FORT WASHINGTON, PA. — Nonprofit senior living organization Acts Retirement-Life Communities has acquired an 80,000-square-foot office building in Fort Washington, a northern suburb of Philadelphia. The company will move its operations from West Point, where it has been headquartered since 1989, and will be the sole occupant of the new building. The office complex was built in 2006 and will serve Acts Retirement’s primary base of operations for its 26 senior living campuses located throughout the East Coast, including 12 in the greater Philadelphia area. Employees have already begun transferring to the new office, completion of which is slated for December. The sales price was undisclosed.
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DALLAS — Locally based developer Bright Realty has completed Offices at The Realm, a 235,000-square-foot office project with 16,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space in Lewisville, located north of downtown Dallas. The project represents Phase I of Bright Realty’s 324-acre Realm at Castle Hills mixed-use development. Amenities at Offices at The Realm include a fitness center, conference center and a rooftop terrace. Coworking firm Venture X has also signed a lease to occupy 30,371 square feet at the nine-story building. BOKA Powell designed the project, and Hill & Wilkinson served as the general contractor. Phase II of The Realm at Castle Hills will deliver a 260-unit apartment community with ground-floor retail and restaurant space in fall 2020.
WEST NEW YORK, N.J. — National Realty Investment Advisors is underway on development of The Station, a $49 million apartment building in West New York, located across the Hudson River in New Jersey. The property will comprise 97 one- and two-bedroom apartments with a rooftop deck, fitness center and club room. The building is located directly across the street from the Bergenline Light Rail Station. The Station will be open to residents in 2021.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Texas-based multifamily investment and development firm Presidium has sold Ascent at Lake Worth, a 265-unit apartment community in Fort Worth. The property features studio, one, two- and three-bedroom units averaging 935 square feet. Communal amenities include two pools, a fitness center, dog park, clubhouse, outdoor kitchen and fire pit, media room, playground, coffee bar and a business center. Taylor Snoddy, Philip Wiegand and James Roberts of NorthMarq represented Presidium in the transaction. Stephen Whitehead, Lauren Bresky and Will Hancock of NorthMarq arranged a permanent, fixed-rate Fannie Mae loan for the transaction. Both the buyer and the amount of the loan were undisclosed.
BRATTLEBORO, VT. — The Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) and M&S Development have revealed development plans for a proposed $30 million art gallery and museum in Brattleboro, located in southern Vermont. The 55,000-square-foot building will feature art galleries, classrooms, a café and 24 apartment units. Boston-based Schwartz/Silver Architects is designing the project in collaboration with local architect Stevens & Associates. BMAC is currently raising funds for the project, and the timeline of construction was undisclosed.
IRVING, TEXAS — Locally based investment firm Legacy REI Group has acquired Silverado Apartments, a 185-unit multifamily community in Irving. The property was built in 1970, features an average unit size of 780 square feet and was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale. Chris Deuillet and Chandler Sims of CBRE represented the seller, Plano-based Elmstone Group, in the transaction. The new ownership will implement a value-add program.
SEATTLE — Vulcan Real Estate has completed the disposition of Augusta Apartments, a multifamily property located at 4041 Roosevelt Way NE in Seattle. A joint venture between Security Properties and STARS REI acquired the asset for $98.1 million. Completed in 2017, the seven-story Augusta Apartments features 209 rental units and 3,470 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Community amenities include a roof deck and courtyard, community lounges, a guest suite, study area, fitness center, dog grooming room and a sports court. Runberg Architecture Group designed the LEED Platinum-certified property, which Exxel Pacific constructed. Additionally, the asset is located within walking distance of the University of Washington campus, Burke Gilman Trail and the new University District light rail station, which is slated to open in 2021. David Young and Corey Marx of JLL Capital Markets represented the seller, while Charles Halladay and Scott Gilson of JLL Capital Markets arranged acquisition financing for the buyers.
LANCASTER, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of The Meadows, a 120-unit multifamily community located in the southern Dallas suburb of Lancaster. The property was built in 1981 and offers amenities such as a pool and an office/clubhouse. Al Silva and Ford Braly of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a Washington-based investment firm, and procured the buyer, a Texas-based limited liability company that will implement a value-add program. Both parties requested anonymity.
LAS VEGAS — Los Angeles-based Compass Acquisition Partners, a private real estate investment company, has purchased Sandpiper Apartments, a multifamily property at 4650 W. Oakey Blvd. in Las Vegas. Apple Management sold the property for $66 million in an off-market transaction. Situated on 20 acres, the property features 61 two-story buildings offering a total of 488 apartments in a mix of one- and two-bedroom units, with an average unit size of 950 square feet. Built in 1988, Sandpiper Apartments offers three resort-style pools, tennis courts, a clubhouse and fitness center. Compass plans to invest approximately $7.5 million in an extensive program of capital improvements, including completion of the unit renovations, as well as common area and exterior renovations. The buyer plans to upgrade the clubhouse and fitness center, refresh the pool areas, paint and implement new signage. Additionally, Compass plans to add dog parks, a multi-sport court and an outdoor community space with barbecues, outdoor kitchen and seating.
EL PASO, TEXAS — Retail Solutions has arranged the sale of Crosspointe Shopping Center, a 42,084-square-foot retail property located at 4717 Hondo Pass Drive in El Paso. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 1987 and is situated on 2.5 acres. Chris Duncan of Retail Solutions represented the seller in the transaction. Patrick Gordon of Vista Star Realty represented the buyer. Both parties requested anonymity.