AURORA AND DARIEN, ILL. — Sterling Bay’s industrial division, Sterling Bay Industrial, has welcomed two new tenants to its newest speculative distribution centers in Aurora and Darien. LGSTX Services, a national logistics company, has leased 335,384 square feet at 2350 Frieder Lane in Aurora. Sterling Bay completed development of the 503,244-square-foot facility at Butterfield Center for Business and Industry in partnership with Levy Family Partners and Development Resources Inc. It is now 65 percent leased. David Prell of CBRE represented the tenant, while Dominic DeRose and Charles Canale of Colliers International represented Sterling Bay. An undisclosed tenant signed a lease for 90,000 square feet at 1035 S. Frontage Road in Darien. Sterling Bay completed development of the 153,000-square-foot facility in partnership with DWS Group. It is now 60 percent leased. Jeff Fischer and John Whitehead of NAI Hiffman represented the landlord in the lease transaction. Premier Design + Build Group served as general contractor for the Darien project.
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TINLEY PARK, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $5.2 million sale of a 14,421-square-foot property occupied by CVS Pharmacy in Tinley Park, a southern suburb of Chicago. Constructed as a build-to-suit for CVS, the building is located at 9551 171st St. Matt Emerick, Austin Weisenbeck and Sean Sharko of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a developer. A Texas-based institutional buyer purchased the asset.
WICHITA, KAN. — Dougherty Mortgage has provided a $2.3 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Player Piano Lofts in Wichita. The 36-unit, market-rate multifamily building was originally constructed in 1901 and later renovated for residential and commercial use in 2015. The loan features a 12-year term and a 30-year amortization schedule. Player Piano Building LLC was the borrower.
STURGIS, MICH. — Greystone Bel Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $1.8 million sale of Colonial Crest Apartments in Sturgis in southern Michigan. Built in 1972, the 48-unit apartment property is located at 1000 E. Lafayette St. The Michigan-based buyer plans to complete interior unit renovations.
CONCORD, MASS. — Taurus Investment Holdings LLC has purchased 300 Baker Avenue, a 410,296-square-foot office building in Concord, a northwestern suburb of Boston. The sales price was $74.5 million. At the time of sale, the Class A building was 93.2 percent leased to 13 tenants, including the corporate headquarters of fruit juice manufacturer Welch’s and a satellite facility for Emerson Hospital. Amenities include a fitness facility, conference center, cafeteria and Starbucks kiosk. Robert Griffin and Edward Maher led a Newmark Knight Frank team that represented Taurus in the transaction. Novaya Real Estate Ventures was the seller.
NEW YORK CITY — Avison Young has negotiated the 12-year renewal of a 77,000-square-foot office space in Midtown Manhattan for investment and technology development firm D.E. Shaw. The space spans seven floors at Tower 45, a 458,446-square-foot, Class A office building located at 120 W. 45th St. The company has leased its space in the building since 2011. Arthur Mirante II, Mitti Liebersohn and John Ryan III of Avison Young represented the landlord, Kamber Management Co., in the lease negotiations. Timothy Dempsey, Roger Griswold and Munish Viralam of CBRE represented D.E. Shaw.
Transwestern Brokers Sale of Leasehold Interest for 65,000 SF Charter School in The Bronx
by Alex Patton
NEW YORK CITY — Transwestern Real Estate Services has brokered the sale of the leasehold interest for a new charter elementary school at a 65,000-square-foot building in The Bronx. Located at 1919 Arthur Ave., the school will be called Zeta Bronx Tremont Park Elementary and will serve students in pre-K through fifth grade starting in August 2021. Lindsay Ornstein, Stephen Powers and Thomas Hines represented Zeta Charter Schools in the leasehold negotiations. The building ownership, Joyland Group, was represented internally in the transaction.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — MAG Capital Partners LLC (MAGCP), a Texas-based investment firm, has acquired a 42,700-square-foot frozen pie manufacturing facility in Rochester in a sale-leaseback deal. At the time of sale, SatisPie LLC occupied the property, which is located at 155 Balta Drive. An affiliate of SatisPie previously owned the property, and the frozen pie manufacturer has leased back its space. Mary Garnett of Barnes & Thornburg LLP represented MAGCP in the transaction. Luis Ortega and Kent Williams of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller. The sales price was undisclosed.
Marcus & Millichap Arranges $1.8M Sale of Net-Leased Gas Station in Waterford, Connecticut
by Alex Patton
WATERFORD, CONN. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $1.8 million sale of Stop & Shop Gas, a 44,431-square foot, net-leased property located in Waterford, located approximately 45 miles east of West Haven. Located at 155 Boston Post Road, the property was built in 2009 and offers immediate access to State Route 1. Laurie Ann Drinkwater and Seth Richard of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The team also represented the buyer, another private investor. Both parties requested anonymity.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Locally based investment and development firm Westmount Realty Capital has purchased River Park, a 280-unit apartment community in southwest Fort Worth. Built on 9.8 acres in 1985, the property offers one- and two-bedroom units with stainless steel appliances, individual washers and dryers and private patios. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, business center, outdoor grilling area, coffee bar, dog park and onsite laundry facilities. Westmount will implement a value-add program to the unit interiors and amenity spaces. The seller was not disclosed.