— By Rebecca Lloyd of Cushman & Wakefield — Salt Lake City’s industrial market ended 2025 in a transitional period defined by rising vacancy, shifting demand across product types, and heightened activity in both peripheral submarkets and the owner‑user segment. Overall vacancy climbed to 7.9 percent, driven by more than 8.5 million square feet of new warehouse/distribution deliveries since early 2024, nearly half of which remain available. This is particularly apparent in the North West submarket, which continues to dominate the region’s industrial footprint. Despite this supply influx, tenant demand held firm with 5.9 million square feet of new leasing activity recorded in 2025. Absorption remained steady across small and mid-sized facilities, with monthly net asking rents remaining stable at $0.80 to $0.81 per square foot. Smaller 10,000- to 100,00-square-foot buildings posted the tightest availability at 6 percent vacancy, while larger big box properties over 100,000 square feet saw vacancy rise to 15.7 percent, widening the performance gap between segments. Land scarcity, power constraints and elevated development costs continue to limit opportunities in core Salt Lake submarkets, forcing more tenants and developers to pivot toward Utah County. This is where a sizeable 4-million-square-foot proposed development pipeline is helping narrow …
ATLANTA — Atlanta-based investment and development firm MDH Partners has received $195.9 million in financing for a portfolio of seven industrial buildings totaling approximately 1.6 million square feet, three of which are located in the northern Dallas metro of Carrollton. The other four buildings are located in Salt Lake City, Chino, Calif. and Murfreesboro, Tenn. Capital One provided the financing. The portfolio was 91 percent leased at the time of sale.
ORLANDO, FLA. — PCCP LLC has provided a $92.5 million construction loan for Emi on 50, a 336-unit apartment development located at 1840 E. Colonial Drive in Orlando’s Mills 50 neighborhood. The borrower is Terian Development. Set for completion in second-quarter 2028, the nine-story community will offer studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units averaging 895 square feet in size, with 20 apartments designed as live/work units and 15 planned as two-story townhomes. Amenities will include a fitness center, speakeasy and a café, as well as a rooftop deck with a pickleball court, pool, grilling stations and a Zen garden.
CASSELBERRY, FLA. — CBRE has brokered the sale of Casselberry Square, a 96,946-square-foot shopping center located at the intersection of State Road 436 and Red Bug Lake Road in Casselberry, a suburb of Orlando. The property was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Ollie’s Bargain Outlet, Pet Supermarket and Dollar General. Dennis Carson, Casey Rosen, Dan Baker and Michael Etemad of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction, which included two vacant outparcels. Daryl Carter and Emily Brown of Maury L Carter & Associates co-represented the seller. The buyer was an affiliate of Present Equity, a value-add retail and industrial investment firm based in Aventura, Fla.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Carmichael Capital LLC, a locally based real estate investment firm founded by Taylor Camp, has acquired The Mill, a 22,802-square-foot adaptive reuse retail property located at 515 Merritt Ave. in Nashville’s Wedgewood-Houston neighborhood. SomeraRoad, an active mixed-use development firm in the Nashville market, sold the property for an undisclosed price. The Mill’s tenant roster comprises retail and restaurant concepts including Indochino, Hermitage Kitchen Gallery, Gordo’s Taqueria and BC Block Fitness. Kipper Worthington of Cushman & Wakefield handles the leasing assignment at The Mill, which is the second acquisition in the Wedgewood-Houston neighborhood for Carmichael Capital.
GREENVILLE, TEXAS — Pardue Cos., a Texas-based multifamily investment firm, has sold a portfolio of three multifamily properties totaling 428 units in Greenville, about 50 miles northeast of Dallas. The Ridge Apartments is a 112-unit complex that was built in 1985. Highland Terrace totals 172 units and was completed in 1978. Stone Ridge Apartments is a 144-unit property that was constructed between 1968 and 1983. All three are two-story, garden-style properties with pools and onsite laundry facilities. Taylor Hill, Michael Ware, Drew Kile, Joey Tumminello and Jack Windham of Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented Pardue Cos. in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed.
HOUSTON — Texas-based investment firm Presidium has acquired Whitney at The Heights, a 186-unit apartment complex located just outside of downtown Houston. Built in 2001, Whitney at The Heights offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units that range in size from 666 to 1,320 square feet. Residences are furnished with stainless steel appliances, individual washers and dryers and private entrances/patios. Amenities include a pool, resident clubhouse, fitness center, business center, dog park and outdoor grilling areas with TVs. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Presidium plans to implement a value-add program that will initially target common areas and amenity spaces.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Zoocade has signed a 32,9000-square-foot retail lease in North Austin. The space is located at 11000 Middle Fiskville Road and will house an entertainment venue that will feature lifelike animal encounters, adventure rooms, an arcade and holographic photos, as well as spaces for private events and parties. Nick Naumann, James Van Trease and David Ruwwe of Weitzman negotiated the deal. The landlord was not disclosed.
MONUMENT, COLO. — Legacy Development Partners has acquired a 30-acre site at the northeast quadrant of Interstate 25 and Baptist Road in Monument, approximately 20 miles north of Colorado Springs, for the development of Legacy at Jackson Landing. Construction will commence immediately, with a grand opening scheduled for October 2027. Upon full build-out, Legacy at Jackson Landing will offer more than 225,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space. Target is slated to anchor the property. Other proposed tenants include Marshalls, HomeGoods, Chick-fil-A and Firehouse Subs. Legacy at Jackson Landing is being developed through a strategic partnership with The Garrett Cos. Equity for the development was sourced with the assistance of Texas-based Telis Group, and Bank of Texas provided construction financing.
HANFORD, CALIF. — Dwight Capital has closed a $23 million HUD 223(f) refinance loan for Berkshire Crossing, a multifamily community in Hanford. Keith Hoffman and Aaron Kirshtein of Dwight Capital originated the transaction on behalf of the borrowers, Fresno Supreme and Santa Lucia Ventures. The loan proceeds will be used to refinance existing debt on the property, provide the borrower with cash-out and 35-year fully amortizing, fixed-rate financing. Completed in 2022, Berkshire Crossing offers 92 garden-style one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans spread across four residential buildings. Units feature stainless steel appliances, ceiling fans, walk-in closets and private patios and balconies. Community amenities include a swimming pool, spa, fitness center, package lockers and a community clubhouse.