MAGNOLIA, TEXAS — New Hope Housing (NHH), a nonprofit affordable and workforce housing owner-operator, is underway on construction of a 120-unit affordable seniors housing project that will be located in the northwestern Houston suburb of Magnolia. The site at 7520 Avenue C spans 3.5 acres, and the development will house 90 one-bedroom units and 30 two-bedroom units. Of those, 19 units will be reserved for households earning 30 percent or less of the area median income (AMI); 44 units will be made available to seniors earning 50 percent or less of AMI; and 57 units will be earmarked for renters earning 60 percent or less of AMI. Amegy Bank provided $20 million in construction financing for the project, which is expected to be complete in 2026.
PASADENA, TEXAS — Alterra IOS has acquired a five-acre industrial outdoor storage site in the eastern Houston suburb of Pasadena. The site at 5100 Underwood Road currently houses 57,500 square feet of warehouse space and was acquired off-market via a sale-leaseback with the seller and tenant, an undisclosed national industrial chemical cleaning company. The sale-leaseback agreement spans 10 years and also includes two other properties.
PRINCETON, TEXAS — Dallas-based brokerage firm STRIVE has arranged the sale of Victory Shops at Princeton, a 10,157-square-foot retail strip center located northeast of Dallas. The center was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Dunkin’ and Jersey Mike’s. Hudson Lambert and Jennifer Pierson of STRIVE represented the seller, a local developer, in the transaction and procured the out-of-state buyer.
DALLAS — Public transportation operator Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) has signed a 10-year, 4,146-square-foot office lease at Knoll Trail Crossing, a 96,509-square-foot building in North Dallas. The building underwent renovations in 2022 and now includes move-in ready spec suites, a modernized lobby, tenant lounge and an updated conference center. JLL represented the landlord, Prescott Group, in the lease negotiations.
LOUISVILLE, COLO. — Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $42 million sale of Delo Apartments, a multifamily property located at 1140 Cannon St. in Louisville. Situated roughly 21 miles north of Denver and nine miles east of Boulder, Delo Apartments offers 130 apartments. Michael Krebsbach and Kenny Clarke of Pinnacle represented the buyer and seller in the off-market transaction. Both parties requested anonymity.
IPA Arranges $75M in Financing for Redevelopment of Former Pfizer Headquarters Building in Manhattan
NEW YORK CITY — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged $75 million in financing for the redevelopment of the former Pfizer headquarters building in Midtown Manhattan. The project will convert the 10-story, 290,000-square-foot office building at 219 E. 42nd St. into a multifamily complex with 660 units that will come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. When combined with the adjacent building at 235 E. 42nd St., the development will feature more than 1,400 apartments. Max Herzog, Marko Kazanjian, Andrew Cohen and Max Hulsh of IPA arranged the financing through Northwind Group on behalf of the developer, a partnership between David Werner Real Estate Investments and Metro Loft Management. Alexandria Real Estate Equities bought the former Pfizer headquarters building in 2018 following the pharmaceutical giant’s announcement that it would be relocating its headquarters to The Spiral, Tishman Speyer’s 2.8 million-square-foot building in the Hudson Yards district.
EAST HANOVER, N.J. — Locally based developer KRE Group has begun leasing Valley View Park, a 239-unit apartment community in East Hanover, about 30 miles west of Manhattan. The property, which is named for a golf course that occupied the site from 1937 to 1973, consists of five four-story buildings. Units come in one- and two-bedroom floor plans, and 34 residences are subject to income restrictions. The amenity package comprises a pool, fitness center, clubhouse, indoor and outdoor children’s play areas, outdoor grilling and dining stations, a gaming lawn, dog park and walking trails. Rents start at approximately $2,700 per month for a one-bedroom apartment. Construction began in April 2023.
LOS ANGELES — GPI Cos. has acquired The Lofts at NoHo Commons, a Class A multifamily property in the North Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles. Terms of the transaction were not released. The transit-oriented, mixed-used property was originally built in 2006 and extensively renovated in 2017. The Lofts at NoHo Commons’ 292 apartments offer 11-foot to 14-foot ceilings and open floorplates. Community amenities include outdoor space, open-air corridors and a large amenity deck. GPI Cos. has tapped South Carolina-based Greystar to manage the property.
NAMPA, IDAHO — LDK Ventures has completed the disposition of Building C at Madison Logistics Center in Nampa to Marlay Partners for $21 million. The facility sits approximately 21 miles west of Boise, Idaho via I-84. Building C is one of the industrial park’s three 115,008-square-foot buildings, which in total offer 345,024 square feet of industrial space. At the time of sale, Building C was fully occupied by tenants including a Fortune 50 retailer, UTZ Quality Foods and Carroll’s. Madison Logistics Center features 32-foot warehouse clear heights, an ESFR sprinkler system, ample dock doors, trailer parking stalls and roofing prepped for solar panels.
HYANNIS, MASS. — Whole Foods Market will open a 42,560-square-foot store at 790 Iyannough Road in the Cape Cod community of Hyannis. The Austin-based grocer is relocating its Hyannis store from 990 Iyannough Road, which has served the community for the past decade. The store will feature full-service meat and seafood counters, a bakery, wellness and beauty section and a prepared foods counter. The grand opening is set for Thursday, Oct. 10.