TEXAS CITY, TEXAS — Houston-based Land Tejas Development will build a 70-acre entertainment destination within Lago Mar, a 2,033-acre master-planned community in the Galveston suburb of Texas City. The project will deliver a resort complex, as well as condos, townhomes and 250,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space. Completion of Phase I of the project is slated for early 2020. Trez Capital is providing project financing.
DENISON, TEXAS — Swagit Productions LLC, a Dallas-based video streaming company, will open a 10,000-square-foot office in Denison, a city in north Texas near the Oklahoma border. The company’s new facility will be located along State Highway 84 and will be remodeled in advance of the opening. The move is expected to create up to 40 new jobs, with hiring slated to begin this winter and operations commencing in spring 2019. Kent Smith of NAI Robert Lynn represented Swagit in the lease negotiations.
BETHLEHEM, PA. — Onyx Equities LLC and PCCP LLC have acquired the Westgate Mall, a 270,000-square-foot enclosed mall in the Lehigh Valley community of Bethlehem. The sales price was undisclosed. Situated on more than 22 acres on Schoenersville Road, Westgate Mall is anchored by Weis Markets, Rite Aid and Sky Zone. Steven Klein and Ryan Ade of HFF secured acquisition financing for Onyx Equities LLC and PCCP LLC. Chris Munley and Michael DiCosimo of HFF represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
STOCKTON, CALIF. — Amazon has signed a lease with CT Realty to occupy a newly constructed, 1.1 million-square-foot industrial building at NorCal Logistics Center in Stockton. Located at 4532 Newcastle Road, the fulfillment center offers proximity to Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Union Pacific intermodal facilities, SR-99 and interstates 5, 205 and 580. Terms of the lease were not disclosed. The transaction marks the completion of CT’s approximately 1.7 million-square-foot first phase of the 345-acre NorCal Logistics Center, following the sale of two completed buildings, totaling 575,127 square feet, to Prologis in June. CT Is underway on the second phase of the development: five buildings, totaling 2.7 million square feet, built as a mix of speculative and build-to-suit projects.
BELLEVUE, WASH. — BMO Harris Bank’s Commercial Real Estate Healthcare group has closed $16.7 million in acquisition and renovation financing for Sagebrook, an independent living, assisted living and memory care community in Bellevue. Altum Senior Living operates the community, which is located across Lake Washington from Seattle. The property offers assisted living and memory care. A large strategic investor in the seniors housing industry teamed up with a regional partner to complete the acquisition. Further information on the buyer, seller and community was not disclosed.
YUMA, ARIZ. — Colliers International has arranged the sale of Best Western Inn & Suites, located at 1450 S. Castle Dome Ave. in Yuma. Palm Springs Inn LLC acquired the hotel from Yuma Hospitality Properties for $16 million. James Meng and Jon Grantham of Colliers in Greater Phoenix represented the seller, while Steve Usher of Titan Hospitality and Susan Lee of Ocean 5 Investments represented the buyer in the deal. Built in 1998, the hotel features 166 rooms and suites spread across six buildings.
KENT, WASH. — Terreno Realty Corp. has acquired an industrial property, currently under construction at 8615 S. 192nd St. in Kent, for $12.4 million. The name of the seller was not released. Situated on 12.7 acres, the 220,000-square-foot, rear-load industrial distribution facility is slated for completion by the end of 2019. The property will feature 47 dock-high and two grade-level loading positions, 36-foot clear heights, and parking for 137 cars and 30 trailers. The estimated stabilized cap rate of the property is 5.6 percent and the total expected investment is $33.9 million.
MIDDLEBOROUGH, MASS. — NKF has brokered the sale of 19 Leona Drive and 139 Campanelli Drive in Middleborough. The two distribution facilities were sold for an undisclosed price. 19 Leona Drive currently serves as the corporate headquarters for Sager Electronics, an electronic components distributor. 139 Campanelli Drive serves as a distribution center for Stop & Shop, a regional grocer with more than 400 stores across New England, New York and New Jersey. Both properties are located within the Campanelli Business Park, a 220-acre, 1.5 million-square-foot industrial campus. Edward Maher, Matthew Pullen, James Tribble and Samantha Hallowell of NKF represented the sellers, Artemis Real Estate Partners and Calare Properties. The buyer was NorthBridge Partners.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Evergreen Devco has broken ground for a Starbucks Coffee property located at 2457 N. Marksheffel Road in Colorado Springs. Situated within Claremont Ranch Marketplace, the 2,200-square-foot, single-tenant building will feature a drive-thru lane. The coffee shop is expected to open in early 2019. Denver-based G3 Architecture designed the property, while Longmont-based Golden Triangle Construction is serving as contractor for the project.
MALVERN, PA — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $5.7 million sale of Montgomery County Intermediate Office – Unit 23, a 40,000-square-foot, net-leased office building in Malvern. Located at 333 Technology Drive, the office is used for educating and training public school employees. Eric Grad and Alex Mobin of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a developer and property owner, in the transaction. The seller purchased the building in 2006. The buyer was in a 1031 exchange.