TOLEDO, OHIO — The Cooper Commercial Investment Group has negotiated the $3.1 million sale of Jesse James Plaza, a multi-tenant retail center in Toledo. Dan Cooper represented the seller, a Midwest-based investment group. The asset sold to an all-cash buyer. Jesse James Plaza totals roughly 35,800 square feet and sits on 3.1 acres. FirstCash and Safelite are anchor tenants.
BAY CITY, MICH. — Family Farm & Home will open a new location at 1001 N. Euclid Ave. in Bay City. The 30,000-square-foot space was formerly home to Big Lots. Peter Abro of Keystone Commercial Real Estate arranged the lease. Family Farm & Home is a Michigan-based company that offers farm supplies, home improvement tools and outdoor power equipment.
ATLANTA — In today’s multifamily development world, architects, designers and general contractors do everything in their power to avoid the one thing they dread most — going back to a developer mid-project to ask for more money. These “uncomfortable moments,” as Lori Ann Dinkins, president and CEO of Mood Interior Design, called them, happen more often these days thanks to rising costs, tariffs and collaboration snafus. Dinkins led a panel of architects, interior designers and general contractors through a bevy of topics — good, bad and ugly — that define the current state of building and designing apartments at InterFace Conference Group’s Multifamily Southeast event. The event took place over the course of two days at the InterContinental Buckhead in Atlanta. Editor’s note: InterFace Conference Group, a division of France Media Inc., produces networking and educational conferences for commercial real estate executives. To sign up for email announcements about specific events, visit www.interfaceconferencegroup.com/subscribe. Residents and developers alike are taking a more practical, less playful approach when it comes to stylizing apartments. Gone are the days of “those huge show-stopper, Instagram-moment amenity spaces,” said Ian Hunter, regional director at Atlanta-based Dwell Design Studio. “They’re out. And they’re out for a couple of reasons. Not …
KANSAS CITY, KAN. — The Kansas City Chiefs have unveiled plans for a new football stadium, as well as a new training facility and surrounding mixed-use entertainment districts for both projects, in Kansas. These initiatives represent a combined economic impact of approximately $4.4 billion, according to Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly. Under the terms of an agreement reached with the state, the Chiefs will relocate from Missouri to a new domed stadium in Wyandotte County, which encompasses the Kansas side of the city. The new stadium, which has a projected cost of about $3 billlion, is expected to open in advance of the 2031 NFL season. ESPN reports that the new stadium will have a seating capacity of about 65,000, which is about 10,000 seats fewer than the team’s current home at Arrowhead Stadium in Missouri. The team’s lease at Arrowhead expires after the 2030 season. The exact location of the new stadium was not announced. But according to The Topeka Capital-Journal, the site will be “generally located at the intersection of interstates 70 and 435.” In addition, ESPN reports that “the Chiefs are interested in having the stadium built near the Kansas Speedway and a retail and entertainment district known …
More than seven months have passed since Liberation Day, where the Trump administration declared a sweeping package of tariffs for foreign trade partners and specific commodities, including steel and aluminum. Since the announcement in early April, there has been a boon in the amount of multibillion-dollar advanced manufacturing, life sciences, semiconductor and data center investment announcements around the country, with the markets along the I-85 Industrial Corridor being no exception. To name a few: Toyota has recently begun production at its $13.9 billion battery plant in Liberty, N.C.; Rivian broke ground on its $5 billion electric vehicle plant near Social Circle, Ga.; JetZero is planning to create 14,500 jobs for an aerospace manufacturing facility in Greensboro, N.C.; Eli Lilly is developing a $5 billion pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in the Richmond suburb of Goochland County, Va.; and Google is developing a trio of data centers in metro Richmond’s Chesterfield County. “We have incredible momentum bringing business back into the United States, which is going to drive industrial growth, particularly in the Southeast,” says Jim Anthony, CEO and founder of APG Companies. “We’re not unionized, we have lower taxes, fewer regulations and lower cost of energy, which is huge factor in site …
LOS ANGELES — Waterton has purchased Motif, an apartment community located at 21021 Erwin St. in the Woodland Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Situated within the Warner Center master-planned community, the property will be rebranded as Sorrel at Warner Center. Built in 2015, the asset features 395 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments with new quartz countertops, lighting and plumbing fixtures. Community amenities include two pools, a spa, grilling stations, a bocce ball court, an indoor fitness space with free weights, yoga and spin rooms, an outdoor fitness center, a dog park and covered parking. The buyers plan to update and modernize the common areas with new exterior paint, improved landscaping and upgraded building systems.
SAN JOSE, ALAMEDA AND WATSONVILLE, CALIF. — The California Strategic Growth Council has awarded funding to existing MidPen Housing developments in San Jose, Alameda and Watsonville that include a total of 362 affordable units. Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Capitol Station in San Jose was awarded $49.3 million. Located next to the Capitol Light rail station, this transit-oriented development will include 203 affordable rental homes, including 51 permanent supportive housing apartments for formerly homeless individuals. The project will replace an underutilized VTA parking lot with an all-electric residential building and a new transit plaza, complemented by multimodal improvements such as 2.3 miles of bike paths, upgraded walkways and new bus shelters. The project is slated for completion in 2029. The Stardust Gardens project in Alameda was awarded $44.5 million. This project includes 80 units that will be developed on public land and will include units for households that have experienced homelessness. Transportation enhancements include electric ferry charging infrastructure to enable zero-emission ferry service, bike and pedestrian safety improvements, traffic calming and new bikeways. A completion date was not available. Lastly, the state awarded $39 million to Watsonville Metro in Watsonville. This project involves redeveloping a downtown transit center into 79 affordable …
THORNTON, COLO. — Continental Realty Corp. (CRC) has acquired Thornton Town Center, a neighborhood shopping center in Thornton, from Citivest Commercial Investments for $25.5 million. Brad Lyons of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction. Located at 9223-1001 and 1005 Grant St., the 266,008-square-foot retail center was 73 percent leased at the time of sale. Current tenants include Malibu Jack’s, The Picklr, Sky Zone Trampoline Park, GNC, Jersey Mike’s Subs, Renegade Burrito, Sally Beauty and Starbucks Coffee. CRC plans to implement a property improvement strategy for the asset, which was built in 1990 on 24 acres.
RIVERDALE, UTAH — Ziff Real Estate Partners (ZRP) has acquired Riverdale Shopping Center, a 93,592-square-foot shopping center located in Riverdale, approximately 35 miles north of downtown Salt Lake City. T.J. Maxx and Ulta Beauty anchor the property, which was built in 2007, according to LoopNet Inc. JT Redd and Kip Paul of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller. Christian Chamblee and Brooke Frey internally represented ZRP in the transaction.
OREGON CITY, ORE. — Brinkman Real Estate and Blue Field Capital have acquired Holmes Park Townhomes, a townhome community in Oregon City, approximately 30 minutes south of downtown Portland. Terms of the acquisition were not released. Completed in 2024, Holmes Park features 60 three-level, three-bedroom/three-bath residences with modern finishes and direct-access garages.
