SECAUCUS, N.J. — CBRE has negotiated the $47.8 million sale of The Waverton, a 116-unit apartment complex in Secaucus, located across the Hudson River from New Jersey. Completed in 2022, The Waverton offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units, with roughly 20 percent of residences designated as affordable housing. Amenities include a fitness center with a private yoga studio, an outdoor lounge with grilling stations, sundeck, resident lounge with billiards and shuffleboard and a coworking and conference room. Jeffrey Dunne, Stuart MacKenzie, Eric Apfel and Travis Langer of CBRE represented the seller, a joint venture that included Canoe Brook Development as a minority partner, in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed.
Acquisitions
RANDOLPH, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $4.5 million sale of a mixed-use development site in the Northern New Jersey community of Randolph. The site at 1192 Sussex Turnpike is approved for 25 townhomes, as well as a mixed-use building that will feature 4,055 square feet of retail space on the ground floor and 10 apartments on the second and third floors. Andrew Schwartz, Jordan Sobel, Andre Balthazard and Dan Bottiglieri of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, an entity doing business as Ludiro Inc., in the transaction and procured the buyer, OES Properties.
SALT LAKE CITY — JLL Capital Markets has secured an undisclosed amount of financing for Northpoint Innovation Park, a 94-acre master-planned industrial project at 3200 N 2200 W in Salt Lake City. A Utah-based community bank provided the loan for the borrower, a joint venture between OCC Industrial and Xcel Development. Situated adjacent to Salt Lake City International Airport and within 10 minutes of downtown Salt Lake City, Northpoint Innovation Park’s master plan includes eight larger sites designed for front-park, rear-load vertical development and five smaller format sites with approximately 1 acre each of yard space or additional parking. Upon completion, the park will offer 15 pad-ready sites for small industrial users. Will Haass and Jeff Pew of JLL arranged the financing, which incorporates an Infrastructure Financing District municipal bond package that will fund public infrastructure improvements including roads, utilities and offsite connections. Culum Mills and the JLL Salt Lake City industrial leasing team will market the individual pad-ready sites to industrial users upon completion of horizontal improvements.
Beacon Group Acquires 4,665 SF Office Space at Coronado Professional Plaza in Avondale, Arizona
by Amy Works
AVONDALE, ARIZ. — Beacon Group has purchased 4,665 square feet of office space at Building E, Units 117 and 119 within Coronado Professional Plaza, located at 3400 N. Dysart Road in Avondale. Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center sold the space for $2 million. Kameron Norwood of Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR represented the buyer, while Joel Moyes of Red Brick Realty represented the seller in the deal.
CHICAGO — Newmark has arranged the $41 million sale of the retail portion of 500 North Michigan Avenue along Chicago’s Magnificent Mile. The 21,565-square-foot space is fully leased to tenants such as Bank of America, Chick-fil-A and Vans. The asset traded at a cap rate of 5.93 percent. Keely Polczynski of Newmark represented the undisclosed seller. The buyer was a private investor.
MILWAUKEE — CBRE has arranged the sale of a five-building, 126,335-square-foot flex industrial property in Milwaukee. Minnesota-based Brait Capital purchased the property from Oyster Two Wisconsin Owner LLC for $6 million. CBRE’s Matson Holbrook, Sean Beuche and Patrick Gallagher represented the seller. Built in 1987, the asset features clear heights ranging from 14.5 to 17 feet, several dock-high and drive-in loading doors and ample parking on a 10-acre site. The property was 67 percent occupied at the time of sale.
COLUMBIA, S.C. — JLL Capital Markets has negotiated the sale of Gateway One, a 252,720-square-foot distribution facility located within 803 Industrial Park in Columbia. Pete Pittroff, Dave Andrews, Michael Scarnato and Michael Lewis of JLL represented the seller, locally based Magnus Development Partners, in the transaction. Atlanta-based Invesco Real Estate acquired the property for an undisclosed price. Delivered in 2023 as the first building within 803 Industrial Park, Gateway One features tilt-up concrete construction with rear-load configuration, 260-foot depths, 32-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinkler systems and energy-efficient LED lighting with motion sensors. The property is fully leased to four tenants across industries such as manufacturing, consumer products distribution, outdoor recreation and specialty automotive solutions. Gateway One also sits adjacent to Columbia Metropolitan Airport, with immediate access to I-26 and I-77.
HOUSTON — Interra Capital Group has acquired Greenway Plaza, a 4.5 million-square-foot office district and mixed-use development located in southwest Houston. The seller and sales price were not disclosed, but past owners have included Parkway and Cousins Properties. Developed in the late 1960s, Greenway Plaza spans approximately 53 acres and features 11 office towers and is among the largest infill mixed-use business campuses in the United States, according to a press release issued by Interra. “This is a generational asset with unmatched scale, a premier infill location [with] tremendous long-term potential,” says Jack Polatsek, CEO of Interra Capital Group. “We are proud to acquire Greenway Plaza and are committed to making the investments necessary to enhance the campus and strengthen its position as one of the market’s leading business destinations.” “This acquisition is about stewarding a campus that has played an important role in Houston for decades and repositioning it for the future,” adds Anita Kundaje, Interra’s commercial real estate acquisitions manager. “We see tremendous opportunity to unlock value through disciplined execution, creative vision and a deep commitment to the market.” Interra plans to pursue an active ownership and asset management strategy that will be focused on operations, tenant engagement, leasing …
POMPANO BEACH, FLA. — Kurv Industrial, formerly known as Bridge Industrial, has acquired East Pompano Industrial Center, a five-building industrial park in South Florida’s Broward County. The Chicago-based based owner-operator purchased the 818,611-square-foot development from Vancouver-based QuadReal Property Group for $220 million, making the deal the largest industrial acquisition in South Florida this year, according to Kurv. The acquisition is part of the previously announced $789 million joint venture partnership between Kurv and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments). CBRE National Partners represented the seller in the transaction. East Pompano Industrial Center, which will be rebranded as Kurv Pompano, was 50 percent leased at the time of sale. The park comprises four rear-load facilities with 32-foot clear heights and a low-coverage building delivered in 1993. Kurv plans to invest in speculative office build-outs and energy efficient upgrades at the park during its ownership.
WINTER GARDEN, FLA. — Orlando-based Foundry Commercial has brokered the $24.5 million sale of The Exchange, a mixed-use building located at 270 W. Plant St. in downtown Winter Garden, a suburb of Orlando. Delivered in 2021, the 42,800-square-foot property was fully leased to office tenants and retailers at the time of sale. The buyer is James Larweth, a private investor who has actively acquired assets in downtown Winter Garden. Chris DeMartino, Rick Helton, Dale Peterson, Joe Chick and Christine Mansour of Foundry represented the seller, the Keating family, in the transaction. Jay Strates of The Strates Group was the previous leasing agent for The Exchange and assisted the Foundry team in the sale.