HUMBLE, TEXAS — T.J. Maxx has signed a new 22,000-square-foot lease for a store in Westlake Marketplace, a shopping center located at Beltway 8 and West Lake Houston Parkway in Humble. Culver Stedman of EDGE Realty Partners represented the tenant, and Carson Wilson of Fidelis Realty Partners represented the landlord.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Milestone Electric & Air Inc. has opened an 11,715-square-foot office and training center in the Grand Prairie Tech Center in the Upper Great Southwest Industrial District. The local HVAC contractor has signed a long-term lease at 2302 113th St. Will Dillard and Michael Spain of Dallas-based Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services represented the landlord, 2302 113th Street GP. David Rouble of David Rouble Brokerage represented Milestone.
SPRING, TEXAS — CWER Properties LLC has purchased a 6,363-square-foot industrial building on 3.9 acres at 2610 Spring Cypress Road in Spring. Reed Vestal and Taylor Schmidt of Lee & Associates represented the seller, and James Robertson of Workspace Real Estate represented the buyer.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — As part of the Wake Forest Innovation Quarter, Wexford Science+Technology, a BioMed Realty company, plans to redevelop two-thirds of the Bailey Power Plant in Winston-Salem. The $40 million project is Phase I in the redevelopment of the entire plant, which ceased operations almost 20 years ago. Phase I includes the redeveloping of the plant’s main building and most of the surrounding grounds, including the iconic chimney stacks. Wexford will convert the five-story main building into 110,800 square feet of office, entertainment, retail and common space. Wake Forest Innovation Quarter plans to work with additional developers to repurpose two smaller buildings, the Morris Building and Building 23-1, on the southeast and southwest corners of the property. The city of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County have each agreed to provide $3 million through a combination of public infrastructure and economic assistance reimbursements, and Wexford will also utilize historic tax credits for the project. R.J. Reynolds donated the Bailey Power Plant lot and all structures on it to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in 2010, along with approximately $2 million for environmental abatement work, which was completed in 2013. Construction is expected to begin this spring. Portions of the main building …
SARALAND, ALA. — NAI Mobile has arranged a 125,000-square-foot lease for warehouse space at 252 Jacintoport Blvd. in Saraland, a suburb of Mobile. Situated within the Mobile River Industrial Park, the new facility is slated to open in April. The tenant, Danby Products, an appliance manufacturer, also plans to operate a small factory outlet retail store at the site. The company will employ 25 full-time workers once the facility is fully operational. David Dexter of NAI Mobile represented Danby Products in the lease transaction.
ALPHARETTA, GA. — Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT II Inc. has purchased Alpharetta Data Center III in Alpharetta, a northern suburb of Atlanta, for approximately $15.8 million. The property is a single-story, 77,322-square-foot colocation data center situated within 1,500 feet of a Georgia Power substation. The property is fully leased to Sungard Availability Services LP, an IT and cloud information services provider based in Wayne, Pa.
MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $8.7 million sale of an 8,700-square-foot mixed-use property at 1609 Alton Road in Miami Beach’s South Beach neighborhood. Scott Sandelin and Alejandro D’Alba of Marcus & Millichap’s Miami office represented both the seller, a limited liability company based in Miami Beach, and the buyer, a limited liability company based in New York. The two-story asset comprises 4,500 square feet of retail space and 4,200 square feet of office space. The property was fully leased at the time of sale to a nail salon, liquor store and medical office tenant.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Unison Realty Partners has purchased Chatham Crossing, a 96,155-square-foot neighborhood shopping center in Chapel Hill. The property was 90 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Lowes Foods and CVS/pharmacy. Unison Realty’s plans for the property include stabilizing existing tenants, updating the façade of the building and leasing up the shopping center’s remaining vacancies. Berkeley Capital Advisors brokered the acquisition. Chatham Crossing is Unison Realty’s first acquisition in North Carolina.
STAMFORD, CONN. — A consortium consisting of Anbang Insurance Group Co., J.C. Flowers & Co. and Primavera Capital Limited has increased its bid to acquire Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide (NYSE: HOT) to $82.75 in cash per share of Starwood common stock from the previous non-binding proposal of $81 per share bid, which was made on March 26. Starwood’s board of directors has concluded that this revised, non-binding proposal from the consortium is a superior proposal as defined in Starwood’s merger agreement with Marriott International Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR), according to a press release issued Monday by Starwood. The new proposal is valued at $14 billion versus Marriott’s previous offer of $13.6 billion. The Starwood board, in consultation with its legal and financial advisors, will carefully consider the outcome of the discussion with the consortium in order to determine the course of action that is in the best interest of Starwood and its stockholders, the news release stated. Under the terms of the consortium’s current revised proposal, the consortium will acquire all the outstanding shares of common stock of Starwood for $82.75 per share in cash, an increase of $4.75 per share from its initial binding proposal of $78 per share …
LEXINGTON, MASS. — Rockwood Capital has completed the disposition of two hotels: an aloft and an element, located on a 12.7-acre site at 727 Marrett Road in Lexington, a northwest suburb of Boston. An undisclosed buyer acquired the hotels for $54 million, unencumbered by management. The 136-room aloft features grab-and-go dining, the w xyz bar, an indoor swimming pool, business center, game room, fitness room, meeting room and complimentary shuttle service. The 123-room element features complimentary breakfast, an indoor swimming pool, business center, fitness room, meeting room and complimentary shuttle service. The hotels were developed in 2008 as prototypes for the Starwood brand. Denny Meikleham and Alan Suzuki of HFF represented the seller in the transaction.