ADDISON, ILL. — Essex Realty Group has arranged the $3.3 million sale of 439-449 W. Stevens Drive, a 23-unit multifamily property in Addison. Anthony Citriglia of Essex Realty Group brokered the transaction. Additionally, Asher Motew, Quinn Keenan and Elliott Quigley of Essex Capital Markets arranged a $2.2 million acquisition loan through Freddie Mac. The five-year loan features interest-only payments for two years.
GAINESVILLE, FLA. — CBRE has arranged a $162 million acquisition loan for a six-property multifamily portfolio totaling 1,432 units in Gainesville on behalf of Westlight Capital. Jubeen Vaghefi and Denny St. Romain of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction and secured the financing. The multifamily properties named in the portfolio, which are located near major employment drivers, universities and key regional infrastructure, include Hunters Crossing, Huntington Lakes, Lake Crossing, Spyglass, Lakewood Villas and Woodland Villas.
HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — JLL Income Property Trust has acquired Westbury Square, a 115,000-square-foot shopping center located in Huntsville, for $32 million. Tenants at the center, which was fully leased at the time of sale, include T.J. Maxx, Michaels, Stein Mart, Metro Diner, Chicken Salad Chick, Captain D’s, BB&T, Moe’s Southwest Grill, Jenny Craig, Jimmy John’s and Cricket Wireless. Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
ATLANTA — Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP has renewed its 148,000-square-foot lease at 1100 Peachtree, a 28-story office tower in Midtown Atlanta. The global law firm has leased space at the property since 1992 and has recommitted to a 15-year term. 1100 Peachtree is currently 76 percent leased. Sam Hollis, John Izard, Ken Ashley and Christian Taylor of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Brooke Dewey and Alexis Vondersaar of JLL serve as the primary leasing agents for 1100 Peachtree on behalf of ownership, Spear Street, which acquired the 584,066-square-foot office tower in May 2025. The owner is underway on a full refresh of the building’s conference and fitness centers. Completion of the renovation is scheduled for this quarter. Along with the renovation, Spear Street will also welcome two new food-and-beverage concepts — Dos Cominos and Paris Baguette — to the tower’s street-level retail component this year.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Developer Nasser Freres is nearing completion of The Greyson, a 29-story apartment tower in the Journal Square neighborhood of Jersey City. Designed by Handel Architects, The Greyson will have 622 apartments, approximately 45,000 square feet of office space and ground-floor retail space. Apartments will come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities will include a relaxation zone and spa, an art gallery and studio, children’s playroom, karaoke room, pet spa, bowling alley, screening room, game lounge, speakeasy, VR sports room with arcade games and a catering kitchen. Residents will also have access to a coworking space with a lounge, private work pods and conference rooms, as well as a fitness center, coffee bar, podcast/TikTok room and a party lounge. Construction began in summer 2024, and leasing will commence in February.
NEW YORK CITY — Goldman Sachs has provided a $145 million loan for the refinancing of Fouquet’s New York, a 97-room hotel in Manhattan’s Tribeca neighborhood that is operated/managed as part of the family of brands of Paris-based Barrière’s Signature Luxury Hotels. The hotel features multiple onsite food-and-beverage establishments, as well as a spa and meeting/event space. The sponsor and majority owner of the hotel is APW Avenue Group, a group led by Los Angeles-based investor James Parks. Specific loan terms were not disclosed.
MORRISTOWN, N.J. — Locally based financial intermediary G.S. Wilcox & Co. has arranged a $110.5 million loan for the refinancing of a portfolio of five industrial buildings totaling approximately 800,000 square feet in Northern New Jersey. The names and addresses of the buildings were not disclosed. Gretchen Wilcox and Al Raymond of G.S. Wilcox arranged the seven-year, fixed-rate loan through an undisclosed life insurance company. The borrower was also not named. The portfolio was 97 percent leased at the time of the loan closing.
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Ross Dress for Less will open a 23,000-square-foot store in Poughkeepsie, located north of New York City. The space is located within Plaza 44, a 165,000-square-foot, grocery-anchored shopping center. Deborah Stone and Jason Pennington of RIPCO Real Estate represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. Brian Katz and Amy Staats of Katz & Associates represented Ross, which is aiming to open this store by the end of the year.
PHILADELPHIA — California-based canned beverage manufacturer DrinkPAK has signed a 1.4 million-square-foot industrial lease at The Bellwether District, a 1,300-acre logistics campus in South Philadelphia. The Bellwether District is a redevelopment of the former Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery campus that can support traditional industrial uses, as well as life sciences and manufacturing uses. Hilco Redevelopment Partners (HRP) is the master developer of The Bellwether District. Jim Belcher, Nick Pickard, Stephen Cook and Mike Spaeder of Newmark represented DrinkPAK in the lease negotiations. According to the Newmark’s analysis of CoStar Group’s data, the deal represents one of the largest industrial transactions in the history of the Philadelphia market and the largest lease since 2020. “DrinkPAK’s commitment at The Bellwether District represents a defining moment for both the project and the region,” says Pickard. “This type of investment brings significant upside to greater Philadelphia, fueling job creation, supply chain expansion and regional economic growth.” Newmark also recently represented DrinkPAK in its negotiations for a pair of industrial lease expansions totaling 2.9 million square feet in Fort Worth. — Taylor Williams
ONTARIO, CALIF. — Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.-based IHC State LLC has completed the disposition of a fully occupied industrial and office building in Ontario. Santa Fe Springs, Calif.-based Orden Co. acquired the asset for $57.1 million. Located at 875 W. State St., the cross-dock facility offers 257,722 square feet of space, a 40-foot minimum clear height, 51 dock-high doors, two GL doors and 2,000 amps of power. Eric Fikse and Eric Burney of DAUM Commercial represented the seller, while Fikse procured the buyer in the deal.
