— By Bryce Aberg and Brant Aberg of Cushman & Wakefield — Optimism is returning to the San Diego industrial market after a few quarters of recalibration. Buyer appetite has resurfaced in core submarkets like Otay Mesa, Miramar and Carlsbad, which has created a ripple effect across the Greater San Diego industrial market. With an inventory of 162 million square feet as of the second quarter, San Diego is beginning to see the benefit of limited supply. Natural barriers like Mexico, the Pacific Ocean, Camp Pendleton and the nearby mountains are driving the San Diego industrial market toward full build-out. There is currently only 2.4 million square feet of inventory under construction, with not much more proposed. Following the all-time highs in rent growth and positive absorption seen in 2021 and 2022, San Diego’s enduring fundamentals and built-in advantages have kept it in place as one of the most stable and competitive in Southern California. With a diversified tenant base, high barriers to entry and a strategic position on the U.S.-Mexico border, fundamentals have held while others in the Southern California region have struggled in comparison. Bid-ask spreads are also starting to narrow as buyer and seller sentiments begin to …
LONGVIEW, TEXAS — Fort Worth-based owner-operator Trademark Property Co. and department store retailer Dillard’s have partnered to purchase Longview Mall in East Texas, with plans to undertake a repositioning. The Wall Street Journal reports that the sales price was $34 million. The mall originally opened in 1978 and welcomes some 3.7 visitors annually. In addition to Dillard’s, tenants at the property include Dick’s Sporting Goods, J.C. Penney, HomeGoods, Bath & Body Works, Foot Locker, H&M, Kay Jewelers, Auntie Anne’s, Chick-fil-A and Chuck E. Cheese. The name of the seller, as well as specifics of the repositioning plan, were not disclosed.
HUMBLE, TEXAS — Local developer BHW Capital has broken ground on Clayton at Tour 18, a 288-unit multifamily project that will be located in the northeastern Houston suburb of Humble. The site is adjacent to the Tour 18 golf course. Units will come in one- and two-bedroom formats and will feature stainless steel appliances and built-in workspaces. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, outdoor biergarten, pet park and a putting green. Mucasey & Associates is the project architect, and Blazer Building Southwest is the general contractor. Southside Bank is financing construction, which is expected to be complete in late 2027.
HOUSTON — Partners Capital, the investment arm of Partners Real Estate, has purchased the 162-room Homewood Suites by Hilton — Houston Galleria hotel. The extended-stay hotel was originally built in 2006 and had an average nightly occupancy rate of 84 percent at the time of sale. Following the 2026 World Cup, Partners Capital will commence a multi-million dollar renovation of the hotel that will include upgrades to guestrooms, public areas and the building exterior, as well as the modernization of several building systems. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
PEARLAND, TEXAS — Locally based developer Welcome Group has delivered Crossroads at Pearland, an 88,670-square-foot industrial project located on the southern outskirts of Houston. The site spans 4.8 acres and includes frontage along Beltway 8. The building features 30-foot clear heights, 15 dock-high doors and two drive-up ramps. Frost Bank financed construction of the facility, which is now roughly 30 percent leased to satellite communications services provider Speedcast.
KELLER, TEXAS — Locally based brokerage firm STRIVE has negotiated the sale of a 2,996-square-foot office building in Keller, located north of Fort Worth. The building is known as Keller Parkway Office and was fully leased at the time of sale. Parker Tims of STRIVE represented the undisclosed, locally based seller in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were also not disclosed.
NEWBURGH, N.Y. — Brookfield Properties is underway on construction of a 422,000-square-foot speculative industrial project in Newburgh, about 65 miles north of New York City. The site of Newburgh South Logistics Center spans 49 acres at 70 South St. The LEED-certified property will feature 75 loading docks and 190-foot truck court depths, as well as the capacity to support a single or multiple tenants. Resource Realty of Northern New Jersey has been appointed as the leasing agent. Completion is slated for next fall.
ATLANTA — Consulting giant EY has signed a 102,195-square-foot office lease at Ten Twenty Spring, a 525,000-square-foot, Class A office tower in Midtown Atlanta. EY will move approximately 3,000 employees from its current office in downtown Atlanta next August. The company will occupy floors 14 through 16 at Ten Twenty Spring. The office building is part of Spring Quarter, a mixed-use development by Portman that also includes Sora at Spring Quarter apartments and a landmark building that once housed the historic H.M. Patterson & Son Spring Hill Chapel. The historic building has been redeveloped into a 24,000-square-foot retail and dining destination. Glenn Dyke of CBRE represented EY in the lease negotiations. Glenn Kolker, Preston Menning and Malik Leaphart of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, Portman and Perform Properties, a Blackstone company.
OAKDALE, N.Y. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 291-unit self-storage facility in Oakdale, located on Long Island. Oakdale Self Storage was built in 2005 and spans 27,320 net rentable square feet across 190 climate-controlled units, 86 non-climate-controlled units and 15 outdoor parking spaces. Andreas Makris and Kevin Bledsoe of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction. John Horowitz of Marcus & Millichap assisted in closing the deal as the broker of record. The facility was 88 percent occupied at the time of sale.
OLD BRIDGE, N.J. — CBRE has negotiated the $12.1 million sale of Oak Tree Plaza, a 36-unit apartment building in the Central New Jersey community of Old Bridge. Built in 2023, Oak Tree Apartments comprises 16 one-bedroom apartments, 17 two-bedroom units and three three-bedroom residences that range in size from 702 to 1,184 square feet. Fahri Ozturk, Richard Gatto and Zach McHale of CBRE represented the seller, New York City-based developer EOM Realty, in the transaction. CBRE also procured the buyer, REVL Holdings.