PORTER, TEXAS — The Signorelli Co., has broken ground on a 120,000-square-foot Kroger in Valley Ranch Town Center, a new retail district inside the master-planned community of Valley Ranch. The 1,400-acre community is situated at the intersection of U.S. 59 and the Grand Parkway, just north of Kingwood. Sam’s Club, Academy Sports + Outdoors and several restaurants including Chili’s, Chick-fil-A and El Pollo Loco were the first to be announced in Valley Ranch Town Center. A cinema, which will be one of the anchors of the planned entertainment district along with a 10,000-seat amphitheater, will soon be announced along with other stores and restaurants. A 135-acre park called The Grove will border Valley Ranch. Also part of Town Center is Texan Drive Stadium at Valley Ranch, a football stadium for the New Caney ISD. At final completion, Valley Ranch is planned to include approximately 2,500 homes and townhomes and 1,000 multifamily residences.
NEW YORK CITY — Avanath Capital Management, in joint partnership with Oak Tree Management, has acquired a four-property multifamily portfolio in Brooklyn. The rent-stabilized apartment buildings sold for $60 million in an off-market transaction. Totaling 149 units, the properties are 50 Greene Ave., 597 Grand Ave., 800 Bergen St. and 471 Vanderbilt Ave. The joint venture plans to implement various improvement and upgrade programs at the properties. The four assets were purchased through Avanath Affordable Housing II LLC, a fund with $200 million of equity commitments.
FORKS TOWNSHIP, PA. — Dermody Properties and PCCP have broken ground on LogistiCenter at 33, an industrial facility at 4200 E. Braden Blvd. in Forks Township. The 475,800-square-foot facility will feature 36 feet of clear height, 226 car parking spaces and 85 trailer parking spaces. The speculation building will be ready for occupancy by summer 2016. R.S Mowery & Sons Inc. is serving as general contractor and Randall Paulson is serving as architect for the project. Dermody Partners is the industrial developer and operating partner, while PCCP is the financial partner on the project.
QUINCY, MASS. — Related Beal has completed the interior renovation of Presidents Place, a mixed-use property located at 1250 Hancock St. in Quincy. The renovation program included the modernization of the elevators, common corridors and restrooms; a new lobby and signage; and improvements to the building’s façade and parking garage. In addition to the renovations, Related Beal signed six new tenants to the 350,000-square-foot building: Barnes & Noble Bookstore, Mass Bay Credit Union, The Townshend, Best of Care, Beacon Clinical Research and Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches. Additional tenants at the property include Quincy College, Harvard Vanguard and Best Doctors. The property is owned and managed by Related Beal in partnership with Boston Andes Capital.
NEW YORK CITY — Rosewood Realty Group has brokered three apartment building sales in New York totaling $20.7 million. In the first transaction, Aaron Jungreis of Rosewood represented the undisclosed buyer and the undisclosed seller in the $12.5 million sale of 41 sponsor co-op units at 360 Central Ave. in Lawrence, Long Island. The units are part of a 129-unit co-op building that was built in 1973. In the second transaction, Michael Guttman of Rosewood represented the seller, 90 Clermont Avenue LLC, and the undisclosed buyer in the $4.6 million sale of 90 Clermont Ave. in Brooklyn’s Fort Greene neighborhood. Built in 2008, the six-story, 7,648-square-foot elevator building features seven apartments. In the third deal, Jungreis represented the seller, 66 West 138th Street LLC, and the buyer, a local investor, in the sale of an apartment building located at 66 W. 138th St. in Harlem. Built in 1990, the five-story, 10,955-square-foot property features 20 apartments and sold for $3.6 million.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of two apartment buildings, located at 336-338 Starr St. in Brooklyn. The two six-unit buildings sold for $3.5 million. Shaun Riley, Thomas Shihaden and Daniel Greenblatt of Marcus & Millichap’s Brooklyn office represented the seller, a limited liability company, and the buyer, a limited liability company, in the transaction.
The industrial market in Orlando has undoubtedly experienced robust leasing activity over the first half of 2015, especially among the smaller users ranging from 3,000 to 10,000 square feet. With an average industrial vacancy rate of 9.3 percent throughout Southeast / Southwest Orlando according to second quarter 2015 market reports, quality space for smaller tenants is becoming more and more scarce and available dock-high small space is virtually nonexistent. Industrial is Rebounding Two specific factors can be directly linked to the current industrial shifts in Central Florida: construction spending and theme park growth. The construction industry is booming, in particular within the single-family and multifamily sectors, allowing construction companies of all sizes market share due to high demand for services. Industrial parks are welcoming back smaller construction business owners that may have downsized and operated out of their homes during the downturn but are now looking for larger warehouses and mixed-use spaces for business. Secondly, theme park expansions, spurred by the record year of tourism in Orlando in 2014, have caused many businesses that were on the back lots of the parks to be pushed back out into the marketplace. Higher tourism rates represent a boost in consumer confidence and …
BOISE, IDAHO — EdR has completed agreements with Boise State University for the $39.7 million development, construction and management of honors college and freshman housing on the Boise State campus. Construction will begin this year, aiming for a July 2017 completion date. The on-campus development will include a four-story building with a 305-bed honors college and 351 additional beds devoted to a freshman live-learn community. Situated on campus adjacent to the Student Union Building and the Recreation Center, it will also include a dining component. Upon completion, EdR will own the residence hall under a 50-year ground lease with Boise State and will manage the facility, while Boise State will provide residence life services. EdR will complete the development through its On-Campus Equity Plan — The ONE Plan — that uses the company’s equity and financial stability to fund projects on university land. This program gives the university access to a single partner, and creates long-term financial benefits for Boise State and EdR. Boise State chose EdR in November 2014 through a competitive process to execute all the aspects of this development — design, construction, finance and management. LCA Architects of Boise will lead the project’s design team, which includes Ayers …
SALT LAKE CITY — TruAmerica Multifamily has purchased two apartment communities in Salt Lake City for a total of $102 million. The acquisition includes the 486-unit Somerset Village Apartment Homes in West Valley City and the 440-unit Southwillow Apartments in West Jordan. Both properties were built in the mid-80s. They are located seven miles from one another on Redwood Road. Both assets are 99 percent leased. TruAmerica previously purchased the 315-unit Crossing at Daybreak in South Jordan for $46 million in September. The firm will invest an additional $8 million to reposition the newest two assets. James Wadsworth and Greg Barratt of Berkadia represented both the buyer and seller in this transaction.
HONOLULU, HAWAII — Walker & Dunlop Inc. (NYSE: WD) has arranged a $39.7 million loan for Plaza at Pearl City, a 158-bed independent living, assisted living, memory care and respite stay community in Honolulu. MW Group owns the property, which overlooks Pearl Harbor. Keith Melton and David Strange, managing directors, and Russell Dey, vice president, led the Walker & Dunlop team. The mortgage was structured as a 40-year, non-recourse, fixed-rate, permanent HUD loan. Recently, Walker & Dunlop also closed a $37 million HUD loan earlier in the year with MW Group for Plaza at Monalua, a 122-unit assisted living facility also in Honolulu.