CHICAGO — Baum Realty Group LLC has arranged the sale of a retail property in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood for $14.1 million. A local developer sold the ground-floor retail space at The Granville to a private east-coast investor. ALDI anchors the fully leased property, which includes four other tenants. The 31,920-square-foot asset also features 106 covered parking spaces. Danny Spitz and Patrick Forkin of Baum Realty represented the seller in the transaction.
DEFOREST, WIS. — Ryan Companies US Inc. has broken ground on a 130,000-square-foot office and processing facility for The Little Potato Company in DeForest, approximately 17 miles northeast of Madison. The new facility will be located along the western edge of US Hwy. 51 and east of Stevenson Street in the DeForest Business Park. The facility, situated on a 15.9-acre site, is scheduled to open in early 2017. The Little Potato Company, based in Edmonton, Alberta, is a grower and distributor of creamer potatoes.
TRENTON, MICH. — Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions has brokered the sale of an 11,800-square-foot retail building in Trenton, approximately 20 miles southwest of Detroit. Land Holding LLC sold the building, named Animal Crackers, to Trinity Realty Group LLC for an undisclosed price. The property is located at 124 Elm St. Paul Feldman of Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions represented the seller in the transaction.
SOUTH PORTLAND, MAINE — CBRE/New England and CBRE – The Boulos Company have arranged the sale of Liberty Commons and Redbank Village, two adjacent multifamily properties in South Portland. Jones Street Investment Partners acquired the 620-unit portfolio for $87.5 million. Delivered in 2006, Liberty Commons features 40 one-bedroom units, four two-bedroom/one-bath units, four two-bedroom/one-and-half-bath units and 72 two-bedroom/two-bath units with the average size of 1,075 square feet. Built in 1945, Redbank Village features 48 one-bedroom units, 302 two-bedroom/one-bath units and 150 three-bedroom/one-bath units with an average size of 752 square feet. The communities share a free clubhouse amenity center, which is also home to Roots and Fruits Daycare and Preschool. Simon Butler and Biria St. John of CBRE/NE, along with Joe Porta of CBRE – The Boulos Company, represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
STAMFORD, CONN. — Winthrop Realty Trust has completed the sale of Highgrove, an ultra-luxury apartment community located in Stamford. A private investment group acquired the property for $87.5 million, or $940,860 per unit. Designed by Robert A.M. Stern, the 18-story high-rise features 93 condominium units, a grand resident lobby, clubroom, media screening room, wine cellar, caterer’s kitchen, private elevator entrances, expansive fitness center with sauna, steam room and pool facilities. Units feature gourmet kitchens with marble counters, high-end appliances, oversized cabinets, 10-foot ceilings, crown moldings, hardwood flooring, fireplaces, private balconies, six-piece master baths and walk-in closets. Jeffery Dunne, Gene Pride and Travis Langer of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — A dual-branded Hyatt House-Hyatt Place hotel has opened in downtown Charleston’s historic district on Upper King Street. Atlanta-based Cooper Carry designed the mixed-use development that houses the dual-branded hotel. The project includes a 112-room Hyatt House hotel, 191-room Hyatt Place hotel, rooftop bar, conference center, 20,000 square feet of street-level retail space and a 400-space parking deck. Hyatt House Hyatt Place Charleston features a separate lobby for each brand, but the property shares amenities, including a pool, fitness center, room service, house keeping and operations. Regent/BN Charleston Holdings LLC, an entity including Atlanta-based Regent Partners LLC, Chicago-based GEM Realty and Charleston-based Clement Crawford & Thornhill Inc., is the developer of Hyatt House Hyatt Place Charleston.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Crescent Communities has selected Doster Construction Co. to build Crescent Bellevue Apartments, a 377-unit, garden-style multifamily community in Nashville. The property will be situated on an 87-acre lot that was once home to Bellevue Center Mall. The community will feature 18 two- and three-story wood-framed apartment buildings with a leasing office, clubhouse and amenities housed in one of the buildings. Preston Partnership is Crescent Bellevue Apartments’ architect of record. The multifamily community will be delivered in the winter of 2017.
MOUNT OLIVE, N.J. — Commercial Realty Group has acquired a 446,076-square-foot industrial and office complex located at 350 Clark Drive in Mount Olive. North Jersey Development Group sold the property for an undisclosed price. Situated on 40.5 acres, the asset features a 335,122-square-foot industrial building with 29,340 square feet of mezzanine space and a three-story, 75,000-square-foot Class A office building, which was built in 1995. The industrial portion is 100 percent leased to two tenants, Performance Food Group and 350 Logistics, while the office portion is home to eight tenants, including Mars Incorporated, Lion Ribbon Co., Hundley Burns and FC Architects. Michael Nachamkin, Jose Cruz and Robert Borny of HFF represented the seller in the transaction.
MIAMI — Cisneros, a media and entertainment advertising firm, and Moss & Associates, a construction firm based in Fort Lauderdale, have leased office space at Two MiamiCentral, part of the 11-acre MiamiCentral mixed-use development in downtown Miami. The two companies are joining Ernst & Young LLP, Regus and Florida East Coast Industries at the 10-story, 190,000-square-foot office building. Cisneros will occupy 30,000 square feet on the top two floors of the Class A office building, and Moss & Associates will occupy 4,000 square feet on the seventh floor. Set to open in 2017, the office building is now 60 percent pre-leased. In addition to the office component, MiamiCentral will be the future home of the Brightline train service. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, Two MiamiCentral’s office space will begin 120 feet above street level to accommodate the raised Brightline train platform and include a plaza level featuring a fitness facility, conference center and open-air terrace available for tenants and their guests. Blanca Commercial Real Estate is the leasing agent for the commercial space within MiamiCentral.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. —NAI James E. Hanson has brokered the sale of an office building located at 140 Littleton Road in Parsippany. Choice Properties acquired the 30,459-square-foot building from Gisella Haidar for an undisclosed price. The three-story office building was 80 percent leased at the time of sale. Josh Levering and Andrew Kirshenbaum of NAI James E. Hanson represented the seller in the transaction.
