NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of a land site located at 88 Withers St. in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood. BK Developers and RYBAK Development acquired the site from Withers 88 Group LLC for $11.5 million, or $340 per buildable square foot. The corner site was purchased with approved plans for a 39,000-square-foot building comprising 33 residential units and a ground-floor retail unit. The residential portion will include three three-bedroom units, 14 two-bedroom apartments, eight one-bedroom units and eight studio apartments. Brendan Maddigan of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction.
R.W. Holmes Realty Facilitates $1.9M Sale of Office, Warehouse Property in Bellingham, Massachusetts
BELLINGHAM, MASS. — R.W. Holmes Realty has arranged the sale of an office and warehouse building located at 24 Williams Way in Bellingham. Gainsboro Brothers LLC sold the property to Matt Clark of TMC Holdings & Development for $1.9 million. Situated on three acres, the building features 34,700 square feet of office and warehouse space. The buyer plans to renovate the property and site for multi-tenant use. John Eysenback of R.W. Holmes represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
ALLEN, TEXAS — Adolfson & Peterson Construction has completed construction of Christian Care Senior Living Community, an 88-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in the Dallas suburb of Allen. Christian Care Centers owns the community, which REES Architects designed. Christian Care Senior Living Community features 22 independent living cottages, 32 assisted living units and 34 memory care units in a 72,000-square-foot, two-story building. Christian Care Centers is a nonprofit, faith-based owner and operator of several communities in the Metroplex area. The company is headquartered in Mesquite, Texas. Adolfson & Peterson Construction is a construction firm with offices in Charlotte, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Phoenix, Portland, Ore., and Tacoma, Wash.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — The Davis Cos. and Marquette Cos. have completed the disposition of Verandas at Cityview, an apartment community situated on 15 acres in Fort Worth. The 314-unit property sold for an undisclosed price. The community features a mix of apartment layouts, ranging from one to three bedrooms. Community amenities include an outdoor swimming pool, spa, 24-hour fitness center, clubhouse with television lounge, business center, laundry facility and picnic area with barbecues. Sean Mabarak of SPI Advisory represented the undisclosed buyer, while Dirk Goris, Ryan Reid and Jeremy Faltys of CBRE Multifamily represented the sellers in the deal.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Presidium Group has acquired two student housing properties in Austin, University Estates and University Village, for an undisclosed price. University Estates and University Village were built between 1997 and 2001, respectively, and are located in southeast Austin on The University of Texas at Austin shuttle route. The communities feature resort-style pools, fitness centers, clubhouses, basketball courts, tennis courts, computer labs and private student rooms. Combined the properties offer 846 units, totaling 2,700 beds. The name of the seller was not released.
PLANO, TEXAS — Rubicon Representation has arranged the sale of an office building located at 4011 W. Plano Parkway in Plano. Wells Asset Management sold the 29,352-square-foot property to a local investment partnership for an undisclosed price. Current tenants at the property include The Einstein School and Farmers Insurance, and Sea Link International will relocate its office to the property from downtown Dallas. Daniel Miller and Graham Perry of Rubicon Representation represented the buyer and new tenant, while the seller had in-house representation.
CONROE, TEXAS — Harborview Capital Partners has closed $25.1 million in refinancing for two multifamily properties in Conroe. The borrower was an Arkansas-based client. Both non-recourse loans were refinanced through HUD’s 223(a)(7) program and feature interest rates fixed for 35 and 40 years. Avi Begun of Harborview Capital originated the transactions.
WEST CHESTER, OHIO — Scott Street Properties has broken ground on a retail development along I-75 and The Streets of West Chester, about 25 miles north of Cincinnati. Phase I of the 8.3-acre development will include a couple freestanding buildings and a multi-tenant building featuring two new-to-market concepts. Chuy’s Tex-Mex restaurant and Matt the Miller’s Tavern have committed to the new project. North Shore Construction & Development Services is handling the project management for Scott Street Properties. Tenants are expected to begin opening for business in spring 2017. Eric Abroms and Joshua Rothstein of OnSite Retail Group LLC are handling the marketing and leasing of the new development.
BROOKLYN PARK, MINN. — CBRE has negotiated an industrial lease expansion for Point B Logistics in Brooklyn Park near Minneapolis. The logistics company has expanded its lease at 610 Commerce Center from 34,780 square feet to 61,097 square feet. This brings the industrial building to full occupancy. Other tenants include Scholastic Book Fair, Blackhawk Industrial and Varitronics LLC. The building is the first phase of development at the site, with another 202,000-square-foot industrial building available for occupancy in fall 2017. A third 100,000-square-foot building is also planned for the site. Dan Swartz of CBRE is exclusively marketing Phase II and III for lease on behalf of the building’s owner and developer, CSM Corp.
SOUTH BEND, IND. — The Boulder Group has arranged the sale of a single-tenant property net leased to Best Buy in South Bend for $9 million. The 50,000-square-foot building is located at 6502 Grape Road near the University of Notre Dame. There are approximately seven years remaining on the Best Buy lease, which began in March 2003 and expires in March 2023. The absolute triple net lease features a 3 percent rental escalation in the primary term and in each of the four five-year renewal options. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented the seller, a Midwest real estate investment company. The buyer was a West Coast-based real estate investment company.