ROUND ROCK, TEXAS — California-based Mark IV Capital will develop The District, a $200 million mixed-use project that will be located at the intersection of Interstate 35 and State Highway 45 in the Austin metro of Round Rock. The property will be situated on 65 acres and will feature more than 1 million square feet of commercial and residential space. Construction is expected to begin within the next 12 months.
DALLAS — Southlake, Texas-based investment firm Napali Capital LLC has acquired Adira Apartment Homes, a 164-unit multifamily community located at 1301 W. Wheatland Road in Dallas. The 12-building property features amenities such as a playground, business center and an after-school program. Napali, which now owns six properties in Texas, will invest approximately $600,000 in capital improvements to the property’s landscaping and communal areas.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 250,000-square-foot industrial lease at 2900 Meacham Blvd. in Fort Worth on behalf of Woods Distribution Solutions, a Fort Worth-based industrial logistics firm. Built in 1991, the cross-dock property offers 24-foot clear heights, an ESFR sprinkler system and 6,000 square feet of office space. Becky Thompson of Lee & Associates represented the tenant and the landlord, 2900 Meacham LLC, in the lease negotiations.
HOUSTON — Dougherty Funding LLC, an affiliate of Dougherty Mortgage LLC, has closed a $14.3 million loan for the acquisition of Quail Chase Apartments, a 248-unit multifamily community located at 500 W. Airtex Blvd. in Houston. The affordable housing property features a fitness center, business center, volleyball court, picnic area and on-site laundry facilities. Dougherty Funding served as the lead lender and servicer for the loan, which was secured on behalf of the borrower, Quail Chase Apartments LP.
DALLAS — Cushman & Wakefield has secured a 68,263-square-foot office lease renewal at One McKinney Plaza, a 263,921-square-foot, Class A office property located at 3232 McKinney Ave. in Uptown Dallas. Craig Wilson, Randy Cooper, Dan Harris, and Wills Bauer of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant, ISNetworld, a Dallas-based human resources firm. The landlord, Gaedeke Group, was represented internally by Elliot Prieur.
INDIANAPOLIS — A joint venture between PCCP and Strategic Capital Partners LLC (SCP) is developing two industrial buildings at Metro Air Business Park in Indianapolis. Buildings Two and Six will total 500,000 square feet. The $27 million development is slated for completion in the second quarter of 2018. SCP began developing the business park in 2006. The property will total more than 1.2 million square feet upon completion. Current tenants include DJ Ortho, Rolls Royce, Fiserv Solutions, Expeditors International, TRICOR Braun and Hiab USA. SCP acquired the property, located less than one mile from the Indianapolis International Airport, from the Indianapolis Airport Authority.
CHICAGO — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has been tasked with the pre-leasing of 1200 W. Fulton, a new 1.2 million-square-foot mixed-use development in Chicago’s Fulton Market. LAMB Properties LLC and IBT Group are developing the project. Plans call for approximately 900,000 square feet of office space, a boutique hotel, a ground floor plaza with a mix of retail and restaurants, as well as 700 underground parking spaces. NKF brokered the sale of the property site in March 2016. The transformation of Fulton Market, formerly known as the Meatpacking District, is in part due to Google, McDonald’s and WPP Group relocating to the area. William Rolander and Jon Cordell of NKF will lead the brokerage team assigned to lease the office space for the new development.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Lanter Distributing LLC has signed a 126,000-square-foot industrial lease to consolidate its regional operations into a single warehouse at SubTropolis in Kansas City. The provider of freight consolidation, pool distribution and less-than-truckload deliveries for food, pharmaceutical and health and beauty manufacturers initially leased 21,000 square feet at the underground business complex in 2012. Eight 3PL companies have located in SubTropolis to date, including Advanced Logistics Fulfillment, American Central Transport, FW Warehousing, Ground Freight Expeditors, Hallmark Cards, Paris Brothers and Rossi Motor Freight. Hunt Midwest owns the 6 million-square-foot property.
DES PLAINES, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Metropolitan Square in Des Plaines, a northwest suburb of Chicago, for $13 million. The 120,983-square-foot mixed-use property is located at 518 Metropolitan Way. Completed in 2004, the property includes a 40,000-square-foot Shop & Save Market, a freestanding Fifth Third Bank, a 10,500-square-foot multi-tenant strip center and additional street-level retail space. Also included in the sale was a three-story, 22,000-square-foot medical office building. The property was 68 percent occupied at the time of sale. Other tenants include Tap House Grill, Panera Bread, Potbelly Sandwich Works, Giordano’s, Forever Yogurt, LA Tan, Elite Training & Fitness, Chiro One and Allstate Insurance. Sean Sharko and Austin Weisenbeck represented the undisclosed buyer and seller.
WICHITA, KAN. — Bellwether Enterprise has arranged a $7.2 million CMBS loan for the acquisition of two manufactured housing communities in Wichita. River Oaks features 275 mobile homes while Lamplighter includes 225 mobile homes. Amenities include basketball courts, storage facilities and swimming pools. MJ Vukovich of Bellwether arranged the loan for the borrower, Park Street Partners. Benefit Street Partners was the lender.
