SAINT LOUIS PARK, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Tamarind Apartments in Saint Louis Park near Minneapolis for $15.6 million. The 102-unit apartment property is located at 2300 Ridge Drive. Built in 1986, the property features one- and two-bedroom units. The community was 100 percent occupied at the time of sale. Mox Gunderson, Dan Linnell and Josh Talberg of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a local partnership. The team also secured the undisclosed buyer.
BLOOMINGTON, ILL. — CBL Properties has launched redevelopment of Eastland Mall in Bloomington. H&M and Planet Fitness will occupy the space formerly home to J.C. Penney. Outback Steakhouse is also slated to join the lineup of tenants. Construction of H&M, Planet Fitness and Outback Steakhouse is currently underway. Tenants are expected to open prior to the 2018 holiday season. The mall, originally built in 1967, has a gross leasable area of 760,833 square feet.
HOUSTON — McCarthy Building Cos. Inc. has been awarded the contract to build the Southwest Airlines Tech Ops MX Hangar project at William P. Hobby Airport in Houston. The two-bay hangar maintenance facility will be able to house up to six 737 aircraft and will include paved aircraft parking areas, aircraft wash facilities, taxiway connections, parking and loading docks. The construction includes demolition of existing facilities and utility relocation. Totaling 240,000 square feet, the hangar will also feature offices, parts storage and other support areas. McCarthy Building’s previous projects for Southwest Airlines include its new office building and Leadership Education and Aircrew Development center in Dallas. The contractor’s other aviation work includes projects at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
HOUSTON — HFF has arranged the capitalization of Hanover River Oaks, a 39-story luxury high-rise apartment tower under construction in Houston’s River Oaks neighborhood. Cortney Cole, Scott Galloway and Dustin Selzer of HFF represented Hanover Co. and institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management to capitalize the project’s equity and construction financing. Located at 2930 Kirby Drive in Houston’s Upper Kirby District, the property will feature 370 residential units and nearly 10,000 square feet of ground-level retail space. Units will average 1,172 square feet and feature stainless steel appliances, stone countertops, kitchen islands and pantries, garden tubs, walk-in closets, computer niches and/or dry bars, floor-to-ceiling windows and faux wood and tile flooring throughout. Community amenities will include a rooftop pool with sunbeds and poolside cabanas, outdoor grilling and dining stations, 24-hour fitness club, clubhouse with lounge seating, catering kitchen with private dining room, theater, landscaped garden courtyard, water wall garden, pet washing station, 24-hour concierge, controlled-access parking garage and panoramic city views. The project broke ground in December, with the first units expected to open in the first quarter of 2020.
COPPELL, TEXAS — Lee & Associates Dallas/Fort Worth has completed a lease extension and expansion totaling 445,695 square feet located at 777 Freeport Parkway in Coppell, about 22 miles northwest of Dallas. Bob Gibson of CBRE represented the tenant, C&S Wholesale Grocers Inc., a wholesale grocery supplier and leading supply chain company for the food industry. Ken Wesson and Mark Graybill of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, GLP, a developer of logistics facilities based in Baltimore.
LA MARQUE, TEXAS — Houston-based Capital Retail Properties has broken ground on La Marque Crossing, a 15,000-square-foot retail strip center located at the intersection of Interstate 45 and FM 1764 in La Marque, roughly 38 miles southeast of Houston. The property will be situated on 1.4 acres in front of a Sam’s Club and Walmart Supercenter. Leslie’s Pool Supplies has preleased 3,300 square feet, and GNC has committed to 1,440 square feet. The architect of record is Identity Architects, and Axiom Construction is the project’s general contractor. The development is expected to open in March.
SPRING, TEXAS — EDGE Capital Markets has brokered the sale of Legends Ranch Shopping Center, an 18,500-square-foot retail asset located at 2907 Rayford Road in Spring, a suburb of Houston. Josh Jacobs and Burdette Huffman of EDGE Capital Markets represented the seller, Peterson Legends Ranch Investors LP, in the transaction. Located at the intersection of Rayford Road and Canyon Ranch Drive, Legends Ranch was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including McDonald’s and Timewise.
ATLANTA — NCR Corp. (NYSE: NCR), an ATM maker and financial tech firm, and Cousins Properties have opened NCR’s two-tower global office campus in Midtown Atlanta. Development costs comprising both private and public investment are estimated at $450 million. The 750,000-square-foot development is situated at the corner of 8th and Spring streets and is expected to house roughly 5,000 employees, who will begin moving into the first tower today, with the second tower opening later this year. “This campus symbolizes the power of reinvention, says Bill Nuti, chairman and CEO of NCR, which moved its headquarters from nearby Duluth in Gwinnett County. “Our move to Midtown is part of our vision for transforming Atlanta into the Silicon Valley of the East.” NCR and Cousins Properties (NYSE: CUZ) entered a long-term, build-to-suit lease for the campus, which will be owned by Cousins. Construction of the first 20-story tower began in November 2015, and in September 2016 NCR announced it would expand the campus and build a second 14-story tower. “We are proud to have helped NCR achieve its vision for a new cutting-edge corporate headquarters in Midtown,” says Larry Gellerstedt, chairman of the board and CEO of Atlanta-based Cousins Properties. “This …
On the surface, the Washington, D.C., metropolitan office market has shown little change over the past five years. But dig a little deeper, and some interesting trends emerge. Metro D.C.’s office market totaled 377 million square feet as of the third quarter of 2017 and recorded a vacancy rate of just under 15 percent — inclusive of sublease space — and cumulative net absorption of 600,000 square feet year-to-date. The market has demonstrated little change in major market indicators over the last five years. Notably, three of the last five years (2012 to 2016) recorded negative absorption on a regionwide basis — averaging 82,000 square feet annually. Overall vacancy levels have thus far been held in check in part due to vacant buildings being removed from inventory for renovation and retrofitting or for conversion from office to other uses such as schools and residential. Nevertheless, core submarkets and micro-markets are benefitting from occupancy growth and rental rate increases, with tenants demonstrating a decided preference for amenity-rich areas. Tenant Preferences Regionally, the office segment is characterized by flight to quality and tenant-leaning leasing conditions. Tenants continue to favor efficient space design. They’re relying more heavily on building amenities such as conference …
ORANGE, CALIF. — Chapman University has received approval for the adaptive reuse of a historic packing house. The university will develop a 402-bed student housing community adjacent to its campus in Orange. The historic Villa Park Orchards Association Packing House will be converted into a museum, student services center and classrooms or offices for the university. The new student housing development will target upperclassmen, and is being designed to reflect the character of the packing house and the surrounding community. The project’s designers are Togawa Smith Martin Inc. and AC Martin. KTGY Architecture + Planning is the university’s design advisor and project representative, and has helped to ensure project consistency, coordinate with various design firms, provide design recommendations and shepherd the project through the approval process. Additional details and a planned completion date have yet to be announced.
