DALLAS — High Street Residential, in partnership with Northwestern Mutual Real Estate, has topped out Knox Heights, a six-story mixed-use development located along McKinney Avenue in Dallas. The project will feature 13,500 square feet of ground-floor retail, 182 luxury residential units, a 2,400-square-foot fitness facility and lounge, a 4,500-square-foot amenity deck and pool, and a three-level, 363-space subterranean parking garage. Construction on the Class A development is scheduled for completion in early 2017. Andres Construction Services serves as the general contractor for the development, and Good Fulton & Farrell is the project’s architect.
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HOUSTON — JLL has arranged the sale of a 94,475-square-foot Access Self Storage facility located at 650 Bay Area Blvd. in Houston. The Class A property opened in 2015 and is comprised of one three-story self-storage building consisting of 800 climate-controlled units and 39 non-climate controlled units. The facility, acquired by Simply Self Storage, offers 24-hour video surveillance and a customer service office designed for retail sales. Steve Mellon and Brian Somoza of JLL brokered the sale, and Griffin Guthneck of JLL secured acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer. The seller was undisclosed.
FRISCO, TEXAS — The Vitorino Group has arranged the sale of a freestanding retail property ground leased to McDonald’s in Frisco. The restaurant is located on Custer Road near State Highway 121 and will eventually serve as an outparcel to a Walmart Supercenter. The buyer, a Canadian doctor, purchased the McDonald’s from a local partnership for an undisclosed price. The Vitorino Group represented the seller, and an unnamed broker based in Dallas secured the buyer.
NEW YORK CITY — Ariel Property Advisors has arranged the sale of a retail strip center located at 1943-1955 Westchester Ave. in the Parkchester section of the Bronx. A private investor purchased the property from Vanbarton Group for $7.8 million, or $861 per square foot. At the time of sale, the 9,000-square-foot property was fully occupied by commercial tenants, including H&R Block, GNC, Petland and a furniture store. The property is zoned for R6/C1-2, which allows for an additional 21,009 square feet of air rights. Victor Sozio, Shimon Shkury, Jason Gold, Scot Hirschfield and Marko Agbaba of Ariel Property Advisors represented the seller and procured the buyer.
EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. — Mid-America Real Estate – Minnesota has arranged a new 10,319-square-foot lease for Crave, an American kitchen and sushi bar restaurant, in Eden Prairie, approximately 20 miles southwest of Minneapolis. Crave will take over a space at Eden Prairie Center that was formerly occupied by Biaggi’s Ristorante Italiano. The 1.3 million-square-foot shopping center includes retailers such as Von Maur, Target, Kohl’s, Sears and JC Penney. The restaurant is slated to open in November. Tricia Pitchford, Jesseka Doherty and Robert Wise represented the landlord, CAPREF Eden Prairie LLC, in the transaction.
HANOVER, MD. — The Cordish Companies has unveiled plans for a $200 million expansion at Maryland Live! Casino in Hanover. The expansion will include a 17-story, flagship Live! Hotel tower; an event center; meeting spaces; new dining options; a Live! Retail store; approximately 1,000 additional parking spaces; and a day spa and fitness center. The hotel will offer 310 luxury guest rooms, 52 of which will be suites. The Grand Event Center will feature a 1,500-seat concert venue with a built-in performance stage. The development’s event center will also offer flexible pre-function and meeting space, an executive boardroom and banquet seating capable of hosting up to 800 guests. New dining options will include a 24-hour café, a gelato bar and a signature lobby bar with more than 50 seats. Contractors, project architects and designers tapped by The Cordish Cos. for the project include Klai Juba Wald Architects, McLaren Engineering Group, Laurence Lee Associates, Cleo Design Corp., Selbert Perkins, Corsi & Associates, Lynne Curry Spa Consulting, Giovanetti Schulman Assoc. and EDSA. Tutor Perini Corp. will be the project’s general contractor. The project is expected to create approximately 400 new jobs and 550 construction jobs for the region, according to the developers. …
ALHAMBRA, CALIF. — NAI Capital has arranged the sale of Fremont Plaza, a retail power center located at 2500-2588 W. Commonwealth Ave. in Alhambra. City of Alhambra Successor Agency sold the property to an CTF Development NV for $24.8 million. At the time of sale, the property was 100 percent leased to Toys R Us, Party City and PetSmart. The sale also includes two ground leases to El Pollo Loco and Taco Bell. Situated on 7.4 acres, the property consists of three parcels. Scott Martin of NAI Capital represented the seller in the deal.
LOS ANGELES — Square Mile Capital Management has originated a $30 million mezzanine loan for California Market Center in downtown Los Angeles. The borrower, an affiliate of Jamison Services, used the proceeds to refinance the existing debt on the property, provide capital to complete renovations of the ground-floor common areas and retail space, and fund leasing costs for recently signed and future tenants. The 1.8 million-square-foot mixed-use property features retail, office and showroom space. The property is currently 55 percent leased to a combination of fashion and showroom, creative office and retail tenants. The property features three interconnected 13-story buildings and includes a bank branch and 2,200 parking spaces in two garages.
DALLAS — The Dallas Cowboys and Legends Hospitality will open the Stadium Club at AT&T Stadium this fall. The 19,000-square-foot restaurant will be open daily for lunch and dinner, serving as a place for visitors to dine before or after touring the building. The Stadium Club will be located just inside the stadium’s main entrance next to the Cowboys Pro Shop, and will host up to 650 guests. The space will feature a seamless video wall surrounding each bar, a video wall behind the host stand and 20 flat-screen televisions. Game day dining memberships will be offered at the stadium, and will provide an exclusive, members only, all-inclusive dining experience to season ticket holders and suite holders during Dallas Cowboys home games.
MIAMI — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $6.7 million sale of Gordon Food Service Marketplace, a 17,431-square-foot grocery store located at 5600 W. Flagler St. in Miami. The net-leased store has seven years remaining on its base term. Ronnie Issenberg, Gabriel Britti, Scott Sandelin and Al Palacios of Marcus & Millichap’s Miami office represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer was as undisclosed private investor based in South Florida.