FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Wood Partners, a multifamily investment and development firm with offices around the country, has broken ground on Alta Champions Circle, a 285-unit multifamily project in north Fort Worth. The community will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom units averaging 957 square feet. Units will feature custom granite countertops, stainless steel appliances and individual washers and dryers. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center and outdoor grilling stations. Completion is slated for summer 2020.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Boutique investment firm Valor Capital Partners LLC has acquired Rialto I and II, a 160,000-square-foot office complex in southwest Austin. The two-building property, which is situated on 29 acres within the Lantana development, houses tenants such as LJA Engineering, Amica and Regus. Equitable Commercial Realty will handle leasing of the property, the seller of which was an undisclosed institutional owner. With this acquisition, Valor’s portfolio of office space in Austin now exceeds 500,000 square feet.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — HFF has negotiated the sale of Villas of Josey Ranch, a 198-unit apartment property situated on 12.3 acres in the northern Dallas suburb of Carrollton. The property, which was 96.5 percent occupied at the time of sale, comprises 19 two-story buildings with one- and two-bedroom units averaging 849 square feet. Amenities include multiple pools, outdoor picnic areas, a 24-hour fitness center and a business center. Bill Miller, Roberto Casas, Rob Key and Greg Toro of HFF represented the seller, a partnership between Harbert Management Corp. and Balfour Beatty Communities, in the transaction. HFF also procured the buyer, Houston-based Domain Communities.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS. — CIT Group Inc. has arranged a $24.7 million acquisition loan for a medical office complex located in the western Massachusetts city of Springfield. The borrower was a joint venture between Los Angeles-based Kayne Anderson Real Estate Advisors and Chicago-based MBRE Healthcare. The property consists of multiple buildings that house a mix of service providers, including ambulatory surgery, women’s health, ophthalmology, urology, podiatry and sleep medicine. The seller was not disclosed.
YORK, PA. — New Jersey-based Larken Associates has acquired The Reserve at Copper Chase, a 132-unit apartment community in York, a southern suburb of Harrisburg. The property was 90 percent occupied at the time of sale and offered amenities such as a pool and a playground. The new ownership will expand the community by an additional 107 units and rebrand it as Larken Luxury Living Community. As part of the expansion, Larken plans to add a new clubhouse, fitness center and upgrades to units’ floors, cabinets, appliances and plumbing fixtures. The seller was not disclosed.
PHILADELPHIA — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 44,500-square-foot office building located at 5548 Chestnut St. in west Philadelphia. The property, which sold for $5.8 million, is situated near multiple public transit lines. Fred Paisley of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company that acquired the property in 2006, in the transaction. Paisley also secured the buyer, another limited liability company.
NEW YORK CITY — Gerber Finance has signed a 6,667-square-foot office lease at 8 West 40th Street, a 22-story building located in Manhattan’s Bryant Park district. The company will relocate from 488 Madison Avenue this summer and will occupy the entire 14th floor. Brett Greenberg and Fran Delgorio represented the landlord, Jack Resnick & Sons, in the lease negotiations on an internal basis. Rob Silver of Newmark Knight Frank represented Gerber Finance.
MALDEN, MASS. — Burgess Properties Inc., a brokerage firm serving the greater Boston area, has arranged the $2.8 million sale of a medical office building located at 450 Pearl St. in Malden, a northern suburb of Boston. The property spans 11,790 square feet, features 70 parking spaces and formerly housed the headquarters of North Suburban Orthopedics Inc. Steve Nohrden of Burgess Properties brokered the deal between the undisclosed seller and the buyer, MIC Pearl Property LLC.
CHICAGO — Englewood Construction has been named general contractor for two Chicago-area projects. The first is the conversion of a former meatpacking building in Chicago’s Fulton Market neighborhood for commercial use. Construction on the 19,000-square-foot, four-story building will begin this summer. Entrepreneur Aiman Humadieh is the developer. The second project is the construction of a new 6,000-square-foot retail building on the border of Chicago’s Uptown and Buena Park neighborhoods. The project, which is part of the development plans for the neighboring Eight Eleven Uptown residential tower, is a joint venture between Harlem Irving Co. and JDL Development. OKW Architects Inc. is the architect. Completion is slated for late this summer.
SUN PRAIRIE, WIS. — Arbor Realty Trust Inc. has provided a $3.2 million small-balance loan through Fannie Mae for the refinancing of Stonewood Crossing in Sun Prairie, a suburb of Madison. Built in 2018, the 24-unit multifamily property features covered parking and access to a nearby walking trail. Geoffrey Platt of Arbor originated the fixed-rate loan, which is fully amortized over 30 years.