VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — Bonaventure, a multifamily owner-operator based in Alexandria, Va., has purchased Royal Pointe Apartments, a 208-unit garden-style community in Virginia Beach. The firm acquired the value-add apartment property for $39.5 million via its Bonaventure Multifamily Income Trust investment vehicle. The seller was not disclosed. Bonaventure worked with Greystone to assume the property’s existing debt as part of the acquisition. Built in 1987, Royal Pointe Apartments will be updated with new LVP flooring, appliances, cabinets, lighting and fixtures for unit interiors. Exterior improvements will center on improving the property’s curb appeal.
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ATLANTA — Coreforce, a public safety tech firm based in Decatur, Ga., has signed a 32,945-square-foot office lease at Uptown Atlanta, a mixed-use development by Rubenstein Partners LP that straddles Atlanta’s Buckhead and Midtown submarkets. Kyle Kenyon and Chris Port of CBRE represented the landlord in the lease transaction. Coreforce, formerly known as Utility Associates, has 200 employees and provides software for first responders and other frontline professionals. The firm will relocate from Decatur and occupy the entire 10th floor at Uptown Atlanta, which features more than 1 million square feet of office space. Other office tenants include The Academy for Innovation in Medicine, Stadler Rail, Entertainment Partners, MARTA CPEI group and Skillshot Media. The development also includes more than 100,000 square feet of retail space leased to J’ouvert Caribbean Kitchen, Bene Korean, Sugarcoat, Roundhouse Kickboxing, The Commodore and 26 Thai Kitchen, among others.
Marcus & Millichap Brokers $3.8M Sale of Southwest Florida Retail Strip Center Leased to Starbucks, Tide Cleaners
by John Nelson
BONITA SPRINGS, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $3.8 million sale of a 4,665-square-foot retail strip center located at 27250 Bay Landing Drive in Bonita Springs, a city in southwest Florida. Built in 2000 and renovated in 2014, the freestanding center was fully occupied on long-term, triple-net leases by Starbucks Coffee and Tide Cleaners. Chris Garavaglia, Andrew Muth and Alex Perez of Marcus & Millichap’s St. Louis office represented the seller, a private developer, and procured the buyer, a Florida-based investor, in the transaction. Both parties requested anonymity. Ryan Nee served as Marcus & Millichap’s Florida broker of record.
VERNON AND PACOIMA, CALIF. — Gantry has secured a $40 million permanent loan to retire maturing debt on two cross-collateralized industrial buildings in Vernon and Pacoima, two active Los Angeles submarkets. Both buildings are fully occupied with different single-tenant occupiers. PODS occupies the first building, a 203,000-square-foot property located at 5370 Boyle Ave. in Vernon. The second asset, located at 10445 Glenoaks Blvd. in Pacoima, is a 95,000-square-foot building used as a sound stage facility as part of the Quixote studios campus. George Mitsanas, Bahman Mirhashemi and Keegan Bridges of Gantry represented the borrower, a privately held real estate joint venture managed by Xebec, a private real estate investor. The five-year, fixed-rate loan was secured from an insurance company lender and features full-term, interest-only payments.
Premier Logistics Properties, PCCP Buy 813,120 SF Industrial Facility in North Las Vegas
by Amy Works
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. — Premier Logistics Properties, in partnership with PCCP, has acquired an infill, big box warehouse at 4550 Nexus Way in North Las Vegas. Terms of the off-market transaction were not disclosed. Developed in 2017 on 38.2 acres, the 813,120-square-foot building features a clear height of 36 feet, full concrete truck courts and ample employee parking and trailer storage. Amazon fully occupies the property.
AVONDALE, ARIZ. — Creation, in partnership with a real estate fund advised by Crow Holdings Capital, has closed on a 38-acre site in Avondale for the development of Avondale Tech Center, a Class A industrial campus. Construction is slated to begin this summer. LGE Design Build will serve as both architect and general contractor for the project. Riley Gilbert, John Lydon and Kelly Royle of JLL will handle leasing for the asset. Located at the northwest corner of 117th Avenue and Corporate Drive, Avondale Tech Center will consist of three buildings ranging from 212,184 square feet to 254,264 square feet. Each building is designed to accommodate the operational needs of modern industrial users, including advanced manufacturing, research and development and assembly operations. The buildings will feature 36-foot clear heights, seven-inch unreinforced slab floors, 60 mil white TPO roofing with R30 insulation and 3,000-amp, 480-volt three-phase power expandable to 6,000 amps. The properties will incorporate critical FM Global features, including a steel roof and an upgraded K-25 ESFR sprinkler system. The campus will also include four electric vehicle chargers with eight charging stalls per building and a fully gated secure site. Avondale Tech Center will offer tenant-focused outdoor amenities, including dedicated …
Progressive Real Estate Partners Brokers $2.9M Sale of Armstrong Building in Pomona, California
by Amy Works
POMONA, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of The Armstrong Building, a historic mixed-use property at 150-196 E. Third St. and 345 S. Locust St. in Pomona. Western University of Health Sciences, a private medical university, acquired the asset from a Los Angeles-based private investor for $2.9 million. The 27,980-square-foot building features seven ground-level commercial units and eight residential lofts. Western University of Health Sciences will utilize the building as an extension of its campus, expanding the university’s footprint in downtown Pomona. Roxy Klein and Greg Bedell of Progressive Real Estate Partners represented the seller in the deal.
LAKEWOOD, OHIO — Cross Street has begun leasing, marketing and property management services for Westline, a two-building apartment community located at 16000 Detroit Ave. in Lakewood, a suburb of Cleveland. Resident move-ins at the property, which is 20 percent preleased, will begin in late April. Westline features 124 units starting at $1,695 per month. Amenities include a fitness center, resident lounge, package services and bike storage. Reserved parking is available in the attached garage.
NAPERVILLE, ILL. — The Boulder Group has arranged the $3.5 million sale of a single-tenant retail property net leased to Staples in Naperville within metro Chicago. The 22,888-square-foot building is situated on 2.4 acres. Randy Blankstein, Jimmy Goodman and John Feeney of Boulder Group represented the seller, a real estate investment firm. The buyer was a Southeast-based investment company. The Staples lease expires on March 31, 2032. The tenant has operated at the location since 2006.
TWINSBURG, OHIO — NAI Pleasant Valley has brokered the sale of a 50,000-square-foot industrial building in Twinsburg, located midway between Akron and Cleveland. The sale of the property at 2300 E. Enterprise Parkway follows the earlier sale of the sister property at 2377 E. Enterprise Parkway in late 2025. Both buildings sold to separate investment buyers, with Keltec Technolab remaining as the tenant in both properties. Both transactions achieved near-asking prices and reflected cap rates slightly under 8 percent. Bob and Scott Raskow of NAI Pleasant Valley were the brokers.