OAKWOOD VILLAGE, OHIO — The Palomar Group has brokered the $3.3 million sale of Hawthorne Shops in Oakwood Village, a southern suburb of Cleveland. The 50,957-square-foot retail center, built in 1991, is shadow anchored by Sam’s Club. Palomar Group represented the seller, Dallas-based Tabani Group. New York-based Z.E.A. Capital Realty Holdings was the buyer.
TROY, MICH. — International franchise chain Jazzercise Fitness Co. has signed a five-year lease to open an 1,800-square-foot location at Troy Sports Center in Troy. The property is located at 1819 E. Big Beaver Road. Barry Landau of Dominion Real Estate Advisors represented both the tenant and the undisclosed landlord. Jazzercise, founded in 1969, operates 5,800 locations in 25 countries.
BETHLEHEM, PA. — Dallas-based Trammell Crow Co. has broken ground on Lehigh Valley Trade Center III, a 588,000-square-foot industrial project in the Eastern Pennsylvania city of Bethlehem. The project comprises two single-story buildings that are expected to be complete in late 2023. Trammell Crow Co. is also nearing completion of Lehigh Valley Trade Center II, a 527,000-square-foot, cross-dock facility that features a clear height of 40 feet, 119 dock doors, 250 car parking spaces and 154 trailer parking spaces. Trammell Crow is developing both properties in partnership with New York-based Clarion Partners. Peak Construction is serving as the general contractor for the project, and KSS Architects is designing the facility.
CANTON, MASS. — A joint venture between Jumbo Capital and Apollo Global Management has purchased a 79,000-square-foot office building in the southern Boston suburb of Canton for $21 million with plans to convert the property into a life sciences facility. The development team plans to redevelop the existing building and add a 46,460-square-foot manufacturing space. Jeff Black, Bryan Koop and Sean Burke of Colliers arranged $57.7 million in acquisition and construction financing through Cambridge Savings Bank on behalf of the joint venture. Frank Petz, Matt Sherry, Brooke Howard and Rob Schlesinger, also with Colliers, brokered the sale of the property.
WESTPORT, CONN. — CBRE has brokered the $16.5 million sale of a 42,432-square-foot office building located at 33 Riverside Ave. in the southern coastal Connecticut city of Westport. The waterfront building rises five stories and was 91 percent leased at the time of sale. Jeffrey Dunne, Steve Bardsley, Jeremy Neuer, David Gavin and Travis Langer of CBRE represented the seller, an entity doing business as Abbey Road Riverside LLC, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, The Feil Organization.
CHERRY HILL, N.J. — Federal Realty Investment Trust has signed leases with three new tenants at Ellisburg Shopping Center, a 260,000-square-foot retail destination located outside of Philadelphia in Cherry Hill. Wren Kitchen will open a 14,346-square-foot store and showroom this winter. Childcare franchise Adventure Kids Playcare will debut its 8,564-square-foot facility this fall, and fast casual eatery BurgerFi will open a 3,000-square-foot restaurant in early September. Other tenants at Ellisburg Shopping Center include Whole Foods Market, Buy Buy Baby and Restoration Hardware Outlet.
DEPTFORD AND TOMS RIVER, N.J. — New Jersey-based brokerage firm Jeffery Realty has negotiated two retail leases totaling 3,400 square feet in the Southern New Jersey communities of Deptford and Toms River. Shane Wierks and Alan Walker of Jeffery Realty represented the tenant, health supplements provider GNC, in both sets of lease negotiations. Joe Allegro, Giorgio Vasilis and Justin Goodman of Sitar represented the landlord in the Deptford deal. Shane Hart and Joe Dougherty of Metro Commercial represented the landlord in the Toms River deal.
FULLERTON, CALIF. — Core Spaces has announced plans for Hub Fullerton, a 1,047-bed student housing development in Fullerton. Groundbreaking is scheduled for later this year. DLR Group designed the project, which will serve students attending California State University-Fullerton, Hope International University and Pacific Christian College. The six-story building will offer shared amenities including a rooftop deck, swimming pool, hot tub, workspaces, a yoga and fitness center, spa and resident lounge space. The development will also feature a ground floor coffee shop and a landscaped public park space with seating. The community is scheduled for delivery in 2025 and will offer units in townhome and apartment configurations.
PRESCOTT VALLEY, ARIZ. — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital (BWE) has provided a $75 million HUD loan for the construction of Legado Apartments, a multifamily property in downtown Prescott Valley. Jim Swanson of BWE’s Phoenix office originated the loan through HUD’s 221(d)(4) mortgage insurance program on behalf of the developer, Fain Signature Group. The non-recourse, fully assumable loan features a 40-year, fully amortizing term. The HUD-insured financing provides a combined construction and permanent loan for market-rate multifamily projects. The mid-rise apartment property will feature 329 units in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Units will offer Energy Star appliances, washers/dryers, patio/balcony storage and scenic views. Community-wide amenities include electric vehicle charging stations, elevators serving all apartment floors and a parking garage. Common area amenities will include a community room/clubhouse with free Wi-Fi, poolside cabanas and spa, fitness center, a picnic area with barbecue grills, and recreation area with a dog run and dog washing station. As part of the mixed-use residential and commercial development project in the Prescott Valley Entertainment District, the property will have a rooftop restaurant open to the public and a variety of other foodservice outlets, including cafés, plus retail space on first and sixth …
HUNTINGTON PARK, CALIF. — Stan Johnson Co. has brokered the purchase of a freestanding retail property located at 5731 Bickett St. in Huntington Park, just southeast of downtown Los Angeles. A New York-based private investor acquired the asset for $48.7 million. Principal Life provided acquisition financing. Developer Shane Cos. is slated to complete the 56,000-square-foot building in January 2023. Target has leased the property under a long-term, triple-net lease. Situated on 4.1 acres, the site will feature a Starbucks Coffee, Tesla charging station and an urban-format Target. Jason Maier of Stan Johnson Co. represented the buyer, while Alvin Mansour of The Mansour Group at Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
