MOUNT PLEASANT, WIS. — Nordic Realty Partners LLC has purchased a 10,430-square-foot office building in Mount Pleasant, about 25 miles south of Milwaukee. The sales price was not disclosed. The property, which includes surplus land of 3.1 acres, is located at 13303 Washington Ave. near I-94. Johnson Insurance currently occupies the building, but plans to relocate during 2018. CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
CHICAGO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 6,141-square-foot retail property in Chicago for $1.8 million. The ground-floor retail space is located at 2142-2144 W. Roscoe St in the Roscoe Village neighborhood. Tenants include Pure Motion Chiropractic, Pilates + Coffee, XO Studio salon and Roscoe Books. Sean Sharko, Austin Weisenbeck and Brewster Hague of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. The team also secured the private investor buyer.
CHICAGO — Hyatt Hotels Corp. (NYSE: H) has agreed to sell a three-property hotel portfolio to Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. (NYSE: HST) for approximately $1 billion. The transaction includes the Andaz Maui at Wailea Resort in Wailea, Hawaii, the Grand Hyatt San Francisco and the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort and Spa in Bonita Springs, Fla. Hyatt will continue to manage the three hotels under long-term management agreements. The transaction is expected to close at the end of March. The 301-room Andaz Maui features a 15-acre beachfront setting, four infinity pools, 15,000 square feet of event space, five dining options, a spa and a fitness center. Featuring 668 rooms, the Grand Hyatt San Francisco includes a 24-hour fitness center, as well as restaurant, lounge and event space on the 36th floor. Located in southwest Florida, the 454-room Hyatt Regency Coconut Point features several pools, waterslides, a golf course, rock climbing wall, five restaurants and over 82,500 square feet of flexible space. The sale reflects a recently announced initiative from Hyatt to reduce real estate ownership, according to Mark Hoplamazian, president and CEO of Hyatt. Andaz Maui and Grand Hyatt San Francisco reflect a combined attributed sale value of approximately …
The story of industrial real estate today, at least in terms of national media coverage, centers around compressing cap rates and the steady stream of capital flowing into the sector. But in Austin — the kid brother of two major industrial markets, Dallas and Houston — the story over the past 12 months has been the large increase in the volume of industrial construction. Austin delivered 3.1 million square feet of industrial product in 2017, a 55 percent increase over the total space delivered during the previous year. Throughout the past year, the metro also trailed the national average in industrial vacancy, net absorption and percent change in rental rates from 2016 to 2017. Many developers that broke ground during one of the healthiest periods in Austin’s industrial history are now delivering space at a time when the Austin economy is starting to cool. Employers have found themselves in a more competitive environment, with annual job growth slowing to sub-3 percent levels and the unemployment rate reaching numbers not seen since the dot-com boom. Market Evolution Austin’s recent industrial performance should not be seen as cause for alarm, but rather as an opportunity to understand the changing mindset of the …
DALLAS — Bellomy & Co. has brokered the sale of a CubeSmart self-storage facility located at 5505 Maple Ave. in the Oak Lawn area of Dallas. The Class A facility, which opened in March 2017, consists of 1,111 units across 100,239 net rentable square feet. Approximately 91 percent of the units are climate-controlled. Bill Bellomy, Michael Johnson and John Arnold of Bellomy & Co. represented the seller, Dallas-based Platinum Construction, in the transaction. The Bellomy team also procured the undisclosed buyer.
DENTON, TEXAS — Campus First Student Living, a division of Atlanta-based CF Real Estate Services LLC, has acquired Midtown at Denton, a 432-bed student housing community near University of North Texas in Denton. The 120-unit property, which will has been rebranded Midtown 905, was built in 2011 and includes amenities such as a pool, fitness center, game room, study lounge and tanning bed. The transaction is part of a three-property portfolio sale in which Los Angeles-based Redbridge Capital acquired two other student housing assets totaling 383 beds in Arlington and Fort Worth. The seller was not disclosed.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Bakery FunkyTown Donuts and Drafts and apparel and home décor retailer Willow House Boutique will open stores within Sundance Square, a retail and dining destination that spans 35 blocks in downtown Fort Worth. FunkyTown will occupy 1,248 square feet and Willow House will occupy 2,410 square feet. Both stores are slated to open this spring.
HOUSTON — Boyd Commercial has negotiated an 84,000-square-foot industrial lease at 6000 S. Loop E. in Houston. Greg Barra and David Munson of Boyd Commercial represented the landlord, Cynjai Investment, in the lease negotiations. Andrew Jewell of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant, Balflex USA Inc., a manufacturer of hydraulic hoses and fittings for various industries. The duration of the lease was not disclosed.
HOUSTON — Poynter Commercial has secured five office leases totaling 40,000 square feet at a 325,000-square-foot office building located at 11700 Katy Freeway in Houston. The two largest leases include Enterprise Offshore Drilling LLC taking 12,629 square feet and Helm U.S. Corp. taking 9,637 square feet. Kevin Poynter and Peyton Poynter of Poynter Commercial represented the landlord, FSP Energy Tower I Ltd., the lease negotiations with Enterprise Offshore Drilling. Kevin Poynter also represented the landlord in the lease negotiations with Helm U.S. Sean Durkin of The J. Beard Real Estate Co. represented Helm U.S.
FAIRFAX, VA. — HFF has arranged $115.4 million in construction financing for Scout on the Circle, a 551,000-square-foot residential and retail project in Fairfax, roughly 20 miles west of Washington, D.C. Susan Carras, Walter Coker, Brian Crivella, John Owendoff and Jordan Lex of HFF arranged a $100 million floating-rate loan and $15.4 million in preferred equity on behalf of the developer, Washington, D.C.-based Combined Properties Inc. Scout on the Circle will feature a 54,000-square-foot, single-story grocery store, two five-story apartment towers totaling 400 units and 29,000 square feet of ground-floor retail. Apartment units will feature stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, plank flooring and private outdoor terraces or balconies. Community amenities will include a coffee bar, business center, clubroom, screening room, pool table, fitness center, dog park and two outdoor courtyards with a swimming pool, grilling areas, shuffleboard and a ping pong table. The transit-oriented property will be located one mile from the Vienna Metrorail station and less than four miles from George Mason University’s campus. Combined Properties expects to complete Scout on the Circle in 2021.
