FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS — Tannos Land Holdings III, an affiliate of Tannos Construction & Development LLC, has broken ground on a $10 million mixed-use building in Friendswood, a southeastern suburb of Houston. The four-story building will total 63,400 square feet of retail, restaurant and office space. The project is expected to be complete by early 2019.
BOSSIER CITY, LA. — VICI Properties Inc., an experiential REIT that was recently spun off from Las Vegas-based Caesars Entertainment, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the land and real estate assets of the Margaritaville Resort Casino in Bossier City for $261 million in cash. VICI Properties will lease the property to Penn National Gaming Inc., a Pennsylvania-based operator of casinos and racetracks. The triple-net lease will have an initial total annual rent of roughly $23 million and an initial term of 15 years with four, five-year renewal options. In addition, Penn National will acquire the operating assets of the Margaritaville Resort Casino for approximately $115 million in cash. Constructed in 2013, the casino includes four acres of fee land and 30 acres of leased land. The hotel and casino built on the fee land include 26,500 square feet of casino space with 1,215 slots and 50 tables; 395 hotel rooms; an island-style escape theme; six restaurants and food and beverage outlets; and a 1,000-seat theater. The leased land includes 1,500 parking spaces. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of the year, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions. Goldman Sachs & Co. …
HOUSTON — GBP Properties, a Monterrey, Mexico-based investment firm, has acquired a 30,000-square-foot industrial building located at 11150 Equity Drive in northwest Houston. GE Oil & Gas has occupied the space for the last five years. Tom Lynch and Mark Redlingshafer of CBRE represented the seller, Houston-based Investment & Development Ventures LLC, in the transaction.
BETHLEHEM, PA. — HFF has brokered the $30 million sale of a 71-building, 383-bed student housing portfolio at Lehigh University in Bethlehem. HFF represented the seller, Campus Apartments, in the transaction. A private investment vehicle managed by Hong Kong-based Beacon Assets purchased the property free and clear of existing debt. The portfolio has achieved close to 99 percent occupancy during the last two academic years. Lehigh University has an enrollment of more than 7,000 students.
NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Capital Group has arranged $49 million in refinancing for 232 Madison Ave., a 16-story office building in Midtown Manhattan. Jeff Weinberg and Rael Gervis of Meridian secured the refinancing on behalf of an undisclosed borrower. The five-year loan, which a savings bank provided, features two years of interest-only payments. The 132,000-square-foot building is located on the corner of Madison Avenue and East 37th Street.
ATHENS, PA. — An affiliate of Phoenix Investors has acquired a 402,000-square-foot industrial and office building located at 101 N. Main St. in Athens, about two miles from the New York state line. The sales price was not disclosed. The property, which was built in 1910, is a vacant former Ingersoll Rand manufacturing plant. Phoenix intends to fully renovate the facility. Phoenix Investors is a national private commercial real estate firm headquartered in Milwaukee.
NEWTON, MASS. — Cornerstone Realty Capital has arranged $14 million in financing for the acquisition and redevelopment of Langley Terrace, a 66-unit multifamily community located at 392-404 Langley Road in Newton. The property currently features three apartment buildings and one duplex, which will be leveled for the construction of an additional three-floor, 20-unit apartment building. When complete, the property will include four apartment buildings and 89 parking spaces. Amenities will include a courtyard, grilling areas, fitness center and storage areas for bikes. Construction and renovations are expected to be completed by June 2019.
VERNON, CONN., WELLS, MAINE. — Fantini & Gorga has secured a $2.1 million refinancing for two newly constructed Dollar General Stores in Wells and Vernon. The properties are leased on an initial long-term triple net basis to Dollar General. The Vernon location opened in July of 2017 and the Wells location opened in January of 2018. Chris Miller and Lindsay Feig of Fantini & Gorga represented the New England-based client and arranged the financing with a regional financial institution. Terms of the non-recourse loan included a thirty-year amortization schedule.
SAVANNAH, GA. — Capital Development Partners, in a joint venture with Greenfield Partners, has broken ground on the $125 million Savannah Port Logistics Center. The 2.3 million-square-foot campus is being developed to meet the needs of Port of Savannah’s import, export and e-commerce customers. Operated by the Georgia Ports Authority, the Port of Savannah is the largest single-container port in the United States. The 190-acre Savannah Port Logistics Center will offer dual rail service via Norfolk Southern and CSX Tier 1 railroads, and will include two buildings totaling 1.1 million square feet and 1.3 million square feet. Both buildings will feature 40-foot ceiling heights and cross-dock capability. Building I is slated for completion in April 2019, and developers expect to break ground on Building II later this year. Atlanta-based Capital Development Partners is a national developer of industrial infrastructure facilities. Greenfield Partners is a private equity real estate firm headquartered in Westport, Conn., with $3.3 billion in gross assets under management. To date, the company has invested more than $5 billion in equity across multiple sectors, including 25 million square feet of industrial.
RANCHO BERNARDO, CALIF. — Harbor Associates and Ascentris have partnered to acquire The Pinnacle, an office building located in the north San Diego submarket of Rancho Bernardo, for an undisclosed price. Completed in 2007, the property features 110,100 square feet of Class A office space. At the time of sale, the property was 93 percent leased. The buyers plan to execute a capital improvement plan to enhance the tenant experience, including new outdoor covered seating and collaborative workspace with canyon views, modernizing the bike storage and locker room areas, and refreshing the ground-floor lobby. Lynn LaChapelle and Bob Prendergast of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the deal. Jay Alexander and Tim Olsen of JLL will continue to handle leasing for the new ownership, while Davis Partners will serve as property manager.
