DEER VALLEY, ARIZ. — Griffin Opportunities has purchased 22 acres of industrial land for an undisclosed sum. The parcel is situated on the southeast corner of 23rd Avenue and West Alameda Road in Deer Valley, just north of Phoenix. The land was previously part of a 40-acre nursery. Griffin plans to hold the property for future real estate development. Robert Lundstedt, Trevor McKendry and Chris Rogers of Daum Phoenix represented both the buyer and seller, Arizona Wholesale Nursery of Phoenix, in this transaction.
SEASIDE, ORE. — An unnamed buyer has acquired the 18-room Inn at the Shore hotel for $3.1 million. The hotel is located at 2275 S. Prom in Seaside, approximately 80 miles northwest of metro Portland. Joseph Kennedy of Crystal Investment Property, a member of Hotel Brokers International, represented the unnamed seller in the transaction.
DALLAS — Presidium Group LLC plans to expand and relocate its Uptown Dallas headquarters to Citymark on the Katy Trail. Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services arranged the lease. Presidium is moving Aug. 1 into a 7,912-square-foot space at 3100 McKinnon St., nearly doubling its size. The office tower’s second floor has been reconfigured into a multi-tenant space to accommodate the move. The transaction required subleasing Presidium’s existing headquarters at 2525 McKinnon St., which is being backfilled by telecommunications firm Zinwave Ltd. Ryan Hoopes of Colliers International was Zinwave’s broker for its sublease. Citymark spans 218,926 square feet and is 93 percent occupied.
DALLAS — Clarion Partners has acquired One Victory Park, a 17-story, 436,253-square-foot office building located in the Uptown submarket of Dallas. Clarion purchased the asset on behalf of a commingled fund that the firm advises. One Victory Park is 95.2 percent leased to tenants in the finance, legal, real estate and professional service industries. The building, constructed in 2008, has been awarded LEED Silver status and is Energy Star-certified. Amenities include a fitness center, conference center, 24/7 security and a six-story structured parking garage. One Victory Park is located two blocks from the Victory light rail station, which services DART light rail and Trinity Railway Express.
DALLAS — Claudia Crow has been named director of marketing and brand strategy for TCN Worldwide’s international real estate services organization. Crow brings nearly two decades of commercial real estate and marketing experience to her position, including 14 years with TCN Worldwide in the roles of marketing and public relations from 2000 through 2014. She was most recently the managing director of commercial services for a real estate brokerage firm in Dallas. Crow has an MBA from the University of North Texas.
HOUSTON — Jamie Mullin of LMI Capital has placed permanent financing for the acquisition and refinancing of two garden-style apartment complexes in Houston. Mullin placed a 10-year loan exceeding $24.5 million for a 650-unit asset in southwest Houston. The agency loan was a refinance that provided cash-out proceeds to the borrower and featured a fixed 4.1 percent interest rate and five years of interest-only payments. The borrower will use the excess proceeds to return capital, make ongoing improvements to the property and fund future acquisitions. The second transaction for Mullin pertained to a 250-unit property in Houston’s Brookhollow submarket. The acquisition financing included a 10-year term, five-year interest-only period, fixed 3.9 percent interest rate and leverage exceeding 73 percent of the purchase price. The borrower plans to complete a capital improvement plan, the funds for which will be provided by the lender.
HOUSTON — Allied Orion Group has been selected to manage Tree Tops at Post Oak, a 112-unit apartment community located in Houston’s Galleria area. Located inside the 610 Loop at 4510 Briar Hollow Place, the three-story apartment community includes 13 floor plans with one- and two-bedroom options. Owned by Nimes Capital, Tree Tops at Post Oak Apartments features ceramic tile floors, ceiling fans, nine- and 10-foot ceilings, crown molding, walk-in closets and balconies/patios. Residents have access to amenities including a business center with high-speed internet, 24-hour fitness center, pool, outdoor gas grills, covered parking and laundry centers on every floor.
MALDEN, MASS. — Fantini & Gorga has arranged an $18 million construction loan for the conversion of a historical building in downtown Malden into Residences @ Malden Station 138, an apartment building with amenity retail space. Located at 126-150 Pleasant St., the property will feature 71 residences, indoor parking, a fitness center, furnished roof deck, fireplace, meeting rooms, open seating areas furnished with televisions and a café station. Derek Coulombe, John Gorga and Despina Hatzipetrou arranged the financing for the undisclosed borrower through a regional bank.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Mack-Cali Realty has completed the disposition of an office building, located at 600 Parsippany Road in Parsippany. A joint venture between Bukiet Building Management and Mountain Development Corp. purchased the 100,000-square-foot building free and clear of existing debt for an undisclosed price. The three-story building was 92 percent leased at the time of sale to a variety of tenants, including Aerotek, Level 3 Communications, Sonneborn, Certified Financial Services, Inglesino, Webster, Wyciskala & Taylor, Property Title Group and Dewberry. Jose Cruz, Kevin O’Hearn, Michael Oliver, Stephan Simonelli and Marc Duval of HFF represented the seller in the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — Richter + Ratner, serving as construction manager, is completing a core-and-shell renovation and structural redevelopment of the 160,000-square-foot Bow Tie Building, located at 1514 Broadway in Times Square. The multimillion-dollar renovation began in February 2016 and will continue through early 2017. The project will create 25,000 square feet of additional floor space for new retail tenants by infilling the atrium space of the former Toys R Us flagship store. The new anchor tenants, Gap and Old Navy, will each occupy 31,000 square feet of the three-story building with additional retail tenants filling the remaining space. Bow Tie Partners has owned the building since 1977. Project team members include Carlton Architecture, Jack Green Associates and GMS Engineering.