PEARLAND, TEXAS — Zeller Realty Group, a Chicago-based development and investment firm, has acquired a 276,770-square-foot biotechnology facility in Pearland, a southern suburb of Houston. Completed in 2017, the facility is located approximately eight miles south of The Texas Medical Center. The property was fully leased at the time of sale to Lonza America Inc., a Houston-based subsidiary of Swiss pharmaceutical company Lonza Group AG. Jeff Hollinden and Cameron Cureton of HFF represented the buyer and the seller, Pinchal & Co., in the sale and arranged acquisition financing through Bank of Texas.
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PLANO, TEXAS — Cawley Partners, a Dallas-based office development and management firm, will develop HQ53, a 200,000-square-foot office building located at the corner of Headquarters Drive and Dominion Parkway in Plano. The five-story building will feature a fitness center, café, conference center and ground-floor patio lounge. Preleasing is currently underway for HQ53, which has a target delivery date of first-quarter 2020.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the sale of Hidden Lakes Apartments, a 312-unit multifamily community in Fort Worth. Built in 1996, the property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, game room, an outdoor spa and a fitness center. Drew Kile, Will Balthrope and Joey Tumminello of IPA represented the seller, New York-based Beachwold Residential, and procured the buyer, Texas-based CAF Capital Partners.
DALLAS — Weitzman has arranged the sale of a five-story mixed-use building located at 711 Elm St. in the West End area of downtown Dallas. Built in 1925 and renovated in 1990, the property comprises a four-level, 137-space parking deck and 7,200 square feet of street-level retail space. Matthew Rosenfeld, Mike Allen and Kevin Butkus of Weitzman represented the seller, a Dallas-based limited partnership, in the transaction. The buyer was a local investment group. Both parties requested anonymity.
SAN MARCOS, TEXAS — Chicago-based Alliant Credit Union has closed an $8 million loan for the cash-out refinancing of Treehouse Apartments, a 138-unit student housing community serving Texas State University in San Marcos. The property is located within a mile of campus and features amenities such as a pool, picnic area, coffee bar and on-site laundry facilities. The loan features a 25-year amortization schedule and three years of interest-only payments. The borrower was not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Lightstone, a national real estate investor and developer, has acquired the 183-room Hilton Garden Inn in Long Island City, Queens for $60 million. The hotel is located at 29-21 41st Ave. Lightstone plans to continue operation of the hotel, which was constructed in 2015, as a Hilton Garden Inn for the immediate future. The developer opened the 612-room Moxy Times Square hotel in fall 2017 and plans to open the 37-story, 349-room Moxy Chelsea hotel this fall. The acquisition of the Hilton Garden Inn is a joint venture between Lightstone’s REIT II and REIT III.
NEW YORK CITY — Madison Realty Capital has provided a $72 million first-mortgage loan for the nearly completed condominium development in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. The financing retires the previous debt of the borrower, Highline Development Group. The property is being developed by Highline and Tamarkin Co. Currently in the final stages of interior construction, 550 West 29th St. will include 19 residential units and 5,022 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The property is adjacent to the High Line between 10th and 11th avenues. Amenities will include a 24-hour doorman, fitness center, sauna and storage units for each residence. Select units will have private terraces. Prices range from $4.6 million to $13.5 million. The project is expected to be completed in mid-2018.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 10,001-square-foot retail property in the Jackson Heights neighborhood of Queens. The property, which is located at 74-12 to 74-24 37th Ave., sold for $16 million or $1,600 per square foot. The buyer was the estate of Fazlur Khan. Dana Newton, Donovan Mackey and Scott Plasky of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Chui King Yee in the transaction. Nineteen offers were received on the property, according to Newton. The property was fully occupied with long-term tenants at the time of the sale.
BOSTON — Cornerstone Realty Capital has arranged an $8.5 million loan for the refinancing of a mid-rise office building in Boston near transit hub South Station. The borrower, a long-time owner of the property was not disclosed. The lender was a local savings bank. Cornerstone delivered a non-recourse, fixed-rate loan with a two-year interest-only period followed by a 30-year amortization. The brick building was built in 1899 and fully renovated in 2013. It contains approximately 36,500 of rentable square feet with offices ranging in size from 1,000 square feet to 4,700 square feet. Tenants include a number of technology companies and an art design firm.
GLENS FALLS, N.Y. — Muroff Daigle Hospitality Group has negotiated the sale of The Landmark Motor Inn, located in Glens Falls, for $3.6 million. Glens Falls is approximately 14 miles north of Saratoga Springs. The seller was John Naja of Landmark Motor Lodge Corp., who had owned the property for more than 43 years. The buyer was Nadeem Lodging Corp. Glens Falls National Bank and the U.S. Small Business Administration provided financing for the project. The Landmark Motor Inn contains 77 updated guestrooms as well as two pools and a fitness center. Muroff Daigle and Vanguard–Fine LLC brokered the transaction.