MCALLEN, TEXAS — Conn’s Inc. has signed a new lease for a 353,602-square-foot distribution center located at 6900 International Parkway in McAllen. Bob Crenshaw, Chuck Berger, David Chew and Paul Douglass of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank represented the owner, Worthington Property Investments LLC, in the negotiations. Billy Gold of CBRE’s Houston office represented the tenant. The facility is located near U.S. Expressway 83 and the Anzalduas International Trade Bridge. Conn’s is an electronics, home appliance and furniture retailer with 11 locations across Texas.
FORT WORTH — Three national retailers have moved into Alliance Town Center, a retail center in Fort Worth owned by Trademark Property Co. Designer Shoe Warehouse (DSW), Men’s Wearhouse and Sleep Experts have all opened at the 1 million-square-foot center. DSW is leasing 15,000 square feet, Men’s Wearhouse is leasing 5,500 square feet and Sleep Experts is leasing 4,500 square feet. Alliance Town Center includes a total of more than 130 retailers, restaurants and entertainment options. Anchor tenants include Belk, Dick’s Sporting Goods, JCPenny, Best Buy, Cinemark Theaters and Kroger Marketplace.
AUSTIN — Mesa West Capital has provided CapRidge Partners with $12.6 million in first mortgage debt to finance the acquisition and lease up of Canyon at Wild Basin, a 74,580-square-foot Class A office complex in Austin. Boston-based Intercontinental Real Estate Corp. was the seller. The three-story building was built in 1999 and is located at 115 Wild Basin Road with highway frontage along Loop 360. The building was 81 percent leased at the time of sale, with tenants including Cloud 8 Sixteen, Alliance Association Management Inc. and Powell & Leon. Andy Scott and Jim Curtin of HFF’s Dallas office arranged financing for the transaction.
EL PASO, TEXAS — AIC Ventures, a private real estate investment fund manager, has acquired a 115,000-square-foot industrial facility leased to Austin Foam Plastics in El Paso. The company designs, manufactures and supplies protective packaging for product manufacturers. Sonny Brown Associates LLC represented the seller. The name of the buyer was not released.
ITASCA, ILL. — Bradford Allen Realty Services has arranged the lease of a 42,435-square-foot office space for Epsilon in Itasca. The global marketing services firm is relocating to 1 Pierce Place from 1100 E. Woodfield Road in Schaumburg. The firm has 60 offices worldwide and more than 5,000 employees. With six offices in the Chicago area, the firm is consolidating its existing Schaumburg location with its office in West Chicago. Ben Azulay and Ryan Moen of Bradford Allen Realty Services represented Epsilon in the lease transaction. Azulay and Moen co-brokered the deal with John Boyle and Denise Orlando of Cassidy Turley’s Boston office. Scott Schroeder of Hamilton Partners represented building ownership.
MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $26.8 million sale of Cedar Trace Apartments, a 372-unit property in Maryland Heights, a suburb of St. Louis. The sales price equates to $72,043 per unit. The property is located at 2000 McKelvey Hill Drive. Built in 1972, the property features 50 two- and three-story buildings. The average unit size is 1,158 square feet and the average monthly rent is $854. David Gaines and Alex Blagojevich of Marcus & Millichap, along with William Holman of the firm’s Missouri office, represented the seller, TGM Associates. Monarch purchased the property.
WILLOWBROOK, ILL. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $4.5 million refinancing loan for a 50,157-square-foot, flex industrial warehouse in Willowbrook. The property is located at 7100 Madison St. James Murphy of NorthMarq Capital’s Boston office structured the five-year loan with a 25-year amortization schedule for the borrower, a Boston-based equity fund. A life insurance company provided funding for the loan.
PLATTEVILLE, WIS. — ALTUS Commercial Real Estate Inc. has brokered the $885,000 sale of a 32-unit apartment building in Platteville. Pioneer Apartments is located at 1270 N. Second St. Dan Roseliep of ALTUS represented the buyer, Pioneer Real Estate Management LLC, and the seller, Pioneer Partnership LP.
NEW YORK CITY — Madison Realty Capital (MRC) has closed a $32 million construction loan for a mixed-use project at the former 266,322-square-foot St. John’s Queens Hospital, located at 90-02 Queens Blvd. in the Elmhurst neighborhood of Queens. The construction financing follows an initial $38 million acquisition loan provided by MRC in December 2013, which brings the total financing package from MRC to $70 million. Located along Queens Boulevard between 57th Avenue and Woodhaven Boulevard, the property allows for 148,109 square feet of residential space and 118,213 square feet of commercial and community space. Once redeveloped, the project will offer retail space and 144 residential units. Additionally, the purchaser acquired the four-story, 89,601-square-foot parking garage located behind the hospital building, which offers 290 parking spaces and direct access from Queens Boulevard. After the $38 million acquisition loan closed, MRC offered a conditional commitment to fund the remaining renovation of the property once the borrower received approvals on all building plans. St. John’s Queens Hospital has been closed since the hospital’s operator filed for bankruptcy in 2009.
LANSDALE, PA. — A joint venture partnership between Advance Realty and The Davies Companies has acquired 2750 Morris Road, a 675,000-square-foot high-tech assembly and warehouse facility in Lansdale. The facility features 570,000 square feet of climate-controlled technology, assembly, warehouse and production space and 105,000 square feet of two-story office space. Additionally, the property features dual substation power feeds, systems for delivery of chilled water and compressed air, and five diesel generators that are capable of providing continuous power to the entire building without interruption. Current tenants include Vygon Corp., Metso Corp. and Fox Bindery. The property also has 350,156 square feet of warehouse/manufacturing space and 70,442 square feet of office space available to lease. Christopher Bellapianta of Advance Realty represented the joint venture partnership in the transaction. Greg Nalbandian of NorthMarq Capital arranged debt financing through Wells Fargo for this acquisition. Additionally, Paul Touhey, Brian Smyth and Drew Green of CBRE have been retained to lease the property.