MELVILLE, N.Y. — Nationwide Mortgage Bankers (NMB), a locally based financial institution, has opened a 30,000-square-foot office headquarters at 1305 Walt Whitman Road in Melville, a community located on Long Island. The space features a podcast streaming center, digital media studios and a 65-seat technical training facility. NMB plans to immediately bring about 100 jobs to the facility and hire more in the coming months. The Feil Organization owns the building.
NEW YORK CITY — Babylist has signed a 20,000-square-foot retail lease in Manhattan’s SoHo district. The lease term is 10 years, and the space spans two levels (10,000 square feet each) at 477 Broadway. Paul Popkin, Morris Dweck and Annie Squier of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, an entity doing business as 477 Realty LLC, in the lease negotiations. Lydia Bell and Cole Stapleton of Tungsten Property represented Babylist. The opening is scheduled for late summer.
ATLANTA — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged $83.3 million in financing for the acquisition of an 11-building industrial portfolio located in metro Atlanta. Gideon Gil, Taylor Geiger, Cecelia Galligan and Crawford Bundy of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the floating-rate loan through Argenti on behalf of the borrower, Arden Logistics Parks. Stewart Calhoun, Casey Masters and Drew Stanford, also with Cushman & Wakefield, represented the sellers, Onward Investors and Prospect Ridge, in the transaction. The 658,550-square-foot portfolio includes:
JLL Secures $64M Refinancing for 820-Bed Student Housing Community Near Mississippi State University
STARKVILLE, MISS. — JLL has secured a $64 million refinancing for The Vista Starkville, an 820-bed student housing community located near the Mississippi State University campus in Starkville. Gregg Shapiro, Mike Brady, Sam Tarter, Christian Johnston and Connor McCarthy of JLL represented the borrower, Student Quarters, in securing the three-year, floating-rate loan from QuadReal Property Group. Built in 2019, the property offers 309 units in a mix of studio through five-bedroom configurations. Shared amenities include a fitness center, social lounge, resort-style pool and private resident parking. The community also features ground floor retail space occupied by Boardtown Pies & Pints.
WEST MELBOURNE, FLA. — Barron Collier Investment Partners (BCIP) has acquired 32.6 acres from MultiVerse Global, the developers of the 225-acre Space Coast Town Center in West Melbourne, a city on Florida’s Space Coast. BCIP will develop The Landing at Space Coast, a planned mixed-use project that will serve as the cornerstone of the larger master-planned community. Phase I of the project will include approximately 77,750 square feet of retail space anchored by a grocery store, along with restaurant and service-oriented tenants and 300 residential apartments. Phase II will comprise 70,000 square feet of commercial space, as well as a public art component that “celebrates the innovation, exploration and heritage that defines Florida’s Space Coast,” according to the press release. Upon completion of Space Coast Town Center, the development will include more than 2,000 multifamily residential units, 300 hotel rooms, 360,000 square feet of office space, 257,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space, a grocery store anchor and various public gathering areas.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Wilder and Greenberg Gibbons have formed a joint venture to acquire Wakefield Commons, a 163,975-square-foot shopping center located in Raleigh. According to the Triangle Business Journal, an entity doing business as Mishorim Gold NC LP sold the asset for $33 million. The acquisition marks Wilder’s entry into North Carolina, as well as Greenberg Gibbon’s first purchase through its $300 million Real Estate Income Fund II. Wakefield Commons was 96.3 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Starbucks, Marquee Cinemas and Burn Boot Camp. Greenberg Gibbons plans to renovate and improve the shopping center. Additional details were not disclosed.
LAKE ORION, MICH. — Berkadia has arranged a $35.2 million loan to refinance Indian Lake Village Apartments, a 394-unit multifamily property in Lake Orion, a village located in the northern outskirts of Detroit. Wesley Moczul, Mitch Sinberg, Scott Wadler, Matt Robbins and Brad Williamson of Berkadia arranged the financing on behalf of the sponsor, Farmington Hills, Mich.-based Fenton Management Co. Freddie Mac purchased the 10-year, fixed-rate loan. The garden-style property is situated on 58 acres and was built between 1995 and 1997. There are 27 residential buildings with a mix of apartments and townhomes averaging 1,012 square feet. Amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, business center, pool, tennis and volleyball courts, a sauna, game room, billiards room, library and conference room, pet play area and covered parking.
CARMEL, IND. — Buckingham Cos. will open Portrait Midtown, a luxury apartment community in Carmel. Move-ins are scheduled to begin later this summer. Residents can choose from one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments as well as two- and three-bedroom townhomes. Situated near the city’s Midtown Arts District, the property features a micro market, two fitness studios, grilling stations, a dog park, resort-style pool and fire pits. Residents can work from home in the lounges, coworking spaces and outdoor plaza areas. Additional amenities include valet trash removal, rentable storage, electric vehicle charging and a 400-stall parking garage. Two public art installations in the community include a large-scale installation by London-based public art studio Acrylicize and a custom mural by Carl Leck of CBL Imagery.
ADDISON, ILL. — Logistics Property Co. LLC (LogiPropCo) has closed on a 9.8-acre site at 2349 W. Lake St. in Addison with plans to build a 140,122-square-foot industrial facility. The site offers immediate access to I-355 and Illinois Route 20 as well as proximity to the O’Hare airport. Construction is expected to commence this month. The project will feature a clear height of 32 feet, 36 dock positions and parking for 179 cars. Morgan Harbour Construction will serve as general contractor, Architects Plus Design Studio is the architect and Jacob & Hefner Associates is the civil engineer. Aaron Martell and Ben Fish of LogiPropCo led the sourcing of the land for the development. Sean Henrick, Jason West and Doug Pilcher of Cushman & Wakefield will serve as the project’s leasing representatives. Completion is slated for the first quarter of 2027.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Front Line Safety has unveiled plans to establish a new safety and first aid solutions distribution center in Kansas City, investing $1.7 million and creating 21 new jobs. The project is expected to generate $6.1 million in new annual payroll. The 113,000-square-foot facility, secured with CBRE, will support the company’s growth and expand its ability to serve customers throughout the Midwest and across North America. The facility is expected to open in July 2026.