YONKERS, N.Y. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $2.7 million sale of a 9,500-square-foot retail property in Yonkers. Located at 896 McLean Ave., the property is currently net leased to Dollar Tree. Alan Cafiero, Ben Sgambati and Matt Leszyk of Marcus & Millichap’s New Jersey office represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The buyer was a personal trust.
NEW HAVEN, CONN. — Connecticut Conference of Municipalities (CCM) has signed a 30,000-square-foot lease at 545 Long Wharf Drive in New Haven. CCM, an organization of municipal leaders, will relocate its corporate offices from 900 Chapel St. to 545 Long Wharf Drive. O,R&L Commercial represented CCM in the transaction. The landlord, 545 Long Wharf Holdings, was represented by David Hansen of CBRE New England.
MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — A joint venture between SHVO, Bilgili Holding and Deutsche Finance America has purchased the Raleigh Hotel in Miami for $103 million. The 83-room hotel is situated in South Beach, about 10 miles east of downtown Miami, and is known for its beachside swimming pool that Life Magazine called “the most beautiful pool in America” in 1947. Designer Tommy Hilfiger and Dogus Group, a Turkish conglomerate, sold the asset, which it has owned since 2014. The joint venture bought the asset in all cash in partnership with a number of Germany’s largest institutions, including Bayerische Versorgungskammer (BVK), Germany’s largest manager of public pension schemes.
MIAMI — AJP Ventures and Mas Group will break ground on MedSquare Health, a 116,000-square-foot, three-story medical facility in the Baptist Hospital of Miami submarket in Miami. The $40 million building will be situated at 9408 S.W. 87th Ave., about two miles from Baptist Hospital of Miami. Amenities will feature valet parking, an adjoined two-story parking garage, conference room space and an on-site café. MedSquare Health will be the first Class A, off-campus facility to be built in the submarket in 20 years. Modis Architects designed the building and Iberia Bank provided funding for the project. Cushman & Wakefield will handle leasing efforts.
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. — A joint venture between Randolph Development, Portside Investment Group and Synergy Capital will break ground on Portside Distribution Center in Berkeley County, about 24 miles northwest of downtown Charleston. Frampton Construction will build the two-building campus over the next two years. Construction on the first building will begin March 1, and each asset will feature 32-foot clear heights and load-bearing concrete tilt walls. McMillan Pazdan Smith designed the first building, which will span 189,500 square feet. It is expected to house multiple tenants when complete. A timeline for construction of the second building was not released.
ANDERSON, S.C. — CM Knight Logistics has acquired the former LaFrance Industries manufacturing facility and rebranded the asset as Anderson Industrial & Logistics Pointe. The 405,000-square-foot building sits on 45 acres in Anderson. Mauldin, S.C-based Mount Vernon Mills, the parent company of LaFrance Industries, sold the property. LaFrance Industries has leased back 120,000 square feet of space, making 288,000 square feet of space available.
MIAMI — NAI Miami has negotiated an 88,011-square-foot industrial lease on behalf of Senator International Freight Forwarding LLC at 10505 N.W. 112th Ave. in Miami. The facility is situated about 20 miles west of downtown Miami. Devin White of CBRE represented the landlord, FS Building 30 LLC, in the lease transaction. Senator International Freight Forwarding specializes in international shipping and logistics with a focus on air and sea freight, as well as on logistics, packaging and customs services.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Weitzman’s management division will soon begin the redevelopment of Fielder Plaza, a 157,575-square-foot retail center in Arlington. The project will include a remodeling of the interior of the 52,000-square-foot anchor space occupied by grocer Tom Thumb, as well as a complete remodeling of the property’s exterior elements. The center, which is home to other tenants such as CVS, Starbucks, Pet Supermarket, Mathnasium, Edible Arrangements and Batteries Plus, opened in 1978. The architect for the remodel is Hodges & Associates.
TULSA, OKLA. — Arlington-based SkyWalker Property Partners has acquired a 56,497-square-foot educational campus leased to Platt College in Tulsa. Platt College’s parent company, North Texas-based Ancora Education, provides vocational training in healthcare, technology and other skilled trades. Angela West of CBRE represented the seller, CMS EDU Tulsa LP, in the transaction. Gary Walker and Clint Holland of SkyWalker Property Partners negotiated the acquisition for the buyer of record, Cooking with Gas LLC.
HOUSTON — Urban developer Oxberry Group will redevelop the former Quality Laundry building located at 1110 W. Gray St. in Houston into a 23,500-square-foot mixed-use property. Oxberry purchased the building, which originally opened in 1932, in 2017. The new property, branded Rêve at Montrose, will feature ground-floor retail and restaurant space and second-story office space. The development team, which includes Tipps Architecture and general contractor Arch-Con Corp., expects to complete shell construction of the property early this summer.