MORRIS PLAINS, N.J. — Locally based developer JMF Properties has opened The American, a 125-unit apartment complex in the Northern New Jersey community of Morris Plains. Residences come in one- and two-bedroom floor plans with a maximum size of 1,300 square feet. Amenities include a fitness center, coffee bar, conference rooms, a theater, golf simulator, billiards room and outdoor grilling and dining stations. Rents start at $2,775 per month for a one-bedroom unit.
STOWE, VT. — Chicago-based investment firm Waterton has acquired Town & Country Stowe, a 54-room hotel located near Burlington in upstate Vermont. The site spans 10 acres and is adjacent to Cady Hill Forest. Waterton plans to update the guestrooms and outdoor common areas and add a mix of lofted barn suites and cabins. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Waterton has tapped Springboard Hospitality to manage the property. f Dave McElroy and Scott Hutchinson of CBRE brokered the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $6 million sale of a five-story, five-unit apartment building located at 83 Warren St. in Manhattan’s Tribeca neighborhood. Matt Fotis and Colton Traynham of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, and procured the buyer, a limited liability company, in the transaction. Both parties requested anonymity.
PHILADELPHIA — bioMérieux, a French company known for innovations in the field of in vitro diagnostics, has signed a 32,000-square-foot life sciences lease at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. The tenant will occupy most of the second floor of the 137,000-square-foot building at 1201 Normandy Place, which is under construction and nearing a June completion. CBRE brokered the lease. A joint venture between Ensemble Investments and Mosaic Development Partners owns the building.
NORWALK, CONN. — Newmark has negotiated a 20,586-square-foot office lease in the southern coastal Connecticut city of Norwalk. The building at 45 Glover Ave. is located within the Towers at Merritt River development and features a café with indoor and outdoor seating, conference space and a fitness center. Bill Levitsky, James Ritman and Benjamin Goldstein of Newmark represented the tenant, Verition Fund Management, in the lease negotiations. Leslie Whatley internally represented the landlord, Building & Land Technology.
ROSEMONT, ILL. — Rosemont-based Venture One Real Estate has formed a joint venture with DRA Advisors for the recapitalization of a 2.7 million-square-foot industrial portfolio. The venture bought the portfolio from Venture One’s VK Industrial V fund. The $369 million transaction encompasses all the remaining assets within that fund, including 54 infill, last-mile and logistics properties throughout metro Chicago, New Jersey, Long Island and Philadelphia. The partnership plans to continue to add value to the properties through leasing and building improvements. Webster Bank, CIT, Wintrust and Byline Bank provided financing. Michael Caprile, Zach Graham, Ryan Bain, Brad Ruppel and Brian Fiumara of CBRE represented Venture One. VK Industrial is a series of funds managed by Venture One and Kovitz Investment Group.
MOUNT PROSPECT, ILL. — A joint venture between PCCP and Stotan Industrial is developing a 100,400-square-foot speculative building in the Chicago suburb of Mount Prospect. The property at 350 N. Wolf Road will feature a clear height of 32 feet, up to 20 exterior docks, two drive-in doors, 20 truck trailer parking spaces, 96 car parking spaces, a 125-foot-deep truck court and office space. The project site was previously home to a vacant single-story office building that was built in 1960 and served as one of Comcast’s local Chicago offices. Demolition of that building was completed in late 2022. Site grading is scheduled to begin in April with completion slated for late this year. Signature Bank provided construction financing, and Principle Construction is the general contractor.
LISLE AND NORTHBROOK, ILL. — Greenstone Partners has arranged the sale of a 117,000-square-foot industrial portfolio in suburban Chicago for $9.4 million. The three-property portfolio includes 2200 Ogden Ave. and 1997 Ohio St. in Lisle as well as 3170-3190 MacArthur Blvd. in Northbrook. The properties are fully leased to 10 tenants in industries such as healthcare, technology, marketing services, e-commerce, wholesale distribution and custom design/build. Paul Tesdal and Jason St. John of Greenstone represented the seller, a Chicago-based investment group. Greenstone also procured the buyer, a West Coast-based real estate investment group.
CHICAGO — Peak Realty has begun pre-leasing efforts for Portrait, a new luxury apartment building from Mavrek Development in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood. Located at 948 W. Sunnyside Ave., the property includes 59 units and 6,500 square feet of first-floor retail space. The pet-friendly development features amenities such as a coworking space, fitness center and covered parking. Peak Realty’s sister company, Peak Properties LLC, will manage the building. Completion is slated for June. Monthly rents start at $1,792, according to the property’s website.
WENTZVILLE, MO. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $3.5 million sale of a 14,213-square-foot medical office building in Wentzville, a far west suburb of St. Louis. Schroeder Creek Dental is the anchor tenant at the property, which is located at 1000 Schroeder Creek Blvd. Other tenants include an endodontics center, an orthopedic group and an oral maxillofacial and implant surgery center. Alec Coronado of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company. Buyer information was not provided.
