MIAMI — The University of Miami has signed a 42,000-square-foot office lease at Building 1300 at Flagler Station in Miami. The university signed a 10-year lease for the space, and will occupy nearly one-third of the building for its healthcare system (UHealth) offices. The long-term lease deal also includes building-top signage for the university, which will elevate visibility for the brand. The University of Miami is expected to move into its new space in the second quarter of 2026. Building 1300 at Flagler Station spans four stories and features flexible floor plates and amenities including a fitness center, outdoor seating area and a meeting room. Hamilton Development originally acquired Building 1300 earlier this year as part of its acquisition of a 24.4-acre site at Flagler Station. Cameron Tallon of CBRE represented Hamilton Development in the lease negotiations.
BUENA PARK, CALIF. — Bolour Associates, through its affiliate BA Debt Fund LLC, has provided a $22.2 million, 24-month office refinancing loan for Village Business Park in Buena Park. The loan provides capital to refinance and additional funds for future leasing needs to promote asset stability. CBRE represented the borrower in the financing. Spanning 144,000 square feet, the two-story buildings are located at 7000 and 7001 Village Drive. The multi-tenant buildings are currently 82 percent occupied. The property offers large and open floor plans, a generous 6:1,000 parking ratio and suites with immediate courtyard access for indoor and outdoor use.
PUEBLO, COLO. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a $15.4 million, five-year Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Vistas at Villa Bella located at 2195 Alamosa Drive in Pueblo. The borrower, Brinkman Real Estate, has completed a renovation of all 102 units. Updates include new flooring, paint, cabinets, countertops and fixtures. The sponsor also upgraded building exteriors, landscaping and renovated the clubhouse. Vistas at Villa Bella was built in 2009. JLL’s team was led by Director Rob Bova. “This refinancing allows Brinkman Real Estate to optimize their capital structure while continuing to enhance this well-positioned asset in Pueblo’s growing multifamily market,” Bova said.
SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of a single-tenant restaurant property located at 4268 N. Varsity Ave. in San Bernardino. A California-based investor acquired the property from Paragon Commercial Group for $6.8 million, or $1,404 per square foot. Panera Bread occupies the 3,986-square-foot property, which was built in 2024, on a 15-year absolute triple-net lease basis. Patrick Luther and Matthew Mousavi of SRS Capital Markets represented the seller in the deal. SRS’ Nick Wirick is handling leasing for the property. This is the second parcel of a break-up strategy SRS has executed on behalf of Paragon Commercial Group — the first being the sale of a Dutch Bros Coffee property that was sold in July 2025 for $2.8 million. In total, the value of the sold assets is $9.6 million.
NAPERVILLE, ILL. — Peakline Real Estate Funds (PREF) and Lincoln Property Co. have broken ground on The Claire, a 90-unit build-to-rent (BTR) community in the western Chicago suburb of Naperville. The project marks Naperville’s first BTR development, according to the developers. The Claire will offer 34 two-story townhomes and 56 three-story rowhomes with attached two-car garages, private outdoor space and resident amenities. The first residential deliveries are targeted for the second quarter of 2026. FNBO provided construction financing. The project team includes Kinzie Builders as general contractor, BSB as design architect and landscape architect, V3 Cos. as civil engineer and Eleni Designers as interior designer. RPM Living will oversee leasing and property management. The project is the second investment within PREF’s Build To Rent Fund I.
OHIO — W. P. Carey has completed a sale-leaseback of a 66,000-square-foot food processing facility in Ohio. The transaction also included a commitment to fund an expansion to the existing facility and a build-to-suit commitment for a new Class A distribution facility on the same campus. Completion is slated for November 2026. The property is triple-net leased to Novus Foods, which is backed by private equity firm CapVest. The tenant has invested heavily in the property and is making additional investments to upgrade equipment. The new facility will serve as the company’s main cross-dock distribution location. The assets will be subject to a long-term, triple-net master lease with fixed annual rent increases.
EAST ALTON, ILL. AND FORISTELL, MO. — EquiCap Commercial has negotiated the sales of two self-storage facilities in metro St. Louis. All Inn Storage, located at 978 E. Airline Drive in East Alton, features 9,600 net rentable square feet with 87 units on 9.1 acres. Alex Erbs of EquiCap represented the seller and procured the buyer, an out-of-state private equity firm. Foristell Storage, located at 19100 Veterans Memorial Parkway in Foristell, consists of 21,173 net rentable square feet with 260 units on 7.3 acres. Marla Čolić of EquiCap procured the buyer, a local storage owner-operator completing a 1031 exchange.
CHICAGO — Greenstone Partners has brokered the sale of a retail redevelopment site located at 1419 W. Diversey Parkway in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. The existing two-story building totals 11,300 square feet across a 10,700-square-foot land site. Rosebud Restaurants’ headquarters office and commissary kitchen formerly occupied the property. Brewster Hague and Tom Galvin of Greenstone represented the buyer, a Michigan-based real estate development firm.
NORTHLAKE, ILL. — D6 Inc., a sustainable packaging supplier, has signed a 41,190-square-foot industrial lease at 11720 W. Grand Ave. in Northlake. Ed Wabick and Marc Hale of DarwinPW Realty/CORFAC International represented the tenant, which is both expanding and relocating from its previous facility. The space is part of a larger 82,380-square-foot building with 1,717 square feet of office space, four docks, two drive-in doors and a clear height of 22 feet. Terry Herlihy of NAI Hiffman represented the landlord, Westmount Realty Capital. D6 took occupancy last month.
The Greater New Orleans industrial real estate market in 2025 is characterized by steady but cautious demand, where a persistent lack of new supply continues to limit product availability and constrain tenant options despite a user base that shows signs of wanting to grow. While local prospects for business are good, tenants seem to be keeping a wary eye on national economic trends. Interest rates have increased borrowing costs, prompting tenants to delay expansions and relocations as they navigate tighter budgets. Decision making is further slowed by uncertainty surrounding potential tariffs and their possible effects on material costs that could ripple through supply chains. High insurance premiums in a region affected by hurricanes force operators to reallocate funds from growth initiatives to coverage. Construction costs remain elevated; combined with a scarcity of viable development sites, speculative builds are extremely rare, which keeps inventory tight. These headwinds, some of which should sound familiar in other markets around the country, have slowed deal velocity, though there are projects in the works that can build momentum in South Louisiana. The $1.8 billion Louisiana International Terminal (LIT) in St. Bernard Parish, a public-private partnership with Ports America and Terminal Investment Ltd., begins construction in …