LA MIRADA, CALIF. — Voit Real Estate Services has arranged the purchase of a freestanding industrial building located at 14821 Artesia Blvd. in La Mirada. An Orange County, Calif.-based full-service printing service and fulfillment company acquired the asset from The Realty Associates Fund XII Portfolio for $23.4 million. The buyer will use the 89,873-square-foot property to expand its operations and to accommodate its acquisition of several other companies, according to the Voit team. Eric Smith, Selden McKnight and Stan Kwak of Voit represented the buyer in the deal.
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PROVO, UTAH — Bershon Realty Co. LP has sold Bulldog Plaza, a 13,620-square-foot retail center located near Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo. Anchored by CVS Pharmacy, Bulldog Plaza comprises two retail pad buildings, which are both fully leased. The five-tenant, 10,025-square-foot pad building includes Noodles & Co., Firehouse Subs, Coco Tea, Teriyaki Bowl and The Taco Spot. Meanwhile, the three-tenant, 3,595-square-foot building is occupied by Papa John’s, The Paleta Bar and Crazy D’s Hot Chicken. Bill Asher, Jeremy McChesney, Jeff Lefko and Ed Hanley of Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors represented the seller, Los Angeles-based Bershon Realty Co. LP, in the off-market transaction. Brendan Lee of Newmark Mountain West represented the buyer, a private 1031 exchange investor from the Salt Lake City metro area. The sales price was not disclosed.
IRVINE, CALIF. — Philip Voorhees will join BISON Partners, a real estate operating company focused on retail properties, following his departure from CBRE at the end of the year after a 25-year tenure. Voorhees currently serves as vice chairman in CBRE’s Retail Capital Markets division, where his retail investment teams have completed more than 1,080 transactions totaling over $15 billion in value. Launched in 2022 by Brad Rable and Wil Smith, BISON Partners was established as a strategic venture to acquire and reposition retail shopping centers. The firm recently expanded its footprint with properties in California, Arizona and Nevada. Voorhees’ expertise in acquisitions and capital markets will support BISON’s continued mission to grow a portfolio of value-add retail properties across the western United States.
MADISON, WIS. — JVM Realty Corp. has acquired Wrenfield at Pleasant View, a 300-unit luxury apartment community in Madison. Berkadia brokered the sale, and Continental Properties was the seller. JVM rebranded the community from Springs at Pleasant View. Completed in 2022, the property features townhome-style design with private entries across 15 two-story buildings. Floor plans average more than 1,000 square feet and come in one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, clubhouse, business center, car wash and two dog parks with a pet spa area. JVM now owns and manages 21 communities throughout the Midwest.
BLOOMINGTON, MINN. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of Hayden Grove Bloomington, a 166-unit seniors housing property in the Minneapolis suburb of Bloomington. Delivered in 2021, the four-story building offers a continuum of care from independent living to assisted living to memory care. Amenities include underground parking, a private dining room, bistro, coffee lounge, game room, party room, theater, event center, library, craft room, beauty salon and fitness program. JLL represented the seller, Verdot Capital. The buyer was undisclosed. The operator, Great Lakes Management, will stay in place to manage the community.
FISHERS, IND. — Dora Hospitality LLC has broken ground on Indiana’s first AC Hotels by Marriott. Slated to open in early 2027, the project is part of Thompson Thrift’s The Union at Fishers District in the Indianapolis suburb of Fishers. Dora will own the hotel in partnership with Fishers Hotel Partners LLC. Seated atop 15,500 square feet of retail space, the 135-room hotel will feature meeting space, fitness equipment and European-inspired food-and-beverage offerings in the AC Lounge and AC Kitchen. The Union is one of five developments within the master plan of the $750 million Fishers District. The mixed-use project offers 60,000 square feet of retail, restaurant and entertainment space along with 251 luxury apartment units and 70,000 square feet of office space. Only one 1,250-square-foot retail space remains available for lease at The Union. Signed tenants include Piedra, Cunningham Restaurant Group, Niku Sushi, Kitchen Social, Everbowl and Racha Thai.
BENSENVILLE, ILL. — Lee & Associates of Illinois has negotiated a new long-term lease for a 187,460-square-foot industrial building in the Chicago suburb of Bensenville. The property is located at 222 Sievert Court. Jeff Janda and John Cassidy of Lee & Associates represented the owner, DRA Advisors. Mark Baumhart of NAI Hiffman represented the tenant, TAFCO Corp., a manufacturer of windows, doors and related products. The transaction represents the third quarter’s second-largest lease in the O’Hare market, according to Lee & Associates.
CHICAGO — Greenstone Partners has brokered the $2.7 million sale of a three-tenant retail property located at 1044-1048 W. Fulton Market in Chicago’s Fulton Market district. Danny Spitz of Greenstone represented the seller. The asset sold to an East Coast-based private partnership. The retail condominium property features a weighted average lease term of eight years. The sales price was 96 percent of the list price.
DALLAS AND ORLANDO, FLA. — Seniors housing owner and operator Sonida Senior Living Inc. (NYSE: SNDA) has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire CNL Healthcare Properties (CHP), a non-traded public REIT, in a deal valued at $1.8 billion. Upon completion of the merger, the combined company will be the eighth-largest senior living owner, with a portfolio of 153 independent living, assisted living and memory care communities and enterprise value of $3 billion. Under the agreement, Dallas-based Sonida will acquire 100 percent of CHP in a cash and stock transaction. The transaction is expected to close in the first or second quarter of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions. Both the Sonida and CHP board of directors unanimously approved the merger. Financing for the acquisition will include cash provided by Conversant Capital and Silk Partners — the two largest Sonida shareholders — and debt financing from RBC Capital Markets and BMO Capital Markets. Ahead of the merger, Sonida’s portfolio comprises 97 seniors housing communities that the company owns, manages or invests in, including 84 owned properties. In total, the portfolio serves roughly 10,250 residents. CHP’s current portfolio comprises 69 seniors housing communities with 7,535 units across 26 states.
Henderson Park, Landmark to Develop 335-Bed Student Housing Project Near College of Charleston
by John Nelson
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Locally based private equity real estate management firm Henderson Park and Athens, Ga.-based developer giant Landmark Properties plan to develop The Mark Charleston, a 335-bed student housing development situated near the College of Charleston. The companies recently acquired the 1.2-acre site at 500 E. Bay St., which is situated on the east side of the peninsula and within a half-mile from the college’s Harbor Walk campus. The design-build team includes affiliate general contractor Landmark Construction and architect GreenbergFarrow. The six-story building will comprise 99 apartments and is expected to deliver in time for the College of Charleston’s 2027-2028 academic year. The Mark Charleston will feature the adaptive reuse of the historic Blanken Matson House on the site that will be relocated and overhauled into a 1,200-square-foot study space known as “The Library.” The development will also include 1,200 square feet of ground-floor retail space and 18,000 square feet of amenities, including a clubhouse and three rooftop decks with a pool deck that provides views of the Charleston Harbor and Ravenel Bridge, as well as a grilling area, lounge and outdoor recreation areas. Other amenities will include an 1,800-square-foot fitness center, computer lab, study areas and 140 total …