HOUSTON — Network Funding has signed a 12,750-square-foot office lease in Houston’s Westchase District. The lender is taking space within Building I at The Towers at Westchase. Matthew Seliger and Parker Noble of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, Franklin Street Properties, in the lease negotiations. Bryant Lach of JLL represented the tenant.
CHARLESTOWN, MASS. — A partnership between Leggat McCall Properties, Joseph J. Corcoran Co. and the Boston Housing Authority has received $172 million in financing for a mixed-income housing redevelopment in Charlestown, located north of Boston. The financing consists of a $122 million construction loan from Los Angeles-based Cottonwood Group and a $50 million equity investment from the City of Boston’s Housing Accelerator Fund. The partnership will use the proceeds to fund the redevelopment of the 266-unit Building F of the Bunker Hill Housing Redevelopment, which rises nine stories and comprises 208 market-rate units and 58 affordable housing units. The project is part of a larger initiative that aims to redevelop the entire Bunker Hill public housing community over the next decade, creating a total of 2,699 units of housing through both repositioning of existing affordable housing units and the addition of market-rate homes.
STAFFORD TOWNSHIP, N.J. — JLL has arranged a $20.5 million loan for the refinancing of Stafford Park, a 140,893-square-foot shopping center in Stafford Township, located I coastal New Jersey. Developed in 2007, the open-air center was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Dick’s Sporting Goods, Best Buy, PetSmart and Ulta. Jim Cadranell, Ryan Carroll and Christian Badalamenti of JLL arranged the five-year, fixed-rate loan through an undisclosed investment manager on behalf of the borrower, regional owner-operator Walters Group.
MAPLEWOOD, N.J. — CBRE has brokered the $12.7 million sale of The Summit, a 30-unit apartment building in the Northern New Jersey community of Maplewood. Completed in early 2025, The Summit offers units that predominantly come in two-bedroom formats and have an average size of 1,240 square feet. Amenities include a fitness center, resident lounge and a pet spa. Richard Gatto, Tracy Trank, Fahri Ozturk and Zach McHale of CBRE represented the seller, Summit Assets, in the transaction. CBRE also procured the buyer, SANA Properties.
NEW YORK CITY — Withers has signed a 33,000-square-foot office lease in Midtown Manhattan. The international law firm is relocating its New York headquarters from 430 Park Avenue to the 54th floor of 30 Rockefeller Plaza. Cynthia Wasserberger, Michael Berg, Bobby Blair and Sofia Bruno of JLL represented Withers in the lease negotiations. Blythe Kinsler and Kate Walker represented the landlord, Tishman Speyer, on an internal basis.
Gateway Jax Plans Office Building at Pearl Square in Downtown Jacksonville, Taps JLL to Lead Leasing
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Gateway Jax plans to break ground next year on 655 Pearl, a six-story trophy office building that will anchor the Pearl Square mixed-use development underway in downtown Jacksonville. Designed by Morris Adjmi Architects and BDG Architects, the property will offer 100,000 square feet of offices and amenity spaces and 25,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Gateway Jax has tapped Michael Loftin, Jesse Shimp and Mack Keasler of JLL to lead the leasing efforts at 655 Pearl, which is the only office component within the first collection of buildings at Pearl Square. There are currently five buildings under construction, including the redevelopment of the 110-room Ambassador Hotel. At full build-out, the 2 million-square-foot mixed-use development will span nine city blocks and include 655 Pearl, the Ambassador Hotel, 1,250 apartments, more than a dozen restaurants and shops and a Publix grocery store. Gateway Jax plans to deliver 655 Pearl in 2028.
TALLAHASSEE, FLA. — A joint venture between Park7 Group and PGIM has broken ground on an 804-bed student housing development located near the Florida State University campus in Tallahassee. The nine-story community will offer 230 units alongside shared amenities including a rooftop pool and terrace, fitness center and collaborative study lounges. The project is scheduled for completion in fall 2028.
GOODLETTSVILLE, TENN. — Brennan Investment Group has acquired two newly constructed distribution facilities located at 1022-1024 Louisville Highway in Goodlettsville, a northern suburb of Nashville. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Built in 2024, the properties are situated within one mile of I-65 and span a combined 225,000 square feet. The two rear-load properties, which include a 123,000- and 102,000-square-foot building, are currently 30 percent leased to three tenants and include 30-foot clear heights, dock doors and ESFR sprinkler systems.
RICHMOND, VA. — Colliers has brokered the sale of The Crossings at Bramblewood, a 338-unit apartment community located at 1401 Yellowpine Circle in south Richmond. Will Mathews, Thomas Leachman, William Dickinson and Marty Mooradian of Colliers brokered the transaction. The seller, buyer and sales price were not disclosed. Built on 24 acres in 1976, The Crossings at Bramblewood features a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, as well as townhome-style residences.
LODI, CALIF. — Visintainer Group has arranged the sales of the multi-tenant retail component of Vintner’s Square Shopping Center in Lodi for a combined $23.2 million in a two-part transaction. The sale was structured in two phases approximately one week apart. Gewekw VIII sold a two-parcel portion, occupied by Panera Bread and F&M Bank, to F&M Bank for $8.3 million. Geweke VIII and Geweke Family Partnership LP sold a larger outparcel portion of the retail center to Lodi Exchange LLC and EP Winter Park LLC for $15 million. Brett Visintainer and John Kourafas of Visintainer Group represented the sellers in the transactions. Anna Winters of Colliers represented F&M Bank and Jeff Lefko of Hanley Investment Group represented Lodi Exchange LLC and EP Winter Park LLC in the acquisitions. The sold portions of Vintner’s Square total approximately 48,356 square feet and were 97 percent occupied at the time of sale.