HARTFORD, CONN. — Locally based brokerage firm Chozick Realty has negotiated the $3.2 million sale of 16 Groton Street, a 35-unit apartment building located in Hartford’s South End neighborhood. According to Apartments.com, the building was originally constructed in 1920 and houses studio, one- and two-bedroom units that are furnished with stainless steel appliances and granite countertops. The building also recently underwent capital improvements to unit interiors and select common areas. Steve Pappas and Tess Cullen of Chozick Realty represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — MiQ Digital USA, an AI-powered advertising company, has signed an 18,600-square-foot office lease expansion at 261 Fifth Avenue, a 25-story, 450,000-square-foot building in Midtown Manhattan. A tenant at the building since 2018, MIQ will relocate from its spaces on the 25th and 26th floors to the entire 20th and 21st floors, as well as part of the 19th floor, yielding a total new footprint of 42,000 square feet. Chase Gordon and Tyler Marshall of Transwestern, along with Josh Kurstin of Colliers, represented MIQ in the lease negotiations. Andrew Wiener, Kyle Young and Tim Parlante represented the landlord, The Feil Organization, on an internal basis.
SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF. — Transwestern Investments has completed the disposition of San Bernardino I, a Class A industrial warehouse located in San Bernardino within the Inland Empire East submarket. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Completed in 2019, the asset offers 392,983 square feet of industrial space. The warehouse offers direct access to major interstate highways and proximity to Ontario International Airport and the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Calif. The property was developed through a joint venture between Transwestern Development, Transwestern Investments and the separately managed account client.
PHOENIX — Belkorp has acquired an advanced manufacturing facility, located at 3809 E. Watkins St. in Phoenix, from an undisclosed seller for $44.1 million. Situated within the Sky Harbor Airport submarket, the 174,801-square-foot asset features 8,000 amps of power. AZ Pharmacy (PillPatch), a subsidiary of Amazon, with the lease backed by a corporate guarantee from Amazon.com, fully occupies the property. Will Strong, Phil Haenel, Foster Bundy, Molly Miller, Jack Stamets, Michael Matchett and Madeline Warren of Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer and the seller in the transaction.
NorthPeak Commercial Advisors Arranges Sale of 5,040 SF Industrial Building in Castle Rock, Colorado
CASTLE ROCK, COLO. — NorthPeak Commercial Advisors has negotiated the sale of an industrial property located at 1810 Park St. in Castle Rock. The 5,040-square-foot asset traded for $1.3 million, or $251 per square foot. Andrew Berk and Kevin Calame of NorthPeak Commercial Advisors represented the buyer and seller in the deal.
PHOENIX — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a single-tenant restaurant property located at 2817 N. 7th St. in Phoenix. Built in 1969, the 2,847-square-foot drive-thru building is occupied by Original Chop Shop, a Scottsdale-based fast-casual eatery with 27 locations across Arizona, Texas and Georgia. The restaurant will remain in operation following the sale. Mark Ruble, Chris Lind and Zack House of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller and procured the buyer, a California-based investor.
CHICAGO — Cushman & Wakefield and JLL have brokered the sale of a two-property self-storage portfolio in Chicago. The brokerage firms represented the seller, Self Storage 1. Etude Storage Capital purchased the portfolio, which comprises 2,043 units across 150,216 square feet in the Lincoln Park/Bucktown and Wrigleyville/Lakeview neighborhoods. Cushman & Wakefield’s Greg Wells, Mike Mele, Luke Elliott and Ross Bailey partnered with JLL’s Steve Mellon, Brian Somoza, Dan Reynolds and Tom Kirschbraun. The portfolio offers immediate scale and operating efficiencies, along with upside through continued lease-up, rental rate optimization and unit mix refinement, according to a release.
ROSSFORD, OHIO — Colliers has negotiated the sale of Innovation Industrial Park Building 2, a 208,000-square-foot industrial facility in Rossford near Toledo. Alex Cantu, Alex Davenport, Jeff Devine, Steve Disse, Tyler Ziebel, Tim Breckner and Conor Toomey of Colliers represented the seller, Scannell Properties. Glen Una Management Co. was the buyer. Delivered in 2022, the property is fully leased to Logos Logistics, Norplas Industries Inc. and Grabber Construction Products. The rear-load facility features a clear height of 32 feet, 24 dock-high doors, two drive-in doors, a 130-foot truck court and 58 trailer parking stalls.
EVANSTON, ILL. — Skender has broken ground on Mt. Pisgah Apartments, a 33-unit affordable housing development in Evanston. The project, led by Housing Opportunity Development Corp. (HODC) in partnership with Skender, Mt. Pisgah Ministries and the City of Evanston, will transform the current church site at 1813 Church St. The one-, two- and three-bedroom units will be reserved for households earning up to 60 percent of the area median income. The development will also include 2,250 square feet of ground-floor commercial space, shared community amenities and energy-efficient building features. Mt. Pisgah Apartments will remain under the long-term ownership and management of HODC. Cordogan, Clark & Associates Inc. is the architect. Financing partners include the Illinois Housing Development Authority, City of Evanston, Clocktower Tax Credits, Housing Authority of Cook County, National Equity Fund, Wintrust Village Bank & Trust and ComEd.
GURNEE, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $3.4 million sale of a 10,000-square-foot medical office building leased to Aurora Health Care in Gurnee. The Class A property was built in 2005. Aurora Health Care offers dermatology, family medicine and internal medicine services at the facility. Frank Roti and Brett Rodgers of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private entity. Brian Munn of Marcus & Millichap procured the East Coast-based buyer, which completed a 1031 exchange.