HOUSTON — CBRE has brokered the sale of Gessner Estates, a 659-unit apartment property in Houston. The community offers one- and two-bedroom apartments in flat and townhome formats, as well as amenities including three swimming pools, a clubhouse, business center and picnic area. Located at 8701 Town Park Drive, the complex is in proximity to the city’s Westchase district and the major thoroughfares of Beltway 8, State Highway 59 and the Westpark Tollway. Ryan Epstein of CBRE represented the seller, RB Associates LLC, in the transaction. Phoenix-based investment firm Jevan Capital PLLC, in association with Comunidad Realty Partners, purchased the asset.
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THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — The Howard Hughes Corporation and its subsidiary, The Woodlands Development Company, will develop a new 95,000-square-foot office building within the Research Forest complex. Kiewit Energy Group Inc., a provider of engineering, procurement and construction services to the oil and gas industries, has pre-leased 70,561 square feet of space in the four-story structure, which will be located on 11 acres at 3831 Technology Forest Drive. Houston-based EE Reed will serve as general contractor on the project, and PGAL is the architect. Louie Crapitto of JLL represented Kiewit in the lease negotiations, while Robert Parsley and Norman Munoz of Colliers International represented The Woodlands Development Company.
HOUSTON — AmREIT has leased a 7,000-square-foot outparcel at the Woodlake Square shopping center in Houston to Tex-Mex restaurant El Tiempo Cantina. A joint venture between AmREIT and AEW Capital Management acquired Woodlake Square in 2010 and completed redevelopment of the property, which is anchored by Randalls Lifestyle, in 2012. AmREIT purchased the shopping center from the joint venture in September 2013. With El Tiempo Cantina’s lease, the property is now 97.3 percent leased.
SAN FRANCISCO – LinkedIn has signed a lease for a 450,000-square-foot office building in San Francisco that is currently under construction. The 26-story building is located at 222 Second Street. It will be ready for occupancy in early 2016. The world’s largest online professional network is headquartered in nearby Mountain View, though it has been steadily increasing its presence in San Francisco. LinkedIn currently occupies 135,000 square feet at One Montgomery Tower. It will soon occupy 87,000 square feet at 505 Howard Street as well. The new office building is being designed for LEED-Gold certification. It will include 8,500 square feet of public space. The space is owned by Tishman Speyer.
LOS ANGELES — BRE Properties has completed construction on the $105-million Wilshire La Brea mixed-use development in Los Angeles. The 800,000-square-foot project includes 478 residential units atop 39,000 square feet of retail. The Art Deco retail component is called The Square at Wilshire La Brea. Wilshire La Brea is located at the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and La Brea Avenue in the Mid-City neighborhood. Residential amenities include two fitness centers, a mezzanine with a wet bar and deck, two swimming pools with massage spas, a club room, a sundeck and rooftop skydeck with fireplaces and barbeque grills, and a game room with televisions, poker tables and shuffleboard. The 3.38-acre site was previously occupied by an abandoned bank building that had been converted to a Korean church. This was one of the first projects to take advantage of Los Angeles’ new planning policy, which allows obsolete structures to be replaced, thereby encouraging higher-density projects in the city’s urban infill areas. The project is targeting LEED-Silver certification. It was built by Bernards and designed by TCA Architects.
LATHROP, CALIF. – Tesla Motors has signed a lease for a 430,000-square-foot facility in Lathrop. The facility is located at 18260 Harlan Road, about 10 miles south of Stockton, in west San Joaquin County. The facility was previously occupied by a parts distribution center for Chrysler, which closed in 2009, according to reports.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Swift Realty Partnershas acquired Community Towers, a 309,235-square-foot office complex in downtown San Jose, for $40 million. The transit-oriented complex is located at 111 West St. John Street & 111 North Market Street. It is situated next to San Pedro Square, near San Jose’s SAP Center. Community Towers was originally built in 1963 and 1965. It underwent a renovation from 2007 to 2008. It is currently 94 percent leased to tenants like Kerio Technologies, Anatomage, Rockwell Automation and Sunwize. HFF’s Steven Golubchik, Nicholas Bicardo and John Simerlein represented the seller, the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, in this transaction.
LOS ANGELES — The Magellan Group has recently closed on three acquisition and development transactions in Southern California. The company is also in escrow on a fourth investment that should close in May. The transactions include the acquisition of a 14-acre site at 1869-2069 Massachusetts Ave. in Riverside for $6.5 million, and a 4.8-acre site at 5115 Azusa Canyon in Baldwin Park for $4 million. The Riverside site currently contains a fully leased manufacturing building and yard area. Magellan plans to redevelop the property and add new industrial space as these leases expire over the next five years. The Baldwin Park site contains three buildings that total 70,000 square feet. They are currently leased on short-term bases. Magellan also plans to redevelop this site once the leases expire. Construction will also commence next month on a building conversion in Duarte. Magellan purchased the building, which used to serve as the building site for the Tournament of Roses parade floats, in March 2013 for an undisclosed sum. The building is located at the intersection of Buena Vista and Duarte Road. Magellan plans to convert the property into a 79,668-square-foot storage facility that will contain 728 units. The $10.6-million project is scheduled …
KENNER, LA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $55 million sale of a 174,522-square-foot Home Depot located at 2625 Veterans Blvd. in Kenner. Bob Horvath and Todd Tremblay of Marcus & Millichap’s Boston office represented the buyer, Kleban Holdings, in the transaction. William Hoffpauir of Marcus & Millichap is the firm’s broker of record for Louisiana. Eric Carlton of Colliers International listed the property.
ATLANTA — McCarthy Building Cos has broken ground on Grady Health System’s new 90,224-square-foot, five-story emergency tower located north of the Grady Hospital’s main campus. The project, estimated to cost $52.7 million, will also include the renovation of 77,599 square feet of existing space. The tower will include an intake area, public entrance, waiting area, 35 exam rooms, two resuscitation rooms and a staff support area. McCarthy expects to finish construction in 2016. Charlotte-based Freeman White Inc. is the project architect.