DALLAS — Miami Lakes, Fla.-based The Kislak Organization has acquired Routh Street Flats, an apartment complex located at 3033 Routh St. in Dallas. Alamo Manhattan sold the 208-unit property for an undisclosed sum. Built in 2015, the property features 149 one- and two-bedroom layouts, a gated parking garage, rooftop terrace, infinity pool, fitness center, business center, bike repair station, pet park, resident lounge, fire pits and picnic areas. Moran & Co. Southwest represented the seller. Team Mozer with George Smith Partners arranged the acquisition financing, which was provided by Connecticut General Life Insurance Co. Kislak has selected Cottonwood Residential to manage Routh Street Flats’ day-to-day operations.
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AUSTIN, TEXAS — RD Management has acquired Shops at Tech Ridge, a shopping center located in Austin, for an undisclosed price. Excluding the recently vacated Target store, the 504,153-square-foot property is 96 percent occupied. Since purchasing the property, RD Management has signed a lease with Floor & Décor for 77,958 square feet of space in the former Target store. Ross Dress for Less, PetSmart, Toys “R” Us and Conn’s HomePlus also occupy the center. The buyer plans to renovate the façade of the former Target space and develop two new pad sites at the center. The name of the seller was not released.
LandPark Advisors Arranges Acquisition of 143,211 SF Office Building in Stafford, Texas
by Amy Works
STAFFORD, TEXAS — LandPark Advisors has brokered the acquisition of an office building located at 12603 Southwest Freeway in Stafford. Stone Mountain Properties acquired the 143,211-square-foot building for an undisclosed price. Constructed in 1981 and renovated in 2015, the property is a Class B, six-story building that has received $1.5 million in capital improvements since 2013. Bill McGrath and Peter Wall of LandPark Advisors represented the buyer in the deal. The name of the seller was not released.
DALLAS — Virtua Partners has completed the $18 million recapitalization of Midtown Atrium, an office complex located in the northern submarket of Dallas. Virtua assisted the tenant-in-common investors with an extension of the current senior loan and a $2 million investment in preferred equity. The new capital is being used to fund tenant improvements, leasing commissions and property upgrades at the 113,359-square-foot building. Versant Commercial Brokerage, an affiliate of Virtua, assisted in placing the new preferred equity. Virtua Partners provided the loan guarantees and stepped in as the new sponsor. Clear Vista Management, also an affiliate of Virtua, will provide asset management services for the new financing package.
DALLAS — Marcus & Millichap has facilitated the sale of Woodfront Condominiums, an apartment building located at 5411 Columbia Ave. in Dallas. An individual/personal trust sold the property for an undisclosed price. Constructed in 1984, the property features 49 for-rent apartment units in a mix of one- and two-bedroom units. John Barker and Daniel Burton of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and secured the buyer, a private investor, in the deal.
Hartz Mountain Industries Receives $162M in Financing for Industrial Portfolio in North New Jersey
by Amy Works
NORTH NEW JERSEY — Hartz Mountain Industries has received $162 million in financing for a 13-building industrial portfolio in North New Jersey totaling 2.67 million square feet. Thomas Didio and Connor Milanaik of HFF arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through Hartford Investment Management Co. for the borrower. The 98 percent-leased buildings are located in Secaucus, Whippany, East Hanover, Bayonne, Harsbrouck Heights, Harrison and North Bergen. Additionally, the portfolio includes one speculative industrial building that is currently under construction in Linden. The portfolio includes 6 percent office space.
Thorofare Capital Arranges $40M Acquisition Loan for Office Building in Hartford, Connecticut
by Amy Works
HARTFORD, CONN. — Thorofare Capital has secured a $40 million floating-rate commercial mortgage for the acquisition of an office building in Hartford. Proceeds of the loan will also be used for tenant improvements and leasing commissions at the 283,640-square-foot building. Kevin Miller and Felix Gutnikov of Thorofare Capital arranged the financing for the undisclosed borrower.
TOMS RIVER, N.J. — NGKF Capital Markets has arranged the sale of a $24 million loan pool from the OceanFirst Bank loan portfolio. Castlelake/Midwest Capital acquired the loans, which had an average size of $500,000. The loan pool was collateralized by a variety of industrial, retail and mixed-use assets located in nine southern New Jersey countries, including Atlantic and Ocean counties. Steven Schultz, Josh Malka and Tony Georgiev of NGKF Capital Markets represented the seller.
LOGAN TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of a 415-acre land site located at 2858 U.S. Route 322 in Logan Township. F. Greek Development purchased the property from Bridgeport Disposal, a corporate affiliate of Clean Harbors Corp., for $12 million. Matthew Marshall, Jeffrey Williams, Timothy Cahill and Rory Murray of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller. The buyer has in-house representation. The buyer intends to develop a 3 million-square-foot master-planned industrial park on the site. The property is midway between New York City and Washington, D.C., and offers direct access to Interstate 295, U.S. Route 322 and the New Jersey Turnpike.
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Breaks Ground on Pediatric Care Center in Brookhaven
by John Nelson
BROOKHAVEN, GA. — Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA) has broken ground on its Center for Advanced Pediatrics ambulatory care center, a new 260,000-square-foot facility situated at I-85 and North Druid Hills Road in Brookhaven, a suburb of Atlanta. Located at 1400 Tullie Road N.E., the Center for Advanced Pediatrics will house 457 physicians and employees and anticipates managing more than 100,000 patient visits in the first year. The development cost was undisclosed, but the Atlanta Business Chronicle reports that contractors familiar with the project estimate that the facility could cost anywhere from $90 million to $120 million to build. Pulmonology, neurology, cardiology and diabetes are a few of the specialties that will move into the new building, which will be centrally located to CHOA’s three hospital campuses: Egleston, Hughes Spalding and Scottish Rite. Basic imaging and phlebotomy services will also be available at the facility. In addition to physician space, the six-story property will have telemedicine capabilities, flexible exam rooms, a teaching classroom and a demonstration kitchen. Additional features of the site include gardens and green space around the building and a dedicated parking deck. CHOA has not announced an expected completion date.