CHERRY HILL, N.J. — Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (PREIT) has announced a slate of new retailers and restaurants at Cherry Hill Mall, located outside of Philadelphia in Southern New Jersey. Upscale seafood concept Eddie V’s will open its first restaurant in the area this fall, while Marc Cain, a women’s apparel brand based in Germany, will join the lineup of soft goods retailers with a March opening. Other upcoming additions to the tenant roster include Warby Parker and Amazon 4-Star.
MICHIGAN CITY, IND. — Flaherty & Collins Properties has formed a partnership with Michigan City and the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) for the development of an $80 million apartment project. Located in Northwest Indiana, Michigan City is situated on the south shore of Lake Michigan. With a placeholder name of 11th Street Central, the 12-story project will feature a new train station for the South Shore Line stop at 11th Street. It will also include 208 luxury apartment units, more than 10,000 square feet of commercial space and a 558-space parking garage. A $649 million double track improvements project is expected to shorten the commute from Michigan City to downtown Chicago to 67 minutes, according to Michael Noland, president of South Shore Line. “With the additional trains that will be added and the reduction in travel time to and from Chicago, we expect to more than triple our daily ridership out of Michigan City,” he says. A first for the greater Chicago metropolitan region, the project is a joint development as defined by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). An FTA joint development enables a private developer to undertake a public responsibility — in this case, the construction of …
KANSAS CITY, MO. AND MINNEAPOLIS — Arch Street Capital Advisors LLC has acquired two recently completed industrial assets totaling 2 million square feet in metro Kansas City and Minneapolis for an undisclosed price. The single-tenant, build-to-suit facilities serve as distribution space for an e-commerce company. Arch, on behalf of one of its institutional capital partners, provided preferred equity construction financing and a forward commitment to acquire the assets upon completion.
ST. CHARLES, ILL. — Associated Bank has provided a $20 million loan for the acquisition of Carroll Tower Apartments in St. Charles, about 40 miles west of Chicago. The affordable housing community is located at 200 N. Second St. along the Fox River. The six-story property is home to 108 one-bedroom units that are fully occupied. Units are restricted to low-income residents who are 62 years of age or older. Teresa Rubio of Associated Community Development LLC managed the loan and closing. The borrower, 3 Diamond Development LLC, plans to preserve the property’s affordability status.
GROVE CITY, OHIO — In a joint venture with Trident Capital Group, Invesco Real Estate Income Trust Inc. (INREIT) has purchased a 95 percent interest in an industrial building in the Columbus suburb of Grove City. Built in 2000, the fully leased property spans 378,283 square feet. The transaction marks INREIT’s fourth industrial investment. INREIT acquired the property in conjunction with the purchase of a shopping center in New York for a combined price of $94 million. The seller was undisclosed.
HOLLAND, MICH. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the sale of Felch Street Shopping Center in the Grand Rapids suburb of Holland. The sales price was undisclosed. The 166,100-square-foot shopping center is fully leased to tenants such as Barnes & Noble, Bed Bath and Beyond, Jo-Ann Fabrics, Old Navy, Jonathan Stevens Mattress, Party City, PetSmart, Shoe Carnival, T.J. Maxx and Ulta Beauty. Amy Sands, Clinton Mitchell, Michael Nieder and Matthew Schoenfeldt of JLL represented the undisclosed seller. A private fund based in the Southeast purchased the asset.
RED LAKE FALLS, MINN. — Altoz Inc. is expanding its manufacturing space in Red Lake Falls, a city in northwest Minnesota. The outdoor power equipment company will add a new 62,500-square-foot facility, which is slated for completion by this fall. The development marks the first phase of a multi-phase expansion project, which will bring the company’s combined space to more than 400,000 square feet between Red Lake Falls and Greenbush. The new facility will accommodate state-of-the-art metal fabrication equipment.
SAN DIEGO — Holland Partner Group, North America Sekisui House and Lowe have started construction of Courthouse Commons, a 37-story mixed-use project in San Diego. The $400 million project will feature 270,000 square feet of office space, 19,000 square feet of retail space and 431 apartments. Completion is slated for first-quarter 2024. Designed by Carrier Johnson + CULTURE, with Holland Construction serving as general contractor, the building will offer office spaces with 39,000-square-foot floor plates, floor-to-ceiling glass and outdoor balconies; a first-floor lobby with indoor/outdoor dining for tenants, ground-floor restaurants and retail shops; direct access to building parking; and tenant community engagement programs by onsite property manager Hospitality at Work. The ninth floor and roof decks offer panoramic views; indoor/outdoor meeting spaces; green roof space with outdoor seating and entertainment areas; private workspaces; conference rooms; flexible spaces to accommodate a variety of events; indoor/outdoor fitness facilities; and a dog run with pet turf, seating, shade and dog wash. Tony Russell and Richard Gonor of JLL are handling leasing for the office component.
TEJON RANCH, CALIF. — Tejon Ranch Co. has formed a joint venture with Majestic Realty Co. to develop up to 495 apartments on the east side of the Tejon Ranch Commerce Center (TRCC) immediately adjacent to the Outlets at Tejon. Situated on 22 acres, the project will transform TRCC into a mixed-use community offering live, work and play opportunities. Offering a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments, the development will also feature a mixed-use town square joined with a Main Street feature, a clubhouse, fitness facilities, pool area and paseos that will provide walkable connectivity throughout. Construction is slated to begin in late 2022, with delivery of the first units approximately 12 months later at the end of 2023.
PHOENIX — DWG Capital Partners has purchased an industrial facility, located at 3420 W. Catalina Drive in Phoenix, for an undisclosed price. The sale-leaseback deal includes a new, 15-year, triple-net lease with the seller, Rembrandt Stone Masters. The stone fabrication company occupies the 29,600-square-foot property, which is situated on 1.7 acres. Founded in 1996, the company operates a state-of-the-art facility with leading-edge CNC machinery and technology supported by a team of craftsmen and artisans. Dugan Kelley of Kelley Clarke PC represented the buyer, while Steve Lowe and Oscar Lopez of Matthews Real Estate represented the seller in the transaction. WaFd Bank provided acquisition financing, which Jim McCann arranged.