PHOENIX — On behalf of Merit Partners, Phoenix-based Stevens-Leinweber Construction (SLC) has completed the construction of Merit 27 Buckeye, an industrial infill redevelopment in Phoenix’s 27th Avenue Corridor. The development team transformed a former and vacant Murphy Elementary School District campus into a modern, two-building industrial property totaling 256,813 square feet. The property is situated on 18 acres at the southeast corner of 27th Avenue and Buckeye Road. Merit 27 Buckeye features a 191,227-square-foot Building A at 1515 S. 27th Ave. and a 65,586-square-foot Building B at 2675 W. Buckeye Road. The buildings offers 32- to 36-foot clear heights, 59 total dock-high and eight total drive-in doors, ESFR sprinklers and secure auto and truck parking. Energy-efficient features include LED lighting, R-38 and R-11 insulation, exterior canopies for heat mitigation and clerestory windows to increase natural interior light. Daikin fully occupies Building A, and Mazak, Reliable Garage Doors, Hajoca and Impilo Inc. occupy Building B. The project team included SLC as general contractor, and Butler Design Group served as architect. Jackie Orcutt, John Werstler, Cooper Fratt and Jonathan Teeter of CBRE are handling leasing for Merit 27 Buckeye.
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SPOKANE, WASH. — Clarion Partners has acquired The Grand at Spokane, a luxury seniors housing property located in Spokane. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The Grand at Spokane offers 137 independent living, assisted living and memory care units. NexCore Group developed the community in 2024. Stellar Senior Living, the in-place operator, will continue to manage the community on behalf of Clarion, which is a specialty investment manager of Franklin Templeton.
Hanley Investment Group Arranges $4.6M Sale of Single-Tenant Retail Property in Metro Los Angeles
by Amy Works
POMONA, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $4.6 million sale of a newly renovated, single-tenant retail property located in Pomona, roughly 30 miles east of downtown Los Angeles. Bill Asher and Jeff Lefko of Hanley Investment Group represented the seller, Los Angeles-based LA Icon LLC, while Brad Freeman of Freeman & Associates represented the buyer, a private investor also based in Los Angeles. Starbucks Coffee occupies the 1,650-square-foot space on a 15-year, triple-net corporate lease with 10 percent rental increases every five years during the primary term. Originally constructed in 1977, the single-tenant building was converted from an independent fast food restaurant to Starbucks’ newest prototype.
BIRMINGHAM, MICH. — REDICO is leading the redevelopment of the Fred Lavery Porsche dealership in Birmingham, following the completed demolition of the dealership’s former facility at 34350 Woodward Ave. Construction is underway on a new, three-story dealership that is slated to open in 2027. During construction, the Porsche sales and service operations have been temporarily relocated to Fred Lavery’s other dealership, Audi Birmingham at 34602 Woodward Ave. The redevelopment project expands the showroom, service operations and onsite parking. The project also includes the demolition of adjacent structures along Haynes Street, enabling a reconfigured layout. The project team includes Sachse Construction as general contractor and Albert Kahn Associates and LZG as architects. The new development will embody the “Destination Porsche” global design philosophy.
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has brokered the $5.1 million sale of 2156 and 2158 W. 21st St., two multifamily buildings totaling 24 units in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood. Jeremy Morton of Interra represented the confidential buyer and seller. The properties, which were fully occupied at the time of sale, were built in 1893 and renovated in 2023.
CLYDE, OHIO — Laurel Real Estate Co., a boutique commercial real estate brokerage and member of Hotel Brokers International, has arranged the sale of the Red Roof Inn hotel in Clyde, a city in northern Ohio. The seller engaged Laurel to manage the disposition as part of a broader portfolio restructuring. A local owner-operator was the buyer. Dan Uhl of Peachtree Group arranged acquisition financing.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — YoChef’s Catering Co. has leased 3,022 square feet at the Chateau Village retail center in Grand Rapids. The space, previously occupied by Pac Brazil Restaurant, will soon become the new home of YoChef’s Kitchen, an expansion of YoChef’s Catering that will introduce a café concept serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. Rod Alderink of NAI Wisinski of West Michigan represented the undisclosed landlord. Founded by Chef Joseff VanHorn, YoChef’s Catering has been serving the West Michigan community since 2009.
NewQuest Breaks Ground on Junior Retail Component at $400M Texas Heritage Marketplace in Metro Houston
by John Nelson
KATY, TEXAS — NewQuest, a local commercial real estate development and services firm, has broken ground on the multi-tenant retail component of Texas Heritage Marketplace, a $400 million mixed-use development in Katy, a western suburb of Houston. The project represents the largest cluster of retail space in the history of Waller County, according to NewQuest. “As it stands, Waller and surrounding rural counties have been unserved by major retailers,” says Austin Alvis, president and chief development officer for NewQuest. “Texas Heritage Marketplace will fill in that gap.” Situated in the center of Texas Heritage Marketplace, the retail space that is now under construction is leased to tenants including Academy Sports + Outdoors (51,068 square feet), Burlington (22,147 square feet), Spec’s Fine Wines & Spirits (16,806 square feet) and Ulta Beauty (10,000 square feet). NewQuest plans to deliver the junior retail anchors in first-quarter 2027. The groundbreaking also includes Heritage Grove, a green space component that will span five acres at the center of the development. The park-like common space will be surrounded by the junior retailers and an additional 35,000 square feet of retail space planned for restaurants and service retailers, as well as a 40,000-square-foot EoS Fitness location. NewQuest plans …
By Taylor Williams Nobody likes a vacant building, but symbolically, they do have some usefulness. A handful of empty structures here and there can be illustrative of a market that’s actually balanced and healthy, one in which tenants have some options and flexibility. In addition, vacant buildings can serve as warnings to future developers of what not to do and when not to do it. Attaching this allegorical significance to the New Jersey industrial market might seem odd, given that this sector has been and should continue to be one of the strongest segments in the country, in terms of both the geography and the asset class. The residential density, highly developed infrastructure and proximity to major ports and transit hubs will likely never lose their appeal to industrial investors and developers. But even the strongest markets can overheat from time to time, and it typically takes a couple years for the high to completely wear off such that indicators of market normalcy can become readily visible. That’s what appears to be taking shape throughout the Garden State’s industrial market. And without naming names or picking on specific projects, sources say that there are undoubtedly some buildings in New Jersey …
MCALLEN, TEXAS — CTO Realty Growth, a Florida-based REIT, has acquired Palms Crossing, a 399,075-square-foot retail power center in the Rio Grande Valley city of McAllen. Palms Crossing is an open-air center that was 98 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Hobby Lobby, Restaurant Depot, Best Buy, Burlington, Barnes & Noble and Guitar Center. Barry Brown, Chris Gerard, Claudia Steeb and Erin Lazarus of JLL represented the seller, WPG (formerly known as Washington Prime Group), in the transaction.