MT. JULIET, TENN. — Fortress Investment Group LLC and Sansone Group have acquired a 709,651-square-foot industrial building in Mt. Juliet for $23.6 million. The property is located along Interstate 840 at 245 Couchville Industrial Blvd., about 32 miles east of downtown Nashville. The buyers also finalized a five-year, more than 237,000-square-foot lease with Superior 3rd Party Logistics Inc. The asset underwent a multimillion-dollar capital improvement project completed in 2018. Terry Smith and Max Smith of Colliers International will handle leasing efforts for the new ownership.
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CUMMING, GA. — Retail Planning Corp. (RPC) will break ground on The Publix at Matt shopping center in Cumming. Publix will anchor the 82,000-square-foot center, with other signed leases including Great Clips, AT&T, J. Christopher’s and Nail Talk & Tan. The property will be situated at the corner of Bannister Road and Matt Highway, about 48 miles north of downtown Atlanta. RPC expects to deliver the shopping center in summer 2020.
MEDFORD, MASS. — Burgess Properties has arranged the $25 million sale of a 287,570-square-foot industrial facility in Medford. Located at 970 Fellsway, the seven-acre property was the former longtime home of Medford Self Storage. Steve Nohrden of Burgess Properties represented both the buyer, The Davis Cos., and the seller, Fellsway Realty, in the transaction. The Davis Cos. plans to invest capital into the multi-tenanted facility, which dates back to the early 1900s.
MANALAPAN, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $11.7 million sale of Tennent 9 Shopping Center in Manalapan. Located at 700 Tennent Road, the 60,000-square-foot center is anchored by NetCost Supermarkets, a European specialty supermarket. The remaining 10 units are leased to a mix of local and regional business, along with a Rite-Aid pharmacy. Alan Cafiero and Ben Sgambati of Marcus & Millichap’s New Jersey office represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The buyer was also a private investor.
DOVER, N.H. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has negotiated the sale of Wadleigh House, an assisted living community in Dover, near the Maine border. The buyer was a local operator and developer seeking to refurbish and expand the property. The price was not disclosed. The community offers a bed-and-breakfast atmosphere in a converted historic colonial home. The deal was negotiated as a sale-leaseback, offering a path to retirement for the husband-and-wife seller. The seller will remain as operator under a lease until the development project is completed, at which time operations will transfer to the new real estate owner. The transaction team consisted of Steve Thomes with special assistance from Adam Sherman of Live Oak Bank, a former Blueprint team member.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $1.9 million sale of a four-unit multifamily building in the NoLita neighborhood of Manhattan. Located at 172 Elizabeth St., the 2,700-square-foot property also includes a retail store on the ground floor. Robert Burton and Bobby Carrozzo of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, the estate of Russell Kolody, in the transaction. The buyer was David Zahabian.
NEWARK, N.J. — Arbor Realty Trust has arranged a $1.5 million loan to refinance an 18-unit multifamily property in Newark. Located at 21-25 Willoughby St., the building was originally constructed in 1920 and renovated in 2018. Geoffrey Platt of Arbor secured the financing on behalf of the undisclosed borrower through Freddie Mac. The 10-year, fixed-rate loan includes three years of interest-only payments with a 30-year amortization schedule.
EMERYVILLE, CALIF. — BioMed Realty, a Blackstone portfolio company, has purchased Emeryville Center for Innovation from an undisclosed seller for $135 million. Located in Emeryville, the property currently consists of a 250,000-square-foot, six-story life science office building and adjacent developable land parcels. As part of the transaction, Novartis will enter into a one-year leaseback on the existing building. During this time, BioMed Realty will advance redevelopment plans to transform the building into a Class A+, multi-tenant laboratory and office facility with integrated amenities. The asset also offers the potential to develop approximately 850,000 square feet of additional laboratory and office space on the campus through an existing development agreement with the City of Emeryville. This acquisition allows BioMed, an owner of approximately 4 million square feet of life science office space in the Bay Area, to continue capitalizing on the tenant demand in the San Francisco Bay Area.
McShane Construction Begins Construction of 107,134 SF Home Chef Warehouse in California
by Amy Works
SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF. — McShane Construction Co. has started construction on the Home Chef Western Distribution Center in San Bernardino. The 107,134-square-foot property will support Home Chef’s growth and is scheduled to open in third-quarter 2019. Chicago-based Home Chef is a meal kit company that offers subscription meal kits online and retail meal kits at more than 700 Kroger stores in the United States. The warehouse facility will include 79,642 square feet of food preparation space, 17,907 square feet of office space and on-site parking for 208 vehicles. Additionally, the property will feature a vestibule, conference rooms, locker rooms, bathrooms, frock room and break room. Harris Architects is the architect of record for the project.
ANAHEIM, CALIF. — R.D. Olson Construction has broken ground on a 223-room, dual-branded hotel located at 1441 S. Manchester Ave. in Anaheim. Situated two blocks from Disneyland Resort, the 220,000-square-foot property will comprise a 123-room Hilton Garden Inn and a 100-room Home2 Suites. Home2 Suites offers an extended-stay experience for guests, including a full-sized sleeper sofa, workspace and in-suite kitchen complete with a refrigerator, cooktop, dishwasher, dishes and glassware. Additionally, the dual-branded property will also include a laundry, fitness center and 24-hour marketplace. Both hotels will also have access to a restaurant, bar, pool, hot tub, kids splash pad and shared lobby. Guests at both hotels will also have access to 1,000 square feet of meeting space, 1,500 square feet of retail space and two levels of underground valet parking. Completion is slated for the fourth quarter of 2020. The project team includes BRR Architecture and Studio 11 Design.