OMAHA, NEB. — Cushman & Wakefield/The Lund Co. has arranged the sale of the Omaha Highlands portfolio in Omaha for $33.3 million. The 438-unit portfolio includes The Club at Highland Park Apartments and Terrace Garden Townhomes. Built in 1972, The Club at Highland Park is located at 11402 Evans St. Built in 1974, Terrace Garden is located at 10100 Grand Plaza. New York-based Briar Capital Management purchased the portfolio. Scott Koethe of Cushman & Wakefield/The Lund Co. represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
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FRIDLEY, MINN. — CBRE has brokered the sale of River Road Business Center I-IV in Fridley, about 10 miles north of Minneapolis, for $18.9 million. The office portfolio consists of four buildings and 270,000 square feet. The portfolio was 93 percent occupied at the time of sale by manufacturing, services, healthcare, wholesale products and technology tenants. Constructed between 1986 and 1988, the buildings feature 14-foot clear heights, 28 loading docks and 29 drive-in doors to accommodate a wide variety of users. Q.T. Holdings LLC purchased the portfolio. Judd Welliver, Ryan Watts, Sonja Dusil and Tom Holtz of CBRE represented the seller, Hoyt Properties Inc.
WEST DUNDEE, ILL. — The Opus Group has built two warehouse headquarters facilities for Renishaw Inc. and oelheld U.S. Inc. in the Oakview Corporate Park in West Dundee, a western suburb of Chicago. A new 134,000-square-foot facility will serve as the North American headquarters for Renishaw. The two-story building will allow the measurement and motion control company to consolidate and house all of its divisions in one location. The facility consists of approximately 69,000 square feet of office space, 38,000 square feet of warehouse space and 27,000 square feet of space designed for fabrication, demonstrations and trainings. The building also features custom areas for the company’s 3D metal printing. The new 23,400-square-foot headquarters for oelheld U.S., a machine-based lubricants and packaged oil products producer, consists of 7,600 square feet of office space and 15,800 square feet of warehouse space. Unique features of the building include a recessed warehouse floor and drainage barriers designed to contain spilled lubricants during the loading and unloading process in the warehouse. Opus Design Build was the design-builder and Opus AE Group was the architect and structural engineer of record, as well as the interior designer for both projects.
STRONGSVILLE, OHIO — Meridian Design Build has completed construction of a 185,210-square-foot industrial building for developer Scannell Properties in Strongsville, a suburb of Cleveland. The property is situated on a 21.8-acre site at 14700 Foltz Parkway. The multi-tenant building features 28 loading docks, two drive-in doors and parking for 164 cars. The design of the building incorporates a thermoplastic polyolefin roof and LED lighting. Precept Design provided architectural services, while Weber Engineering Services completed civil engineering work.
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $4.4 million loan for the refinancing of Cypress Pointe Apartments in Cedar Rapids. The 108-unit multifamily property is located at 211 1st Ave. Jason Kinnison of NorthMarq arranged the loan with a life insurance company. The borrower was not disclosed.
SUGAR LAND AND RICHMOND, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $58 million sale of a portfolio of fully leased medical office properties in the western Houston metros of Sugar Land and Richmond. The portfolio includes Memorial Hermann Surgical Hospital and Physicians Pavilion in Sugar Land, as well as UT Physicians facilities in Sugar Land and Richmond. Scott Niedergang and Gino Lollio of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a partnership, and procured the buyer, a public pension fund.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — New York Life Real Estate Investors has originated a $30.2 million mortgage loan for Fox Hill Apartments, a 288-unit, Class A apartment complex located at 8800 U.S. Highway 290 in Austin. Brian Eisendrath and Annie Rice of CBRE arranged the five-year, fixed-rate loan on behalf of The Praedium Group, a New-York based investment firm.
AUSTIN — Arrive Hotels & Restaurants will open an 83-room hotel at the corner of East Sixth and Chicon streets in Austin, the company’s second location in the state capital. The 58,600-square-foot property will feature 3,500 square feet of event and meeting space, including an outdoor courtyard, as well as restaurant and retail space. Construction is scheduled for an early 2019 completion. Austin-based hospitality firm Alexa Management has been named co-developer of the project. Burton Baldridge Architects, also based in Austin, will serve as project consultant.
IRVING, TEXAS — Bradford Commercial has arranged the sale of Las Colinas Distribution Center, a two-building, 103,054-square-foot industrial property in Irving. Located at 3242-50 N. Skyway Circle and 3241-51 W. Story Road, the properties were 100 percent occupied at the time of sale to tenants such as JMP Engineering and PCI Logistics. Brian Pafford and Jason Miller of Bradford represented the seller, a family trust from North Texas, in the transaction. Hahn Franklin-Mitchell of Younger Partners represented the buyer, Austin-based Gretzinger Investment Group LLC.
DALLAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 51,555-square-foot industrial lease at 11470 Hillguard Road in Dallas. Brett Lewis and George Tanghongs of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, GLP, in the transaction. Tom Walrich of Lee & Associates represented the tenant, Supreme Custom Fabricators Inc., an Arkansas-based construction and remodeling firm.