CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated the sale of a 120,483-square-foot industrial building located at 2425 Camp Ave. in Carrollton. Nathan Denton, Adam Graham and Corbin Blount of Lee & Associates’ Dallas/Fort Worth office represented the seller, Evergreen Properties. Ryan Boozer and Todd Poticny of Stream Realty Partners LP represented the buyer, UT Vehicle.
LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — Bright Realty has brokered leases for 11 Spirit Halloween stores totaling 118,914 square feet. Most of the stores are located in the Dallas area, including locations in Allen, Arlington, Dallas, Desoto, Garland and Lewisville. Two of the stores are in Tyler, one is in Wichita Falls and one is in Oklahoma. The leases range in size from a 5,437 square-foot store in Fort Worth to a 30,000-square-foot store in Lewisville. Timothy McNutt and Britton Lankford of Bright Realty represented Spirit Halloween in the transactions.
BRYAN, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Quail Hollow, a 176-unit multifamily property in Bryan. Joe James and Kent Myers of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer. Built in 1982, the property is located at 3535 Plainsman Lane in Bryan, two miles from Texas A&M University. The university’s shuttle bus stops at the property every 20 minutes. Blinn College, a two-year academic institution, is within 1.5 miles of the property. Apartments at Quail Hollow average 842 square feet and feature high-speed Internet, extended cable in every room and screened-in patios and balconies. Both parties in the transaction were undisclosed.
BETHESDA, MD. — Pacific Life Insurance Co. has provided a $60 million construction loan to the Donohoe Cos. Inc. for Phase II of Gallery Bethesda, a luxury high-rise apartment tower located at 4850 Rugby Ave. in downtown Bethesda. The 240,000-square-foot, 17-story tower will feature 219 residential units and 12,425 square feet of retail space, including a café and restaurant opportunities. Amenities will include a rooftop pool and outdoor lounge, outdoor kitchen, indoor sky lounge and a fitness center. Delivery is scheduled for fall 2018. The project is a partnership between The Donohoe Cos. and MPM Investment Co. Donohoe Development Co. is the developer, and Donohoe Construction Co. will serve as the general contractor for the project. Miller and Long Concrete Construction is the concrete contractor. Donohoe Real Estate is the retail broker, and Vantage Management will manage the property upon completion. Gallery Bethesda Phase II is the second of three buildings that Donohoe is developing in Bethesda, collectively known as Woodmont Central. At completion, the entire project will measure more than 580,000 square feet.
LONGWOOD AND SANFORD, FLA. — Orlando-based Roger B. Kennedy Construction has broken ground on two upscale apartment communities in metro Orlando totaling $41.9 million. The projects include The Alexander at Sabal Point in Longwood and The Residences at Seminole Commons in Sanford. Roger B. Kennedy signed a $28.4 million contract with Winter Park, Fla.-based Alexander Investments International for the Longwood project and a $13.5 million contract with Atlanta-based Inland Atlantic Development Corp. for the Sanford community. The Alexander, designed by Orlando-based Charlan Brock & Associates, will be a three-story, 286-unit community set for an early 2018 completion. The Residences, designed by Raleigh-based ORA Architects, will be a four-story, 175-unit set for an August 2017 completion.
ROCKVILLE, MD. — Washington Property Co. (WPC) has completed the conversion of an 82,000-square-foot office building at 4 Research Place in Rockville to a CubeSmart self storage facility, which is now open for business. The Bethesda-based company has also acquired an adjacent office building, known as One Research Court, in a joint venture with Baltimore-based Alex. Brown Realty Inc. for $17 million. The four-story CubeSmart features 715 climate-controlled storage units, and the top two floors have elevator access, while the lower two levels are at grade. One Research Court is a 113,620-square-foot office building constructed in 2001. The property was 89 percent leased at the time of sale to 14 tenants. The joint venture plans capital improvements at the property, including upgrades to the lobby, bathrooms, elevators and fitness center, as well as the addition of a conference center in the building. WPC is now leasing and managing the project.
ALPHARETTA, GA. — InvenTrust Properties, a retail REIT based in Oak Brook, Ill., has purchased Windward Commons, a 117,234-square-foot, Kroger-anchored shopping center in Alpharetta, for $27.7 million. The property is located at 12850 Highway 9 near the intersection of Windward Parkway and North Main Street. The shopping center was 99 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Hallmark, Roasters and Ippolito’s Italian Restaurant.
WILSON, N.C. — Bank of North Carolina has provided a $23.3 million acquisition loan for Heritage Crossing, a 311,030-square-foot, grocery-anchored shopping center in Wilson, roughly 40 miles west of Greenville. Travis Anderson and Cory Fowler of HFF worked on behalf of the borrower — a partnership between Collett Capital, Return Holdings and SilverCap Partners — to place the five-year, floating-rate loan with Bank of North Carolina. Harris Teeter, Ross Dress for Less, Marshalls, Best Buy, Belk, Bed Bath & Beyond and PetSmart anchor the fully occupied center. Other tenants include Starbucks Coffee, Rue 21, Five Below, Payless, Kay Jewelers, Moe’s Southwest Grill, Subway, AT&T Wireless, Cato and GNC.
SAN CLEMENTE, CALIF. — Pillar has arranged a $172 million, fixed-rate loan for the acquisition of 11 manufactured home communities. The portfolio consists of 10 properties located in Michigan and one property located in Alabama. The 10 Michigan-based communities include a total of 5,352 sites with varying amenities and occupancy rates. All of the Michigan properties feature clubhouses/leasing offices and many offer swimming pools and fitness centers. Eight of the Michigan-based properties are located within 30 to 60 miles of Detroit. Arthur Tuverson of San Clemente-based Pillar, along with Yale Capital Advisors, arranged the Fannie Mae financing, which features a 10-year term.
MCCOOK AND HANOVER PARK, ILL. — Gramercy Property Trust has acquired two single-tenant industrial properties near Chicago for $60.2 million in separate transactions. In the first deal, Gramercy purchased a 147,923-square-foot, temperature-controlled facility in McCook, approximately 15 miles west of Chicago. The building, constructed in 2012, is leased to a global supplier for the food service industry. Gramercy also acquired a 238,423-square-foot distribution center in Hanover Park, approximately 35 miles west of Chicago. An international provider of information technology hardware, software and service solutions occupies the building, and the two tenants have a weighted average remaining lease term of 17.2 years. The sellers in the transactions were undisclosed.
