NEW YORK CITY — Steptoe LLP has signed a 57,988-square-foot office lease in Midtown Manhattan. The international law firm will occupy three full floors at 1133 Avenue of the Americas, a 45-story, 1.1 million-square-foot building. Timothy Dempsey and Greg Maurer-Hollaender of CBRE represented Steptoe in the lease negotiations. Rocco Romeo and Nora Caliban represented the landlord, The Durst Organization, on an internal basis.
MONROVIA, CALIF. — IPA Capital Markets, a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged $76 million in construction financing for The Monroe, a Class A multifamily and retail development in Monrovia. The project is currently under construction and scheduled for completion in September. Located at 127 W. Pomona Ave., The Monroe will feature 232 apartments and 7,050 square feet of ground-floor commercial space. Apartments will range from studios to three-bedroom units, with 25 of the units designated affordable for low- and moderate-income households. Additionally, the property will have 302 residential parking spaces and 85 public parking spaces. Community amenities will include a gym, swimming pool, clubhouse, barbecue area, rooftop patio and conference/meeting rooms. Stefen Chraghchian of IPA Capital Markets secured the financing with Affinius Capital on behalf of Adept Urban Development.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a $42.5 million equity placement for Papago Marketplace, a 55,500-square-foot mixed-use development located in the Phoenix suburb of Scottsdale. Patrick Dempsey and Quin Madden of JLL represented the developer, Pivot Development Co., in securing the equity placement on behalf of an undisclosed institutional advisor. A 23,343-square-foot Sprouts Farmers Market will anchor the project upon completion, which is scheduled for August 2026. Construction is expected to begin this month. Over the past five years, the development of Papago Marketplace has included a 276-unit luxury apartment complex, a 116-room hotel and a mix of retail tenants. The project is currently 80 percent preleased.
SAN DIEGO — Lincoln Property Co. and Brasa Capital Management have purchased Spectrum Tech Center, an industrial and flex property in the Kearny Mesa submarket of San Diego, for $26.2 million. The new owners will rebrand the asset as Spectrum Logistics Center and plan renovations designed to align the site with current market demand for industrial space. The existing industrial building will be renovated and the existing vacant office building will be demolished and replaced with a 3.7-acre industrial outdoor storage (IOS) yard. The owners will begin demolition and construction activity on the site immediately, with delivery planned for late summer 2026. Located at 4820 Overland Ave. and 9112 Spectrum Center Blvd., Spectrum Tech Center currently comprises two buildings totaling 161,981 square feet on two parcels totaling 8.8 acres. The asset includes a two-story, 59,460-square-foot corporate headquarters building and a 102,521-square-foot technical R&D, manufacturing and distribution space.
CASTLE ROCK, COLO. — Platinum Commercial Real Estate has arranged the acquisition of 600 and 695 Jerry Street in Castle Rock. PYFR LLC purchased the asset from RA Morrison LLC for $6.4 million. The property comprises a 25,380-square-foot, four-story mixed-use building and a 4,850-square-foot single-tenant restaurant. At the time of sale, the property was 93.7 percent occupied. Paul Cattin of Platinum CRE represented the buyer, while Campbell Davis, Parker Brown and Matthew Henrichs of CBRE represented the seller in the deal.
PRESCOTT, ARIZ. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of a warehouse and industrial outdoor storage property located at 6400 Lear Lane in Prescott. An individual/personal trust acquired the asset from Arizona Industrial Development for $4.4 million. Constructed in 2025, the asset comprises a 10,060-square-foot warehouse on a 2.9-acre site. The property is leased to a national credit tenant on a new 10-year, absolute net lease with a corporate guarantee. Paul Berkner of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, while Sev Keshishian of Marcus & Millichap procured the buyer in the deal.
CINCINNATI AND CHICAGO — First Financial Bancorp. (Nasdaq: FFBC) has agreed to acquire BankFinancial Corp. (Nasdaq: BFIN) in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $142 million. Upon completion of the transaction, BankFinancial’s consumer, trust/wealth management and selected commercial credit lines of business will be incorporated into First Financial’s respective business lines, and all BankFinancial bank employees will become First Financial associates. The merger agreement has been unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter, subject to customary closing conditions, regulatory approvals and approval of BankFinancial shareholders. As of June 30, Cincinnati-based First Financial Bancorp. had $18.6 billion in assets, $11.8 billion in loans, $14.4 billion in deposits and $2.6 billion in shareholders’ equity. The company’s subsidiary, First Financial Bank, founded in 1863, provides banking and financial services to businesses and consumers. The company operated 128 full-service banking centers in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Illinois as of June 30. Chicago-based BankFinancial is a commercial lender with 18 full-service banking offices located in Cook, DuPage, Lake and Will counties within Illinois. BankFinancial NA operates as a subsidiary of BankFinancial Corp.
DETROIT — The new home of Detroit City Football Club (DCFC), set to open in southwest Detroit for the 2027 USL Championship season, will be known as AlumniFi Field. AlumniFi will also serve as the club’s exclusive financial partner. Sports Revenue Advisors and M3 Group brokered the multi-year agreement. Pending public approvals, construction on the field is scheduled to begin in late 2025. The soccer-specific stadium will be Detroit’s only privately owned and financed professional sports stadium and will seat 15,000. HOK designed the project. AlumniFi is a digital financial platform created by MSU Federal Credit Union.
DAYTON, MINN. — Daedex, a national custom data center cooling equipment manufacturer and subsidiary of MAS HVAC, has signed a long-term lease for the remaining 503,440 square feet at The Cubes at French Lake, a 1 million-square-foot development in Dayton. Located at 11500 Lawndale Ave., The Cubes at French Lake is the largest speculative industrial project ever developed in Minnesota, according to owner CRG. The project is now fully leased. Daedex joins States Manufacturing Corp., which previously leased the other half of the building. Completed in 2024, the property features a clear height of 40 feet, 169 dock doors, four drive-in doors, 60-foot speed bays and ample parking. The two leases at The Cubes at French Lake are the largest signed in metro Twin Cities in the past three years, according to CBRE. Dan Swartz, James DePietro and Austin Lovin of CBRE represented CRG in the lease, while Brent Masica and Danny McNamara of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant. CRG integrated partner Lamar Johnson Collaborative designed The Cubes at French Lake, while parent company Clayco served as general contractor.
MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO. — Contegra Construction has completed the first of three planned distribution centers at the $117 million River Valley Logistics Center in Maryland Heights, a northwest suburb of St. Louis. NorthPoint Development is the developer. The first building totals 357,056 square feet. Two more distribution centers totaling nearly 800,000 square feet are also planned for the 94-acre development. The first building can accommodate a single user or multiple tenants and features a clear height of 36 feet, high bay windows, 40 dock doors, LED lighting and parking for 259 cars and 98 trailers. Sansone Group is handling leasing.