HOUSTON — Workforce housing developer Dakota Enterprises will build two apartment communities totaling 416 units in Houston. Construction is underway on a 170-unit property within the Oak Forest area and Dakota will break ground on a 246-unit community in the Spring Branch area this fall. Dakota is also handling construction of each project. Iberia Bank provided financing for the Oak Forest property, which will offer a fitness center and a clubhouse and is expected to be complete during the second half of 2020. The Spring Branch property will feature a pool, fitness center and a clubhouse. Mucasey & Associates designed both projects.
LUFKIN, TEXAS — The ITEX Group, a Houston-based development and investment firm, has acquired land in Lufkin, located about 120 miles northeast of Houston, for the development of a 76-unit seniors housing project. The project, which will be branded Providence at Ted Trout, is valued at $11.8 million and is expected to be complete by year’s end. The property will be comprised of 48 one-bedroom units and 28 two-bedroom residences for seniors aged 55 and older.
KILGORE, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Sun Acres Mobile Home Park, a 65-acre residential community located in the east Texas city of Kilgore. Robert Denninger of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the Utah-based seller, and procured the locally based buyer in the transaction. Other terms of sale were not disclosed.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners has negotiated a 3,564-square-foot office lease for engineering and design firm Maser Consulting at Republic Square, a 324,000-square-foot property located at 13501 Katy Freeway in Houston. Randy Nerren, Jacob Aldridge and Zach Leger of NAI Partners represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. Jack Warmington of Newmark Knight Frank represented Maser Consulting.
WELLESLEY, MASS. — Burlington, Mass.-based Linear Retail Properties LLC has acquired two buildings totaling 17,900 square feet in downtown Wellesley, a western suburb of Boston. The sale, which included the adjoining 60-space parking lot, closed at a price of $17.6 million. Tenants at the buildings include CVS Pharmacy, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, J.P. Licks and Vision Optics. The seller was a private family trust.
NUTLEY, N.J. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $16 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Village Manor, a 227-unit multifamily community in the western Manhattan suburb of Nutley, N.J. The garden-style property features one- and two-bedroom units and is located near a variety of retail and restaurant establishments, as well as public transportation lines. Robert Ranieri of NorthMarq arranged the loan, which was structured with a 10-year term and 30-year amortization schedule, on behalf of an undisclosed borrower.
CARLSDADT, N.J. — Michael Halebian & Co., a provider and distributor of specialty flooring products, has signed a 35,000-square-foot industrial lease at 700 Gotham Parkway in Carlsdadt, a city located directly across from Manhattan in New Jersey. The property’s location offers proximity to major thoroughfares like the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway, as well as Teterboro Airport. The owner of the 80,000-square-foot facility, Key Properties, purchased 700 Gotham Parkway as an abandoned former paint manufacturing facility in 1997 and repositioned the building from single- to multi-tenant use.
RICHFIELD, N.Y. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Bronner Manor, a 24-unit apartment community in Richfield Springs, a city located in central New York. The property was built in 1981 and offers one- and two-bedroom units, as well as onsite laundry facilities. Chip Collins of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a partnership, and procured the buyer, a private investor, in the transaction. John Krueger of Marcus & Millichap also worked on the deal, which closed at a sales price of just over $1 million.
NEW YORK CITY — Foot Locker will open a 25,000-square-foot store at 605 W. 181st St. in Manhattan’s Washington Heights neighborhood. The locally based athletic footwear retailer will treat this location as a “power store” that offers experiential activities like creating customized sneakers and gaming zones. The store is slated to open this fall. New York-based Marx Realty owns the property in which the store will be housed.
SAN FRANCISCO — HFF has secured joint venture equity for the development of 1629 Market Street, a fully entitled multifamily project in San Francisco. Working on behalf of the developer, Strada Investment Group, HFF arranged a joint venture equity partnership with an affiliate of Stockbridge Capital Group for the $320 million project. 1629 Market Street will feature 420 apartments, averaging 732 square feet, and nearly 9,000 square feet of retail space situated within three mid-rise buildings that will share a sub-grade parking garage. Situated on 1.7 acres at the intersection of Van Ness Avenue and Market Street in San Francisco’s Mid-Market technology hub, the project is slated for completion in mid-2021. Scott Bales, Charles Halladay, Jordan Angel, Peter Yorck, Eric Bet and Nolan Moore of HFF represented the developer in the equity placement transaction.