WYLIE, TEXAS — Henry S. Miller Brokerage has arranged the acquisition of a 17,220-square-foot industrial building in the Dallas suburb of Wylie. The buyer, event and party planning company Jumper Bee Entertainment, will use the facility as its new corporate headquarters. The property is located at 11 Regency Drive, in close proximity to I-78 and FM 544. The occupant is relocating from a 3,000-square-foot site in Plano. Scott Axelrod of Henry S. Miller represented Jumper Bee in the transaction.
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LOS ANGELES — An undisclosed private investor has purchased Sylmar Square Shopping Center, a 139,661-square-foot, grocery-anchored shopping center in the Los Angeles submarket of Sylmar, for $16.8 million. The center is located at 13700-13790 Foothill Blvd. Sylmar Square is anchored by Vons Supermarket. Other notable tenants include Chase Bank, Verizon and Payless ShoeSource. It was originally constructed in 1957 and renovated in 2003. Additional renovations are in progress. Fariba Kavian of NAI Capital’s West LA office represented the seller, C-III Asset Management, in this transaction.
LOS ANGELES – A six-building industrial complex in Los Angeles has sold to Rexford Industrial Realty for $6.6 million. The 88,330-square-foot complex is located at 1500-1510 W. 228th Street. It is currently 98 percent occupied. The acquisition was partially funded with proceeds from the sale of Kaiser, a 124,640-square-foot industrial property in San Diego. That property was sold in a tax-deferred 1031 exchange. The remainder of the funding was provided through Rexford’s line of credit.
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. – A 20-unit apartment complex in Santa Monica has sold to 1027 ENA, LLC for $6 million. The community is located at 1027-1033 20th Street. It was built in 1956. Kimberly Roberts Stepp of Charles Dunn Company represented both the buyer and the seller, Eisen, LLC, in this transaction.
SAN DIEGO – A 20,000-square-foot parcel of land in the Bankers Hill neighborhood of San Diego has sold to R Fifth & Nutmeg, c/o Colrich for $5.3 million. The land is located at 2665 5th Ave. The buyer plans to develop an upscale mixed-use project that would include 45 luxury condos with 7,500 of retail space. The seller was Nutmeg & Olive LLC, c/o The Cathedral Church of St. Paul. The transaction was handled by Victor Krebs of Colliers International.
PHOENIX — Ross Plaza, a 64,744-square-foot neighborhood retail center in North Phoenix, has sold to BH Properties for $3 million. The plaza is located at 10606-10653 N. 43rd Ave. near the Arizona State University west campus. It is anchored by Ross Dress For Less, which occupies more than half of the plaza. The buyer plans to refurbish the property.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Novare Group, Batson-Cook Development Co. and Grubb Properties, all Southeast-based companies, have started construction on SkyHouse Uptown at the corner of 10th and Church streets in Charlotte's Fourth Ward neighborhood. The 24-story luxury apartment tower will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom units with high-end finishes and floor-to-ceiling windows. Additionally the building with offer a clubhouse, fitness area and outdoor plaza, including a swimming pool, fireplaces, covered outdoor lounges and bird's eye views of the city. The project is designed to meet environmentally sustainable standards and obtain Energy Star certification. This development is the 11th in the SkyHouse program in the Southeast, which involves a joint venture between Novare Group and Baston-Cook Development Co., general contractor Batson-Cook Construction and architectural firm Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart. BBVA/Compass Bank is providing construction financing for the project, and NGI Investments LLC and Baston-Cook Development Co. are providing equity. Robert LaChappelle, Jonathan Rice and Paul Berry of CB Richard Ellis' Atlanta office advised on financing, while Ryan Clutter, also of CBRE, represented the seller in the land transaction.
SANDY SPRINGS, GA. — A joint venture between Kaplan Residential and George S. Morgan Development Co. plans to break ground in June on One City Walk, a mid-rise, mixed-use apartment community in Sandy Springs, a suburb of Atlanta. The new community will be the focal point of the new Sandy Springs City Center. Located at the corner of Roswell and Hammond roads, the property will include 203 luxury apartment units, 8,000 square feet of retail space and an amenity deck, which will feature a swimming pool, tanning deck, grill station and bocce ball court. The property, which is slated for completion in August 2015, will also feature a dog park, fitness center, club room, business center and green space. Niles Bolton Associates is designing the property and its interior, Choate Construction is the community’s general contractor, Greystar is handling the property’s management and leasing responsibilities and Crim and Associates is leasing the property’s retail space.
NEW ORLEANS — Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. plans to transform a 30-story building in downtown New Orleans into a new Aloft Hotel. The 188-room Aloft New Orleans Downtown will be located at 225 Baronne St. in the city’s Central Business District. The property will include 2,500 square feet of meeting space, an outdoor pool and 24-hour fitness center. 225 Baronne Complex LLC, an entity of HRI Properties, owns the hotel and HRI Lodging will manage it. The new hotel is slated to open in 2015. Starwood plans to complete two additional adaptive re-use projects for its Aloft brand this year — Aloft Detroit and Aloft Tampa Downtown.
LOUISVILLE, KY. — GBT Realty Corp. has closed on the purchase of more than 28 acres in Louisville for the $40 million development of Jefferson Commons, a 210,000-square-foot retail center. The property is more than 82 percent preleased a sports retailer anchor, as well as Shoe Carnival, H.H. Gregg, Liquor Barn, Michael’s Arts & Crafts and Men’s Wearhouse. GBT Realty will provide development, leasing, construction management and property management services for Jefferson Commons. The project team also includes architect MJM Architects, project engineer Gresham Smith and Partners and site-work contractor Louisville Paving & Construction.