CHICAGO — Rhaeos has relocated and expanded its headquarters and laboratory to a 7,344-square-foot space at Fulton Labs in Chicago. Trammell Crow Co. (TCC) owns the life sciences campus. Rhaeos, a clinical-stage medical device technology company, occupies space within a lab-ready graduation suite on the fifth floor of 400 North Aberdeen. The company’s previous headquarters was in Evanston, Ill. Born out of the Rogers Research Group at Northwestern University, Rhaeos is developing noninvasive wearable flow sensors for various chronic medical conditions for hospital and home use, starting with hydrocephalus. Dan Lyne of CBRE represented TCC, while Andria Winters and James Otto of CBRE represented Rhaeos. Additional tenants at 400 North Aberdeen include Portal Innovations, Mattiq, the Chan-Zuckerberg BioHub, the Chicagoland Climate Investment Alliance and the Illinois Institute of Technology.
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LITTLE ELM, TEXAS — Kroger has purchased 14 acres at the corner of U.S. Highway 380 and FM 2931 in Little Elm, located north of Fort Worth, with plans to open a new store. The deal follows last year’s announcement of developer Weber & Co. buying 22 acres at the same intersection for a 225,000-square-foot, Target anchored retail center that will be known as Bates Towne Crossing. Edward Bogel, Ryan Turner and David Davidson Jr. of Davidson Bogel Real Estate represented Kroger in the land acquisition. Stewart Flowers internally represented the locally based seller, Dollar-Flowers Realty Partners. A timeline for opening was not disclosed.
BLOOMINGTON, ILL. — SVN Core 3 has brokered the sale of a fully leased office property at 205 N. Williamsburg Drive in Bloomington for $1.1 million. The asset features five units totaling 11,311 square feet along with a dedicated parking lot. Carrie Tinucci-Troll of SVN Core 3 represented both the buyer, Good Cos. Properties LLC, and the seller, Core-Williamsburg LLC. Both entities are based in Bloomington.
HOUSTON — Partners Real Estate has negotiated a 164,640-square-foot industrial lease within Cedar Port Industrial Park in southeast Houston. The tenant, German freight and forwarding operator deugro, will occupy the entirety of the cross-dock building at 2828 FM 1405, which sits on 47 acres and features 214 doors and 1,000 trailer positions. Gray Gilbert and Chris Haro of Partners represented the landlord, Illinois-based Dayton Street Partners, in the lease negotiations. Zane Carman, also with Partners represented the tenant.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — UMC Energy Solutions has signed a 25,898-square-foot industrial lease in North Fort Worth. The provider of oil and gas production systems is taking space at Sylvania Industrial Park, a 64-acre, rail-served development that spans 890,000 square feet. Vic Meyer, Trey Goodspeed and Carter Sells of Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Todd Hubbard of NAI Robert Lynn represented the landlord, CanTex Capital.
WALDWICK, N.J. — Locally based investment firm Invel Capital has acquired Waldwick Station, a 111-unit apartment complex in Northern New Jersey, for $39 million. Built in 2017, Waldwick Station features one- and two-bedroom units and roughly 1,000 square feet of retail space that is leased to a café/creperie. Amenities include a rooftop terrace, fitness center and a resident lounge. Brian Whitmer, Niko Nicolaou and Ryan Dowd of Cushman & Wakefield brokered the off-market deal. The seller was not disclosed. Michael Klein, Gerard Quinn and John Cumming of JLL arranged acquisition financing through an undisclosed lender on behalf of Invel Capital. Ben Schlegel and Paul McCormick of Ariel Property Advisors arranged $9 million in joint venture equity for the deal through an undisclosed partner.
SOUTHBRIDGE, MASS. — Regional brokerage firm Chozick Realty has arranged the $11.1 million sale of Southbridge Fair, a 113,500-square-foot shopping center located along the Massachusetts-Connecticut border. Big Y World Class Market anchors the center, which was originally built on 13 acres in 1972 and renovated in 1996. The center was fully leased at the time of sale, and other tenants include Advance Auto Parts, Aubuchon Hardware, McDonald’s, Family Dollar and Great Clips. Tom Boyle of Chozick Realty represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
CALVERTON, N.Y. — Corniche Capital, a New York-based real estate investment and private equity firm, has purchased a 189,631-square-foot industrial property in the Long Island hamlet of Calverton. The sales price was $15.2 million. The site at 901-931 Burman Blvd. spans 20 acres and can support future expansion, and the building features a clear height of 48 feet, oversized drive-in doors and ample outdoor storage space. JLL represented the seller, KABR Group, in the transaction.
MELVILLE, N.Y. — The Long Island Board of Realtors has signed a 24,585-square-foot office lease in Melville, about 25 miles east of Queens. The lease term is 15 years. The space is located on the third floor of the building at 1305 Walt Whitman Road, which according to LoopNet Inc. was originally built in 1955 and totals 165,310 square feet. Harvey Kolin of Corporate Commercial Realty LLC represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Tim Parlante and Andrew Wiener internally represented the landlord, The Feil Organization.
WESTFIELD, N.J. — REDCOM Design & Construction has completed a 22-unit supportive housing project in Westfield, about 25 miles southwest of Manhattan. The building at 1003 N. Avenue W houses one-bedroom units that are reserved for formerly homeless and at-risk veterans, who as residents will have access to mental health and career training services. REDCOM partnered with The Foundation for Sustainable Veteran Housing and American Legion on the project, with the Westfield chapter of the latter entity being the owner.