DENVILLE, N.J. — Locally based brokerage firm The Goldstein Group has negotiated the sale of an 8,800-square-foot retail building in the Northern New Jersey community of Denville. The owner, Orkin’s Premier Properties LLC, sold the building to Spark Properties LLC for an undisclosed price. Lew Finkelstein, C.J. Huter, Marc Palestina and Roy Paret of Goldstein Group represented both parties in the transaction.
PEMBROKE PINES, FLA. — Atlanta-based Cortland has acquired Harbour Cove, a 240-unit, Class B apartment community located in Pembroke Pines, a city in South Florida’s Broward County. Cortland has renamed the property as Cortland Harbour Cove. The community features two-bedroom apartments and three-bedroom units with dens, as well as a fitness center, clubhouse, playground, tennis courts and volleyball courts. Cortland plans to make capital improvements to the property, including full kitchen renovations, new lighting and plumbing fixtures, cosmetic upgrades to the clubhouse and fitness center and the addition of a new dog park and pickleball court. Nearby attractions to Cortland Harbour Cove include Pembroke Pines City Center and Miramar. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. With this acquisition, Cortland now owns and operates four assets in Broward County alone and 46 assets spanning more than 16,000 units across Florida.
ANN ARBOR, MICH. — The life sciences group of Sartorius has opened its new Center of Excellence for bioanalytics in Ann Arbor. Sartorius invested about $100 million for the state-of-the-art facility, consolidating existing sites and functions in Ann Arbor. The number of employees at the 130,000-square-foot property is expected to double over time. The facility houses a modern manufacturing and services area, biology labs, a warehouse, office and training spaces and a Customer Interaction Center. Sartorius will develop and manufacture a range of bioanalytical instruments at the site. Sartorius provides bioanalytical solutions that are used in the discovery and development of biopharmaceutical drugs. The company employs about 2,600 people at 12 sites in North America.
MARIETTA, GA. — BWE has arranged a $35 million bridge loan for the refinancing of Sedgefield Apartments, a 280-unit multifamily community located at 1136 W. Commons Lane in Marietta, a northwest suburb of Atlanta. Alan Tapie, Thomas Wiedeman, Brad Walker and Hanley Long of BWE arranged the interest-only loan on behalf of the borrower, RPM Living. Sedgefield Apartments features one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, as well as a fitness center, playground, green space, swimming pool, laundry facility and a grilling area.
HOLLAND, MICH. — Magnus Capital Partners has begun development of HōM Flats at 24 East, a 202-unit workforce housing development in western Michigan’s Holland. The three-building property will feature more than 13,000 square feet of retail space, including an onsite childcare center and suites reserved for locally owned businesses. Amenities will include a pickleball court, fitness studio, coworking lounge, café, indoor and outdoor play areas, art studio, package delivery area, pet-washing stations, indoor bike storage, rooftop terraces, walking paths and dog parks. Leasing is expected to begin in 2026. HōM Flats is the workforce housing platform of Magnus. Residents have access to monthly event programming like financial literary classes, art programs and career services. Hooker DeJong Inc. is the project architect, and Rhode Construction will serve as general contractor. Merchants Capital arranged more than $81 million in financing for the project, which is financed through private and public funding sources, including a 4 percent Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) allocation from Michigan State Housing Development Authority. Merchants Capital provided $14.2 million in LIHTC equity and a $27.9 million Freddie Mac unfunded forward tax-exempt loan. Merchants Bank provided a $31 million construction loan and $8 million equity bridge loan.
FORT WAYNE, IND. — WaterFurnace International, a geothermal and water source heating and cooling solutions provider, has broken ground on a 173,000-square-foot expansion of its headquarters in Fort Wayne. The $14 million project will more than double the current size of the property. The entire facility will continue to be heated and cooled by WaterFurnace geothermal heat pumps that draw from the renewable energy of its existing pond. WaterFurnace says its expansion comes on the heels of two record-breaking years, driven by a growing demand for renewable energy technologies and the currently available 30 percent federal tax credit for geothermal systems.
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has brokered the sale of a three-property, 18-unit multifamily portfolio on Chicago’s Northwest Side for $3.1 million. The six-flat buildings, located at 8622 W. Berwyn Ave., 8657 W. Berwyn Ave. and 5240 N. Oakview Ave., were all built in 1969. Patrick Kennelly, Paul Waterloo and Nathan Zito of Interra represented the seller, a local partnership. Jay Chandran of Jay C. Realty represented the buyer, a local partnership.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $13.3 million sale of Courtyard North Charleston, a 123-room hotel located at 2415 Mall Drive in Charleston. Built in 1999, the hotel is situated near Charleston International Airport, Tanger Outlets Charleston and the Charleston Area Convention Center. The property features an outdoor swimming pool, fitness center, and meeting and banquet facilities. Jack Davis, Joce Messinger and Chase Dewese of Marcus & Millichap’s Charleston office procured the buyer, Baron Hospitality, in the transaction. The seller was not disclosed.
SAN MARCOS AND TEMECULA, CALIF. — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated the sales of two industrial projects spanning six buildings and 387,454 square feet in San Marcos and Temecula. The assets were sold separately between January and May to two separate undisclosed buyers for a combined total of $74 million. In January, Investcorp acquired Pro·duc·tion, a four-building, Class A industrial project in San Marcos for $50 million. Fully leased at the time of sale, the property offers 221,294 square feet of industrial space. Built in 2018, the asset is located at 195 Bosstick Blvd. and 2946, 2950 and 2954 Norman Strasse Road. In May, Cire Equity purchased two industrial buildings at 26201 Ynez Road and 42259 Rio Ned Road in Temecula for $24 million. Aric Starck, Jeffrey Cole and Drew Dodds of Cushman & Wakefield Capital Markets represented the undisclosed seller in the transactions.
KIRKLAND, WASH. — The Cogir Family of Companies has completed work on Cogir of Kirkland, a 76-unit independent living and assisted living community in Kirkland, a suburb east of Seattle. Located in the city’s Lakeview neighborhood, the community offers units ranging from 375 to 475 square feet. Cogir will hold a ribbon cutting on June 20 at the property.