OCALA, FLA. — BroadRange Logistics has signed a lease to fully occupy Ocala Logistics Center, a 350,899-square-foot industrial building in Central Florida. Situated at the corner of N.W. 35th St. and N.W. 27th Ave. in Ocala, the property features 196 parking spaces, 96 trailer drops, ESFR sprinkler systems and 36-foot clear heights. Clay Witherspoon of Avison Young represented the landlord, MDH Partners, in the lease negotiations. John Gosnell of Strategic Real Estate Partners represented the tenant.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — CBRE has arranged a 40,000-square-foot lease at First Citizens Bank Plaza, a 23-story office building in Uptown Charlotte. International coworking company IWG will occupy the 18th and 19th floors of the building beginning in February, with plans to expand its SPACES brand. Located at 128 S. Tryon St., the property was recently renovated and features a new lobby, a boutique fitness center, tenant amenity hub with lockers and showers, bicycle parking and storage, upgraded restrooms and a 5,000-square-foot ground-floor restaurant and bar space, currently occupied by MOA Korean BBQ. Kris Westmoreland, Stephanie Spivey and Joe Franco of CBRE represented the landlord, Dornin Investment Group, in the lease negotiations.
ST. LOUIS PARK, MINN. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the $53.4 million sale of Elan West End in the Minneapolis suburb of St. Louis Park. Built in 2020, the 164-unit apartment complex features studios, one-, two- and three-bedroom units averaging 855 square feet. Amenities include a pool and spa, sky lounge, amenity deck, lounge area with golf and hockey simulator, and a fitness center. Located at 1325 Utica Ave. South, the property is situated in The West End, a prominent shopping, dining, industry and entertainment hub in St. Louis Park. Josh Talberg, Mox Gunderson, Dan Linnell, Adam Haydon and Devon Dvorak of JLL represented the undisclosed buyer and seller. Brock Yaffe of JLL arranged $25.5 million in acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer through a life insurance company.
STERLING HEIGHTS, MICH. — Developer Repvblik has opened The Block at Sterling Heights, a 213-unit apartment development in Sterling Heights. The adaptive reuse project transformed the former Wyndham Gardens Sterling Heights hotel into studio and one-bedroom apartments. The multi-million-dollar project began in July 2022. Several months into construction, Repvblik decided to demolish a sprawling section of the building that used to contain the Loon River Café and Sterling Inn Banquet and Conference Center in order to free up more than three acres of street-facing land for future development. Units at The Block range from 315 to 825 square feet. Rents for most apartments range from $795 to $1,300 per month, with large loft apartments renting for $1,500 per month. A significant number of the units will be reserved for those making between 60 and 120 percent of the area median income. Amenities include a fitness center, recreational green space, laundry facility on every floor, mail room, resident lounge and 24-hour emergency maintenance. Future amenities will likely include an outdoor dog park and bike parking. PK Housing and Management is managing the community.
CBRE Arranges Sales of Nine Big Lots Retail Locations in California, Florida for $50.7M
by Amy Works
LOS ANGELES — CBRE has brokered the sales of nine individual Big Lots-occupied retail properties to two buyer. Alex Kozakov and Patrick Wade of CBRE represented the seller, a large institutional investor, in the transactions. Robhana Group acquired four properties, totaling 117,494 square feet, for $23.6 million. The assets are: Reliable Properties purchased five locations, totaling 125,439 square feet, for $27.1 million. The properties are: The retail locations were part of a 25-property sale-leaseback portfolio acquired by a large institutional investor in 2023 with Kozakov and Wade representing the seller, Big Lots, in that transaction.
JOLIET, ILL. — CBRE has completed the lease-up of Joliet Marketplace, a 100,000-square-foot shopping center in Joliet. UrgentVet inked the most recent lease for a total of 3,500 square feet. The veterinarian clinic plans to open this spring. The property was formerly occupied by K-Mart and had stood vacant since 2016. IG Capital purchased the asset in 2020 and brought on CBRE’s Sean McCourt, Joe Parrott and Riley McCarron to assist with redeveloping the site. UrgentVet joins Tony’s Fresh Market, Planet Fitness, Tropical Smoothie Café, Charley’s and Ivy Rehab at the center. McCourt and Parrott represented IG Capital in the lease with UrgentVet.
WAUWATOSA, WIS. — Slick City, an indoor slide park concept, has signed a lease to open a 51,958-square-foot location at 1435 N. 113th St. in Wauwatosa. Brett Deter and Scott Revolinski of Founders 3 Real Estate Services represented the undisclosed landlord. The family entertainment space may include a soft play area for younger children, zip lines, trapezes and swings. There are currently three other Slick City locations in the U.S. in Denver, St. Louis and Katy, Texas.
RICHMOND, IND. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $1.7 million sale of a 9,785-square-foot retail center in Richmond, a city in eastern Indiana. UPS and Hoppe Jewelers are tenants at the property, which is located at 3643 National Road East. The building was constructed in 2003 and renovated in 2019 and 2020. Damien Yoder and Madison Harman of Marcus & Millichap’s The Yoder-Harman Group represented the seller, a private investor. During negotiations, a tenant vacated, so the duo helped the seller create a new three-year master lease for the vacancy. They also advised the seller on how to maximize the property’s value by structuring a new five-year lease for Hoppe Jewelers to commence at the close of the sale. Buyer information was not provided.
PHOENIX AND TEMPE, ARIZ. — Capstone Advisors has purchased an urban core retail and entertainment property in Tempe and a flex industrial building in Phoenix. The names of the sellers were not released. Located at 420 and 501 S. Mill Ave. in Tempe, the retail and entertainment property consists of two buildings totaling 38,896 square feet. Capstone paid $22.2 million for the asset. At the time of sale, the property was fully occupied. Current tenants include Starbucks Coffee, Spinelli’s Pizza, Lotions & Potions, Bang Bang, Crispy Cones, Varsity Tavern, Rodeo Ranch and Low Key Piano Bar. In the second transaction, Capstone acquired a flex industrial building located at 16402 N. 28th Ave. in Phoenix for $5.8 million. Currently, the 51,680-square-foot building is used as a temperature-controlled, drop-ceiling office occupied by Kemper Insurance. Capstone plans to convert the building back to industrial use as soon as Kemper’s lease expires.
Hunt Capital, Mile High Ministries Open 61-Unit Clara Brown Commons Affordable Housing Community in Denver
by Amy Works
DENVER — Hunt Capital Partners (HCP), in collaboration with faith-based developer Mile High Ministries (MHM), has opened Clara Brown Commons, a four-story, 61- unit affordable multifamily property in Denver’s Cole neighborhood. Located at 3701 York St., Clara Brown Commons comprises 14 one-bedroom/one-bath, 28 two-bedroom/two-bath and 19 three-bedroom/two-bath apartments for low-income families earning up to 20 to 80 percent of the area median income. Apartments feature full-size refrigerators/freezers, electric ranges with recirculating hood, dishwashers, washers/dryers, ceiling fans and coat closets. Community amenities include a conference room, fitness room, children’s playroom, bike storage, mail area, sunroom, balcony and roof patio. Financing for the project included a tax-exempt $15.9 million construction loan and a tax-exempt $6.4 million construction-to-permanent loan, both provided by Pacific Western Bank. MHM provided a $6 million loan, composed of $1.8 million in City of Denver HOME funds, $1.5 million in Colorado Division of Housing HOME funds and $2.7 million in sponsor capital campaign funds. Completion of Clara Brown Commons is the first step of a three-stage plan to enrich the Cole neighborhood in northern Denver. Seventeen Habitat for Humanity townhomes adjacent to the apartment complex will open by end of January. Future phases will provide additional space for community …