STERLING, COLO. — Extended Stay America has opened Extended Stay America Select Suites – Sterling, an extended-stay hotel located at 2500 E. Chestnut St. in Sterling. Developed by Colorado Hospitality Services, the two-story property features 104 suites with full kitchens, including a stovetop, microwave and full-size refrigerator. Onsite amenities include guest laundry, complimentary Wi-Fi, an indoor swimming pool, a recreation room with pool tables and foosball.
PHILADELPHIA — Drexel University will open a 150,741-square-foot healthcare and life sciences facility in Philadelphia’s University City area. The space spans four of the 11 stories within the building at 3201 Cuthbert St., which is adjacent to Drexel’s campus. The university plans to consolidate the entirety of its research and laboratory operations within the Drexel University College of Medicine in the new building, which was designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects and is owned by a partnership between Gattuso Development Partners and Vigilant Holdings. Occupancy is slated for mid-2027.
TRUMBULL, CONN. — Locally based brokerage firm Vidal/Wettenstein has negotiated the $3.7 million sale of a 112,544-square-foot office building in the southern coastal Connecticut city of Trumbull. The buyer, Kubtec, a provider of digital imaging equipment, will convert the first two floors of the building at 75 Merritt Blvd. to support its production, assembly and quality control initiatives. Bruce Wettenstein of Vidal/Wettenstein represented the buyer in the transaction. Alan Fischer of Fischer Real Estate represented the seller, Sachem Capital Corp.
PITTSBURGH — CBRE has brokered the sale of a 52,750-square-foot shopping center in North Pittsburgh. Located at 4885 McKnight Road and known as McKnight Siebert, the center is home to tenants such as Walgreens, Starbucks, The UPS Store, Bruegger’s Bagels, Sport Clips and T-Mobile. First Washington Realty sold the center to full-service firm Shannon Waltchack for an undisclosed price. Chris Munley, Colin Behr, Ryan Sciullo, Casey Benson Smith, R.J. Mirabile and Michael Pascavis of CBRE brokered the deal.
DAVENPORT, IOWA — Electro Freeze, a frozen treat machine manufacturer, has signed a 301,320-square-foot lease at Russell Industrial Park in Davenport within the Quad Cities. The company will relocate from East Moline in July. Michael Minard, Austin Hedstrom, Tanner Hedstrom and Marcus Pitts of JLL represented the landlord, Russell, an Iowa-based construction and development firm. The property is the fourth of six buildings to reach full occupancy within the 95-acre industrial park. Other tenants include Ryder Logistics, Nestlé Purina, PODS, Crescent Electric and Tube and Solid Tire. The buildings total nearly 1.5 million square feet, with over 500,000 square feet remaining available for lease. Electro Freeze’s commitment brings more than 200 jobs to Davenport.
CHAGRIN FALLS, OHIO — The Cooper Commercial Investment Group has arranged the $7.8 million sale of Washington Center, a mixed-use property comprised of retail, flex and warehouse space in in Chagrin Falls/South Russell near Cleveland. Bob Havasi and Dan Cooper of Cooper Group represented the seller, whom the duo has worked with on multiple transactions in the past. The sales price represented a cap rate of 7.7 percent. Washington Center is comprised of 67,530 square feet and sits on 5 acres. Long-term tenants have consistently exercised renewals.
CHICAGO — Greenstone Partners has brokered the sale of a 16-unit value-add apartment building located at 633 S. Laflin St. in Chicago’s Little Italy/University Village neighborhood. The asset sold for $195,000 per unit. The three-story building totals approximately 10,800 square feet and features a mix of one- and two-bedroom units. It is situated near the University of Illinois Chicago campus and the Illinois Medical District. Tom Galvin and Brewster Hague of Greenstone represented the seller, a private local owner, and procured the buyer, a private partnership based in Illinois.
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL. — Dalfen Industrial has acquired a multi-tenant industrial property on Howard Street in Elk Grove Village. Built in 1990, the facility offers immediate access to I-90, I-290, I-294 and the Chicago O’Hare International Airport. The asset is currently 75 percent leased and includes a move-in ready vacancy. Each suite features both dock-high and drive-in loading, providing flexible functionality for distribution and light industrial users. With this transaction, Dalfen now owns and operates 17 buildings across the Midwest. The company aims to double its footprint in the region over the next 12 months.
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — CBRE has negotiated a 342,000-square-foot lease within Coastal Crossroads Industrial Park, a 180-acre industrial development in the Charleston suburb of Summerville. Mobix Fulfillment, a third-party logistics firm based in Utah, will occupy the building at 420 Strathmore Road. The lease represents the first closed transaction within Coastal Crossroads, according to CBRE. Bob Barrineau, Brendan Redeyoff and Tim Raber of CBRE represented the landlord, Citimark Pure Charleston, in the lease negotiations. Ryan Young of Cushman & Wakefield represented Mobix. Remaining availability at Coastal Crossroads includes two existing spaces spanning 208,000 and 500,000 square feet, along with two build-to-suit sites ranging from 200,000 to 1.2 million square feet.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a $28.7 million construction loan for PADS 216, an apartment development underway at 216 Spring St. in Charleston’s Upper Peninsula. Kristian Brown of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the financing through RMWC via a debt fund execution on behalf of the borrowers, Orange Properties, Ivy Capital and Crown Global Investments. Situated near The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), PADS 216 will feature a variety of floorplans and high-end amenities. The construction timeline was not released.
