HILLIARD, OHIO — Industrial Realty Group LLC, Provider Real Estate Partners and DW Real Estate Partners LLC have acquired Hilliard Commerce Center in Hilliard, just northwest of Columbus. The 177,680-square-foot industrial property sits on 18.6 acres. The partnership plans to improve the facility with exterior upgrades, repairs to the existing structure and demolition of inefficient space. Nick Tomasone of CBRE is handling leasing.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Colliers has negotiated the $46.3 million sale of a 168.3-acre site on Wetherbee Road near Orlando International Airport. Orlando Utilities Commission sold the parcel on the south side of the city to developer Seefried Industrial Properties and its equity partner Clarion Partners. Joe Rossi, Lee Morris, Jeff Morris and Bret Felberg of Colliers represented the seller in the land transaction. Seefried was self-represented in the deal and has selected Morris to lease the development, which is dubbed Orlando Infill Logistics Center. The project will span 1.5 million square feet of new development across a maximum of nine buildings. Seefried plans to begin construction in the first quarter on the first three buildings, which are being developed on a speculative basis. Build-to-suit opportunities are also being entertained at the site, according to Colliers. Orlando Infill Logistics Center will feature up to 1,500 automobile parking spaces and 600 trailer spaces at full build-out.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — An affiliate of Lone Star Funds has sold The Lofts at Reynolds Village, a mixed-use development located at 61 N. Merrimon Ave. in Asheville. The property includes 201 apartments and 63,000 square feet of ground-level retail space. Baltimore-based Continental Realty Corp. is purchasing the property from Lone Star Real Estate Fund VI LP for an undisclosed price. Walker & Dunlop represented Lone Star, which structured the deal as a sale of REIT stock, in the transaction. Built in 2010, The Lofts at Reynolds Village features one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, as well as a pool, onsite property manager, business center, lounge, sauna and a spa, according to Apartments.com.
built retail property located at 1186 S. Main St. in Kernersville, about 20 miles west of Greensboro, N.C. Automotive services firm Firestone, a subsidiary of Bridgestone Retail Operations LLC, fully occupies the 5,798-square-foot property on a 15-year absolute triple-net lease. Don McMinn of Marcus & Millichap’s Atlanta office represented the seller, a North Carolina-based developer, in the transaction. The buyer was also not disclosed. Donald Gilchrist served as Marcus & Millichap’s broker of record in North Carolina for the deal. “The Firestone closing demonstrates the growing wave of private capital flowing into the net-lease market, fueled by the passage of the ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ improving confidence and the prospect of interest rate cuts,” says McMinn. “We expect this momentum to carry into the second half of 2025, driven by lower interest rates, increased 1031 exchange activity and stronger deal flow.”
SAN ANTONIO — JLL has brokered the sale of Marketplace at Encino Park, an 85,129-square-foot shopping center located at 22135 Bulverde Road in the Far North submarket of San Antonio. Sprouts Farmers Market anchors the center, which was fully leased at the time of sale. Other tenants include Pet Supplies Plus, Burger King and F45. Barry Brown, Erin Lazarus, Shea Petrick and Whitney Snell of JLL represented the seller, Birnbaum Property Co., in the transaction. The buyer was Illinois-based InvenTrust Properties Corp.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — The Maven, a coworking concept designed specifically for female professionals and entrepreneurs, has opened a 12,000-square-foot space at Sundance Square, a shopping and dining destination in downtown Fort Worth. The space will feature furnished offices, flexible desk layouts, lounges, dining areas, a lactation room, private meeting spaces and a conference room. Local brokerage firm LanCarte Commercial Real Estate is leasing the space.
FRAMINGHAM, MASS. — JLL has arranged $123.6 million in financing for a portion of Shoppers World, a 752,000-square-foot retail power center located in the western Boston suburb of Framingham. Details on the nature of the financing and the portion of the center covered by it were not disclosed. Shoppers World was 99 percent leased at the time of the loan closing to tenants such as T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, HomeSense, Sierra Trading Post, Best Buy and Dick’s Sporting Goods. Scott Aiese, Alex Staikos, Amy Lousararian and Parker Morrison of JLL arranged the four-year, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, Urban Edge Properties. The direct lender was not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Douglaston Development has topped out Rialto West, a 158-unit affordable housing project in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood. The eight-story building will offer studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units that will be reserved for households earning up to 140 percent of the area median income. In addition, 15 percent of the units will be dedicated to serving formerly homeless households. Rialto West will also feature a fitness center, onsite laundry facilities and a bike storage area. Levine Builders, a Douglaston affiliate, is the general contractor for the project, full completion of which is slated for the fourth quarter of next year.
GLENOLDEN, PA. — CBRE has negotiated the sale of MacDade Commons, a 102,071-square-foot shopping center in Glenolden, a southwestern suburb of Philadelphia. Walmart anchors the center, which is also home to tenants such as Quest Diagnostics, Verizon Wireless and Work ‘N Gear. Christopher Munley, Colin Behr, Casey Smith and Ryan Sciullo of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, Agree Realty Corp.
UNION, N.J. — Local developer LANDMARK has begun leasing CENTURION Union Center, an 85-unit multifamily project located in Northern New Jersey. Designed by Comito Associates PC with interiors by Lita Dirks & Co., CENTURION Union Center rises five stories and offers one- and two-bedroom units, as well as 107 parking spaces. The first move-ins are scheduled to commence in October. Specific amenities and starting rents are still being finalized.
