PAWTUCKET, R.I. — New York City-based Global Asset Management Group (GNAM) is underway on the $92 million redevelopment of the 386,404-square-foot former Memorial Hospital campus in Pawtucket, located just north of Providence. Plans currently call for approximately 200 residential units, including both market-rate and affordable multifamily units, as well as dedicated veteran housing and support services. The redevelopment will also introduce retail and restaurant uses to the campus in addition to new healthcare and wellness facilities. GNAM acquired the property for $12 million and projects about $45 million in construction and redevelopment costs, not inclusive of additional soft costs. A timeline for completion was not announced.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — TSB Realty has arranged the sale of SoCam 290, a 627-bed student housing community located near the Rutgers University campus in New Brunswick. Delivered in 2005, the community offers 233 units in studio through three-bedroom configurations. Shared amenities include a clubroom, 24-hour fitness center, business center, coffee bar and gaming and media lounges. Alden Street Capital purchased the property from an undisclosed seller. TSB Capital Advisors also arranged acquisition financing for the deal. The property was fully leased at the time of sale.
PUYALLUP, WASH. — Colliers has negotiated the $18.4 million sale of Sunset Self Storage, a newly constructed facility located at 5514 152nd St. E in Puyallup, a suburb of Tacoma. An entity doing business as BVDSS Puyallup Owner LLC sold the asset to Mitchell RE Holdings LLC. Completed in 2025, Sunset Self Storage features climate-controlled units, multistory elevator access, modern security systems and a variety of storage options. The asset offers direct access to state routes 512 and 167 and I-5. Jacob Becher and Nate Fliflet of Colliers represented the buyer and seller in the transaction.
ELIZABETH, N.J. — Osmo, which uses machine learning to digitize scent and promote olfactory science, has opened a 60,000-square-foot headquarters facility in the Northern New Jersey community of Elizabeth. Designed by KSS Architects, the facility includes office, lab and manufacturing space, as well as a breakout room, café and shared spaces to foster cross-disciplinary collaboration. A partnership between Bridge Industrial and Elberon Development Group owns the building, the address of which was not disclosed.
PROVO, UTAH — Six Ridge Partners, formerly Dakota Pacific, has divested of Riverwoods Business Park in Provo. Terms of the transaction were not released. Brandon Fugal, John Monson and Grant Lammerson of Colliers represented Six Ridge Partners in the transaction, while Summit Commercial Advisors represented the undisclosed buyer, which purchased the property on behalf of an investor group affiliated with Flagship Cos. Developed in the mid-1990s, the three-building campus offers 185,000 square feet of research, innovation and office space. Current tenants include Qualtrics, Vivint and UCCU.
FONTANA, CALIF. — Faris Lee Investments has negotiated the $5.3 million sale of a retail strip center in Fontana, located in Southern California’s San Bernardino County. Jeff Conover, Scott DeYoung and Greg Lukosky of Faris Lee Investments handled the transaction. The names of the buyer and seller were not released. Chipotle, Jersey Mike’s, Dragon Grill, KWIK Charge EV Charging Stations and Phantom Fireworks are tenants at the 4,872-square-foot property, which is positioned as a pad building in front of a WinCo Foods.
BAKERSFIELD, CALIF. — San Diego-based Torrey Financial Group has sold a single-tenant retail property located at 1125 Olive Drive in Bakersfield to a Los Angeles-based investor for $2.6 million. The 8,302-square-foot, newly renovated building was originally constructed in 2013. AutoZone occupies the property on a new 15-year triple-net lease featuring 10 percent rent increases every five years. Jeff Lefko and Bill Asher of Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors represented the seller in the deal, while Greg Bedell and Lance Mordachini of Progressive Real Estate Partners represented the buyer.
RANDOLPH, N.J. — LJS Development has broken ground on Sussex Woods, a 25-unit affordable housing project in the Northern New Jersey community of Randolph. Sussex Woods will feature five one-bedroom units, 12 two-bedroom residences and eight three-bedroom apartments. All units will be reserved for households earning between 20 and 60 percent of the area median income. Inglese Architecture is designing Sussex Woods, and LeChase Construction is the general contractor. Completion is slated for next summer.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A partnership between GMH Communities, AEW Capital Management and Wexford Science & Technology LLC has acquired land within The Pearl innovation district in Charlotte. The partners plan to develop ANOVA The Pearl, a 20-story, 382-unit luxury apartment tower. Completion is slated for summer 2028. ANOVA The Pearl will encompass 1.3 acres and feature luxury residential accommodations alongside 6,621 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Of the 382 units, 5 percent will be reserved for affordable housing. Amenities will include a fitness center, clubhouse, golf simulator, sauna and cryotherapy chambers. The developers say the project is designed to meet the growing demand for high-quality housing for professionals working in the life sciences, healthcare and technology industries. The Pearl innovation district, developed through a public-private partnership led by Atrium Health and Wexford Science & Technology, is anchored by Wake Forest University School of Medicine Charlotte, the city’s first four-year medical school. “We are attracted to locations that we believe benefit from strong institutional anchors and create opportunities for residents to live near major centers of employment and innovation. ANOVA The Pearl reflects these characteristics and represents a residential development within a unique and evolving district in Charlotte,” says Sara …
By Matthew Auchincloss The U.S. office sector may never be going back to pre-pandemic utilization levels, but enough time has elapsed and data compiled to make the case that the asset class is stabilizing. According to data from CoStar Group, leasing activity remained steady in the second quarter of 2026, with 115 million square feet of new leases signed (renewals were not included in the data). That remains approximately 9 percent below the quarterly average from 2015 through 2019 but is far above the leasing volume from 2020 and 2021. The national vacancy rate is down 50 basis points from one year ago and 20 basis points in the past quarter, currently sitting at around 18 percent, according to CoStar. Rental rates are also up, averaging approximately $38.06 per square foot nationally — a 2.3 percent increase from last year, according to Colliers. Class A rates currently sit around $43.76 per square foot, with a sharp divide between commercial business district (CBD) rates and suburban product. CBD rates dropped 10 basis points from the first quarter, but the $52.52 per square foot price tag is still up slightly year-over year (70 basis points). Suburban rates are much lower at approximately …