FORT WORTH, TEXAS — North Texas Amusement, a provider of coin-operated jukeboxes, has signed a 16,000-square-foot industrial lease renewal at Riverbend Business Park in Fort Worth. The 32-building, 1.4 million-square-foot development is located on the city’s northeast side. William Wilson and George Jennings of Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the landlord, Riverbend Properties, in the lease negotiations. The tenant was self-represented.
CAROL STREAM, ILL. — Mainfreight has signed a build-to-suit lease for a 57,100-square-foot freight terminal in the Chicago suburb of Carol Stream. Chicago-based Timber Hill Group owns the property in a joint venture with Champion Realty Advisors. TH LLC, a special purpose entity managed by Timber Hill and Champion, acquired the site in May. Mainfreight’s new terminal will feature 81 dock doors and parking for 92 cars, 88 trailers and 44 tractors. There will also be a 70-foot-wide dock area and a 20,000-square-foot, two-story office space complete with a kitchen and locker rooms. The facility will serve as Mainfreight’s North American headquarters. Construction is scheduled to begin in November with completion slated for early 2025. Mainfreight is a New Zealand-based logistics company providing end-to-end freight service solutions, including warehousing, domestic distribution and international air and ocean services. The company operates in 26 countries with more than 11,000 employees. Mainfreight currently has an office in Franklin Park, Ill. The project in Carol Stream is the first of two terminal build-to-suits that Timber Hill and Champion are developing on behalf of Mainfreight.
PHILADELPHIA — A partnership between Ensemble Investments, Mosaic Development Partners and Korman Communities has broken ground on a 614-unit multifamily project at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. The development will have two buildings that house a mix of luxury, market-rate and affordable residences. A formal groundbreaking ceremony will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 24, and completion of the project is slated for 2025. CBRE arranged construction debt for the project, which is being financed by a $78 million loan from insurance company Ullico and a $95 million facility from M&T Bank and Israel Discount Bank of New York. In addition, New York City-based Basis Investment Group has contributed $100 million in equity to the capital stack.
ITASCA, ILL. — Skender has completed interior construction on the new 50,000-square-foot office for AIT Worldwide Logistics at Two Pierce Place within the Hamilton Lakes Business Park in Itasca. AIT, a global supply chain solutions company, occupies floors 20, 21 and 25 within the 25-story, 494,000-square-foot office tower. The build-out included 210 workstations, 43 enclosed offices, nine conference rooms, a boardroom, 2,000-square-foot café, dedicated reception area and game room, along with several collaboration areas throughout the floors. The project team included Partners by Design as architect, RLE as owner’s represtnative and Advance Consulting Group as engineer.
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has brokered the $4.1 million sale of a 35-unit apartment building in Chicago’s West Ridge neighborhood. Located at 2801 W. Lunt Ave., the property features 28 one-bedroom units, three two-bedroom units and four ground-level commercial spaces. The building was originally constructed in 1932. Patrick Kennelly and Paul Waterloo of Interra represented the buyer, Teko Menetti. Joe Smazal of Interra represented the seller, a local private investor.
CHICAGO — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a 7,466-square-foot medical property occupied by Oak Street Health in Chicago for $3.6 million. The net-leased building is located at 6918 W. Archer Ave. and recently received a new roof along with interior and exterior renovations. Oak Street Health signed a new 20-year lease for the location. Austin Weisenbeck, Sean Sharko and Daniel Chumbley of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company. Jack Hopkins of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, a California-based private investor. Oak Street Health, which operates 170 locations in 21 states, was acquired by CVS earlier this year for $10.6 billion.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — Radiant Smiles has opened a 2,489-square-foot dental office at 4650 Plainfield Ave. in Grand Rapids. Hillary Taatjes Woznick and Doug Taatjes of NAI Wisinski of West Michigan represented the landlord, Comprehensive Engineering, in the lease. Ryan Gillespie of CARR Realty represented the tenant. Comprehensive Engineering purchased the building in 2021 and also occupies space within it.
NEW YORK CITY — JLL has negotiated the $27.5 million sale of flex property located at 185 Van Dyke St. in Brooklyn’s Red Hook neighborhood that was originally built in the mid-1800s. According to LoopNet Inc., the property totals 100,697 square feet and can support office, retail and light industrial uses. Michael Mazzara, Bob Knakal, Stephen Palmese, Brendan Maddigan, Hall Oster, Jonathan Hageman, Ethan Stanton, Winfield Clifford and Connor McCullough of JLL represented the seller, locally based investment firm Lande Alexander Properties, in the transaction. Dan Morici, also with JLL, represented the buyer, San Francisco-based Terreno Realty Corp.
ASHFORD, CONN. — Northeast Private Client Group (NEPCG) has arranged the $6.1 million sale of Ashford Hills Apartments, a 52-unit multifamily property located on the eastern outskirts of Hartford. According to Apartments.com, the property was built in 1969 and offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units that range in size from 625 to 1,014 square feet. Taylor Perun and Cameron Formica of NEPCG represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
FAIRFIELD, N.J. — Chicago-based investment firm Venture One Real Estate has acquired a 103,008-square-foot industrial property in the Northern New Jersey community of Fairfield. According to LoopNet Inc., the property at 25 Commerce Road, which was roughly 68 percent leased at the time of sale, was built in 1982 and features a clear height of 24 feet. Leo Joseph and Josh Meisner of Leo Joseph and Co. represented Venture One in the transaction. The new ownership has hired Cushman & Wakefield to market the property for lease. The seller was not disclosed.