ENID, OKLA. — Three new tenants have signed on at GBT Realty Corp.’s shopping center in Enid. Famous Footwear, Buckle and Sprint are joining the tenant lineup at the $17 million Land Run Town Center, occupying a combined 13,100 square feet of retail space. The shopping center is now 93 percent leased. Academy Sports + Outdoor and Famous Footwear are now open. Maurices, Ulta Beauty and Buckle will open by the end of the year. Acquired in March by GBT Realty, the 15-acre site, situated across from Oakwood Mall, is formerly home to Walmart and was most recently a distribution center for regional home and garden retailer Atwoods Ranch and Home. Enid is located 90 miles northwest of Oklahoma City.
RICHARDSON, TEXAS — Corporate Properties Trust I LP, a partnership between Transwestern Investment Group and Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., has closed on the acquisition of a 2.2 million-square-foot mixed-use project in a sale-leaseback with State Farm Auto Insurance Co. According to the Dallas Business Journal, the purchase price was $825 million. The partnership acquired the four primary office/retail towers and the connected structured parking garages. The campus is located within the CityLine development, a 186-acre project developed by KDC. The buildings are designated LEED Gold and are located adjacent to a DART rail line. Corporate Properties Trust I LP will own the properties through a REIT. The entity was created to allow long-term stable ownership of institutional properties. A wholly owned subsidiary of Transwestern Investment Group will manage the property. Located at 1150, 1201 and 1251 State St. and 3661 N. Plano Road, the buildings will house 8,000 State Farm employees. CityLine, which is located at the southeast corner of Highway 75 and the President George Bush Turnpike, will also include 1,700 apartments, a 150-room hotel, an entertainment center, medical office facility, retail, restaurants and a 3.5-acre park.
HOUSTON — Brenda Pennington and Jaclynn Zimowski of B. Pennington Commercial Real Estate have represented Art and Wine Glass in leasing 3,500 square feet at 7620 Katy Freeway in Houston. Nina Kuhn internally represented the landlord, Levcor Inc., in the transaction. This will be Art Class and Wine Glass’s second location.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — IKEA has officially broken ground on its second Dallas-area store, slated to open fall 2017 in Grand Prairie. The new location will be IKEA’s fourth in the state of Texas, complementing locations in Houston and Round Rock. The 290,000-square-foot IKEA Grand Prairie will include 1,100 parking spaces on 30 acres along the eastern side of State Highway 161 and Mayfield Road. An additional 15 acres next to the store could be developed for ancillary commercial or retail uses. IKEA has selected Mycon General Contractors to build the store, which will be home to 300 employees when complete.
DALLAS — The Dallas office of HFF has arranged post-acquisition financing for a portfolio of 154 convenience and gas station sites totaling 97.8 acres in the Northeast. The loan was provided by a consortium of lenders led by Capital One and BMO Harris. Andy Scott and Michael George of HFF’s Dallas office arranged the five-year, floating rate acquisition financing with 18 months of interest-only payments for the borrower, a subsidiary of a private real estate investment fund advised by Crow Holdings Capital-Real Estate. The portfolio comprises 88 sites in New York, 45 sites in Massachusetts, 11 sites in Connecticut, seven sites in New Hampshire, two Rhode Island sites and one site in Pennsylvania. All properties are subject to an absolute net lease for 20 years with a subsidiary of Petroleum Marketing Group. The amount of the loan was not released.
DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. — Cobb Theatres is set to open the Cobb Daytona Luxury 12 Theatres in December at One Daytona, a mixed-use and entertainment development underway in Daytona Beach. International Speedway Corp. is developing One Daytona across from Daytona International Speedway, home of the Daytona 500 race. The 56,345-square-foot theater will feature 12 wall-to-wall screens, oversized electric reclining seats and a full-service restaurant and bar known as Cobbster’s Kitchen. International Speedway Corp. plans to open the rest of One Daytona, which includes a Bass Pro Shops, Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott and retail and restaurants, in 2017.
ATLANTA — The Atlanta Hawks Basketball Club and the city of Atlanta have reached an agreement on key terms for a $192.5 million renovation of Philips Arena, the home stadium of the Atlanta Hawks in downtown Atlanta. Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed committed to provide $142.5 million in public funds, with the Hawks to fund the remaining $50 million, to improve the city-owned facility. The Hawks also committed to an 18-year lease extension to remain in downtown Atlanta through 2046. “When our group became owners almost a year-and-a-half ago, we pledged to work diligently with the city of Atlanta to ensure that the club remained downtown,” said Tony Ressler, Atlanta Hawks principal owner and chairman. “We knew that a key part of producing a winning team, providing a superior fan experience and being a civic asset to the city of Atlanta required a renovation of our arena and a meaningful improvement to the downtown area of this city. Today’s announcement with the mayor is a significant step toward this goal.” The Hawks will begin renovations of Philips Arena during summer 2017, and the process will be completed by the start of the 2018-2019 NBA season. The Hawks will continue to play …
NEW YORK CITY — Industrie Capital Partners has launched leasing at Roulston House – Gowanus, an office and retail redevelopment in Brooklyn’s Gowanus district. The 200,000-square-foot building features 27,000-square-foot to 41,000-square-foot floorplates for technology, advertising, media and information tenants, as well as food and beverage retailers, and up to 70,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Designed by Morris Adjmi, the building also features four expansive roof-deck options with outdoor seating and views of the Brooklyn and Manhattan skylines, bike storage, shower facilities, common areas, interior lounges and parking. Redevelopment of the property is underway, with tenant fit-outs slated to start in late 2017.
MILFORD, CONN. — USAA Real Estate Co. has acquired Silver Sands Plaza, a grocery-anchored retail property located on Bridgeport Avenue in Milford. David A. Mack Properties and Keystone Development Group sold the property for an undisclosed price. The 85,398-square-foot retail center is occupied by Stop & Shop, AutoZone and AAA. Jeffrey Dunne, David Gavin and Travis Langer of CBRE represented the sellers and procured the buyer. Jason Gaccione of CBRE’s Debt and Structured Finance Group Finance Group represented the buyer on its financing of the acquisition.
PHOENIX — A joint venture between Parallel Capital Partners and Angelo, Gordon and Co. is set to begin a $25 million renovation of Arizona Center, a 1 million-square-foot mixed-use development in Phoenix. The renovation will include new landscaping, lighting, fixtures, finishes, wayfinding and furnishings. The current parking garage will also be upgraded, and a valet parking element will be added. Construction is set to begin in early 2017, and will take approximately nine months to complete. All tenants at the office, retail and entertainment center will remain open during the renovation. Gensler is the architect in charge of the retail renovation. PdO will work on the interior redesign for One Arizona Center, the office component of the project, and Smith Group JJR is supporting development strategies for the entire property. Tempe-based Zion & Zion will help to rebrand the center.