PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS — Living Spaces, a California-based furniture retailer, has opened a 500,000-square-foot store and fulfillment center in the northern Austin suburb of Pflugerville. According to the Austin American-Statesman, the store includes showroom space, a bar with live music and a 3-D Room Designer feature, and is the largest furniture store in Central Texas. Construction began last summer and the official opening was held on May 25.
DALLAS — Ziegler, an Arizona-based seniors housing finance firm, has arranged the sale of Grace Presbyterian Village, a 268-unit continuing care retirement community in Dallas. Situated on 26 acres, the community includes independent living, assisted living and skilled nursing units. The Ensign Group, a California-based seniors housing operator, purchased the property for an undisclosed price.
NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Capital Group has arranged the $25 million refinancing of a retail and parking facility in Brooklyn. The 10-year CMBS loan features a rate of 4.86 percent and full-term, interest-only payments. Steven Ribiat, Morris Diamant and Tzvi Krieger of Meridian’s New York office arranged the financing for the transaction with the undisclosed borrower. Located at 236 Atlantic Ave., the 69,000-square-foot property was constructed less than 10 years ago and features 24,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space as well as a parking garage. Current tenants include PetSmart and PM Pediatrics. The building also includes 42 residential condominiums on the upper floors that were not part of the collateral.
LUBBOCK, TEXAS — Millennia Cos., a Cleveland-based multifamily operator, has acquired an unspecified 152-unit apartment complex in Lubbock for approximately $5.9 million. Miami-based investment banker GenX Capital Partners provided equity for the transaction. Following the acquisition, Millennia’s multifamily portfolio now totals more than 30,000 units.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners has brokered the sale of a 17,500-square-foot warehouse located at 8411 Villa Drive on the south side of Houston. Chris Caudill of NAI Partners represented the seller, McDonough Construction Rentals Inc., in the transaction. Stuart Rosen of Greater Houston Commercial Properties represented the buyer, ALS Investments Inc.
RIVER EDGE, N.J. — NAI James E. Hanson has negotiated the sale of a 3,112-square-foot office condo in River Edge. The condo is located at 63 Grand Ave., a three-story, 10,000-square-foot office building. Darren Lizzack, Randy Horning, and Michael Guerra of NAI Hanson represented the buyer, Dr. Dan S. Landmann, in the transaction. Joe Tormen of Lee & Associates represented the seller, 63 Grand Ave LLC. The buyer was searching for an opportunity to purchase space as a long-term home for his surgery practice currently based in Maywood.
NEW YORK CITY — Columbia Property Trust has sold 222 E. 41st St., a 390,000-square-foot office tower in Midtown Manhattan, for $332.5 million. Commerz Real, the real estate investment management arm of German Commerzbank, purchased the property. CBRE’s capital markets team represented Columbia in the transaction. The building was originally constructed in 2001. Law firm Jones Day occupied the 25-story building from 2007 until 2016. When the Jones Day lease expired, Columbia signed NYU Langone Medical Center to a full-building, 30-year lease. The building has since been converted into a multi-specialty ambulatory care facility that began accepting patients last month. “We were very pleased to secure an esteemed tenant on a long-term lease, which significantly increased the value of the property,” says Nelson Mills, president and chief executive officer of Columbia. “Proceeds will further strengthen our balance sheet in the near term and will eventually be recycled into higher growth investment opportunities.” Following this disposition, Columbia’s portfolio now includes seven New York City properties after the recent purchase of 149 Madison Ave. in November and the acquisition of 245-249 W. 17th St. and 218 W. 18th St. in October. — David Cohen
TEMPE, ARIZ. — Chicago-based Core Spaces is developing its third apartment complex in Tempe. Known as The Collective, the 21-story-plus-penthouse property will be located at the intersection of Seventh Street and Myrtle Avenue. The 319,148-square-foot building will feature 268 units, totaling 464 beds, and 6,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Slated to open in 2020, the property will also feature a 5,800-square-foot indoor/outdoor communal garden, amenity space on the fifth floor, a 5,500-square-foot rooftop pool deck and amenity terrace, and outdoor seating area on the ground level.
LAS VEGAS — NKF Capital Markets has brokered the sale of a Class A office tower and adjacent parking structure, located at 302 and 304 E. Carson Ave. in Las Vegas. Highbrook Investors sold the property to an undisclosed buyer for $39.7 million. Kevin Shannon, Brunson Howard, Ken White, David Scherer, Bryan Loewen and Rick Stumm of NKF Capital Markets represented the seller. Constructed in 1965, the 161,924-square-foot property was renovated from 2010 to 2015. Current tenants include Take Two Interactive Software, GSA (Housing and Urban Development), Zappos, an Amazon subsidiary and Flexential (formerly ViaWest). The sale also included the adjacent five-level parking structure.
IRVINE, CALIF. — Newport Beach, Calif.-based Irvine Co. has purchased 58 Discovery, a mixed-use building located within Irvine Spectrum in Irvine, for an undisclosed price. Built in 2000, the property features 60 percent office space and 40 percent R&D/warehouse space. Thales Avionics, a long-term Irvine Co. customer, occupies the 127,000-square-foot building. Jeff Cole, Ed Hernandez and Nico Napolitano of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller.
