NEWARK, N.J. — CBRE has negotiated the sale of a portfolio of two multifamily buildings totaling 43 units in Newark. The building at 66-68 Garside St. consists of 20 gut-renovated units and 3,000 square feet of commercial space. The building at 536-540 Central Ave. is being redeveloped to house 23 loft-style units in addition to 4,000 square feet of retail space. Richard Gatto, Fahri Ozturk, and Zach McHale of CBRE represented the seller, locally based alternative asset management company Napier Park Global Capital, in the deal.
AUBURN, N.H. — Colliers has brokered the sale of a 20,780-square-foot industrial building in Auburn, located near the Massachusetts-New Hampshire border. The building sits on a 4.8-acre site within Wellington Business Park that can support future expansion. Abigail Bachman and Laura Nesmith of Colliers represented the buyer, an affiliate of product development company IPSUMM Inc., in the transaction. Denis Dancoes III, Thomas Farrelly and Sue Ann Johnson of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Analog Devices Inc.
BERKELEY, CALIF. — Construction is underway on Pique, a 484-bed student housing project by Gilbane Development located at 2587 Telegraph Ave. near the University of California, Berkeley campus. The developer recently opened a leasing office for the community at 2430 Bancroft Way. The project is scheduled for completion in summer 2026. Pique will offer units in four-, five- and six-bedroom configurations. Shared amenities will include an indoor-outdoor yoga and fitness center with an outdoor sauna; outdoor study spaces; two rooftop decks separated by an indoor-outdoor club room; community terrace space; a ground floor coworking lounge; smart food lockers; and private study rooms on each floor. The community will also feature 2,900 square feet of ground-floor retail space.
PHOENIX — Chicago-based multifamily investment firm 29th Street Capital has acquired Urban 148 in Phoenix. The 148-unit property will be rebranded as Agave Ridge Apartments, and 29th Street Living will handle property management. According to Apartments.com, the community offers two- and three-bedroom floor plans at monthly asking rents ranging from $1,425 to $1,655 and amenities such as a pool, playground, courtyard and dog park. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
COMPTON, CALIF. — KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment has provided a $25.9 million loan to finance construction of an affordable housing development at 1434 W. Compton Blvd. in the metro Los Angeles city of Compton. The Coalition for Responsible Community Development (CRCD) has partnered with LandSpire Group to develop the 75-unit community. The project will be a three-story development consisting of studios and one- and two-bedroom units, all of which will be rent restricted at or below 50 percent of the area median income. Additional low-income housing tax credit equity and Freddie Mac permanent financing were secured from Walker & Dunlop. The total project cost was not disclosed, but a California Tax Credit Allocation Committee report from October 2024 lists the valuation at $56.8 million. Amenities will include laundry facilities, a community room, playground, landscaped courtyard, amphitheater-style seating area, sports court, onsite parking and a resident manager. Social services will be provided by CRCD and other community partners. Completion is slated for May 2027. CRCD and LandSpire Group have forged a partnership to create more than 1,000 permanent supportive and affordable housing units across the greater Los Angeles area over the next decade.
EUGENE, ORE. — Senior living brokerage firm The Zett Group has arranged the $18.5 million sale of a community located in Eugene. Built in 1979, the property — Churchill Estates — comprises 241 independent living, assisted living and memory care units. A joint venture acquired the community from the sellers, Ron and Joyce Knutson.
TACOMA, WASH. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of James Center Plaza, an office building at 1628 S. Mildred St. in Tacoma. A limited liability company sold the property to an undisclosed buyer for $8.6 million. The 34,272-square-foot property features eight medical-dental tenants, all under triple-net lease terms with staggered lease expirations. Michael Babicz and RJ Vara of The Vara Group of Marcus & Millichap’s Seattle office represented the seller in the deal.
CLEVELAND — CBRE has arranged the sale of 1100 Superior Avenue, a 21-story office tower totaling 576,500 square feet in downtown Cleveland. The sales price was $8.1 million, according to Crain’s Cleveland Business. Steve Timmel, Will Roberts, Jamie Dunford, Warren Blazy III and Eric Smith of CBRE represented the seller, LNR Partners LLC. Brady Sullivan Properties was the buyer. Built in 1972 and renovated in 2006 and 2013, the building features amenities such as a fitness center, tech hub, conference facilities, a café, public event center and 435-stall parking garage.
MINNEAPOLIS — Lupe Development Partners has completed Lakefield Apartments, a 110-unit affordable housing community in the Lyn-Lake area of Minneapolis. The project marks a collaboration between Lupe and the city to address affordable housing needs. The development was originally planned to include 95 units before the developer acquired an additional parcel and expanded the project to 110 family-sized units, including more three- and four-bedroom layouts. As of September, the project was 70 percent leased. The development concludes the third phase of Lupe’s mixed-income campus on Lake Street near the Lyndale Avenue intersection. In total, the campus has brought 353 units of affordable and market-rate housing along Lake Street in the past five years. The $41 million project was made possible through collaboration with the city, Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds, Hennepin County, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development and housing tax credit equity. Frana Cos. served as general contractor.
INDIANAPOLIS — Associated has signed a full-building, 89,612-square-foot industrial lease at The Midway Building at 5770 Decatur Blvd. in Indianapolis. Corey Chase of Newmark represented the tenant in the lease, which represents a nearly 60,000-square-foot expansion from Associated’s previous space in the same corridor. Owned by Holladay Properties, the facility features 5,425 square feet of office space, a clear height of 24 feet, 21 dock doors, two drive-in doors and more than 250 parking spaces. Delivered in 2004, The Midway Building offers convenient access to I-70, I-465 and I-69 and is located near FedEx and UPS distribution hubs. Brian Seitz, Griffin Seitz and Brian Buschuk of JLL represented the landlord. Founded in 1960, Associated provides engineering, fleet management and labor optimization services supported by equipment sales, service, rentals and parts. The company is a subsidiary of The Raymond Corp., a Toyota Industries company.