LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — Bright Realty has brokered the sale of 1.5 acres of land in the Castle Hills area of Lewisville near State Highway 121. The site, owned by SEC JWH LLC, is located on the southeast corner of Josey Lane and Windhaven Parkway and will be used for a car wash. The corner will be anchored by an ALDI grocery store and is adjacent to the Target-anchored Lewisville Towne Centre, Kroger-anchored Castle Hills Marketplace and The Realm, a 1.5 million square-foot mixed-use Bright Realty development under construction. Bright Realty’s Timothy McNutt, Britton Lankford and Mason Bakken represented the seller in the transaction. Ruben Reynoso and Josh Brian with Tenant Real Estate Advisors represented the buyer, NLKH Ventures Corp.
ELK RIVER, MINN. — Stahl Construction has broken ground on a 23,000-square-foot expansion for Elk River High School in Elk River, approximately 35 miles northwest of Minneapolis. The project includes the addition of multiple gymnasiums and special education classrooms and the relocation and remodeling of interior administrative and classroom space. Elk River High School will also receive improvements to the mechanical systems and a new roof. Wold Architects and Engineers designed the project, which is slated for completion by the end of this year.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Port Logistics Realty (PLR), a national industrial real estate development and investment company, has purchased an infill site within the Great Southwest Industrial Park in Grand Prairie to develop an 83,125-square-foot speculative warehouse. The Class A building will be situated midway between Dallas and Fort Worth, just south of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport with access to I-30 and Texas State Highways 183 and 360. According to CBRE, the overall vacancy rate for the 96 million-square-foot submarket is just above 4 percent. PLR plans to break ground on the warehouse in late summer 2016, and completion is slated for the first quarter of 2017.
PROSPER, TEXAS — Rosebriar Properties has sold the final tract in its Prosper Plaza development at the northwest corner of U.S. 380 and Custer Road to Kroger Texas LP. Kroger plans to build a 123,000-square-foot Kroger Market Place at the site. Once completed, Rosebriar’s Prosper Plaza will include $45 million in new development consisting of Kroger, Lowe’s Home Improvement Center, Taco Bueno, Burger King, Popeye’s and 17,000 square feet of retail under development. Bill Hanks and Ryan Stewart of Rosebriar and Robert Dorazil of United Commercial Development negotiated the sale with Kroger. The remaining retail outparcel is due for completion this fall and Rosebriar is actively marketing Prosper Plaza’s last tract.
LA PORTE, TEXAS — Vigavi Realty has completed the sale of a 3.3-acre land parcel at Fairmont Industrial Center for the development of a new 36,000-square-foot manufacturing facility. HydroTex, a Chicago-based pump systems and engineering services firm, purchased the parcel located at 11802 Fairmont Parkway in La Porte. Vigavi Realty has broken ground on the project, which is slated for completion by the end of the year. The facility will expand HydroTex’s real estate footprint in the Houston area. JLL’s Mark Nicholas and Richard Quarles negotiated the terms on behalf of the owner, Vigavi Realty. Lee & Associates’ Preston Yaggi and Stephen Kuper represented the buyer. Architect Terry Kennedy of Munson Kennedy Partnership and Vigavi Realty will lead the project construction. The facility is located 20 miles from Houston’s central business district, near the Port of Houston’s Bayport Container and Barbours Cut terminals.
JOLIET, ILL. — Ryan Companies US Inc. has broken ground on a 143,560-square-foot corporate headquarters and warehouse facility for Cadence Premier Logistics. The building will be located at 2250 Chicago St. within the Laraway Crossings Business Park in Joliet, approximately 45 miles southwest of Chicago. The facility will be situated on 44.5 acres and is slated for completion by the end of the year. The facility will feature 22,050 square feet of office space, an additional 22,050 square feet of mezzanine office space for future growth and expansion, 74,620 square feet of warehouse space and 24,840 square feet of breakout area. The building, which is expandable by approximately 94,500 square feet, will be a steel structure with precast concrete wall panels. The facility will also include 184 car stalls, 442 tractor-trailer spaces and an indoor soccer field. Harris Architects Inc. will serve as the architect of record, and Hefner Associates is the civil engineer.
MIDLAND and ODESSA, TEXAS — Dynamic will be developing sites for Dickey’s BBQ in Midland and Odessa. The Odessa location will be a 2,000-square-foot restaurant with a drive-thru, and the Midland location will be a 3,700-square-foot restaurant with a drive-thru and the potential for further expansion to include a second tenant. Dynamic’s Dan Porter worked with Dickey’s BBQ in the development of the restaurant plans.
HOUSTON — Morgan has opened Pearl CityCentre and Pearl Residences at CityCentre, two luxury apartment developments in Houston. Located across the street from one another at 10401 and 10402 Town & Country Way, the two communities are near shopping destinations, employment in the energy corridor and Westchase District, and highly rated local schools. Pearl CityCentre contains 311 one- and two-bedroom units in a seven-story concrete and steel building. Units range from 650 to 1,500 square feet, with an average size of 950 square feet. Pearl Residences at CityCentre has 148 one-, two- and three-bedroom units in an eight-story concrete and steel building. Designed for residents seeking more square footage, the units in the community range from 750-2,500 square feet, with an average size of over 1,500 square feet. Each property features a cyber café, business center, athletic club and swimming pool. All residents have access to a sky lounge and shuttle service to nearby CityCentre.
WACO, TEXAS — Channel Control Merchants (CCM) has selected Greater Waco for the site of its first Texas distribution operation. The company has acquired a 200,000-square-foot building located at 401 Precision Drive, and will invest $1.1 million in capital improvements and hire 116 employees. CCM plans to have the facility updated, fully staffed and operational by September. The company chose Waco as its first Texas distribution location due to the city’s central location within the state. The company will also open a 38,000-square-foot retail location at 300 North Valley Mills Drive under its Dirt Cheap brand, with plans for multiple retail locations throughout Texas. Dirt Cheap is the largest retailer of customer returns and marked out-of-stock merchandise in the United States. The company, established in Hattiesburg, Miss. in 1941, has expanded across seven states in the last five years. CCM is organized into two divisions: a global wholesale business and 67 retail locations. The retail stores operate under three banners: Dirt Cheap, Treasure Hunt and Dirt Cheap Building Supplies.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Manhattan Building Co. has opened Cast Iron Lofts II, a 27-story luxury residential building in Jersey City. Located at 300 Coles St., the industrial-inspired building features 232 apartments in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts, indoor and outdoor amenities and 20,000 square feet of street-level retail space. The building is the second property to open within the Cast Iron Lofts collection, which is spearheading the creation of SoHo West (South of Hoboken, N.J., West of New York City), a new neighborhood of oversized residences in highly-amenitized buildings on the border of Jersey City and Hoboken. Construction is well underway on the next two-tower building, which will include 337 residences. When complete, the SoHo West development will comprise 1,360 residences in multiple buildings and street-level retail space.