HOUSTON — Stonelake Capital Partners has finalized plans for Phase III of Park Place River Oaks, an 835,000-square-foot, mixed-use development situated on 11.5 acres along Westheimer Road in the River Oaks submarket of Houston. Phase III will consist of two four-story buildings, including 105,000 square feet of retail space and 105,000 square feet of office space. Phase I of the project consisted of an eight-story, 344-unit multifamily building, which is now 90 percent leased. Phase II consisted of a 17-story, 297-unit high-rise, completion of which is slated for this 2017.
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MIAMI — ESJ Capital Partners has purchased Jungle Island, an 18-acre zoological park located on Watson Island along the MacArthur Causeway in Miami. The $60 million transaction includes transfer of the existing lease on the City of Miami-owned Watson Island to ESJ Capital, along with assuming existing park debt to the City of Miami, Miami-Dade County and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). ESJ Capital will renovate and expand the park in three phases and add a private beach club. The initial phase of the two-year, multimillion-dollar renovation will debut this summer and feature zip lines, children adventure areas, water slides and a crystal lagoon. Enhancements will also be made to the park’s banquet facilities. Jungle Island will continue to be managed by John Dunlap of Iconic Attractions Group, the San Diego-based company currently responsible for the park’s operations and day-to-day administrations.
ATLANTA — Alliance Residential Co. has opened two Class A apartment communities in the metro Atlanta area: Broadstone Springs in Sandy Springs and Broadstone Midtown in Atlanta. Broadstone Springs is located at 6558 Roswell Road and connected to a private pathway to the Abernathy Greenway Park. The property features 222 studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments and eight townhome units. The 218-unit Broadstone Midtown is located at 811 Juniper Road and features top-floor penthouse residences, 12 walkup townhome units and one- and two-bedroom apartments ranging in size from 630 to 1,394 square feet.
SVN Affordable Arranges $30.5M Sale of Section 8 Multifamily Property in Metro Baltimore
by John Nelson
LANSDOWNE, MD. — SVN Affordable | Levental Realty has arranged the $30.5 million sale of Circle Terrace, a 303-unit affordable housing community located at 2926 Lakebrook Circle in Lansdowne, about seven miles south of Baltimore. Landex Corp., which developed Circle Terrace in 1977, sold the Section 8 property to Millenia Housing Development Ltd., which used short-term Freddie Mac financing in the acquisition via Pillar Financial. David Shlahtechman of SVN Affordable represented Landex in the sale. Nixon Peabody LLP served as Millenia Housing’s HUD counsel for the transaction, and Gallagher Evelius & Jones LLP represented Landex.
MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — FirstBank has provided a $22.3 million construction loan for a Michaels-anchored retail center located at 1824 Alton Road in Miami Beach. The borrower, Saber 1800 Alton LLC, will use the loan to develop the 32,491-square-foot property, which was formerly the site of a gas station. The borrower purchased the site in 2015 and signed Michaels to anchor the center with a 22,492-square-foot store. Mahesh Pattabhiraman and Elsie Alvarez of FirstBank closed the financing.
MADISONVILLE, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of Corral Plaza, a 12,169-square-foot retail property situated on 2.6 acres at 3303 E. Main St. in Madisonville, approximately halfway between Houston and Dallas. Philip Levy and Chris Gainey of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction, and procured the buyer, a limited liability company. At the time of sale, the center was 100 percent leased to tenants such as Subway, Shipley’s Donuts and Electric Vape.
PLANTATION, FLA. — The Green Cos. has purchased Sabadell Financial Center, a five-story, 102,007-square-foot office building located at 150 S. Pine Island Road in Plantation, a suburb in Broward County. Clarion Partners LLC sold the Class A office building to Green Cos. for $19.3 million. The property was 96 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Sabadell United Bank, Quest Workspaces and Ferencik Libanoff Brandt Bustamante & Goldstein PA. Hermen Rodriguez, Ike Ojala and Tracey Goo of HFF represented Clarion Partners in the transaction. James Bernstein, Elizabeth Green and George Brown led The Green Cos. internally. Paul Stasaitis and Maxx Carney of HFF arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate, $12.5 million acquisition loan through Aegon USA Realty Advisors LLC.
HOUSTON — Baker Katz, a Houston-based brokerage firm, has completed the sale of 30,000 square feet of land, on which resides a 7,000-square-foot retail building occupied by Advance Auto Parts. The property lies at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 1960 and Aldine Westfield Road on Houston’s north side. Baker Katz purchased the land in 2016 and constructed the freestanding store on behalf of Advance Auto Parts. Bob Moorhead of Trivanta represented Baker Katz in the transaction. The name and representative of the buyer, a private investor, were not released.
GARLAND, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has brokered the sale of two industrial properties totaling 24,420 square feet in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro of Garland. The first property is a 12,000-square-foot building located at 2805 National Drive and the second is a 12,420-square-foot property located at 2901 National Drive. Brett Lewis of Lee & Associates represented the seller, BBI Realty LLC. Additional terms of sale were not released.
JOLIET, ILL. — The Opus Group has unveiled plans to construct a 1.2 million-square-foot industrial warehouse in Joliet within the I-80 submarket of Chicago. The 75-acre site is located near the intersection of U.S. Route 6 and Hollywood Road. Opus, which purchased the land from Ketone Partners, will develop the project in a joint venture with AEW Capital Management LP on behalf of one of its institutional separate account clients. The building will feature 36-foot clear heights, more than 200 loading docks, up to 450 trailer positions, parking for 225 cars and an ESFR sprinkler system. Construction of the speculative building will begin this spring with completion slated for summer 2018. Opus Development Co. will serve as developer, Opus Design Build will serve as design-builder and Opus AE Group will provide architectural and structural engineer services. Eric Tresslar and Steve Connolly of NAI Hiffman will market the property for lease.