GLEN RIDGE, N.J. — Locally based developer JMF Properties has broken ground on Clarus Glen Ridge, a 110-unit multifamily community in Glen Ridge, located northwest of Newark. The transit-served property will offer one- and two-bedroom units and an array of amenities, including a fitness center with a yoga studio, business center, library, billiards room and outdoor grilling and seating areas. JMF Properties expects to open the property in spring 2020.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — HFF has arranged the sale of Westlake Place, a 61,740-square-foot office building in southwest Austin. Renovated in 2015, the property is situated on 2.5 acres at 1515 S. Capital of Texas Highway and was 92 percent leased at the time of sale. Cathy Nabours, Walter Saad and Drew Fuller of HFF marketed the property on behalf of the seller, Maryland-based Moore & Associates Inc., and procured the buyer, Oakpoint Real Estate, an investment firm with offices in Nashville and Austin. Chris McColpin of HFF arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing through Lincoln Financial Group for the deal. That loan carried a 10-year term and a fixed interest rate.
DALLAS — Local developer Northfield Development LLC will build The Drake at White Rock, an 85-unit residential project that will be located in the Lakewood area of Dallas. The property will comprise seven stories and 257,000 square feet. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, bike and personal storage spaces and concierge services. Moss is serving as the construction manager, and GDA Architects LLC is designing the project. Construction, the contract for which is valued at $28.5 million, is slated to begin this month and wrap up in late 2020.
HOUSTON — New York City-based Axiom Capital Management has acquired a 60,000-square-foot office building located at 13111 Westheimer Road in Houston. Comerica Bank serves as the major tenant at the four-story, Class B property. Bill McGrath and Peter Wall of LandPark Advisors represented Axiom Capital Management, which will upgrade the building’s common areas, in the transaction. The seller was not disclosed.
PASADENA, TEXAS — Hobby Lobby will open a 47,768-square-foot store at Fairway Center, a retail property located at the intersection of Beltway 8 and Fairmont Parkway in Pasadena, an eastern suburb of Houston. Debbie Adams of EDGE Realty Partners represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. Scott Shillings of Riverway Retail represented Hobby Lobby.
MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Knights Court, a 40,882-square-foot retail property in Missouri City, a southwestern suburb of Houston. James Bell and Watt Harrison of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were limited liability companies that requested anonymity.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Casto, along with development partners Robert Weiler Co., Kelley Cos., Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority and S2 Construction, has opened a 230-unit apartment building in Columbus known as River & Rich. The project also includes 30,000 square feet of retail space and a 300-space public parking garage. Roy G Biv, a nonprofit art gallery, is joining River & Rich as the marquee tenant and will open on Friday, May 3. Located in the rear of the property are three large murals created by local artists. An additional 13 murals can be found inside the building. Amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center and amenity deck. Monthly rents for one-bedroom units start at $1,209.
CHAMPAIGN, ILL. — Berkadia has arranged the sale of the Mattis portfolio, a four-property multifamily portfolio in Champaign, for $9.1 million. The properties are located within a few blocks of each other along Mattis Avenue and total 194 units. Developed in the late 1960s and mid-1970s, the assets offer a variety of floor plans. Properties include Stonleigh Court, Colonial South, Colonial Village and Continental Plaza. Parker Stewart, Ralph DePasquale and Alex Blagojevich of Berkadia marketed the properties on behalf of the seller, Royse & Brinkmeyer. New York-based Everest Equities was the buyer.
CHESTERFIELD, MO. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. and Pace Properties have negotiated the sale of Chesterfield Valley Square in Chesterfield, about 20 miles west of St. Louis, for an undisclosed price. The 53,928-square-foot retail center is fully occupied. Tenants include Sherwin Williams, U.S. Bank, Bar Louie, Athletico and Oishi Sushi & Steakhouse. Ben Wineman of Mid-America and Scott Seyfried of Pace represented the seller, a St. Louis-based private investor. The Staenberg Group purchased the asset.
OXFORD, MICH. — Dominion Real Estate Advisors (DRA) has brokered the sale of a 20,000-square-foot industrial building in Oxford, about 40 miles north of Detroit. The sales price was not disclosed. The property is located at 675 S. Glaspie St. Barry Landau of DRA represented the seller, Village Building Rental LLC. North Oakland Transportation Authority Inc. purchased the building. The company is a transportation service for senior, disabled and low-income residents of Northern Oakland.
