MURPHY, TEXAS — Phillips Edison Grocery Center REIT I Inc. has acquired Murphy Marketplace, a 218,598-square-foot, Sprouts-anchored shopping center located in Murphy, a suburb 25 miles northeast of Dallas. The center is home to tenants including Michaels, 24 Hour Fitness, Tuesday Morning, T-Mobile, Chick-fil-A, Einstein Bros. Bagels, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Firehouse Subs and Dunkin’ Donuts.
DALLAS AND HOUSTON — JLL has arranged the sale of CarMax-Dallas and CarMax-Houston on behalf of Thompson National Properties, an advisor of the former ownership group. Realty Income Corp. purchased both freestanding CarMax Auto Superstores for an undisclosed price. CarMax-Dallas is located at 4448 W. Plano Parkway in Plano, and CarMax-Houston is located at 19500 N. West Freeway in Houston. Both assets are triple net-leased to Richmond, Va.-based CarMax, which operates 151 used car stores in 76 markets.
DALLAS — Alliance Architects has completed the design of a 760,000-square-foot distribution center in Dallas. The property is a build-to-suit for Ulta Beauty, a national beauty products retailer. The recently completed facility is located on a 94-acre site within Mountain Creek Business Park. The property features 32-foot clear heights, 46 dock doors and 29,220 square feet of office space. The distribution center is in the process of becoming LEED-certified. Alliance Architects’ team members included Chad Michel, Zac Bartz and Scott Franckowiak. The development team includes developer Prologis, general contractor The Conlan Co., civil engineer Pacheco Koch Consulting Engineers, structural design firm McHale Engineering and landscape architect Belle Firma.
DALLAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Village Oaks Condominiums, a 41-unit apartment property in Dallas, for an undisclosed price. Constructed in 1982, the one-story, Class B asset is situated on approximately 3.5 acres of land. Village Oaks Condominiums includes 17 one-bedroom, one-bath units and 24 two-bedroom, two-bath units. The property features 35,624 square feet of rentable space, for an average of 869 square feet per unit. Stephen Crittenden, senior associate with Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and the buyer, both private investors, in the transaction. The seller acquired Village Oaks out of foreclosure through an all-cash transaction. The buyer is looking to expand its multifamily portfolio after a long history of medical, industrial and single-tenant ownership.
DALLAS — Lee & Associates has arranged the sale of a 27,613-square-foot warehouse located at 1380 N. Cockrell Hill in Dallas. Robert Miller of Lee & Associates represented the seller, QC40 Development LLC, in the transaction. Todd Lambeth of Colliers International represented the buyer, J&H Texas LLC.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Hines and Qatari Diar, the real estate development arm of Qatar Investment Authority, have broken ground on the Conrad Washington, D.C., a 360-room luxury hotel situated within the CityCenterDC development. The hotel will be operated under Hilton Worldwide’s Conrad Hotels & Resorts brand. The hotel is the seventh building developed by Hines and Qatari Diar at CityCenterDC, a 10-acre mixed-use destination in downtown Washington, D.C. The hotel will feature 30,000 square feet of retail space with a signature restaurant conceptualized by chef Bryan Voltaggio, the executive chef and co-owner of several Mid-Atlantic restaurants including VOLT, RANGE, AGGIO, Lunchbox and Family Meal. The hotel’s design team includes architects Herzog & de Meuron and HKS Architects Inc., interior designer Rottet Studio and general contractor Turner Construction Co. Hines and Qatari Diar expect initial occupancy to begin in the first quarter of 2019.
ARLINGTON, VA. — Carey Watermark Investors 2 Inc., a non-traded hospitality REIT, has purchased the Le Meridien Arlington, a 154-room hotel in Arlington’s Rosslyn submarket. The hotel is part of a mixed-use development that includes 621,000 square feet of Class A office space and 136 residential units. Le Meridien Arlington’s amenities include 4,800 square feet of indoor meeting space, 4,500 square feet of outdoor meeting space, a bar/lounge, full-service restaurant, fitness center and a business center. Built in 2008, the hotel was converted to Starwood Hotels & Resorts’ Le Méridien brand in 2012. A $3 million soft goods renovation of the guestrooms and meeting spaces is currently underway. The hotel will continue to be managed by HEI Hotels & Resorts.
CULPEPER, VA. — Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer has arranged the $12.5 million sale of Centre at Culpeper, a 72,878-square-foot shopping center anchored by Aldi. The property is located at 15131-15193 Montanus Drive. Built in 2006, the center was 79 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Starbucks, Five Guys Burgers & Fries and Rent-A-Center. Eric Robison, Berkley Mitchell and Sharon Schmidt of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA. — MSB Hotels III has purchased Castillo Real, a 60-room boutique resort hotel located at 530 A1A Blvd. in St. Augustine. The company purchased the asset from a joint venture between Impact Properties and DeBartolo Development for $10.3 million. The purchase includes the assumption of an existing CMBS loan. MSB Hotels III has selected Elite Hospitality LLC to manage the hotel. Built in 2005, Castillo Real features beach access, a zero-entry outdoor pool and whirlpool, sauna, steam room, fitness center and the La Cocina Restaurant. Michael Weinberg and Preston Reid of HFF represented the joint venture in the transaction. Members of MSB Hotels III own nearby hotels including Courtyard by Marriott, Hilton Garden Inn and Hampton Inn, all of which are managed by Elite Hospitality.
TALLADEGA, ALA. — The Cooper Commercial Investment Group has brokered the $2.1 million sale of Talladega Plaza, a 37,981-square-foot retail center located in Talladega. The center is shadow-anchored by a Walmart Supercenter. Dan Cooper of Cooper Commercial’s Cleveland office represented the seller, a private investor based in Alabama. The buyer is a private investor based in Kansas.
