NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $6.6 million sale of a 6,216-square-foot mixed-use building located at 60 W. 45th St. in Midtown Manhattan. The building was originally constructed in 1920 and comprises seven units that feature a mix of commercial and residential uses. Joe Koicim, Logan Markley and Zan Colin of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The trio also procured the buyer, an entity doing business as Borgetto PNA Inc.
ATLANTA — JLL has brokered the sale of Marketplace at Buckhead, a 102,864-square-foot shopping center located at 3871-3895 Peachtree Road NE in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. Sterling Organization purchased the property for an undisclosed price. Jim Hamilton, Brad Buchanan and Andrew Kahn of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Marketplace at Buckhead, formerly known as Cherokee Plaza, was built in 1958 and renovated in 1997 and 2013. In addition to Kroger, the center’s tenant roster includes Willy’s Mexicana Grill, Jersey Mike’s Subs and Salon Lofts. The property’s historical occupancy has been 100 percent for over a decade, according to JLL.
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — Trinity Capital Advisors has sold Interchange Logistics, a 224,979-square-foot industrial facility located in Huntersville, a city in Charlotte’s metro area. Clarion Partners purchased the asset from Trinity Capital for an undisclosed price. Orbus Holdings, operating as SEG Systems, signed a lease to fully occupy the facility in January while it was still under construction. Located at Hambright and Mt. Holly Huntersville roads, Interchange Logistics features 36-foot clear heights and 54 dock doors. The project team includes general contractor Edifice and architect Merriman Schmitt Architects. Trinity Capital broke ground on the development in February 2022.
JEFFERSON, N.J. — Locally based developer Diversified Properties has broken ground on a 32-unit multifamily project in the Northern New Jersey community of Jefferson that represents Phase I of a larger development known as Jefferson Place. Residences will come in one- and two-bedroom floor plans and range in size from 855 to 1,216 square feet. Amenities will include a fitness center and an outdoor lounge with grilling and dining stations. Delivery is slated for fall 2024. Details of Phase II were not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Investment services and financial advisory firm Flexpoint Ford has opened its 30,000-square-foot office at One Vanderbilt, a 77-story tower in Midtown Manhattan by locally based real estate giant SL Green. The space features an open floor plan and a variety of smart technology and energy-efficient systems. SPECTOR Cos. designed the space. Cresa and Clune Construction Co. handled the build-out.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. — A joint venture between SKS Partners and the University of California, Berkeley has unveiled plans for a $2 billion innovation hub at NASA’s Ames Research Center in the Silicon Valley city of Mountain View. Plans for the 36-acre development, dubbed Berkeley Space Center, currently include 1.4 million square feet of Class A office and research and development space; wet and dry labs; conference space; academic facilities; retail space; and 18 acres of open green space, including outdoor working yards and a central green for community gatherings, activations and exhibitions. The focus for the development is to provide research space for companies interested in collaborating with the university and NASA scientists to create future innovations in aviation and space exploration. Later phases of the project are set to include short-term stay facilities and student and faculty housing. While the development has not yet received municipal approval, the environmental entitlement process has commenced and is expected to last approximately two years. Construction is tentatively scheduled to begin in 2026. The development team for Berkeley Space Center includes design, architecture and engineering firm HOK and urban design and landscape architecture firm Field Operations. The joint venture has also tapped …
— By Ted Evans — The white hot, logistic-based real estate market in Southern California has cooled off. This is due to a combination of factors, including the end of COVID-based buying. Labor disputes, interest rate hikes and slower absorption rates are pushing business back to normal in a Western market segment supported by strong fundamentals. Returning to Normal As the crazed days of pandemic-induced buying slip into the past, we are seeing vacancy levels returning to pre-pandemic conditions. This may not be what some real estate investors want to hear, but the supply chain is certainly not as constricted as it was two years ago. The days of ordering products that were unavailable for weeks or months are over. The numbers we’re seeing back up our on-the-ground assessments. According to Savills, the warehouse vacancy rate in the logistics-heavy Inland Empire jumped to 3.8 percent in the second quarter. This was compared to 1.2 percent a year earlier, which was largely driven by reduced tenant demand over this period. The national vacancy rate for the sector clocks in at 4.7 percent, proving that the logistic sun is still shining in California. However, the increased vacancy rate is also …
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Site Design Science: How Understanding Operations Draws Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
Pharmaceutical companies have captured the interest of many developers and with good reason. Softening demand for traditional office space has planners looking for alternative uses to fill out business parks and multiuse developments, and drug makers represent a promising source of highly valuable occupancy. Speculative construction that accelerated during the pandemic has given pharmaceutical manufacturers plenty of options and enabled them to be choosy in site selection. However, to compete for end users, developers must ensure their properties offer the features and amenities drug makers seek, says Matt Mrva, northeast director of planning and landscape architecture at Bohler, a land development consulting and site design firm. “Simply adding a life sciences label on conventional flex space is unlikely to lure pharma companies. Research, lab and pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities often require specialized infrastructure and site layouts,” Mrva says. “Even if a property is zoned to allow for life sciences, design and development teams need to understand the proposed operations in order to optimize the facility.” Unique Facility Requirements Depending on anticipated needs, tenants may require advanced climate control and ventilation, redundant electrical feeds, high-volume water and sewer service, on-site wastewater pretreatment, backup power generation, reinforced floors to handle the weight of …
LECANTO, FLA. — The Ferber Co. is underway on the development of a 29-acre retail center in Lecanto, about 75 miles north of Tampa. Site work for the property, dubbed The Shoppes at Black Diamond, began in October 2022. Building construction is scheduled to commence over the coming weeks, with openings expected to begin in early 2024. Tenants at the center will include Target Supercenter, Aldi, Starbucks Coffee, 7-Eleven, Panera Bread and Texas Roadhouse.
CHARLOTTE AND HARRISBURG, N.C. — MPV Properties has announced the addition of new tenants and buildings underway at Farmington, the developer’s master-planned community located in Charlotte and Harrisburg. Chick-fil-A opened at the property in May, and Famous Toastery is planning to open in the second half of 2024 within an outparcel behind the development’s Shop Building I. H.T. Fuel will also open on an outparcel, with construction scheduled to begin directly behind Chick-fil-A in the coming months. Construction is also scheduled to begin on Small Shops II, an 11,865-square-foot retail building. MPV is in negotiations with two tenants to fully occupy the building. The developer has also announced plans for three additional commercial buildings totaling 27,000 square feet, with development expected to begin in early 2024. Additionally, Woodfield Development is nearing completion of The Stead at Farmington, a 275-unit apartment community within Farmington. Upon completion, Farmington, which will also feature for-sale residences, will comprise 600 homes and 275,000 square feet of retail space.