JAMESBURG, N.J. — Lee & Associates has brokered the $4.4 million sale of Forsgate Commons, a 26,295-square-foot office building in Jamesburg, a northeastern suburb of Trenton. The building was originally constructed in 1930 as Jamesburg High School and converted to multi-tenant office use in the 1980s. Beth Chezmar of Lee & Associates represented the seller in the transaction, and Dan De Palma of North American Realty represented the buyer. Both parties requested anonymity.
COSTA MESA, CALIF. — Lee & Associates Orange has arranged the sale of a freestanding industrial/flex building in Costa Mesa. The property traded for $6.1 million. Located at 3587-3589 Harbor Blvd., the 19,271-square-foot building features a large fenced yard, three ground-level doors and 400 amps, 120/208 volt power. Greg Diab of Lee & Associates Orange represented the buyer in the deal.
SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — Lee & Associates has negotiated the sale of a 12,500-square-foot property formerly occupied by Frankly Yours restaurant in Schaumburg for an undisclosed price. Rick Scardino and Michael Petrik of Lee & Associates represented the buyer, the Village of Schaumburg. Attorney Steven Dobrofsky represented the seller, Chicago Title Land Trust Co.
NORTHLAKE, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 506,410-square-foot industrial lease at 4500 Northport Drive in Northlake, located north of the metroplex in Denton County. According to commercialcafé.com, the property was built on 25.4 acres in 2008 and includes 131 parking spaces. Trey Fricke and Reid Bassinger of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Link Industrial Properties, in the negotiations for the full-building lease. Nathan Lawrence and Krista Raymond of KBC Advisors represented the tenant, Exel Logistics.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated the sale of a 100,800-square-foot industrial facility that sits on a four-acre lot at 1401 Dunn Drive in the northern Dallas suburb of Carrollton. Stephen Williamson of Lee & Associates represented the buyer, metro Boston-based investment firm High Street Logistics Properties, in the transaction. Keenan Cook of Mercer Co. represented the seller, Charity Supply. The sales price was not disclosed.
DALLAS — Artemis Fine Art Services, which provides artwork shipping and handling services, has signed a 59,000-square-foot industrial lease at 10405 Shady Trail in northwest Dallas. According to LoopNet Inc., the building sits on 4.8 acres and totals 116,140 square feet. Adam Graham and Ken Wesson of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Mississippi-based REIT EastGroup Properties, in the lease negotiations. The representative of the tenant was not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Score Sports Bar will open a 9,000-square-foot restaurant in Midtown Manhattan. The tenant has committed to a three-story space at 416 Eighth Avenue, which is located adjacent to Madison Square Garden, for 15 years. Brad Schwarz and James Ficelman of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Riese Organization, in the lease negotiations. Spencer Planit of Winick Realty represented Scores Sports Bar.
Against the backdrop of higher interest rates and the collapse of commercial real estate investment transactions, large brokerages have begun to reduce staff and other expenses to weather growing uncertainty over property values. But executives at Lee & Associates Commercial Real Estate Services consider it an ideal environment to continue an expansion that has added more than ten new locations over the last few years. Earlier this month, Lee & Associates announced the opening of an office in Baton Rouge, La. In November, they opened an office in Calgary, Alberta. In the same month, a satellite office in Nashville, Tenn. transitioned to a freestanding office, a designation that provides brokers in the office with the opportunity to fully benefit from the Lee & Associates capital structure — namely, to participate in funding the brokerage’s future growth and reaping the potential rewards. Those additions followed new office expansions in downtown Los Angeles, San Francisco and Omaha, Neb., earlier in the year. The Southern California-based brokerage anticipates announcing two more openings in early 2023, eventually increasing its footprint to around 90 locations from more than 70 today, says Jeffrey Rinkov, CEO of Lee & Associates. “We see some of our competitors cutting …
JOLIET, ILL. — NAPA Auto Parts has signed a 6,310-square-foot retail lease at the Caton Farm Plaza shopping center in Joliet. The property is situated along Illinois Route 59. Michael Petrik and Rick Scardino of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Dreamspace Properties. Sean McCourt of CBRE represented the tenant.
DALLAS — Gold 3PL, a Texas-based third-party logistics firm, has signed a 50,575-square-foot industrial lease at 1602 Terre Colony Court in West Dallas. According to LoopNet Inc., the property totals 131,412 square feet and sits on a 5.7-acre lot. Mark Graybill and Adam Graham of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Chicago-based First Industrial Realty Trust, in the lease negotiations. The representative of the tenant was not disclosed.