DALLAS — Colorado-based investment firm Real Capital Solutions has purchased Tower at Park Lane, a 509,818-square-foot office building in North Dallas, for $66 million. The 20-story building, which includes a six-story attached parking garage, is located at 8750 N. Central Expressway and is home to tenants such Texas A&M University—Commerce, Match.com and Topgolf. Russell Ingrum and Patrick Benoist with CBRE brokered the deal. The seller was not disclosed. The deal marks the first Dallas office acquisition for Real Capital Solutions, which plans to invest about $13 million in capital improvements to the building, including upgrades to the lobby and fitness center and the addition of speculative suites. Lincoln Property Co. has been tapped as the leasing agent.
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LAREDO, TEXAS — A joint venture between Indianapolis-based developer Scannell Properties and Atlanta-based Invesco Real Estate has broken ground on a 586,667-square-foot industrial project in the Rio Grande Valley city of Laredo. The project represents the second phase of a larger development known as Laredo Logistics Crossing and will comprise two buildings totaling 327,600 and 259,067 square feet. Combined, the buildings will offer parking for 508 cars and 243 trailers. Phase II is slated for a fourth-quarter completion. Scannell completed the 401,100-square-foot initial phase of Laredo Logistics Crossing in May 2023 and subsequently sold the property to Invesco.
TERRELL, TEXAS — An affiliate of DPG Investments LLC, a family office, merchant banking and private capital advisory firm, has arranged $56.2 million in financing for a 1,036-unit manufactured housing project in Terrell, about 35 miles east of Dallas. The financing includes senior debt, mezzanine debt and preferred equity that will be used to both acquire and develop the property, which will be known as Post Oak. The borrower, is an affiliate of K8H Ventures, a metro Houston-based owner-operator of manufactured housing. Additional project details were not disclosed.
SAN ANTONIO — Rainier Cos., a Dallas-based investment firm, has sold San Antonio Crossing, a 145,819-square-foot shopping center located on the city’s northwest side. Rainier Cos. purchased the center, which is located at the corner of Bandero Road and Loop 1604, in 2019. Texas-based grocer H-E-B anchors the center, and other tenants include Academy Sports + Outdoors, Burlington, Half Price Books, Starbucks Coffee and ModPizza. Philip Levy and Chris Gainey of Marcus & Millichap brokered the deal. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Equitable Commercial Realty (ECR) has negotiated a 20,122-square-foot office lease in southeast Austin. The tenant, locally based technology infrastructure provider Fathom5, will occupy space at Bergstrom Tech Center, a 208,374-square-foot facility that was originally constructed in 1986 for defense contractor Lockheed Martin. ECR represented the landlord, Boyd Watterson Asset Management, in the lease negotiations. Colliers represented the tenant.
CARY, N.C. — JLL Capital Markets has facilitated a $191 million loan for Fenton, a mixed-use development located in Cary, roughly 12 miles west of downtown Raleigh. The property includes 246,000 square feet of retail space, 183,000 square feet of office space and an apartment community — The Allison at Fenton — comprising 367 multifamily units. Chip Sykes and Kelsey Bawcombe of JLL secured the loan on behalf of the borrower, a partnership between Hines, Affinius Capital and Columbia Development. New York Life Real Estate Investors provided the mortgage financing.
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Newmark has negotiated the sale of three life sciences facilities totaling 552,543 square feet in Cambridge, located across the Charles River from Boston. The facilities are located at 215 First St., 150 Second St. and 11 Hurley St. in the Kendall Square submarket. Robert Griffin, Edward Maher, Matthew Pullen, James Tribble, Samantha Hallowell and William Sleeper of Newmark represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction. Newmark’s Grady Zink provided financial analysis support for the transaction.
Cushman & Wakefield Brokers Sale of 400,833 SF Industrial Park in Plant City, Florida
by John Nelson
PLANT CITY, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of Peak Logistics Center, a two-building industrial park located at 3501 Fancy Farms Road in Plant City, a city in west-central Florida. EQT Exeter purchased the property for an undisclosed price from TA Realty LLC. Rick Brugge, Mike Davis, Rick Colon and Ryan Jenkins of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction with assistance from Clay Witherspoon of Avison Young, who oversees leasing for the property. Peak Logistics Center I & II span 400,833 square feet and were completed in 2022 and 2023. The development was fully leased to four tenants at the time of sale.
ROLESVILLE, N.C. — Crosland Southeast and Core Sound Development has signed 11 new tenants to Wallbrook, an 80-acre mixed-use development located in Rolesville, roughly 17 miles northwest of Raleigh. Publix will anchor the property, which is scheduled to open its initial phase in mid-2025. The developers have preleased 21,000 square feet to tenants including restaurants, a dental practice, hair salon, massage parlor and Pilates gym. Additionally, Fifth Third Bank has signed a ground lease at an outparcel. Approximately 9,000 square feet of space is still available for lease at the property. Crosland is planning for a second phase with preleasing beginning this spring. Charlie Coyne and Matt Larson of CBRE are leading leasing efforts at Wallbrook, which will have 265,000 square feet of commercial space when fully built-out.
Northmarq Arranges $45M Loan for Bourbon Storage and Blending Development in Shelbyville, Kentucky
by John Nelson
SHELBYVILLE, KY. — Northmarq has arranged a $45 million loan for The Blending House, a bourbon storage, bottling and blending facility located on a 108-acre site at 1917 Vigo Road in Shelbyville, about 39 miles east of Louisville. Randall Waddell of Northmarq’s Louisville office arranged the five-year loan through a regional bank on behalf of the borrowers, a partnership between Floyds Knobs, Ind.-based The Koetter Group and Louisville-based The Spirits Group. The borrowers will use the loan proceeds to pay off existing debt from the Phase I of development and to fund the second and final phase of construction. The loan features two years of interest-only payments and a 25-year amortization schedule. Upon completion, The Blending House will feature seven rickhouses and a 30,000-square-foot blending and bottling facility that will serve as a home base for clients of The Spirit Group. The development is the first speculative whiskey barrel storage facility in Kentucky, according to the borrowers.