ATLANTA — HFF has arranged a $16.2 million acquisition loan for Ellsworth Lofts, a three-building adaptive reuse complex located at 1460 and 1510 Ellsworth Industrial Blvd. N.W. in Atlanta’s West Midtown district. Gregg Shapiro of HFF arranged the five-year, floating-rate loan through Wells Fargo Bank on behalf of the borrower, Origin Investments. Ellsworth Lofts comprises two office buildings totaling 80,977 square feet and one retail outparcel totaling 9,840 square feet. Bacchanalia and Star Provisions Market & Café occupy the property’s retail portion. In addition, the 6.7-acre site includes 1.2 acres of developable land. Ellsworth Lofts was 70 percent leased at the time of sale.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Rockford Capital Partners, in partnership with Blue Vista Capital Management, has acquired Four Resource Square, a 153,000-square-foot office building in Charlotte’s University submarket. Rob Cochran and Jared Londry of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the transaction on behalf of the undisclosed seller. The sales price was not disclosed. Medical technology provider Allscripts anchors Four Resource Square. Rockford and Blue Vista plan to invest in capital improvements to upgrade the building and available suites. Joe Franco and Katherine Richey of CBRE will handle the building’s leasing assignment on behalf of the new ownership.
MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — Ready Capital Structured Finance has provided a $5.5 million loan for the refinancing of a 32,000-square-foot hotel and condominium property in Miami Beach. Ready Capital provided the two-year, non-recourse, floating-rate loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. The loan features one extension option and flexible prepayment. Of the 80 units, 13 are hotel properties and the remaining are condominiums. In addition, the property features 6,800 square feet of retail space and 19,000 square feet of garage space.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Cielo Property Group has broken ground on The Foundry, a mixed-use project in east Austin that will comprise 76,000 square feet of office space and 17 condo units, 11 of which are already under contract. DPR Construction, the general contractor for the project, has preleased 30,000 square feet at the three-story office property. Independent Bank provided the construction loan for the development, which is scheduled to open in March 2019. Sixthriver Architects designed the office building. CBRE will handle leasing of the property.
PLANO, TEXAS — Transwestern has negotiated two office leases totaling more than 142,000 square feet at Legacy Tennyson Center, a Class A office development in Plano. WorldVentures, a marketer of vacation clubs and packages, expanded its footprint at the property from 100,000 to 125,000 square feet and Connecticut-based insurance company Affinion Group leased 17,153 square feet. Legacy Tennyson Center consists of two buildings totaling 202,600 square feet and offers tenants an outdoor courtyard area and a jogging trail.
HOUSTON — JLL has brokered the sale of a 93,000-square-foot flex property located at 7207 Gessner Road in northwest Houston. GBP Industrial purchased the building from California-based development/management firm Goldrich & Kest Industries LLC. Built in 1997, the two-story, Class B building is fully leased to LabCorp, a North Carolina-based healthcare diagnostics firm. Dustin Volz, Kevin McConn, Rick Goings, Zane Marcell and Grant Matthews of JLL brokered the sale.
IRVING, TEXAS — Hangover Opportunity Fund LLC, a fund managed by Arlington-based Skywalker Property Partners, has sold a three-building, 66,885-square-foot office campus in Irving to an undisclosed oil and gas firm. The buildings are situated on 4.6 acres at 6301, 6321 and 6341 Campus Circle Drive, just outside Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. The property recently underwent a $350,000 capital improvements program to repair foundations and underground plumbing, revamp the landscaping and develop office suites on a speculative basis. Matt Hurlbut of Transwestern represented the seller in the all-cash transaction. Zack Stevens of NAI Robert Lynn represented the buyer.
HOUSTON — An undisclosed private investor will develop Lyric Market, a 31,500-square-foot food hall that will be located at the corner of Louisiana and Preston streets in downtown Houston. The development includes the construction of an 801-space parking garage. Set to open this fall, the concept will include a bakery, sushi bar, ice cream shop and wine and cocktail bars. Matthew Putterman of HFF arranged an undisclosed amount of construction financing on behalf of the developer through Origin Bank.
LONG ISLAND, N.Y. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of a 50 percent interest in a 3.6 million-square-foot industrial portfolio in Nassau and Suffolk counties. The properties had been owned in a joint venture comprising Cammeby’s and FBE. Cammeby’s acquired the 50 percent of the portfolio owned by FBE for $135 million. The 38-building portfolio is close to 90 percent occupied. Tenants include Summit Plastics, Sam Ash, Ultimate Precision Metal, Luminance and Newsday. The portfolio offers a mix of industrial, office and research and development space. Gary Gabriel, Andrew Merin, David Bernhaut, Kyle Schmidt, Brian Whitmer and Stephen Palmese of Cushman & Wakefield brokered the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Barone Management, as developer and contractor, has broken ground for a speculative development located at 9-03 44th Road in Long Island City. The three-story, 100,000-square-foot building will feature office and industrial/flex space, as well as frontage on four streets and city and water views. Designed by JLS Designs, the project is slated for completion in September 2019. CBRE has been retained as the exclusive leasing agent for the project.