NORTH BERGEN, N.J. — CBRE has brokered the $5.5 million sale of a 30,000-square-foot multifamily development site in North Bergen, located across the Hudson River from Manhattan. The site at 8709 River Road is located across from the Edgewater Harbor lifestyle center. Fahri Ozturk, Richard Gatto, Zach McHale and Jeff Babikian of CBRE represented the seller, AIRN Management, in the transaction and procured an undisclosed, locally based developer as the buyer.
STAMFORD, CONN. — School bussing services provider First Student has signed a 31,000-square-foot industrial lease renewal in the southern coastal Connecticut city of Stamford. The space at 316 Courtland Ave. spans 115,453 square feet and features clear heights of 12 to 17 feet, nine drive-in bays, 243 parking spaces and research and development/office space. Both the tenant and the landlord, Simone Development Cos., were self-represented in the lease negotiations.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated a 6,780-square-foot office lease at 600 Lexington Avenue in Manhattan’s Plaza District. The tenant, private equity funds manager Hollyport Capital, will occupy the entire 27th floor of the 36-story, 305,472-square-foot building. Harry Blair, Connor Daugstrup and Bianca DiMauro of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Lex NY Equities LLC, in the lease negotiations. Tim Gibson and Harry Singer of Newmark represented the tenant.
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — McCarthy Building Cos. has broken ground on the $285 million North District Phase II student housing development at University of California, Riverside (UCR). The intersegmental projects, one of the first of its kind in California, will house students from UCR and Riverside Community College District (RCCD). The 424,000-square-foot project will feature 429 single- and double-occupancy apartment-style units ranging from one to four bedrooms complete with kitchen/living room spaces, high-speed Wi-Fi, air conditioning and designated study areas. Additionally, the community will feature a café/market, recreation fields and a central park. The project has received funding through the State Higher Education Student Housing Grant Program to provide affordable beds for UCR and RCCD students, bringing the total number of beds to 1,568. The first students are expected to move-in in 2025.
LAS CRUCES, N.M. — KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) has provided a $12.5 million construction loan for the development of The Three Sisters, an affordable apartment property in Las Cruces. The borrower, Chelsea Investment Corp., is an affordable housing developer in California and New Mexico. The Three Sisters will consist of eight two- and three-story residential buildings offering a total of 70 units for families and individuals earning no more than 30 percent, 50 percent and 60 percent of the area median income. The community features one-, two- and three-bedroom units, a community space, laundry room, computer center, barbecue and picnic area, dog park and two playgrounds. Additional amenities include comprehensive social services, such as group training, outreach and bi-monthly health and nutrition education classes. The project received additional support from The Richmond Group, which provided $11.9 million in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit equity, as well as a $1.9 million permanent loan from the Rocky Mountain Community Reinvestment Corp. The Three Sisters also received funding from the city, state, the HOME Investment Partnership Program and the National Housing Trust Fund. Matthew Haas of KeyBank CDLI structured the financing.
DENVER — Malman Commercial Real Estate has arranged the sale of an industrial property located at 501-521 Kalamath St. in Denver. Ascent Commercial Real Estate LLC acquired the asset from 501 Kalamath Associates LLC for $3.1 million. The building features 24,178 square feet of industrial space. Taylor Roy of Malman Commercial Real Estate represented the buyer, while Tanner Digby and CJ Anania of Digby Commercial Advisors represented the seller in the deal.
MAMMOTH LAKES, CALIF. — PSRS has arranged $3.7 million in refinancing for Mammoth Gateway, a retail strip center in Mammoth Lakes. Grady Seldin and Thomas Rudinsky of PSRS secured the 10-year, fixed-rate loan for the undisclosed borrower. Built in 1973 on 3.5 acres, Mammoth Gateway features 54,854 rentable square feet. Rite Aid anchors the property, which offers 13 retail spaces, including a hardware store, pet store and a variety of restaurants and cafés.
QUEEN CREEK, ARIZ. — Cypress West Partners has completed the construction of Ocotillo Medical Collaborative, a $10 million medical office building located at 223663 E. Domingo Road in Queen Creek. The 22,000-square-foot building is fully occupied by five tenants, including Action Behavior Centers, a leading applied behavior analysis therapy for autism provider in the area. According to Cypress West Partners, the building is the first off-campus, for-lease medical office building to come to market in Queen Creek. Prior to this development, Queen Creek’s only existing medical office buildings were two on-campus properties occupied by a health system.
AURORA, ILL. — Colliers has brokered the sale of Tollway Corporate Center in Aurora for approximately $75 million in two separate transactions. The industrial property consists of two buildings. The first building, which totals 543,638 square feet and is leased to Ryder Integrated Logistics, sold to a large financial institution. The second building, which spans 104,978 square feet and is leased to two tenants, sold to The Brimel LLC as part of a 1031 exchange. Jeff Devine and Steve Disse of Colliers represented the seller, a joint venture between Opus Development and Principal Asset Management.
EDWARDSVILLE, ILL. AND SHAKOPEE, MINN. — Sam’s Club, a division of Walmart Inc., plans to open two new distribution centers in early 2024 in metro St. Louis and Minneapolis. The retailer says the new facilities are part of a multi-year growth plan to transform the supply chain at Sam’s Club. The first center will open in the greater St. Louis area in Edwardsville, Ill., in January. The 370,000-square-foot property will serve as a distribution and fulfillment center, creating more than 100 jobs across the area. The second facility will be located in Shakopee, Minn., and is scheduled to open in March. The 365,000-square-foot property will serve as a multipurpose distribution center and will employ more than 80 associates.