DURHAM, N.C. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the sale of LifeScience Logistics at Durham 85, a 250,541-square-foot industrial facility situated at 2360 Ferrell Road within Durham 85 Industrial Park. The facility, which is located 10 miles from Research Triangle Park, is fully leased by LifeScience Logistics LLC, a supply chain service provider in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries. The facility features 32-foot clear heights, ESFR fire suppression and energy-efficient LED lighting throughout the property. Dave Andrews, Pete Pittroff, Michael Scarnato and Mike Lewis of JLL represented the seller, a joint venture between Scannell Properties and Manulife Investment Management, in the transaction. Mississippi-based EastGroup Properties purchased the facility for an undisclosed price.
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CORALVILLE, IOWA, AND MAPLEWOOD, MINN. — Davis Healthcare, on behalf of its Davis Medical Investment Fund, has acquired a two-building healthcare real estate portfolio known as CoralBirch for $34.1 million. The assets are located in Coralville, Iowa, and Maplewood, Minn. More than 70 percent of the space in the buildings is leased to high-credit hospital systems. With this acquisition, the fund owns 17 off-campus ambulatory care buildings totaling more than 750,000 square feet. The Coralville West Medical Building at 2769 Heartland Ave. rises three stories and totals 60,351 square feet. It is situated near the University of Iowa campus. Davis acquired the property for $24.2 million, or roughly $400 per square foot. At closing, the building was 97 percent leased with more than 65 percent of the space occupied by University of Iowa Healthcare, which offers primary care and internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, neurology, imaging and rehab and dermatology services. Additional tenants of the building are medical practices focused on obstetrics, radiology and rehab. Constructed in 2010, the building’s common areas and restrooms were renovated in 2022. Birch Run Medical Building at 1747 Beam Ave. totals 27,944 square feet. Davis purchased the single-story property for $9.9 million, or roughly …
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has arranged the sales of three multifamily buildings on the North Side of Chicago for a combined $12.4 million. The properties included 931 W. Leland Ave., a 22-unit building in Uptown that sold for $5 million; 1909-13 W. Larchmont Ave., a 16-unit building in North Center that sold for $3.6 million; and 7240 W. Devon Ave., a 13-unit asset in Edison Park that traded hands for $3.8 million. Joe Smazal of Interra represented the buyer and seller of the Leland property. For the Larchmont deal, Smazal represented the seller and Interra’s Joe Braun represented the buyer. Smazal and colleague Colin O’Malley represented the buyer and seller of the Devon property. Sold in an off-market deal, 931 W. Leland features 17 one-bedroom and five two-bedroom units, all of which were recently remodeled. The Larchmont property includes 16 one-bedroom units and sold at more than 97 percent of the list price. Capital improvements were recently made to upgrade the building systems and envelope. The Devon building includes four one-bedroom and six two-bedroom apartments as well as three ground-floor retail units that are fully leased to a Dunkin’ location, private offices for the franchisee and a residential real estate …
Foundry, Crow Holdings Acquire 10-Acre Site in Pompano Beach, Plan 182,000 SF Industrial Campus
by Abby Cox
POMPANO BEACH, FLA. — A partnership between Foundry Commercial’s Development & Investments platform and Crow Holdings Capital has acquired Festival South, a 10-acre former parking lot site located in Pompano Beach. The site will be redeveloped into a two-building industrial campus that totals 182,000 square feet. The new campus, which will be situated at the corner of NW 33rd Street and NW 27th Avenue near Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, marks Foundry’s 21st development in the South Florida market. Further details about Festival South were not released.
Ferncroft Capital Completes Renovations for 330 South Tryon Office Building in Uptown Charlotte
by Abby Cox
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Ferncroft Capital has completed several renovations at 330 South Tryon, a 65,544-square-foot boutique office building in Uptown Charlotte. The property’s refresh includes new finishes throughout the building and enhanced features in the lobby, elevator cabs and parking garage; a modernized exterior with signage opportunities for prospective tenants; and flexible floorplates to accommodate a variety of users. Home to the Charlotte Regional Business Alliance, the five-story office building currently has 38,338 square feet of office space available for lease. Elizabeth McMillan, Emily Hill and Kennedy Fertitta of JLL are leading leasing efforts at the property on behalf of Ferncroft Capital.
NEWTON, MASS. — MassDevelopment has provided $134.8 million in tax-exempt bond financing for Lasell Village, a seniors housing community located in the western Boston suburb of Newton. The owner, an entity doing business as Lasell Village Inc., will use the proceeds to renovate and expand the property. Regarding the renovation aspect of the deal, ownership plans to revamp its main building by adding seven supported living units and modernizing its skilled nursing program to include all-private rooms. Regarding the expansion, ownership has purchased a 1.4-acre tract with plans to construct a new building with 42 independent living units, a bistro, fitness and wellness centers, a multi-purpose room and common spaces.
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between locally based developer Witkoff and an affiliate of global investment firm Apollo Global Management has delivered The Brook, a 52-story apartment building in downtown Brooklyn. The Brook houses 591 apartments in studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, as well as 21,000 square feet of retail space. Thirty percent of units are reserved as affordable housing. Income restrictions for these units were not disclosed. Amenities include a pool, basketball court, lounge, fitness center, library, communal terraces, playground, dog run and coworking spaces. Beyer Blinder Belle designed the community, and Bonetti/Kozerski Architecture provided interior design services. Suffolk Construction served as the general contractor. Rents start at $3,870 per month for a studio apartment.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — LeFrak has completed Bisby, a 34-story apartment tower in Jersey City that is located within the 600-acre Newport master-planned community in the city’s downtown area. Designed by Minno & Wasko Architects and Planners with interiors by Woods Bagot, Bisby houses 385 units in studio, one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom configurations. Amenities include a coworking lounge, golf simulator, dedicated content studio and a dog spa, as well as a 33,000-square-foot landscaped rooftop terrace with a pickleball court, dog run and an outdoor kitchen. Leasing launched last summer. Rents today start at about $3,400 per month for a studio apartment.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $7.5 million sale of a 97-unit apartment building in The Bronx. The six-story, elevator-served building at 1154 Ward Ave. was originally constructed in 1929 in the borough’s Soundview neighborhood. According to Apartments.com, the building exclusively houses one-bedroom units with an average size of 713 square feet. Michael Fusco, Seth Glasser and Benjamin Myerow of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were private investors that requested anonymity, in the transaction.
BETHLEHEM, PA. — Filter King LLC, a provider of customized HVAC parts, has opened a 61,600-square-foot manufacturing and distribution facility in the Lehigh Valley city of Bethlehem. Regional developer J.G. Petrucci Co. owns the building, and The Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corp. assisted Filter King in its site selection process. Filter King, which now has an operational footprint of 200,000 square feet across three states, says the opening of the Bethlehem facility could result in the creation of as many as 120 new jobs.