CLEARWATER AND LONGWOOD, FLA. — Alexander Investments International has begun construction on The Alexander at Countryside in Clearwater and The Alexander at Sabal Point in Longwood. The $102 million investment will total 616 apartment units featuring one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts with nine-foot ceilings, 42-inch cabinets, quartz or granite countertops, wood-style plank flooring and screened verandas. Both projects will feature clubhouses with fitness centers, game rooms, bar areas, resort-style pools with gazebos, fire pits and grilling stations. The 330-unit Alexander at Countryside will rent from $1,100 to $2,000 per month, and the 286-unit Alexander at Sabal Point will rent from $980 to $1,800 per month. Alexander Investments plans to deliver both assets by the end of 2017.
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HARVEY AND ALGIERS, LA. — G.S. Wilcox & Co. has arranged two loans totaling $44.2 million for apartment communities in Harvey and Algiers. David Fryer of G.S. Wilcox arranged the two loans through Legacy Texas Bank on behalf of an unnamed, repeat client of G.S. Wilcox. The financing includes a $24.2 million loan for the refinancing of a 408-unit garden-style community in Harvey and a $20 million acquisition loan for a 442-unit garden-style community in Algiers.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Gladstone Commercial Corp. has purchased Park Center, a five-story, 119,224-square-foot office building located at 6363 N.W. 6th Way in Fort Lauderdale’s Cypress Creek submarket. Gladstone Commercial purchased the office building from RFP Mainstreet Park/Cypress LLC, a joint venture between Mainstreet Capital Partners and Realty Financial Partners, for $23.9 million free and clear of debt. The asset is fully leased to Citrix Systems, a digital app and data systems solutions provider with annual revenue exceeding $3 billion. Hermen Rodriguez, Jorge Portela and Ike Ojala of HFF represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
OWINGS MILLS, MD. — Wegmans, a supermarket chain, plans to open a 109,000-square-foot store at Foundry Row in Owings Mills on Sunday. Greenberg Gibbons and Vanguard are co-developing Foundry Row, a $140 million, 50-acre redevelopment of the site of the former Solo Cup factory on Reisterstown Road. The store will be Wegmans’ eighth location in Maryland and the second in Baltimore County. One of the first stores to open at Foundry Row, the new Wegmans will feature a Market Café with a seating area and The Burger Bar restaurant. A La-Z-Boy Home Furnishings and Décor store is also opening at Foundry Row this weekend.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Kor Group has begun construction on Austin Proper Hotel & Residences, a mixed-use hotel and residential tower in downtown Austin. The merchant banking division of Goldman, Sachs & Co. is the capital partner for the development, which is slated to open in 2018. The 33-story, 500,000-square-foot project will be managed and branded by Proper Hospitality, a lifestyle hotel operator. The tower will feature 244 hotel rooms with interior design by Kelly Wearstler; dining options by McGuire Moorman Hospitality; and over 12,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting and event space. Atop the hotel are 99 condominiums available for purchase. Property amenities will include full hotel services for both residents and guests, two roof decks with swimming pools, a full spa and fitness center, lobby restaurant and lounge, coffee shop and an elevated poolside restaurant.
FRISCO, TEXAS, and TULSA, OKLA. — Inventure Design, a Houston-based architecture and interior design firm, has opened two new office locations serving Dallas and Tulsa. The metro Dallas office will be located in Frisco. Inventure Design Tulsa will be the first office located outside of Texas for the firm. The new location will bridge design programs for oil and gas, office, healthcare, retail and multifamily clients with offices in both markets. The new office is located just outside of downtown Tulsa. Inventure Design was established in 1997.
SAN ANTONIO — The Weitzman Group, representing a Florida-based investment partnership, has brokered the sale of Stonehue Shopping Center in San Antonio. The 21,004-square-foot retail center is located at 20323 Huebner Road. A local investment group was the buyer. Daniel Mitchell and Marcus Shaffer of The Weitzman Group handled negotiations. The tenant mix includes Jersey Mike’s, India Tai Palace, Guero’s Taco Diner, Austin Driving School and Pizza Hut. The Weitzman Group will continue to handle leasing of the center under the new ownership.
HOUSTON — Waterman Steele Real Estate Advisors has secured a 22,500-square-foot warehouse lease for Premier Auto Transport at 2906 Holmes Road in southwest Houston. Waterman Steele’s Mike Easely represented the lessee, Aaron Myles of the Myles Group. Joel Michaels of NIA Partners represented the lessor, Michael Powers. Premier Auto Transport will take occupancy this month and plans to open an auto staging facility, combining four separate staging areas throughout Houston into one location.
DALLAS — The Vitorino Group has negotiated the sale of a retail property net-leased by QuikTrip on Forest Lane in Dallas. The 4,636-square-foot property is located on three acres. QuikTrip has less than one year left on its lease. Anthony Pucciarello and Jared Aubrey of The Vitorino Group marketed the property on behalf of the seller, an out-of-state private investor. The duo also represented the buyer, an Oklahoma-based company.
Seavest Sells Two Connecticut Medical Office Buildings to Healthcare Trust of America
by Jaime Lackey
MIDDLETOWN, CONN. — Seavest Healthcare Properties LLC recently sold its two medical office buildings at the Middletown Medical Complex to Healthcare Trust of America, a public REIT. The transaction resulted from an unsolicited offer for the extensively renovated and improved properties at 520 and 540 Saybrook Road, which total which totaling 64,065 square feet, in Middletown. Seavest Healthcare Properties acquired the properties in 2010. The Middletown campus features five buildings and is affiliated with the nearby 275-bed Middlesex Hospital.