NEW JERSEY — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $5.7 million sale of six vacant bank branches in Northern New Jersey. The properties — located in Hillsborough, Franklin, Morganville, Elmwood Park, Montclair and Bayonne — offer a range of features and opportunities for repurposing or redevelopment. Andrew Schwartz, Jordan Sobel, André Balthazard and Dan Bottiglieri of Cushman & Wakefield represented the various regional and national banks that owned the properties in the transactions. The names of the various private buyers that acquired the assets were also not disclosed.
ROSELLE PARK, N.J. — Locally based brokerage firm The Kislak Co. Inc. has arranged the $4.1 million sale of a 24-unit apartment complex located in the Northern New Jersey community of Roselle Park. The three-story building at 336 E. Westfield Ave. houses six studios, 17 one-bedroom units and a rental house with onsite parking for tenants. About half (13) of the units were recently renovated with new kitchens and bathrooms, and the property also recently received a new roof and common area upgrades. Andrew Scheinerman and Jeff Squires of Kislak brokered the deal. Both parties were limited liability companies that requested anonymity.
CARTERET, N.J. — Newmark has negotiated a 65,817-square-foot industrial lease in the Northern New Jersey community of Carteret. According to LoopNet Inc., the building at 100 Middlesex Ave. was constructed on a 16.9-acre site in 1989 and totals 416,000 square feet. Kyle Eaton, Robert Loderstedt, Michael Schipper and Haylee McCabe of Newmark represented the tenant, automotive parts reseller and e-commerce platform Bay Speed, in the lease negotiations. The name and representative of the landlord were not disclosed.
DENVER — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of an industrial portfolio spanning Denver, Houston and northern New Jersey. Principal Asset Management and a state-sponsored pension plan acquired the asset from an undisclosed seller. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Totaling 2.1 million square feet, the portfolio spans 10 industrial properties that were 96.7 percent occupied at the time of sale. The portfolio includes: – Five properties, totaling 1.2 million square feet, in Denver at 11700 E. 47th Ave., 11511 E. 45th Ave., 11775 E. 45th Ave., 11351 E. 45th Ave. and 11198 E. 45th Ave. – Four assets, totaling 708,944 square feet, at Waypoint Business Park on S. Sam Houston Parkway W in southwest Houston – A 208,899-square-foot facility at 1203 S. River Road at Exit 8A on the New Jersey Turnpike Trent Agnew, John Huguenard, Peter Merrion, John Plower, Patrick Nally, Charlie Strauss, William McCormack and Robert Key of JLL Capital Markets Investment Sales and Advisory team represented the seller in the transaction.
PHOENIX — Wespac Construction has broken ground for the construction of Sprouts Farmers Market headquarters, a mixed-use campus in north Phoenix. Trammell Crow Co. is developing the project, which was designed by RSP Architects. Keyser and JLL are handling brokerage services for the project. Located within CityNorth near 56th Street and Loop 101, the 180,000-square-foot campus will feature a four-story, 144,500-square-foot Class A office building, a 25,000-square-foot flagship Sprouts grocery store, 11,000 square feet of high-end retail and restaurant space and a three-story parking garage. The campus will also offer modern amenities, including an onsite gym, yoga studio, top-floor deck, Press Coffee café, culinary kitchens, tasting rooms and a garden for chef-driven meals and community events. Sprouts will transition from its current 96,000-square-foot space to the new location by August 2026.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Thompson Thrift has sold Upland Flats in Colorado Springs to NALS Apartment Homes for an undisclosed figure. Matt Barnett, Dan Woodward, Jake Young and Dave Potarf of Walker & Dunlop brokered the sale. Thompson Thrift began developing the 300-unit community in 2021. The Watermark 2021 Multifamily Development Fund III LP provided equity for the project. Situated on 15.5 acres, Upland Flats’ amenity package includes 24-hour fitness centers, community gardens, dog parks and more.
COSTA MESA, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged the $25.7 million sale of Westport Plaza & Square, a 39,334-square-foot shopping center located in Costa Mesa. Built in 1975 and renovated in 2002 and 2018, the center is situated on 13.7 acres. Tenants at the property — which was 97 percent leased at the time of sale — include Plums Café & Catering, Fleur De Lys, Crumbl Cookies, Common Thread, House of Yogurt, Massimo’s Pizza and LaserAway. Westport Plaza & Square has roughly 54 years remaining on its long-term ground lease. Jimmy Slusher, along with Megan Lanni and Shaya Northrup of CBRE’s NRP-West team, represented both the seller, Newport Beach-based Space Investment Partners, and the buyer, Asana Partners, in the transaction.
FREDERICK, COLO. — Evergreen Devco has completed construction of site infrastructure and two multi-tenant retail buildings at Silverstone Marketplace, a 35-acre shopping center located at Highway 52 and Colorado Boulevard in Frederick. A 123,000-square-foot King Soopers Marketplace, including a French bakery, apparel, fuel station and drive-thru pharmacy, anchors the development. The location is the first King Soopers in Frederick. Silverstone Marketplace also includes 20,000 square feet of shop buildings that are 93 percent leased. Currently signed tenants include Wingstop, Club Pilates, Domino’s Pizza, Cold Stone Creamery, Great Clips, Blue Sky Nails & Lash, Five Guys, Pacific Dental and Chipotle. Chase Bank, Wendy’s and Valvoline will occupy pad sites, starting in early 2026, at the property. G3 Architecture served as architect, Galloway provided civil engineering design, Mark Young Construction handled site work and Epic Construction served as contractor for the shop buildings.
WRIGHT CITY, MO. — American Foods Group has opened an $800 million beef processing facility adjacent to I-70 in Wright City, about 50 miles west of downtown St. Louis. The 800,000-square-foot facility is known as America’s Heartland Packing LLC. The project was the focus of a FreightWeekSTL panel discussion hosted by the St. Louis Regional Freightway. Cattle are primarily shipped to the facility on trucks through the interstate highway system, as well as the associated packaging equipment needed for shipping outbound products. On average, the property receives about 10 trucks of cattle every weekday, with the plant harvesting about 400 cattle per day. The plant produces varying types of beef, including ground beef and different cuts of steaks. The facility ships out eight to 10 trucks of finished products per day to grocery stores, further processors, food service providers and schools. The Missouri Department of Transportation is investing $2.8 billion to add a third lane in each direction along nearly 200 miles of I-70 between St. Louis and Kansas City, a major project that is expected to benefit the new beef facility. Operations are expected to increase significantly at the facility in the future. Full operational capacity is anticipated to …
BOLINGBROOK, ILL. — Brookline Real Estate has partnered with Rhino Investments Group to renovate The Promenade Bolingbrook, a 778,000-square-foot shopping center in the Chicago suburb of Bolingbrook. Brookline has been hired to oversee leasing and lead a new vision for the open-air lifestyle center with a refreshed mix of retail, service, restaurants and experiential offerings. Rhino recently acquired an interest in The Promenade Bolingbrook, which is located at Boughton Road and I-355.