LAKEVILLE, MINN. — RL Cold, a division of RealtyLink LLC, has begun development of a 292,000-square-foot cold storage facility in the Minneapolis suburb of Lakeville. The project team includes general contractor Graycor Construction Co. and architect Ware Malcomb. The development will be situated within the 205-acre Airlake Industrial Park, which is located four miles from I-35 and 20 miles from Minneapolis. The project will feature advanced refrigeration technology, storage capacity for perishable items, a clear height of 50 feet, 70-foot-deep truck dock, up to 34,000 pallet positions, 98 employee parking spots, 61 truck spots and 38 truck dock doors. The project will be U.S. Green Building LEED certified. Completion is slated for spring 2025.
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LV Collective to Develop 829-Bed Rambler Tempe Student Housing Property Near Arizona State University
by Amy Works
TEMPE, ARIZ. — LV Collective, in partnership with Kayne Anderson Real Estate and Pacific Life, is set to break ground on Rambler Tempe, an 829-bed student housing development serving students attending Arizona State University. The community, which is scheduled for completion in fall 2026, will span 552,380 square feet at 1020 E. Apache Blvd. in Tempe. Work on the project began in March. Upon completion, the property will offer units in studio, one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom configurations. Shared amenities will include a café, coworking space, private study rooms, content creation rooms, two swimming pools and hot tubs, a rooftop terrace, clubroom, resident lounge and two-level fitness facility with yoga and on-demand fitness studios. The development team for the project includes Shepley Bulfinch, Layton and Variant Collaborative.
SEATTLE — Aegis Living has opened Aegis Living Laurelhurst in the Laurelhurst neighborhood of Seattle, near the University of Washington (UW). The six-story building features 147,911 square feet of space and 136 assisted living apartments. Aegis Development LLC is the developer, Ankrom Moisan Architects is the architecture firm and Exxel Pacific is the general contractor. Aegis Living Laurelhurst is Aegis’ 38th community and the second one to open this year.
Strategic Retail Advisors Negotiates $18M Sale of Vacant Walmart Building in Garden Grove, California
by Amy Works
GARDEN GROVE, CALIF. — Strategic Retail Advisors (SRA) has arranged the sale of a retail building located at 10912 Katella Ave. in the Orange County city of Garden Grove. OC Freedomhouse Church acquired the former Walmart Neighborhood Market from a private investor for $18 million. OC Freedomhouse plans to operate a new religious facility, including church services, an accredited Bible college and a child daycare all within an existing 46,287-square-foot tenant space. Blaine Bush of SRA handled the transaction.
LOS ANGELES — Captiva Partners has purchased a multi-tenant, small-bay industrial building in the North Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles for $15.7 million. The name of the seller was not released. Situated on 3.3 acres at 8210-8222 Lankershim Blvd., the 66,400-square-foot asset offers three buildings with 41 suites ranging from 1,200 square feet to 2,400 square feet. Captiva plans to implement a value-add business plan, including a capital improvement program that will address deferred maintenance and improve the property’s functionality and attractiveness.
GOODYEAR, ARIZ. — NAI Horizon has arranged the purchase of an industrial property located at 2760 S. La Luna in Goodyear, a suburb of Phoenix. Packing Solutions for Any Product (PSAP) acquired the asset from Waddell-based A1 Desert Investments for $4.7 million. Built in 2022, the freestanding general industrial office and warehouse facility offers 12,052 square feet of space. Headquartered in Guadalajara, Mexico, PSAP operates 13 manufacturing facilities throughout Mexico and the United States. Jeffrey Garza Walker of NAI Horizon represented the buyer, while Chris Toci of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the deal.
BEDMINSTER, N.J. — MetLife Investment Management has unveiled plans to reposition its 197-acre office campus in Bedminster, about 45 miles west of New York City, into a life sciences development named Bedminster Technology Center. MetLife has retained JLL to lead the repositioning of the property. Formerly home of AT&T and long known as One AT&T Way, the property consists of four interconnected buildings totaling 939,795 square feet. The campus includes a global network operations center, heliport and 15 acres of covered and surface parking. AT&T built the campus for its own use in 1975. MetLife acquired the property, which is now fully vacant, in 2006. The Township of Bedminster has rezoned the property to accommodate up to 2 million square feet of total development targeted toward biotech research and development and advanced manufacturing uses. Additionally, about 300,000 square feet is available for a conference center, hotel and amenities that could include a fitness center, restaurants and/or retail. Dan Loughlin is leading a JLL team that will market the property for single or multi-tenant lease, sale or site redevelopment with acreage for sale. According to JLL, Bedminster Technology Center presents an opportunity to create the first life sciences development in the …
— By Taylor Stokes, Market Intelligence Analyst, Avison Young — The Los Angeles office market continues to struggle with a 24.7 percent vacancy rate at the end of the first quarter of 2024, according to Avison Young’s first-quarter Los Angeles office market report. Leasing activity picked up slightly in the first quarter of 2024 with 951 leases recorded. This equated to 3.5 million square feet, up 5.4 percent from the fourth quarter of 2023 when there were 902 leases signed. To put the decline of occupancy in perspective, the first quarter of 2022 ended with a 15.4 percent office vacancy rate, which was up from 15 percent at the end of 2021. It was also up from the previous high of 13.1 percent that was recorded in 2010. There were a couple lease transactions to highlight in the first quarter of 2024. Snap picked up 400,000 square feet in Santa Monica, while Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi signed a nearly 62,000-square-foot lease in Downtown Los Angeles. Downtown continues to struggle with the highest vacancy in the market at 28.6 percent. The anticipated return to office hasn’t happened, as many users see the hybrid work schedule continuing for the long-term. They, therefore, …
MIAMI — Berkadia has arranged a $54.5 million loan for the refinancing of Pier 19 Residences & Marina, a 199-unit apartment tower located along the Miami River in downtown Miami. Charles Foschini, Christopher Apone and Shannon Wilson of Berkadia’s Miami office secured the five-year, fixed-rate loan through Apollo on behalf of the borrower, Neology Development. Located at 1951 N.W. South River Drive, Pier 19 Residences & Marina was originally built in 2011 as condominiums. Neology purchased the 21-story property in 2018 and transformed the asset into a luxury apartment community. The property is currently 95 percent occupied with rents ranging from $2,300 to $4,500, according to Berkadia. In addition to high-end amenities, Pier 19 features a 10-slip marina that is exclusive for residents.
RALEIGH, N.C. — APG Capital has sold a 28,321-square-foot civic office building located at 2625 Appliance Court in Raleigh. An unnamed investor based in Florida purchased the property from APG Capital for $9.5 million. An affiliate of APG Capital originally acquired the building in 2014 for $1.9 million and has since invested more than $2 million in renovations. Situated near I-440 at Capital Boulevard, the single-story, single-tenant building has been occupied by the U.S. Government Services Administration (GSA) since 2012. The GSA utilizes the building as one of two military entrance processing stations (MEPS) in North Carolina. The buyer is one of the largest landlords of GSA-leased space in the nation, according to APG Capital.