SCRANTON, PA. — Trammell Crow Co. has acquired a 90-acre site at the Valley View Business Park in Scranton. The company plans to build a 1 million square-foot speculative distribution facility on the site. The sales price was undisclosed. The building is scheduled for completion in the third quarter of 2019 and will feature 40-foot clear heights, 311 trailer parking spots, 277 car parking spots, 159 dock positions and ESFR fire protection. Trammell Crow purchased the site from the Scranton Lackawanna Industrial Building Co., the industrial development affiliate of the Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce. CBRE Allentown was given the leasing assignment for the project.
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NEW YORK CITY — Progress Capital has arranged a $23 million loan to refinance a retail property in Harlem. CVS and Zwanger Pesiri Radiology anchor the property, which is located at 324 W. 125th St. Abe Mann of Progress Capital secured financing on behalf of the borrower, Wharton Properties. The lender was Wells Fargo. Terms of the non-recourse loan include full-term interest-only payments and no prepayment penalty. The proceeds of the loan will be used to retire existing debt and provide cash-out of vested equity that will be used to fuel a continued expansion of the borrower’s portfolio.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $11.5 million sale of a two-building apartment complex in East Harlem. Located at 334-348 E. 105th St., the 53,121-square-foot property contains 53 rent-stabilized residential units. John Stewart and Stephen Bell of Marcus & Millichap’s Manhattan office represented the seller, Reifer Management, in the transaction. Seth Glasser of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, a private investor.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $1.9 million sale of a two-story warehouse in the South Bronx. Located at 585 Jackson Ave., the 10,020-square-foot property includes two garage doors, gas heat and 50 feet of street frontage. Jonathan Squires and Michael Fioravanti of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was also undisclosed.
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS — San Diego-based investment firm PacVentures has acquired a portfolio of 10 industrial properties totaling 811,092 square feet in the South Texas city of Brownsville. The portfolio was 96 percent leased at the time of sale to multiple tenants, including windshield wiper provider Trico and its affiliate, Carter Fuel Systems. Steve Rowland of Transwestern and Joe Simmons of AQUILA Commercial represented PacVentures in the transaction. The seller was regional investment firm Sealy & Co.
HOUSTON — JLL has arranged a $60 million loan for the refinancing of Hyatt Regency Houston Galleria, a 325-room hotel in Houston. The property features more than 19,000 square feet of meeting and event space, two food and beverage outlets, an outdoor pool and a fitness center. Jeffrey Davis, Mike Melody, Kevin Davis, Paul House, Matt Nowaczyk and John Ream of JLL arranged the loan through MetLife on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Holt Lunsford Commercial has negotiated a 298,653-square-foot industrial lease renewal at 2115 E. Belt Line Road in the northern Dallas suburb of Carrollton. Jim Brice and Andrew Gilbert of Holt Lunsford represented the landlord, Lexington Realty Trust. Jeff Mercer of The Mercer Co. represented the tenant, Teasdale Foods Inc., a producer of canned and packaged foods including beans, hominy and sauces.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners has brokered the sale of a 71,566-square-foot industrial building located at 4545 Langfield Road in northwest Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the property features 26-foot ceiling heights, 15 dock-high doors and 13,920 square feet of office space. Randy Wilhelm and John Ferruzzo of NAI Partners represented the buyer in the transaction. Bill Rudolf of CBRE represented the seller. Both parties requested anonymity.
EL PASO, TEXAS — Hunt Real Estate Capital has provided two Freddie Mac loans totaling $4 million for a pair of multifamily assets in El Paso. The company provided $2.8 million for the refinancing of the 104-unit Pebble Hills Apartments and $1.2 million for the refinancing of the 64-unit Veranda Apartments. The properties were 98 and 97 percent occupied, respectively, at the time of the loan closing. Both loans were structured with 10-year terms, fixed interest rates and 30-year amortization schedules through Freddie Mac’s Small Balance Loan program. The borrower was Pomajest and Pomajest 2 LLC, a Texas-based entity.
LAKEWOOD, COLO. — Newmark Knight Frank Multifamily has negotiated the sale of West Line Flats, a newly delivered Class A multifamily asset in Lakewood. 6500 W. 13th Denver LLC sold the property to an undisclosed buyer for $40.2 million. Located at 6500 13th Ave., the property offers 155 apartments featuring sliding barn doors, granite countertops, Energy Star appliances, wood-style flooring, walk-in closets, stacked full-size washers and dryers, and private balconies or patios. Community amenities include a rooftop deck with hot tub and fire pit, a 24-hour fitness center with a yoga and barre studio, detached garages, a ski and bike tune-up shop, and a dog park. West Line Flats was jointly developed by Oak Brook, Ill.-based Inland National Development Co. and Colorado-based Momentum Development.