SOMERVILLE, MASS. — US2, a joint venture between Magellan Development, RAS Development LLC, Cypress Equity Investments and Affinius Capital, has begun leasing Prospect Union Square, a 450-unit apartment community located outside of Boston in Somerville. Designed by Howeler + Yoon, Prospect Union Square consists of a midrise building and a 25-story tower, both of which are situated within the USQ mixed-use development. Units come in studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans and are furnished with stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops and individual washers and dryers. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, coworking lounge, game room, outdoor grilling and dining areas and a package locker system. Rents start at $2,460 per month for a studio apartment. Move-ins will begin in July.
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LAS VEGAS; LOS ANGELES; AND PORTLAND, ORE. — BKM Capital Partners has purchased 10 properties in four recent transactions valued at more than $280 million. The deals involve more than 1.1 million square feet of light industrial space across 35 buildings in Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Portland. The bulk of the activity occurred in Las Vegas, where BKM significantly expanded its holdings through two off-market transactions involving eight properties totaling nearly 830,000 square feet. The 22 small-bay industrial buildings consist of 321 units and are located near the Las Vegas Strip and McCarran Airport in Clark County’s Southwest submarket.
MedProperties Realty Advisors Buys 51,591 SF Medical Office Building in South Salt Lake, Utah
by Jeff Shaw
SOUTH SALT LAKE, UTAH — MedProperties Realty Advisors has purchased a 51,591-square-foot medical office building in South Salt Lake, just south of Salt Lake City. The property is 97 percent leased to high-quality tenants that primarily specialize in treating kidney disease. The Class A asset is known as Wasatch Renal Center. The buyer was attracted to the property due to the tenant base and physical quality of the building. The tenants are affiliated with Fresenius Medical Care, a worldwide leader in the treatment of renal disease and in kidney disease research.
Food for the Hungry Establishes 30,000 SF Headquarters at Renaissance Square in Downtown Phoenix
by Jeff Shaw
PHOENIX — Food for the Hungry has leased nearly 30,000 square feet of office space at Renaissance Square in downtown Phoenix. The new lease will allow the international humanitarian organization to consolidate its three downtown Phoenix locations into a single global corporate headquarters. Food for the Hungry’s new lease will relocate about 130 corporate headquarters employees to 2 N. Central Ave., one of two Class A, high-rise office buildings at the 985,000-square-foot Renaissance Square. The remaining 99 percent of the organization’s staff works in their country of origin. Jami Savage-Gray and Ryan Bartos from the Phoenix office of JLL represented Food for the Hungry in the negotiations. Jerry Roberts and Pat Boyle of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, a partnership between Oaktree and Cypress Office Properties.
GARDENA, CALIF. — Ingredients distributor Vivion has leased 49,545 square feet at 15500 S. Main Street, Building B in Gardena. Located in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County, the property will be used as Vivion’s regional distribution hub. A subsidiary of Operio Group, Vivion is an ingredients distributor that specializes in products for application in the solid dose, pharmaceutical, nutritional, food and beverage, cosmetics, personal care, agricultural and industrial markets. The company’s Gardena distribution hub will be 30,000 square feet larger than its current facility in Vernon. Vivion expects to occupy its new space in June 2023. Grant Huff of Transwestern represented Vivion in the transaction.
DENVER — A local family medicine practice has acquired an 8,360-square-foot office building in Denver for $2 million. The practice plans to convert most of the building for its medical practice. The property is located at 1634 Downing St. The two-story building is only a few blocks from SCL Saint Joseph Hospital. An immigration law firm currently occupies the space. Cory Gross and Erik Enstad of Marcus & Millichap’s Denver office had the exclusive listing to market the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor.
PITTSBURGH — Newmark has arranged the sale of Foster Plaza Nine, a 155,663-square-foot office building in Pittsburgh’s Parkway West submarket. The property was built in 1990 and was 64 percent leased at the time of sale. David Dolan, Michael Margolis, Gerry McLaughlin, Jeff Schultz, Angelo Brutico and John Cook of Newmark represented the seller, Sterling Equities, in the transaction. The undisclosed buyer plans to implement a value-add program.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm TerraCRG has arranged the $8 million sale of two multifamily buildings totaling 14 units in Brooklyn. The eight-unit building at 277 Humboldt St. is located in the Williamsburg neighborhood, and the six-unit building at 767 Hart St. is located in the Bushwick area. Matthew Cosentino, Rémi Norris and Ronny Zimin of TerraCRG brokered the deals. The sellers were not disclosed. The buyer of both properties was Partners Path.
STOUGHTON, MASS. — Michigan-based development and management firm KIRCO has purchased Brookmeadow at Blue Hills, a 91-unit assisted living and memory care complex in the southern Boston suburb of Stoughton. The property was built in 2009. Cushman & Wakefield arranged both the sale of the property and subsequent acquisition financing. KIRCO plans to invest about $4 million in capital improvements to the property.
VERNON HILLS, ILL. — General contractor Focus has completed Everleigh, a 173-unit luxury active adult community in the Chicago suburb of Vernon Hills. Units range in size from 567 to 1,373 square feet, and there are also seven duplex cottages. Amenities include a demonstration kitchen, game room, fitness center, theater, business center and lounge. Designed by Meeks + Partners, the property rises four stories. Monthly rents start at $1,800. The developer, Greystar, launched the Everleigh by Greystar brand in 2017 with a focus on high-quality living for residents age 55 and older. Everleigh properties are now in eight states.