ELLINGTON, CONN. — An affiliate of Connecticut-based Cornerstone Properties has sold Valley Farms Shopping Center, a 99,936-square-foot retail property in Ellington, a northeastern suburb of Hartford, for $27.7 million. Big Y World Class Market anchors the center, which was originally built in 2007 on a 30-acre site that has land for potential expansion. Other tenants include McDonald’s and Liquor World. Tom Boyle of locally based brokerage firm Chozick Realty represented the seller and procured the undisclosed buyer in the transaction.
BAYONNE, N.J. — Locally based brokerage firm The Kislak Co. Inc. has negotiated the $9.9 million sale of a development site in the Northern New Jersey community of Bayonne that is approved for multifamily development. The site is an assemblage of six lots, and the undisclosed buyer plans to construct a six-story, 197-unit complex. Units will come in studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, and the property will feature 4,300 square feet of amenity space and parking for 245 cars. Davis Briones of Kislak represented the seller, an affiliate of RAM Development, in the off-market transaction. Briones also procured the buyer.
STOW, MASS. — Massachusetts-based developer Habitech Acquisitions has acquired 37.3 acres in Stow, about 30 miles west of Boston, with plans to construct a 141-unit active adult community. Known as The Cottages at Wandering Pond, the project will feature a recreation area with walking trails, as well as a clubhouse, pool, activity lawn and a pickleball court. Jake Parsons of SVN | Parsons Commercial Group | Boston represented the seller, EFMC Associates, in the land deal and procured Habitech Acquisitions as the buyer. A construction timeline was not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Property management firm Brown Harris Stevens has signed a 20,062-square-foot office lease at 100-104 Fifth Ave. in Manhattan’s Union Square neighborhood. The complex consists of 17- and 20-story buildings that were originally constructed between 1906 and 1911. Michael Kaufman and Grant Greenspan of The Kaufman Organization represented the landlord, Clarion Partners, in the lease negotiations. Paul Amrich and Alexander Golod of CBRE represented the tenant.
DENVER — EMBREY has acquired 219,562 square feet of land in the Washington Virginia Vale neighborhood of Denver for the development of a Class A multifamily community. Located at 5231 Leetsdale Drive, the property is currently home to a small retail strip building and a hardwood flooring company. The buildings will be demolished to make way for the new development, which is set to offer 283 units upon completion. Travis Hodge and Tony Bobay of the Capstone Colorado land team represented the buyer in the acquisition of the development site. A timeline and further details on the project were not announced. EMBREY is also currently developing Belaire, a 354-unit multifamily community in Denver’s 40 West Arts District, which is scheduled for completion in 2025. The project is set to offer shared amenities including a pool, spa, outdoor cooking space, bike workshop and racks, ski gear lockers, lounge areas, a fitness and yoga center and dog park. “EMBREY has been part of the Denver community for 23 years, and over the past decade, the population has continued to soar,” says Executive Vice President Jimmy McCloskey. “We expect strong rental demand as the area continues to grow.” San Antonio-based EMBREY owns, develops, …
By Tyler Ziebel, Colliers Following one of the most active and aggressive periods in Chicago’s industrial capital markets history, 2022 ended as a year most market participants would rather forget. As the buying community returned to their desks and fastened their seatbelts for another year of fun in 2023, industrial sales brokers across the country are starting the year posed with a question from investors that hasn’t been asked in some time: “What are we going to be able to buy this year?” It’s easy to assume that investors will remain content to sit out of the turbulent market, but the answer to where we are, and aren’t, seeing liquidity requires a nuanced answer. In order to do that, we must take a quick look at 2022 and what set this uncertain market in motion. After several record-setting years for industrial leasing and sales in 2020 and 2021, accelerated by the COVID pandemic and a historically low interest rate environment, 2022 opened with the same frenzied pace and enthusiasm of 2021. But as the Federal Reserve pivoted its focus from keeping the economy stable to taming the resulting inflation, rapidly rising interest rates grounded institutional industrial transactions and development deals …
It is no secret that the student housing industry was impacted significantly by the COVID-19 pandemic. Few groups felt that more accutely than colleges and universities. New on-campus development slowed dramatically as higher education institutions shifted their focus primarily to keeping classes in session while maintaining student safety. Moving out of the pandemic, new residence hall development has picked up once again — even accelerating past levels seen prior to the pandemic in certain markets. And the focus for many of these new projects is providing collaboration space and allowing for plenty of study room, while keeping costs at a minimum. “When the pandemic started in spring 2020, public-private partnership (P3) activity slowed dramatically as universities and the private sector were forced to address the more immediate issues relating to distance learning implementation, newly enacted health and safety protocols, and mandated government shutdowns,” says James Wilhelm, executive vice president with American Campus Communities (ACC). “However, by fall 2020, certain universities resumed their planning and procurement activities in an effort to position themselves to commence P3 project development in early 2022,” Wilhelm continues. “Since the fall of 2021, we’ve seen P3 planning and procurement activity steadily increase to more normal levels. …
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Newmark has brokered the sale of Henley Riverside, a 368-unit apartment community in East Austin. The mid-rise property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom residences, with private patios and balconies available in select units. Amenities include a pool, fitness center and an outdoor kitchen and gaming area. Patton Jones and Andrew Dickson of Newmark represented the seller, an affiliate of Treeline Real Estate Partners, in the transaction to an undisclosed buyer. Henley Riverside was 92 percent occupied at the time of sale.
HOUSTON — Locally based developer Vault Partners has begun construction on a 185,250-square-foot warehouse and distribution center in South Houston. The rear-load building will be divisible up to 40,000 square feet and will feature 32-foot clear heights, 34 dock-high doors, two drive-in ramps, and parking spaces for 137 vehicles and 23 trailers. Stream Realty Partners has been tapped as the leasing agent. Shell delivery of the building is scheduled for the fourth quarter.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Lument has provided a $17.4 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Riverside Meadows, a 240-unit affordable housing complex in Austin. The 10-building community was constructed on 14.5 acres in 2002. Steve Beltran of Lument originated the financing, which was structured with a 10-year term, fixed interest rate and a 30-year amortization schedule. The undisclosed borrower plans to use a portion of the proceeds to fund capital improvements to the unit interiors, building exteriors and common areas.