ALLENTOWN, PA. — Locally based investment and development firm J.G. Petrucci Co. Inc. has acquired the Iron Run Lehigh Portfolio, two industrial buildings totaling 135,082 square feet in Allentown. The portfolio consists of a 99,782-square-foot building that is situated on 10.6 acres at 6980 Snowdrift Road and a 41,390-square-foot building that sits on four acres at 7020 Snowdrift Road. Michael Hines, Brad Ruppel, Brian Fiumara, Bo Cashman, Jonathan Board and Lauren Dawicki of CBRE represented the seller, Penwood Real Estate Management, in the transaction.
LANSDALE, PA. — Newmark has negotiated a 128,000-square-foot industrial lease at 1180 Church Road in Lansdale, about 30 miles north of Philadelphia. According to LoopNet Inc., the property spans 452,323 square feet, sits on 37.2 acres and features clear heights of 20 to 24 feet. Justin Bell of Newmark represented the tenant, logistics firm Hughes Relocation Services, in the lease negotiations. Velocity Venture Partners owns the building.
EWING, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of The Luxe at Ewing Station, a 59-unit multifamily property in Ewing, located outside of Trenton. The complex is located within a mile of Ewing Town Center, an 80-acre mixed-use redevelopment of the former General Motors plant. Chez Eider and Jason Petrick of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer and seller, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
PITTSBURGH — GRB Law, a Pittsburgh-based firm, has signed a 17,160-square-foot office lease for its new headquarters at 525 William Penn Place. The firm has operated out of the historic Frick Building as one of its original tenants dating back to the early 20th century. GRB Law plans to take occupancy of its new space in the fourth quarter. Dan Adamski and Reid Mauro of JLL represented the firm in its site selection and lease negotiations.
FULLERTON, CALIF. — The Mogharebi Group (TMG) has arranged the $44.4 million sale of Oxford North Student Apartments, a 100-unit community located near the California State University, Fullerton campus. The property was built in 1972 and features 10 buildings with ground-floor parking garages. Communal amenities include a resort-style swimming pool and spa with cabanas; an outdoor entertainment lounge; barbecue grill stations; outdoor televisions; a clubhouse with billiards; and a fitness center with a Pilates and yoga studio. Alex Mogharebi, Otto Ozen and Mike Marcu of TMG represented the sellers, a joint venture partnership based in Southern California and the U.K. The buyer was a Southern California-based private investment group.
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIF. — DJM has submitted plans to Huntington Beach’s Planning Commission for a mixed-use residential development at the Bella Terra shopping center in Huntington Beach. Planned on the current Burlington Coat Factory site, the new development would include demolishing the 210,000-square-foot structure and an additional surrounding 30,000 square feet of retail space. DJM plans to replace the demolished structures with a low-rise building boasting 25,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space beneath five stories of residential space, with 15 percent of the 300 units designated as affordable housing. The project will include structured parking for residents that supplements Bella Terra’s existing parking structure. Since acquiring Bella Terra, formerly the Huntington Beach Mall, in 2005, DJM has transformed the shopping center into a community hub by curating a mix of retail, dining and entertainment spaces. In 2019, DJM reimagined the property’s center courtyard to include a stage, grassy lawn and beer and wine garden in an open-air setting.
MESA, ARIZ. — Thompson Thrift Retail Group (TTRG) has acquired the first parcel of a 15-acre master-planned development in Mesa. When fully developed, the property at the northwest quadrant of US 60 and Signal Butte Road will offer 95,000 square feet of retail space in a mix of freestanding and multi-tenant buildings. Whataburger, Backyard Taco, Black Rock Coffee and EOS Fitness have committed to the new project, with the first phase is slated to open first-quarter 2022. At build-out, TTRG expects the development to have a total project cost in excess of $28 million. This is the 26th project for TTRG in the Southwest since opening its Phoenix office in 2016. In addition to the Mesa development, TTRG’s 2021 Southwest pipeline is slated to include more than $150 million in development across the Phoenix metro, including planned projects in Glendale, Gilbert, Tempe, Peoria, Maricopa, Tucson and Casa Grande.
BLOOMINGTON, CALIF. — Kwangwon USA Inc. and YS & Son Co. have purchased an industrial property at 18750 Orange St. in Bloomington, located in the Inland Empire. An undisclosed seller sold the asset for $30.8 million. The newly built property features 184,770 square feet of manufacturing and warehouse space in proximity to Interstates 10 and 215. The property was initially slated for leasing at the end of 2019, and the United States Post Office briefly occupied the building before the sale. James Min of Colliers, along with the Colliers Korean Corporate Solutions Desk, facilitated the transaction and represented the buyers in the deal.
LOS ANGELES — Ready Capital has closed a $24 million refinancing for a 100-unit apartment community located in the Hollywood submarket of Los Angeles. The undisclosed borrower will use loan proceeds to retire existing debt, construct additional units and renovate existing units at the property. Capital improvements include kitchen, bathroom and living area upgrades. Ready Capital closed the non-recourse, interest-only, floating-rate loan, which features a 36-month term, two extension options and flexible prepayment. The loan includes a facility to provide future funding for capital expenditures and interest shortfalls.
JERICHO, N.Y. AND HOUSTON — Kimco Realty Corp. (NYSE: KIM) has announced plans to acquire fellow retail REIT Weingarten Realty Investors (NYSE: WRI) for roughly $3.9 billion. The combined company is expected to have a pro forma equity market capitalization of $12 billion and a pro forma total enterprise value of $20.5 billion. The merger will create a national operating portfolio of 559 open-air, grocery-anchored shopping centers — one of the darlings of commercial real estate during the COVID-19 pandemic — and mixed-use assets comprising 100 million square feet of gross leasable area. In its reasoning for the acquisition, Kimco cited enhanced asset diversification and quality; expanded geographic reach in high-growth, first-ring suburbs of core markets; greater tenant diversity; a more compelling value creation pipeline; operational savings and corporate synergies; earnings accretion and NOI growth opportunities; and an increase in the company’s financial strength and flexibility. “We believe this transaction is a win-win for shareholders of both companies, who will benefit from the upside potential associated with owning the preeminent open-air, grocery-anchored shopping center and mixed-use real estate REIT in the U.S.,” says Conor Flynn, Kimco’s CEO. “This combination reflects our conviction in the grocery-anchored shopping center category, which has …