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New Office Building to be Built in Dallas’ Uptown Financial District

by Haisten Willis April 17, 2015

DALLAS — A new, 14-story office building is planned for Uptown Dallas’ financial district. The all-glass, 125,000-square-foot building will be adjacent to Crescent at Maple Avenue and Mahon on a one-acre site that includes the Old Warsaw restaurant. Investors Mike Terry and Holt Lunsford plan to break ground on the project during the first quarter of 2016. The partners will move their companies, M. Terry Enterprises and Holt Lunsford Holdings, into the building upon completion. Gensler designed the building. Lunsford and Terry purchased the property from former owner Al Heidari. The three-building site includes two vacant buildings and the Old Warsaw restaurant, which will continue operating for the duration of its current lease through 2015. Holt Lunsford Commercial will handle the development, leasing and on-site property management. Newt Walker served as the broker for the land transaction. When completed, 2620 Maple Ave. will offer access to retailers and restaurants, the McKinney Avenue Trolley line and Dallas’ Katy Trail.

April 17, 2015

H&M to Open New Location in Metro Dallas

by Haisten Willis April 17, 2015

CEDAR HILL, TEXAS — H&M, a fashion retailer, will open a new location in Cedar Hill. Spanning 21,000 square feet, the new location at Uptown Village at Cedar Hill is set to open in the fall of 2015. The store will be the company’s 15th location in Texas. The store is expected to employ 25 people.

April 17, 2015

Retail Texas

Weitzman Arranges 7,168 SF Retail Lease in Metro Dallas

by Haisten Willis April 17, 2015

DENTON, TEXAS — Lumber Liquidators, a retailer of hardwood flooring, has leased 7,168 square feet of retail space in Colorado Square, a shopping center in Denton. The property is located at 2305-2311 Colorado Blvd., just north of its intersection with Loop 288. Blake Shipp of The Weitzman Group arranged the lease and is the leasing agent for Colorado Square in cooperation with Metro Commercial Real Estate Services, which represented the retailer. Lumber Liquidators joins tenants including Dollar Tree and Movie Trading Co. The flooring retailer will open in May.

April 17, 2015

Retail Texas

Cinépolis USA to Open in Dallas Mixed-Use Development

by Haisten Willis April 17, 2015

DALLAS — Cinépolis USA will open an eight-screen, 700-seat theater in Victory Park, a 75-acre mixed-use development in downtown Dallas. Located at the northwest corner of Victory Park Lane and High Market Street, the theater will be part of a mixed-use building, which will also include residential and retail components. Cinépolis Luxury Cinemas-Victory Park is the company’s first location in Texas. The 44,000-square-foot cinema is projected to open in 2017 and will include reclining leather seats. The Cinépolis building will also include a 640-space structured parking garage located above the ground floor retail to accommodate residents, retail customers and moviegoers. In addition, construction of a new 250-space parking facility at the south end of the district at Victory Avenue and Lamar Street is slated to begin in the next month.

April 17, 2015

Mixed-Use Texas

Kennedy Wilson Arranges Sale of 18.3-Acres in Metro Austin

by Haisten Willis April 17, 2015

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Kennedy Wilson represented the seller in the sale of 18.3 acres located at the corner of Old Farm to Market 2243 W. and North Bagdad Road in Leander. Ernest Brown of Kennedy Wilson represented the seller, Firstmark Credit Union. Bruce Nakfoor, a local real estate developer, was the buyer. The buyer plans to develop a mixed-use complex comprised primarily of retail and multifamily developments. A residential community surrounds the property.

April 17, 2015

Iowa Loans Midwest Multifamily

NorthMarq Arranges $7.3M in Refinancing for Apartments in Ankeny, Iowa

by Danielle Everson April 17, 2015

ANKENY, IOWA — NorthMarq Capital has arranged $7.3 million in refinancing for The Apartments at Prairie Lakes in Ankeny. The recently completed 92-unit multifamily property is located at 1603 Prairie Lakes Drive. Jason Kinnison of NorthMarq Capital’s Omaha office structured the fully amortizing 25-year term loan for the borrower through a life insurance company.

April 17, 2015

Illinois Midwest Office

Podolsky|Circle CORFAC International Arranges Lease for Law Firm in Oak Brook, Ill.

by Danielle Everson April 17, 2015

OAK BROOK, ILL. — Podolsky|Circle CORFAC International has arranged the lease of a 3,191-square-foot office within The Drake Oak Brook Office Plaza in Oak Brook. The law offices of Engler, Baasten & Sraga will occupy the space located at 2215 York Road. The office space will serve as the firm’s corporate headquarters. Built in 1981, The Drake Oak Brook Office Plaza is a 252,000-square-foot building situated on more than nine acres. The property includes a 388-space parking garage. Corey Chase and Kyle McKechnie of Podolsky|Circle CORFAC International represented the tenant. Steve Flashbart of Jones Lang LaSalle represented building ownership, OB I LLC, in the transaction.

April 17, 2015

Loans Midwest Multifamily Wisconsin

Hunt Mortgage Group Refinances Multifamily Property in Platteville, Wis.

by Danielle Everson April 17, 2015

PLATTEVILLE, WIS. — Hunt Mortgage Group has arranged a $3.4 million Fannie Mae loan facility to refinance Prairie View Apartments, a 56-unit multifamily property in Platteville. The property is located at 1300, 1350, 1365 and 1435 Cody Parkway. Prairie View Apartments includes efficiency, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. The 12-year loan includes a 30-year amortization schedule. Hunt Mortgage Group arranged the loan for the borrower, a Wisconsin-based limited liability company that was formed in April 2008 and is backed by Robert Cody. Cody owns R. Cody Real Estate Development, a full service real estate development company.

April 17, 2015

Midwest Minnesota Office

Ecolab to Acquire Travelers North Tower in St. Paul, Minn.

by Danielle Everson April 17, 2015

ST. PAUL, MINN. — Ecolab Inc., a provider of water, hygiene and energy technologies and services, has signed a purchase agreement to acquire the 17-story North Tower from Travelers in downtown St. Paul. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter. By the end of 2018, Ecolab will relocate its associates from the three buildings that comprise its world headquarters in downtown St. Paul to the North Tower. Ecolab will begin the process of relocating associates to the North Tower in the latter part of this year. Built in 1999, the North Tower includes 882,000 square feet of space, of which 484,500 square feet comprises office space, a data center and building common areas.

April 17, 2015

Midwest Ohio Retail

L.L. Bean, Capital Grille Sign Leases at Legacy Village in Lyndhurst, Ohio

by Danielle Everson April 17, 2015

LYNDHURST, OHIO — Columbus-based Steiner + Associates has arranged two retail leases at Legacy Village in Lyndhurst, a suburb of Cleveland. L.L. Bean and The Capital Grille executed leases at the 610,000 square-foot mixed-use town center. The 16,000-square-foot L.L. Bean will sell active and casual apparel and footwear, outdoor gear including hiking, fly-fishing, kayaking and camping products. L.L. Bean will open in the space currently occupied by Talbots, which will be relocating to a new space within the shopping center. The Capital Grille will occupy a 9,000-square-foot space. The restaurant is known for its dry-aged steaks and fresh seafood. First Interstate Properties owns Legacy Village.

April 17, 2015

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