HOUSTON — Sagard Real Estate, a Denver-based investment firm, has purchased a 75,225-square-foot warehouse located on the Port Houston campus. The warehouse was constructed in 2008 directly across from the port’s Barbour’s Cut Container Terminal. Building features include 28-foot clear heights, a front-load configuration, 130-foot truck court depths and 23 dock-high doors and one acre of dedicated yard space with independent access points. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based investment and development firm AmTrustRE has completed the acquisition of 260 Madison Avenue, a 22-story office building in Midtown Manhattan, for roughly $211 million. The approximately 570,000-square-foot building was constructed in 1952 and was roughly 68 percent leased at the time of sale. Tenants include Hanesbrands, MGM, Regus, McLaughlin & Stern and Marcus & Millichap. AmTrust plans to invest “significant capital” into interior and exterior improvements to the building. Darcy Stacom and William Herring of Stacom CRE, along with David Ash of Prince Realty Advisors, represented the seller, The Sapir Organization, in the transaction.
CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. — Cushman & Wakefield and Pyramid Brokerage Co. have arranged the $31.8 million sale of U-Crest and Belvedere Manor, two multifamily assets totaling 340 units in Cheektowaga, located just outside of Buffalo. Pillar Real Estate Investors sold the properties to Chopp Holdings. Niko Nicolaou, Ryan Dowd, Peter Welch, J.P. Hohl and Alexandria Russo Ebers of Cushman & Wakefield, in collaboration with Pyramid’s Jonathan Weinstein and Robert Stewart, brokered the deal on behalf of both parties. John Alascio, Brad Domenico, Brian Anderson and Chuck Kohaut of Cushman & Wakefield arranged acquisition financing for the deal.
EWING, N.J. — JLL has brokered the sale of 100 and 200 Princeton South Corporate Center, a pair of office buildings totaling 267,830 square feet in Ewing, located just outside of Trenton. The four-story buildings were completed between 2007-2008 as part of a larger, six-building campus and were 52 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants in industries such as finance, insurance, accounting, pharmaceutical and healthcare. Jose Cruz, Jeremy Neuer, Michael Kavaler and Tom Romano of JLL represented the undisclosed, institutional seller in the transaction. The buyer was Hilton Realty Co.
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — PPM America Inc. has provided a $27.1 million bridge loan for a 147,210-square-foot warehouse in the Northern New Jersey community of Piscataway. The borrower is Bridge Industrial, and the facility is known as Bridge Point Piscataway. Situated on a 12.8-acre site at 10 Constitution Road, the building features a clear height of 36 feet, 41 dock-high doors, two drive-in doors, 3,000 square feet of office space and parking for 118 cars and 57 trailers. Michael Klein, Jon Mikula and Kevin Badger of JLL arranged the loan.
PHILADELPHIA — Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) will open a 44,000-square-foot life sciences facility in Philadelphia. The space will span the first and second floors 2300 Market Street, an eight-story, 223,000-square-foot building located roughly midway between the University City and Center City districts. Breakthrough Properties, which is a joint venture between New York City-based Tishman Speyer and biotechnology investment firm Bellco Capital, owns 2300 Market Street, and the facility will be known as Lilly Gateway Labs at Breakthrough. An opening date has not yet been announced.
HENDERSON, NEV. — Investcor has announced plans for a new, 244-unit luxury senior living project in Henderson, a city located roughly 15 miles southeast of Las Vegas. The City of Henderson is currently reviewing the project plans. Upon completion, the community, dubbed Valara, will feature independent living, assisted living and memory care residences within one building. Valara will be situated adjacent to a Whole Foods within The District at Green Valley Ranch, a mixed-use development. Planned amenities at the community include a tearoom, whiskey lounge, multiple restaurants and private dining rooms, an indoor/outdoor bar, gardening programs, educational classes, a movie theater, two fitness centers, a steam room and sauna with an outdoor pool, recreation and activity programming and a pet spa. Development and investment firm Investcor’s current portfolio totals over $1.6 billion in real estate projects across the hospitality, residential, mixed-use and senior living sectors.
RICHMOND, VA. — Virginia’s largest hotel owner and operator Shamin Hotels has broken ground on Hilton Richmond The Mondelle, a 270-room full-service hotel and conference center located in Chesterfield County. The $160 million project will anchor Springline at District 60, a $1 billion mixed-use development underway at the intersection of Midlothian Turnpike and Chippenham Parkway. The Mondelle will feature more than 30,000 square feet of meeting space, including a 12,600-square-foot grand ballroom. The 11-story hotel will also include a signature restaurant with outdoor dining, a second-floor indoor/outdoor executive meeting center with a biergarten, a rooftop restaurant and cocktail bar, as well as an infinity pool. Truist Bank provided construction and bond financing for the project, which represents the first full-service hotel and conference center to be constructed in the Richmond market since 2009.
AUBURN, ALA. — A joint venture between Landmark Properties and Manulife Investment Management has acquired a 3.3-acre development site at 141 Wright St. near Auburn University in Alabama. The partnership will soon break ground on The Mark Auburn, an 825-bed student housing community that is expected for completion in fall 2028. The mid-rise development will offer 329 fully furnished units in studio through five-bedroom floorplans. Amenities will include a clubhouse, rooftop swimming pool, Jumbotron, fitness center, sports simulator, study lounge, café, computer labs and grilling areas and fire pits. The community will also offer 853 parking spaces alongside bicycle/scooter storage. The development team for the project includes Peninsula Investments, BKV Group and Landmark Construction.
TIGARD, ORE. — PACE Loan Group (PLG) has provided $25.6 million in Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) financing for a seniors housing development currently underway in Tigard, roughly 10 miles outside downtown Portland. Mosaic is the developer and borrower. Construction on the community, Cedarbrook Senior Living, began this year. Upon completion, which is scheduled for early 2028, the development will feature one four-story building with 107 assisted living units and 64 memory care beds. PLG worked with Countryman Capital Partners to orchestrate the development’s capital stack. Financing for the project also includes a $41.6 million construction loan and mini-perm mortgage provided by Columbia Credit Union. STEELE Associates Architects is the architect for Cedarbrook Senior Living, and Mosaic Construction is serving as the general contractor. Mosaic Management will operate the property upon opening.