FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Ascend Partners LLC and Civitas Senior Living have broken ground on The Grandview of Chisholm Trail, a 70,000-square-foot seniors housing property in Fort Worth. The community will consist of 67 assisted living units and 16 memory care apartments. Amenities will include a fitness center, salon, theater, dog park, coffee bar and a library/business center. The opening is slated for November 2019.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners has arranged a 35,000-square-foot industrial lease at 12014 FM 529 in Houston for TexTrail Inc., a provider of parts and services for the trailer industry. Jake Wilkinson of NAI Partners represented the tenant in the transaction. The name and representative of the landlord were not disclosed.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — RISE: A Real Estate Co. has started construction on a 608-bed mixed-use development on the Nova Southeastern University campus in Fort Lauderdale. The 310,000-square-foot property will offer 280 units for upperclassmen at the site of the university’s former intramural soccer field. The community will include one-, two- and four-bedroom student apartments with full kitchens and in-unit washers and dryers, and each floor will include lounges and study rooms. The property will also feature an on-site innovation center, which will serve as a business incubator for students, as well as outdoor amenities including hammocks, table tennis and barbecue grills. Juneau Construction Co. is the project’s general contractor, and Niles Bolton Associates is the architect. The community is scheduled to open in summer 2019.
ORLANDO, FLA. — CBRE has arranged $30.8 million in permanent financing for the acquisition of the Siemens Energy Americas headquarters building in Orlando. The 255,677-square-foot office building is located adjacent to the University of Central Florida’s campus. Zac Brumbaugh of CBRE arranged the loan through a life insurance company on behalf of the borrower, a private international fund managed by Stockbridge Capital Group. Ron Rogg and Chip Wooten of CBRE arranged the $61.5 million sale on behalf of the seller, Siemens. Siemens Energy — one of the four sectors of Siemens — generates and delivers power from numerous sources including the extraction, conversion and transport of oil and natural gas in addition to renewable and alternative energy sources.
ROSWELL, GA. — NKF Capital Markets has arranged the $13.6 million sale of a two-building office portfolio located at 1544 Old Alabama Road and 900 Holcomb Woods Parkway in Roswell, roughly 24 miles north of Atlanta. Eva Horton of NKF Capital Markets arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, LNR Partners LLC. RD Sharma acquired the assets, which are located on either side of Holcomb Woods Parkway. The three-story, 70,000-square-foot building on Old Alabama Road is fully leased to McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, a residential and commercial real estate legal services firm. RD Sharma recently sold the two-story, 20,000-square-foot building on Holcomb Woods Parkway to a corporate user.
MOCKSVILLE, N.C. — The Hollingsworth Cos. is underway on a 253,180-square-foot building within SouthPoint Business Park in Mocksville, located roughly 60 miles north of Charlotte. The industrial building is the second in a four-building, 644,644-square-foot expansion within the park, and the 10th building overall. The new facility will feature 30-foot clear heights, 60- by 60-foot column spacing and LED lighting. The ninth building in the park — the first building in the expansion — is a 108,960-square-foot speculative facility. Two additional buildings totaling 152,160 and 130,344 square feet are planned in the park. Both facilities will be able to expand to more than 230,000 square feet. Construction is scheduled to begin on the two buildings in 2019.
PHOENIX — Newport Beach, Calif.-based Bixby Land Co. has purchased Riverside @ 51st Avenue, an industrial property located at 2300 S. 51st Ave. in Phoenix. BLC Industrial Venture I – CO 3 LLC, WFG Riverside LLC and Pacifica Riverside LLC — a group of tenant-in-common entities — sold the property for $27.2 million, or $81.15 per square foot. Situated on 19.3 acres, the 335,459-square-foot facility was developed in 2007. At the time of acquisition, the property was 95 percent occupied. Will Strong, Mike Haenel, Andy Markham and Phil Haenel of Cushman & Wakefield negotiated the deal.
CONCORD, CALIF. — NXT Capital has funded a $29 million first-mortgage loan for the acquisition of Summit at Lime Apartments, a Class B apartment community in Concord. The name of the borrower was not released. The community features 120 apartment units, a swimming pool, fitness center, two outdoor barbecue areas and a dog park. Annie Rice of CBRE’s Los Angeles office placed the loan with NXT Capital.
DENVER — Equity Residential has acquired SkyHouse Uptown, a high-rise multifamily community located in Denver. Simpson Housing and Novare Group sold the property for an undisclosed price. David Martin, Pamela Koster and Mike Grippi of JLL represented the sellers in the deal. Completed in 2017, the property features 354 residential units, 6,650 square feet of street-level retail space and parking for 485 vehicles. On-site amenities include a rooftop pool, open-air lounge, fireplaces, outdoor grilling stations, fitness and business centers, a clubhouse/game room, storage units, bike, ski and snowboard storage and a 24/7 concierge.
SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF. — Voit Real Estate Services has arranged the sale of a newly developed industrial warehouse building located at 2705 Lexington Ave. in San Bernardino. A partnership between Hartford, Conn.-based Penwood Select Industrial Partners III and Newport Beach, Calif.-based Shaw Development Partners sold the property to a global consumer products company for $18.2 million. The 154,451-square-foot facility features 2,200 square feet of office space, an ESFR sprinkler system, a secured concrete truck court and electrical service of 1,200 amps. The buyer plans to use the property for its own operational and distribution needs. Frank Geraci, Juan Gutierrez and Adam Geiger of Voit’s Inland Empire office represented the seller in the transaction.
