LOS ANGELES — JLL Capital Markets has directed the sale of Embassy Plaza, a neighborhood retail center in Los Angeles’ North Hollywood submarket. A Los Angeles-based family office acquired the asset from a private seller for $20.3 million. Located at 6050-6140 Lankershim Blvd., Embassy Plaza features 70,121 square feet of retail space anchored by Superior Grocers. At the time of sale, the property was 67 percent occupied. Current tenants include Starbucks Coffee, T-Mobile, Little Caesars and additional shops. Daniel Tyner, Gleb Lvovich and Geoff Tranchina of JLL represented the buyer in the transaction.
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INDIANA AND OHIO — Ambrose has acquired four industrial assets in Indiana and Ohio totaling more than 1 million square feet for just over $102 million. Artemis Real Estate Partners sold three of the facilities. An Italian and specialty foods distributor was the seller of the fourth property. The assets include 2588 Jannetides Blvd., a 512,000-square-foot facility located directly along I-70 in Greenfield, Ind., within the East submarket of Indianapolis. The property is partially occupied by Wesco with 287,500 square feet available to lease in July. The building features a clear height of 32 feet and a 27.5-acre industrial outdoor storage yard. Situated within the River Ridge Commerce Center in Jeffersonville, Ind., 200 Trey St. is a 256,500-square-foot, rear-load distribution facility. The site benefits from an on-campus rail yard operated by OmniTRAX, proximity to I-65 and convenient connectivity to the Port of Indiana-Jeffersonville and the UPS WorldPort. Niagara Bottling fully occupies the building. A 201,600-square-foot building at 6770 Shook Road in Lockbourne, Ohio, features a clear height of 32 feet and a 1.6-acre lot for trailer/van parking. Kroger and Component Hardware fully lease the property. In Whitestown, Ind., 5000 Anson Blvd. is a 151,306-square-foot cold storage building that features temperature-controlled …
TOPEKA, KAN. — The J.M. Smucker Co. and its subsidiary Big Heart Pet Brands Inc. are making a $20.5 million investment in Topeka through an expansion of its manufacturing facility. The project includes a capital investment of $17.8 million in real property and $2.7 million in equipment. To accelerate the growth, the Joint Economic Development Organization board of Topeka and Shawnee County has approved economic development incentives totaling $383,000. Reser’s Fine Foods also recently announced a $34 million expansion in Topeka.
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has brokered the $14 million sale of a 50-unit apartment building in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. Joe Smazal of Interra represented the buyer, JAB Real Estate, and the confidential seller. The transaction marks the first time the asset has traded hands in 20 years. Built in 1927, the courtyard building features 13 studio, 24 one-bedroom, one three-bedroom and six four-bedroom floor plans. Recent renovations to some units include hardwood flooring, updated bathrooms and new kitchens. Residents have access to an onsite fitness center.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Paris Brothers, a Kansas City-based global food and beverage company, has finalized a new seven-year lease for a headquarters office in Kansas City’s Power & Light District. The company will relocate its corporate team to a 16,000-square-foot space at 13th Street and Baltimore Avenue. Paris Brothers is best known as the parent company of Parisi Coffee. The new space will enable the company to better host partners and develop new products, according to a release. Paris Brothers expects to open the new office in advance of the World Cup, of which Kansas City is one of the host cities.
HOBOKEN, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a 39,990-square-foot office lease renewal in Hoboken. The tenant, automated software provider NiCE Systems, will continue to occupy the entire 11th floor at the 1.5 million-square-foot Waterfront Corporate Center. David DeMatteis, Mina Shehata and Scott Schubert of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Alex Erdos represented the landlord, SJP Properties, on an internal basis.
NEW YORK CITY — Horizon Kinetics Asset Management has signed an 18,713-square-foot office lease at Rockefeller Center in Midtown Manhattan. The firm is relocating from 470 Park Avenue South to the 27th floor of the 31-story building at 1270 Avenue of the Americas. Independent broker Marc Miller represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Blythe Kinsler and Kate Walker internally represented the landlord, Tishman Speyer.
The Triangle’s industrial market continues to hold strong fundamentals heading into the new year. A disciplined construction pipeline, low vacancy and high absorption fuel the market’s steady success. Disciplined constructionIndustrial developers have been incredibly disciplined when delivering new product to the Raleigh-Durham market, which has kept vacancy below 7 percent — a significantly stronger rate than peer Sun Belt markets as a result of record levels of development in recent years. With absorption rates in the Triangle averaging nearly 3 million square feet per year in the past five years, this healthy rate of delivery and absorption has propped up the region’s industrial market. That being said, the Raleigh-Durham market infill land supply has its limitations. Industrial-zoned land is difficult to find and acquisition costs are pushing $500,000 per acre in some submarkets, and rezoning is a lengthy 12-month or longer process. For these projects to be financially viable, developers have been increasing rents year-over-year to an average of over $12 per square foot across all submarkets, up from roughly $6 just five years ago. Many institutional occupiers have been willing to pay a premium to be in new, Class A space in these infill areas, but other occupiers are …
MORRISTOWN, N.J. — JLL has provided $296 million in Freddie Mac financing for a portfolio of 13 multifamily properties totaling 1,880 units in New Jersey. The portfolio consists of garden-style properties that are scattered across five Central and Northern New Jersey counties: Middlesex, Somerset, Union, Monmouth and Morris. The vintage of the properties ranges from 1959 to 1999. Michael Klein, Thomas Didio Jr., Michael Mataras and Joseph Gruber of JLL originated the 10-year, fixed-rate loan, which was structured with interest-only payments for a portion of the term. The borrower was not disclosed. “The borrower’s exceptional management capabilities and dedication to maintaining a well-kept, high-performing portfolio ensure these vital communities continue to deliver quality, affordable homes for residents,” says Didio. — Taylor Williams
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS — New York City-based Machine Investment Group has purchased Rise 120, a 227-unit apartment complex in the northern Austin suburb of Georgetown. Completed in early 2024, Rise 120 offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, resident lounge, grilling area and a dog park. Machine Investment Group, which partnered with Alta Real Estate Partners on the acquisition, plans to add additional amenities, including a golf simulator, sauna and cold plunge. Walker & Dunlop represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.