FOND DU LAC, WIS. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $1.2 million sale of a 2,070-square-foot gas station occupied by Exxon in Fond du Lac, a city in eastern Wisconsin along Lake Winnebago. The net-leased property is located at 362 N. Peters Ave. Austin Weisenbeck, Sean Sharko, Nicholas Kanich and Timothy Nichols of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company. Weisenbeck, Sharko and Nichols secured and represented the buyer, a private investor.
GREENWICH AND DARIEN CONN. — CBRE has brokered the $13.6 million sale of a portfolio of two office buildings totaling 42,794 square feet in Connecticut. The 17,081-square-foot building at 39 Lewis St. in Greenwich was 91 percent leased at the time of sale, and the 25,713-square-foot building at 23 Old Kings Highway in Darien was 86 percent leased at the time of sale. Jeffrey Dunne, Steven Bardsley, Travis Langer and Daniel Blumenkrantz of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction. CBRE also procured separate buyers for each building. All parties requested anonymity.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Urban Catalyst has launched UC Multifamily Equity I LLC (UCME) to focus on the development of Aquino, a multifamily property within walking distance of downtown San Jose. The project is fully entitled and approved for multifamily construction. The development timeline was not released. Aquino will offer 272 studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments with stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, electric ranges and air conditioning. On-site amenities will include private coworking offices, a bar and lounge, fitness center with a yoga studio, dog run, and courtyard with an outdoor kitchen. Urban Catalyst has structured UCME as a real estate operating company, which allows it to accept funding from qualified retirement accounts such as IRAs and 401(k) plans.
RIALTO, CALIF. — Birtcher Development LLC has received $75 million in construction financing for the development of Birtcher Logistics Center Rialto, a Class A logistics facility currently under construction in the Inland Empire city of Rialto. Situated on 21 acres, the 492,631-square-foot property will feature 40-foot clear heights, 62 dock-high doors, 5,642 square feet of ground-floor office space and 5,221 square feet of mezzanine space. Additionally, the site will offer 90 trailer parking spaces and 287 auto parking spaces. Greg Brown, Peter Thompson and Spencer Seibring of JLL Capital Markets’ debt advisory team secured the nonrecourse loan from the lender, Principal Global Investors.
VACAVILLE, CALIF. — ProEquity Asset Management has completed the disposition of Power Plaza, a grocery-anchored neighborhood retail center at 1001-1071 Helen Drive in Vacaville, approximately midway between Sacramento and San Francisco Bay. DPI Retail acquired the asset for $29.2 million. Built in 1993 and 1994, the 112,250-square-foot retail center was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. Current tenants include Sprouts Farmers Market, Restoration Hardware Outlet, Williams Sonoma Home Outlet, Pacific Dental Services, The Good Feet Store and Banfield Pet Hospital. Eric Kathrein, Tim Kuruzar, Warren McClean and Andy Spangenberg of JLL Retail Capital Markets represented the seller in the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — Vera Wang has signed a 26,708-square-foot office lease at 500 Park Avenue in Manhattan’s Plaza District. The fashion designer is relocating from 15 East 26th St. and will occupy the entire fifth floor and part of the seventh floor. The complex comprises the 11-story former Pepsi-Cola Building that was constructed in 1960 and the 40-story 500 Park Tower that was built in 1984. Cynthia Wasserberger, Frank Doyle and Michael Pallas of JLL represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. Jeff Peck, Daniel Horowitz and Christopher Foerch of Savills represented Vera Wang.
HAPPY VALLEY, ORE. — CBRE has arranged the sale of a 146,888-square-foot property located in Happy Valley, a suburb of Portland. Sears formerly occupied the building, which is physically attached to the adjacent Clackamas Town Center mall, which totals 1.4 million square feet. Dick’s Sporting Goods partially backfilled the property in 2019 and opened in 2020 following the departure of Sears in 2018. The remainder of the building, including two 15,000-square-foot, ground-level spaces and a 64,000-square-foot upper-level space, remains vacant. Dino Christophilis and Daniel TIbeau of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. A Texas-based private investment group acquired the property for an undisclosed price.
ENGLEWOOD, COLO. — Malman Commercial Real Estate has arranged the acquisition of an 8,050-square-foot industrial building located at 2703 S. Shoshone St. in Englewood, just south of Denver. AMAC Holdings Ltd. purchased the asset from LTW Properties LLC for $1.6 million. Jake Malman of Malman Commercial represented the buyer, while Tim Shay and TJ Smith of Colliers represented the seller in the transaction.
BOSTON — The LEGO Group has chosen 1001 Boylston St. in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood as the location of its new Americas head office when the company relocates in 2026. LEGO first announced in January that it would be relocating from its current base in Enfield, Conn. Samuels & Associates is the developer of 1001 Boylston St., which will feature 450,000 square feet of office and life sciences space, 35,000 square feet of shops and restaurants, new public plazas and a CitizenM hotel over the Massachusetts Turnpike. The project is slated to open in 2024. Amenities at the property will include a fitness center, wellbeing room, parent room and onsite parking and bike storage. The building was designed to achieve multiple sustainability certifications: LEED Gold, WELL Gold and WELL Core Gold v2. Elkus Manfredi served as the project architect. Spread over five floors and more than 100,000 square feet, LEGO’s new office will feature areas for collaboration as well as “concentrative work zones.” The site is accessible for employees walking and cycling to work, and is situated near Green Line and Orange Line public transit stops. LEGO says the location was strategically chosen to draw upon the region’s diverse talent …
ATLANTA — Trammell Crow Co. and partner Georgia Advanced Technology Ventures (GATV) have topped out Science Square Labs, a 13-story research-and-development (R&D) facility located adjacent to the Georgia Tech campus in Atlanta. GATV is a cooperative organization of Georgia Tech. The 368,258-square-foot building is part of the first phase of Science Square, an 18-acre mixed-use development that will offer laboratory, R&D offices, dining options and residences. Brasfield & Gorrie is the general contractor on Phase I of Science Square. Also part of the first phase is a 280-unit residential tower by High Street Residential, an affiliate of Trammell Crow Co. The developers aim to deliver Phase I in the first quarter of 2024. Designed by Perkins & Will, Science Square Labs will feature wet and dry laboratories, collaborative spaces, food-and-beverage outlets, a fitness center, interactive conference rooms, indoor/outdoor lounge, catering kitchen and six “graduator” speculative lab/office suites that will accommodate growing life sciences firms. Additionally, Cherry Street Energy is installing a 38,000-square-foot solar panel array atop the parking garage. The design-build team is aiming for Science Square to achieve LEED Gold and WELL certifications. In addition to the topping out, the ownership group has signed the first tenant at Science …