SPRINGFIELD, N.J. — Tulfra Real Estate, in partnership with The Hampshire Cos., has completed the disposition of an industrial property located at 21 Fadem Road in Springfield. Shelbourne Global Solutions acquired the property for $12 million. Situated on 5.4 acres, the 122,000-square-foot property was fully leased at the time of closing. Norman Feinstein of The Hampshire Cos. provided in-house representation for the sellers in the deal.
LEAWOOD, KAN. — AMC Theatres has expanded its headquarters within Park Place Village in Leawood by 36,315 square feet to a total of over 170,000 square feet. The expansion consists of newly constructed Class A office space completed this year. The new space will help accommodate the more than 125 new jobs AMC created after recently acquiring Georgia-based Carmike Cinemas. Approximately 600 associates will work in the Theatre Support Center in Park Place. The mixed-use office and retail property is comprised of 10 buildings that were developed in phases starting in 2007 and completed in 2013. The property, located at 1150 Ash St., is currently 99 percent leased. Bob Fagan and Matt Eckert of CBRE represented the landlord, KBS, in the transaction.
BARTLETT, ILL. — Meridian Design Build has completed construction of a 67,080-square-foot industrial facility for Traffic Control & Protection in Bartlett, about 35 miles west of Chicago. The 9.5-acre site is located within Abbott Land & Investment’s Blue Heron Business Park. The new facility includes 10,000 square feet of office/employee facilities space, a 13,000-square-foot sign shop/silk screen area, a barricade shop and seven vehicle maintenance bays. Additional features include a 24,000-square-foot covered exterior dock platform and a 7.5-acre outside storage yard. Dan Flanagan of Flanagan Realty represented Traffic Control & Protection in the selection and acquisition of the site, and coordinated overall planning/approval efforts for the project. Harris Architects served as project architect and Mackie Consultants provided civil engineering services for the project.
WAYZATA, MINN. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $7.2 million loan for the acquisition of a building leased to Walgreens in Wayzata, 13 miles west of Minneapolis. The 15,149-square-foot building is located at 1055 Wayzata Blvd. East. The eight-year loan includes a 25-year amortization schedule. A life insurance company provided the loan. Joe Giordani of NorthMarq arranged the loan for the undisclosed borrower.
CHICAGO — NelsonHill has negotiated the sale of The Hudson Building, a historic auto showroom in Chicago, for $5.8 million. The three-story building, constructed in 1922 as part of Chicago’s Motor Row District, is located at 2222 S. Michigan Ave. The Hudson consists of 115,000 square feet, with the first floor serving as the original auto showroom with 19-foot clear heights. Echelon Capital purchased the building. Michael Nelson and Stevan Arandjelovic of NelsonHill represented ownership in the sale. Motor Row is listed on the National Registry of Historic Places.
WARRENVILLE, ILL. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has brokered the sale of Cantera Commons in Warrenville, north of Naperville, for $3 million. The retail property is comprised of two multi-tenant buildings located at 28341-28361 Diehl Road. Potbelly Sandwich Shop occupies a 10,431-square-foot building, while Starbucks and Café Zupos occupy a 7,423-square-foot building. The building was approximately 25 percent occupied at the time of sale. The buyer was a private real estate investor based in Chicago. The seller was a special servicer on behalf of a CMBS trust. Chad Firsel of Quantum represented both the seller and purchaser in the transaction.
DALLAS, GARLAND, MESQUITE, FORT WORTH AND TYLER, TEXAS — Tranwestern has brokered the sales of 1,600 multifamily units in the Dallas-Fort Worth area valued at $85 million. Taylor Snoddy, Philip Wiegard and James Roberts of Transwestern represented the seller and sourced the buyers in the five transactions. The acquisition prices for the individual transactions were not released. In the first deal, a New York-based investment group acquired North Park Terrace, a 310-unit property located at 8662 Park Lane in Dallas, and Pecan Tree, a 173-unit community located at 3001 Kendale Drive in Dallas. In the second transaction, an Oregon-based investment group purchased Eastfield Plaza, a 216-unit community located at 2626 John West Road in Mesquite. The buyer plans to renovate the property. In the third deal, a New York-based investment group acquired Parque Del Sol, a 200-unit property located at 238 E. Oates Road in Garland. In the fourth transaction, a Northern California-based investment group purchased Woods of Ridgmar, a 235-unit community located at 2200 Taxco Road and 2200 Ridgmar Plaza in Fort Worth. In the final deal, a Dallas-based investment group acquired 34 Hundred, a 484-unit complex located at 3400 Varsity Drive in Tyler. The buyer plans to renovate the …
RICHARDSON, TEXAS — Balfour Beatty Campus Solutions, along with Dallas-based Wynne/Jackson and lead equity partner Star Alliance, has closed on the financing for the second phase of a mixed-use project for the University of Texas at Dallas in Richardson. The development team will expand on the Northside Phase 1 development by delivering 275 housing units and more than 6,600 square feet of retail space valued at $67 million as part of a public-private partnership. Situated on 12 acres, the second phase will include mid-rise apartments and townhomes totaling 900 beds, as well as shops, restaurants and entertainment venues to serve the 27,000 students, faculty, staff and young professionals of the university and greater Richardson area. Additionally, the new development will have a fitness facility, a resort-style pool, patio areas and spaces for small gatherings. Andres Construction will lead the overall design/build team, with Architecture Demarest as the lead design firm. Construction is underway, with completion slated for August 2018.
DALLAS — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of an office building located at 17120 Dallas Parkway in Dallas. The Dallas-based family office of Embrey Interests acquired the 47,423-square-foot property from owner-tenants Loomis Agency and Carbon Cos. The sellers will continue to occupy the building. Beth Lambert and Diego Arroyave of Cushman & Wakefield represented the sellers in the off-market transaction. Additionally, Lambert and Arroyave arranged a 10-year acquisition loan through a life insurance company for the buyer.
PORTLAND, TEXAS — Portland Hospitality LP has opened Home2 Suites by Hilton Portland, located at 139 Buddy Ganem Drive in Portland, located across the bay from Corpus Christi. Managed by ZJZ Hospitality Inc., the 88-room hotel features complimentary breakfast, community spaces, fitness area, outdoor pool, fire pit and barbecue grill area and a business center.
