PHILADELPHIA — Liberty Property Trust and Synterra Partners are breaking ground for the development of a Class A, flex building at the Navy Yard Commerce Center in Philadelphia. Located at 4000 S. 26th St., the 75,000-square-foot building is slated for completion in December. The building is 100 pre-leased to a variety of tenants, including Australia-based EcoSave, United Kingdom-based Clinigen and WuXi AppTec Inc.
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NEW YORK CITY — SL Green Realty Corp. plans to acquire the fee interest at 635 Madison Ave. in New York. The $145 million, off-market transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions, is expected to be completed during the third quarter of 2014. Designed by Emery Roth & Sons, the 19-story, 176,530-square-foot office tower is occupied by office and medical tenants, including Raymond Weil, Baccarat, Molton Brown and Camper. A ground lease through April 2030 with one 21-year renewal extension option encumbers the property.
HOBOKEN, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of an apartment property in Hoboken. A private investor sold the property to an undisclosed buyer for $4 million. Located at 834 Hudson St., the four-story, walk-up building offers 18 one-bedroom units. The property recently underwent capital improvements that included upgraded windows, hot water heaters, fire pump and equipment, and laundry equipment. Nat Gambuzza and Kevin Taub of Marcus & Millichap’s New Jersey office represented the seller and buyer in the transaction.
MELVILLE, N.Y. — Rechler Equity Partners has leased space at 10 Hub Drive in Melville to Ferrellgas, a propane supplier. The company will occupy 31,000 square feet of the 95,671-square-foot property, which features 20-foot ceilings and quick access to the Long Island Expressway. The property is part of Rechler’s 13-building Melville portfolio, which totals 1 million square feet of office, R&D, manufacturing and warehouse space. Ted Trias of Rechler Equity Partners provided in-house representation for the ownership in the lease negotiations. Terms of the lease were not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Datagram has signed a lease for 5,200 square feet of conventional office space at Intergrate.Manhattan, which is located at 375 Pearl St. in Manhattan. The 1 million-square-foot facility is owned by Seattle-based Sabey Data Center Properties. Datagram plans to relocate its entire executive team, sales force and its network operations center to the new space from 33 Whitehall St. in Lower Manhattan in July. The company specializes in dedicated and managed hosting, colocation, Internet access and disaster recovery. Michael Morris of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank represented the landlord in the lease transaction.
SUGAR LAND, TEXAS — Stockdale Capital Partners has acquired Sugar Creek I and II, a 409,168-square-foot office complex in the Houston suburb of Sugar Land. The property was 96.1 percent leased at the time of the sale by tenants including Noble Drilling Corp. and United Healthcare. On-site amenities include a fitness center, deli and conference rooms. Rusty Tamblyn and Trent Agnew of HFF represented the sellers, Granite Properties and MetLife. Jeremy Womack of HFF arranged acquisition financing.
BEDFORD, TEXAS — Boxer Resorts has acquired the DFW Airport West Holiday Inn, a 245-room hotel in the Metroplex suburb of Bedford. Located in close proximity to the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, the property offers a fitness center, swimming pool, conference facilities and complimentary shuttle service to the airport. This is the fourth acquisition for Boxer Resorts, a sister company of Houston-based investment and management company Boxer Property. Hank Wolpert of HREC represented the unnamed seller in the transaction.
HOUSTON — Molto Properties and Generational Commercial Properties will develop a 166,250-square-foot distribution center in north Houston. Located on 19 acres at 431 Airtex Drive, the project will feature 30-foot clear heights and proximity to Beltway 8 and the George Bush International Airport. Mike Taetz, Bill Byrd and Ryan Byrd of Colliers International will market the property upon its completion in the fall. Molto Properties is a privately held industrial real estate firm with approximately 4 million square feet of industrial properties under management. Generational Commercial Properties is a commercial real estate development and project management firm based in Austin.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has arranged a 130,128-square-foot industrial lease in Fort Worth for Universal Nutrients, a manufacturer of sports nutrition supplements. The tenant will occupy the warehouse facility located at 14801 Sovereign Road, which is in close proximity to the DFW International Airport, as well as the major thoroughfares of State Highway 360, State Highway 183 and State Highway 161. The property features 24-foot clear heights, 14 dock-high doors and 20,000 square feet of office space. Trey Ficke and Reid Bassinger of Lee & Associates represented Universal Nutrients in the lease negotiations. The landlord, MLRP 14801 Sovereign LLC, was represented internally by Matthew Smith.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. – A joint venture between Sares Regis Group of Northern California and Pritzker Realty Group has acquired a two-acre development site in Downtown San Jose for an undisclosed sum. The site will soon be home to The Pierce, a mid-rise, luxury apartment community. The land is located at 60 Pierce Ave. on Market Street between Pierce Avenue and Reed Street in the city’s South First Area district. Demolition of the existing industrial and commercial buildings on the site began April 1. The Pierce will include 232 units and 4,300 square feet of ground-floor retail space. It was designed by Steinberg Architects. The new development is scheduled for occupancy in fall 2015. The project will reportedly cost $70 million.