SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Dwight Mortgage Trust (DMT), the affiliate REIT of New York City-based Dwight Capital, has provided a $67.5 million bridge loan for the refinancing of Elements at Saratoga Lake, a 260-unit multifamily property in upstate New York. Completed in 2024, the property comprises 26 residential buildings that house 172 one-bedroom and 88 two-bedroom units, as well as a clubhouse building. Amenities include an indoor-outdoor pool, golf simulator, pickleball court and a fitness center with a yoga studio. David Scheer and Alex Izso of Dwight originated the debt on behalf of the borrower, Blue Iron Development.
LAKE BLUFF, ILL. — Marquette Cos. has acquired Forest Pointe, a 236-unit apartment community in Lake Bluff within Chicago’s North Shore. Marquette Management will serve as property manager for the community at 29533 N. Waukegan Road. Forest Pointe features seven three-story buildings with a clubhouse and leasing center at the hub of the property. Marquette will undertake renovations to unit interiors to update finishes and appliances throughout, and the amenity offerings will be enhanced with a new grilling area, seating area with a fire pit and pergola, dog park and updates to the fitness center.
LOCKPORT, ILL. — Core Industrial Realty has arranged the sale of a 120,000-square-foot industrial building in Lockport. The single-tenant building is fully leased to a company in the specialty plastics industry. Constructed in 2000, the property features 8,000 square feet of office space, 11 exterior loading docks, ceiling heights of 26 and 30 feet, over 5,000 amps of power and a heavy crane system throughout. Matthew Lee and Nick Krejci of Core represented the buyer, TradeLane Properties.
MISSION, KAN. — Block & Co. Inc. Realtors has completed the lease-up of Mission West Shopping Center in Mission. Recent deals with Atlas Autism Health, Levant Bakery and a golf simulation lounge completed the final phase of leasing at the property, which had more than 20,000 square feet of vacant space. Other tenants at the center include Planet Fitness, Dollar Tree, Rally House and Slim Chickens. The leasing team included Block & Co.’s Grant Summers, Paul Massali, Max Kosoglad and David Block.
LIVINGSTON, N.J. — Locally based owner-operator Eastman Cos. has recapitalized The Eisenhower, a 385,000-square-foot office complex located in the Northern New Jersey community of Livingston. The recapitalization comprised $24.2 million in financing from Ladder Capital and approximately $14 million in additional equity. The Eisenhower sits on a 24-acre site and offers amenities such as a conference center with a 200-seat auditorium, a full-service cafeteria and a fitness center. David Bernhaut, John Alascio, Brad Domenico, Chuck Kohaut, Frank Stanislaski, Bill Baunach and Jack Subers of Cushman & Wakefield advised Eastman Cos. on the transaction.
PORTLAND, MAINE — Local healthcare provider InterMed has signed a 102,557-square-foot healthcare lease expansion and extension in Portland. The lease term is 16 years, and the space spans 10 stories at the building at 84 Marginal Way, at which Intermed is now the sole occupant. Katie Breggia and Tom Moulton of The Dunham Group represented InterMed in the lease negotiations. Davis, a healthcare real estate firm based in Minneapolis, owns the building.
BETHLEHEM, PA. — Colliers has arranged the sale of a 14,000-square-foot historic building located at 46-52 West Broad St. in the Lehigh Valley community of Bethlehem. The new owner, private investor Rocco Ayavoz, plans to reposition the building, which was originally constructed in 1925 for Lehigh Valley National Bank, into a retail, restaurant and entertainment destination. Derek Zerfass and Seth Lacey of Colliers brokered the sale.
By Jesse Tollison, Transwestern When analyzing the Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP) metro area, urbanicity plays a deep role in understanding the opportunities for making a significant impact and profit in the commercial real estate markets. This is not a story unique to Minnesota’s largest metropolitan area, where roughly half of the state’s inhabitants live, but MSP serves as an illuminating case study as to how widely opportunity can vary between urban and suburban markets. Indeed, many areas across the country exhibit stark differences between their urban and suburban commercial real estate markets, but those differences cannot be uniformly applied to each metro. The qualitative and quantitative analysis of local minutiae lends tremendous insight when evaluating opportunities. Developers, investors, tenants, brokers and every other player in the commercial real estate world are paying close attention to the diverging urban and suburban trends as they assess the market for opportunities. In such a fragmented market, decision-makers are using more data than ever to inform their strategies. High-level views aren’t enough to benchmark a property’s performance, and it’s important to understand the localized trends when evaluating an opportunity. Industrial history As the historical industrial hub of Minnesota, the Twin Cities’ urban core has many …
BENTONVILLE, ARK. — Walmart Inc. (Nasdaq: WMT) has announced plans to invest in more than 650 scheduled remodels of Walmart Supercenter and Walmart Neighborhood Market stores this year. The Bentonville-based retail giant also plans to open roughly 20 new stores throughout the remainder of 2026 and early 2027. Plans include the expansion of a Walmart Supercenter in Tucson, Ariz., as well as the opening of a Supercenter store in Celina, Texas. Earlier this year the retailer opened a new Walmart Supercenter in Eastvale, Calif., as well as three Supercenters and a Neighborhood Market in Florida. Remodeled stores will feature wider aisles and updated layouts; new display designs; expanded pickup and delivery capabilities; updated Vision Centers and pharmacies with private consultation rooms; new digital touchpoints; and refreshed interiors, signage, parking and landscaping. Stores operating under the Neighborhood Market format will also be updated with expanded deli and hot bar areas, enhanced lighting and fixtures, pharmacy delivery options and upgraded online order fulfillment areas. In early 2024, the retail giant announced a commitment to open or convert more than 150 new stores. Store openings in 2025 included locations in Alabama, California, Florida, New Jersey, Texas and Utah. According to the company, fiscal revenue for …
ALLEN, TEXAS — JLL has negotiated the sale of an 851,457-square-foot retail power center in Allen, a northeastern suburb of Dallas. The Village at Allen sits on an approximately 110-acre site and was 89 percent leased at the time of sale. Tenants include T.J. Maxx, HomeGoods, HomeSense and Sierra, all of which are part of the TJX family of companies, as well as Dick’s Sporting Goods, Ross Dress For Less, Best Buy, Nordstrom Rack, Ulta Beauty, Total Wine & More and Michaels. Chris Gerard, Barry Brown and Erin Lazarus of JLL represented the seller, a partnership between an affiliate of DLC Management Corp. and American Realty Advisors, in the transaction. The buyer was Sterling Organization, an investment firm based in South Florida.