INDIANAPOLIS — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $6.7 million sale of a 51,989-square-foot industrial property in Indianapolis. Located at 3823 E. Massachusetts Ave., the facility was fully renovated in 2022 and is net leased to Service Electric Co., a subsidiary of Quanta Services. The building features a clear height of 36 feet, 17 drive-in doors, one dock door and high-capacity power. Gus Poulos, Forest Bender and Joseph DiSalvo of Marcus & Millichap represented the local seller and procured the out-of-market buyer.
CHICAGO — Greenstone Partners has brokered the sale of 401 West Ontario Street, a 48,000-square-foot office building in Chicago’s River North neighborhood. The loft-style building features zoning that supports multifamily redevelopment. Jordan Multack of Greenstone represented the buyer, a private, Chicago-based development group. According to Greenstone, the buyer was drawn to the building’s efficient and flexible floor plates, value-add conversion potential and onsite indoor parking.
CANTON TOWNSHIP, MICH. — The UPS Store has signed a 1,304-square-foot retail lease at Canton Landings on Ford Road in Canton Township, a western suburb of Detroit. Michael Murphy and Owen Kelly of Gerdom Realty & Investment represented the undisclosed landlord. Lindsey Shaw of Mid-America Real Estate Group represented the tenant. One space remains available for lease at Canton Landings.
BATAVIA, ILL. — Aldi, a German discount, small-format grocer, plans to open 180 new stores across 31 states this year. By the end of the year, Aldi will operate approximately 2,800 U.S. grocery stores, including its first Maine location in Portland and 10 new stores in the metro Phoenix area. The grocer has operated stores in the United States for 50 years and has gained a loyal following in recent years as the demand for discount grocery items increases in the face of inflation. The company disclosed that 17 million Americans shopped at Aldi for the first time in 2025. “One in three U.S. households shopped at Aldi this past year, and in 2026, we’re focused on making it even easier for customers to shop our aisles first,” says Atty McGrath, CEO of Aldi U.S. Aldi, whose U.S. headquarters is in Batavia, plans to continue its expansion over the next five years in the Southeast and West regions. In the Southeast, Aldi continues to convert former Winn-Dixie retail locations following Aldi’s acquisition of Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket from Southeastern Grocers in 2023. Aldi plans to reposition 80 former Winn-Dixie stores by the end of the year and 200 total by 2027. …
Fundamental macroeconomic changes in the U.S. office market, combined with the enduring resilience of Washington, D.C., make this a unique moment for investment in the region’s office sector. Forward-thinking, data-driven analysis will uncover unprecedented opportunities. Persistent flight-to-quality trends continue to drive a polarization of the D.C. office market more severely than the national average, with trophy vacancy lower and commodity vacancy higher than the overall U.S. office market. Recent sharp federal government cutbacks have caused uncertainty throughout 2025, driving additional occupancy loss in the commodity segment of the market, while a resilient private sector shows seemingly endless demand for top-quality space. Overall, midsized and large private sector tenants in the market plan to grow by an aggregate 350,000 square feet. Expected growth will be driven by law firms, higher education institutions, business and financial services firms and trade associations, including several new-to-market tenants. As a result, standard Class A and B/C vacancy rates are hovering at historic highs of 24 percent and 26 percent, respectively, while trophy vacancy sits at a historic low of 10.2 percent. The overwhelming majority of large and mid-sized blocks of top-quality space are also encumbered. If trophy space continues to be absorbed at the same …
By Mark McDonald, president of visual lease and CoStar real estate manager The recent shift back to in-person work isn’t a mere passing trend, and it’s forcing companies to reassess their office leases and how they manage them. According to resume.org, industry estimates suggest that around 75 percent of companies that were formerly remote have now implemented some version of RTO (return-to-office) since the pandemic. Many large, publicly traded companies spanning various industries, including tech (Amazon, Dell) and financial services (J.P. Morgan), are requiring employees to work onsite full time. As RTO continues to gain traction, more organizations are closely evaluating their real estate strategies, looking not only at how much space they need, but also where, when and under what terms they need those spaces. As leaders make these difficult and often high-stakes decisions, many executives are recognizing the importance of quality lease portfolio management. This involves tracking, analyzing and optimizing an organization’s leased properties with actions like consolidating space, exiting underused locations or renegotiating existing terms. So how exactly is RTO reshaping lease management, and why is accurate, real-time lease data now a critical asset for fast, informed business decisions? Rethinking Lease Management in the Era of RTO …
— By Cray Carlson of CBRE — The Inland Empire multifamily market remains one of the premier markets to invest in across Southern California, benefiting from ample land availability and less restrictive regulations than many neighboring markets. Still, like many markets, there was a disconnect between buyers and sellers in 2024 and 2025 due to interest rates. It remains psychologically difficult for investors to sell a property with an existing 3.5 percent interest rate and complete a 1031 exchange into an asset carrying a 6 percent rate. That spread creates a meaningful mental hurdle, and has prevented many owners from disposing of their properties. That hesitation, however, has not erased opportunity. There are still great opportunities in the market, even with a 6 percent interest rate. The economic fundamentals remain strong, and cap rates have increased even amid higher interest rates. Cap rates have climbed since last year, and there are still great returns to be had. While many investors continue to struggle with the reality of higher borrowing costs, escalated interest rates are not going anywhere in the near term. In 2024, the Inland Empire recorded 74 multifamily transactions of eight units or more. As of the beginning of …
GEORGETOWN AND CEDAR PARK, TEXAS — A joint venture between global investment firm Oxford Properties Group and Pine Tree, a retail operator based in Chicago, has purchased a portfolio of two open-air retail centers totaling approximately 1 million square feet in metro Austin. Wolf Ranch Town Center totals roughly 633,000 square feet and is located in the northern suburb of Georgetown. Lakeline Plaza totals roughly 386,000 square feet and is located in Cedar Park, another northern suburb of Austin. Both centers are home to an array of national retailers such as Target, T.J. Maxx, Best Buy and Ulta Beauty. Kyle Minter and Conor Lalor of Newmark brokered the deal. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
BRYAN, TEXAS — Self-storage brokerage firm Versal has arranged the sale of a 693-unit facility in the Central Texas city of Bryan that is operated under the Lone Star Storage brand. The property, which totals 91,150 net rentable square feet, was sold as part of a larger, family-owned portfolio. Bill Bellomy, Michael Johnson, Logan Foster and Hugh Horne of Versal represented the Texas-based seller in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, North Carolina-based Morningstar Properties.
CYPRESS, TEXAS — Charlotte-based Big V Property Group and Principal Asset Management have purchased Fairfield Town Center, a 355,000-square-foot shopping center in Cypress, located on the northwestern outskirts of Houston. The open-air center was roughly 99 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Academy Sports + Outdoors, Cinemark, H-E-B, Kohl’s, Ross Dress for Less, Marshalls, HomeGoods and Old Navy. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.