GREENVILLE, S.C. — Sealy & Co. has acquired an eight-property industrial portfolio totaling 1.2 million square feet in Greenville. Blackstone sold the portfolio for an undisclosed amount. All eight buildings were fully leased to national and international companies at the time of sale. This is the first purchase in South Carolina for Dallas-based Sealy. Scott Sealy Jr., Jason Gandy and Christopher Martin of Sealy worked with Trey Barry of CBRE to acquire the assets.
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Pharmaceutical giant Bristol Myers Squibb has signed a 360,000-square-foot life sciences lease at Cambridge Crossing in metro Boston, according to multiple news outlets including industry publication fiercebiotech.com and The Boston Business Journal. The former reports that Bristol Myers Squibb will occupy a building located at 250 Water St. beginning in early 2023. DivcoWest is the developer of the 2.1 million-square-foot campus, which is under construction and will also feature traditional office and retail space, as well as open green space.
NEW YORK CITY — Luxury jeweler Tiffany & Co. has unveiled plans for the redevelopment of its flagship store at 727 5th Ave. in Manhattan. The top three floors of the 10-story building will be converted from office space into a new exhibition and event space surrounded by a curtain of glass complementing the limestone façade below. That space was originally completed in 1980, and the building itself was originally constructed in 1940. Tiffany has partnered with The Office of Metropolitan Architecture on the project, which is expected to be complete in 2022.
GASTONIA, N.C. — Capstone Apartment Partners has negotiated the $37.2 million sale of Ashbrook Village, a 423-unit apartment complex in Gastonia. The property offers one- and two-bedroom floor plans averaging 754 square feet. Communal amenities include a saltwater pool, leasing office, clubhouse and two laundry facilities. The asset is situated at 2295 Pineview Lane, 20 miles west of downtown Charlotte. The community was 99.5 percent occupied at the time of sale. The seller, locally based Southwood Realty, developed the complex in 1985 and has owned and managed it since. Austin Green, Alex McDermott, Rhodes Marley and Brian Ford of Capstone represented the seller and procured the buyer, New York City-based Gindi Equities.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Hobby Lobby is in the midst of expanding its Florida footprint with three new 55,000-square-foot stores. The Oklahoma City-based arts and crafts retailer opened a location in Panama City Beach on July 6, a store within Terra’s Pines City Center in Pembroke Pines on Aug. 8 and will open a store in Urban-X Group’s River Landing project in Miami on Sept. 8. Hobby Lobby locations are typically single-story stores in suburban areas. The location in River Landing will be the first multi-level Hobby Lobby. David Emihovich of Katz & Associates represented Hobby Lobby in the lease negotiations.
ATTLEBORO, MASS. — MassHousing, an independent public agency that funds affordable housing properties in Massachusetts, has provided a $17.2 million loan for the acquisition and rehabilitation of three multifamily assets in the northern Boston suburb of Attleboro. The properties include the 83-unit Hebronville Mill, the 92-unit Gardner Terrace I and the 52-unit Gardner Terrace II. Each of the communities includes units that are reserved for renters earning less than the area median income. The borrower was Preservation of Affordable Housing, a locally based nonprofit organization.
GRAYSON, KY. — JLL has arranged the $6.2 million sale of a new 25,000-square-foot industrial property double-net leased to Flowserve in Grayson. The seller, Houston-based Investment & Development Ventures LLC, delivered the asset as a build-to-suit for the company, which produces engineered and industrial pumps, seals and valves, as well as a range of related flow management services. The facility sits on three acres within EastPark, a 1,000-acre industrial park located approximately 25 miles from the Kentucky-Ohio-West Virginia border. Alex Sharrin, Trent Agnew, Brian Shanfeld, Jason DeWitt and Alex Geanakos of JLL represented the seller in the transaction. B.J. Feller, Isaiah Harf and Andy Gatchell of Stan Johnson Co. represented the buyer, an undisclosed family partnership based in Tulsa, Okla.
TEANECK, N.J — Multinational corporation Cognizant has signed a 36,000-square-foot office lease at Glenpointe Center East in Teaneck, located northwest of New York City, for its new office headquarters. Glenpointe Center East features a 26,000-square-foot spa and fitness center, as well as a restaurant, wine bar and a lounge. Gregg Najarian and Nate Brzozowski of Savills represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. The landlord, Alfred Sanzari Enterprises, was represented internally.
NORTH HAVEN, CONN. — Locally based brokerage firm Pearce Commercial has negotiated a 4,500-square-foot industrial lease at 355 Sackett Point Road in North Haven. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 1988 and totals 64,000 square feet. Dave Melillo of Pearce Commercial represented the tenant, Greenskies Renewable Energy LLC, and the landlord, 355 Sackett Point Road LLC.
OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — Block Real Estate Services LLC has begun development of a $60 million apartment complex in Overland Park, an upscale suburb of Kansas City. Designed by Hoefer Wysocki, The Residences at Galleria is part of the first phase of the larger $350 million project known as Galleria. Phase I includes two apartment buildings, office space, retail and entertainment space and parking. The Residences at Galleria will rise four stories with 322 units, which will surround a 43,000-square-foot courtyard equipped with a pool, bar, hot tub, cabanas, fire pits and lounge areas. Additional amenities will include a game room, golf lounge, dog park and outdoor cinema. Completion is slated for 2022. Titan Built is the general contractor.