GLENDALE, ARIZ. — Inland Real Estate Acquisitions, on behalf of an Inland affiliate, has negotiated the purchase of a 190-unit build-to-rent community in Glendale. Mark Cosenza of Inland Real Estate Acquisition, with assistance from David Neboyskey of The Inland Real Estate Group law department, completed the transaction. Renamed Onyx at Westgate, the property features 58 one-bedroom, 85 two-bedroom and 47 three-bedroom bungalows, all rising one story. Each unit offers upscale amenities, including gourmet kitchens, oversized windows, 10-foot ceilings, wood plank LVT flooring, high-end finishes and a smart-home technology package. The community features a resort-style pool and spa, outdoor firepits, a community lawn area, fitness center, dog park, clubhouse, covered parking and optional garages for residents. Developed in 2022, Onyx at Westgate was 92 percent occupied at the time of closing.
ONTARIO, CALIF. — 36th Street Partners has acquired a multi-tenant industrial property, located at 1804-1828 E. Elma Court in Ontario, from a private investor for $3.5 million. Built in 1982 on 1.3 acres in the Inland Empire region, the 17,360-square-foot property includes 13 units that are 100 percent occupied with tenants using the spaces for office and warehouse purposes. JW Capital is 36th Street’s equity partner on the deal. Brian Tressen of Martin Associates represented 36th Street Partners.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Mister Car Wash has purchased a property, located at 5523 E. Grant Road in Tucson, from Nam Nguyen Inc. for $1.2 million. The buyer plans to redevelop the property into a new car wash location, scheduled to open in late 2024. Aaron LaPrise of Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR represented the buyer and seller in the deal.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 5,500-square-foot industrial lease in South Fort Worth. According to LoopNet Inc., the newly renovated building at 9727-9733 South Freeway was built in 1978 and totals 16,060 square feet. Taylor Stell and Schaefer Amos of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Bleecker Partners, in the lease negotiations. The name and representative of the tenant were not disclosed.
CONROE, TEXAS — Law firm Griffin, Cain & Herbig has signed a 5,000-square-foot office lease in Conroe, about 40 miles north of Houston. The firm is taking space at the new Woodforest Bank Building, which occupies a full city block in the downtown area. Lisa Hughes of SVN | J. Beard Real Estate — Greater Houston represented Woodforest National Bank in the lease negotiations.
NEW YORK CITY — Douglaston Development has topped out a $320 million multifamily project located at 1057 Atlantic Ave. in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. The 17-story building will ultimately house 456 apartments, 137 of which will be reserved as affordable housing. Units will come in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities will include a fitness center, lounge, golf simulator, game room, screening room, children’s playroom and a landscaped rooftop deck, as well as 31,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Greystone Capital Advisors arranged financing for the project, which included $185 million in construction financing from Wells Fargo Bank, M&T Bank and BankUnited. Funds managed by Ares Real Estate also have a preferred equity investment project in the development, which is slated for completion in late 2025.
MECHANICSBURG, PA. — JLL has arranged the $78.5 million sale of an 812,425-square-foot distribution center in Mechanicsburg, located just outside of Harrisburg in the central part of the Keystone State. The facility was built on 44.3 acres in 2002 and offers 182 dock-high doors, two drive-in doors, 329 parking spaces, 109 trailer stalls and 195-foot truck court depths. John Plower and Ryan Cottone of JLL represented the undisclosed seller and procured the buyer, a joint venture between Lightstone and an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management, in the transaction. Peter Rotchford, Andrew Scandalios, Michael Pagniucci and Tyler Peck of JLL arranged a $65 million acquisition loan through Argentic Investment Management on behalf of the new ownership.
SUFFERN, N.Y. — Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: REGN) has purchased Avon Innovation Center, a 235,000-square-foot life sciences facility in Suffern, located just across the New York-New Jersey border. The seller, pharmaceutical company Avon, will be vacating the building in the near future. Larry Carroll, Shawn Straka, David Bernhaut, Frank DiTommaso and Seth Zuidema of Cushman & Wakefield, along with Michael Katz of Actio Corporate Advisors, represented Avon in the transaction. Dan Loughlin and Matt Loughlin of JLL represented Regeneron.
OLATHE, KAN. — Hunt Midwest and Principal Senior Living have completed 21 new memory care residences at Benton House of Olathe in Kansas. The expansion project more than doubles the number of memory care apartments available in the community’s Beacon Neighborhood, an exclusive neighborhood within the Benton House community dedicated to seniors experiencing memory loss. The first residents are scheduled to move in to the new apartments in March. Benton House of Olathe now offers 76 total residences, including 35 memory care apartments and 41 studio and one-bedroom assisted living suites. The property features a variety of indoor and outdoor amenity spaces around three landscaped courtyards. The project team included Lamas Architects, Schlagel and Associates and Meyer Brothers Building Co. Hunt Midwest and Principal currently own and operate a portfolio of six assisted living and memory care communities in metro Kansas City.
OMAHA, NEB. — Developer Sullivan Development Co. has broken ground on Leavenworth Lofts, a 28-unit apartment building in Omaha. The project site at 3612 Leavenworth St. is within walking distance of the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Completion is slated for spring 2025. Leavenworth Lofts will feature one-bedroom units averaging 1,000 square feet. Penthouse units on the fifth floor will feature secured access and private rooftop terraces. Unique to the property is a short-term rental option for units on the lower level as well as a gallery in the lobby that will spotlight rotating exhibits by local artists. Residents will have access to concierge housekeeping services as well as a controlled-entrance garage. BVH Architecture and Ronco Construction make up the project team.