DALLAS — Hunt Mortgage Group has arranged a $21.5 million first mortgage bridge loan on behalf of Iliad Realty Group for the acquisition and renovation of two multifamily properties in Dallas. The first property, North Park Terrace, is a 309-unit, garden-style complex located at 8662 Park Lane. The second property, Pecan Tree Apartments, is 174-unit, garden-style complex located at 3001 Kendale Drive. At the time of sale, the assets were 76 percent and 95 percent occupied, respectively.
HOUSTON — The Houston Housing Authority (HHA), a provider of homes for low-income Houstonians, will break ground on a 154-unit multifamily property located at 302 Crosstimbers St. on Monday, March 20. The project for mixed-income residents represents HHA’s first multifamily development in the Independence Heights neighborhood, located slightly northwest of downtown, in more than a decade.
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Clear Sky Retail Center, a 9,717-square-foot property located at 1805 S. Padre Island Drive in Corpus Christi. Built in 2003, the center is situated on nearly one acre and was 100 percent occupied at the time of sale to tenants such as GameStop, Ace Cash Express and Sally Beauty Supply. Philip Levy of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an unspecified developer, and procured the buyer, a private investor.
CYPRESS, TEXAS — An affiliate of United Equities Inc. has sold Fry-529 Retail Center, a 115,000-square-foot retail center in Cypress, a northwestern suburb of Houston. The buyer was undisclosed. Anchored by Fiesta Mart and Goodwill Select Stores, the center was 98 percent occupied at the time of sale.
HIALEAH, FLA. — Miller Construction Co. has completed the second phase of Centergate at Gratigny, a $25 million industrial development located at the intersection in Hialeah. Situated on 30 acres at the intersection of Gratigny Parkway and LeJeune Road, the new construction spans two buildings and 602,657 square feet. Fairchild Partners, a Miami-based brokerage firm, will oversee leasing of the property, which will feature Class A office, an air-conditioned mezzanine and security-controlled access for all bays. RLC Architects of Boca Raton designed the two 301,000-foot buildings that comprise the second phase of development.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Bayer Properties has completed its 24-month, $70 million restoration of The Pizitz, a mixed-use property located at 120 19th St. in downtown Birmingham. The building now features 143 one- and two-bedroom apartments, a 13-vendor food court, two full-service restaurants, two 100-seat theaters and 13,000 square feet of co-working space. Prior to the restoration, The Pizitz, which was originally built in the 1920s to house a department store, had been closed for 28 years. Leasing began in December 2016.
ATLANTA — CBRE has arranged the $36 million sale of 10 Perimeter Park, a 230-unit multifamily development in Chamblee, a northeastern suburb of Atlanta. Shea Campbell and Kevin Geiger of CBRE represented the seller, California-based Ardena Capital Management. The buyer, Aududon Communities, an Atlanta-based firm specializing in multifamily acquisitions, obtained the property by assuming the existing loan and sourcing a supplemental one.
KISSIMMEE, FLA. — Williams Co. Southeast has broken ground on St. Cloud Commons, a 225,000-square-foot retail center located in Kissimmee, a city on the southern outskirts of Orlando. Situated on a 33-acre site near the intersection of the Florida Turnpike and U.S. Highway 192, the center is pre-leased to tenants such as Hobby Lobby, Outback Steakhouse and Panera Bread. Delivery is slated for October.
MIAMI — Housing Trust Group has completed the $23 million development of Wagner Creek Apartments, a 73-unit complex located at 1501 N.W. 13th Court in Miami’s health district. Funding for the project included $17 million in equity from Raymond James Tax Credit Fund and a $3.4 million permanent loan from Citi Community Capital. The company broke ground on the development in November 2016.
NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated’s capital advisory division has arranged a $38.5 million construction loan for a 176,130-square-foot mixed-use development at 178-02 Hillside Ave. in Jamaica, Queens. The project will include 131 apartments on floors three through eight, over 10,000 square feet of retail space for a pharmacy, a 25,000-square-foot medical office space on the lower level and a public parking facility. Eastern Consolidated’s Adam Hakim, Andrew Iadeluca and James Murad arranged the transaction with Bank of the Ozarks on behalf of the borrower, Piermont Properties. Located at the northern end of Jamaica, 178-02 Hillside Ave. offers 200 feet of frontage. The corner site is adjacent to the neighborhoods of Jamaica Hills and Jamaica Estates, and above the F-Train 179 Street/Hillside Avenue Subway station.
