Texas' Fort Knox? Dirt turns for state's first bullion depository

Construction started last week on the first precious metals depository in the country that will be administered by a state. Austin-based general contractor MHT Constructors LLC broke ground Dec. 12 on the 40,000-square-foot Texas Bullion Depository on Heritage Grove Road near U.S. Highway 183 in Leander. The depository will be operated by Lone Star Tangible … Read more

Exclusive: Emery's firm targets new project on Music Row, in a deal with this Grammy winner

“These run-down houses, these shacks, were perfect for fledgling music businesses. But those little houses just don’t cut it today,” says Ray Stevens, who turns 80 next month. The building Hall Emery plans to develop, Stevens said, “would bring music back that had to leave, because there was not a business building to house them.”

A primer on Robinson Ranch, 7,000 acres of Central Texas that will be home to new $1B Apple campus

Apple Inc. is buying into one of the worst-kept secrets in Austin real estate, Robinson Ranch. As Austin Business Journal reported in April, the Robinson family earlier this year issued a request for interest and qualifications to feel out what developers might want to do with the roughly 7,000 acres north and east of Parmer … Read more

Life comes full circle for First Potomac co-founders

Government Properties Income Trust (NASDAQ: GOV) has completed the $167 million sale of a southern Virginia portfolio it picked up through its acquisition of First Potomac Realty Trust to a buyer that’s more than familiar with the commercial real estate. DSC Partners LLC co-founders Doug Donatelli and Nick Smith, after all, previously acquired the very … Read more

Key Biscayne condo gains 48% in value in $11M deal

A condo in Oceana Key Biscayne sold for $11 million. Oceana Key Biscayne Corp., managed by Morella Rincon, sold units LPH4N and LPH6N in the condo at 350 Ocean Drive to Hoceana LLC, managed by POA Management, which is based in Tortola, British Virgin Islands. The condo totals 3,969 square feet with two bedrooms and … Read more

Gateway Arch renovation hailed in WSJ architecture review

The $380 million renovation of the Gateway Arch National Park grounds and museum continues to attract national attention, this time in a Wall Street Journal architecture review. The project, listed among the best architecture of 2018 by reviewer Julie Iovine, solved the problem of the popular National Parks system destination being cut off from downtown. … Read more

Foundry expands near RTP with $18M office buy

Foundry Commercial has expanded its footprint in and around Research Triangle Park, buying the office building at 2530 Meridian Parkway for $17.9 million. The real estate firm acquired the 104,400-square-foot facility from JPB Holdings. The Rochester, New York-based investor previously bought the building in 2015 for $15.2 million, with plans to upgrade its common area … Read more

Key Chattahoochee River property acquisition expands national park

The Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area has just been expanded. The Trust for Public Land and the National Park Service announced the acquisition of 18.5 acres of key riverfront property in Forsyth County. It will add nearly 1,000 feet of frontage along the Chattahoochee River in Cumming. The property will be an addition to the … Read more

Publix buys its real estate in downtown Tampa's Channel district

Publix Super Markets Inc. has acquired its new store in downtown Tampa’s Channel district from the developers who built it. The Lakeland-based grocer paid $7.69 million for the 37,600-square-foot store, which fronts Meridian Avenue between Twiggs and Madison streets. It is part of the Channel Club, a development that also includes a 21-story apartment tower. … Read more

(PHOTOS) Here's a look at the Triad's biggest hotel sales of 2018

The end of each year inevitably brings … lists. And so begins Triad Business Journal’s look back at 2018. In the coming days, we’ll publish a smorgasbord of lists, including the priciest home sales, the biggest building permits and the top commercial transactions – including a separate list just for the sale of apartment communities. … Read more

Deals Day: The Union's new office tower snags two more tenants

The Union Dallas, a major mixed-use project in downtown, has added two tenants to its office tower at 2300 N. Field St. TH Real Estate, a real estate investment manager, signed on for roughly 3,600 square feet. Chris Joyner with Fischer represented TH in the lease. “We believe the amenities and best-in-class design will provide … Read more

Brookfield courting neighbors for Wegmans in Reston

Brookfield Properties is courting prospective retailers including a bowling alley-type entertainment tenant like Pinstripes to complement Wegmans at its 36-acre development by the planned Reston Town Center Metro station. The Toronto-based developer recently signed Wegmans Food Markets Inc. to an 80,000-square-foot lease at the $1.4 billion, mixed-use project it is now branding as Halley Rise, … Read more

World stocks mixed ahead of Brexit address; Fed in focus

World markets were mixed on Monday as British Prime Minister Theresa May prepares to address the House of Commons over a messy exit deal. Most Asian indexes rose on hopes that the Federal Reserve would re-evaluate its hawkish stance at a meeting later this week, following signs of slower global growth.

Real Estate Notebook: West Midtown office market, Apple expansion, ADAC sells

Developers are moving forward with a $150 million project that will bring 175,000 square feet of office space to rapidly changing West Midtown. Developers Jim Meyer of Atlantic Capital Properties and Mack Reese of Gateway Ventures have secured about $60 million in construction financing from Preferred Office Properties that will allow the office development to proceed … Read more

Deals of the week: Valley shopping centers, industrial complex sold

A quick look at three Valley commercial real estate deals from the past week: Mountain View Marketplace, a shopping center that includes a vacant Safeway store that will soon be a VASA Fitness, sold for $8.3 million. The center, located at 3131 E. Thunderbird Road in Phoenix, was bought by Fortis Development LLC from Mountain … Read more

Fred's emails add evidence of Dallas move

Some Fred’s employees are now sporting email signatures that feature a new office address — in Dallas. The Memphis Business Journal recently obtained the emails of “category leader” employees for the general merchandise and pharmacy chain; those emails listed 2001 Bryan Street in Dallas, Texas, as part of their signature. Fred’s headquarters is currently — … Read more

Investors seeking tax breaks skip poverty-stricken areas

A real estate investment firm co-founded by President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and adviser, Jared Kushner, is betting big on the administration’s Opportunity Zone tax breaks but isn’t that interested in steering its investors to the poorest, most-downtrodden areas that the program seeks to revitalize.

The Milwaukee Business Journal's most-read stories of 2018: Year in Review

The past year has seen some major upheaval in the business landscape across the Milwaukee area, and that goes well beyond the considerable amount of recently completed real estate development that has changed the city’s skyline. Nationwide, brick-and-mortar retailers are on the decline and a few big business conglomerates like General Electric Co. are breaking … Read more

WestShore Plaza owner envisions office space, condos, grocer and more on Sears' real estate (Renderings)

The ownership of WestShore Plaza wants to replace Sears and a sea of surface parking with multiple buildings — including a few high rises — that could be home to anything from condos and apartments to office space to a grocery store. Washington Prime Group (NYSE: WPG) is asking the city rezone the entire mall from … Read more

Milwaukee Bucks' co-owner Marc Lasry talks Fiserv Forum, economy and Bill Clinton: Slideshow

Milwaukee Bucks co-owner Marc Lasry talked about the successful opening of Fiserv Forum, the team’s planning process for the soon-to-be vacant Bradley Center site, his predictions for the economy in 2019 and his friendship with former President Bill Clinton as part of the Milwaukee Business Journal’s Power Breakfast. Check out the attached slideshow to see … Read more

A primer on Robinson Ranch, 7,000 acres of Central Texas that will be home to new $1B Apple campus

Apple Inc. is buying into one of the worst-kept secrets in Austin real estate, Robinson Ranch. As Austin Business Journal reported in April, the Robinson family earlier this year issued a request for interest and qualifications to feel out what developers might want to do with the roughly 7,000 acres north and east of Parmer … Read more