JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Merritt Properties has acquired 16 acres off of First Coast Expressway in Jacksonville for the development of a business park comprising 158,400 square feet. The development will feature four single-story, flex/light industrial buildings ranging from 21,600 to 57,600 square feet. Construction is slated to begin before the end of this year, with the first phase including three buildings along Armstrong Lane.
MCDONOUGH, GA. — Northmarq has arranged the sale of Towne Crest Village, a 20,053-square-foot retail center located in McDonough, approximately 30 miles south of Atlanta. Jeff Enck of Northmarq represented the private Florida-based buyer in the transaction. An individual Los Angeles-based investor sold the property for $5.7 million. Built in 2005, Towne Crest was 100 percent leased at the time of sale to a mix of local businesses including service retailers and restaurants.
WILLOW STREET, PA. — JLL has negotiated the sale of Kendig Square, a 186,749-square-foot shopping center in Willow Street, about 70 miles west of Philadelphia. Built in 1991, the property was 95 percent leased at the time of sale, with grocer Weis Markets serving as the anchor. Other tenants include Rite Aid, Planet Fitness, Dollar Tree and PNC. Northpath Investments sold Kendig Square to Triple Bar Properties Inc. for an undisclosed price. Christopher Munley, Jim Galbally, Colin Behr and James Graf of JLL brokered the deal.
WEST ORANGE, N.J. — Atkins Cos. has completed the renovation of a 120,000-square-foot medical office building located in the Northern New Jersey community of West Orange. Capital improvements included the modernization of the building’s common areas and restrooms on the second, fourth and fifth floors, as well as the addition of new lighting, flooring, fixtures and decorative elements. Atkins originally developed the building, which is situated adjacent to RWJBarnabas Health’s corporate offices, in 1983.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $11 million sale of Acme Hall, a historic building located at 435 Ninth Street in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn. The four-story, 20,303-square-foot building was originally constructed in 1890 and houses office and retail space. Dan O’Brien, Jonathan Squires, Caroline Hodes and Josh Neustadter of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was also not disclosed.
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — MassHousing has provided an $8.5 million construction loan for Rindge Commons, a 24-unit affordable housing project in Cambridge. Designed by ICON Architecture and built by Dellbrook JKS, the six-story building will house 10 one-bedroom units and 14 two-bedroom units that will be reserved for renters earning up to 30 and 60 percent of the area median income. In addition, Rindge Commons will feature a 40,000-square-foot space with education facilities and administrative offices, as well as preschool classroom spaces with priority enrollment for children of residents. The borrower and developer is nonprofit Just A Start.
BOHEMIA, N.Y. — Christmas Tree Shops, a year-round provider of seasonal housewares and décor, has signed a 38,000-square-foot, long-term lease at Sayville Plaza, located in the Long Island community of Bohemia. Ken Breslin of Breslin Realty represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Robert Delavale, also with Breslin, represented the undisclosed landlord.
MELROSE PARK, ILL. — McShane Construction Co. has completed a three-building speculative industrial development in suburban Chicago known as Industry Center at Melrose Park. The project totals 651,617 square feet. McShane also completed three interior buildouts for a transportation, trucking and railroad company, as well as a logistics and package delivery company and a portable storage and moving firm. Each of the buildings features a clear height of 36 feet. LBA Logistics was the developer and Harris Architects served as architect.
DAVENPORT, IOWA — Newmark has brokered the sale of a 251,100-square-foot industrial building in Davenport for an undisclosed price. The property at 8740 Zenith Ave. is fully leased to Ryder Logistics. Michael VanBuskirk, Chris Robertson, Andy Gallas, Andrew Sandquist, Ben Greazel and Raegen Root of Newmark represented the sellers, Blue Vista Capital Management LLC and Russell Development. Minneapolis-based Founders Properties acquired the asset. The property is the first of six buildings within the Russell Industrial Park, which will span nearly 1.5 million square feet upon full buildout.
INDIANAPOLIS — FW Logistics has signed a 128,000-square-foot industrial lease at 221 S. Franklin Road in Indianapolis. The third-party logistics firm provides flex space and trucking to help businesses with e-commerce, fulfillment and manufacturing. The company maintains 18 temperature-controlled warehouses with more than 8 million square feet nationwide, along with its trucking fleet. Conrad Jacobs of Avison Young represented the tenant. Colliers represented the landlord, CP Franklin MT LLC, a Delaware-based limited liability company. FW Logistics expects to take occupancy Tuesday, Nov. 1.
