INDIANAPOLIS — JLL has arranged the sale of a 16,500-square-foot office building in Indianapolis. MID by Design LLC sold the building, located at 9800 Association Court, to CKH Realty for an undisclosed price. The property consists of a 13,900-square-foot open studio with 21-foot ceilings and 2,600 square feet of mezzanine space. Kevin Gillihan of JLL represented the seller in the transaction, and Tim O’Brien of O’Brien Commercial Real Estate represented the buyer.
HOUSTON — The University of Houston (UH) is getting a second Health and Biomedical Sciences Building (HBSB2). The nine-story, 300,000-square-foot facility will be the next phase of the development of UH’s biomedical district. With a project budget of $145 million, HBSB2 will be home to specialized research and teaching labs, faculty and staff offices, an expanded health sciences library and a mix of teaching spaces, including auditoriums and smaller learning spaces for group and individual study. While construction is already underway, a ceremonial groundbreaking will take place at 10 a.m. on Feb. 29. HBSB2 will be the new home of the UH College of Pharmacy and will consolidate faculty and students currently housed in the Texas Medical Center and Science and Research 2 buildings. The consolidation will help integrate teaching, research and clinical programs. Shepley Bulfinch, the architectural firm that completed HBSB1 in 2013, is the architect of HBSB2.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — WinCo Foods plans to develop an 82,077-square-foot anchor store at Trinity Valley Shopping Center located at the northeast corner of the President George Bush Turnpike and Josey Lane in Carrollton. The new WinCo will be developed at the site of a former Target, which closed in January 2015. Josey Trinity Mills Ltd. acquired the building in October. The site will be demolished in April, and the new WinCo is scheduled to open in early 2017. The project’s leasing team, Matt Luedtke and Steve Gray with The Weitzman Group, along with Cencor Realty Services’ Randy Stebbins and Joe Lea, worked on behalf of the center’s ownership to negotiate the acquisition of the vacant Target and bring in WinCo for the new anchor store. DWC Commercial and Venture Commercial represented the grocer. Trinity Valley Shopping Center opened in the 1970s and remains a retail destination in the trade area. The center incorporates nearly 300,000 square feet of retail space leased to Ulta Beauty, Ross Dress for Less, rue21, Petco, Chili’s, Lane Bryant and Dress Barn. Stebbins will direct the development of the new anchor store on behalf of the center’s ownership. Cencor’s Kathy Detrick is managing the construction of …
ALLEN, TEXAS — Development firm JaRyCo has begun construction on Tech Center One, Phase I of an office/warehouse complex at Greenville Avenue and Bethany Drive in Allen. Completion of the 38,000-square-foot office/warehouse hybrid building is expected in August. Two additional building phases are planned for a total of 94,000 square feet. A groundbreaking ceremony for the project is set for Feb. 25. at 2 p.m. This will be the 10th project in Allen for JaRyCo in the last 15 years. George Tanghongs and Brett Lewis of Lee & Associates’ Dallas/Fort Worth office are marketing the property.
RICHARDSON, TEXAS — Good Union Urban BBQ has opened its first location at CityLine, a 186-acre mixed-use project located in the Dallas suburb of Richardson. The restaurant is located on the street level of One CityLine at 1150 State Street, and serves Texas barbecue favorites like USDA prime brisket, pork, sausage, ham, turkey and ribs. Patio seating is available facing the central plaza of the development, allowing guests to enjoy live music and events planned by CityLine. Other recent openings at the development include Nestle Toll House Café by Chip, Top Pot Doughnuts & Coffee, Red Mango, Starbucks Coffee and Tom+Chee. Whole Foods Market, Bite City Grill, Coal Vines, Edoko Sushi and Robata, Fernando’s, Jasper’s and Tricky Fish are scheduled to open at the CityLine later this year.
IRVING, TEXAS — Greysteel, a real estate investment services firm with offices in Dallas and Fort Worth, has arranged the sale of Rock Island Apartments in Irving. Greysteel’s multifamily investment sales team, led by Boyan Radic, Doug Banerjee, Andrew Mueller and Ryan Hill, served as advisor to Progressive Island LLC in the sale of Rock Island Apartments to Katz Rock Island LLC. The property is an 11-building community totaling 154 units. Rock Island Apartments features a barbecue area, swimming pool, on-site laundry, private balconies and patios and 316 surface parking spaces.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Grossman Co. Properties has purchased the 204-room FireSky Resort & Spa in Scottsdale for $62.5 million. The resort is located at the intersection of Camelback and Scottsdale roads. It is situated across from Scottsdale Fashion Square Mall. FireSky will undergo an extensive renovation to the guestrooms and public spaces over the next 18 months. Classic Hotels & Resorts will manage the hotel. Bill Murney of HREC Investment Advisors’ Phoenix office represented the seller, KHP Capital Partners, in this transaction.
GREELEY, COLO. — Steadfast Apartment REIT has purchased the 224-unit PeakView at T-bone Ranch in Greeley for an undisclosed sum. The community is located at 4750 W. 29th St. It is situated adjacent to the University of Northern Colorado. Terrance Hunt, Shane Ozment, Doug Andrews and Jeff Hawks of ARA Newmark represented the seller, Buckley Brothers, in this transaction.
LAS VEGAS — Wynn Las Vegas is set to develop Wynn Plaza, a 75,518-square-foot luxury retail complex set to augment the existing retail collection at Wynn Las Vegas and Encore on Las Vegas Boulevard. The design of Wynn Plaza will be influenced by European elements, specifically the Avenue Matignon in Paris. The two-story center will feature two entrances off the Strip, a dedicated valet service, atriums and a skylight rotunda. Steve Wynn, chairman and CEO of Wynn Resorts, designed the project in collaboration with Roger Thomas, executive vice president of Architecture DeRuyter Butler, and Wynn Design and Development. The project is set for completion in 2017.
SAN JOAQUIN, CALIF. — An unnamed assisted living community in San Joaquin has changed hands. The community was built in 1970. It includes 44 units. A real estate investment fund, largely funded from China, purchased the community from a single-asset owner for $5.3 million, or $120,455 per unit. The community was 69 percent occupied at the time of sale. The new owners plan to make $1.5 million of improvements. Jim Hazzard and Nick Stahler arranged the transaction as the lead agents for JCH.