, and the second is a 13,800-square-foot building in Corpus Christi. The buyers and sellers were not disclosed.
ROSSFORD, OHIO — Eidi Properties has acquired Crossroads Centre and Rossford Pointe near Toledo for an undisclosed price. RPT Realty, a publicly traded real estate investment trust, was the seller, according to The Blade, Toledo’s daily newspaper.Crossroads Centre is a 470,225-square-foot power center anchored by Target and Home Depot. Rossford Pointe spans 47,477 square feet. Toledo-based Eidi Properties now owns 40 shopping centers.
GLENVIEW, ILL. — Allstate Investments has provided a $27.5 million acquisition loan for Valley Lo Tower II, a 112-unit, mid-rise multifamily property in the northern Chicago suburb of Glenview. Valley Lo offers a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Community amenities currently include a 2,300-square-foot clubhouse, an outdoor swimming pool and tennis court. Matthew Schoenfeldt of HFF arranged the loan on behalf of the borrowers, The Marquette Companies and LEM Capital. The buyer plans to make upgrades to the amenities.
CHICAGO — Thor Equities Group has sold its two-level retail property at 36 S. State St. in Chicago for $26 million. Jenel Management Corp. purchased the asset. Verizon, T-Mobile and Blick Art Materials fully occupy the 18,800-square-foot property. Thor Equities purchased the entire 19-story building for $10.3 million in 2004, before selling the upper floors to a developer for conversion to residential condominiums.
TAYLORVILLE, ILL. — Adelphia Properties has brokered the $4.4 million sale of a single-tenant property net leased to CVS Pharmacy in Taylorville, about 25 miles southeast of Springfield. The 13,255-square-foot building is located at 401 N. Webster St. George Spirrison and Simeon Spirrison of Adelphia represented the buyer, a private investor. CVS has more than 22 years remaining on its lease.
SHELBYVILLE, IND. —Shelbyville Redevelopment Commission has purchased a 184-acre industrial site along I-74 in Shelbyville, about 30 miles southeast of Indianapolis, for $3.9 million. The organization plans to develop an industrial park. The site was assembled from two tracts owned by First Presbyterian Church of Shelbyville and Krone, a German farm equipment manufacturer. Shelbyville and Shelby County equally funded the acquisition through a 10-year bond sale.
SANTA ANA, CALIF. — NAI Capital’s Irvine, Calif., office has arranged a 99-year ground lease for a 6.8-acre affordable housing development project in Santa Ana. David Knowlton and Kirby Greenlee of NAI Capital represented the lessor, Broomell Commercial Properties, and lessee, Alexis Gevorgian of AMG & Associates, The Pacific Cos. and Jamboree Housing. Valued at $287 million, the ground lease includes three parcels located at 2110, 2114 and 2020 E. First St. in Santa Ana. The buyer plans to develop two six-story buildings featuring 552 workforce housing units and approximately 10,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Once complete, the development will be one of the largest affordable housing projects in the state of California. Construction is slated to begin in early 2019.
PASADENA, CALIF. — A joint venture between Barker Pacific Group and Rockwood Capital has purchased a Class A office building, located at 301 N. Lake Ave. in Pasadena. The price was not disclosed. Washington Capital Management previously operated the asset on behalf of an unidentified seller. Built in 1989, the 11-story building features 227,019 square feet of office space. The buyers plan to improve the asset by modernizing the property. CBRE’s Mike Longo and Sean Sullivan brokered the sale. JP Morgan provided debt financing for the buyers.
CENTENNIAL, COLO. — Newmark Knight Frank has arranged the sale of an industrial asset in Centennial. GT INOVA LLC acquired the property from INOVA Flex I LLC for $16.1 million. Located at 7304 S. Joliet St., the property features 71,172 square feet of industrial space. Jason Addlesperger, David Lee, Mike Wafer and Keith Bell of Newmark Knight Frank represented the seller, while Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer in the deal. First American Title Insurance Co. also participated in the transaction.
