BEAUMONT, TEXAS — Transwestern has brokered the sale of Pindo Pointe, a 164-unit multifamily asset located at 7390 Pindo Circle in the East Texas city of Beaumont. Ed Cummins and Ryan Mendez of Transwestern represented the landlord, Parkdale Pinto LLC, in the transaction. Ohio-based Winslow Asset Management purchased the property for an undisclosed price.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners has secured a 31,792-square-foot office lease at 15990 N. Barkers Landing Road in Houston on behalf of 2H Offshore, a Houston-based engineering firm. Jon Silberman of NAI Partners represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Michelle Wogan and Monte Calvert of Transwestern represented the landlord, Banyan Street/GAP Timberway One Owner LLC.
BURLESON, TEXAS — Orangetheory Fitness will open a 4,050-square-foot location at Burleson Commons, a grocery-anchored shopping center in the southern Fort Worth metro of Burleson. Owned by Cullinan Properties, the center is located at 1561 Wilshire St. This gym will be the company’s sixth location in the Burleson area and its 25th overall in the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) area. The opening is currently scheduled for mid-December.
NEW YORK CITY — Cignature Realty Associates has arranged the sale of a six-story multifamily building located at 336 Fort Washington Ave. in Manhattan’s Washington Heights. Michael Aryeh of Heritage Realty acquired the property from Fort Washington 336 for $30.8 million, or $402.32 per square foot. Built in 1924, the 76,536-square-foot property features 79 apartment units. Peter Vanderpool of Cignature Realty represented the buyer and seller in the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — Greystone has provided $21 million in Freddie Mac loans to refinance an eight-property multifamily portfolio in Brooklyn. Anthony Cristi of Greystone originated the loans for the borrower, Steve Lubin. The refinanced properties are 1060 Hancock St., 1315 Sutter Ave., 135 Dupont St., 187 Rochester Ave., 1904 Nostrand Ave., 4515 Snyder Ave. and 802 and 809 Park Place. The properties feature between six and 35 units. The properties received five-year, fixed-rate Freddie Mac Small Business Loans, which include an additional 15 years of floating rate and one year of interest-only payments at an 80 percent loan-to-value ratio.
PITTSBURGH — Walker & Dunlop has closed a $14.9 million construction loan for EVEN Hotel, located within the historic Kaufmann’s department store building in downtown Pittsburgh. The borrower is Reception Hotels and Resorts, which acquired the fifth and sixth floors for the hotel. The hotel will be part of the Kaufmann’s Grand on Fifth, a master redevelopment the former department store that will feature retail, hospitality, multifamily and office space. The loan closed with Orix USA on behalf of Reception Hotels and Resorts. Jacob Cohen of Walker & Dunlop secured the non-recourse loan that features three years of interest-only payments.
WARRENDALE, PA. — Teen clothing retailer rue21 has completed its financial restructuring and emerged from the Chapter 11 bankruptcy process. The Warrendale-based company began to close approximately 400 underperforming stores in April, and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on May 15. Kirkland & Ellis LLP acted as rue21’s legal advisor, Rothschild Inc. acted as investment banker and financial advisor, and Berkeley Research Group acted as restructuring advisor throughout the process.
MILFORD, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Holland Center, a neighborhood shopping center located at 621-641 Milford Warren Glen Road in Milford. A private buyer acquired the asset for $2 million. Situated on 5 acres, the 10,777-square-foot property was fully occupied by six tenants at the time of sale. Derrick Dougherty, Mark Krantz and Shannon Bona of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, while Mark Taylor, also of Marcus & Millichap, represented the buyer in the deal.
HARTWELL, GA. — Nestlé Purina PetCare Co. has unveiled plans to deliver a $320 million manufacturing facility and distribution center in Hartwell, a city in northeast Georgia. Purina, a global producer of pet products, currently employs more than 8,000 individuals in the U.S., including an existing factory southwest of Atlanta in Fairburn. The Hartwell site will be the company’s first new U.S. factory in 20 years and will create up to 240 jobs over the next five years. Joshua Stephens of the Georgia Department of Economic Development represented the organization’s Global Commerce division throughout the project. Stephens worked in collaboration with the Hart County Industrial Development Authority and Georgia Power. Nestle Purina’s distribution center operations are expected to begin in 2018, with production to follow in 2019. Leading Purina brands include Purina ONE, Dog Chow, Friskies, Tidy Cats and Pro Plan.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Shopping Center Group has unveiled the tenant lineup for the retail portion of One305 Central, a $53 million adaptive reuse development located approximately one mile northeast of Charlotte’s Uptown district. The developer, TriBridge Residential, has selected The Shopping Center Group to be the exclusive leasing representative for the retail portion of the project. The new tenants include: Yafo Kitchen, a fast-casual Mediterranean restaurant that will occupy 3,500 square feet; TRUE Crafted Hospitality Group, a fast-casual concept that will occupy 4,200 square feet and feature traditional diner fare; and Pilot Brewing Co., a local nano-brewery specializing in small-batch, experimental beer. Pilot Brewing’s nearly 1,900-square-foot space will include a tasting room. The retailers are expected to open next spring. In addition to retail, One305 Central includes 281 residential units. The first phase of the residential portion is 95 percent preleased and 85 percent occupied, and the second phase is slated for completion in October. The commercial building was originally built in the 1960s and 70s. Hood Architecture designed the updated commercial space, and Roper Construction served as the general contractor. TriBridge originally acquired the five-acre site in 2014 for $7.8 million.
