MILWAUKEE — iBorrow has provided a $15.1 million loan for the refinancing of a 499,759-square-foot light industrial manufacturing property in Milwaukee. The property consists of five buildings that are occupied by eight tenants. Built in 1950 and renovated in 2020, the facility features nine dock-high doors, 25 grade doors and seven rail doors. iBorrow provided the original loan on the property in January 2021. The undisclosed borrower refinanced and sold a separate three-building vacant office parcel on the site.
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LOWELL, IND. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a two-tenant retail property occupied by Advance Auto Parts and Subway in Lowell, a city in Northwest Indiana. The sales price and seller were undisclosed. The 36,155-square-foot building is located at 1729 E. Commercial Ave. Joseph Van Vuren and Nicholas Kanich of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, a local private investor. Josh Caruana of Marcus & Millichap assisted in closing the transaction as the broker of record in Indiana.
FRANKLIN PARK, ILL. — Clear Height Properties has acquired an 18,800-square-foot industrial service facility (ISF) located at 9211 Gage Ave. in the Chicago suburb of Franklin Park. The sales price was undisclosed. ISFs are used to store, maintain or dispatch vehicles, equipment and materials. The property features a 30 percent building-to-land ratio, four drive-in doors and a fully gated and secured parking area for a fleet of field service vehicles. Ryan Widerberg of eXp Realty brokered the sale. Clear Height hired Jason Lev and Jimmy Kowalczyk of CBRE to market the property for lease.
CORONADO, CALIF. — CBRE has brokered the $40 million sale of Coronado Plaza, a 41,949-square-foot retail center in Coronado. Built in 1981, the three-story property is situated across from the Hotel Del Coronado. Reg Kobzi, Joel Wilson and Michael Peterson of CBRE’s San Diego office represented the seller, an entity doing business as PREF Coronado Plaza LLC, in the transaction.
79 Lotus Apts Buys Three-Property Multifamily Portfolio in San Bernardino, California for $12M
by Jeff Shaw
SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF. — 79 Lotus Apts, LLC acquired a multifamily portfolio in San Bernardino’s South Pointe neighborhood for $12 million. San Bernardino is located 60 miles east of Los Angeles. The portfolio comprises 79 units across three properties, including: Lotus, a 19-unit property; Steel Park Manor, a 32-unit property; and Wier Park, a 28-unit property. Units come in one- and two-bedroom floorplans. CBRE’s Eric Chen represented both the buyer and the undisclosed sellers in the transaction.
Progressive Arranges $6M Sale of South Sierra Plaza Shopping Center in Fontana, California
by Jeff Shaw
FONTANA, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has arranged the $6 million sale of South Sierra Plaza, a 17,250-square-foot strip retail center located in Fontana. Comprising 12 units, the property was 93 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including a dentist, nail salon, Armed Forces career center, staffing agency, Japanese restaurant and Peruvian restaurant. Brad Umansky and Lance Mordachini of Progressive represented the seller, a private Los Angeles-based investor, in the transaction. Paul Galmarini and Albert Lopez, also of Progressive, handled leasing at the property prior to the sale. Cameron Diab of D & Z Properties represented the buyer, another Los Angeles-based private investor.
COSTA MESA, CALIF. — A group of local Hyundai dealerships have leased a 3.1-acre industrial site in Costa Mesa. The facility includes a 12,588-square-foot truck and automotive maintenance facility and office building. The group, which includes Hyundai of Huntington Beach, Hyundai of Anaheim and Hyundai of Garden Grove, entered into a five-year agreement for the space. They will use the property as a reconditioning, repair and storage facility for their fleet of new and used vehicles. Jace Gan and Clyde Stauff of Colliers represented the space’s owner, BLT Enterprises.
SAN DIEGO — Jimbo’s Naturally has signed a 25,000-square-foot lease at The Row at Civita, Sudberry Properties’ 20-acre mixed-use development in San Diego. The grocery store will be an anchor at the property, which is situated within the 230-acre, master-planned community of Civita. Construction on the building is scheduled to begin in early 2025, with the opening planned for the second half of 2026. This will mark the fifth Jimbo’s store within San Diego County.
MassDevelopment Provides $129M in Bond Financing for Opus Newton Seniors Housing Project Near Boston
NEWTON, MASS. — MassDevelopment has provided $129 million in tax-exempt bond financing for the construction of Opus Newton, a 174-unit seniors housing project that will be located on the western outskirts of Boston. The borrower and developer is locally based nonprofit organization 2Life Communities. Construction began in March and is scheduled for completion in mid-2025. Opus Newton, an age-restricted complex with units reserved for renters age 62 and above, is being constructed on four acres at 777 Winchester St. The property will house 62 two-bedroom units and 112 one-bedroom apartments. Amenities will include a library, café, business center, game room, volunteer hub, convenience store, art room, fitness studio and classrooms. In addition, onsite staff will be available to coordinate home and health services based on resident needs. According to the development team, Opus Newton will meet the needs of seniors who earn too much to qualify for affordable housing units but cannot comfortably afford other high-end housing options in the area. Of the property’s 174 units, nine will be reserved for households earning 80 percent or less of the area median income. The market-rate units will partially maintain low rents by using volunteers from the community in place of some …
VIERA, FLA. — WS Development and PGIM Real Estate have acquired The Avenue Viera, a 550,000-square-foot, open-air retail center located directly off I-95 in Viera. Situated within the 43,000-acre master-planned Viera community in Brevard County, the property houses more than 80 retail, restaurant and entertainment tenants, including AMC Theatres, Belk, Chili’s, Cost Plus World Market, Kohl’s, lululemon athletica, Moe’s Southwest Grill, Old Navy, Sephora and Urban Air Adventure Park. Massachusetts-based WS Development will assume management of the center and will share ownership with PGIM, which has owned Avenue Viera since 2006. The sales price was not disclosed. WS Development and PGIM plan to remerchandise the center, as well as host events and install public art.