IOWA CITY, IOWA — Colliers has brokered the sale of Iowa City Marketplace in Iowa City for an undisclosed price. The 237,594-square-foot shopping center is located along State Route 6 between Sycamore Street and Lower Muscatine Road. The property is 66 percent leased to 24 tenants such as Dollar Tree, Planet Fitness, Jo-Ann Stores, Marcus Theatres, Sally Beauty, Great Clips, McDonald’s and Panera Bread. El Warner, Charley Simpson and Jeffrey Wyatt of Colliers represented the seller, Core Pacific Advisors. Buyer information was not provided.
CHICAGO — Kiser Group has arranged the $10 million sale of the South Shore Portfolio in Chicago. The 101-unit multifamily portfolio comprises the following properties: 7419 S. Colfax Ave., 6700 S. Chappel Ave. and 2445 E. 72nd St. Noah Birk and Aaron Sklar of Kiser brokered the transaction. New York-based Strahl Capital was the buyer. The sellers were undisclosed.
CLAYTON, MO. — CBRE has signed a 13,611-square-foot office lease at The Plaza in the St. Louis suburb of Clayton. The firm has occupied space on the 14th floor of The Plaza since 2012 and will now move to the sixth floor in the first quarter of 2024. The new office is part of CBRE’s Workplace360 program. The new workplace will showcase CBRE’s “Future of Work” space standards, including new technologies and a variety of collaborative spaces designed to support hybrid working. The sixth floor provides access to the renovated outdoor terrace. Building owner Franklin Partners plans to add new amenities such as a clubroom, conference center, game room, fitness center, reception area and rooftop deck. CBRE launched its Workplace360 program in 2012 and has since opened more than 100 Workplace360 offices across the globe. CBRE Design Collective will manage the workplace design. Emily Levinson of CBRE’s Americas Consulting practice is leading workplace strategy.
LAFAYETTE, IND. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of Brady Lane Self Storage in Lafayette, about 60 miles northwest of Indianapolis. The sales price was undisclosed. Located at 1909 Brady Lane, the 62,240-square-foot self-storage facility comprises 574 units across eight buildings. Jeffrey Herrmann and Sean Delaney of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a California-based limited liability company. The duo also secured and represented the buyer, a Minnesota-based limited liability company.
HOUSTON — Berkadia has negotiated the sale of Bend at Oak Forest, a 392-unit apartment community in Houston’s Spring Branch neighborhood. Bend at Oak Forest features one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging in size from 480 to 1,210 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, outdoor grilling and dining stations, playground, coffee bar and a pet park. A partnership between Houston-based Goldcor Capital Partners and Maryland-based Excelsa sold the property to locally based investment firm Kastle Assets for an undisclosed price. Jeffrey Skipworth, Chris Curry, Todd Marix, Chris Young, Joey Rippel and Kyle Whitney of Berkadia brokered the deal.
TYLER, TEXAS — Northmarq has arranged the sale of Finley Apartments, a 200-unit multifamily property in Tyler, about 100 miles east of Dallas, that was built in 1977. According to Apartments.com, the property offers one- and two-bedroom units ranging in size from 620 to 1,016 square feet. Amenities include a pool, clubhouse, fitness center, tennis court, package handling service, outdoor grilling and dining areas and onsite laundry facilities. Taylor Snoddy, Philip Wiegand, Eric Stockley and Charles Hubbard of Northmarq represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Fritz Waldvogel of Colliers Mortgage originated the 10-year loan on behalf of the buyer.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Outdoor apparel and equipment retailer Bass Pro Shops will open a 100,000-square-foot store in Grand Prairie, located in the central part of the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) metroplex. The standalone store, which will be the retailer’s fifth location in the region and 15th in Texas, will be constructed from the ground up and will feature a unique custom design. The opening is slated for spring 2024. TA Land Fund, a joint venture between the Dallas-based office of Trez Capital and Charlie Anderson, owns the land on which the store will be built.
PLANO, TEXAS — Law firm Carstens, Allen & Gourley has signed a 12,500-square-foot office lease at One Legacy Circle in Plano. The firm, which specializes in intellectual property cases, now occupies the third floor of the newly renovated building. Roy Reis and Jim Hazard of Cresa represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Russ Johnson and Lauren Perry of JLL represented the landlord, Franklin Street Properties Corp.
NEW YORK CITY — Northmarq has arranged a $50 million loan for the refinancing of The Lewis Steel Building, an 83-unit apartment building in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood. The five-story property, which includes 13,285 square feet of ground-floor commercial space, was originally constructed in the 1930s as a steel factory and converted to residential use in 2015. Robert Ranieri of Northmarq arranged the loan, which carried a five-year term with two years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule, through an undisclosed regional bank. The borrower was also not disclosed.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Hawkins Way Capital has acquired The Edge at College Hill, a 247-unit student housing community in downtown Providence that serves students at Brown University, the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and Johnson & Whales University. The property consists of a 15-story building and a five-story building offering studio, one- and two-bedroom units. Shared amenities include a rooftop clubhouse, fitness center and ground-floor retail space. Following capital improvements, the community will be rebranded as FOUND Study College Hill.