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BARTLETT, ILL. AND PHOENIX, ARIZ. — NAI Hiffman has negotiated the sale of a three-building industrial portfolio in Bartlett, a western suburb of Chicago, and Phoenix. The GSI Family Office, along with Greco/DeRosa Investment Group, sold the portfolio to a discretionary fund managed by CBRE Global Investors. The properties include: 1323 Brewster Creek Blvd. and 1550 Hecht Drive in Bartlett; and 4450 N. 45th Ave. in Phoenix. They are home to seven tenants. Pat Sullivan, Ryan Chambers and Jeff Fischer of NAI Hiffman represented the seller. Tony Lydon and John Lydon of JLL assisted in the sale of the Phoenix property. Built in 2017, 1323 Brewster Creek Blvd. spans 421,354 square feet and features 48 docks, 800 car parking spaces and a clear height of 32 feet. It was the first building in Brewster Creek Business Park, which is now home to more than 1 million square feet of food-related tenants. Built in 2006, 1550 Hecht Drive serves as the headquarters for Greco Foods. The 209,628-square-foot warehouse offers an office and cold storage component. The Phoenix asset, built in 2017, spans 368,478 square feet.

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HOUSTON — NAI Partners has negotiated a 17,210-square-foot office lease for Aegis Chemical Solutions, a provider of water treatment solutions, at 4560 Kendrick Plaza Drive in North Houston. Jason Whittington of NAI Partners represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Logan Greer of Insite Realty Partners represented the landlord, EastGroup Properties LP.

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MUNSTER, IND. — Robert Lynn Investments, a division of commercial real estate services firm NAI Robert Lynn, has acquired a 23,346-square-foot dialysis center located at 10120 Calumet Ave. in Munster, about 30 miles south of Chicago. The purchase price was undisclosed. This is the first acquisition for Robert Lynn’s Med Strategy Fund I, a $30 million equity fund dedicated to the aggregation of medical properties. American Renal Associates is the primary tenant within the building. Frank Roti of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller.

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LEXINGTON, KY. — NAI Isaac has brokered the sale of a 29,240-square-foot office building formerly leased to American National University in Lexington. Quality Logistics LLC, a third-party logistics company specializing in shipping of fresh, frozen and dried goods, acquired the property for an undisclosed price. The buyer also expects to move into the space by early 2021. The office building is situated at 2376 Sir Barton Way, six miles east of downtown Lexington. Bruce Isaac, Al Isaac and Paul Ray Smith of NAI Isaac, along with Matt Smyth of Colliers International, represented the seller, Corolla Management Corp., in the transaction. David Allen of areaLex Real Estate represented the buyer.

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JACKSON, MISS. — NAI UCR Properties has negotiated the sale of a 1-acre parcel located at 629 Fondren Place and 2820 N. State St. in Jackson. The buyer, Wealth Hospitality Group doing business as entity Fondren Landing LLC, is planning to develop Fondren Landing, a $40 million mixed-use project that will include apartment units, retail space and condominiums. The site is located three miles north of downtown Jackson. A timeline for construction was not disclosed, although local news outlet WJTV reports the property is slated to open in summer 2022. Micah McCullough of NAI UCR Properties represented the seller, a private family based in South Carolina, in the land transaction.

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The commercial real estate industry is still managing the COVID-19 pandemic and the heavy toll it has enforced on the national economy. The National Bureau of Economic Research declared in early June the U.S. economy was officially in a recession, less than three months after government-mandated shutdowns began en masse. Jay Olshonsky, president and CEO of New York-based NAI Global, says the sudden economic impact of the pandemic on the commercial real estate industry has already exceeded the global financial crisis. “The immediate magnitude of this is much greater than 2009,” says Olshonsky. “Some economists are predicting this could be 20 times as bad as far as the number of properties that are affected and could potentially go into default. The numbers are pretty staggering.” But Olshonsky is quick to point out that the current situation isn’t a doomsday scenario, nor is it permanent. “It will slowly get back to normal,” says Olshonsky. “There are a multitude of side effects. For every sell there’s a buy, for every loss there’s an opportunity. There will be opportunities that will be created.” Among those are distressed real estate assets, which can take the form of properties in foreclosure or mortgages that are …

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QUAKERTOWN, PA. — NAI Summit has arranged the sale of a 7,945-square-foot office building in Quakertown, located in between Philadelphia and Allentown in the Lehigh Valley region. Mike Adams and Mark Magasich of NAI Summit represented the seller, Heather-Jo Inc., in the transaction. Jim Dietrick of Remax represented the buyer, JLKM Property Management.

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HACKENSACK, N.J. — NAI James Hanson has brokered the sale of a 30,000-square-foot industrial building located at 80 Commerce Way in Hackensack. The property is situated on 2.2 acres and features 14-foot clear heights and 85 parking spaces. Scott Perkins and Chris Todd of NAI James Hanson represented the seller, Canaan Korean Community Church, in the transaction. William Lee of Coldwell Banker Fort Lee represented the buyer, Pilgrim Mission Church.

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WHEAT RIDGE, COLO. — NAI Shames Makovsky has negotiated the sale of a retail building located at 9830 W. I-70 Frontage Road South in Wheat Ridge. Lag B’Omer Partnership and Lag B’Omer LLC sold the asset to Going Green LLC for $2.7 million. The property features 19,200 square feet of retail space. Jake Malman and Sandy Feld of NAI Shames Makovsky represented the seller in the transaction.

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CHANDLER, ARIZ. — NAI Horizon has arranged the sale of American Self Storage & Mail Center located at 12220 E. Riggs Road in Chandler. Lawhead Family LLC sold the property to Vault at Riggs Road LLC for $8.3 million. Denise Nunez and Victoria Filice of NAI Horizon represented the seller and secured the buyer in the deal.

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