FORT WORTH, TEXAS — CBRE has arranged an $11 million loan for the acquisition of Ridge Rock Plaza, a 114,495-square-foot power center in Fort Worth. Thackeray Partners purchased the property, which is located on Overton Ridge Boulevard in close proximity to Hulen Mall. The center was fully occupied at the time of the loan closing with a tenant roster including Bed Bath & Beyond, Michaels, Pier 1 Imports, Sun & Ski Sports and Sleep Experts. The eight-year loan includes a fixed rate for the first five years and a floating rate based on LIBOR for the remainder of the term.
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SAN ANTONIO — Stream Realty Partners has acquired an 80,000-square-foot medical office building in San Antonio. The four-story, Class A property is located at 5109 Medical Drive on the Christus Santa Rosa Medical Center campus within the South Texas Medical Center. Constructed in 2008, the building is available for single-tenant occupancy or can be divided into 20,000-square-foot spaces for multiple users. Carolyn Hinchey Shaw and Jason Schnittger of Stream Realty will lead leasing efforts going forward, and the company will also manage the property.
DALLAS — Developer Billingsley Co. has leased 25,087 square feet of warehouse space in northern Dallas to Ultravision International, which manufactures, installs, finances and maintains LED displays. The property, located at 4542 McEwen Road, is within Billingsley’s Metropolitan Distribution District industrial development, which totals 684,451 square feet north of Interstate 635 and east of the Dallas North Tollway. Richmond Collinsworth of TIG represented the tenant, which will occupy the space by the end of this March.
DALLAS — Developer Greystar and design firm Meeks + Partners have completed Elan City Centre, a 330-unit multifamily community in the Galleria area of Dallas. The property offers one- and two-bedroom residences in both flat and townhome layouts, as well as amenities including a saltwater swimming pool, fitness facility, conference room and coffee bar. Unit interiors feature granite countertops, brushed nickel appliances, tile backsplash, oversized garden tubs and stand-up showers. Located on Galleria Drive, the complex is in proximity to the Dallas North Tollway and LBJ Freeway.
SAN RAMON, CALIF. — A joint venture between Sunset Development Company and MetLife Inc. has purchased the 2-million-square-foot AT&T campus in San Ramon for a reported $250 million. The campus is located at 2600 Camino Ramon in the Bishop Ranch business park. The JV plans to redevelop the property into a modern office space. The transaction included a significant leaseback by AT&T, though about 1 million square feet of space will be available to new tenants once the redevelopment is completed later this year. The property includes four wings that each contain nearly 500,000 square feet of space. Pacific Bell acquired the undeveloped property from Sunset Development Company in 1983. Eastdil Secured advised Sunset Development on the current acquisition and helped arrange debt and equity capitalization. The transaction was financed by Wells Fargo. This is Sunset’s first time purchasing an existing asset, as well as its first equity partnership through MetLife’s 49 percent stake in the property.
SEATTLE — Hudson Pacific Properties has acquired Merrill Place, a 179,000-square-foot office and ground-floor retail center in Seattle, for $57.7 million. The center is located at 411 1st Ave. in Downtown’s Pioneer Square. Merrill Place contains four interconnected brick-and-beam buildings that span an entire city block. The property is currently 93 percent leased. About 52 percent of the leases are scheduled to expire over the next four years. Hudson estimates in-place rents to be about 22 percent below current market rents. The company plans to reposition the property, which may soon be home to a second development. Current zoning would also allow for the potential development of a new office building that would front the Alaskan Way waterfront, which will soon undergo improvements itself. Hudson intends to begin the entitlement process immediately in the hopes of delivery the new office building by 2017. The Eastdil Secured group of Wells Fargo Securities, LLC advised both Hudson and the seller, a joint venture between Angelo Gordon, Nitze-Stagen and Mile Rock Capital, in this transaction.
LOS ANGELES — Kennedy Wilson has purchased Victory Plaza, a 132,995-square-foot retail center in Los Angeles. The acquisition also included an adjacent 2.4-acre site that is zoned for multifamily. The plaza is located on Victory Boulevard near Coldwater Canyon Avenue. Kennedy Wilson purchased the debt on the properties this past December from an Irish financial institution for $30 million. It invested $12 million of equity into the transaction, while Pacific Western Bank provided $18 million of financing. The company obtained the title to the properties via foreclosure subsequent to its debt purchase.
WAKE FOREST, N.C. AND MEMPHIS, TENN. — Trade Street Residential Inc., a multifamily owner and operator, has acquired two apartment communities totaling 618 units for a combined $81 million. Trade Street acquired The Estates at Wake Forest in Wake Forest for $37.2 million and Miller Creek at Germantown in Memphis for $43.8 million. The Estates at Wake Forest was delivered in September 2013 and Miller Creek at Germantown was delivered in March 2013. Trade Street financed the acquisition of the Wake Forest community with an $18.6 million loan fixed at 3.9 percent and the Memphis community with a $26.3 million fixed at 4.6 percent.
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Landmark Builders has begun construction on the new Hilton Garden Vacations Club in Myrtle Beach. The 24-story, 308,000-square-foot resort is the tallest high-rise under construction along the Mid-Atlantic coastline, according to Landmark. The resort will feature 220 residential units, 200-foot sky-lit atrium, five-story parking garage, fitness center, two full-service bars and multiple pools with direct access to the Myrtle Beach coastline. Landmark expects to wrap up construction in May 2015. Myrtle Beach-based Strand Capital is developing the property, and Garvin Design Group and tag Architecture are the project’s architects.
MARIETTA —The Carroll Organization has purchased the 494-unit Bexley Apartments, located at 991 Wylie Road in Marietta, for $30.6 million. Property amenities include a fitness center, playground, two-acre sports field with jogging trail, as well as two swimming pools and two tennis courts. David Gutting and Derrick Bloom with Jones Lang LaSalle represented the seller, Arenda Capital, in the transaction. “Bexley benefits from long-term institutional ownership, and in recent years received $6 million in exterior and interior renovations,” says Gutting. “Additionally, the property's location adds to its value as it is in close proximity to four of the region's largest employers and is positioned in one of Georgia's most rapidly expanding corridors.”