ALLEN, TEXAS — Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services has negotiated a 10-year office lease renewal and expansion in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Allen. The tenant, Visitech Americas, a Norwegian provider of 3D printing and digital imaging solutions, will now occupy 19,431 square feet across the entire first floor of Building 2 of The Office Campus at Allen. Jared Laake of Bradford represented the landlord, an entity doing business as 1301 SCE LLC, in the lease negotiations. Dene Allred of CMI Brokerage represented the tenant, which plans to invest $1 million in the build-out of the expanded space.
NEW YORK CITY — KSR Capital, the investment arm of locally based firm KSR, has purchased a 49 percent stake in 1410 Broadway, a 34-story office building in Manhattan. The 395,000-square-foot building recently underwent a capital improvement program and was 90 percent leased when the deal closed, with an undisclosed design and marketing firm recently signing a 62,500-square-foot lease. KSR Capital purchased the stake from L.H. Charney Associates, with internal agents Albert Sultan and Marc Sitt negotiating the deal.
HOUSTON — JLL has arranged the sale of Garden Oaks Shopping Center, a 13,877-square-foot retail strip center in northwest Houston. The center was built in 1950 and was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Upside Pub, Pinks Pizza, Village Liquor, Community Vet and Molly’s Mutt House. Ryan West, John Indelli and Clay Andersen of JLL represented the seller, Fifth Corner, in the transaction. Meredith Cullen and David Cook with Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed buyer.
NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS — Family Care Center has signed a 6,052-square-foot office lease in New Braunfels, a northeastern suburb of San Antonio. According to LoopNet Inc., the property at 640 N. Walnut Ave. was built in 2021 and totals 19,623 square feet. Chad Wallace of Partners Real Estate represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. Ken Brown and Carl Salvato with Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant.
BREWSTER, N.Y. — New York-based brokerage firm Houlihan Lawrence Commercial has arranged the $18.5 million sale of two warehouses in Brewster, about 55 miles north of Manhattan. The steel-frame buildings span a combined 99,900 square feet across 15 acres near Exit 8 of I-684. John Ravetto of Houlihan Lawrence represented the seller, locally based contractor Alfredo Site Development Co., in the transaction. Stan Putko of Orenda Estates LLC represented the undisclosed buyer.
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Developer and general contractor North & South Construction Services has completed Signature on Elm, a 35-unit multifamily project in Manchester, located near the Massachusetts-New Hampshire border. Signature on Elm houses studio, one- and two-bedroom units, with 15 residences being earmarked as workforce housing, as well as 8,000 square feet of retail space. Rents for market-rate units start at $1,500 per month for a studio apartment. North & South developed the project in partnership with the Strafford Economic Development Corp.
NEW YORK CITY — Long Island-based investment firm Wexcor Capital has purchased two contiguous apartment buildings in Manhattan’s Washington Heights area for $5.8 million. The six-story buildings were constructed in 1914 and house 61 rent-stabilized units. Aaron Jungreis, Ben Khakshoor and Alex Fuchs of locally based brokerage firm Rosewood Realty Group represented both Wexcor Capital and the seller, Barberry Rose Management, in the transaction. The deal traded at a cap rate of 9 percent.
PARAMUS, N.J. — Barnes & Noble has opened a 35,000-square-foot store in the Northern New Jersey community of Paramus. The bookseller is backfilling a space formerly occupied by Big Lots at 765 Route 17 S. Marc Palestina of New Jersey-based brokerage firm The Goldstein Group represented Barnes & Noble in the lease negotiations. Joe Dougherty of Metro Commercial represented Big Lots, which previously occupied the space.
By Ryan Johnson and Tyler Grisham, managing partners and market leaders, SRS Real Estate Partners Those who live and work in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) should be grateful for the metroplex’s strong fundamentals. There are a lot of macro-level factors that are out of whack and hurting the commercial real estate business, but there are also a lot of macro factors working in favor of DFW that not many major markets in the United States can claim. Thinking glass half-full, DFW has enjoyed exceptional growth in employment, housing and population over the last decade. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, DFW now boasts nearly 8 million residents, which makes it the nation’s fourth-largest metropolitan area. According to the Dallas Regional Chamber, 14 major companies relocated to North Texas in 2023 — Kelly Moore Paint Co., Inbenta, McAfee Corp., Frontier Communications and West Shore Homes, among others. Thinking glass half-empty, DFW has sky-high construction costs, the highest interest rates in recent memory, highest exit cap rates/lowest valuations in recent memory and just a general market mentality that causes developers, banks and investors to exercise great caution. Active Segments, Trends Given these challenges, it may be surprising that there are retailers that are …
MIAMI — Terra and Grass River Property, two Miami-based development firms, have completed construction of Grove Central, a transit-oriented, mixed-use development in Miami’s Coconut Grove neighborhood. The property comprises a 23-story apartment tower, 1,250-space public parking garage and 170,000 square feet of retail space leased to tenants including Target and Sprouts Farmers Market. Grove Central is a public-private partnership between the co-developers and Miami-Dade County, which owns the land. The development is located at the intersection of US Highway 1 and SW 27th Avenue and connects to the adjacent Coconut Grove Metrorail Station. The project interfaces directly with The Underline, a 10-mile linear park that stretches from the Dadeland South Metrorail Station to the Miami River in downtown’s Brickell district, as well as Miami-Dade County’s bus system and the City of Miami’s trolley network. According to Terra and Grass River Property, Grove Central generated more than 1,600 construction jobs during its development and nearly 500 permanent full-time and part-time positions. The project has also spurred tens of millions of dollars in lease revenue to Miami-Dade County, which can collect property tax revenues for the first time in the site’s history. “Grove Central is an exciting milestone and a shining example …