AFFTON, MO. — Cushman & Wakefield | Gateway Commercial has arranged the sale of the former St. Louis Sports Center building, a 93,960-square-foot property in Affton, located about 10 miles southwest of St. Louis. Dennis DeSantis, Pat Reilly and Dan Bamberger of Cushman & Wakefield | Gateway Commercial represented the seller, Marywood Holdings LLC, in the transaction. Merritt Properties represented the buyer, Center St. Louis LLC. The property is located at 6727 Langley Ave. The purchase price was undisclosed.
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INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP, MICH. — Bernard Financial Group has arranged a $1.1 million loan for Dixie Highway Medical Center, a 36,796-square-foot medical office building in Independence Township, located about 40 miles northwest of Detroit. The borrowing entity is 7250-7300 LLC. Kevin Kovachevich of Bernard Financial Group originated the loan. Ohio National Life Insurance Co. provided the loan.
DANBURY, CONN. — Institutional Property Advisors has arranged the $53.3 million sale of Avalon Valley, a 268-unit, garden-style apartment community in Danbury. The sale price equates to $199,000 per unit. Steve Witten and Victor Nolletti of IPA, along with Adam Mancinone and Blake Barbarisi of Marcus & Millichap advised the seller, AvalonBay Communities Inc. Ergs Konover/Outlook Holdings LLC purchased the property. The apartment community is situated on 17.5 acres and is located at 53 Sand Pit Road. Avalon Valley includes 11 detached three-story buildings, one of which is a clubhouse. Averaging 1,119 square feet, the apartments are equipped with in-kitchen breakfast bar, walk-in closets, energy-efficient windows, individual alarm systems, full-size washer/dryer units and a private patio or balcony area.?
NORTH BERGEN, N.J. — Palisades Medical Center and Duke Realty have broken ground for a 57,000-square-foot ambulatory service building on Palisades’ campus at 7600 River Road in North Bergen, about 12 miles northeast of Newark. The three-story building will provide ambulatory and specialty care services, including a dialysis center and cancer center, as well as endoscopy, cardiology, gastroenterology, orthopedics and multi-specialty physician practices. AMB Development Group was the architect for the project, and Structure Tone was the general contractor. The facility is slated for completion in fall 2014.
NEW YORK CITY — Savanna, a New York-based real estate private equity and asset management firm, has added a new tenant at 100 Wall Street, its 518,405-square-foot, Class A building in Manhattan. Lester Schwab Katz & Dwyer (LSK&D), a litigation law firm, will occupy 39,293 square feet on the 26th and 27th floors, making the space its new Manhattan headquarters. Marc Shapses, Joe Messina and Oliver Petrovic of Studley represented LSK&D in the transaction. Mitchell Konsker, Scott Cahaly and Kyle Young of Jones Lang LaSalle represented Savanna.?
FAIRVIEW, N.J. — NAI James E. Hanson has arranged a 13,100-square-foot lease at 815 Fairview Avenue, a 318,413-square-foot industrial building in Fairview, located about 25 miles north of Newark. The tenant, Paramount Services Inc., is relocating to 815 Fairview Ave. from Secaucus, N.J. Paramount, a construction company specializing in multifamily interior renovations, will use the space for storage of materials and light assembly. The space features 1,000 square feet of office space, a loading dock, 17-foot clear ceiling heights and ample parking. Thomas Vetter, Jeffrey DeMagistris and Nicholas Herrick at NAI Hanson represented the property’s landlord, Fairview Industrial Park Inc., in the transaction.
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — The Howard Hughes Corporation and its subsidiary The Woodlands Development Company will break ground this quarter on a new 303-room full-service luxury hotel in The Woodlands. Located on Waterway Square, a one-acre plaza with water feature, the as-of-yet unnamed project will overlook the Woodlands Waterway district, which connects The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion and The Woodlands Mall. The hotel will feature a fine dining restaurant, pool deck with connected bar and 24,000 square feet of meeting space. Completion of the property is slated for mid-2015.
MESQUITE, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Meadowcreek Shopping Center, a 22,812-square-foot retail property in the Dallas suburb of Mesquite. Constructed in 1986 on 2.82 acres at 1515 E. Kearney St., the center was 73 percent occupied at the time of the sale, with 65 percent of the leasable area under triple-net leases. Tenants include Convenient Food Mart, Curves, Centerstage Dance, Ebenezer Home Health and L. Karen Wilde DDS. Philip Levy of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor. Lisa Estrada, also of Marcus & Millichap, secured and represented the buyer, another private investor.
HOUSTON — NAI Houston has arranged a 38,070-square-foot warehouse lease in southwest Houston for Tool Mart Inc., a distributor of mechanical, plumbing and electrical tools for contractors. The facility, located at 13721 S. Gessner Road, is within the Beltway Crossing Business Park. John Ferruzzo and Chris Kugle of NAI Houston represented the tenant in the negotiations. Justin Robinson of Stream Realty represented the undisclosed landlord.
HOUSTON — Full-service commercial real estate company Levey Group has leased 18,300 square feet of warehouse space in Houston to RIEX Co. LP, a manufacturer of fasteners, sealing products and construction supplies. Located at 8850 N. Sam Houston Parkway West, the facility is part of the Sam Houston Business Park, which includes three tiltwall facilities. Joseph Smith of CBRE represented the Levey Group in the negotiations, while Nick Peterson of NAI Houston represented tenant.