WHITE BEAR LAKE, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Oak Ridge Centre in White Bear Lake, 20 miles northeast of Minneapolis, for $3.3 million. The 23,641-square-foot office property is located at 4801 Highway 61 N. Tenants were not disclosed. Michael Ahles of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a partnership. Ahles also secured the buyer, a local private investment group.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — JBG Smith has formed a joint venture with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) to develop and own 1900 N Street, a $225 million office development under construction in Washington, D.C.’s central business district. CPPIB will invest approximately $101 million in the 11-story building, giving it a 45 percent stake in the project. JBG Smith will continue to develop, manage and lease the asset. The property was 29.6 percent preleased as of the third quarter of 2017. International law firm Goodwin Procter LLP has preleased 80,329 square feet at the building, according to the Washington Business Journal. JBG Smith’s portfolio comprises more than 20 million square feet of office, multifamily and retail assets in the D.C. area. As of Dec. 31, 2017, the CPP Fund totaled $337.1 billion.
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — Greycor Construction Co. Inc. has completed the 324,480-square-foot expansion of a manufacturing and distribution facility in Huntersville leased to Pactiv LLC, a food packaging company. Prairie Brookwood LLC owns the facility, which is located at 14201 Meacham Farm Drive, roughly 15 miles north of Charlotte. The facility remained fully operational during the expansion, which more than doubled the size of the building. The $14 million expansion included eight concrete placements of roughly 40,000 square feet each, 70 concrete tilt-up walls, structural steel, metal decking, TPO roofing and 35 new loading docks. In addition, the build-out created new jobs in the area. The original facility was constructed more than 10 years ago and was the first building within Commerce Station Park, a public-private partnership between Prairie Brookwood and the towns of Cornelius, Davidson and Huntersville.
MIAMI — Madison Realty Capital has provided a $26 million first mortgage loan for the development of Triton Center, a new mixed-use project in Miami. The loan is collateralized by two development sites located at 7880 and 8540 Biscayne Blvd. The 7880 Biscayne Blvd. site currently houses a vacant 11-story office building that was previously home to the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). The undisclosed borrower acquired the site in 2013 and has since demolished the interior of the building, with plans to convert it into a 139-room Hilton Garden Inn hotel. Triton Center will also include two apartment buildings totaling 324 units, 585 parking spaces and 25,000 square feet of retail space. Stantec will design the development. The 8540 Biscayne Blvd. site comprises six sub-parcels. The developer plans to construct an additional large-scale multifamily community at the site. A timeline for the projects was not disclosed.
CAPE CORAL, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $13.4 million sale of Crossings at Cape Coral, a 168-unit affordable housing community located at 1150 Hancock Creek S. Blvd. in Cape Coral. Evan Kristol of Marcus & Millichap arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company, and the buyer, a private investor. Crossings at Cape Coral features a fitness center, pool, playground, laundry facilities, car wash area, business center and a volleyball court. All of the units at the property are reserved for residents earning 60 percent or less of the area median income.
ATHENS, GA. — Waramaug LS Hotels LLC has acquired a 97-room Candlewood Suites in Athens, located roughly six miles west of the University of Georgia campus. The name of the seller and sales price were not disclosed. Waramaug plans to renovate the property, which was constructed in 2009, with updated guest rooms, public spaces and exterior. Interstate Hotels & Resorts will manage the property. The hotel features free Wi-Fi, a fitness center, business center, on-site laundry service, outdoor gazebo, grill and picnic tables.
DELAND, FLA. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $4 million permanent loan for Whisperwood Manufactured Home Park, a 396-unit seniors housing/manufactured home park located at 3070 Whisper Blvd. in Deland, roughly 40 miles north of Orlando. Larry Curry of NorthMarq arranged the loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower through its correspondent relationship with a life insurance company. The community features a 9-hole pitch and putt golf course, two swimming pools, billiard and poker tables, lighted tennis courts, shuffleboard courts, bocce ball courts, horseshoes, library and a fully equipped kitchen.
CORSICANA, TEXAS — Dart Container has purchased a 1.4 million-square-foot industrial building in Corsicana for an undisclosed sum. The building formerly housed Home Depot’s distribution center. It is situated on 139 acres just south of Dallas. The building consists of 13,248 square feet of modern, air-conditioned office space with paved and lighted parking for 560 cars and 1,130 trailers. The asset’s rail access is served by Union Pacific on the northwest boundary. The facility is situated on Business Highway 45 South, near I-45 and State Highway 31, and provides direct access to the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. The seller, Eliken Property Management, is a private, self-administered and self-managed real estate firm that owns and manages high-quality industrial properties. Eliken’s current portfolio includes more than 3.5 million square feet across the Midwest and Southeast. The firm is looking to expand its presence in Texas and Arkansas, as well as other target markets. Holmes Davis of Binswanger represented Eliken in the transaction. Mason, Mich.-based Dart Container produces a variety of plastic and foam cups and food containers, including Solo party cups. The company plans to invest $38 million in its new Texas space. Dart operates more than 40 locations in six countries, …
From new mixed-use developments popping up in the skyline to the increase of small-format stores, 2017 saw robust growth in downtown Boston’s retail landscape. Specifically, stabilizing rental rates have led to an uptick in retail leasing activity, showing the strength of both traditional retail destinations such as Newbury Street, as well as new mixed-use developments like One Seaport Square. While the downtown retail market is poised to remain stable, 2018 will welcome new trends fueled by e-commerce and omnichannel retailers, new leasing models, shifting consumer shopping behaviors and the ongoing challenge to accommodate millennials’ evolving preferences and expectations. The Seaport’s Emergence as a Retail Destination Historically, Back Bay has served as Boston’s premier neighborhood for retail with Newbury Street as its crown jewel and nearby Prudential Center, Copley Place and Boylston, all within a few minutes’ walking radius from the famous street. While Back Bay will continue to be a hotspot in 2018, Boston’s Seaport neighborhood is breaking out as a retail destination to watch as it transitions into one of Boston’s premier work-live-play destinations. Most recently, retailers Bluemercury, Mr. Sid, TravisMathew, Filson, L.L. Bean, and Lululemon are finding the value in meeting Boston’s young professionals where they work, live and …
ROCKWALL, TEXAS — SWBC Real Estate LLC has acquired 21.3 acres in the northeastern Dallas metro of Rockwall for the development of The Remington at Rockwall Downs, a 295-unit multifamily community. Designed by Plano-based Cross Architects, the Class A property will be built in two 295-unit phases. Units of Phase I will average about 1,006 square feet per residence. Amenities will include a resort-style pool and spa, fitness center with spin studio, jogging trails and a dog park. Construction of Phase I is expected to begin in May and wrap up by January 2020.
