KING OF PRUSSIA, PA. — CBRE has arranged a 4,405-square-foot lease for Orchestra Premaman at the King of Prussia Mall near Philadelphia. The store will be the first U.S. location for the French retailer. Orchestra Premaman, a children’s fashion and apparel store, operates more than 700 stores in 40 countries worldwide. The company opened its first location in 1995. CBRE’s John Krause and Matt Mandel assisted Orchestra in its overall market analysis, site selection process and negotiated on the company’s behalf. The store is scheduled to open May 15.
ESSEX, CONN. — Penny Parker of Lyman Real Estate has arranged the $1.4 million sale of three contiguous parcels of land totaling 3.8 acres at 21-29 Plains Road in Essex. The buyer, Essex Holdings, plans to develop a 52-unit multifamily property known as Essex Station. Parker represented both the buyer and the sellers, Truehold Essex LLC, which sold one parcel, and Costa Family LLC, which sold the other two. Essex Station will include one- and two-bedroom units with porches, nine-foot ceilings, gas fireplaces, marble bath vanities, granite countertops and stainless steel appliances.
LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Welbrook Senior Living expects to complete construction of 50-bed skilled nursing facility in Las Cruces, just north of El Paso, Texas, by the end of June. The property, which has not yet been named, will largely focus on short-stay rehabilitation. Partners on the funding, design and construction of the property include National Healthcare Development Inc., Northstar Commercial Partners, Lantz-Boggio Architects and Catamount Constructors. California-based Welbrook has 11 communities opened or under construction in California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Illinois and Arizona. Its properties span the continuum of care.
DALLAS — Metropolitan Capital Advisors (MCA) has arranged a $9.5 million construction loan for Destination Residences, a 62-unit condominium project in Dallas. The property will be located in The Cedars, a retail-heavy neighborhood just south of downtown, and will be built entirely on speculation. Justin Laub of MCA arranged the financing on behalf of 1901 Harwood LLC through an undisclosed, Texas-based bank.
BOSTON — GE will host a groundbreaking ceremony for its future campus, GE Innovation Point, at 15 Necco St. in Boston on May 8. When complete, the project will be home to 800 GE employees. GE Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt will be on hand, along with Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh. Innovation Point will open in two phases in 2018.
QUINCY, MASS. — WinnDevelopment and nonprofit partner NeighborWorks Southern Mass are moving forward with plans to build a $44 million, 140-unit apartment community in Quincy. Known as The Watson on Howard, the project will be located on 1.7 acres and will feature the largest number of workforce units ever financed under MassHousing’s Workforce Housing Initiative, according to a release from WinnDevelopment. Amenities will include a gym, community room and courtyard.
REDMOND, WASH. — Emerald Communities, a nonprofit seniors housing operator, has announced plans to add a new neighborhood named The Courtyard to its Emerald Heights continuing care retirement community in the Seattle suburb of Redmond. The Courtyard will feature a three-level, 69,998-square-foot building atop a 34,107-square-foot parking structure. It will add 42 new units to the community, surrounding a pedestrian plaza that connects to the property’s existing nature trail. Construction of The Courtyard is expected to begin in mid-2018. Emerald Heights, which sits on 38 acres in the Education Hill neighborhood of Redmond, was most recently expanded in 2014.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — KWA Construction has completed construction of HIGHPOINT Urban Living, a 400,000-square-foot, 227-unit apartment complex on the site of the former Coca-Cola bottling plant at 650 S. Main St. in Fort Worth’s Medical District. The property features a bike rental station, resort-style pool, cabanas and a fire pit, with one-bedroom units averaging 631 square feet and two-bedroom units averaging 1,257 square feet.
PASADENA, CALIF. — Dog Haus, a Pasadena-based gourmet hot dog, sausage and burger concept, has signed a development agreement with American Development Partners. The agreement includes the construction of over 300 new Dog Haus franchise locations in 12 states over the next seven years. The new locations will be built on land primarily purchased for built-to-suit and standalone Dog Haus Biergarten concepts, and will be operated by franchisees with multi-unit and multi-brand experience. The deal has a projected real estate, construction and design investment value of over $500 million. Dog Haus currently has 21 stores open in five states (Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada and Utah), which will now grow to 19 states across the country with stores set to open in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Tennessee and Wyoming. American Development Partners’ primary role will be to aid in the development of new locations, and facilitate the acquisition of land and oversee construction of this deal’s new franchise locations.
LAS VEGAS — A joint venture between the Calida Group and Cypress Equity Investments has purchased a 6.1-acre parcel of land inside the Hughes Center in Las Vegas. The JV plans to build a multifamily community at the site. The Hughes Center is a 1.5 million-square-foot office campus with dining options. Curt Allsop, Doug Schuster, Vittal Ram and Angela Bates of ARA Newmark Las Vegas represented the landlord, Equity Office, in this transaction.