PINOLE, CALIF. — Balboa Retail Partners has purchased Pinole Square, a community shopping center at 1201-1577 Tara Hills Drive in Pinole. A private family sold the asset for an undisclosed price. Nicholas Bicardo and Cheyne Bloch of Newmark facilitated the transaction. Safeway and CVS/pharmacy have anchored the 91,000-square-foot retail center for more than 50 years.
CHICAGO — Related Midwest has released detailed plans for The Row Fulton Market, a 43-story multifamily development currently underway at 164 N. Peoria St. in Chicago’s Fulton Market district. The community will offer 300 units in one-, two- and three-bedroom configurations upon completion, currently scheduled for this June. Standard units will range in size from 617 to 1,929 square feet. The community is also set to offer six premium penthouse residences, which will range in size from 2,358 to 3,418 square feet in three- and four-bedroom configurations. Shared amenities at the development will include a fitness center and yoga studio; children’s play suite; reservable entertainment suite with an adjacent terrace including an outdoor kitchen with seating; multiple lounge and co-working spaces; a lap pool with lounge seating; three outdoor kitchens with dining and seating areas; green space with hammocks; and two fire pits offering views of the Chicago skyline. The property will offer a 24-hour concierge and door attendant, alongside services such as move-in coordination, housekeeping, package storage, on-site dry cleaning, and walking, grooming and daycare services for pets. The community will also feature 146 parking spaces, including 12 electric vehicle charging stations and complimentary bike storage. The property will …
By Artie Kerckhoff and Joshua Allen, CBRE For businesses, the conversation around the return to office has shifted. Most companies find themselves considering how to entice workers back instead of when to call them back. It’s an interesting dynamic, born out of stopgap remote-working policies and catalyzed by an employee’s market. Where does this leave the St. Louis office market? The metro’s overall office vacancy rate remained steady at 12.9 percent at the end of the third quarter. Yet, leasing velocity has shown significant improvement with leases signed at newly constructed buildings like Forsyth Pointe & Commerce Tower in Clayton and Edge@West in Creve Coeur. In addition, a handful of tenants have signed new leases at existing prime Class A, amenity-rich buildings such as Centene Plaza C Building, The Plaza in Clayton and Shaw Park Plaza. The reason for this uptick is a trend that’s playing out in St. Louis and across the country: an overall flight to quality. Prime at a premium At the onset of the pandemic, office users signed short-term extensions and took a wait-and-see approach to get through the immediate crisis. Now, as those extensions expire, they’re migrating to prime Class A office space with collaborative, …
TEMPE, ARIZ. — The Opus Group has completed the disposition of Warner Commerce Center, a newly built industrial project situated on an 18-acre infill site in Tempe. Barings acquired the asset for $42.4 million. Located at 1300 and 1330 W. Warner Road, the site was formerly an office building. Opus completed a speculative redevelopment of the property, transforming it into a 197,000-square-foot manufacturing, distribution or last-mile distribution facility. Warner Commerce Center consists of two 98,500-square-foot buildings each suitable for multiple tenants. The buildings feature 32-foot clear heights and a combined total of 40 rear-load dock doors, four drive-in doors, 64 dedicated trailer parking stalls and 392 vehicle parking stalls. Will Strong, Phil Haenel, Kirk Kuller, Molly Hunt, Cal Conway, Stephanie Saccente, Micki Strain and Foster Bundy of Cushman & Wakefield’s Industrial Advisory Group – Mountain West team represented the seller in the transaction.
IRWINDALE, CALIF. — DAUM Commercial Real Estate Services has arranged the sale of an eight-acre parcel, including two industrial buildings, located at 4510 Azusa Canyon Road in Irwindale. Rexford Industrial acquired the asset from DS Services of America, a water bottling and distribution company, for $40 million. The sale-leaseback deal includes a five-year lease with an option to extend. Dennis Sandoval, Kevin Sandoval and Bryan Sandoval of DAUM represented the seller, Dennis Sandoval also represented the buyer in the transaction. Constructed in 1950, the property features a 52,780-square-foot Class C industrial building and a 14,728-square-foot building. The buildings offer 24-foot clear heights, ample parking and a fully fenced and secured lot.
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — San Diego-based Badiee Development has completed the construction and sale of Metro Air Park Logistics Center – Phase I in Sacramento. BentallGreenOak acquired the asset for an undisclosed price on a forward basis. Located on Badiee Drive, Metro Air Park Logistics Center – Phase I features two Class A industrial buildings totaling 308,780 square feet. Both buildings feature ESFR sprinklers and heavy power. Situated on 10.5 acres, the 183,088-square-foot Building I is divisible to four 40,000-square-foot suites. The building features 36-foot clear heights, 56 trailer and 155 auto parking stalls, 14,000 square feet of built-to-suit office space, and 31 dock-high and two grade-level doors. Situated on seven acres, the 125,692-square-foot Building II is divisible to two 60,000-square-foot suites. The facility features 32-foot clear heights, 103 auto stalls, 10,000 square feet of built-to-suit office space, and 21 dock-high and two grade-level doors. The second phase of Metro Air Logistics Center is currently under construction and will consist of a 109,300-square-foot freestanding building slated for completion in spring 2023. BentallGreenOak is expected to purchase the second phase upon its completion. Jeff Chiate, Rick Ellison, Mike Adey, Brad Brandenburg and Matthew Leupold of Cushman & Wakefield represented Badiee Development in …
PUYALLUP, WASH. — Los Angeles-based Hyperion Realty Capital, formerly known as Portal Investment Management, has purchased Meridian Place Shopping Center in Puyallup. Terms of the transaction were not released. Built in 1979, Meridian Place offers 127,429 square feet of retail space. Current tenants include Grocery Outlet and Michaels. Sean Tufts and Kevin Adatto of CPX handled the deal.
LAS VEGAS — Avison Young has brokered the purchase of a medical office property located at 6070 S. Fort Apache Road in Las Vegas. AABECK LLC, an entity of Wound Care Experts, acquired the asset from VUELTA, an entity of a pain management group and former tenant, for $3.6 million. Built in 2008, the 10,000-square-foot property features reserved covered parking, a large waiting room, 12 exam rooms, a break room, billing office and two doctors’ offices. The buyer plans to occupy 5,000 square feet of the facility with the remainder available for lease. Barton Hyde of Avison Young represented the buyer, while Kevin Donahoe of Commercial Specialists represented the seller in the deal.
WILMER, TEXAS — An undisclosed American multinational firm that provides apparel, footwear and accessories has signed a 1 million-square-foot industrial lease at Southport Logistics Park in Wilmer, a southern suburb of Dallas. The unnamed tenant will occupy the entirety of Building 3 at the 252-acre development, which is owned by Chicago-based Logistics Property Co. Features of the cross-dock, speculatively built facility include 40-foot clear heights, 354 car parking spaces (expandable to 724) and 164 trailer parking spaces (expandable to 197). Seth Kelly, Dan Estes and Nathan Lawrence of CBRE represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Kacy Jones and John Hendricks, also with CBRE, represented Logistics Property Co.
NORMAN, OKLA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Cambridge Mini Storage, a 754-unit self-storage facility in Norman, located south of Oklahoma City. The facility totals 87,700 net rentable square feet. Bryan Quaschnick, Brandon Karr and Danny Cunningham of Marcus & Millichap represented the locally based seller in the transaction and procured a Dallas-based private partnership as the buyer. Both parties requested anonymity.
