AUSTIN, TEXAS — Capital Metro and a partnership between Endeavor Real Estate Group and Columbus Realty Partners have broken ground on Plaza Saltillo District, an 11-acre, transit-oriented development near downtown Austin. The project will transform an abandoned site into a mixed-use community that will feature roughly 800 apartment units, 140,000 square feet of office space, 110,000 square feet of retail space and 1.4 acres of open public space. Multiple public transportation systems will serve the property. A time frame for delivery has not yet been established.
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LOS ANGELES — Square Mile Capital Management has originated a $70.5 million loan that is secured by a 415,000-square-foot office building in the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles. The 22-story building is located at 3600 Wilshire Blvd. The property spans a full city block from Wilshire to 7th Street. It also includes an 825-space parking deck behind the office building. Jamison Services acquired the building in 1999 and is refinancing the existing debt. Square Mile’s loan also includes proceeds to fund future capital expenditures and leasing costs.
CENTENNIAL, COLO. — Waterton has purchased the 266-unit Greenwood Plaza in Centennial for an undisclosed sum. The community is located at 7610 E. Caley Ave. Greenwood Plaza features units that range from one to three bedrooms. The property is situated near the Denver Tech Center. Waterton plans to renovate the units’ interiors. On-site amenities include a fitness center, media room, business center, outdoor grilling area, clubhouse, and heated outdoor swimming pool and spa.
Newell Brands Leases 195,508 SF at Southern California Logistics Airport in Victorville
by Nellie Day
VICTORVILLE, CALIF. — Newell Brands has signed a three-year lease for 195,508 square feet of industrial space at Southern California Logistics Airport in Victorville. The space is situated in the 370,023-square-foot Distribution Centre 18. SCLA is an 8,500-acre multimodal freight transportation hub that includes a 2,500-acre commercial and industrial complex entitled for 60 million square feet of development. The facility was completed on June 22. The new lease brings DC 18 to full occupancy. Plastipak Packaging will occupy the remainder of the building. CBRE’s Ryan Athens represented Newell Brands. The same firm’s Jay Dick represented the landlord, Stirling Development, in this transaction.
OKLAHOMA CITY — ARA Newmark has closed the $60.5 million sale of Brookwood Village, a 1,128-unit apartment community located at 9401 S. Shartel Drive in Oklahoma City. The property, which was 94 percent occupied at the time of sale, is the largest apartment community in the state. Built in 1970 and renovated in 2015 and 2016, the garden-style property features nine pools, six tennis courts and a 20-acre park. Tim McKay, David Burnett, Brandon Lamb and Justin Wilson of ARA Newmark represented the seller, Tulsa-based Brookwood Village Apartments LLC. Washington state-based Weidner Apartment Homes purchased the property
ONTARIO, CALIF. — Skechers USA Inc., a footwear manufacturer, has opened its largest Skechers mall-based factory outlet store. The 24,000-square-foot store is located at Ontario Mills in Ontario. The store features dedicated shops for the various Skechers lifestyle and performance collections for men and women, an kids area complete with theater and a shop dedicated to the brand’s apparel collection. The Ontario Mills Skechers superstore joins a retail portfolio that includes large-format stores in Las Vegas and Gardena, Calif., plus flagship stores in locations such as Los Angeles’ Hollywood & Highland, Times Square in New York, San Francisco’s Powell Street, London, Tokyo, Shanghai and other cities around the world. At the end of the second quarter of 2017, Skechers had 2,055 stores worldwide, with 584 being company owned.
FAIRVIEW, TEXAS — Meridian Capital Group has arranged $32 million loan for the acquisition for Sorrel Fairview, a 267-unit, Class A multifamily community located at 351 Sugarloaf Trail in the Dallas metro of Fairview. The property features a clubhouse with lounge areas, game room, resort-style pool, fitness center and an on-site car washing service. Abe Hirsch, Moshe Majeski and Zec Karpel of Meridian Capital arranged the five-year loan with a 4 percent fixed interest rate and three years of interest-only payments, on behalf of New York-based Azure Partners LLC.
HOUSTON — McCord Development has leased 143,500 square feet within the 4,000-acre Generation Park in Houston to energy equipment producer GHX Industrial LLC. The company will serve as the anchor tenant of Lockwood Business Park, a 25-acre development within Generation Park. The facility will feature 121,000 square feet of warehouse and shop space and 22,500 square feet of office space. GHX Industrial expects to occupy the facility by the end of the year.
Partnership Breaks Ground on $17M Affordable Housing Redevelopment in Upper Dublin, Pennsylvania
by Amy Works
UPPER DUBLIN, PA. — Montgomery County Housing Authority (MCHA) and Pennrose Properties have partnered to redevelop North Hills Manor, an affordable housing property in Upper Dublin. The $17 million project includes the demolition of the existing 50-unit public housing development, which was originally built in 1954, and the construction of 50 new apartments ranging from one- to four-bedrooms located in 17 residential buildings. Additionally, the development will feature a shared building featuring a community room, computer lab and property management offices. The new units will feature modern kitchens, including dishwasher, spacious closets, ceramic-tiled bathrooms, resident-controlled heating and cooling, and in-unit washers/dryers.
NEW YORK CITY — M&T Realty Capital has provided a $10 million Freddie Mac loan for the permanent financing of Carmel Place, a micro-unit building located at 335 E. 27th St. in New York City. Monadnock Development developed the 55-unit building that features studio apartments, 40 percent of which are affordable units. At the time of financing, the property was 100 percent leased. Michael Chavkin, Joe Pizzutelli and Douglas Tilley of M&T Realty Capital arranged the transaction. M&T Bank provided construction financing for the project.