FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS — JPI has broken ground on Jefferson Alpha West, a 409-unit apartment community in Farmers Branch. The four-story property will be located within the Alpha + Inwood mixed-use development, which will include a 155-room ALOFT hotel, 296,000 square feet of office space and 22,000 square feet of retail space. Residential amenities will include a pool, rooftop lounge, clubhouse and a dog park. Occupancy at Jefferson Alpha West is scheduled for the end of 2019 and completion of the project is slated for mid-2020.
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BAYTOWN, TEXAS — Houston-based E.E. Reed Construction LP has completed a 712,740-square-foot warehouse/distribution center situated on 170 acres in the eastern Houston suburb of Baytown. Built on behalf of Ravago Americas, a supplier of rubber and plastic, the property features a tilt-wall configuration, 30,000 square feet of office space, a 200-car railyard and a truck maintenance facility. Houston-based Powers Brown Architecture designed the property.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — CBRE has secured a $78 million loan for the refinancing of The Triangle, a mixed-use property in Austin that includes 529 multifamily units and roughly 120,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space. Residential amenities include three pools, a 24-hour fitness center and a resident lounge. Brian Eisendrath, Brandon Smith and Annie Rice of CBRE secured the seven-year, floating-rate loan on behalf of The Dinerstein Cos., a Houston-based development firm that acquired the property in 2017.
DALLAS — Transwestern has brokered the sale of Plaza Del Lago, a 320-unit multifamily community in Dallas. Built in 1982, the property is located on the city’s northwestern side near Dallas Love Field Airport. Amenities include two pools, outdoor grilling areas, on-site laundry facilities, a dog park and a playground. Taylor Snoddy, Philip Wiegand and James Roberts of Transwestern represented the seller, DIJ Plaza Del Lago LLC, in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed.
HOUSTON — Henry S. Miller Brokerage Co. (HSM) has negotiated the sale of two warehouses totaling approximately 29,000 square feet in Houston. The two buildings are located at 10440 Windfern Road on the city’s northwest side. Sam Chang of HSM represented the buyer, GAC Windfern LLC, in the transaction. Adam Strauss of New Regional Planning represented the sellers, the estates of two private investors.
CHICAGO — HFF has arranged the sale of Optima Chicago Center in the city’s Streeterville neighborhood. The sales price was not disclosed. The 325-unit apartment tower is located at 200 E. Illinois St. Constructed in 2013 and designed by David Hovey, the 42-story property features a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units as well as two penthouses. The property includes a 233-space parking garage and 20,644 square feet of commercial space. Amenities include a rooftop, outdoor lounge, fitness center, yoga studio, pool, recreation area and concierge services. Sean Fogarty and Marty O’Connell of HFF marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a partnership comprising Optima Inc., DeBartolo Development LLC and OPTrust. The team also procured the undisclosed buyer. Danny Kaufman of HFF worked on behalf of the new owner to secure acquisition financing through Pacific Life Insurance Co.
GRAND BLANC, MICH. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has originated a $14.7 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of The Grand in Grand Blanc near Flint, Mich. Developed between 2014 and 2017, the multifamily property features 102 garden-style units. Todd Linehan of KeyBank originated the 10-year loan, which includes a 30-year amortization schedule.
CHICAGO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 53,931-square-foot mixed-use building and an adjacent development site in Chicago’s River West neighborhood for $11.3 million. The buyer, Tandem Development, plans to renovate the existing building and develop a 226-unit apartment tower on an adjacent parking lot. The 23-story tower will feature a parking garage and 2,300 square feet of first-floor retail space. Stephen Lieberman and Kyle Stengle of Marcus & Millichap represented the private seller and procured the buyer.
WAUKEGAN, ILL. — HSA Commercial Real Estate has sold a 218,500-square-foot industrial building in Waukegan for an undisclosed price. The property is located within the Delany Commerce Center, a 22.7-acre development. HSA developed the building in 2013 in partnership with Washington Capital Management Inc. The property is fully leased to Eagle Foods, a manufacturer and distributor of household food and snack products, and Trifinity Partners, a third-party logistics firm that serves major retailers. Mike Caprile, Ryan Bain and Zach Graham of CBRE represented the sellers in the transaction. A private investor purchased the asset.
APPLETON, WIS. — HREC Investment Advisors has arranged the sale of the 105-room Country Inn & Suites in Appleton for an undisclosed price. The hotel is located along U.S. Highway 41, which encircles the city and connects Appleton with Green Bay to the north and Milwaukee to the south. Scott Kaniewski of HREC represented the seller, a Midwest-based investment company. Duluth, Minnesota-based IGO Legacy Hotel Group LLC purchased the asset.