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23021-Lake-Center-Dr-Lake-Forest-CA
CaliforniaHospitalityLoansWestern

S3 Hotel Group Receives $38.6M Refinancing for Dual-Branded Hotel in Lake Forest, California

by Amy Works

LAKE FOREST, CALIF. — S3 Hotel Group has received $38.6 million in refinancing for the 208-key, dual-branded Homewood Suites by Hilton and Hampton Inn Irvine Spectrum Lake Forest hotel. Olga Walsh of JLL Capital Markets Debt Advisory led the team to secure a five-year, fixed-rate loan through a private wealth management division of a global financial services firm for the borrower. Located at 23021 Lake Center Drive in Lake Forest, the property features 116 Homewood Suites rooms and 92 Hampton Inn rooms. The Homewood Suites offers extended-stay accommodations with full kitchens, dishwashers and cooking utensils, while Hampton Inn rooms provide traditional hotel amenities with modern furnishings. Onsite amenities include 2,000 square feet of meeting space, a 24-hour fitness center, an outdoor pool with barbecue facilities, guest laundry, complimentary hot breakfast buffet, evening bar service and a 24-hour convenience shop. The Homewood Suites portion features additional amenities including complimentary evening social events Monday through Thursday.

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50249-Cesar-Chavez-St-Coachella-CA
AcquisitionsCaliforniaRetailWestern

JLL Negotiates $12.9M Sale of Retail Plaza in Coachella, California

by Amy Works

COACHELLA, CALIF. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of Coachella Plaza, a shopping center located at 50249 Cesar Chavez St. in Coachella. The asset traded between two private investors for $12.9 million. Planet Fitness, WSS, Absolute Dollar and Innercare are tenants at the fully occupied, 84,820-square-foot property, which is shadow anchored by Cardenas Markets. Max Kinsbruner and Brian Quinn of JLL represented the seller and buyer in the deal.

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6210-E-Broadway-Blvd-Tucson-AZ
AcquisitionsArizonaNet LeaseRestaurantRetailWestern

Marcus & Millichap Brokers $3M Sale of Starbucks-Occupied Retail Property in Tucson

by Amy Works

TUCSON, ARIZ. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $3 million sale of a restaurant property located at 6210 E. Broadway Blvd. in Tucson. Mark Ruble, Chris Lind and Zack House of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an Arizona-based limited liability company, through a partnership with DSW Commercial Real Estate and Iridius Capital, and procured the buyer, a California-based limited liability partnership. Starbucks Coffee occupies the 2,200-square-foot property, which was built in 2024, on a new 10-year, corporate guaranteed net lease.

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AcquisitionsMidwestOfficeOhio

Real Capital Solutions Acquires First Financial Center in Cincinnati for $59M

by Kristin Harlow

CINCINNATI — Real Capital Solutions (RCS) has acquired First Financial Center, a 31-story office tower located at 255 E. Fifth St. in downtown Cincinnati, for $59 million. The 551,836-square-foot property includes 523,213 square feet of office space and 28,623 square feet of retail space. The acquisition also includes a seven-story, 1,233-space parking garage. First Financial Center is 91.7 percent leased to 17 tenants, including three headquarters users that collectively occupy 65 percent of the building’s leased space. Those include First Financial Bank, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP and Chemed Corp., which recently signed a 10-year renewal. More than 75 percent of the leased space is occupied by financial and legal services firms. The acquisition price represents a discount of more than 75 percent to estimated replacement cost.

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DevelopmentKansasMidwestMultifamily

Thompson Thrift Breaks Ground on 303-Unit Apartment Complex Near Kansas City

by Kristin Harlow

OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — Thompson Thrift has broken ground on Canopy Flats, a 303-unit apartment complex located along Metcalf Avenue in the Kansas City suburb of Overland Park. The project will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom units averaging 1,085 square feet. Residents are expected to move in during spring 2027. Amenities will include a fitness center, golf simulator studio, heated swimming pool, outdoor movie wall, pet spa and conference room.  

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AcquisitionsMichiganMidwestRetail

Mid-America Brokers Sale of 121,184 SF Shopping Center in Southgate, Michigan

by Kristin Harlow

SOUTHGATE, MICH. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has brokered the sale of Dix-Toledo Shopping Center, a 121,184-square-foot shopping center in the Detroit suburb of Southgate. The property is 92 percent leased to retailers such as TJ Maxx, Ross Dress for Less, Chuck E. Cheese, Snipes and Hook & Reel. Ben Wineman and Daniel Stern of Mid-America represented the seller, a private family. The buyer was a Detroit-based private investment company.

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AcquisitionsIllinoisIndustrialMidwest

Venture One Buys 97,073 SF Industrial Building in Suburban Chicago

by Kristin Harlow

TINLEY PARK, ILL. — Venture One Real Estate, through its acquisition fund VK Industrial VII LP, has purchased a 97,073-square-foot industrial building in the Chicago suburb of Tinley Park. The multi-tenant property was 44 percent leased at the time of sale. Constructed in 2004, the building is demised into five units. It features 13 exterior docks, six drive-in doors and parking for more than 162 cars. The three vacant suites range from 16,566 to 20,924 square feet, each with 1,236 to 3,291 square feet of office space. Each unit provides access to two or three dedicated exterior docks and one drive-in door, along with electrical service ranging from 400 to 1,400 amps. Venture One plans to make improvements to the vacant units, including office renovations, painting, energy-efficient lights and parking lot paving. Josh Hearne of Cawley Commercial Real Estate represented the seller and has been retained to market the property for lease. VK Industrial VII is co-sponsored by Venture One and Kovitz Investment Group.

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AcquisitionsIndianaMidwestRetail

Quantum Arranges $2M Sale of Retail Center in Logansport, Indiana

by Kristin Harlow

LOGANSPORT, IND. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has arranged the $2 million sale of a retail center located at 3900 Lexington Road in central Indiana’s Logansport. The roughly 18,600-square-foot property was 80 percent leased at the time of sale. Dan Waszak of Quantum represented the seller, an East Coast-based private fund. The buyer was an investment group based in Atlanta. The center offers one vacant suite totaling roughly 3,800 square feet along with an additional pad for development.

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Build-to-RentFeaturesHeartland Feature ArchiveSingle-Family Rental

Stars Are Aligned for Build-to-Rent Developers

by Kristin Harlow

Higher rents and lower turnover are a few of the key advantages build-to-rent (BTR) properties have over traditional multifamily product, according to investors. Meanwhile, the sector continues to experience strong demand from tenants priced out of the housing market as well as renters by choice who prefer flexible, maintenance-free living. BTR units typically have all the perks of a single-family home — privacy, garages and yards — without the hassles of landscaping or property maintenance. “The BTR sector is experiencing significant growth because it addresses a genuine need in today’s housing market,” says Khrista Villegas, managing director of Material Capital Partners (MCP), a Charleston, South Carolina-based development and investment firm focused on BTR communities in the Southeast and Midwest. “Many prospective residents are moving away from traditional apartments, seeking the space, privacy and community feel of a single-family home without the commitment and burden of ownership. This trend is especially pronounced among millennials and Gen Z renters who value lifestyle flexibility, outdoor space and neighborhood connectivity — features that traditional apartments often lack,” explains Villegas. (Gen Z, the demographic cohort succeeding millennials, includes persons born between approximately 1997 and 2012.) Many millennials and Gen Zers are postponing family formation, but …

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AcquisitionsDevelopmentLife SciencesNorth CarolinaSoutheast

Ypsomed Buys Life Sciences Facility in Metro Raleigh, Plans $250M Biomedical Manufacturing Project

by John Nelson

HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C. — Ypsomed, a Swiss manufacturer of injection systems for the self-administration of insulin and other liquid medicines, has purchased a life sciences facility in Holly Springs, a suburb of Raleigh. The firm purchased Building H within The Yield Holly Springs from the developer, Charlotte-based Crescent Communities, for $31.5 million. Ypsomed plans to invest $250 million to establish the 110,000-square-foot property as its first manufacturing facility in the United States. Ypsomed plans to customize Building H to be operational in 2027.

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