ALLEN, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Texas Star Assisted Living, an 87-unit, 95-bed assisted living and memory care community located at 650 S. Greenville Ave. in Allen. Doug O’Toole of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, a national owner/operator of seniors housing properties, in the transaction. Nathan Tune of Coldwell Banker represented the seller, a Texas-based developer.
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — The Woodlands Development Co., a division of The Howard Hughes Corp., has opened its second self-storage facility at 32010 FM 2978 in The Woodlands Village of Sterling Ridge, a mixed-use development on the northern outskirts of Houston. CubeSmart, a Pennsylvania-based self-storage REIT, will manage the 784-unit facility, which features gated entry, video surveillance and free moving truck services.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Stream Realty Partners has negotiated a 37,896-square-foot lease on behalf of Restaurant Services Inc., a supply chain management firm, at 700 106th St., a 43,329-square-foot industrial property in Arlington. Eric Crutchfield, Ryan Boozer and Sarah Ozanne of Stream Realty represented the landlord, Checkerprop Texas 700 106th Street LLC, in the transaction. Ozanne and Luke Davis, also with Stream Realty, represented the tenant.
PALOS HILLS, ILL. — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has arranged a $5.2 million Fannie Mae supplemental loan for Green Oaks Apartments in Palos Hills, a southwest suburb of Chicago. The property consists of 384 apartment units. The 7.9-year loan includes a 30-year amortization schedule, and was a supplemental loan for a previously closed refinancing. Dougherty’s Brentwood, Tenn. office arranged the loan for the borrower, Green Oaks at Palos Hills LP.
GLENDALE HEIGHTS, ILL. — The Boulder Group has brokered the sale of a retail strip center anchored by Target in Glendale Heights for $3.3 million. The 5,000-square-foot building is located at 177-179 West Army Trail Road. Sleep Number and Union Bank occupy the property, which is an outparcel to the 166,000-square-foot Target store. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented the buyer, a Midwest-based private real estate investor in a 1031 exchange. A national real estate developer was the seller.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — NAI Wisinski of West Michigan has assisted The Ruse Escape Rooms in securing a 3,446 square-feet retail location in downtown Grand Rapids. Escape rooms are a form of interactive entertainment with engaging puzzles and challenges that promote creative thinking, teamwork and communication. The venue will occupy space on the first floor at 25 S. Division Ave. Doug Taatjes, Hillary Taatjes Woznick and Kurt Kunst of NAI Wisinski arranged the sale of the retail condo for Ruse Escape Rooms owners Steve Myers and Bill Wiegandt. The space is currently being renovated for The Ruse, which will open this fall. The seller was a local developer. “At the heart of downtown Grand Rapids and walking distance from restaurants, breweries and hotels, The Ruse is the new choice for entertainment in the city. The space is full of character and provides the perfect setting for an immersive escape room experience,” says Wiegandt.
TROY, MICH. — Super Fair Cellular Inc. has renewed its 38,400-square-foot industrial lease in Troy. The building is located at 1352-1374 Rankin Road. John Boyd, Paul Hoge and Kris Pawlowski of Signature Associates represented the landlord, Iron Point Troy Industrial, in the lease transaction. Super Fair Cellular is a telecommunications equipment supplier based in Troy.
WAUWATOSA, WIS. — Jimmy John’s has signed a 1,349-square-foot retail lease at State Street Station in Wauwatosa, about seven miles west of Milwaukee. The property is located at 7460 W. State St. Adam Dreier of Mid-America Real Estate-Wisconsin LLC represented the tenant in the lease transaction. Andrew Prater, also of Mid-America, represented the undisclosed landlord.
The Nashville commercial real estate market’s growth is no longer a local secret. In fact, it very well may be one of the most desired areas for investors for an MSA with a population less than 2.5 million people. In case you haven’t heard, read or taken notice, you likely have been living under a rock. Those who call this market “hot” are making an understatement. As the downtown core sees land sites trade in excess of $13 million per acre (and in a few interesting cases eclipse $1,000 per square foot), the multifamily and hospitality markets have moved at a torrid pace. Even office rents have climbed to record highs near $40 per square foot for full service gross rates. Some covering that sector project this number will peak around the $50 per square foot mark due, in part, to the higher land costs driven by the other sectors. Multifamily developers have seized upon this growth by paying record prices for downtown real estate in hopes of capturing the fancy of Millennials as they enter the workforce. Top this off with hotel stays in downtown costing as much as those found on Times Square in Manhattan, some ponder the …
Speculative development and e-commerce tenant demands are driving forces in Dallas and Houston’s industrial markets. By Brian Lee The biggest developments in the biggest state in the lower 48 are making big news: industrial business parks in Texas’ top markets continue to show strong development and leasing activity. Cushman & Wakefield shared a “very encouraging” industrial outlook on the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area. With slightly less than 24 million square feet of absorption in 2016, market demand continues to outpace supply, which included 22 million square feet of new construction last year. PwC and Urban Land Institute ranked the metro second nationally for real estate prospects in 2017 and fulfillment centers No. 1 in both the development and investment categories, ahead of 23 other property types. “The evolution of the e-commerce sector continues to shape the industrial market as a whole,” says Adam Hammack, senior director of Industrial Agency Leasing in Cushman & Wakefield’s Dallas office. Site selection factors for large e-commerce users comprise fresh building functionality, modern infrastructure and the ability to attract and retain labor, which includes nearby transit and retail options for industrial park personnel, according to Hammack. Focusing on the effects of the energy downturn doesn’t …
