TULARE AND FRESNO, CALIF. — Newmark Pearson Commercial has facilitated the sales of two office buildings in Tulare and Fresno. In the first transaction, an undisclosed investor acquired a 5,000-square-foot office building located at 793-799 N. Cherry St. in Tulare. Tulare Local Healthcare District sold the asset for an undisclosed price. Luke Tessman of Newmark Pearson Commercial was the agent. In the second deal, Surdeep Singh Family Limited Partnership sold a 5,135-square-foot office building located at 6065 N. First St. in Fresno. Lagattuta Land LLC acquired the property for an undisclosed price. Scott Christensen of Newmark Pearson Commercial, in cooperation with David Rodkin of ADR Preferred, handled the transaction.
WESTMINSTER, CALIF. — Los Angeles-based Meta Housing Corp., in a joint venture partnership with Western Community Housing, has broken ground on Westminster Crossing, an affordable and permanent supportive housing multifamily community located ta 7122 Westminster Blvd. in Westminster. The $42 million development will provide 65 units with fully equipped kitchens with dishwashers, private bathrooms and a mix of hardwood and carpet flooring. Additionally, the project will include 89 parking spaces, 10 bicycle parking spaces, a community garden, outdoor lounge with barbecue area, synthetic turf play area and a children’s play area. The community spaces will include a homework room, conference rooms, art studio/maker space, gym/fitness/dance room and a community room, as well as management and service-provider offices. Upon completion in fall 2021, John Stewart Co. will manage the three-story property. The development team includes Meta Housing and Western Community Housing as co-developers and general partners, KPRS Construction Services as general contractor, IMG as construction manager, Y&M Architects as architect and MJS as landscape architect. Meta Housing partnered with the City of Westminster, Orange County, California Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Capital One Bank, California Community Reinvestment Corp. and Red Stone Equity Partners to finance the …
PITTSBURGH — MultiVersity Housing Partners has acquired Union on 5th, a 94-bed student housing community located near Duquesne University and the University of Pittsburgh, for an undisclosed price. The property features 35 fully furnished units in two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Renovations are planned for the property and will include a redesign of the lobby, the relocation of the office and leasing area, the addition of study space, hallway renovations, the construction of additional beds and the addition of a new package locker system. MultiVersity Property Management will oversee renovations and has been tapped to manage the community. Ryan Lang, Brandon Buell and Jack Brett of NKF Student Housing represented MultiVersity in the transaction. The seller was undisclosed.
PENNSAUKEN, N.J. — Colliers International has arranged the $1.3 million sale of 8000 National Highway, a 29,418-square-foot industrial property in Pennsauken, an eastern suburb of Philadelphia. The building features 14-foot clear heights and convenient access to Interstate 95 and U.S. Route 130. Patrick J. Kelly Drums, a provider of sustainable storage products, acquired the property. Ian Richman and Marc Isdaner of Colliers represented the seller, Puratos Corp.
PARK RIDGE, N.J. — NAI James Hanson has negotiated a 12,015-square-foot office lease renewal for Amica Mutual Insurance Co. in Park Ridge, a northwestern suburb of New York City. The space is located at One Maynard Drive, a three-story, 139,000-square-foot office building. Amica Mutual has been a tenant at the Class A building for nearly 20 years. The property is located near a fitness center and several retail centers, including the Wegmans-anchored Shoppes at Depiero Farm shopping center. Andrew Somple, Justin Allessio and Judy Troiano of NAI James Hanson represented the landlord, Sartak Holdings Inc., in the lease negotiations
STRATFORD, CONN. — Tapestry TeleHealth, a technology company that provides onsite and virtual healthcare to rural nursing facilities, has signed a 2,873-square-foot office lease in Stratford. The space is located at Merritt 8 Corporate Park, a 174,000-square-foot office complex. Yale New Haven Health Systems is the anchor tenant of the building. Randy Vidal of Vidal/Wettenstein LLC represented Tapestry TeleHealth in the lease negotiations. The landlord is a partnership of Merritt 8 Owner LLC and C/O Mountain Development Corp.
CHANDLER, ARIZ. — Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Chandler Commercial Building B, a local private investor, has purchased the Vertex Education building, a single-story office building located at 3125 S. Gilbert Road in Chandler. Locally based Chandler CSO LLC sold the property for an undisclosed price. Situated within Chandler Airpark, the 28,187-square-foot Class A office building was developed in 2018 for Vertex Education, Arizona’s K-8 charter management organization. Currently, the company operates 18 schools throughout Arizona and Nevada, serving more than 21,000 students. Mindy Korth, Todd Noel and Sean Westfall of Colliers International in Arizona represented the seller, while Korth, Chris Roach and Matt Roach, also of Colliers, represented the buyer in the transaction.
In January, the Atlanta market was ticking like a fine Swiss watch. With leadership from its robust crew of business, education, healthcare, accommodations and leisure services industries, the economy cruised into 2020 with a full head of steam. Although moderately slower than regional peers, Atlanta’s pace of job creation was considerably faster than state and national averages, contributing to falling unemployment — the metro rate was only 3.2 percent in January, the lowest ever for the first month of the year — and strong absorption of office space in blossoming Midtown. Construction projects large and small transformed the landscape at a formidable pace, molding urban neighborhoods in a grand style rarely seen in 21st century America. Multibillion dollar developments like Centennial Yards and the ambitious mass-transit-inspired Atlanta Beltline project promised to enhance the urban living environment while preserving Atlanta’s renowned quality of life. No commercial real estate segment was more active than multifamily. Last year, apartment properties valued at nearly $8 billion exchanged hands, establishing a metro series record. In addition, construction of more than 17,000 units is underway — assets with stabilized value of about $2.5 billion — and another 25,000 units are planned. Late-decade property performance was among …
CURTIS BAY, MD. — Germany-based GLL Real Estate Partners has acquired Brandon Woods III, a two-building industrial development in Curtis Bay, for $90 million. Chesapeake Real Estate Group LLC (CREG) and EverWest Real Estate Investors LLC sold the buildings. The sale also includes two land parcels with the potential for another 250,000 square feet of development. The two assets span 840,000 square feet at 7550 Perryman Court and 7659 Solley Road, just south of Baltimore near the Patapsco River. The building at 7550 Perryman Court is considered the largest speculative industrial building ever constructed in Anne Arundel County, according to CREG. Best Buy leased the entire building in summer 2018 and currently employs approximately 300 workers at the facility. The building is used as a warehouse and distribution center for large products, as well as a repair site for major appliances and televisions. The other building, 7659 Solley Road, is a recently delivered, 340,000-square-foot speculative property. It features a clear height of 36 feet, 87 dock doors, four drive-in doors, a 130-foot truck court and parking for 257 cars and 61 trailers. CREG was retained to oversee the construction, leasing and management at Brandon Woods III, which should total approximately …
BLACKSBURG, VA. — Greystar will redevelop an 11.5-acre site near Virginia Tech University into 424 student housing units. Sturbridge Square Apartments currently sits at the property, which is located at 1001 University City Blvd., one mile north of campus. The developer expects to break ground on the development this summer, with completion slated for fall 2022. Sturbridge Square Apartments currently comprises 11 buildings. The new community will offer six buildings offering one- through four-bedroom floor plans as well as townhomes. Communal amenities will include green recreational space, a half basketball court, swimming pool and a picnic area. David Eyzenberg of Eyzenberg & Co. with help from analyst Fan Yu structured the ground-lease on behalf of Sturbridge Square LLC and procured Greystar to develop the student housing community. BSB Design Inc. is serving as the architect of the redevelopment.