KEASBEY, N.J. — Mainetti, a manufacturer and distributor of garment hangers, has relocated its U.S. headquarters to 110,000 square feet at 300 Mac Lane in Keasbey, about 16 miles south of Newark. The company is relocating from a smaller facility in Secaucus. Andrew Stypa and Daniel Badenhausen of Cushman & Wakefield brokered the transaction. Federal Business Centers owns the warehouse and distribution building.
NORWALK, CONN. — Washington Trust’s commercial real estate group has provided $14.5 million in financing to DIV 40 Richards LLC for a 147,000-square-foot office building in Norwalk. The borrower plans to use the funds to upgrade the building and add amenities such as an expanded café, upgraded common areas, a new fitness center and shuttle service to the commuter station. The Davis Cos., a full-service commercial real estate firm based in Boston, is sponsoring the project.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $5.5 million sale of 853 Saint Nicholas Ave., a 25-unit apartment property in New York City. Peter Von Der Ahe, Scott Edelstein, Joseph Koicim, Seth Glasser, David Lloyd and Jonathan Schwartz, investment specialists in Marcus & Millichap’s Manhattan office, represented the buyer, a limited liability company, and the seller, a private investor. The apartment property is located in the Harlem section of Manhattan between 152nd and 153rd streets. The selling price equates to $219,000 per unit.
DALLAS — Quadrant Investment Properties LLC has acquired Preston Trail Atrium, a 122,000-square-foot office building in North Dallas. The new ownership plans an extensive lobby renovation and the addition of several amenities for the facility, which is located at 17330 Preston Road, in close proximity to the interchange of the Bush Turnpike and Dallas North Tollway. Jeremy Duggins and Addie Ludwig of Cawley Partners will continue to lease the property. Dallas-based Quadrant has now purchased three Dallas-area assets in the past 12 months.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Real estate investment platform Arc Capital Partners, in partnership with Cardinal Group Investments (CGI), has acquired The Establishment, a 139-unit apartment complex in the South Congress submarket of Austin. Located at 3501 S. 1st St., the asset features one- and two-bedroom floor plans plus amenities such as a swimming pool, barbecue and picnic area and business center. CGI will rebrand and manage the property as Mint Urban | Establishment under its Mint Urban platform.
SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS — Real estate firm The Woodmont Company, in partnership with an undisclosed publicly traded REIT, has started development of Park Village, a 190,000-square-foot retail center in Southlake, a suburb approximately 25 miles northeast of Fort Worth. The property, which offers spaces ranging from 800 to 12,000 square feet, is more than 50 percent pre-leased. Sporting goods store REI and a specialty grocer will anchor the center, which will be located at the southwest corner of Carroll Avenue and Southlake Boulevard. Stephen Coslik, Peter Jacobsen and Rick Machak of The Woodmont Company are overseeing development, and Herschman Architects designed the project. Completion is slated for the fall of 2014.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Architect BOKA Powell and general contractor Manhattan Construction Co. have completed a new 252-unit apartment development at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth. Located in the J. Howard Williams Student Village, the garden-style complex offers one- and two-bedroom layouts as well as granite countertops, stainless steel appliances and laminate wood flooring. The residential area is connected to the main campus by a walkway.
LAS VEGAS – Sansone Companies/Boulevard Ventures, LLC, has purchased Boulevard Mall, a 1.2-million-square-foot super regional mall in Las Vegas, for a reported $54.5 million. The mall is located at 3528 S. Maryland Parkway. It is anchored by Macy’s, Sears and JP Penney. Boulevard Mall opened in 1968. It is the oldest mall in Las Vegas. Local developer Roland Sansone purchased the mall from Rouse Properties after lenders took over its ownership via a deed in lieu of foreclosure. The transaction was executed by CBRE.
COLORADO, SPRINGS, COLO. – Passco Companies has purchased the 332-unit Vue21 apartments in Colorado Springs for $54 million. The community is located at 4610 Nautilus Peak View in the master-planned community of Cordera. The complex was formerly known as Alexan at Briargate. Passco plans to reposition and upgrade the property.
LOS ANGELES – Local developer Izek Shomof has acquired a 1.8-million-square-foot building in Los Angeles that previously served as a Sears mail-order distribution center for $29 million. The Art Deco building is located at the intersection of Olympic Boulevard and Soto Street in the Boyle Heights neighborhood. The property still contains a 185,000-square-foot Sears retail store on the ground floor, though the majority of space has been vacant since the early ‘90s. Sears closed its distribution component in 1992. The 23-acre site features a 48,000-square-foot warehouse and a 15,000-square-foot Sears Auto Store. The buyer plans to redevelop the building into a mix of creative office space and leasable residential units. It also intends to develop the retail space on the site’s outlying parcels. The building was completed in 1927 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The seller was MJW Investments. The transaction was executed by Jeff Adkison, Brendan McArthur and Paul Sablock of Jones Lang LaSalle.
