NEW YORK CITY — New York City-based institutional investment firm BentallGreenOak has acquired a portfolio of nine industrial buildings totaling approximately 700,000 square feet in New England. The properties are located in Wilmington and Billerica, Massachusetts, and Londonderry, New Hampshire. Chris Skeffington and Scott Dragos of CBRE represented the seller, Novaya Real Estate Ventures, and also procured BentallGreenOak as the buyer. The portfolio was 94 percent leased at the time of sale.
NEW YORK CITY — Avison Young has negotiated the $13.2 million sale of a multifamily building located at 100 Second Ave. in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan. The five-story building houses seven apartments that were recently renovated and one commercial space. Brandon Polakoff of Avison Young represented the seller, Highpoint Property Group, in the deal. The buyer was not disclosed.
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, PA. — Montecito Medical, a Nashville-based healthcare investment firm, has purchased The Surgery Center at Cranberry, a 20,650-square-foot ambulatory surgery center near Pittsburgh. The two-story building was built in 2003 and was fully leased to Scott & Christie Eyecare Associates at the time of sale. The first floor houses three operating rooms, two procedure rooms, one laser room and 15 pre- and post-operative pods. Clinical and office spaces are located on the second floor.
MENOMONEE FALLS, WIS. — Starboard Realty Advisors LLC has acquired Jade at North Hills in Menomonee Falls, a suburb of Milwaukee. The sales price was undisclosed. The 139-unit apartment complex was 98.6 percent occupied at the time of sale. Developed by Fiduciary Real Estate Development, the garden-style property features four buildings with underground parking. It features a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units. Patrick Gallagher, Matson Holbrook and Gretchen Richards of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller.
FARMINGTON HILLS, MICH. — Colliers International Detroit has brokered the sale of a 222,965-square-foot industrial flex building in Farmington Hills for an undisclosed price. The property, located along Haggerty Road, is known as Tech Park. Barry Swatsenbarg, Gary Grochowski and Bryan Banas of Colliers represented the seller, Promanas. ICAP was the buyer. Colliers has also been hired as property manager on behalf of the new owner.
BOURBONNAIS, ILL. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has negotiated the $4.3 million sale of a newly constructed retail building at Bradley Commons, a Walmart-anchored shopping center in Bourbonnais. The 9,723-square-foot building is fully leased to Jersey Mike’s Subs, Midwest Express Clinic, AT&T and uBreakiFix. Built in 2018, the property is home to its original tenants. Jeff Lefko and Bill Asher of Hanley, in conjunction with ParaSell Inc., represented the seller, Cincinnati-based Midland Atlantic Properties. A Des Moines-based private investor was the buyer.
INDEPENDENCE, MO. — A Block & Co. Inc. Realtors investment group has repurposed a former FedEx facility in Independence into multi-tenant retail space. Block acquired the 8,385-square-foot property, located at 3721 Noland Road, in March 2020. It now features four tenant spaces, three of which have been leased to Little Caesars, Cricket Wireless and Grassroots Dispensary. The project also included the construction of a new parking lot and building façade. Phil Peck and Marshal Blount of Block led the investment group.
STEUBENVILLE, OHIO — Mohr Capital, a Dallas-based, privately held real estate investment firm, has sold a ground lease occupied by Texas Roadhouse in Steubenville, nearly 40 miles west of Pittsburgh. The sales price was undisclosed. The restaurant property is located across the street from Fort Steuben Mall. Mohr acquired the ground lease in 2019 upon the launch of its retail acquisition and redevelopment division. Rob Solls of Mohr represented the company on an internal basis. The Mansour Group procured the buyer, a private investment company. Texas Roadhouse maintains over 630 restaurants in 49 states and 10 countries worldwide. The Steubenville location is a corporate-owned restaurant.
By Mary Cook, Mary Cook Associates As a commercial interiors firm, a question we hear a lot recently is “Are multifamily developers renovating amenities because of the pandemic?” The answer is a bit more nuanced than a straight “yes” or “no.” No, entire amenity floors are not being ripped out and re-thought in direct response to changes stemming from the pandemic. But yes, long-term lifestyle trends are emerging from the pandemic that should be a factor when redesigning amenity spaces for other reasons — whether they aren’t resonating with residents as anticipated, or simply look a bit outdated. After all, the key to creating successful, appealing amenities is understanding the attitudes and preferences of the residents that will use them. With that in mind, here are four priorities owners and operators should focus on when renovating amenities in a post-COVID world: Indoor-outdoor connections Early in the pandemic, the ability to open to the outdoors was the No. 1 factor that allowed indoor amenities to continue functioning. One year later and access to open-air amenities is still a top feature, according to Rent Café. And it’s easy to see why. People behave differently outside, feeling more at ease and comfortable, and …
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Jamestown, an Atlanta-based developer and owner of adaptive mixed-use developments around the world, has partnered with Southeast real estate developers William Cogswell and Jay Weaver to redevelop the 45-acre North Charleston Navy Yard. Decommissioned in 1996 but still home to dozens of companies, the waterfront campus will be reimagined into a 1.2 million-square-foot mixed-use neighborhood called Navy Yard Charleston. The project will add new office space, residences, shopping and dining to the nearby Park Circle neighborhood, as well as new green spaces, a concert hall and an outdoor events venue. The development team expects to break ground and begin renovations this year. No other construction timelines or associated costs were disclosed. While Navy Yard Charleston will go through extensive renovations, the team has made a commitment to preserve the area’s architectural detail and history, and bring new amenities to the community. The team also plans to establish a neighborhood employment program, which will reserve project-specific positions for local residents who live within the neighborhood and include a training program to help job seekers enhance their skills. Beginning its operation as a working dry dock in 1901, the Navy Yard maintained a naval presence on the North …