DALLAS — Eko Construction has received $1.9 million in construction financing for Bishop Arts Townhomes, a residential rental community in Dallas. The two-phase project will deliver 24 units averaging approximately 1,500 square feet per unit. Charley Babb and Justin Laub of Metropolitan Capital Advisors placed the loan through an undisclosed lender.
IRVING, TEXAS — Stream Realty Partners has negotiated an office lease expansion at 1320 Greenway in Irving on behalf of The Clay Paul Group, an insurance brokerage firm. The lease expands the company’s footprint to 4,677 square feet, roughly double the size of its previous space. Tyler Maner of Stream represented the tenant in the negotiations. Jeff Wood of Peloton represented the landlord, Arden Group.
UNION CITY, GA. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF), in collaboration with British counterpart Knight Frank, has negotiated a 1 million-square-foot industrial lease for ASOS, a London-based fashion retailer, in Union City, roughly 18 miles south of Atlanta. The online fashion retailer is investing approximately $40 million in the new fulfillment center at Majestic Airport Center IV along South Fulton Parkway. The facility will create 1,600 jobs upon completion and have a 10 million-unit capacity. Catered toward the millennial shopper, ASOS carries over 850 brands and features 85,000 products online, with 5,000 new items added each week.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Trammell Crow Co. (TCC), along with Fort Lincoln New Town Corp. and CSG Urban Partners, have signed five new tenants at the Shops at Dakota Crossing, a 430,000-square-foot retail center located at 2438 Market St. N.E. in Washington, D.C. Chick-fil-A, Mecho’s, Dominican Kitchen, Jersey Mike’s and the Transit Employees Federal Credit Union signed long-term leases at the center, bringing total occupancy to 91 percent. The retailers are expected to open later this year. Over the past four months, tenants including Panda Express, Visionworks, T-Mobile, Vitamin Shoppe and Starbucks Coffee have signed leases at the center, which is also home to larger tenants including Costco, Lowe’s Home Improvement, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Marshalls and PetSmart. Lisa Stoddard and Abby Davids of CBRE are responsible for the property’s leasing assignment.
TAMPA AND ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the $16.1 million sale of a two-property industrial portfolio in the Tampa Bay area — Airport Corporate Center, located at 6702-6712 Benjamin Road in Tampa, and Bay Tec Center, located at 2810-2880 Scherer Drive in St. Petersburg. Douglas Mandel of IPA arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Massachusetts-based Calare Properties. The IPA team also procured the buyer, California-based Avistone. The properties include 14 buildings totaling 231,867 square feet.
JACKSON, TENN. — Chase Properties Ltd. has acquired The Columns, a 268,000-square-foot shopping center in Jackson. The shopping center is home to tenants including Ross Dress for Less, Best Buy, Old Navy, Marshalls and Bed Bath & Beyond. Kohl’s, Ulta Beauty, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Hobby Lobby shadow-anchor the property. Retail Properties of America Inc. sold the asset for an undisclosed price. Disney Investment Group brokered the sale. The transaction marks Beachwood, Ohio-based Chase Properties’ third acquisition in the past year.
PEACHTREE CORNERS, GA. — Redline Property Partners has purchased 2 Sun Court, a 98,000-square-foot office building in Peachtree Corners, a city roughly 23 miles north of Atlanta. The sales price was not disclosed. MidCap Financial provided financing for the acquisition. Redline plans to rebrand and renovate the property, including developing additional amenity space on the property’s excess land. Grover Corlew will manage the property, and Matt Davis and Matt Fergus of Lincoln Property Co. will handle the leasing assignment. The acquisition marks Atlanta-based Redline’s first investment in its home market.
VALPARAISO, IND. — Berengaria Development LLC has acquired Porter’s Vale Shopping Center in Valparaiso in northwestern Indiana for an undisclosed price. The 277,059-square-foot shopping center is located along Highway 49. The property was 96 percent leased at time of purchase to tenants including Dick’s Sporting Goods, Five Below, Home Goods, Hobby Lobby, Party City, Cinemark, Kirkland’s, Gordman’s, McAllister’s Deli, Massage Envy and Mattress Firm. A 103,000-square-foot J.C. Penney shadow anchors the property. A 190,000-square-foot Meijer store will be completed in summer 2018. Paul Barile of Transwestern represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
MADISON, WIS. — National Specialty Insurance (NSI) has commissioned The Gialamas Co. and The Livesey Co. to develop a 150,000-square-foot office building in Madison. The building will accommodate NSI’s current space needs of 80,000 square feet, while also providing it with the opportunity to expand to 150,000 square feet. The building will be located in the last large remaining parcel of Old Sauk Trails Office Park. In addition to being a tenant in the building, West Bend Insurance (NSI’s parent company) will also be a 50/50 partner in the building. Iconica will oversee design and construction of the building, which is slated for completion in December 2017. NSI will occupy the property in January 2018. NSI offers insurance products for child care, social services, detective and security programs.
O’FALLON, MO. — McGrath & Associates has completed construction of a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) within the Childbirth Center at Progress West Hospital in O’Fallon. The eight-bed NICU will allow the hospital to care for premature babies born as early as 32 weeks after pregnancy. The NICU features eight newborn intensive care beds throughout a special care nursery, procedure room and baby nursery. Fox Architects was the project architect.
