FULLERTON, CALIF. — Lee & Associates Orange has arranged the sale of a 10,080-square-foot industrial building located at 1021 S. Placentia Ave. in Fullerton. Bruner Rental Properties acquired the asset from KSP Real Estate Partners for $3.3 million. Mark Hintergardt and Phil Fridd of Lee & Associates represented the seller in the transaction.
Acquisitions
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Newmark has arranged the sale and acquisition financing of the office and retail components of The Pointe at Polaris, a mixed-use asset located in the Polaris submarket of Columbus. DFWLAND purchased the property from a joint venture between VanTrust Real Estate and NP Limited Partnership. Positioned along Polaris Parkway, The Pointe at Polaris comprises 212,366 square feet of trophy office space and 33,071 square feet of retail space. The office portion is fully leased to tenants such as Bank of America, Fiserv, Power Home Remodeling and Employers Health, while the retail portion is fully leased to tenants such as Kitchen Social, Condado Tacos, Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea and Club Pilates. The property offers connectivity via I-71 and immediate proximity to Polaris Fashion Place, one of the region’s most prominent retail destinations. Derek Fohl, Jim Postweiler, Peter Harwood, Jack Trager and Jim Clark of Newmark represented VanTrust. Gary Carr of Newmark advised the buyer, while Ari Schwartzbard and Bill Weber of Newmark arranged the financing. Newmark’s Jake Paschen provided analytical support for the transaction.
EAST HARTFORD, CONN. — An affiliate of Walmart has acquired an industrial building in East Hartford for approximately $212 million, according to reports from multiple local news outlets, including CT Insider and the Hartford Business Journal. The building is one of two within the 2.5 million-square-foot East Hartford Logistics & Technology Park, which was completed in 2024. The latter publication reports that the building was previously slated for use by Wayfair, but the Massachusetts-based furniture company “never fully occupied the space and later sought to sublease the building.” The seller was a joint venture between PGIM and National Development.
WOODBRIDGE, N.J. — Local owner-operator Woodmont Industrial Properties has sold a 54,113-square-foot building in Woodbridge, about 25 miles south of New York City. Delivered in 2023, the building at 51 New Brunswick Ave. features a clear height of 32 feet, seven exterior dock doors, one drive-in door and 2,300 square feet of office space and was fully leased at the time of sale of R.A.S. Logistics. Brian Schulz, Steven Beyda and Kevin Welsh of Newmark brokered the deal. The buyer was Sagard Real Estate.
HOUSTON — Woodside, a Texas-based real estate private equity firm, has purchased Saddlebrook Place, a four-building, 200,155-square-foot office campus in northwest Houston. Woodside plans to renovate the campus, which was previously known as Heron Lakes, by refreshing common areas and introducing move-in-ready spec suites. Woodside has also tapped Stream Realty Partners to lease Saddlebrook Place. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
HOUSTON — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 47,988-square-foot retail building in northwest Houston. The freestanding building, which was constructed on a 5.5-acre site at 7300 W. Greens Road in 1994 and renovated in 2018, was fully leased at the time of sale to 24 Hour Fitness. Scott Jones, Gus Lagos and Alex Wolansky of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a California-based investor, in the transaction and procured the buyer, a local investor that acquired the asset via a 1031 exchange.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — PCA Properties LLC has acquired an industrial space, located at 5575 S. Houghton Road in Tucson, from L&M Family Ventures for $4.2 million. The property offers 31,042 square feet of industrial space. Stephen Cohen of Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR represented the seller, while Greg White of SRS Real Estate Partners – West represented the buyer.
SAN DIEGO — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of La Mesa Mixed-Use, a mixed-use property in San Diego. Ross Sanchez and Nick Totah of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and buyer in the deal. Located at 6760 University Ave., the 12,196-square-foot property features 13 suites with a mix of office and retail uses, 28 parking spaces, dual access points and high-visibility frontage. At the time of sale, the building was occupied by service-oriented tenants, including beauty, auto, legal and entertainment uses. The property was built in 1976.
Progressive Real Estate Partners Brokers Sale of 11,720 SF Retail Center in Pomona, California
by Amy Works
POMONA, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has negotiated the sale of Valley Plaza, a multi-tenant retail property located at 2407 Valley Blvd. in Pomona. A private investor acquired the asset for $2.6 million from a private investor. Built in 1993, Valley Plaza offers 11,720 square feet of retail space. Current tenants include Panaderia Jaliscos & Maria Taco, Pomona Water & Ice, Pearl Dental Care and Curry Time. Trinnie Lee of Progressive Real Estate Partners represented the seller, while Mark Wilson of Channel Investment Group represented the buyer in the transaction.
DETROIT — HOK has acquired Rossetti, a Detroit-based architecture firm known for its sports venue design and renovation work. HOK says the merger strengthens its position as one of the world’s leading sports, recreation and entertainment design practices. The combined firm will operate as HOK + Rossetti. Led by Matt Rossetti, the Rossetti team will continue to operate from Detroit, a market where HOK has sought a physical presence and where Rossetti has operated for 57 years. Rossetti’s portfolio includes the Formula 1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix, the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center and Detroit’s Ford Field, with a significant reimagination of USTA’s Arthur Ashe Stadium and Cosm Detroit currently underway. The combined HOK + Rossetti sports, recreation and entertainment practice will be led by directors Nate Appleman, Shannon Bartch, Amy Chase, John Rhodes, Matt Rossetti and Rashed Singaby. HOK, a global design, architecture, engineering and planning firm with 27 offices, designed Little Caesars Arena and the forthcoming home of Detroit City Football Club.