EL PASO, TEXAS — Freedom Crossing at Fort Bliss, the first open-air shopping center on a military installation, will be opening a Cabela’s seasonal store in time for holiday shopping. The 10,000-square-foot store will also include access to the full spectrum of Cabela’s products in-store via Cabelas.com. The Freedom Crossing Cabela’s location will offer soft goods, shoes, hunting gear, outdoors equipment and gifts. In addition to Freedom Crossing at Fort Bliss, Cabela’s will open seasonal locations this year with The Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) at Fort Hood, Texas and Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.
HOUSTON — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Devon Office Park, a 26,735-square-foot building located in Houston. Derek Hargrove and Justin Miller of Marcus & Millichap’s Houston office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a Houston-based private investor. Juan Cuevas, a senior associate in Marcus & Millichap’s Houston office, secured the buyer, an out-of-state private investor utilizing a 1031 tax-deferred exchange. Devon Office Park is located at 17300 El Camino Real in Houston.
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS — Skanska USA has been awarded a $21 million contract with Texas A&M University to oversee the construction of the Agriculture & Life Science Building 4. The project broke ground on Nov. 13 and it will be completed in February 2017. The five-story, 80,000-square-foot building will house the university’s Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences. The first three floors will include offices, conference rooms and dry work areas. The top two floors will include teaching and wet research laboratories. Kirskey Architecture is project architect.
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between Adam America, Slate Property Group and China Vanke has acquired a development site, located at 10 Nevins in downtown Brooklyn, for $50 million. The site is approved for plans to develop a mixed-used project with 184 residential units and ground-floor retail space. Ofer Cohen and Melissa Warren of TerraCRG were the sole brokers in the transaction. The name of the seller was not released.
EDISON, N.J. — Mack-Cali Realty Corp. has acquired an office building located at 333 Thornall St. within Metropark in Edison. The 196,000-square-foot property, known as Metroview, sold for $53.1 million; the name of the seller was not disclosed. The company plans to integrate its existing building at 343 Thornall St. with the new acquisition through the construction of an interconnected, landscaped walkway, to create an approximately 400,000-square-foot campus. On-site amenities include a terraced, outdoor seating area and exercise components. The building was 96 percent leased at the time of sale.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Onyx Equities and Rubenstein Partners has completed the $20 million renovation of 30 Montgomery Street in Jersey City. The 15-story, 320,000-square-foot building has been transformed into a state-of-the-art, Class A property with an additional 8,000 square feet of retail space. Improvements include a complete replacement of windows, a high-efficiency HVAC system, installation of a backup generator, a new executive conference center, modern finishes in the common areas and the addition of a ground-level, urban retail amenity, which includes a 15-foot vaulted ceiling at the front entrance and possible outside, café-style seating. Vericon Construction served as the lead contractor, while Environetics designed the building’s new features as the architect of record for the project, which took 11 months.
ASBURY, N.J. — Compass Self Storage, a member of the Amsdell family of companies, has acquired a self-storage property located at 190 Route 173 West in Asbury for an undisclosed price. The property, which offers more than 64,000 net rentable square feet, features drive-up access, indoor climate-controlled units, digital surveillance, electronic access, online payments, truck rental and a full line of moving and packing supplies. Compass Self Storage has an improvement package planned for the property, including upgrading the interior sales office, rebranding the signage and adding additional lighting to the property. Operated by Compass Self Storage LLC, the property is the company’s 60th store opened under the Compass flag and its fifth location in New Jersey. The acquisition was made by separate affiliates of Cleveland, Ohio-based Amsdell Group LLC and Compass Self Storage LLC. The name of the seller was not released.
NEWNAN, GA. — The RADCO Cos. has purchased Columns at White Oak, a 561-unit apartment community located in the Atlanta suburb of Newnan. Atlanta-based RADCO purchased the property from ECI Group for $53 million. Cushman & Wakefield brokered the transaction. RADCO has renamed the project Creekside at White Oaks. The property includes three swimming pools, two large fitness centers, a private fishing lake, dog and play parks, grilling and gathering areas, balconies and garages. RADCO financed the acquisition with private capital and financing from CIBC Bank. Since August 2011, the company has raised $330 million of private capital to fund its purchases. RADCO will invest about $5.5 million to renovate the community’s clubhouse, leasing center, fitness center and pool deck. The Atlanta-based firm will also build a new playground, upgrade the interior unit finishes and enhance the property’s landscaping. RADCO’s portfolio now includes 46 multifamily assets with three additional properties under contract set to close by the end of December.
CONCORD, N.C. — Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp., a publicly traded REIT, has purchased a new 330,717-square-foot industrial building located at 4690 Global Ave. N.W. in Concord, a northern suburb of Charlotte. Monmouth purchased the distribution center, which is net-leased to FedEx Ground Package System Inc., for nearly $32 million. The facility is located on a 59.4-acre site near I-85.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — CAS Riegler Cos. has completed construction on HOLM, a 38-unit luxury apartment community located at 1550 11th St. N.W. in Washington, D.C.’s Logan Circle neighborhood. The four-story property includes a rooftop deck, approximately 3,000 square feet of street-level retail space, catering kitchen, below-grade parking garage, private courtyard and bike storage. This new apartment community is pet-friendly and is situated right across the street from Shaw Dog Park and four blocks for a Metrorail station. Monthly rental prices start at $2,250 for one-bedroom apartments and $3,200 for two-bedroom units; penthouse apartments range from $4,200 for a one-bedroom unit to more than $7,500 for a three-bedroom residence.