NEW YORK CITY — Weaver & Tidwell LLP has signed a 36,500-square-foot office lease expansion at PENN 1, a newly redeveloped office building in Midtown Manhattan. The accounting firm is expanding from an 8,000-square-foot space on the second floor to the entire 28th floor of the 55-story building. Neil Goldmacher and Michael Horn of Newmark represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Josh Glick, Jared Silverman and Anthony Cugini represented the landlord, Vornado Realty Trust, on an internal basis.
NEW YORK CITY — Lyceum Kennedy School has renewed its lease in Midtown Manhattan and also expanded its footprint. The international and bilingual academic institution now occupies 21,950 square feet at 815 Second Ave. between its existing space on the second floor and its new expansion onto the entire third floor. David Hoffman and Sam Hoffman of Cushman & Wakefield represented the school in the lease negotiations. Bill Savarese and Jamie DeJong of Parish Property Management represented the landlord.
LAS VEGAS AND HENDERSON, NEV. — Colliers has arranged the dual acquisitions of a two-parcel infill logistics portfolio in Henderson and Las Vegas by BKM Capital Partners and an Ares Management Real Estate fund. Michael Kendall, Gian Bruno, Dan Doherty, Paul Sweetland, Jerry Doty, Chris Lane, Brian Riffel and Tyler Jones of Colliers represented the seller, a private institutional investment firm, in the sales. BKM Capital Partners purchased a two-building, 153,368-square-foot property at 6620 Escondido St. in Las Vegas for an undisclosed price. BKM plans to implement a $4.4 million capital improvement program to execute structural and cosmetic improvements to the property, as well as speculative tenant improvements to turn the two large units into nine warehouses ranging in size from 7,000 square feet to 31,000 square feet each. The asset was constructed in 1995. An Ares Management Real Estate fund acquired Airparc Heights, a six-building, Class A business park at 3225-3255 Sunridge Parkway and 1065-1085 Alper Center Drive in Henderson. Ares acquired the park, which will be managed by the Ares Industrial Management team. Spanning 339,214 square feet, the project was delivered in 2022 and gained full occupancy within one month of delivery.
FORT COLLINS, COLO. — Green Leaf Partners Management has purchased Alvista Harmony, a garden-style multifamily community in Fort Collins, from an affiliate of Phoenix Realty Group and its joint venture partner. Located at 2002 Battlecreek Drive, the property comprises 16 two- and three-story buildings offering 280 one- and two-bedroom units with an average size of 924 square feet. All units feature walk-in closets, private balconies or patios and a washer and dryer. Community amenities include a clubhouse, business center, fitness center, swimming pool, hot tub, grill station, playground, pet park, dog wash, onsite bike storage, 380 surface parking spaces and 96 detached garages. Phoenix Realty Group has completed renovations to the clubhouse and common areas and has fully renovated 116 units. Previous ownership upgraded 52 of the units, with 42 additional units including finish levels comparable to the classic interior scope. Shane Ozment, Terrance Hunt, Andy Hellman, Justin Hunt, Chris Hart and Brad Schlafer of CBRE represented the seller in the deal.
CATHEDRAL CITY, CALIF. — Calmwater Capital has provided Rhino Investment Group with $20.9 million in short-term, first-mortgage debt for its acquisition of Cathedral City Marketplace, a grocery-anchored retail center in Cathedral City. The 195,000-square-foot shopping center is located in Cathedral City, approximately seven miles southeast of Palm Springs. Situated on 21 acres at 34091-34351 Date Palm Drive, Cathedral City Marketplace offers parking for 1,093 automobiles. Current tenants include Kroger’s Food 4 Less, Planet Fitness, dd’s Discounts, DJ’s Sports Bar and Subway. Calmwater’s Larry Grantham, Zach Novatt and DaJuan Bennett originated the loan. The Los Angeles-based JLL Capital Markets team of Jeff Sause, Chad Morgan, Daniel Skerrett and Jalynn Borders arranged the financing.
HONOLULU — Greystar has completed the fee-simple sale of Hale Mahana, a student housing property located at 2615 S. King St. in Honolulu. A joint venture between Timberline Real Estate Ventures and an Ares Management Real Estate fund acquired the asset, which is 0.2 miles from the University of Hawaii at Manoa campus, for an undisclosed price. Built in 2018, the 191-unit Hale Mahana offers 589 beds, study rooms, a computer lab, covered parking, fitness center, rooftop deck with grilling stations and ground-level retail space, including Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers and Jersey Mike’s Subs. The complex offers one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom, fully furnished units with equipped kitchens featuring stainless steel appliances. JLL Capital Markets represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
NORTHBROOK, ILL. — Medline Industries LP has signed a long-term office lease for 214,560 square feet at 2375 Waterview Drive in the Chicago suburb of Northbrook. The privately held medical-surgical product manufacturer and supplier plans to move into its new space in mid-2025 and will occupy the north building of the campus. Kyle Robbins, Andrew Davidson and David Burkards of Transwestern Real Estate Services represented the owner of the 432,000-square-foot property. Of the two buildings at the campus, there is approximately 80,000 square feet of available space remaining inside the south building. Tenants have access to a cafeteria, 400-person multi-purpose meeting space, fitness center and outdoor terraces. A new tenant lounge is set to open next year. James Otto, Jon Milonas, Paul Diederich and Peter Livaditis of CBRE represented Medline.
TACOMA, WASH. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of 12th Street Storage, a self-storage facility in Tacoma. An undisclosed limited liability company sold the asset to a fund manager for $19 million. Located at 1018 E. Highland Ave., 12th Street Storage offers 91,546 square feet of self-storage space. The facility, which was developed in 2020 and 2021 by a local investment group, was acquired by an international real estate firm based in London and Los Angeles. Christopher Secreto of Marcus & Millichap’s Seattle office represented the seller and secured the buyer in the deal.
CHICAGO — Greystone has provided an $18.2 million Fannie Mae loan for the acquisition of Cornelia-Stratford in Chicago. Originally constructed in 1927, the 139-unit multifamily property features studio, one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units. Amenities include bike storage, laundry facilities and a tenant lounge. Clint Darby and Andrew Remenschneider of Greystone originated the nonrecourse loan, which features a fixed interest rate, 15-year term and five years of interest-only payments. The borrower was undisclosed.
ROSEVILLE, MINN. — A next-generation Dick’s Sporting Goods store totaling 80,000 square feet is scheduled to open later this month at Rosedale Center in the Minneapolis suburb of Roseville. The store will feature golf hitting bays with TrackMan technology, a HitTrax multi-sport cage, House of Cleats, equipment services counter, expanded footwear selection and apparel, accessories and equipment. Holly Rome and Lane Walsh of JLL handle leasing efforts at Rosedale Center and secured the lease with Dick’s. JLL’s retail development partner, Poag Development Group, led construction of the project at the parcel formerly occupied by Herberger’s. Rosedale Center is a 1.1 million-square-foot shopping center.