FRANKLIN PARK, ILL. — Colliers International has arranged a 55,251-square-foot, long-term flex lease for Tax Air Freight. The 142,447-square-foot building is located at 10700 Waveland Ave. in Franklin Park, a northwest suburb of Chicago. Tax Air Freight will join two other tenants and will bring the facility to 100 percent occupancy. The building is situated on 8.2 acres and offers immediate access to I-294. Tax Air Freight’s facility includes 3,500 square feet of office space, 23 dock positions, 27 trailer stalls and room for 14 truck-parking stalls. Tax Air Freight will occupy the space starting March 2016. Tom Rodeno of Colliers International represented Tax Air Freight in the transaction. Jim Estus of Colliers International represented the landlord, CenterPoint Properties.
CAHOKIA, ILL. — The Kase Group has arranged the $5.25 million sale of Camp Jackson, a 108,979-square-foot shopping center located in Cahokia, five miles south of St. Louis. Jeff Gates of The Kase Group’s San Francisco office worked on behalf of the seller and procured the buyer, both undisclosed private investors, in the transaction. The 76 percent occupied center is home to tenants including Schnucks, Dollar General, Rent A Center, AutoZone, H&R Block, Cricket Wireless, Little Caesars and Mission Thrift.
ANN ARBOR, MICH. — Signature Associates has brokered the sale of a 23,000-square-foot industrial property in Ann Arbor. CSFB 2005-C6 Highland Industrial LLC sold the building located at 4260 Varsity Drive to Budget Truck Lease LLC for an undisclosed price. Jay Chavey of Signature Associates represented the seller in the transaction. Cody Bowlds of Sperry Van Ness/Stewart Commercial represented the buyer.
ALLENTOWN, PA. — The Waterfront Development Co. has broken ground for a $400 million mixed-use development along the western banks of the Lehigh River in Allentown. Spanning 26 acres, the project will include six office buildings, including the 157,498-square-foot 615 Waterfront Drive and the 131,457-square-foot 645 Waterfront Drive; three residential complexes, totaling 425 market-rate apartments; three parking structures; a main street and half-mile River Walk. Additionally, each of the 12 new buildings will offer retail and restaurant space. The development company comprises Jaindl Properties LLC, Dunn Twiggar Company LLC and Michael Dunn Co. LTD. Site-wide infrastructure is slated to take approximately 18 months, though building construction will be phased in and begin at any time during that timeframe. The project is expected to take approximately eight years for full build-out.
NEW YORK CITY — Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corp. has unveiled its plans for Building 77, a $140 million renovation of a 1 million-square-foot industrial building at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The repositioned property will feature a ground-floor public food hall, space for food manufacturing and a collaboration hub for the growing base of businesses in the area. Upon completion, the renovated building will increase overall employment at the Yard by more than 40 percent, creating 3,000 manufacturing and innovation jobs. Completion is slated for early 2017.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — First Niagara Financial Group Inc. has provided a $6.4 million construction loan to Conifer Realty LLC for the development of Market Apartments at Corpus Christi. Located on East Main Street in Rochester’s Market neighborhood, the affordable housing development, which is tailored for local artists, will feature 42 energy-efficient apartments, including one- and two-bedroom units; art studio and work space; and plans to add a rehearsal space for musicians in a neighboring building. Additionally, the property is located within walking distance to public transportation and retailers. Conifer-LeChase Construction, a partnership between Conifer and LeChase Construction Services, is serving as general contractor for the project.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of a mixed-use property located at 1481 York Ave. on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. The five-story building sold for $7.3 million, or $980 per square foot, in an all-cash transaction. The 7,500-square-foot property features one commercial unit and eight apartments, of which five are free market and three are rent stabilized. The five free-market units were delivered vacant. The property also offers 11,250 square feet of unused air rights. Thomas Gammino Jr. and Brett Weisblum of Cushman & Wakefield negotiated the transaction. The names of the buyer and seller were not released.
TEANECK, N.J. — CBRE Group Inc. has brokered the sale of a former data center, located at 1500 Queen Anne Road in Teaneck. The fully fenced, 55,000-square-foot center features three buildings and electric gates on more than three well-landscaped acres sold for an undisclosed sum. After being vacant for approximately eight years, the property will be repositioned as He’atid Yeshivat Day School, which is slated to open in January 2016. The repositioning will include rehabilitation of the existing buildings, construction of an additional floor to one building and the creation of 20 classrooms at the site. Elli Klapper, Charles Berger and Bill Hassan of CBRE represented both parties in the transaction. The names of the seller and buyer were not released.
DALLAS — Buchanan Street Partners has acquired Tollway Plaza, an office property located at 15950 and 16000 N. Dallas Parkway in Dallas. This is Buchanan Street’s third purchase in the greater Dallas area this year. Tollway Plaza is a LEED-certified property consisting of two eight-story buildings totaling 370,073 square feet. Onsite amenities include a fitness center, conference facility and café. Buchanan Street is planning upgrades to Tollway Plaza’s campus lobbies, elevators and restrooms to match the design of the property exteriors. Tollway Plaza is located in the Dallas North Tollway submarket and was 95 percent leased at the time of the sale to tenants such as Travis Wolff LLP, Axxess Technology Solutions, HQ Global and Stewart Title. Tommy Nelson, Shannon Brown and Kenzie Killgore of CBRE will handle leasing for Tollway Plaza. HFF’s Dallas investment sales team represented the seller, which was unnamed. Buchanan Street Partners represented itself.
MONTGOMERY, ALA. — New York Life Real Estate Investors has provided a $58 million loan on behalf of institutional investors for The Shoppes at EastChase in Montgomery. The 389,084-square-foot power retail center is leased to tenants including AT&T Wireless, Banana Republic, Dillard’s, Earth Fare Organic Grocer, Kohl’s, LOFT, Moe’s Southwest Grill, Motherhood Maternity, PetSmart and Target. Phillip Cox and Bill Mattice of Grandbridge Real Estate Capital’s Greenville, S.C., office arranged the loan through New York Life. The 10-year loan featured a fixed interest rate.