EDISON, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $8.8 million sale of a 5,585-square-foot retail building in the Central New Jersey community of Edison. Convenience store operator Wawa occupies the single-tenant building at 1095 U.S. Route 1, which was built last year and includes a fuel station, on a triple-net basis. Alan Cafiero, Brent Hyldahl and Vincent Pennino of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was also not disclosed.
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BEVERLY, MASS. — JLL has negotiated the $8.5 million sale of a 60,666-square-foot grocery building in Beverly, a northeastern suburb of Boston, that is fully leased to regional operator Stop & Shop. The freestanding building sits on a 4.9-acre site that originally served as the site of the first Marshalls store in the United States (circa 1956). Alex Quinn, Zach Nitsche, Sam Wiesman and Joe Marinaro of JLL represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
NORWOOD, MASS. — Corbus Pharmaceuticals has signed a 36,471-square-foot office lease renewal in Norwood, a southern suburb of Boston. The space is located within the building at 500 River Ridge Drive, which according to LoopNet Inc. was constructed in 1988 (renovated in 2016) and totals 100,261 square feet. Curtis Cole, Sean Hannigan and Tim Allen of Colliers represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Nat Kessler led a JLL team that represented the landlord.
JLL Secures $621M Refinancing of Maryland Industrial Portfolio for Merritt Properties
by John Nelson
BALTIMORE — JLL has secured a $621 million loan for the refinancing of a 58-property, 6.3 million-square-foot industrial portfolio in Maryland owned by Merritt Properties, a Baltimore-based industrial developer and operator. Pete Pittroff, Anthony Fertitta, Travis Anderson, Evan Parker and Christopher Pratt of JLL arranged the seven-year balance sheet loan through M&T Bank on behalf of Merritt Properties. The portfolio comprises light industrial buildings in the Baltimore-Washington Corridor, northwest Baltimore, I-95 Corridor and Hagerstown.
Partnership Breaks Ground on Apartment Tower, Marriott Hotel in Downtown West Palm Beach
by John Nelson
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — A partnership comprising LD&D, IGEQ and FrontRange Capital Partners has broken ground on a 21-story apartment tower and hotel in downtown West Palm Beach. The properties, the 181-unit Alida Residences and the 112-room Tribute Portfolio hotel by Marriott, will be developed simultaneously as separate residential and hospitality properties. The developers assembled the three parcels for the two buildings in 2019. The site is located directly adjacent to a Brightline station and near the future campus for Vanderbilt University. Alida Residences will offer a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging in size from 500 to 2,000 square feet, as well as a rooftop pool deck on the 21st floor. Both Alida Residences and the Tribute Portfolio hotel by Marriott are expected to open in 2028.
CHANTILLY, VA. — Finmarc Management Inc. has sold an 83,300-square-foot office/flex building and an adjacent 6.4-acre parcel within Park East Corporate Center in Chantilly, about 28 miles west of Washington, D.C. The Bethesda, Md.-based investment company sold the parcels, which total 14 acres, to Pulte Homes for approximately $26.4 million. The Atlanta-based homebuilding giant plans to develop 183 homes on the sites comprising 126 townhomes, 32 condos and 25 affordable and workforce dwelling units. Brendan May and Paul Norman of Cushman & Wakefield represented Finmarc in the transaction. Aaron Rosenfeld of Kelley Drye & Warren LLP provided legal services to Finmarc.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — TSCG has brokered the $20.7 million sale of The Plaza at Normandy, a Publix-anchored shopping center located at the intersection of Normandy Boulevard and Chaffee Road South in Jacksonville. An unnamed 1031 exchange buyer purchased the 58,691-square-foot center from the developer, Wagner Property Group. Anthony Blanco, Mallory Silva and Spencer Kinsella of TSCG represented the seller in the transaction, and Laurie Ann Drinkwater of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer. Built in 2024, The Plaza at Normandy was fully leased at the time of sale to Publix, Publix Liquor Store, Xtreme Wings, Hair Cuttery, Nail Art Studio & Spa, The UPS Store and AT&T Wireless. The shopping center includes outparcels for McDonald’s and Wawa that were not part of the sale.
ST. LOUIS — King Realty Advisors and Colliers have arranged the sale of the 217-acre office campus at 8000 W. Florissant Ave. in St. Louis. Bryan King of King Realty Advisors represented the buyer, Jim Onder. Joe Hill of Colliers represented the seller. According to the St. Louis Business Journal, the most recent owner of the former Emerson Electric Co. campus was technology company Copeland, which will continue to occupy its current headquarters at the property and lease from the new owner. Copeland is an Emerson spinoff company owned by Blackstone. The property is comprised of nine buildings totaling 980,644 square feet.
UNION, OHIO — Scannell Properties has selected Peak Construction Corp. to build Interstate Aviation Hub in Union near Dayton. The 305,480-square-foot speculative industrial building will feature a clear height of 36 feet, 34 docks, two drive-in doors, 2,755 square feet of office space and parking for 130 cars and 83 trailers. The project team includes architect Ware Malcomb and civil engineer Arcadis. Completion is slated for the second quarter of 2027.
CHICAGO — Kiser Group has brokered the $11.5 million sale of a 78-unit apartment building located at 6748-50 N. Ashland Ave. in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood. Originally constructed in 1927, the property features Art Deco architectural influences. There are eight studios, 69 one-bedroom units and one two-bedroom unit. Jacob Price and Katie LeGrand of Kiser brokered the sale, which closed at 100 percent of list price. A local owner-operator with an existing portfolio in the neighborhood was the buyer.