MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. — NAI Mertz has brokered the sale of a 106,000-square-foot industrial building in the Southern New Jersey community of Mount Laurel. The building at 116 Gaither Drive was completed in 1982 and features a clear height of 22 feet. Jonathan Klear of NAI Mertz represented the undisclosed buyer in the deal. Dean Torosian, Nate Demetsky and Matt Kemery of JLL represented the seller, Endurance Real Estate Group.
Acquisitions
BOSTON — Urban Edge Partners has acquired Brighton Mills Center, a 91,000-square-foot retail property in Boston. Grocer Star Market anchors the center, and other tenants include Petco, Spring Shabu Restaurant, Bank of America and McDonald’s. Nat Heald, Jordana Roet, Connor Scott and Scott Dragosled of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the negotiations. The team also procured the buyer. The sales price was not disclosed.
Bridge Logistics Properties Buys 1.1 MSF Distribution Facility in Fontana, California for $174M
by Amy Works
FONTANA, CALIF. — Bridge Logistics Properties (BLP) has acquired a 1.1 million-square-foot multi-tenant distribution facility in Fontana for $174 million in an off-market transaction. Additional details of the transaction were not released. Michael Hefner, Juan Guiterrez and Shy Assar of Voit Real Estate Services Anaheim-Ontario brokerage team represented the buyer in the deal. Situated on 45.9 acres at 10681 Production Ave., the cross-dock distribution center features 220 dock-high loading doors, 185-foot truck courts, 274 trailer parking stalls, an ESFR sprinkler system and immediate access to Interstate 10.
COACHELLA, CALIF. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of Coachella Plaza, a shopping center located at 50249 Cesar Chavez St. in Coachella. The asset traded between two private investors for $12.9 million. Planet Fitness, WSS, Absolute Dollar and Innercare are tenants at the fully occupied, 84,820-square-foot property, which is shadow anchored by Cardenas Markets. Max Kinsbruner and Brian Quinn of JLL represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $3 million sale of a restaurant property located at 6210 E. Broadway Blvd. in Tucson. Mark Ruble, Chris Lind and Zack House of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an Arizona-based limited liability company, through a partnership with DSW Commercial Real Estate and Iridius Capital, and procured the buyer, a California-based limited liability partnership. Starbucks Coffee occupies the 2,200-square-foot property, which was built in 2024, on a new 10-year, corporate guaranteed net lease.
CINCINNATI — Real Capital Solutions (RCS) has acquired First Financial Center, a 31-story office tower located at 255 E. Fifth St. in downtown Cincinnati, for $59 million. The 551,836-square-foot property includes 523,213 square feet of office space and 28,623 square feet of retail space. The acquisition also includes a seven-story, 1,233-space parking garage. First Financial Center is 91.7 percent leased to 17 tenants, including three headquarters users that collectively occupy 65 percent of the building’s leased space. Those include First Financial Bank, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP and Chemed Corp., which recently signed a 10-year renewal. More than 75 percent of the leased space is occupied by financial and legal services firms. The acquisition price represents a discount of more than 75 percent to estimated replacement cost.
SOUTHGATE, MICH. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has brokered the sale of Dix-Toledo Shopping Center, a 121,184-square-foot shopping center in the Detroit suburb of Southgate. The property is 92 percent leased to retailers such as TJ Maxx, Ross Dress for Less, Chuck E. Cheese, Snipes and Hook & Reel. Ben Wineman and Daniel Stern of Mid-America represented the seller, a private family. The buyer was a Detroit-based private investment company.
TINLEY PARK, ILL. — Venture One Real Estate, through its acquisition fund VK Industrial VII LP, has purchased a 97,073-square-foot industrial building in the Chicago suburb of Tinley Park. The multi-tenant property was 44 percent leased at the time of sale. Constructed in 2004, the building is demised into five units. It features 13 exterior docks, six drive-in doors and parking for more than 162 cars. The three vacant suites range from 16,566 to 20,924 square feet, each with 1,236 to 3,291 square feet of office space. Each unit provides access to two or three dedicated exterior docks and one drive-in door, along with electrical service ranging from 400 to 1,400 amps. Venture One plans to make improvements to the vacant units, including office renovations, painting, energy-efficient lights and parking lot paving. Josh Hearne of Cawley Commercial Real Estate represented the seller and has been retained to market the property for lease. VK Industrial VII is co-sponsored by Venture One and Kovitz Investment Group.
LOGANSPORT, IND. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has arranged the $2 million sale of a retail center located at 3900 Lexington Road in central Indiana’s Logansport. The roughly 18,600-square-foot property was 80 percent leased at the time of sale. Dan Waszak of Quantum represented the seller, an East Coast-based private fund. The buyer was an investment group based in Atlanta. The center offers one vacant suite totaling roughly 3,800 square feet along with an additional pad for development.
Ypsomed Buys Life Sciences Facility in Metro Raleigh, Plans $250M Biomedical Manufacturing Project
by John Nelson
HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C. — Ypsomed, a Swiss manufacturer of injection systems for the self-administration of insulin and other liquid medicines, has purchased a life sciences facility in Holly Springs, a suburb of Raleigh. The firm purchased Building H within The Yield Holly Springs from the developer, Charlotte-based Crescent Communities, for $31.5 million. Ypsomed plans to invest $250 million to establish the 110,000-square-foot property as its first manufacturing facility in the United States. Ypsomed plans to customize Building H to be operational in 2027.