ROCHESTER, N.Y. — FM Capital, a financial intermediary based in South Florida, has arranged $32.5 million in bridge financing for a portfolio of four multifamily properties totaling 385 units in the Rochester area. The portfolio consists of Community Manor Apartments, Hamlet Court Apartments, Lakewood Manor Apartments and Valley Brook Townhomes, which collectively span about 32 acres. Noam Temchin of FM Capital arranged the floating-rate financing through Sheridan Capital. The borrower was not disclosed.
PATERSON, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $5.2 million sale of a 12,892-square-foot retail strip center in the Northern New Jersey community of Paterson. The center at 385 McLean Blvd. was fully leased at the time of sale to Bank of America, Wingstop, Krauszer’s, Tony’s Bagels, Mina Place and Crispy Beauty. Alan Cafiero, David Cafiero and John Moroz of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Kinderhook Industries has signed an office lease expansion at 505 Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. The private investment firm inked a 10-year deal for the entire 24th floor, which brings its footprint at the 26-story building to 21,752 square feet across two full floors. Paul Glickman, Diana Biasotti and Harrison Potter of JLL represented the landlord, Stawski Partners, in the lease negotiation. Alexander Chudnoff and Kate Roush, also with JLL, represented Kinderhook Industries.
CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. — Cleveland-based brokerage firm Cooper Commercial Investment Group has negotiated the sale of a medtail clinic in Cheektowaga, located just east of Buffalo, that is occupied by cannabis dispenser Verilife. According to LoopNet Inc., the facility at 3760 Union Road was built in 1989 and spans 3,606 square feet. Dan Cooper of Cooper Commercial represented the undisclosed, New York-based seller in the transaction. The buyer was also not disclosed.
By David Goldfisher, The Henley Group Secondary and tertiary office markets across the Midwest, including Chicago, Minneapolis, Madison, Milwaukee, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus and St. Louis, are facing mounting pressure. While each city has its own challenges, a common theme is clear — vacancies remain high and liquidity is thin. Tenant shuffling One of the defining dynamics today is tenant reshuffling rather than net growth. As leases expire, employers frequently move from one building to another, seeking modernized space and stronger amenities. Renovating in place is disruptive and costly, while relocating allows businesses to upgrade with minimal operational downtime. This “musical chairs” effect highlights a deeper structural issue. There are only so many large anchor tenants in Midwest cities and few new entrants are seeking major blocks of space. There is more repositioning for existing tenants than attracting new ones. Flight to quality Landlords and developers are competing to deliver amenities that encourage office attendance and support talent retention. Modernized lobbies, tenant lounges and flexible collaboration areas have become standard expectations. Hines’ upgrades at Chicago’s 333 West Wacker Drive and 601W Cos.’ reinvestment in the Old Post Office demonstrate the scale of investment required. But not all landlords can compete. With …
DURHAM AND MORRISVILLE, N.C. — Pharmaceutical developer and manufacturer Novartis (NYSE: NVS) has announced a $771 million expansion of its footprint in North Carolina’s Research Triangle. According to the company, the expansion will create 700 new jobs in Durham and Wake counties and more than 3,000 indirect jobs by the end of 2030. The North Carolina expansion is part of the Swiss company’s pledge to invest $23 billion in U.S. infrastructure over the next five years. Doubling the company’s operational presence to more than 700,000 square feet, the expansion will significantly increase manufacturing capacity. The expansion will comprise new construction as well as the renovation of existing facilities across three sites in Durham and Morrisville. The new hub will include a new site in Durham housing two new facilities for manufacturing biologics and sterile packaging and a new site in Morrisville for the production of solid dosage tablets and capsules, as well as an expansion of an existing Durham facility to support sterile filling of biologics into syringes and vials. One of the new facilities will be located at Pathway Triangle, occupying 202,000 square feet at the 1 million-square-foot campus in Morrisville. CBRE represented both Novartis and the landlord, King …
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. — Google will invest approximately $40 billion in Texas data centers through 2027 as the Silicon Valley-based tech giant looks to expand its cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure capabilities. Google CEO Sundar Pichai made the announcement on Nov. 14 via a LinkedIn post, stating that the investment would also include the development of three new data center campuses in Armstrong and Haskell counties. Google said that one of its new campuses in Haskell County, which is located roughly midway between Fort Worth and Lubbock, will be built alongside a new solar and battery storage plant. Google also said in the post that it plans to “train existing electrical workers and more than 1,700 apprentices in Texas by 2030, more than doubling the projected pipeline of new electricians in the state.” As part of the investment, Google has also committed to an initiative to “strengthen energy resilience and abundance, as well as [to] support community energy efficiency initiatives through a new $30 million Energy Impact Fund.” According to Data Center Dynamics, Google is also planning an expansion of its existing data center facilities in Ellis County, which is located south of Dallas and encompasses the city of …
DENTON, TEXAS — Hillwood, a Perot company and the owner of the 27,000-acre AllianceTexas master-planned community in North Fort Worth, has provided updates on Landmark, the company’s $10 billion mixed-use development in the North Texas city of Denton. Announced last summer, Landmark is a 3,200-acre development at the corner of I-35 and Robson Ranch Road — land that the Perot family has owned since 1987. At full build-out, Landmark will feature 6,000 single-family homes and 3,000 apartments. The development will also include 900 acres of commercial space that will be anchored by Denton’s first H-E-B grocery store. The first 120 acres are actively being leased for retail, dining and entertainment uses. The first phase of development will feature 747 single-family lots that will house a variety of home styles and will be constructed by an array of builders. The grocery store and 600 apartments will also be built as part of the initial phase, and the grocery-anchored retail component of the development is expected to open in 2027. In addition, roughly 1,100 acres of the development will be preserved as parkland, making it one of the largest natural preserves in Texas, according to Hillwood.
DALLAS — Creation, a developer with offices in Dallas and Phoenix, and PGIM Real Estate have begun construction on 635 Exchange, a three-building, 600,000-square-foot industrial project in North Dallas. The 36-acre site at the intersection of interstates 35E and 635 formerly housed a City of Dallas landfill, and the new buildings will feature 32- to 36-foot clear heights. LGE Design Build is handling the architectural and general contracting aspects of the project. Stream Realty Partners has been tapped as the leasing agent. Completion is slated for late 2026.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — HPI Real Estate Services & Investments has broken ground on a 396-unit multifamily project in northwest Fort Worth. The project represents Phase I of a larger development that will ultimately consist of 829 units on a 55-acre site at the southeast corner of Bonds Ranch and Blue Mound roads. Units will come in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Arch-Con Corp. is designing the project, and Blackland Partners is serving as the general contractor. The first units are expected to be available for occupancy in early 2027.