BEDFORD, TEXAS — Dallas-based Caddis, a healthcare real estate developer, plans to develop Heartis MidCities, the company’s fifth seniors housing facility in the Dallas area. The 178-unit, 178,530-square-foot Heartis MidCities independent living, assisted living and memory care residence will be located on the northeast corner of Highway 121 and Bedford Road in Bedford. Caddis plans to finish construction by winter 2017. Amenities at Heartis MidCities will include secured courtyards, outdoor walking paths, game and activity rooms, beauty and barber shop, dining room and daily social activities. Services include 24-hour emergency call system, housekeeping and laundry. Frontier Management, a seniors housing operator headquartered in Portland, Ore., will manage the property. Austin-based Katus LLC is the architect for the project and Cameron, Texas-based EBCO is the general contractor.
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MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Cushman & Wakefield has secured bridge refinancing through Synovus Bank for Texas Crossing, which previously served as Blockbuster’s corporate headquarters and national distribution center. Cushman & Wakefield’s Beth Lambert and Diego Arroyave represented the owner, Saskaway Group. The 856,897-square-foot office and industrial facility sat vacant for two years until Saskaway Group purchased it in May 2014, making it the investment group’s fifth acquisition in metro Dallas. In 18 months, ownership leased 100 percent of the 697,149-square-foot warehouse portion to national credit tenants including UPS and International Paper. With the new loan in place, ownership is now focused on leasing the adjoining 160,000-square-foot, two-story office building. The property is located 20 miles north of Dallas at 3000 N. Redbud Blvd. in McKinney.
DALLAS and SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS — Shop Cos.’ investment sales has brokered the sale of two retail properties in metro Dallas totaling 44,105 square feet. Tommy Tucker and Tim Axilrod of Shop Cos. represented the seller in each transaction. The properties include: Campbell Village, a 36,659-square-foot retail center located in Dallas at the southeast quadrant of Hillcrest and Campbell roads. At the time of closing the property was 94.5 percent leased to tenants including Leslie’s Pool Supplies, North Texas Physical Therapy, Campbell Village Veterinary Hospital, Armani Salon, Empire Cleaners, Meat Point and Rover Sleepover. Shop Cos. represented the seller, a Dallas-based limited company. A private purchaser from California utilizing a 1031 tax-deferred exchange was the buyer. Stanley Crossing, a 7,446-square-foot retail center in Southlake. The property sits at the intersection of West Southlake Boulevard (FM 1709) and Davis Boulevard (FM 1938). At the time of closing it was 100 percent leased to Bibbentuckers, Re/Max and Indulge Nail Salon. Shop Cos. represented the seller, a Dallas-based limited partnership. A Delaware-based limited utilizing a 1031 tax-deferred exchange was the buyer.
PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS — Venture Commercial Real Estate’s investment sales team has arranged the sale of The Shops at 685, an 11,200-square-foot, multi-tenant retail center located in the Austin suburb of Pflugerville. The Shops at 685 is located on 2.1 acres at 2424 FM 685, near the intersection of toll roads SH 130 and SH 45. Tenants include Einstein Bros. Bagels, Pie Five Pizza Co., Chipotle and Mattress Firm. John Zikos, Jonathan Cooper, Christopher Gibbons and Don Miller of Venture’s Investment Sales team represented the buyer, Callaghan Ranch Ltd. Tim Allen of JLL Americas Inc. represented the seller, CSW Pflugerville LLC.
GARLAND, TEXAS — The Weitzman Group has negotiated the sale of a convenience store on 1.4 acres at 4441 Bass Pro Drive in Garland. The purchaser is the operator of the convenience store, Daanya Inc. David Zoller and Joey Keffler of The Weitzman Group handled negotiations as listing agents for the site. The location, branded Beverage City, will continue to be operated as a fuel station and convenience store. A planned internal renovation will upgrade the facility and add a full kitchen. The property, with freeway frontage, is part of Harbor Point, anchored by Bass Pro Shops.
Cushman & Wakefield Secures $32M Acquisition Financing for Two Multifamily Properties in Georgia, South Carolina
by Katie Sloan
ACWORTH, GA. AND NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Cushman & Wakefield has secured more than $32 million in short-term, floating-rate financing for the acquisition of and capital improvements to two multifamily communities in Georgia and South Carolina. The properties include Stanton Place Apartments, a 240-unit, garden-style community located roughly 30 miles outside of Atlanta in Acworth; and The Reserve at Ashley River, a 280-unit, garden-style community located in North Charleston, S.C. Cushman & Wakefield’s Mike Ryan, Telly Fathaly and Brian Linnihan secured the financing on behalf of The RADCO Cos. through a regional bank. RADCO plans to implement a combined $6.3 million in capital improvements to the communities.
TAMPA, FLA. — HFF has arranged $29.5 million in financing for TriPointe Plaza, a 71,721-square-foot, mixed-use property located in Tampa. Located at 4488 Boy Scout Blvd. in the Westshore District, the property consists of a four-story, Class A office building; 374-space structured parking garage; 10,008-square-foot Eddie V’s Prime Seafood & Steaks restaurant; and 15,005 square feet of ground-floor retail. A drive-through Synovus Bank branch, BNY Mellon, TD Ameritrade and Sharp Electronics anchor the 90 percent-leased office component. Chris Drew and Brian Gaswirth of HFF worked on behalf of the borrower, Cardinal Point Management, to secure the five-year, fixed-rate loan through a life insurance company. Initial loan proceeds were used to acquire the property with the future proceeds going to fund the construction and interior build-out of a rooftop restaurant/lounge area.
MARIETTA, GA. — Walker & Dunlop has secured the conversion of a $24 million bridge loan to $34.1 million in Fannie Mae-insured financing for Ashford Retreat, a 654-unit multifamily community in the Atlanta suburb of Marietta. Jeff Lawrence and Matthew Baptiste led the Walker & Dunlop team in arranging the 10-year loan, which features three years of interest-only payments for the borrower, The RADCO Companies.
NEW ORLEANS — New Castle Hotels and Resorts (NCHR) has opened a 103-suite Fairfield Inn & Suites in the French Quarter neighborhood of New Orleans. Rockbridge Capital provided financing for the project. The property is a $10 million renovation of the former Interstate Electric Co. building, built in 1910. John T. Campo Associates designed the project, which used historic tax credits and preserved the building’s façade.
OCOEE, FLA. — Calkain has brokered the $1.4 million sale of a single tenant retail property occupied by Dunkin’ Donuts in Ocoee. The recently constructed, 2,126-square-foot building is located at 2266 Ocoee Apopka Road. Patrick Nutt and Andrew Fallon of Calkain represented the seller, an undisclosed developer, in the transaction. The buyer was also undisclosed.