CHICAGO — Transwestern Real Estate Services has negotiated two long-term office lease renewals at 203 N. LaSalle St. in Chicago’s Central Loop. Kathleen Bertrand, Eric Myers and John Nelson of Transwestern represented ownership, Sumitomo Corp. of Americas. Transwestern also manages the 27-story, 624,724-square-foot tower. The Office of the State Appellate Defender renewed its lease for the entire 24th floor totaling 36,000 square feet. Masuda Funai, a law firm that represents foreign companies entering and operating in the U.S. market, signed a lease for 16,300 square feet and is relocating to the 17th floor. John Ziesmer of Transwestern Commerial Services represented Masuda Funai. Leasing activity year-to-date at the property is roughly 134,000 square feet.
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Limited Partnership Buys Safeway-Occupied Retail Property in Florence, Arizona for $10.2M
by Amy Works
FLORENCE, ARIZ. — A limited partnership has acquired a grocery store located at 3325 N. Hunt Highway in Florence, approximately 60 miles southeast of Phoenix. Mark Ruble, Scott Ruble, Chris Land and Zack House of Marcus & Millichap procured the buyer in the $10.2 million deal. The seller was not disclosed. Safeway occupies the 57,860-square-foot property on a net-lease basis. Situated on 6.3 acres, the store was built in 2008.
CHASKA, MINN. — Trident Development is set to open The Plaza at Hazeltine on Wednesday, Oct. 30. The four-story, 112-unit apartment complex is located at 1130 Hazeltine Blvd. in the Minneapolis suburb of Chaska. Amenities include an outdoor patio, walking trails, children’s play area, putting green, dog park, pet wash, community room, coffee bar, package room, fitness room, golf simulator and rooftop patio. The property is situated near a retail area with Kohl’s, McDonald’s, Aldi, Chipotle and Starbucks. Lyon Contracting was the general contractor, and Village Green is the property manager. Residents can now receive 1.5 months of free rent, according to the property’s website. Monthly rents start at $1,334 for one-bedroom units.
PEORIA, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $4.4 million sale of Oakridge Apartments in Peoria. Built in 1990 and 2013 by previous ownership, the 48-unit multifamily property consists of four 12-unit buildings. The asset is located at 2700 W. Willowlake Drive near I-74 and Illinois Route 6. David Tarnoff, Patrick Suffield and Yianni Mouflouzelis of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an Illinois-based limited liability company. Christopher Malay and Eric Bell of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, a California-based investment group.
ST. LOUIS — ANSCO & Associates LLC has signed a 43,000-square-foot industrial lease at 8801 Seeger Industrial Drive in St. Louis. The national telecommunications company offers comprehensive telecom services from system conceptualization to turnkey construction. Bruce Harper of Trinity Partners represented the tenant. The landlord was undisclosed.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — All indices in the National Multifamily Housing Council’s (NMHC) October 2024 Quarterly Survey of Apartment Market Conditions showed more favorable conditions this quarter, except for the Market Tightness (37) index. The survey’s Sales Volume (67), Equity Financing (63) and Debt Financing (77) indices all came in above the breakeven level of 50. “The 10-year Treasury yield fell 28 basis points over the past three months as the Federal Reserve enacted its first 50-basis-point cut to short-term rates,” says Chris Bruen, NMHC economist and senior director of research. “Survey respondents, in turn, reported more favorable conditions for debt financing for the third straight quarter and more available equity financing for the first time in two-and-a-half years.” However, elevated levels of multifamily deliveries resulted in the ninth consecutive quarter of “looser” conditions, especially in the South and Sun Belt markets, says Bruen. “Still, strong demand for apartments has meant that much of this new supply is getting absorbed,” he states. While close to half of respondents (46 percent) thought market conditions were unchanged relative to three months ago, 40 percent indicated markets have become looser, up from 27 percent in July. Fifteen percent of respondents reported tighter markets than …
NEW YORK CITY — Rabina, along with general contractor Suffolk Construction, has topped out 520 Fifth Avenue, an approximately 1,000-foot-tall high-rise development situated at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 43rd Street in the Midtown neighborhood of Manhattan. Once completed in 2025, the tower will rise 88 stories and feature 100 condominiums and 25 floors of office space, as well as a social club called Moss. In March 2022, Rabina secured $540 million in construction financing for 520 Fifth Avenue that comprised a $410 million senior loan from Bank OZK and $130 million in mezzanine financing from Carlyle. The residential component of the project is called Five Twenty Fifth Residences. Condos will come in one- through four-bedroom layouts. Residents will have access to amenities such as a library, game room with billiards, private dining rooms and a solarium. Seventy percent of the condos have already been sold since sales launched in April. The mixed-use tower will also offer office space from floors 10 to 34. Office spaces will range from 500 to 12,000 square feet and feature 12-foot tall ceilings, private terraces and open-air covered corridors. The office component has been dubbed 520 Offices. Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group is …
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Industrial Realty Group (IRG) has acquired a 364,667-square-foot manufacturing and distribution facility in Fort Worth. The address of the property was not disclosed, but the site spans 10.4 acres and houses three buildings that were formerly owned by industrial equipment supplier S&B Technical Products, which will lease back a portion of the space. Lee & Associates is marketing the remainder of the space for lease. The new ownership plans to implement capital improvements to the property.
SAN MARCOS, TEXAS — Oklahoma City-based developer Olive Co. has broken ground on a 343,729-square-foot industrial project in San Marcos, located roughly midway between Austin and San Antonio, that represents Phase I of a 100-acre development known as McCarty Park. Phase I will comprise three rear-load buildings on 48.6 acres that will range in size from 94,648 to 127,480 square feet and feature 28- to 32-foot clear heights. Completion is slated for late 2025. CBRE is marketing the property for lease.
PEARLAND, TEXAS — Locally based developer Sueba USA has completed Ivy Lofts, a 335-unit apartment community in the southern Houston suburb of Pearland. The property offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans ranging in size from 480 to 1,280 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, coffee bar, multimedia center, catering kitchen and package lockers, as well as 10,707 square feet of retail space. Rents start at $1,275 per month for a studio apartment. Construction began in December 2022.