SMYRNA, TENN. — A joint venture between New York City-based LRC Properties and private equity firm Alpaca Real Estate has acquired a nearly 246,000-square-foot industrial facility located at 802 Swan Drive in Smyrna, about 16 miles southeast of Nashville International Airport. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. The facility features three demised spaces, 58,377 square feet of which will be delivered vacant and ready for immediate occupancy. LRC Properties will undertake capital improvements at the remaining two spaces, which span 86,586 square feet and 91,669 square feet. The renovations will include demolishing 15,000 square feet of obsolete offices and a connector building to open up and repave the truck court, add new loading docks, install an ESFR sprinkler system and build-out new speculative offices.
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ATLANTA — Coro Realty has sold a newly constructed restaurant located at 3234 Peachtree Road NE in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. Chick-fil-A occupies the property on a 15-year, corporate-guaranteed ground lease. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed. Chris Bosworth and Matt Karempelis of CBRE brokered the transaction. The 5,200-square-foot restaurant is situated on 1.4 acres near the intersection of Peachtree and Piedmont roads. The Chick-fil-A, which opened in May, serves as an outparcel at Buckhead Place, a mixed-use campus that houses Marshalls, LA Fitness, Five Below, Salon Studios Beauty Mall, Amalfi Pizza and Red Phone Booth. Upcoming components at Buckhead Place include the 20-story Tower on Piedmont apartments, 171-room Hyatt Place hotel, 186-room Hampton Inn hotel and the recently delivered, 291-unit Beverly by Alta apartment community that features a three-story parking deck.
Marcus & Millichap Brokers $3.6M Sale of Two-Property Retail Portfolio in Bowling Green, Kentucky
by John Nelson
BOWLING GREEN, KY. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $3.6 million sale of a two-property Dollar General portfolio in Bowling Green. Each retail property occupies 10,640 square feet on a 15-year corporate guaranteed lease with Dollar General Corp. Don McMinn and Andrew Koriwchak of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a Kentucky-based developer, in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed. Grant Fitzgerald was Marcus & Millichap’s broker of record in Kentucky.
HO-HO-KUS, N.J. — Vertical Real Estate Capital has completed 619 North, a 67-unit multifamily project located in the Northern New Jersey community of Ho-Ho-Kus. The property offers one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a residential lounge, coffee bar, coworking center with private conference rooms, fitness center, sport simulator and a rooftop lounge. Mary Cook Associates handled interior design of the project. Jon Mikula, Max Custer and Michael Donohoe of JLL arranged permanent financing for the project through an undisclosed life insurance company. Rents start at $3,400 per month for a one-bedroom apartment.
STERLING, MASS. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $4.2 million sale of a 37,000-square-foot industrial flex building in Sterling, about 50 miles west of Boston. The building sits on a 6.6-acre site at 86 Leominster Road and features four loading docks, a drive-in door and 150 parking spaces. Harrison Klein of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, which will retain occupancy of a portion of the building, in the transaction. Alan Ringuette of The Stubblebine Co. represented the buyer, which will occupy the remainder. Both parties requested anonymity.
NEW YORK CITY — Massumi + Consoli has signed a 57,988-square-foot office lease in the Bryant Park area of Midtown Manhattan. The law firm has committed to three full floors at 1133 Avenue of the Americas, a 45-story, 1.1 million-square-foot building. Jim Schoolfield and Andrew Coe of JLL represented Massumi + Consoli in the lease negotiations.Tom Bow, Rocco Romeo and Nora Caliban represented the landlord, The Durst Organization, on an internal basis.
Sonnenblick-Eichner Co. Arranges $126.1M Refinancing for Pacifica Hotels Portfolio in Southern California
by Amy Works
LOS ANGELES — Sonnenblick-Eichner Co. has arranged $126.1 million in first mortgage debt for Pacifica Hotels to refinance a portfolio of seven hotels in Southern California. The three- and five-year fixed-rate loans were funded by a Wall Street investment bank and an insurance company. Totaling 601 rooms, the portfolio includes The Wayfarer San Diego; Sandcastle Hotel on the Beach, Spyglass Inn and Cottage Inn by the Sea in Pismo Beach; Inn at Venice Beach, The Kinney Venice Beach in Venice; and The Belamar Hotel, a Tapestry Collection by Hilton, in Manhattan Beach.
PHOENIX — Vestar has received approval from the Village Planning Committee to develop Laveen Towne Center, an open-air shopping center in Phoenix’s southwest submarket of Laveen. Set to break ground in summer 2026 with grand opening targeted for winter 2027, Laveen Towne Center will feature 500,000 square feet of retail, dining and entertainment space on 90 acres. Vestar plans to preserve the character and charm of the area through the project’s design and programming. The development will reuse existing materials and features found onsite, including from Hudson Farmhouse and informational plaques will inform visitors about the site and Laveen’s agrarian heritage. Additionally, the project will include a landscaped community space named Laveen Village Green that will host seasonal events, outdoor entertainment and public gatherings throughout the year. Laveen Towne Center is one of five ground-up projects that Vestar has brought to the Phoenix metro area since 2020, with an additional 1.5 million square feet of new projects in pre-development, set to be completed by 2031.
BROOMFIELD, COLO. — Hamilton Zanze has sold Harvest Station in Broomfield, 17 miles north of Denver. According to the Denver Business Journal, Four Peaks Multifamily Partners bought the property, developed in 2014, for $85 million. San Francisco-based Hamilton Zanze bought the property in 2016. Situated at 11775 Wadsworth Blvd., Harvest Station features 119 one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities include a resort-style pool and hot tub, grilling stations, an outdoor fireplace and TV lounge, a clubhouse with a gaming lounge, business center, dog park and dog wash and a 24-hour fitness center with a yoga room. Residents also have access to digital package lockers, bike repair and electric vehicle charging stations.
Archway Capital Provides $42.9M Acquisition Loan for Major Portion of The Shoppes at Carlsbad in California
by Amy Works
CARLSBAD, CALIF. — Archway Capital has provided a $42.9 million loan to Steerpoint Capital for the acquisition of a major portion of The Shoppes at Carlsbad. Steerpoint purchased a 727,000-square-foot portion, which is 74 percent occupied by Yard House, The Cheesecake Factory, Hollister, American Eagle Outfitters, Dave & Busters, 24 Hour Fitness and Regal. The acquired property is part of a 1.1 million-square-foot retail asset located at 2525 El Camino Real in Carlsbad. The borrower allocated and capitalized $4 million for improvements to the property, including upgrading the entrances, enhancing common area seating, adding digital signage and bathroom renovations. The Shoppes at Carlsbad was renovated in 2017.