GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated the lease of an 86,240-square-foot industrial space located at 833-861 S. Great Southwest Pkwy. in Grand Prairie. Tom Walrich of Lee & Associates’ Dallas/Fort Worth office represented the tenant, Hardwoods Specialty Products, a wholesale distributor of quality hardwood lumber, plywood and overlay products. Kacy Jones and Steve Koldyke of CBRE represented the landlord, First Industrial Realty Trust.
SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio Commercial Advisors (SACA) has brokered the sale of 5150 Service Center Drive, an industrial building in northeast San Antonio. SACA’s Zach Dobin and Ed Cross represented the seller, Custom Food Group of Dallas. SACA marketed the 30,000-square-foot facility and worked with the buyers’ representative to close the sale in December 2014. The buyer, Urrea Professional Tools, designs tools used in transportation and oil and gas industries. SACA is an independently owned and operated member of the Cushman & Wakefield alliance.
PISCATAWAY AND SOMERSET, N.J. — JLL has represented SHI International in three separate transactions, totaling 870,000 square feet, in New Jersey. SHI sold a 153,000-square-foot office building, located at 33 Knightsbridge Road in Piscataway, to Rutgers, The State University, for an undisclosed price. Bill Brown of Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer in the transaction. Additionally, SHI completed a 10-year lease with Trammell Crow Co. and Clarion Partners for a 305,751-square-foot warehouse located at 10 Knox Dr. in Piscataway. SHI will use the newly constructed facility to accommodate its growing warehouse and configuration business. Nathan Demetsky and Paul Torosian of JLL represented the building owner in the deal. In the final transaction, SHI acquired a 414,000-square-foot office building, located at 300 Davidson Ave. in Somerset, from MetLife Inc. for an undisclosed price. The building is located adjacent to SHI’s headquarters at 290 Davidson Ave. Jeffrey Dunne of CBRE Inc. represented MetLife in the transaction.
WATERTOWN, MASS. — Spear Street Capital has selected CBT Architects to reposition its 200,000-square-foot Riverworks property in Watertown. CBT Architects plans to transform the three historic mill buildings into an integrated office campus. The company will renovate and upgrade the common areas, including the courtyard, lobby and café; upgrade signage; and perform general architectural services for the property, such as space planning. CBT’s design for the property blends a mix of modern and traditional materials and motifs to create inviting and attractive spaces. The project includes work on the main entrance/arrival area, lobby, common hallways and elevator lobbies and fitness center, as well as the café and dining spaces located along the Charles River.
PEABODY, MASS. — Waltham, Mass.-based Vantage Builders Inc. has completed a 55,000-square-foot renovation project for Omnicare Inc. Located at Two Technology Dr. in Peabody, the $1.3 million project includes the creation of new office, pharmacy and shipping/receiving space for the company. The first phase of the project was an interior gut of the building, including the removal of pre-existing offices and structural walls. Additionally, the work included a completely new electrical distribution and lighting, mechanical and plumbing work and new VCT flooring. The office build-out encompassed 16,000 square feet and created a dozen new offices and rooms for cubicles. The new space also includes a lunchroom and high-tech training center with room for 40 trainees. The 22,000-square-foot pharmacy area offers ample room to Omnicare’s staff and robotics equipment, while the shipping area offers 22-foot clear heights and a built-in ramp. Vantage also installed a new HVAC system for the property. The project team included PFB Architects Inc. and Melling Engineering. The building, which is part of Centennial Park, is owned by Combined Properties.
NEW YORK CITY — Jackson Heights Cardiovascular Associates has signed a long-term lease for space at Jackson Heights Shopping Center. The medical facility will accompany 13,780 square feet of the 142,274-square-foot retail center, which is located in the Queen’s Jackson Heights neighborhood. The tenant will occupy the entire second floor of the newly renovated portion of the shopping center. Jackson Heights Cardiovascular Associates is slated to move into the new space in the second quarter of 2015. Bill Bergman of Muss Development provided in-house representation for landlord, while Brian Jaffe of DY Realty Services represented the tenant in the transaction.
PITTSBURGH — Newmark Grubb Knight Frank (NGKF) represented Pennsylvania State University (PSU) in the relocation of the Penn State Center and Exchange. PSU has signed a lease for 11,000 square feet at the Energy Innovation Center, which is located at 1435 Bedford Ave. in the Hill District neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Constructed in 1930, the 185,000-square-foot facility formerly served as the Connelly Trade School. The Penn State Center will occupy the first floor of the property, which is undergoing LEED Platinum certification. PSU is slated to occupy the property in April. Tom MacDonald of NGKF represented PSU in the transaction.
OXFORD, MISS. — Asset Campus Housing (ACH) has begun construction on Domain at Oxford, an off-campus student housing community in Oxford that will serve University of Mississippi students. The leasing center will open this fall, and the community will open for residents in fall 2016. Domain at Oxford will be a gated 216-unit property with 642 beds located within one mile of the University of Mississippi. The community will provide students with floor plan options including one-, two-, and four-bedroom apartments and townhomes. Every fully furnished apartment will come standard with hardwood-style floors, granite countertops, flat-screen TVs, stainless steel appliances, private bathrooms, full-size washer and dryer and other features. Domain at Oxford will feature an 11,000-square-foot clubhouse, a resort-style pool, Internet café, outdoor fire pit, sand volleyball, poolside hammock lounge area, video gaming center, complimentary tanning, group fitness studio, 24-hour gym and multiple private group study rooms.
TAMARAC, FLA. — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has opened a new 41,500-square-foot Walmart Neighborhood Market in Tamarac. The store, which will be open 24/7, is located at 6931 N.W. 88th Ave. The new store is expected to create roughly 95 full- and part-time jobs and features a drive-thru pharmacy and a pickup counter for items ordered online. Wal-Mart Stores had more than $473 billion in sales in fiscal year 2014 in its 11,202 stores and online. The company employs more than 2 million associates worldwide.
MAULDIN, S.C. — Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Inc. (Wheeler REIT) has entered into a contract to acquire Butler Square, an 82,400-square-foot shopping center located in Mauldin, part of the Greenville metropolitan area. The company will purchase the fully leased retail center for $9.4 million, or roughly $114 per square foot, using a combination of cash and bank-provided debt. Built in 1987 and renovated in 2011, Butler Square’s tenant roster includes Bi-Lo, Dollar Tree, Cato Fashions and Sally Beauty Supplies.