POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Ross Dress for Less will open a 23,000-square-foot store in Poughkeepsie, located north of New York City. The space is located within Plaza 44, a 165,000-square-foot, grocery-anchored shopping center. Deborah Stone and Jason Pennington of RIPCO Real Estate represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. Brian Katz and Amy Staats of Katz & Associates represented Ross, which is aiming to open this store by the end of the year.
PHILADELPHIA — California-based canned beverage manufacturer DrinkPAK has signed a 1.4 million-square-foot industrial lease at The Bellwether District, a 1,300-acre logistics campus in South Philadelphia. The Bellwether District is a redevelopment of the former Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery campus that can support traditional industrial uses, as well as life sciences and other innovative and manufacturing uses. Hilco Redevelopment Partners (HRP) is the master developer of The Bellwether District. Jim Belcher, Nick Pickard, Stephen Cook and Mike Spaeder of Newmark represented DrinkPAK in the lease negotiations. According to the Newmark’s analysis of CoStar Group’s data, the deal represents one of the largest industrial transactions in the history of the Philadelphia market and the largest lease since 2020. “DrinkPAK’s commitment at The Bellwether District represents a defining moment for both the project and the region,” says Pickard. “This type of investment brings significant upside to greater Philadelphia, fueling job creation, supply chain expansion and regional economic growth.” Newmark also recently represented DrinkPAK in its negotiations for a pair of industrial lease expansions totaling 2.9 million square feet in Fort Worth. — Taylor Williams
ONTARIO, CALIF. — Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.-based IHC State LLC has completed the disposition of a fully occupied industrial and office building in Ontario. Santa Fe Springs, Calif.-based Orden Co. acquired the asset for $57.1 million. Located at 875 W. State St., the cross-dock facility offers 257,722 square feet of space, a 40-foot minimum clear height, 51 dock-high doors, two GL doors and 2,000 amps of power. Eric Fikse and Eric Burney of DAUM Commercial represented the seller, while Fikse procured the buyer in the deal.
FORT COLLINS, COLO., AND MERIDIAN, IDAHO — The Milestone Group has purchased two apartment properties in Colorado and Idaho totaling 602 units. Terms of the transactions were not released. Milestone acquired Bucking Horse Apartments, a 322-unit, garden-style asset within the 160-acre Bucking Horse master-planned community in Fort Collins. The property features low-density residential buildings offering one-, two- and three-bedroom units, as well as three-bedroom garage townhomes. Additionally, Milestone purchased Prelude at Paramount, a 280-unit garden-style property in Meridian. The resort-style community features one-, two- and three-bedroom units with smart home technology and recently renovated common area amenities.
ALISO VIEJO, CALIF. — BMO Healthcare Real Estate has provided financing for the acquisition of Belmont Village Aliso Viejo in southern California’s Aliso Viejo. Harrison Street Asset Management was the borrower. Opened in 2019, the community totals 156 assisted living and memory care units. Belmont Senior Living developed and operates the property. Harrison Street currently has more than $108 billion in assets under management.
SAN FRANCISCO — Los Angeles-based Palomar Fitness Partners has acquired a retail building located at 1515 Sloat Blvd. in San Francisco. Lucky California Supermarket occupied the 50,000-square-foot property on a long-term lease. The buyer purchased the asset as part of a 1031 tax-deferred exchange. Additional terms of the transaction were not released. Patrick Wade and Alexander Kozakov of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.
GRAND RAPIDS, HOLLAND, NORTON SHORES AND BIG RAPIDS, MICH. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $56 million sale of the Michigan OneOncology Cancer Center portfolio, a five-property portfolio totaling 152,289 square feet across western Michigan. The oncology-focused medical outpatient buildings, located in Grand Rapids, Holland, Norton Shores and Big Rapids, were fully leased at the time of sale. OneOncology operates the centers in partnership with The Cancer & Hematology Centers. The facilities are situated near Corewell Health and Trinity Health hospitals. Each property serves as a treatment hub with infusion bays, onsite radiation oncology and specialty pharmacy services. Gino Lollio, Travis Ives, Tyler Morss and Garrett Keais of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, a group of physicians and investors associated with the operating practice of the facilities.
CHAMPAIGN, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $13.3 million sale of University Commons, a 100-unit student housing property in Champaign. Located at 209 E. University Ave., the building comprises 95 fully furnished units in a variety of floor plans along with five ground-floor retail spaces. Built in 2018, the 68,309-square-foot property spans 2.7 acres and features amenities such as a gym, recreation center and study room. The asset is situated a few blocks from the University of Illinois campus. Sam McCarthy and Scott Harris of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, Illini Rental Properties LLC, which plans to complete modest interior and common area upgrades as well as enhancements to the retail portion.
SAN ANTONIO — Sterling Organization has sold Park North Shopping Center, a 635,325-square-foot regional power center in San Antonio. Local media sources, including My San Antonio, report that the purchase price was $115 million. Target anchors the property, which sits on a 45.7-acre site and was 93.3 percent leased at the time of sale. Other tenants include Pinstack, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, Norris Conference Centers and Outlaw Pickleball. Chris Gerard, Barry Brown, Erin Lazarus and Whitney Snell of JLL represented Sterling in the transaction. The buyer was Dhanani Private Equity Group.
CYPRESS, TEXAS — Self-storage brokerage firm Versal has arranged the sale of a 593-unit facility in Cypress, located on the northwestern outskirts of Houston, that is operated under the Lone Star Storage brand. The property, which totals 91,150 net rentable square feet, was sold as part of a larger, family-owned portfolio. Bill Bellomy, Michael Johnson, Logan Foster and Hugh Horne of Versal represented the Texas-based seller in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, North Carolina-based Morningstar Properties.