PLAINFIELD, IND. — Smart Warehousing has signed a 190,440-square-foot industrial lease renewal at 909 Whitaker Road in the Indianapolis suburb of Plainfield. John Sharpe, Steve Beals and Richard King of Lee & Associates represented the tenant, which is a warehousing, fulfillment and logistics solutions company headquartered in Kansas City. Brian Seitz of JLL represented the owner, Nuveen Industrial. The transaction marks Smart Warehousing’s second renewal on the space, which is located adjacent to the Indianapolis International Airport and near I-70.
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Woda Cooper Begins Construction of 90-Unit Breton Grove Affordable Housing Community in Grand Rapids
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — Woda Cooper Cos. Inc. has begun construction on Breton Grove, a 90-unit affordable housing community to be built in two phases in Grand Rapids. The groundbreaking event featured an announcement about the new statewide Contractor Assistance Program (CAP), which is spearheaded by the Michigan State Housing Development Authority. CAP is aimed at increasing the number of those who are newly trained and employed in the construction workforce and to help contractors and emerging developers increase their capacity for larger contracts and projects. Woda Cooper is working with trained apprentices from the program on the construction of Breton Grove over the next two years. Both phases of the project will be designated for residents who earn 30 to 80 percent of the area median income, with 33 integrated Permanent Supported Housing units for residents facing homelessness. The project will consist of two buildings, each with one- and two-bedroom units. Each building will include a community room with kitchenette and onsite management and supportive service offices. Community Rebuilders, a Grand Rapids-based nonprofit, will coordinate the supportive services. Several units will be adapted for those with mobility challenges and/or sight and hearing disabilities. The City of Grand Rapids approved …
FAIRMONT, MINN. — Cleeman Realty Group has brokered the $5.1 million sale of a 54,740-square-foot retail property net leased to Hy-Vee in Fairmont, a city in southern Minnesota. The property sits on five acres at 907 S. State St. Grocer Hy-Vee has operated at the location since 1991 and added a gas station and convenience store in 2011. Jeremy Scheer of Cleeman represented the undisclosed buyer. The seller was also undisclosed.
LIVINGSTON, N.J. — Boutique law firm A.Y. Strauss has signed a 10,728-square-foot office lease at The Eisenhower, a 384,000-square-foot campus located in the Northern New Jersey community of Livingston. Harland Hollander of Savills represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Jonathan Meisel, Dan Casey and Erin Wenzler of CBRE, along with internal agent Eric Maurer, represented the landlord, Eastman Cos.
For decades, outlet malls have been a popular destination for shoppers of all ages. From the first multi-store outlet center that Vanity Fair opened in 1974, in Reading, Pennsylvania, and throughout the 1980s and 1990s, outlet malls grew rapidly. Outlet malls offer a wide variety of name-brand merchandise at discounted prices, and as a result, they are a great way to save money on popular brands of clothes, shoes, and accessories. Although outlet malls have been around for decades, the pandemic was a major hit to the retail landscape. Prior to 2020, outlet malls were seeing a surge in popularity, as consumers became more price-conscious and savvy on how to save money on their favorite brands. In June 2022, visits to outlet malls in the U.S. were down 6.7 percent from 2021 and down 14.3 percent from 2019, according to Placer.ai. This had outlet mall developers scrambling for a strategy and a path forward. Growth in California One of the most thriving outlet malls in the country is the Outlets at Tejon in Tejon Ranch, California, strategically located on Interstate 5 between Los Angeles and Bakersfield, just south of the Highway 99 interchange. This mall is home to over 50 …
By Mike Rensch, Investors Realty The Omaha office market is facing an increasing amount of sublease space, which is having a significant impact on what spaces tenants prefer to lease right now. This is directly affecting all aspects of the overall office market as well. As the second quarter came to a close, the direct vacancy rate was 7.4 percent, compared with 7.6 percent in the second quarter of 2022. With that said, those numbers do not paint the whole picture because they do not account for the amount of sublease space on the market. The availability rate (which includes direct space and sublease space available) was at 9.8 percent compared with 8.4 percent in the second quarter of 2022. We see this trend continuing for the time being as companies grapple with whether or not to bring their employees back to the office. At the end of the second quarter, there was 841,000 square feet of sublease space available in Omaha, up from 723,000 square feet at the end of the second quarter of 2022. This represents a 14 percent increase in sublease space over the past year. It reached its peak of 919,000 square feet of available …
Lincoln Property Co. Breaks Ground on $515M Luke Field Industrial Park in Glendale, Arizona
by John Nelson
GLENDALE, ARIZ. — LPC Desert West, the Southwest arm of Dallas-based Lincoln Property Co., has broken ground on Luke Field, a $515 million industrial park in the Phoenix suburb of Glendale. The 140-acre property is bordered by namesake Luke Air Force Base, Litchfield Road, Northern Avenue and the newly built Northern Parkway. The 2.4 million-square-foot development will comprise Building A (695,750 square feet), Building B (454,761 square feet) and Building C (nearly 1.3 million square feet). The facilities will feature 40-foot clear heights, 25-foot glass entryways, automated dock doors, trailer and automobile parking and 5- by 10-foot windows on all levels. Outdoor amenities at Luke Field will include barbecue stations, shaded outdoor eating areas and employee collaboration stations. Additionally, the industrial facilities will be equipped with touchless technology throughout. Lincoln Property Co. serves as the leasing agent for Luke Field. The design-build team includes general contractor Layton Construction and architect Butler Design Group. LPC Desert West acquired the site in mid-2022 for $53 million. The developer expects to complete the project in a single phase by fourth-quarter 2024. Luke Field is near Loop 303 and I-10. Corporate neighbors include Walmart, Boeing, Microsoft, White Claw, XPO Logistics, UPS, REI, SubZero, Daimler-Benz, …
MANSFIELD, TEXAS — High Street Logistics Properties has acquired Mansfield Urban Industrial Park, a three-building, 267,622-square-foot complex located on the southern outskirts of Fort Worth. Completed in summer 2022, the development was 89 percent leased at the time of sale to a tenant roster with a weighted average remaining lease term of 4.6 years. Building features include 18- to 28-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinkler systems and speculative office space. Dustin Volz, Stephen Bailey, Dom Espinosa and Zach Riebe of Newmark represented the seller, Dallas-based developer Longbow Interests, in the transaction.
Trinity Investments-Led Joint Venture Secures $750M Refinancing of Grande Lakes Orlando Resort
by John Nelson
ORLANDO, FLA. — A joint venture led by Trinity Investments has secured a $750 million loan for the refinancing of Grande Lakes Orlando Resort, a resort that includes two luxury hotels and a golf course. Situated on the south side of Orlando, the 409-acre development comprises the 582-room Ritz-Carlton hotel, the 1,010-room JW Marriott hotel and an 18-hole golf course designed by Greg Norman. An undisclosed lender provided the floating-rate CMBS loan to the Trinity-led joint venture, which acquired the resort in 2018. Since its acquisition, Grande Lakes Orlando Resort has undergone renovations to the rooms and public areas, as well as the addition of 12 guestrooms, new food-and-beverage experiences and a pool renovation that includes a new waterpark. Trinity estimates the renovations totaled $118 million.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Locally based brokerage firm Disney Investment Group (DIG) has arranged the $14.8 million sale of Westcliff Shopping Center, a 134,750-square-foot retail center in Fort Worth. Grocer Albertsons anchors the center, which was 86 percent leased at the time of sale. David Disney and Adam Crockett of DIG represented the seller, Florida-based REIT CTO Realty Growth (NYSE: CTO), in the transaction. The duo also procured the buyer, Partners Capital, the investment platform of Partners Real Estate, in conjunction with Partners’ internal agent Jess Dickie. Independent Financial provided acquisition financing. LanCarte Commercial leases the center.