AURORA, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $3.4 million sale of a six-suite retail strip center in Aurora. The 12,684-square-foot property was fully occupied at the time of sale to local restaurants, healthcare providers and technology retailers. Built in 2010, the asset is located at 5 N. Root St. Coult Greenwell and Mitchell Kiven of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor based in the western Chicago suburbs. The duo also procured the buyer, a private investor who is in the process of growing a portfolio of neighborhood retail centers.
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BIRMINGHAM, MICH. — Colliers has arranged the sale of a 20,000-square-foot office building in Birmingham, a northern suburb of Detroit. The sales price was undisclosed. Kalasho Management, a property management company, purchased the building and plans to make major renovations. Taunt Law Firm previously occupied the property for many decades. Gary Grochowski and Bryan Barnas of Colliers represented the buyer and seller.
ROSEVILLE, MINN. — Realterm has acquired a 6.3-acre industrial outdoor storage facility in the Minneapolis suburb of Roseville for an undisclosed price. Developed in 2021, the Class A property at 2340 Rose Place West features five oversized drive-in doors, four dock-high loading positions and a two-story, 7,300-square-foot office component. The site is fully leased to an asset-light freight and logistics company that provides services across the United States and Canada. Chris Weirens of Transwestern facilitated the transaction and represented the undisclosed seller. The transaction marks Realterm’s third acquisition in the region.
IRVING, TEXAS — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of Valley View Business Center, a 414,871-square-foot distribution center in Irving. The property, which is located just south of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, was completed in 2009 and was fully leased to two tenants at the time of sale. Building features include 30-foot clear heights and four points of ingress/egress. Jim Carpenter, Jud Clements, Robby Rieke and Trevor Berry of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, a fund backed by Brookfield Asset Management, in the transaction. The buyer was Boston-based Longpoint Partners.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Dallas-based developer StreetLights Residential has delivered The Maris, a 276-unit multifamily project in Austin’s Lakeline neighborhood that represents Phase IV of the Presidio development. Phase I (The Michael) and Phase II (The Elizabeth) were completed in 2016 and 2019, respectively. Phase III, The Asher, opened in 2023. The Maris features studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans ranging in size from 517 to 1,684 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, coworking spaces and a game room. SLR Construction served as general contractor for The Maris, construction of which began in October 2022. Monthly rental rates at the property range from $1,241 to $3,815, according to Apartments.com.
VENUS, TEXAS — MAG Capital Partners has completed a 48,000-square-foot industrial expansion project in Venus, located south of Fort Worth, for Hughes Tank Co., which manufactures fuel tanks for above-ground and underground storage facilities. The facility now totals 140,110 square feet, allowing Hughes Tank to increase its output and offer new product lines. MAG Capital Partners purchased Hughes Tank along with its existing 92,110-square-foot, 39-acre facility in June 2023.
HOUSTON — A partnership between two local developers, Radom Capital and MetroNational, will undertake a 35,000-square-foot retail redevelopment project in Houston. The project will convert a former warehouse located at 1085 Gessner Road in the Memorial City area into a facility with service retail and food-and-beverage spaces, as well as communal gathering areas. Michael Hsu Office of Architecture is designing the project, which will be known as Greenside. Construction is set to begin in the spring.
DALLAS — Compatriot Capital, THE real estate investment subsidiary of Dallas-based Sammons Enterprises Inc., has signed a 13,000-square-foot office lease in North Dallas. Compatriot will occupy an entire floor at The Douglas, a 13-story building within Preston Center, beginning later this year. Conor McCarthy, Scott Hage and Larry Toon of JLL represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Burson Holman and Elizabeth Fortado represented the landlord, Granite Properties, on an internal basis.
NEW YORK CITY — JLL has arranged the $290 million recapitalization of 505 State Street, a 440-unit apartment building located in downtown Brooklyn. Completed earlier this year, the building offers one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments with an average size of 659 square feet, as well as 28,752 square feet of retail space. Amenities include a fitness center, yoga studio, rooftop pool, communal lounges, a screening room and dedicated workspaces. Details on any changes in the equity component of the capital stack were not disclosed, but the transaction did include the origination of a five-year, fixed-rate senior loan through insurance giant New York Life. Christopher Peck, Peter Rotchford and Nicco Lupo of JLL arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Alloy Development.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — TYKO Capital has provided a $245 million construction loan for The Greyson, a 622-unit multifamily project in Jersey City. The Greyson will be a 28-story building in the city’s Journal Square neighborhood that will offer studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. The property will also house 44,551 square feet of office space and 2,965 square feet of retail space. Amenities will include a rooftop pool, fitness center, virtual reality and sports rooms and other communal gathering spaces. Keith Kurland, Aaron Appel, Jonathan Schwartz, Adam Schwartz, Jordan Casella and William Herring of Walker & Dunlop arranged the loan on behalf of the developer, Nasser Freres.