HOUSTON — Central Wire Inc. has purchased a 30,000-square-foot, crane-ready industrial building on nine acres located at Kieth Harrow Boulevard and Barker Cypress in Houston. The property is known as Bear Creek Industrial Park. The general contractor, Finial Development & Construction, is building the development on spec. Keith Bilski, Neil Martin and Mike Sperandio, with Finial’s in-house brokerage company, represented the seller, FDC Bear Creek LP, in the transaction. Janae Evans and Joe Evans of Evtex Cos. represented the buyer. Central Wire is a producer of specialty wire products.
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FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of two apartment communities in Fort Worth: The Ridge, a 208-unit apartment complex, and Shadowood Apartments, a 52-unit apartment property. Al Silva of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Worth office marketed both properties on behalf of the Texas-based sellers and secured both buyers. The Ridge is located at 8925 Randol Mill Road, 10 miles east of downtown Fort Worth and north of I-30. The property was built in 1985 and consists of 14 buildings. The new owner plans to make substantial renovations to the property. Shadowood Apartments is located at 6701 Calmont Ave. The property is located near I-30 and is five miles west of downtown Fort Worth. The property was built in 1964 and consists of one large building that comprises a brick veneer exterior with a new mansard roof and wood frame on a concrete slab foundation. The Texas-based buyer plans to make substantial improvements to the complex.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Lloyd Jones Capital, a multifamily investment firm, has purchased the Carol Oaks Apartments in Fort Worth. The firm plans to upgrade and rebrand the 224-unit community located at 7412 Ederville Road. The property is located one mile from I-30 and I-820. Finlay Management will provide management services.
DALLAS — NXT Capital has provided a $22.3 million first mortgage loan to finance the acquisition of two multifamily properties located in Dallas. The two properties total 394 units. Both properties provide access to I-635, eastern Dallas and Uptown Dallas. One of the properties offers two swimming pools and a fitness center, and the other property offers a swimming pool and a clubhouse. Andy Scott of HFF’s Dallas office placed the loan. NXT Capital’s real estate finance group primarily serves experienced real estate investors with non-recourse first mortgages of $10 million to $40 million for major-market properties.
SAN ANTONIO — ARA Newmark has arranged the sale of Ventana, a 390-unit, Class A asset located in northwest San Antonio. Occupancy at the time of the sale was 95 percent. Patton Jones and Matt Michelson of ARA Newmark represented the seller, California-based Francis Property Management, in the transaction. A real estate investment and management company, Francis Property Management maintains an existing portfolio of Class A apartment communities located throughout Texas and California. The buyer, Venterra Realty Management, purchased the property for an undisclosed price. Constructed in 1994, Ventana is a Class A, garden-style community located in the Northwest Medical Center submarket of San Antonio. Apartment units at Ventana average 975 square feet and feature nine-foot ceilings with crown molding, brushed nickel lighting and plumbing fixtures. There are 14 floor plans ranging from 671-square-foot, one-bedroom homes to 1,403-square-foot, three-bedroom homes, with some units including direct access garages. Property amenities at Ventana include two swimming pools, poolside wireless internet, attached garages, a business center and fitness center.
MANAHAWKIN, N.J. — HFF has arranged the sale of Manahawkin Commons, a 318,100-square-foot retail center in Manahawkin. The Hampshire Companies, in a joint venture with MCB Real Estate and One Liberty Properties, purchased the property for $42.2 million from ACI Manahawkin LLC. The 95-percent-leased property is occupied by Kmart, TJ Maxx, Regal Cinemas, Staples, Michaels, Pier 1 Imports, Famous Footwear, Great Clips, Five Below, McDonald’s, Verizon Wireless, Game Stop, Subway and Dunkin’ Donuts. Mitchell Greene, Robert Sasloff and Lori Schwartz of Robinson Brog Leinwand Greene Genovese & Gluck provided legal counsel to ACI Manahawkin LLC during the transaction. Jose Cruz and Kevin O’Hearn of HFF represented the seller in the transaction.
PITTSBURGH — First Niagara’s Commercial Real Estate Group has closed a $40 million loan with PMC Property Group for a mixed-use property in downtown Pittsburgh. Proceeds of the loan will go to the continued redevelopment of the property, which will include 241 multifamily units, 133,000 square feet of office space and 6,200 square feet of retail space, including two restaurants and a coffee and juice bar. Located at 425 Sixth Ave., the 30-story skyscraper was originally built in 1953 as the headquarters of the Aluminum Company of America. Being developed by PMC Property Group, the property is slated for completion by March 2016. Strada is the architect of the project.
Madison Realty Capital Provides $37M Loan Backed by Three Queens Multifamily Properties
by Amy Works
NEW YORK CITY — Madison Realty Capital (MRC) has provided $37 million of financing collateralized by three properties located in Queens. The undisclosed borrower is using the proceeds of the loan to close a separate acquisition in New York. The collateralized properties include 163-05 Archer Ave., a 32,471-square-foot retail building in Jamaica, Queens; 163-25 Archer Ave., a development site with 700,000 buildable square feet; and a newly developed condominium building in Flushing, Queens. MRC was able to close the transaction within six days of sourcing the opportunity.
FRAMINGHAM, MASS. — NorthMarq Capital has secured $1 million in acquisition financing for a 21,940-square-foot warehouse/office property located at 223 Arlington St. in Framingham. The loan, which was provided by a local bank, features a fully amortizing 20-year term. Ed Reikstins of NorthMarq’s Boston office arranged the financing for the undisclosed borrower.
PURCHASE, N.Y. — Colliers International has arranged a long-term relocation and expansion for Marks Paneth LLP. The accounting firm will occupy 19,939 square feet at 4 Manhattanville Road in Purchase starting in January 2016. The property is owned and operated by George Comfort & Sons. Al Gutierrez, Michael Cohen and Andy Roos of Colliers represented the tenant in the transaction. Dana Pike of George Comfort & Sons, along who Hilarie Siles and Stephens Banker of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, represented the landlord in the transaction.