CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Dan Spika of Henry S. Miller Brokerage’s industrial division represented Speed Boats of Texas in the lease of its new site in Carrollton. The 28,152-square-foot site is located at 3231 Commander Drive near Midway Road, the Dallas North Tollway and President George Bush Turnpike. Brett Owens of Transwestern represented the landlord, Colony Capital, in the transaction.
HOUSTON — Colvill Office Properties has leased, on behalf of Hines, 19,457 square feet of office space to Champions Pipe & Supply at 4 Greenspoint Place. The property is a 403,384-square-foot, Class A office building located in the 36-acre Greenspoint Place office/retail development at 16925 Northchase Drive. Kevin Saxe, Jerrod McQuain and Nick Bockhorn of CBRE represented Champions Pipe & Supply. Damon Thames, Richard Barbles and Tripp Pruet of Colvill Office Properties represented the landlord in lease negotiations. Hines owns and manages Greenspoint Place.
PLANO, TEXAS — Southern Land Co. has sold the five-story urban development known as Junction 15 to a commingled fund managed by New-York based real estate investment firm Clarion Partners. Junction 15, which opened in 2014 in downtown Plano, is a public-private partnership between Southern Land Co. and the city of Plano. The mixed-use development includes 7,700 square feet of retail space anchored by a 7-Eleven and 279 apartments. The development is close to Plano’s Old Town Square and Haggard Park, as well as several restaurants. Amenities include a pool, outdoor grilling stations and fitness center. Junction 15 is also located across the street from a Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) station.
EL PASO, TEXAS — Capital One has provided a $9.8 million Fannie Mae loan for the acquisition of Indian Springs Apartments, a 232-unit community in El Paso. Chad Thomas Hagwood of Capital One’s Birmingham, Ala., office originated the transaction. Built in 1982, Indian Springs was partially renovated by the prior owner and Talos intends to continue the renovation process. The 10-year, fixed-rate loan has two years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule. Talos Holdings was the borrower. Talos develops, owns and operates multifamily properties in the southern United States, and has offices in Scottsdale and Dallas.
TAMPA, FLA. — Franklin Street Real Estate Services has closed the sales of five apartment communities in the metro Tampa area totaling more than $50 million. The five properties span roughly 950 units combined. Kevin Kelleher, Darron Kattan, Robert Goldfinger and Zachary Ames of Franklin Street brokered all five transactions. The buyers and sellers are private companies from the Tampa area and various locations throughout the U.S. The transactions included the $23.5 million sale of Harbour Cay in Largo, the $14.8 million sale of The Park at Chesterfield, the $7 million sale of University Oakwoods, the $4.3 million sale of Bayside North and the $1.9 million sale of Grove Court-Plant City, all in Tampa. All of the buyers are planning to make substantial investments to upgrade the properties.
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — CapasGroup Realty Advisors and Cushman & Wakefield have teamed up to broker the $24 million sale of a full city block at 419 Lakeview Avenue in downtown West Palm Beach. Known as Lakeview Centre, the 3.2-acre site is approved for nearly 1.1 million square feet of office, residential, hotel and retail uses. Brad Capas of CapasGroup and Mark Pateman and Rosendo Caveiro of Cushman & Wakefield teamed up to represent the seller, an offshore entity, in the transaction. The buyer is a private investor with existing holdings in the West Palm Beach area.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Three national retailers have signed leases for space at Shops at Dakota Crossing, a 430,000-square-foot, Class A retail center under construction in Washington, D.C.’s Fort Lincoln neighborhood. Dick’s Sporting Goods, PetSmart and an unnamed national retailer signed long-term leases to occupy a combined 85,500 square feet at the center, which is currently anchored by Costco and Lowe’s Home Improvement. This will be the first Dick’s Sporting Goods in Washington, D.C. Construction on the final phases of Shops at Dakota Crossing has started with a scheduled completion date in the fourth quarter of 2016. Following the lease deals, the retail center is more than 87 percent leased. Lisa Stoddard and Kristen Braun of CBRE are the leasing agents for Shops at Dakota Crossing on behalf of the developers, Trammell Crow Co., Fort Lincoln New Town Corp. and CSG Urban Partners.
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — Aztec Group Inc. has arranged a $12.7 million construction loan for a planned 105-unit multifamily community in West Palm Beach’s Northwood neighborhood. The 1.3-acre development site is located at 312 23rd St. north of downtown West Palm Beach. Jason Katz of Aztec Group arranged the loan through City National Bank of Florida on behalf of the developer, Parkland Cos.
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — The Boulder Group has arranged the $5 million sale of a single-tenant property net leased to Walgreens at 4300 Highway 17 South in North Myrtle Beach. Walgreens has operated at the store, located at the intersection of Highway 17 and Windy Hill Road, since 2002 and has seven years remaining on its lease agreement. Randy Blankstein and John Feeney of The Boulder Group represented the buyer, a Midwest-based private investor, in the 1031 transaction. The seller was a private investor based in California.
CHICAGO — Spirit Bascom Ventures LLC, a partnership between The Bascom Group LLC and Spirit Investment Partners LLC, has acquired a mixed-use property in Chicago for $21.6 million. The eight-story building, located at 5200 N. Sheridan Road, contains 223 apartment units. The property also includes 9,000 square feet of retail space on the ground floor. The venture plans on turning the property into a Class A luxury rental building. The major repositioning will include the repair or replacement of major mechanical systems, windows and elevators. The renovated apartments will feature open floor plans with all new kitchens, bathrooms and kitchens with stone countertops, stainless steel appliances, refinished hardwood floors and contemporary urban fixtures and finishes. Plans also call for a new tenant lounge, fitness center and rooftop deck. The property is located two blocks from the Berwyn Street stop on the Chicago Transit Authority’s Red Line. Todd Stofflet of KIG CRE LLC represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Andy Feinberg, Marc Schulder and David Harte of Ackman-Ziff arranged the debt financing provided by MidCap Financial LLC.