GLENSIDE, PA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $7.2 million sale of a single-tenant retail building in Glenside, located just north of Philadelphia, that is net leased to local convenience store operator Wawa. The site spans 1.3 acres at 200 S. Easton Road, and the facility, which opened in 2022, includes a fuel station. Scott Woodard and Derrick Dougherty of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
HONOLULU — Ala Moana Center, a 2.4-million-square-foot shopping center located in Honolulu, has announced the expansion of 10 new tenants this year. A mix of restaurant and retail businesses — Amaterasu; Coconut Ave; Baskin Robbins; Eve Ala Moana; fanfancy+; Lovisa; NOHO HOME; Skinceuticals Skin Lab; and ZEGNA — have already opened at the property. Dave & Buster’s, the final tenant to join the roster, is scheduled to open in mid-April. Brookfield Properties of Chicago owns and operates the center. Ala Moana Center is anchored by Bloomingdale’s, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Macy’s and Target and houses more than 350 stores and restaurants, including a selection of local, international and luxury brands.
GILBERT, ARIZ. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a retail property located at North Higley Road and East Michelle Way in Gilbert. A Colorado-based limited liability company acquired the asset from an Arizona-based limited liability company for $3.2 million. U.S. Bank occupies the property on a 10-year absolute triple-net ground lease. The building was constructed in 2023. Mark Ruble, Chris Lind and Zack House of Marcus & Millichap’s Phoenix office represented the seller, while Brennan Clegg of Marcus & Millichap procured the buyer in the transaction.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Arch Street Capital Advisors and Artemis Real Estate Partners have acquired a 2.4 million-square-foot industrial portfolio in metro Kansas City for an undisclosed price. The portfolio consists of four Class A properties that are all fully leased and situated near the BNSF intermodal facility. Further details regarding the transaction were not provided.
WEST BEND, WIS. — CBRE has brokered the sale of Cast Iron Luxury Living, a 129-unit multifamily property in West Bend, about 39 miles northwest of Milwaukee. A partnership of local buyers purchased the asset from Hendricks Commercial Properties for $21 million. The property was formerly home to The West Bend Co., a cookware and appliance manufacturing-based business that had occupied the site since 1911. The asset was renovated in 2015 and converted into a mixed-use apartment community in 2017 with 45,748 square feet of ground-floor commercial space. Current tenants include Kettle Moraine YMCA, West Bend Pediatrics-Children’s Wisconsin and the West Bend Area Chamber of Commerce, along with restaurants Café Floriana and The Grün Hexe Kitchen & Catering. Cast Iron Luxury Living features a range of studio through three-bedroom units. Amenities include a business center, club and media room, garage parking, car spa and a self-service canteen convenience shop. Matson Holbrook, Patrick Gallagher, Gretchen Richards, Sean Beuche and Peter Langhoff of CBRE represented the seller.
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $17.5 million sale of Northland Square shopping center in Cedar Rapids. The 106,500-square-foot property is fully occupied by national tenants such as T.J. Maxx, Barnes & Noble, OfficeMax, Old Navy, Famous Footwear and Hallmark. Built in 1994 and renovated in 2000, the center is located on Collins Road Northeast. Jeff Lefko and Bill Asher of Hanley Investment Group, in association with ParaSell Inc., represented the seller, a Midwest-based private partnership. Doug Fielding of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, a private investor based in Southern California.
NORTHVILLE, MICH. — Colliers has negotiated the sale of a 56,920-square-foot flex office building in Northville for an undisclosed price. The property is located at 22300 Haggerty Road. Metro Engineering Solutions, an engineering company, is moving into the space in April. The company maintains several other locations in Michigan. John Fricke and Jonathan Loos of Colliers represented the buyer.
Late last summer, optimism ran steady across the multifamily investment sales market. Prior to the Federal Reserve’s initial rate cut in September 2024, interest rates had remained stable throughout the year. The outlook was positive. But that more ebullient market proved temporary. The Fed’s interest rate cut had a positive effect on the secured overnight financing rate (SOFR), which fell from 5.3 percent on Sept. 18, 2024, to 4.3 percent in early February 2025. The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield rose during the same period. On Sept. 18, 2024, the 10-year yield closed at approximately 3.7 percent, and it stands at 4.5 percent as of Feb. 17. As a result of these factors, a bid-ask spread between apartment buyers and sellers has re-emerged, and transactions largely continue to follow the lackluster pace emblematic of the market since the cost of capital skyrocketed over a roughly 18-month period beginning in early 2022. The lack of sales has also suppressed the plans of property investors who want to take advantage of Section 1031 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. The provision allows sellers to defer paying capital gains taxes by using the sales proceeds to buy a similar, or “like-kind,” asset. But upon …
DALLAS — Locally based investment firm M2G Ventures has purchased Inwood Design District, a 14-building, 740,000-square-foot industrial and retail property in Dallas that also includes showroom space as part of the retail component. The 38-acre site at 1110 Inwood Road is located northwest of the downtown area in between the Dallas Design District and the West Brookhollow neighborhood. At the time of sale, Inwood Design District was 93 percent leased to tenants such as Crate & Barrel, White Glove Storage & Delivery, Community Coffee, Neiman Marcus and Granimport USA. M2G Ventures has tapped SHOP Cos. to lease the retail space and Holt Lunsford Commercial to lease the industrial space.
BURLESON, TEXAS — San Antonio-based developer Vantage Communities has sold a 288-unit apartment complex in Burleson, a southern suburb of Fort Worth. Vantage at Burleson was completed in 2024 and offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units with an average size of 856 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, clubhouse and two dog parks. Will Balthrope, Drew Garza, Drew Kile, Taylor Hill, Joey Tumminello, Michael Ware and Cameron Purse of Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented Vantage Communities in the transaction. The team also procured the undisclosed buyer, which has since rebranded the property as Fairmount Oaks.