HOUSTON — HFF has arranged a $121.6 million floating-rate bridge loan for the redevelopment of The Star, a multifamily development located in downtown Houston. Upon completion, the property will feature 286 multifamily units, 26,000 square feet of retail space, 8,000 square feet of storage space and 672 parking spaces. Steve Heldenfels and Matthew Putterman of HFF arranged the loan through TPG RE Finance Trust on behalf of the borrower, Provident Realty Advisors.
SAN ANTONIO — German discount grocery chain Lidl has purchased a 5.2-acre site at the intersection of Alamo Ranch and Lone Star parkways in San Antonio for the development of a 30,000-square-foot location. Construction of the property is expected to begin during the fourth quarter and wrap up during the third quarter of 2018. Gene Williams of CBRE represented the seller, Abiso Development, in the land sale. Gensler will serve as the project architect and Metropolitan Contracting as the general contractor.
NORCROSS AND PEACHTREE CORNERS, GA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $76.5 million sale of three apartment communities in Gwinnett County near Atlanta. Mike Kemether and Tyler Averitt of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Audubon Communities, in the transaction. Sabra Property Management acquired Bella, a 318-unit community in Norcross; Hathaway Development LLC acquired Center at Peachtree Corners, a 272-unit community in Peachtree Corners; and Zavala Properties acquired Summit at Dawson, a 162-unit community also in Norcross. Each property has a full suite of modern amenities and features oversized floor plans.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Coastal Ridge Real Estate, in partnership with M Group, has acquired The Village at Lakeshore Crossings, a 264-unit apartment community located at 251 London Parkway in Birmingham, for $40 million. A Philadelphia-based private investor sold the property. Constructed in 2013, The Village at Lakeshore Crossings offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units with rents ranging from $1,067 to $1,512. Individual units feature hardwood floors, granite countertops and private porches. Community amenities include a resort-style swimming pool, outdoor kitchen with a gas grill, outdoor fire place with a lounge area, lighted tennis court, clubhouse, media room, fitness room, pet park and a pet wash station.
EULESS, TEXAS — Arch Street Capital Advisors, a Connecticut-based investment advisory firm, has brokered the sale of Suite 2801, a 417-unit apartment community located in the Dallas metro of Euless. Built in 2013, the Class A property offers a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as two pools, a fitness center and a residential clubhouse. Arch Street represented the buyer, a joint venture between an institutional investor and Atlanta-based Cortland Partners, in the transaction
MORRISVILLE, N.C. — Foundry Commercial, along with capital partner Hart Realty Advisers LLC, has purchased Concourse Lakeside I and II, a two-building office campus in the Raleigh-Durham community of Morrisville, for $24.2 million. Ryan Clutter, Scott Humphrey and Chris Lingerfelt of HFF represented the seller, a partnership between an affiliate of Banyan Street Capital and funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management. The HFF team also procured the buyer. Foundry and Hart plan on updating the 154,552-square-foot office campus to include base building upgrades and additional amenities. Located within the Research Triangle Park submarket, Concourse Lakeside has direct access to Interstates 40 and 540. At the time of sale, the portfolio was 89 percent leased to tenants including Aetna Life Insurance Co., The Redwoods Group and TransAmerica.
DALLAS — Stream Realty Partners has negotiated two office leases totaling 15,198 square feet at 5050 Quorum Drive in Dallas. Ryan Evanich, Chase Lopez and Jackie Smith of Stream represented the landlord, New York-based DRA Advisors, in its lease negotiations with the new tenants, Josh DeShong Real Estate and law firm Pratt, Aycock & Associates PLLC. The two firms will occupy the sixth floor of the building, which DRA Advisors recently renovated to feature an on-site fitness center, conference center and a tenant lounge.
CULPEPER, VA. — SunTrust Bank has provided an $18 million construction loan for the 125,000-square-foot expansion of The Culpeper, a retirement community in Culpeper, a town situated equidistant from Richmond, Va., and Washington, D.C. LifeSpire of Virginia, a provider of continuing care retirement communities, will build 133 new units in the community and offer additional care services to current and future residents. The updated Culpeper community will replace the previous building, originally built in 1951, with 54 assisted living, 32 memory care and 47 skilled nursing units. Other enhancements to the community will include an outdoor courtyard, cook-to-order dining options, an on-site clinic, chapel, on-site physical therapy, wellness gym and a health and beauty spa.
CEDAR PARK, TEXAS — Titan Developers has acquired a 25,000-square-foot office/industrial property within Scottsdale Crossing Phase III, located at 1505 Volta Drive in the Austin metro of Cedar Park. Matt Levin of Equitable Commercial Realty (ECR) represented Titan in the transaction. The seller, TIG, was represented internally by Tom Pardee.
ERLANGER, KY. — Hillwood, in partnership with Cincinnati-based developer Al. Neyer, has unveiled plans to develop Erlanger Commerce Center, a distribution center that will include two speculative buildings totaling more than 1.7 million square feet. Situated at the intersection of Interstates 75 and 275 in Erlanger, the property is located a few miles from the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. Construction on Building 1, totaling 779,922 square feet, will begin in 2018. The building will feature 36-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinkler systems, cross-dock configuration, 159 trailer storage spaces and 350 car parking spaces.
