SAN ANTONIO — Architecture firm Perkins&Will has opened a new studio in San Antonio’s Pearl District. The space, the square footage of which was not disclosed, is situated within The Lab Building, which is located at 303 Pearl Parkway and was originally constructed in 2012. Christi Griggs of CBRE represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. Jeff Miller of JLL represented Perkins&Will.
LOWELL, MASS. — MassHousing has provided $94 million in financing for Westminster Village Arms, a 432-unit affordable housing complex located north of Boston in Lowell. The property comprises 36 three-story buildings and a maintenance building that were constructed in 1970 and last renovated in 2012. Units come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans and are reserved for households earning 60 percent or less of the area median income. Amenities include a pool, basketball court, playground, business center, community room with a kitchen and onsite laundry facilities. The borrower, Related Affordable, will use the proceeds to retire existing debt, preserve the property’s affordability status and fund approximately $20 million in renovations.
PILESGROVE, N.J. — Missouri-based NorthPoint Development has broken ground on a 954,701-square-foot industrial project in the Southern New Jersey community of Pilesgrove. Designed by studioNorth Architecture and built by Peak Construction Corp., the project represents the fourth building in the Turnpike 1 Trade Center development. Building features will include a clear height of 40 feet, 96 docks, four drive-in doors, 2,000 square feet of office space and parking for 536 cars and 244 trailers. Completion is scheduled for the fourth quarter.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $12.6 million sale of four apartment buildings totaling 113 units in Harlem. The buildings house units in two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom floor plans and collectively include eight retail spaces. Seth Glasser, Michael Fusco and Benny Katz of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were private investors that requested anonymity, in the transaction.
NORWOOD, N.J. — Locally based brokerage firm Resource Realty has arranged a 52,108-square-foot, full-building industrial lease in the Northern New Jersey community of Norwood. Alfred Sanzari Enterprises owns the building at 10 Maple St., which was built in 1975, according to LoopNet Inc. Dan Whitehead of Resource Realty negotiated the deal on behalf of the tenant, footwear products manufacturer OrthoFeet Inc.
KENILWORTH, N.J. — Timeless Treasures Fabrics, a New York-based manufacturer of clothing materials, has signed a 42,000-square-foot industrial lease in the Northern New Jersey community of Kenilworth. The property at 3 Mark Road houses 38,000 square feet of office space, a 24,000-square-foot fenced pave lot and 4,000 square feet of office space. David Simon, Catherine Goski-Vasquez and Richard Goski of NAI DiLeo-Bram represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. Linda Hill and Doug Bansbach of Colliers represented the tenant.
COMMERCIAL POINT, OHIO — Colliers has brokered the sale of Rickenbacker Exchange Building 2 in metro Columbus for $94.1 million. The 1.2 million-square-foot distribution center is located at 521 Exchange Way in Commercial Point. VanTrust Real Estate developed the building, which was fully leased to Hanesbrands Inc. prior to its completion in 2022. The property, located within the 875-acre Rickenbacker Exchange at Commercial Point industrial park, features a clear height of 40 feet, four drive-in doors, 120 docks and 728 parking spaces. Alex Cantu and Alex Davenport of Colliers brokered the transaction. VanTrust sold the asset to W. P. Carey Inc.
MINNEAPOLIS — Developer Sherman Associates has completed Ladder 260, a $34 million affordable housing development located at 260 Portland Ave. in the Mill District neighborhood of Minneapolis. Kraus-Anderson was the general contractor for the multi-phase project, which involved the redevelopment of an underutilized city block at Washington and Portland avenues. The first phase of the $161 million development involved a new $12 million fire station for the City of Minneapolis. The final phase, called O2, is a 22-story, 240-unit apartment tower that is slated for completion this fall. Designed by ESG Architects, Ladder 260 rises six stories with 90 units. Amenities include a fitness room, second-floor lounge, rooftop deck, bike storage and pet spa.
NEW LENOX AND JOLIET, ILL. — Northern Builders will serve as developer and general contractor for two industrial build-to-suits at Cherry Hill Business Park in New Lenox and Joliet. Agile Cold Storage will occupy a 202,759-square-foot facility on nearly 24 acres with expansion capabilities for an additional 150,000 square feet. The building is slated for completion in the second quarter of 2025. Illinois Truck Group (ITG) will utilize a 33,180-square-foot property as a truck maintenance and dealership facility. The project calls for nine maintenance bays, one wash bay, 5,000 square feet of office space and parking for 200 tractor cabs. Straddling both Joliet and New Lenox, Cherry Hill Business Park is located between I-55 and I-57 with immediate access to I-80 and I-355.
WYOMING, MICH. — Cherry Health and Woda Cooper Cos. Inc. have partnered to build Shea Ravines, a 56-unit affordable housing community in Wyoming near Grand Rapids. Michigan State Housing Development Authority has awarded housing tax credits for the $18.2 million development. The project will be located at 2929 Burlingame Ave. SW adjacent to Cherry Health’s Wyoming Community Health Center. The four-story building will offer one- and two-bedroom units for residents who earn up to 80 percent of the area median income. Of the 56 units, 20 will be reserved for people battling homelessness. Amenities will include a multipurpose room, playground and bike storage. The Grand Rapids Housing Commission has awarded project-based rental assistance vouchers to support the 20 units for homelessness. Community Rebuilders will serve as the lead service agency to coordinate supportive services to assist these residents. The project team includes architect Hooker DeJong Inc. Woda Construction Inc. is the general contractor and Woda Management & Real Estate LLC will perform leasing and property management services.