VALHALLA, N.Y. — Reckson, a division of SL Green Realty Corp., has landed a pair of new offices leases at The Summit in Valhalla, a suburb of New York City. The first is an 11-year, 65,000-square-foot lease with Ascensia Diabetes Care US, a diabetes health management company, and the second is a 16,442-square-foot lease with Exelon Generation Co. an energy company. The Summit is a three-building, 700,000-square-foot office complex, which is now 93 percent occupied. Ascensia will occupy space on the top two floors of 100 Summit when it moves into the building in the fourth quarter of 2017. Exelon is expected to move in this summer and has committed to space on the first floor of 500 Summit. Steve Rotter and Conor Gill of Jones Lang LaSalle acted on behalf of Ascensia. Exelon did not have tenant representation. Reckson was represented in-house on both transactions. CBRE’s Brian Carcaterra and Jacqueline Novotny represented SL Green.
FRANKLIN, MASS. — Novaya Real Estate Ventures has signed a lease with defense contractor Qinetiq North America for 100 percent of the space at 130 Constitution Blvd. in Franklin. Novaya acquired the 59,970-square-foot industrial building in 2013 and launched a capital improvement program. Transwestern’s John Lashar represented Novaya and Bill Bailey of JLL represented Qinetiq North America in the transaction.
ORLAND PARK, ILL. — Associated Bank has provided a $25 million loan for the refinancing of a 73,180-square-foot retail building occupied by Mariano’s Fresh Market in Orland Park, a suburb of Chicago. The grocery store, located at 9504 W. 142nd St., opened in January 2016. Daniel Barrins of Associated Bank originated the loan. A United Kingdom-based affiliate of IM Properties PLC was the borrower.
EDGERTON, KAN. — United Parcel Service Inc., in collaboration with NorthPoint Development, is developing a 197,000-square-foot distribution center in Logistic Park Kansas City (LPKC) in Edgerton. The facility will include a UPS Customer Center and will dispatch trucks for routes in the area. Missouri-based NorthPoint is the real estate developer for LPKC, a 1,700-acre distribution hub now containing over 10 million square feet of warehouse and distribution space. The new UPS operation will be located on the west side of LPKC at 19400 Essex St. The location is less than a mile from the BNSF intermodal facility and is accessible to I-35 via Homestead Lane.
ROMEOVILLE, ILL. — Meridian Design Build has completed a 226,616-square-foot industrial tenant build-out for Molto Properties and LASCO Fittings Inc. in Romeoville. The property is located at 1881 Normantown Road. The new facility includes 4,486 square feet of office space and a 221,616-square-foot distribution warehouse with 35 loading docks, 205 auto parking stalls, 39 trailer stalls and two drive-in doors. Additional work consisted of a shipping office, dock upgrades and modifications to the overhead lighting. Ware Malcomb served as project architect and V3 Cos. provided civil engineering services for the project.
MUSKEGO, WIS. — Heritage Senior Living will open its 16th community in Wisconsin in Muskego, about 20 miles southwest of Milwaukee, in summer 2018. Construction has begun on the two-story, 108,000-square-foot community, located on Janesville Road. The property will feature 108 units, consisting of 29 independent living apartments, 36 assisted and enhanced assisted living apartments and 43 memory care suites. Amenities at Heritage Muskego will include a therapy pool, therapy/rehab gym, two private dining rooms, salon, pub, bistro, convenience store, outdoor patio with fire pit and gas grills and walking paths around the community.
BROOKFIELD, WIS. — Capri Communities has signed a 13,211-square-foot office lease in Brookfield. The senior housing developer and operator will relocate from Waukesha to the new space at 20875 Crossroads Circle. Capri Communities will occupy the new office by June 1. Wayne Rappold of CBRE represented the tenant in the lease transaction, while Shaun Dempsey of Transwestern represented the landlord, KPK Eagle Investments LLC.
NEW YORK CITY — Urban Edge Properties (NYSE: UE) has purchased a seven-property retail portfolio primarily within the New York City metro area and Missouri for $325 million. The portfolio contains a total of 1.5 million square feet. The acquisition includes Yonkers Gateway Center in Yonkers, N.Y.; Manchester Plaza in Manchester, Mo.; and The Plaza at Woodbridge in Woodbridge, The Plaza at Cherry Hill in Cherry Hill and 21 E. Broad Street/One Lincoln Plaza in Westfield, all in New Jersey. The portfolio is currently 83 percent leased. The tenant rosters contain a mix of big-box stores such as Burlington, Best Buy, DSW and Toys “R” Us; grocers like Aldi and Trader Joe’s; furniture outposts like Raymour & Flanigan and Bob’s Furniture; and restaurants like Five Guys, Cake Boss and Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, among others. Occupancy rates range from 74 percent for The Plaza at Cheery Hill to 100 percent for the Westfield asset. New Jersey-based Acklinis Realty Holding LLC owned the portfolio for more than 30 years. The contributors exchanged their property interests for about $122 million of Urban Edge operating partnership units, which were valued at $27.02 per unit. Urban Edge assumed about $33 million of existing mortgage debt, …
In DFW, retail real estate will experience its eighth consecutive year of performance gains as upward economic momentum strengthens consumption and bolsters the local retail sector. The national economy is operating at near full employment and the rate of job creation will start to slow, bringing two million new job opportunities to fruition in 2017. At least 100,000 of these jobs will be filled in DFW and these dynamics will affect retail property by driving up wage growth, increase rental rates and promote higher retail spending.” As a result, national retail sales are expected to increase 4 percent this year. In Fort Worth specifically, retail trade is one of largest employment sectors and accounts for more than 11 percent of all jobs. Dallas-Fort Worth is expected to see a fourth consecutive year of employers adding over 100,000 jobs as a number of large companies like Toyota, Liberty Mutual and many others expand their footprints in the metro. Advance PCS, Dean Foods, ExxonMobil, Kimberly-Clark, Neiman Marcus, Southwest Airlines and Texas Instruments are among the 21 Fortune 500 companies headquartered in the area. The relocation and expansion of these businesses will draw new residents to the area. Approximately 88,000 individuals are slated …
GLENDALE, CALIF. — Kennedy Wilson has purchased a 437,000-square-foot office campus in Glendale for $144 million. The campus contains two Class A office buildings located at 400 and 450 N. Brand Blvd. The property was purchased through Kennedy Wilson Real Estate Fund V. It is currently 88 percent leased to 21 tenants, including Cigna, DineEquity and Learner’s Digest International.