BELLEVILLE, N.J. — Locally based brokerage firm Redwood Realty Advisors has arranged the $7.8 million sale of Twin River Gardens, a 60-unit apartment building in the Northern New Jersey community of Belleville. The property exclusively offers one-bedroom units with an average size of 825 square feet, and most residences include private balconies. Residents also have access to onsite laundry facilities. Kevin McCrann and James McConnell of Redwood represented the buyer and seller, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
SAN DIEGO — NorthStar Homes has purchased Canon Street Marina Center, a retail and office center in San Diego’s Point Loma Village submarket, from Canon Street Properties for $8.2 million. The transaction includes two adjacent properties located at 2810-2832 Cañon St. and and 1101-1111 Scott St. At the time of sale, the property was fully leased to nine tenants. Kyle Clark of Intersection CRE represented the seller, while Joe Virgilio of Strom Commercial represented the buyer in the deal.
MAYWOOD, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Atlantic & Slauson Shopping Center in Maywood. A private seller sold the asset to a private investor for undisclosed price. The 17,610-square-foot Atlantic & Slauson Shopping Center is located at 5900 Atlantic Blvd. Ron Duong of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — Creative design and branding agency Tag Wall has signed a 26,366-square-foot office sublease at 1745 Broadway in Midtown Manhattan. The space spans the entire eighth floor of the 26-story, 780,525-square-foot building. Richard Bernstein, Adam Ardise, Stephen Bellwood, Lei-Lani Keelan and Troy Elias of Cushman & Wakefield represented the sublandlord, Penguin Random House, in the sublease negotiations. Matt Astrachan, Ben Bass, Harrison Potter and Kate Roush of JLL represented Tag Wall. Atlanta-based Invesco Real Estate owns 1745 Broadway.
CHICAGO — Tishman Speyer has inked a 240,000-square-foot office lease renewal with BP at CME Center in Chicago’s West Loop. Global energy leader BP will maintain the same footprint it currently occupies on the entire seventh through 10th floors of 10, 20 and 30 South Wacker Drive. A tenant at the property since 2009, BP’s lease renewal will keep its Chicago office at the campus through at least 2032. CME Center consists of two 40-story office towers, which are connected by a 10-story center structure. Completed in phases during the 1980s, the 2.3 million-square-foot property holds the distinction of being Chicago’s first all-concrete skyscraper. Working with Chicago-based architect Krueck Sexton Partners, Tishman Speyer recently completed a reimagining of CME Center’s lobby, façade and entrances, and expanded the amenity offerings. Tenants and their guests now have access to ZO Clubhouse, an amenity center with a lounge, library, bar area, huddle and wellness rooms, a boardroom and conference room. There is also a 19,500-square-foot fitness facility. Tenants at CME Center include Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Wells Fargo, Reed Smith and RSM. Ellen May represented Tishman Speyer on an internal basis. Matt Carolan, Andy Strand and Kevin Morgan of JLL represented BP.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — American Commercial Realty (ACR) has purchased seven retail centers in Columbus totaling approximately 215,000 square feet. There are five centers on and near the “Main Street” corridor east of downtown and two properties along the Dublin-Granville corridor in the city’s northeast side. The assets include Village Centre, Beechcroft Centre, Main Hamilton Center, 5156 E Main St Centre, Wyandotte Centre and McNaughten Center. ACR also unveiled that Marx Bagels, a kosher bagel bakery from Cincinnati with roots in the Columbus market, will be taking over the space at McNaughten Center long occupied by Block’s Bagels. Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.-based ACR owns and operates more than 2.5 million square feet of commercial properties in addition to a multifamily portfolio. The portfolio marks the company’s first Columbus acquisition.
NEW HOPE, BLOOMINGTON AND ST. PAUL, MINN. — BWE has arranged $39 million in loans to refinance a portfolio of six affordable housing properties in New Hope, Bloomington and St. Paul. The properties total 529 units, with 100 percent of the units reserved for tenants earning up to 60 percent of the area median income. Victor Agusta Jr. of BWE originated the Freddie Mac loans on behalf of Aeon, a Twin Cities-based nonprofit that builds affordable housing. The communities include Bass Lake Crossing and Kings Manor in New Hope; Cedar Gate, Cedar Glen and Metropolitan Towers in Bloomington; and Larpenteur Villa in St. Paul.
FISHERS, IND. — Bradford Allen has acquired the SpringHill Suites Indianapolis Fishers hotel, a 130-room select-service hotel located adjacent to the new Cadillac Formula 1 headquarters, which is being developed by Bradford Allen. The purchase price was undisclosed. Located near I-69 in the Indianapolis North Loop submarket, the hotel is less than three miles from the new Fishers Event Center and within 20 miles of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Opened in 2007 and renovated in 2016, the property features an indoor pool, meeting room, convenience store, fitness center, laundry room, complimentary breakfast buffet and complimentary onsite parking. Since launching its hospitality platform in 2022, Bradford Allen has acquired seven hotels totaling about 900 rooms.
GREENWOOD, IND. — Meridian Design Build has completed a build-to-suit for a North American provider of less-than-truckload (LTL) freight services on a 43-acre site at 2955 Allen Road in Greenwood. Scannell Properties was the developer. The project features a 125-door, cross-docked truck terminal with 123 loading positions and 11,000 square feet of office/support space. An adjacent, freestanding maintenance building includes six fully equipped service bays and a truck wash bay. The site is paved to accommodate 350 employee/driver parking stalls, 219 trailer storage positions, 175 tractor stalls and 247 van stalls. Bill Thomas Architect provided architectural services and American Structurepoint handled the civil engineering.
GAINESVILLE, FLA. — Prudent Growth Partners LLC, a private equity firm based in Chapel Hill, N.C., has purchased SouthGate Centre, a 24,025-square-foot retail center in Gainesville. The undisclosed seller sold the property for approximately $5.2 million. Built in 1989 within 1.5 miles from the University of Florida, SouthGate Centre was leased to 13 lifestyle and service retailers at the time of sale.