HOWELL, N.J. — New Jersey-based investment firm AMS Acquisitions has completed Sylvan Woods at Howell, a 100-unit, age-restricted multifamily project located near the Jersey Shore. The property comprises four buildings on a 14-acre site that house one- and two-bedroom units. Amenities include a pool, great room with community kitchen and bar seating, fitness center, tenant lounge and outdoor dining and lounging space. Rents start at $2,300 for a one-bedroom unit.
DEPTFORD, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $5.4 million sale of Medical at Riverwinds, a 23,525-square-foot healthcare and retail property in Deptford, located outside of Philadelphia in Southern New Jersey. The two-building property sits on 2.2 acres and was fully occupied at the time of sale. Brent Hyldahl, Alan Cafiero and Seth Goldberg of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Strategic Funding Alternatives LLC, in the transaction and procured the buyer, a New York-based private investor.
NEWBURYPORT, MASS. — The RAM Cos. has purchased a 46,000-square-foot industrial building in Newburyport, located near the Massachusetts-New Hampshire border. The building sits on 4.4 acres and was fully leased at the time of sale to Alpha Laval, a Swedish machinery provider. David Coffman and Michael Restivo of JLL brokered the deal. The seller was not disclosed, but RAM Cos. purchased the building in conjunction with a 32,000-square-foot complex in Seabrook, N.H., for $14.5 million.
MIAMI — Focus and Group Fox have received site plan approval for Brickell Starlite, a 39-story multifamily tower located in Miami’s Brickell financial district. Focus is a development and construction firm, and Group Fox is a property asset management firm, and both companies are headquartered in Chicago. Set for completion in 2028, Brickell Starlite will comprise 517 apartments and 7,500 square feet of retail space. Gensler designed the tower, which is now fully zoned and ready to break ground once the final permitting is completed. Focus has retained Chris Lentz, Chris Moyer, Jeff Altenau, Susan Tjarksen and Marc Royer of Cushman & Wakefield to fully capitalize the development.
NEW YORK CITY — Marathon Asset Management has provided a $154.5 million loan for the refinancing of a senior living portfolio, dubbed The American House Florida Portfolio, located in Florida. A joint venture between Monarch Alternative Capital and REDICO is the borrower. Totaling 817 units, the portfolio comprises six communities offering 40 independent living, 306 assisted living and 102 memory care residences. The communities were built between 2015 and 2018. According to a press release issued by New York-based Marathon, each of the properties is located in a Florida market that is currently experiencing significant demographic growth. REDICO, which developed four of the communities, has been invested in the portfolio for roughly a decade. In 2017, REDICO expanded the portfolio through the acquisition of two additional communities. Monarch acquired the portfolio in 2021 through a recapitalization, wherein REDICO remained as a joint venture equity owner. REDICO manages the properties through its affiliate, American House SLC. Joseph Griffin of Marathon originated the loan. Aron Will and Adam Mincberg of CBRE secured the financing on behalf of the borrower.
ROCK HILL, S.C. — Avison Young has arranged a 691,275-square-foot industrial lease at Legacy Park East, a Class A industrial park in Rock Hill, a South Carolina suburb of Charlotte. Chris Skibinski, Tom Tropeano, Henry Lobb and Abby Rights of Avison Young represented the landlord, Scannell Properties, in the lease transaction. The unnamed tenant is a leading manufacturer of sustainable packaging. Legacy Park East is located one mile from I-77 at 2087 Williams Industrial Blvd. The property’s four existing buildings are now fully leased, with the remaining three development sites able to accommodate distribution and manufacturing users.
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FLA. — A joint venture between Cohen & Steers Income Opportunities REIT Inc. and Phillips Edison & Co. has purchased Oak Grove Shoppes, a Publix-anchored shopping center located in the Orlando suburb of Altamonte Springs. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. The 142,000-square-foot property was redeveloped in 2023 and features a 48,000-square-foot Publix grocery store that opened in 2023, as well as a new Marshalls store. The center was 91 percent leased at the time of sale. Oak Grove Shoppes is the second acquisition for the Cohen & Steers-Phillips Edison joint venture, which is targeting $300 million in grocery-anchored shopping center acquisitions. As part of the joint venture arrangement, Cohen & Steers owns an 80 percent stake of the center while Phillips Edison owns the minority stake and handles operations.
MCDONOUGH, GA. — Prudent Growth Partners LLC, a Chapel Hill, N.C.-based private equity firm, has purchased Lake Dow Pavilion, an 18,000-square-foot retail strip center in McDonough, a southern suburb of Atlanta. The undisclosed seller sold the property for approximately $2.6 million. Lake Dow Pavilion was fully leased at the time of sale and features a combination of local tenants and future upside from potential mark-to-market leasing opportunities. According to LoopNet Inc., the center was built in 2001 on a 2.4-acre site along Ga. Highway 81.
KELSO, WASH. — A joint venture between Trammell Crow Co. (TCC) and Diamond Realty Investments has completed the construction of Mid I-5, a speculative industrial facility at 2700 Talley Way in Kelso, approximately 50 miles north of Portland, Ore. Situated on 82 acres, Mid I-5 features a 1.2 million-square-foot industrial and logistics building. The single-story, cross-dock facility features a clear height of 40 feet, 650-foot building depth, 8,000 amps of electrical service, 219 dock doors, 348 trailer parking stalls and 427 auto parking stalls. The project also includes adjacent land that could accommodate 475 additional trailer stalls, a yard area or 225,000 square feet of additional development. The facility is expected to become LEED-certified in this year. The project team included Sierra Construction as general contractor, Gibbs & Olson as civil engineer and HPA Architecture as architect of record. Cara Nolan of CBRE Portland and Andrew Stark of CBRE Seattle are handling the property’s marketing and leasing.
SAN DIEGO — JLL Capital Markets has arranged $46.5 million in construction financing for Stella Apartments, a multifamily development in San Diego. Aldon Cole, Bryan Clark and Bharat Madan of JLL Capital Markets’ Debt Advisory secured a three-year floating-rate loan through Buchanan Mortgage Holdings, an affiliate of Buchanan Street Partners, for the borrower, Murfey Cos. Located at 3104 El Cajon Blvd. in San Diego’s North Park neighborhood, the nine-story, 73,243-square-foot residential property will offer 149 studios, one- and two-bedroom units. Onsite amenities will include a rooftop terrace, community gym, large outdoor amenity space and lobby. Murfey Co., a vertically integrated developer, plans to begin construction this quarter with completion expected in second-quarter 2027.
