CHICAGO — MoLo Solutions, a third-party logistics company within the transportation industry, has signed a 93,710-square-foot office lease at 167 N. Green St. in Chicago’s Fulton Market neighborhood. MoLo connects clients with truck drivers and other shipping solutions. The company plans to expand significantly over the next few years. The property features a meeting area, onsite parking, gym, rooftop garden and NBA-sized basketball court. Kayla Beljan of MB Real Estate represented MoLo in the lease. Paige O’Neil and Annie Aldrich of Shapack Partners represented the undisclosed landlord.
MOUNT PROSPECT, ILL. — Interra Realty has negotiated the $5.5 million sale of 1050-1110 N. Wheeling Road in Mount Prospect, a northwest suburb of Chicago. The property consists of three buildings and 42 units. Built in 1965, the apartment property was 95 percent leased at the time of sale. Craig Martin of Interra represented the seller, Chicago-based 29th Street Capital, as well as the private buyer. The seller had extensively updated units with vinyl plank flooring, stone countertops, stainless steel appliances and new windows. The buyer plans to make additional minor enhancements.
PHILADELPHIA — A joint venture between Philadelphia-based investment firm Arden Group and global investment management firm Arcapita Holdings Group has acquired a portfolio of 18 industrial properties totaling approximately 5 million square feet. The properties are located in seven U.S. markets: Atlanta, Charlotte, Columbus, Dallas, Houston, Philadelphia and Indianapolis. The acquisition is part of the joint venture’s strategic plan to acquire up to $2 billion in multi-tenant industrial assets across the country. The seller(s) was not disclosed. Sheheryar Hafeez,John Huguenard, John Rose, Brian Walsh, Ross Bratcher, Anderson Granger and Michael Brady of JLL arranged acquisition financing for the joint venture.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $64.7 million sale of The Metro Portfolio, a collection of six multifamily properties in Manhattan. Robert Shapiro, Andrew Berry, Michael Gembecki, Charlie Gravina, Austin Fabel and Nicholas Kontos of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Metro Management, in each transaction. The buyer was not disclosed.
ISELIN, N.J. — Opal Holdings LLC will renovate Metropark194, a 452,133-square-foot office building in the Northern New Jersey community of Iselin. Capital improvements to the nine-story, transit-served building will include an upgraded lobby, renovations to the café and the addition of a new fitness center. Avison Young will provide construction management services for the project. Construction is scheduled to begin before the end of November and to last about five months.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Cleeman Realty Group, an investment advisory firm with offices in New York City and Miami, has negotiated the sale of Airport Plaza, a 97,000-square-foot shopping center in Syracuse. The sales price was $4.2 million. Airport Plaza was fully leased at the time of sale. Sam Seelenfreund of Cleeman Realty represented the undisclosed buyer and seller in the off-market transaction.
STAMFORD, CONN. — Philip Morris International (NYSE: PM) has signed a 71,484-square-foot office lease for its new headquarters at 677 Washington Blvd. in Stamford, located in the southern coastal part of Connecticut. The lease term is 12 years. The tobacco giant will relocate from 120 Park Avenue in Manhattan beginning in late 2022. Richard Bernstein and Steven Baker of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Peter Duncan and Dana Pike represented the landlord, George Comfort & Sons, on an internal basis.
By Joe Iannacone, senior vice president, Titan Development; and Omar Nasser, senior vice president, AQUILA Commercial The Central Texas industrial market stretches between Austin and San Antonio along the Interstate 35 “Innovation” Corridor, an approximately 80-mile expanse that encompasses some of the fastest-growing cities in the nation. Austin, now the 10th-largest city in the nation population-wise, continues to see unprecedented growth in the tech, e-commerce and household industry sectors. Most notably, Tesla decided to construct its Cybertruck Gigafactory in East Austin along State Highway 130, which has and will be a boon to the region. The electric car maker also recently announced plans to relocate its headquarters from Silicon Valley to Austin. San Antonio, the nation’s seventh-largest city, has seen continued growth in the automotive, financial, life sciences and food and beverage sectors. Large companies continue to flock to the region to establish a major presence, including USAA, H-E-B and Toyota. The markets in between Austin and San Antonio from south to north — Schertz, New Braunfels, San Marcos, Kyle and Buda — have benefitted from the synergies of both markets due to their location and strong economies. As a result of the continued economic activity and with the effects …
AURORA, COLO. — Inland Private Capital Corp. has completed the disposition of Conifer Creek Apartments, a multifamily community in Aurora. Grand Peaks, which previously owned the property from 2011 to 2013, repurchased the asset for $127 million. Located at 2205 S. Racine Way, Conifer Creek Apartments features 480 apartments in a mix of townhomes and condominium-style units spread across 53 residential buildings with tuck-under garages in every building. The property’s floor plans range from 668 square feet to 1,192 square feet and offer full-size washers/dryers, walk-in closets, individual hot water heaters, fireplaces, and expansive balconies and patios with outside storage. The community was built in 1986. Dave Martin and Brian Mooney of Northmarq’s Denver office represented the seller in the transaction.
SIMI VALLEY, CALIF. — Stream Realty Partners and QuadReal Property Group, in a joint venture, have broken ground on Tapo Canyon Commerce Center, a five-building industrial complex in Simi Valley. Located at 1800 Tapo Canyon Drive, the property will feature 344,056 square feet of Class A industrial space. Tapo Canyon Commerce Center will offer buildings ranging from 25,786 square feet to 135,579 square feet with leasing options from 19,239 square feet to the entire 344,056-square-foot campus. The buildings will feature 28-foot to 36-foot clear heights, window-lined office space, above-regional-standard dock-high loading, five different access points and immediate 118 freeway access. The project team includes HPA Architects, Kimley-Horn and KRPS as general contractor. John DeGrinis, Patrick DuRoss and Jeff Abraham of Newmark are handling leasing for the property.