WATERTOWN, MASS. — CBRE has brokered the sale of Watertown Mews, a 206-unit apartment complex located on the western outskirts of Boston. Built in 2014, Watertown Mews offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units with an average size of 1,014 square feet. Amenities include a pool, community room, business center, media room, fitness center, community garden and outdoor dining and grilling stations. Simon Butler, Biria St. John, John McLaughlin and Brian Bowler of CBRE represented the seller, an account advised by PGIM, in the transaction and procured the buyer, Mesirow.
HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. — Resource Realty of Northern New Jersey has negotiated a 45,048-square-foot industrial lease in Hackettstown, about 50 miles west of New York City. According to LoopNet Inc., the building at 715 Willow Grove St. was completed in 2008 and totals 75,502 square feet. Brian Wilson of Resource Realty represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. KBC Advisors represented the tenant. Both parties requested anonymity.
NEW YORK CITY — Wolf Popper LLP has signed a 13,400-square-foot office lease in Midtown Manhattan. The law firm will occupy the entire 19th floor at 570 Lexington Avenue, a 450,622-square-foot building that was constructed in 1932. Daniel Horowitz, Ira Schuman, Jeffrey Peck, Jacob Stern and Skyler Celotto of Savills represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. The landlord, The Feil Organization, was self-represented.
By Graham Smith, Multistudio A national shift is underway, and it starts with how cities listen. Across the country, communities and development teams are rethinking how reinvestment happens in legacy neighborhoods shaped by deep cultural identity but burdened by decades of underinvestment. These districts often hold irreplaceable history, yet for years they were sidelined by capital markets that prioritized scale, speed and uniformity over context and continuity. Historically, redevelopment in these areas followed a familiar pattern: projects designed first and explained later. Too often, that sequence displaced cultural institutions, local businesses and social networks that gave neighborhoods their meaning. Today, rising expectations around equitable development and renewed interest in urban cores are forcing a different calculus. Community engagement is no longer a step at the end of a project. It is a strategic input that shapes outcomes, reduces risk and strengthens long-term value. Intentional reinvestment Kansas City offers a timely example of how intentional process can align with market opportunity. After years of downtown population growth, expanded transit infrastructure and rising global visibility ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, long deferred reinvestment became feasible. Local leaders recognized that this momentum created an opportunity to reinvest in the historic 18th …
HEBRON, IND. AND KERNERSVILLE, N.C. — Agricultural and construction machinery company John Deere (NYSE: DE) plans to open two new industrial facilities in the United States. The developments include a distribution center near Hebron, Ind., and a manufacturing campus in Kernersville, N.C. John Deere recently broke ground on the 234-acre Indiana facility, which is designed to streamline operations and ensure timely delivery of equipment and parts. John Deere plans to invest $125 million to equip and development the 1.2 million-square-foot project, which is situated just off I-65. According to the company, the project is expected to create roughly 150 jobs in the state. Venture One Real Estate is developing the Indiana facility. The project team also includes Ware Malcomb as architect, Jacob & Hefner as civil engineer and Clayco as design builder. George Maragos of CBRE represented John Deere in its site selection. John Deere also operates its primary North American parts distribution center in the Midwest region in Milan, Ill. That facility has been in operation since 1973 and employs roughly 1,200 people. In Kernersville, a new $70 million manufacturing center will produce excavators for the construction market, assuming production activity that was previously conducted in Japan. The campus …
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Locally based brokerage firm Muskin | Elam Group has arranged the sale of Runnymede Apartments, a 252-unit affordable housing complex in North Austin. Information on floor plans and income restrictions was not disclosed. Amenities include a pool, playground, basketball court, resident learning center and onsite laundry facilities. Muskin | Elam represented the seller, a Texas-based nonprofit organization, in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Berkadia has provided $30 million in agency debt for the refinancing of two seniors housing communities in Texas. The unnamed facilities provide assisted living and memory care services, and the financing comprises two seven-year, floating-rate Freddie Mac loans. Garrett Sacco, Austin Sacco, Steve Muth and Alec Rosenfeld of Berkadia originated the loans on behalf of the borrower, Austin-based Journeyman Group.
HOUSTON — A joint venture between ShopOne Centers, Pantheon and an unnamed institutional investor has acquired Beltway South, a 114,099-square-foot retail center in Houston. Kroger anchors the center, which is also home to tenants such as Petco, Cato Fashions, Subway and State Farm. This transaction marks ShopOne’s first investment in Texas. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
HOUSTON — CannonDesign has signed a 9,897-square-foot office lease at the 52-acre Greenway Plaza office complex in Houston. The integrated design services firm will occupy space on the fifth floor at 20 Greenway Plaza, a 433,132-square-foot building. Abby Alford of Stream Realty Partners represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Steve Rocher and Rima Soroka of CBRE represented the landlord, Stockdale Capital Partners.
NEW YORK CITY AND BOSTON — Affiliates of New York City-based investment firm Makarora Management and global investment firm Ares Management Corp. (NYSE: ARE) have completed the $2.1 billion, all-cash acquisition of Boston-based Plymouth Industrial REIT. Under the terms of the deal, which was announced last fall, Plymouth shareholders will receive $22 for each share of common stock they own, and Plymouth will no longer be traded or listed on any public securities exchange. The transaction also calls for the acquiring entities to assume certain pieces of Plymouth’s outstanding debt. The purchase price represents a premium of approximately 50 percent to Plymouth’s unaffected closing common stock price on August 18, 2025. That date marks the last trading day prior to the filing of a Schedule 13D by affiliates of Sixth Street Partners LLC disclosing a nonbinding proposal to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Plymouth’s common stock.