COLUMBUS, OHIO — The Boulder Group has brokered the sale of a single-tenant net leased Walgreens property located at 4755 W. Broad St. in Columbus for $7.7 million. The 14,820-square-foot property was constructed in 2009 and is located on two acres. The triple-net lease expires in February 2034. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented the seller, a Midwest-based private partnership, in the transaction. The buyer was a real estate investment and property management company based in Ohio.
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LAKEVILLE, MINN. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has brokered the sale of the Heritage Commons shopping center in Lakeville, 27 miles south of Minneapolis, for an undisclosed price. The buyer was Austin, Texas-based Epic Real Estate Partners. A Cub Foods anchors the 138,690-square-foot retail center. Other tenants include Subway, Papa Murphy’s, Great Clips and American Dental. Joe Girardi and Mark Robinson of Mid-America Real Estate were the exclusive brokers in the transaction on behalf of the seller, Sentinel Management Co. based in Edina, Minn.
OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — Starbucks is planning to open a new location in Overland Park late this year or early 2016. The coffeehouse chain signed a lease to occupy 2,186 square feet in a freestanding building located at 135th Street and Quivira Road. The building is situated at the main entrance to a Price Chopper grocery-anchored shopping center and across the street from The Fieldhouse of Kansas City indoor sports facility. Max Kosoglad of Block & Co. negotiated the purchase of the property on behalf of the undisclosed buyer and the subsequent long-term lease with Starbucks on behalf of the landlord.
SACHSE AND SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS — Venture Commercial Real Estate has represented Fitness International LLC in deals for two new LA Fitness clubs in Sachse and San Antonio. Venture’s John Zikos, Jonathan Cooper and Cheryl Hill represented LA Fitness in both deals, working with Walt Brown Jr. and Tim Dollander of Diversified Partners, master brokers for LA Fitness in the Southern United States. In north Texas, LA Fitness has signed a lease and will soon begin construction on a 37,000-square-foot facility that will anchor the Woodbridge Gate development located on the southwest corner of Highway 78 and Woodbridge Parkway in Sachse. David Watson of Direct Property Services Inc. represented the landlord. The Sachse club is expected to open in early 2016. In central Texas, LA Fitness has acquired a five-acre tract of land and has begun construction on a prototype facility in the newest phase of the Potranco Village development, located on the northeast corner of Potranco Road and Loop 1604 in San Antonio. Wade McGinnis represented the seller, Barshop & Oles Co. The Potranco Village club is expected to open in late 2015. Founded in 1984, LA Fitness has more than 650 locations in the U.S. and Canada.
DALLAS — HFF has arranged the sale of and acquisition financing for Le Méridien Dallas by the Galleria, a 258-suite hotel in Dallas. HFF marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a partnership between Arden Group Inc. and HEI Hotels & Resorts. NB Holdings purchased the asset for an undisclosed amount. Additionally, HFF worked on behalf of the new owner to place the 10-year, fixed-rate acquisition loan with Principal Commercial Capital. Le Méridien Dallas by the Galleria is an all-suite, 11-story hotel with a European aesthetic. Originally constructed in 2002, the hotel was renovated in 2009 when it was converted into a Le Méridien. Hotel amenities include the recently renovated fitness center, 5,079 square feet of meeting space, indoor heated swimming pool, 24-hour business center and concierge service. Le Méridien Dallas by the Galleria is situated on 2.9 acres in the North Dallas Galleria market, a retail, office and entertainment district. Located at 13402 Noel Road, the hotel is across the street from the Dallas Galleria, a 1.8 million-square-foot mall that is the second most popular tourist attraction in North Texas with approximately 19 million visitors a year. Additionally, the hotel is surrounded by Class A office space serving as …
WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS — Pierson Retail Advisors (PRA) has arranged the sale of Home Zone, a 37,500-square-foot, single-tenant retail building located in Wichita Falls. PRA represented the seller, BR Acquisitions, in the sale. A Texas buyer purchased the asset for an undisclosed price. Located at 3921 Fairway Blvd., Home Zone is situated along US Highway 82, one of several highways leading into Wichita Falls. Home Zone, with 15 locations throughout Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana, is a wholesale furniture manufacturer and outlet store, which provides home furnishings directly to various retailers as well as individual customers. Jennifer Pierson and Beth Pierson of Pierson Retail Advisors in Dallas arranged the sale.
IRVING, TEXAS — Progressive Laboratories Inc. has sold a 35,050-square-foot office/warehouse in the Las Colinas submarket to Chris Weir Commercial Enterprises LLC for an undisclosed price. Las Colinas Distribution Center, located on 1.9 acres at 1909 Hereford Drive in Irving, is the second building in the past year Progressive Laboratories has sold to make way for its expansion, consolidation and relocation. Brock Wilson and Joe Santaularia of Dallas-based Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services represented the seller. The building was developed in 1977 and features 8,601 square feet of office space, 26,449 square feet of distribution space, six loading docks, 20-foot clear heights and a sprinkler system. Progressive Laboratories used 1031 exchange funds to acquire a 200,000-square-foot building less than one mile away. Dallas-based Chris Weir Commercial Enterprises, also executing a 1031 exchange, is planning to occupy the Hereford Drive building in October. Rick Medinis of NAI Robert Lynn represented the buyer.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — In an all-cash transaction, Stag Apartments LLC has sold the 85-unit Lancaster Apartments to a local investor. The Dallas-based seller put Lancaster Apartments on the market after completing a repositioning plan within 18 months of buying the property in a foreclosure sale. Sam W. Pettigrew III, partner in Dallas-based Cantrell Co. & Partners, represented the seller. In the past year, $150,000 has been invested into improvements at the 10-building complex, which was developed in 1968 and renovated in 1999. Lancaster Apartments is a mix of efficiencies and one- and two-bedroom floor plans, averaging 830 square feet. The complex includes 137 parking spaces and two laundry facilities.
NEW YORK CITY — Greystone Bassuk has closed a $254 million construction-to-perm financing facility with Bank of China’s New York Branch on behalf of an affiliate of BLDG Management Co. The facility was structured as a letter of credit providing credit enhancement to support tax-exempt and taxable variable-rate bonds issued under the New York State Housing Financing (HFA) 80/20 Housing Program. The financing consists of $26 million of 2015 Series A tax-exempt bonds; $23.3 million of 2016 Series A tax-exempt bonds; $125 million of 2016 Series B taxable bonds; and $76.9 million of 2017 Series A taxable bonds providing fund for the construction of 222 E. 44th Street in New York. The project will consist of a 43-story multifamily apartment tower with 441,000 gross square feet and 429 residential units, of which 87 units will be affordable housing. On-site amenities will include concierge and valet services, a penthouse roof deck and lounge, sundeck and barbeque area, indoor swimming pool, resident lounge, golf simulator, children’s playroom, fitness center with indoor basketball court, and bike and tenant storage. Drew Fletcher, Matthew Klauer and Evelyn Savino of Greystone Bassuk secured the financing for the borrower.
EASTON, MASS. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of Highlands Plaza, a retail property in Easton. Ohio-based Phillips Edison & Co. acquired the 112,869-square-foot property for an undisclosed price. At the time of acquisition, the Hannaford-anchored shopping center was 94 percent occupied. Robert Griffin, Geoffrey Millerd and Justin Smith of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Boston-based Samuels & Associates.