PITTSBURGH — Village Green has broken ground for the development of Southside Works City Apartments, a residential property located in Pittsburgh’s Southside Works corridor. The project will feature 264 luxury apartments, 12,000 square feet of retail space and a 562-space parking garage. Slated to open in early 2016, property will offer nano, studio, convertible, and one- and two-bedroom units, as well as penthouse apartments. On-site amenities include a restaurant/café/specialty market, concierge services, indoor/outdoor pool, 24-hour fitness center, business center and conference room, Zen garden and courtyard park, and a club room with a bar, televisions, fireplace and gourmet kitchen. Pittsburgh-based Rycon Construction is building the project.
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ROCKY HILL, CONN. — Continental Properties has broken ground for the development of Montage I Rocky Hill, a residential community in Hartford County. Comprising five three-story buildings, the 144-unit property will offer a mix of 54 one-bedroom units and 90 two-bedroom units. Additionally, the community will feature a 2,600-square-foot clubhouse, putting green, Bark Park, organic garden, nature walk with fitness trails and detached garages. Continental Properties acquired the development site in 2014 and construction is slated for completion in fall 2016.
LYNDHURST, N.J. — J.G. Petrucci Company Inc. has opened The Station at Lyndhurst, a newly constructed residential community located at 240 Chubb Ave. in Lyndhurst. Managed by Alliance Residential Co., the property features 192 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments with open-concept living areas, nine-foot ceilings, wood-style flooring and full-size or stackable washers and dryers. Additionally, many units offer personal balconies or courtyards. Community amenities include a fitness center, residential lounge with flat-screen televisions and billiards table, an outdoor lounge with fireplace, and covered and outdoor parking. Rental rates range from $1,725 to $2,800 and units are available for immediate occupancy.
BELLEVILLE, N.J. — Gebroe-Hammer Associates has arranged three multifamily property sales, totaling $9.2 million and 108 units, in Belleville. In the first transaction, Joseph Brecher and Nicholas Nicolaou of Gebroe-Hammer represented the seller and procured the buyer for the $4.38 million sale of a 43-unit building located at 574-582 Washington Ave. Additionally, Nicolaou and Stephen Tragash, also of Gebroe-Hammer, represented the seller in the $3.8 million sale of a 51-unit property located at 242 Washington Ave. In the final deal, Nicolaou negotiated the $1.1 million sale of a 14-unit property located at 475 Washington Ave. Additional terms and details were not released for the transactions.
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. — CBRE Group has arranged a 172,249-square-foot lease for Moulton Fulfillment, a full-service order fulfillment house, at 200 Docks Corner Road in South Brunswick. Owned by Prologis, the 1.2 million-square-foot property features 36-foor ceiling heights, 40-by-50-foot column spacing, 136 docks doors, eight drive-in doors, and ample car and trailer parking stalls. Thomas Monahan, Noah Balanoff, Anastasia Lazarides and Bennett Robinson of CBRE represented the tenant, Moulton Fulfillment, in the deal. Additional terms of the transaction were not released.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has arranged a $7 million loan for the purchase of a 252-unit apartment complex in Arlington. Sharone Sabar of MMCC’s Encino, Calif. office arranged the debt placement. John Barker, Mark Allen and Alexander Skotarek of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Worth office represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Joshua Ross of the firm’s Encino office represented the undisclosed buyer. The 10-year loan included a fixed interest rate of 4.4 percent and a 78 percent loan-to-value ratio.
WACO, TEXAS — R3 Funding has arranged a $6.25 million refinancing loan for The Highlands apartment complex, a 224-unit property in Waco. Located at 1600 Lake Shore Drive, The Highlands was purchased by its current owner in 2012, with occupancy around 70 percent at the time. Occupancy is now at 92 percent. The 10-year, fixed-rate Freddie Mac loan includes a 30-year amortization schedule and two years of interest-only payments.
MIDLAND, TEXAS — Home2 Suites by Hilton has opened its 46th hotel, Home2 Suites by Hilton Midland. The 93-suite hotel is located at 1401 Catalina Drive and is the seventh property for the brand in Texas. Home2 Suites Midland is located near Midland International Airport, Loop 250 and Highway 191 and Scharbauer Sports Complex. TMI Hospitality Inc. manages the hotel.
COPPELL, Texas – ProSource Texas has leased a 22,781-square-foot office space in the Sandy Lake Business Center for its fifth location in north Texas, signing a long-term lease with a purchase option to underwrite its stay. ProSource Texas has just moved into the end-cap space, which was previously occupied by the landlord. As a supplier for the flooring, kitchen and bath industries, ProSource Texas will spend three months building out its new location. The space will be converted into a showroom with additional storefront windows and air conditioning. The anticipated opening is May 1. ProSource Texas will become the fifth tenant in Sandy Lake Business Center. The office/showroom building was developed in 2005 on a four-acre tract, which is a gateway property to the Freeport North park from Texas 121. The property also has easy access to I-635 and TX 114. Whitney Harris of Century 21 Lynch & Associates represented the tenant.
BALTIMORE — St. John Properties Inc. has plans to initiate construction on three new speculative office buildings totaling approximately 90,000 square feet at Baltimore Crossroads, a master-planned, 1,200-acre mixed-use park in the White Marsh section of Baltimore County. Baltimore Crossroads is configured to support more than 5 million square feet of office, research & development/flex, warehouse, industrial, retail and hotel space. St. John Properties leased more than 100,000 square feet of office/flex space to eight Baltimore Crossroads tenants in the fourth quarter of 2014. The new tenants include Pro Transport, Social Solutions, All-Pro Team Sports, Sovereign, Evolution Physiotherapy, Performance Contracting, Skillforce, The Mallow Bar and 24-Hour Dependable Medical Supplies.