LAUREL, MISS. — CrownPoint Partners has brokered the $3.6 million sale of a 44,046-square-foot retail property in Laurel leased to Kroger, which has operated at that location for more than 40 years. The acquisition also includes a Kroger Fuel Center. The store is located on a 4.2-acre parcel at 2340 Highway 15 N, about 31 miles north of Hattiesburg, Miss. Julius Swolsky and Shannon Bona of CrownPoint Partners represented the buyer, a subsidiary of Cincinnati-based Essential Growth Properties, in the transaction. Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, San Francisco-based Pacific Bay Investments Inc. Niko Buntich of Trinity Capital Corp. originated acquisition financing for the buyer.
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NEW YORK CITY — Tishman Speyer has purchased 148 Lafayette Street, a 12-story office building in Manhattan’s SoHo District, for $105.5 million. Constructed in 1913 and most recently renovated in 2017, the 153,000-square-foot building was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as venture capital firm General Catalyst and beauty and cosmetics firm Charlotte Tilbury. The building’s retail space is also fully leased to boxing gym Five Points Academy and clothing store 260 Sample. Adam Spies and Avery Silverstein of Newmark represented the seller, EPIC, an investment firm with offices in New York City and London, in the transaction. Blackstone provided $68.3 million in acquisition financing for the deal.
ROSELLE PARK, N.J. — Greystone has provided an $80 million bridge loan for the refinancing of Meridia Roselle Park 10, a 325-unit apartment community located in the Northern New Jersey borough of Roselle Park. According to Apartments.com, the property offers one- and two-bedroom units that range in size from 582 to 952 square feet. Drew Fletcher and Miryam Reinitz-Kops of Greystone originated the loan, which was structured with a two-year term and a floating interest rate, on behalf of the borrower, Capodagli Property Co.
NEW JERSEY — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $5.7 million sale of six vacant bank branches in Northern New Jersey. The properties — located in Hillsborough, Franklin, Morganville, Elmwood Park, Montclair and Bayonne — offer a range of features and opportunities for repurposing or redevelopment. Andrew Schwartz, Jordan Sobel, André Balthazard and Dan Bottiglieri of Cushman & Wakefield represented the various regional and national banks that owned the properties in the transactions. The names of the various private buyers that acquired the assets were also not disclosed.
ROSELLE PARK, N.J. — Locally based brokerage firm The Kislak Co. Inc. has arranged the $4.1 million sale of a 24-unit apartment complex located in the Northern New Jersey community of Roselle Park. The three-story building at 336 E. Westfield Ave. houses six studios, 17 one-bedroom units and a rental house with onsite parking for tenants. About half (13) of the units were recently renovated with new kitchens and bathrooms, and the property also recently received a new roof and common area upgrades. Andrew Scheinerman and Jeff Squires of Kislak brokered the deal. Both parties were limited liability companies that requested anonymity.
CARTERET, N.J. — Newmark has negotiated a 65,817-square-foot industrial lease in the Northern New Jersey community of Carteret. According to LoopNet Inc., the building at 100 Middlesex Ave. was constructed on a 16.9-acre site in 1989 and totals 416,000 square feet. Kyle Eaton, Robert Loderstedt, Michael Schipper and Haylee McCabe of Newmark represented the tenant, automotive parts reseller and e-commerce platform Bay Speed, in the lease negotiations. The name and representative of the landlord were not disclosed.
DENVER — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of an industrial portfolio spanning Denver, Houston and northern New Jersey. Principal Asset Management and a state-sponsored pension plan acquired the asset from an undisclosed seller. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Totaling 2.1 million square feet, the portfolio spans 10 industrial properties that were 96.7 percent occupied at the time of sale. The portfolio includes: – Five properties, totaling 1.2 million square feet, in Denver at 11700 E. 47th Ave., 11511 E. 45th Ave., 11775 E. 45th Ave., 11351 E. 45th Ave. and 11198 E. 45th Ave. – Four assets, totaling 708,944 square feet, at Waypoint Business Park on S. Sam Houston Parkway W in southwest Houston – A 208,899-square-foot facility at 1203 S. River Road at Exit 8A on the New Jersey Turnpike Trent Agnew, John Huguenard, Peter Merrion, John Plower, Patrick Nally, Charlie Strauss, William McCormack and Robert Key of JLL Capital Markets Investment Sales and Advisory team represented the seller in the transaction.
PHOENIX — Wespac Construction has broken ground for the construction of Sprouts Farmers Market headquarters, a mixed-use campus in north Phoenix. Trammell Crow Co. is developing the project, which was designed by RSP Architects. Keyser and JLL are handling brokerage services for the project. Located within CityNorth near 56th Street and Loop 101, the 180,000-square-foot campus will feature a four-story, 144,500-square-foot Class A office building, a 25,000-square-foot flagship Sprouts grocery store, 11,000 square feet of high-end retail and restaurant space and a three-story parking garage. The campus will also offer modern amenities, including an onsite gym, yoga studio, top-floor deck, Press Coffee café, culinary kitchens, tasting rooms and a garden for chef-driven meals and community events. Sprouts will transition from its current 96,000-square-foot space to the new location by August 2026.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Thompson Thrift has sold Upland Flats in Colorado Springs to NALS Apartment Homes for an undisclosed figure. Matt Barnett, Dan Woodward, Jake Young and Dave Potarf of Walker & Dunlop brokered the sale. Thompson Thrift began developing the 300-unit community in 2021. The Watermark 2021 Multifamily Development Fund III LP provided equity for the project. Situated on 15.5 acres, Upland Flats’ amenity package includes 24-hour fitness centers, community gardens, dog parks and more.
COSTA MESA, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged the $25.7 million sale of Westport Plaza & Square, a 39,334-square-foot shopping center located in Costa Mesa. Built in 1975 and renovated in 2002 and 2018, the center is situated on 13.7 acres. Tenants at the property — which was 97 percent leased at the time of sale — include Plums Café & Catering, Fleur De Lys, Crumbl Cookies, Common Thread, House of Yogurt, Massimo’s Pizza and LaserAway. Westport Plaza & Square has roughly 54 years remaining on its long-term ground lease. Jimmy Slusher, along with Megan Lanni and Shaya Northrup of CBRE’s NRP-West team, represented both the seller, Newport Beach-based Space Investment Partners, and the buyer, Asana Partners, in the transaction.