CHAMBERSBURGH BOROUGH, YORK CITY AND MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP, PA. — ROCK Commercial has arranged three separate sales, totaling 46,187 square feet, in Pennsylvania. In the first transaction, Home Again Concepts purchased a 32,437-square-foot industrial building located at 77 N. Third St. in Chambersburgh Borough for an undisclosed sum. ROCK represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. In the second deal, Beartrap Enterprises LLC acquired a 9,012-square-foot office building located at 274-280 W. Market St. in York City for an undisclosed price. ROCK represented the buyer and undisclosed seller in the transaction. In the final deal, Michelle Kreeger purchased a 4,738-square-foot office building located at 2241 W. Market St. in Manchester Township for an undisclosed price. ROCK represented the seller, whose name was not released, in the deal.
SAN MARCOS, TEXAS — Stonemont Financial Group and The Preiss Co. will develop and complete the new Ella Lofts, a 252-bed off-campus student housing community within walking distance of the Texas State University campus. Located at 817 Chestnut St. in San Marcos, Ella Lofts will feature amenities including a 24-hour fitness center, group study areas, outdoor courtyards and a pool. The project will also feature one-, two- and four-bedroom loft floor plans. Formerly known as 817 Lofts, the project originally started construction under a different developer in 2013 and was set to be completed in August 2014. After construction delays and other stalls, the project sat dormant until Stonemont Financial purchased it in September. With more than 38,000 students enrolled, Texas State University is the fourth largest institution in the state of Texas. The Preiss Co. will serve as developer and manager for the project. Leasing is underway at the Ella Lofts leasing office located at 316-D Edward Gary Drive in San Marcos. Monthly rent will begin at $499 per student, which includes utilities and furniture.
ALLEN, TEXAS — Starwood Hotels & Resorts plan to open a new Aloft hotel in the Dallas suburb of Allen. Located within the Watters Creek at Montgomery Farm mixed-used development, Aloft Allen is set to open in March 2018. Watters Creek Hospitality will own the property and Aimbridge Hospitality will manage the hotel. The property will feature 136 rooms. Facilities at Aloft Allen will include an outdoor pool, gym and bar. In addition, the hotel will offer 2,000 square feet of meeting space for business meetings and social gatherings. Guests will also be able to use their smart phone as a key. The technology is available at all Aloft, Element and W hotels.
PLANO, TEXAS — The Boulder Group has arranged the sale of a single-tenant, net leased CVS/pharmacy located at 5920 W. Park Blvd. in Plano for $10.2 million. The trophy property was sold at a 4.8 percent cap rate, which is the lowest cap rate for a drug store property sold in 2015 outside of California, according to Real Capital Analytics. The 13,146-square-foot CVS is located at the intersection of West Park Boulevard and Parkwood Boulevard. The signalized intersection sees approximately 50,000 vehicles per day. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented the seller, a private partnership based in the Midwest, in the transaction. The purchaser was an individual utilizing a 1031 exchange. There are 21 years remaining on the CVS net lease, which features a 5 percent rental escalation in each of six five-year renewal option periods.
HOUSTON — Jamie Mullin of LMI Capital has arranged $14.5 million in debt for the refinancing of an apartment complex in southwest Houston. Mullin worked on behalf of the borrower to obtain a 10-year, fixed-rate CMBS loan featuring full-term interest-only payments.
HOUSTON — HFF has secured a senior loan for the refinancing of Northline Commons, a 472,443-square-foot retail power center in northern Houston. HFF worked on behalf of the borrower, an affiliate of North American Development Group, to place the 10-year, fixed-rate CMBS loan with Wells Fargo Bank. Constructed between 2007 and 2009, Northline Commons is 91 percent leased and consists of one main building, five smaller buildings and four outparcel pads situated on 47.7 acres. Tenants include Burlington Coat Factory, Ross Dress for Less, Five Below, Palais Royal, Conn’s, Marshalls, GNC, Foot Locker, Image Shots, Baskin Robbins, The Children’s Place and Nails Club. The center’s outparcel pads are leased to Pappas Bar-B-Q, IHOP, Ojos Locos Sports and Chick-fil-A. Located at 4400 N. Freeway, Northline Commons is located on Houston’s North Line Light Rail, which is an extension of the Red Line that connects downtown Houston and the Medical Center area. Travis Anderson, Cory Fowler and Tyler Ford led the HFF debt placement team representing the borrower.
FRANKLIN, TENN. — Crescent Communities plans to break ground this month on Two Greenway Centre, a five-story, 155,000-square-foot office building located within the Greenway Centre development in Nashville’s Cool Springs submarket in Franklin. The new Class A office building will be situated on a 16-acre lot adjacent to One Greenway Centre, which Crescent Communities previously developed and leased to Jackson National Life. The project will feature an on-site fitness center, free surface parking and access to existing walking trails. Little Diversified Architectural Consulting designed the building, Jason Holwerda of CNL Commercial Real Estate is the building’s leasing agent and Pinnacle Financial Partners is the construction lender. Crescent plans to deliver the new office project in the fourth quarter of 2016.
SHREVEPORT, LA. — Dallas-based Venture Commercial Real Estate has brokered the sale of Shoppes at Bellemead, an upscale, 79,328-square-foot shopping center located at the northeast quadrant of Youree Drive and East 70th Street in Shreveport. The property’s tenant roster includes Talbots, Chico’s, Ann Taylor Loft, White House Black Market, J. Jill, Soma and Charming Charlie. Jonathan Cooper, Christopher Gibbons, Don Miller, John Zikos and Cheryl Hill of Venture Commercial, along with Shreveport-based Vintage Realty Co., brokered the transaction. An undisclosed buyer purchased Shoppes at Bellemead from WFB/Shoppes at Bellemead LLC, a partnership involving Vintage Realty Co., for an undisclosed price.
NORCROSS, GA. — Sterling Organization has purchased Peachtree Parkway Plaza, a 95,509-square-foot shopping center located in Norcross, a northeast suburb of Atlanta in Gwinnett County. Sterling purchased the asset from DLC Management Corp. via the firm’s institutional fund Sterling Value Add Partners II LP for $12.3 million. Located at the intersection of Peachtree Parkway and Spalding Drive, the shopping center was 83 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Goodwill, Dollar General and Youfit Health Clubs. Peachtree Parkway Plaza was originally developed in 1986. A new Taco Bell restaurant was recently built at the property, and other national businesses at the property include Blimpie Subs & Salads, Wendy’s and Arby’s.
LEXINGTON, KY. — Huff, Niehaus & Associates Inc. has arranged the $5.9 million sale of the Clarion Hotel Lexington Conference Center in Lexington. The seller, Dogwood Hotels LLC, recently invested $1.2 million to renovate the 149-room hotel. The property sits on a 5.9-acre site off an I-75 exit. Lexington Hospitality Group LLC purchased the hotel from Dogwood and plans to add a restaurant. Brandt Niehaus, president of Huff, Niehaus and a member of Hotel Brokers International, represented the seller in the transaction.