Acquisitions

CAROL STREAM, ILL. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the sale of Renaissance at Carol Stream, a 293-unit apartment community in the western Chicago suburb of Carol Stream in DuPage County. Built in 1970, the property features a pool, full-size indoor basketball court and fitness center. There are 17 buildings, and units average 883 square feet. Current ownership has renovated 129 units. Kevin Girard, Mark Stern and Zach Kaufman of JLL represented the seller, Chicago-based Bender Cos. The buyer was Highlands Vista Group.

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BROOKFIELD, WIS. — Colliers has negotiated the $6.8 million sale of Six65 Brookfield in suburban Milwaukee. The portfolio features a 24-unit apartment building and a three-unit mixed-use property along Brookfield Road. Ted Stratman and Tyler Hague of Colliers brokered the transaction. The asset sold to a California-based investor completing a 1031 exchange.

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Lee & Associates’ 2025 Q3 North America Market Report examines a commercial real estate landscape experiencing some pauses as the effects of exogenous forces work their way through the market. Economic and legal questions, the second- and third-order effects of tariffs, persistently high costs, unemployment concerns and the new realities of artificial intelligence (AI) have combined to produce mixed results across all property types. Demand for office and retail has increased (and their respective pipelines remain constrained). Of the four property types covered in the report — industrial, office, retail and multifamily — only retail saw transaction momentum in the previous quarter. Meanwhile, the overbuilt industrial and multifamily sectors have witnessed weakening or negative demand in the third quarter. Lee & Associates’ full, detailed market report is available to read here. The overviews for the sectors below reveal a market that seems to be holding its breath, awaiting new information. Industrial Overview: Markets Await Tariff Clarity Net absorption of industrial space increased in the third quarter across North America, but demand was weak and failed again to keep pace with the supply of new buildings, while tenant growth remained hobbled by tariff concerns and interest rates. In the United States, following 8.1 million square feet …

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RHOME, TEXAS — Locally based brokerage firm LanCarte Commercial has negotiated the sale of a 136,400-square-foot warehouse in Rhome, located north of Fort Worth. According to LoopNet Inc., the building at 240 Tiger Drive was completed in 2023 and features 36- to 46-foot clear heights, 18 dock-high doors, 10 grade-level doors and 5,100 square feet of office space. Mark Boone and Sarah LanCarte of LanCarte Commercial represented the seller in the transaction. Forrest Cook and Ryan Vaughn of Stream Realty Partners represented the buyer. Both parties requested anonymity.

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GEORGETOWN, TEXAS — Disney Investment Group, a Dallas-based brokerage firm, has arranged the sale of Republic Square, a 113,772-square-foot shopping center located in the northern Austin suburb of Georgetown. Built in 1986, Republic Square is home to 34 tenants, including Harbor Freight, Dollar Tree, Starbucks, Chipotle, Pizza Hut, One Main Financial and Subway. David Disney and Adam Crockett of Disney represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.

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ATHENS, GA. AND BATON ROUGE, LA. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of a two-property student housing portfolio totaling 1,188 beds in Georgia and Louisiana. The transaction included The Lodge of Athens, a 480-bed property serving students attending the University of Georgia; and Wildwood Baton Rouge, a 708-bed community located near Louisiana State University. Peter Katz of IPA — in association with Steve Greer and John Leonard of Marcus & Millichap — represented the seller, a joint venture between Alden Street Capital and an undisclosed institutional partner, and procured the buyer, Pumphouse Residential Group, in the transaction.

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CHESAPEAKE, VA. — Chapel Hill, N.C.-based Prudent Growth Partners has acquired Castle Shops, a 37,309-square-foot retail strip center located in Chesapeake, for $5.4 million. Dollar Tree anchors the two-building property, which was fully leased at the time of sale. Additional tenants include CHKD Thrift Store, Boost Mobile and Liberty Tax. Jeff Fritz and Jay O’Donnell of Colliers represented the seller in the transaction. George Fox, also with Colliers, served as the leasing agent at Castle Shops.

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WORCESTER, MASS. — A partnership between affordable housing owner-operator Jonathan Rose Cos. and local developer Schochet Cos. has acquired Plumley Village, a 430-unit community in Worcester. Plumley Village was originally developed in 1970 and rehabilitated in 2005. About 80 percent (342) of the residences are rent-subsidized as project-based Section 8 housing, and the remainder are rent-restricted under a Low-Income Housing Tax Credit land use regulatory agreement with MassDevelopment. Amenities include a community room, business center, convenience store, food pantry, laundry facilities, basketball court, playgrounds and a community garden. The Boys & Girls Club occupies the property’s ground-floor retail space. The seller was The Community Builders.

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LEXINGTON, MASS. — Colliers has brokered the sale of a 31,000-square-foot mixed-use property located at 1792 Massachusetts Ave. in Lexington, a northern suburb of Boston. The property is located within Lexington Center and features retail and office space, as well as residential units and a historic movie theater. Kendin Carr led the Colliers team that represented the seller, Viano Realty Trust, in the transaction.

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TUCSON, ARIZ. —  Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR has arranged the sale of a 88,848-square-foot retail space at 9550 E. Golf Links Road in Tucson. Bob Speedway LLC acquired the property from Leyenda En Tiempo for $5.7 million. Greg Furrier and Natalie Furrier of Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR handled the transaction.

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