JEFFERSON, GA. — Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has brokered the $7.6 million sale of Ole Mill Village, a 27,943-square-foot retail strip center located at 914-948 Lee St. in Jefferson, about 60 miles northeast of Atlanta. Built in 2014 and expanded in 2023, the unanchored retail property was fully leased at the time of sale. Jeff Enck of Matthews represented the seller, a privately held partnership based in Georgia, in the transaction. The buyer was also an investment group based in Georgia. Both parties requested anonymity.
UXBRIDGE, MASS. — Boston-based investment firm Rockpoint has purchased a 607,000-square-foot industrial property in Uxbridge, located in southern-central Massachusetts, for $120 million. Completed in 2023, Uxbridge Distribution Center sits on 70 acres and features a clear height of 40 feet, 125 loading docks and four drive-in doors. The property was 73 percent leased at the time of sale, with an undisclosed medical equipment wholesaler serving as the anchor tenant via a 443,413-square-foot lease. Michael Restivo and David Coffman led a JLL team that represented the seller, a partnership between Scannell Properties and a fund advised by Crow Holdings Capital, in the transaction. Riaz Cassum and Andrew Gray, also with JLL, arranged a five-year, fixed-rate acquisition loan for the deal on behalf of Rockpoint. Affiliates of global private equity firm KKR provided the debt.
ABERDEEN, N.J. — JLL has brokered the $57 million sale of The Forge at Glassworks, a 170-unit apartment complex located in the Northern New Jersey community of Aberdeen, for $57 million. Built in 2017, the garden-style, market-rate property offers one- and two-bedroom apartments as well as three-bedroom townhomes. The average unit size is 1,077 square feet. Amenities include a resident clubroom, pool, fitness center with yoga studios, game room and multiple outdoor gathering spaces. Jose Cruz, Michael Oliver, Steve Simonelli, Elizabeth DeVesty and Austin Pierce of JLL represented the seller, Ingerman Group, in the transaction and procured the buyer, multifamily development and investment firm Beachwold Residential.
PEABODY, MASS. — A partnership between Utah-based developer PEG Cos., Houston-based McNair Interests and Simon Property Group has broken ground on a 142-room hotel in Peabody, located northeast of Boston. The hotel will be situated on a 2.7-acre site within Northshore Mall, which Simon owns, and will be operated under the Residence Inn by Marriott brand. Amenities will include a fitness center, indoor pool and a conference room. The project team also includes DesignCell Architecture, civil engineer R.J. O’Connell & Associates and general contractor Callahan Construction. Completion is slated for fall 2026.
ALBANY, N.Y. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the $23.8 million sale of a 65,000-square-foot grocery store in Albany. Market 32, which is part of the Price Chopper Supermarkets family of brands, occupies and recently extended its lease at the building, which was previously home to ShopRite. Jim Koury and Brad Nathanson of IPA represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
MADISON, N.J. — Saiber Law has signed a 34,390-square-foot office lease in the Northern New Jersey community of Madison. The law firm is relocating from nearby Florham Park to Giralda Farms, a 1.3 million-square-foot corporate campus. Richard Baumstein and Edward Duenas of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Joshua Cohen and Bill Brown, also with Cushman & Wakefield, represented the landlord, a partnership between Bergman Real Estate Group and Eightfold Real Estate Capital.
ST. LOUIS — St. Louis-based nonprofit Gateway Arch Park Foundation has selected The Cordish Companies to redevelop the Millennium Hotel property, located at 200 S. 4th St. adjacent to the St. Louis Gateway Arch. The downtown site has stood vacant since 2014. In November 2024, the foundation issued a request for development proposals, just months after it announced that it was under contract to purchase the Millennium Hotel site. The request for proposals (RFP) allowed for either adaptive reuse of the structures on the property or demolition of the existing buildings. The three qualified responses to the RFP all called for demolition. Cordish’s nearly $670 million preliminary plan integrates 1.3 million square feet of residential, office, commercial, cultural and public spaces. Key proposed elements include upscale residential, Class A office space, public spaces, an amphitheater, food hall, event space, a potential home for Gateway Arch National Park’s archives, enhanced streetscapes, pedestrian-friendly spaces, landscaping and art installations. The redevelopment plan is scheduled for review during the Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority board meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 25.
CHICAGO — Lument has provided $110.8 million in Fannie Mae loans for the refinancing of a six-property multifamily portfolio in Chicago. The loans refinance existing bank debt for the borrower, BJB Properties, a Chicago-based owner-operator that owns and manages over 70 communities. Evan Hom of Lument led the transaction. All loans feature fixed interest rates, 10-year terms and 35-year amortization schedules. The properties total 769 units and are located in the Near North Side, the Loop, Rogers Park and Lincoln Park. Approximately half of the units are affordable to renters earning up to 80 percent of the area median income. All of the communities average nearly 100 percent occupancy.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Reynolds Asset Management, in partnership with the Slabotsky Family Office, has purchased The Commons at Water’s Edge in Columbus with plans to invest over $10 million to overhaul the property. The 432-unit multifamily community features a mix of one- and two-bedroom units. Renovations are expected to begin immediately and continue through 2026. George Skaff, Carter Stephens and Julie Mickley of Newmark brokered the sale, while Henry Stimler and Ricky Warner of Newmark procured the debt.
CRYSTAL LAKE, ILL. — McShane Construction Co. has completed Redwood Crystal Lake, a 124-unit, single-story apartment property in the Chicago suburb of Crystal Lake. Redwood Living Inc. is the developer. Designed by Mann Parsons Gray Architects, the community integrates 25 townhome-style buildings with four to six units each. Each of the two-bedroom units feature an attached two-car garage and patio. Amenities include designated green spaces, pet waste stations and designated guest parking.