CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS — Rainier Realty Investments LP, an affiliate of Dallas-based The Rainier Cos., has acquired Moore Plaza, a 380,600-square-foot retail power center in Corpus Christi. The company purchased the big box center in a joint venture with CIL2 LLC, an institutional investment platform managed by Continuum Investments Ltd. The Class A center was 99 percent leased at the time of sale to national retailers such as Hobby Lobby, Stein Mart, Office Depot/Office Max, Old Navy and Party City. Metropolitan Capital Advisors arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for the transaction, which marks Rainier’s fourth investment in a retail power center over the past six months.
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HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS — Saban Real Estate (SRE) has purchased Midtown Sam Houston, a 384-bed student housing property in Huntsville that serves Sam Houston State University students. The pet-friendly property offers two- and four-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center and a resident clubhouse. Will Baker and William Shell of Walker & Dunlop provided an undisclosed amount of Fannie Mae financing for the acquisition. Chris Epp and Chris Bancroft of FourPoint Student Housing Investments represented the seller in the deal. SRE’s student housing portfolio now exceeds 20,000 beds across 17 university markets.
LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — Glowzone, an entertainment concept that offers laser tag, mini golf, rock climbing and bumper cars, will open a 46,039-square-foot center at Lakepointe Crossing in the northern Dallas metro of Lewisville. Glowzone, which has centers in California and Nevada and will soon enter the Houston market, joins tenants such as Academy Sports + Outdoors, home décor store At Home and furniture retailer Conn’s. Weitzman, which manages Lakepointe Crossing, represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. Colliers International represented Glowzone. The center is expected to open in October.
FRISCO, TEXAS — The project development team of Dallas-based Henry S. Miller Co. Inc. (HSM) has broken ground on Main Street Crossing, a 24,000-square-foot retail center that will be located in the northern Dallas metro of Frisco. The property is being built on a speculative basis. Phase II of construction may begin once the space delivered in Phase I is 80 to 85 percent leased.
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of YX Plaza, a 22,000-square-foot retail center located at 16103 W. York Road in The Woodlands. Nate Newman and Logan Kelly of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a partnership. Newman also procured and represented the buyer, a limited liability company. Both parties requested anonymity.
CHICAGO — Skender Construction has completed interior construction of the 176,000-square-foot headquarters for retail real estate company GGP at River North Point in Chicago. GGP has relocated 700 employees to the new headquarters. The three-level space features an abundance of natural light and an open office format with exposed ceilings. The focal point of the space is the café, which opens to a 10,500-square-foot private deck overlooking the Chicago River. Skender worked with Archideas Inc., Environmental Systems Design and JLL to complete the project.
KANSAS CITY, KAN. — Phillips Development and Realty (PDR) has acquired a 1.5-acre land parcel on Southwest Boulevard in Kansas City. The firm plans to build a 100,000-square-foot, 710-unit self-storage facility on the site. Construction of the Class A development is slated to begin during the third quarter of 2018 and be completed in the third quarter of 2019. Kansas City presents opportunities for development as the population continues to grow and employers expand, according to Donald Phillips, managing director of Tampa, Fla.-based PDR. Kansas City’s metro area population ranks 30th on a list of the 382 metropolitan statistical areas within the United States.
GLENVIEW, ILL. — The Missner Group has acquired a 45,000-square-foot flex industrial building in Glenview, about 20 miles northwest of Chicago. The purchase price was not disclosed. The single-story building, constructed in 1999, is located at 2323 Ravine Way in North Shore Corporate Park. The purchase is part of a sale-leaseback with the current owner, printing company DreamWorks Graphic Communications. DreamWorks acquired the building in 2014 and hired The Missner Group to complete building renovations at the time. The property features a clear height of 26 feet, four exterior truck docks, one drive-in door and 13,000 square feet of office space. Ed Adler of The Missner Group led the acquisition for the firm. Larry Much of NAI Hiffman represented both the buyer and the seller in the transaction.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — Lamb Net Lease LLC has brokered the sale of Longmeadow Apartments in Grand Rapids for an undisclosed price. The 54-unit apartment property is located at 2600 Woodmeadow Drive SE. Longmeadow Apartments LLC sold the asset to a California-based private equity buyer. Mike Lamb of Lamb Net Lease brokered the transaction between both parties.
MENOMONEE FALLS, WIS. — Connected Technology Solutions Inc. has signed a 42,590-square-foot industrial lease in Menomonee Falls, about 20 miles northwest of Milwaukee. The kiosk hardware and software solutions provider will occupy the entire building located on Garwin Mace Drive. TJ Huenerbein, Samuel M. Dickman Jr. and Samuel D. Dickman of the Dickman Co. Inc./CORFAC International represented the landlord, AJR Properties South LLC, in the lease transaction. Brett Garceau of NAI/MLG Commercial represented the tenant.