WINTHROP, MASS. — Locally based developer The Procopio Cos. has completed The Somerset, a 29-unit multifamily project in Winthrop, located on the eastern outskirts of Boston. The complex offers one- and two-bedroom units ranging in size from 500 to 1,300 square feet and includes 1,119 square feet of retail space. Residences are furnished with quartz countertops, private decks and in-unit washers and dryers, and communal amenities include a fitness center, onsite parking and bike storage space. The Somerset opened with 35 percent of the units leased. Rents start at $2,650 per month for a one-bedroom unit.
CHICAGO — Skender has completed construction of a new 200,000-square-foot office and retail building located at 345 N. Morgan St. in Chicago’s Fulton Market neighborhood. Sterling Bay was the developer. The building is 85 percent leased with tenants expected to start taking occupancy in March. The development features private outdoor terraces on each floor, a 5,000-square-foot roof deck, a bar and lounge, fitness center, coworking library and several conference spaces. Eckenhoff Saunders Architects was the project architect.
WYOMING, MICH. — Thompson Thrift has acquired 29 acres in the Grand Rapids suburb of Wyoming with plans to build a 344-unit luxury apartment complex. Completion is slated for late 2023. Located near the intersection of Wilson Avenue and 64th Street, the property will be named The BLVD at Wilson Crossings. Amenities will include a clubhouse, pool, fitness center, dog park, pickleball courts, green space and grilling stations. The project marks Thompson Thrift’s second Grand Rapids-area community following The Grove, which opened in fall 2021.
AUBURN HILLS, MICH. — L. Mason Capitani/CORFAC International has brokered the sale of two office buildings totaling 275,000 square feet in Auburn Hills for an undisclosed price. The properties, Cambridge Court I and II, are situated near I-75 and University Drive. Mason L. Capitani of the brokerage represented the buyer, LREH Michigan LLC. L. Mason Capitani/CORFAC will oversee leasing at the properties and its property management arm, Liberty Property & Asset Management, will take over all management responsibilities. The new ownership plans to immediately make renovations.
MINNEAPOLIS — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a $9.4 million loan for the acquisition of a six-building industrial portfolio totaling 191,986 square feet in Minneapolis. The properties are home to a variety of tenants such as StreetFactory Media, Children’s Theatre, CenturyLink, Brownstone Distributing and Guthrie Theater. The buildings are situated at the intersection of East Hennepin Avenue and Harrison Street. Trent Niederberger and Britta Lund of JLL arranged the five-year, fixed-rate loan through Justin Adducci of North American Banking Co. Buligo Capital Partners was the borrower.
LAKEMOOR, ILL. — Greenstone Partners has brokered the $2.3 million sale of a newly constructed retail property occupied by Starbucks in Lakemoor, which is located in Northeast Illinois. The net-leased property sold at a cap rate of 4.55 percent and $1,029 per square foot, marking the lowest cap rate ever for a Starbucks property in Illinois, according to CoStar. The building is situated within the larger Lakemoor Commons, which is home to tenants such as Heartland Dental, Chipotle, Buona Beef and a multi-tenant retail center. Brewster Hague and Jason St. John of Greenstone represented the seller, a Chicago-area developer. The duo also procured the buyer, a private entity based in California completing a 1031 exchange.
CENTENNIAL, COLO. — Denver-based EverWest Real Estate Investors has completed the disposition of Peakview Apartments, a multifamily community situated within Denver Tech Center in Centennial. Griffis Residential acquired the four-story asset for $115 million. Located at 7700 E. Peakview Ave., Peakview Apartments features 304 studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom residences, a resort-style swimming pool, rooftop deck, fitness center, and bicycle storage and repair facilities. A structured, controlled-access deck provides parking. Peakview is two blocks from the Arapahoe light rail station. The asset was constructed in 2015.
LONG BEACH, CALIF. — Newmark has arranged the sale of Airport Plaza, a two-building office park in Long Beach. WCCP Airport Plaza L.B. LLC sold the asset to LB5000 LLC for $30 million. Located at 5000 and 5001 Airport Plaza Drive, the project features 126,219 square feet of multi-tenant office space. At the time of sale, Airport Plaza was fully leased to 19 tenants, including Federal Aviation Administration, Advanced Medical Management and NACA Logistics. The property is situated on a 2.7-acre plot, which has a 46-year ground lease in place with the City of Long Beach. Kevin Shannon, Ken White and Scott Schumacher of Newmark represented the seller in the deal.
EDMONDS, WASH. — Anthology Senior Living has unveiled plans for Anthology of Edmonds, a 127-unit seniors housing community in Edmonds, a northern suburb of Seattle. The community totals 162,872 square feet across six floors and is Anthology’s first community to exclusively offer independent living. This project marks the sixth senior housing development that Anthology has started in the past 12 months. Harrison Street is an investment partner on the project. The project is scheduled to open in late 2023. According to a recent report by the U.S. Census Bureau, almost 15 percent of the Snohomish County population has already reached age 65 and older, a number that will continue to climb as baby boomers age.
Cushman & Wakefield Brokers $18.9M Partial Sale of Greenfield Gateway Retail Center in Mesa, Arizona
MESA, ARIZ. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of a 67,709-square-foot portion of Greenfield Gateway, a 349,143-square-foot retail center in Mesa. Southern California-based investor Greenfield Gateway LLC sold the asset to an entity formed by the Hinkson Co. for $18.9 million. Situated on 10.1 acres, the sold portion consists of fully leased buildings, including an EoS Fitness-anchored building and two multi-tenant strip-retail buildings. Michael Hackett, Ryan Schubert and Chris Hollenbeck of Cushman & Wakefield in Phoenix represented the seller in the transaction.