WEST MILWAUKEE, WIS. — An affiliate of Phoenix Investors has purchased a 56-acre industrial campus totaling approximately 750,000 square feet in West Milwaukee. The property, located at 4701 W. Greenfield Ave., was previously owned by industrial giant Regal Rexnord. The campus, which is available for lease, features numerous dock doors, clear heights up to 47 feet, heavy power infrastructure and ample trailer and car parking. The nine buildings were constructed between 1920 and 1973. The site also has surplus land available for new residential and commercial development. Jeff Cartwright of First Financial Bank originated senior financing.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — PPR Capital Management (PPR) has acquired Infinity at Plaza West, a 224-unit multifamily property in Kansas City, for $33.6 million. The garden-style community is situated in close proximity to Country Club Plaza. The acquisition marks PPR’s second investment in metro Kansas City. The investment structure includes a total equity investment of $11.4 million, with PPR contributing $10.2 million as the primary equity partner. PPR worked alongside Aspen Funds as the general partner and Petra as co-general partner and onsite property manager. The financing includes a 3.9 percent loan assumption.
ROSEMONT, ILL. — Peak Construction Corp. is underway on EXP, a 25,170-square-foot entertainment development in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont. The venue will feature a rotating program of virtual, augmented and mixed reality immersive entertainment experiences with producer partner PHI Studio. Located in the city’s Pearl District, the project is slated for completion in the third quarter. The project team includes Gravity Architecture & Design LLC, Christopher B. Burke Engineering and Mackie Consultants.
ALEXANDRIA, VA. — Carr Properties has formed an equity joint venture with Barings for the development of 425 Montgomery Street, a $131 million project to transform a former office building into multifamily units in Alexandria, roughly seven miles south of Washington, D.C. The partnership subsequently received an $84 million construction loan from real estate investment firm Kennedy Wilson. Cushman & Wakefield served as advisor for both the equity and debt financings. The development site, located adjacent to Montgomery Park in the city’s Old Town Alexandria neighborhood, formerly housed a vacant office building. The eight-story, 250,000-square-foot project will feature 237 apartment units in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Amenities will include an outdoor pool and a resident lounge/amenity center, as well as a performing arts venue leased to CityDance. About one-third of the units will offer views of the Potomac River. Carr acquired the project site (formerly 901 N. Pitt St.) in spring 2024. Construction has commenced, and a groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for next month. The project is slated for completion by late 2026. “We look forward to partnering with Carr Properties on this exciting residential investment that we believe will benefit from several tailwinds, including the region’s strong …
MIDLAND AND ODESSA, TEXAS — Dallas-based investment firm AVAD Capital has purchased a portfolio of nine self-storage facilities totaling 5,180 units in the West Texas cities of Midland and Odessa. Utah-based REIT Extra Space Storage sold the portfolio, which totals 782,998 net rentable square feet. Steve Mellon, Brian Somoza, Adam Roossien and Matthew Wheeler of JLL represented Extra Space Storage in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed. Avid Storage, the buyer’s wholly owned subsidiary and operating brand, will operate the portfolio. John Bauman, Kris Lowe, Luke Rogers and Scott Cole, also with JLL, arranged an undisclosed amount of fixed-rate acquisition financing for the deal through 3650 Capital and Goldman Sachs.
CYPRESS, TEXAS — Trammell Crow Co. (TCC) has broken ground on a 628,012-square-foot industrial project in Cypress, a northwestern suburb of Houston, that represents the third and final phase of Weiser Business Park. Designed by Seeberger Architecture with construction to be handled by A&F General Contractors, Buildings 5 and 6 at Weiser Business Park will feature 36-foot clear heights, 54-foot-wide column spacing and ESFR sprinkler systems. Colliers is marketing the buildings for lease. Cadence Bank is financing Phase III. Weiser Business Park currently consists of four buildings totaling approximately 1 million square feet.
SAVANNAH, GA. — Barings and Charlotte-based Trinity Capital have broken ground on Phase II of Horizon 16 Industrial Park, a logistics park located at Jimmy Deloach Parkway and I-16 in Savannah. The second phase will span six buildings totaling 1.5 million square feet. Phase I of the park spans 1.1 million square feet across three buildings and is currently 74 percent leased to tenants including Ferguson and Harbor Freight. The design-build team for Phase II includes general contractor Evans and architectural firm Atlas. The co-developers have tapped William Lattimore of CBRE to lease the second phase of Horizon 16. Barings and Trinity Capital previously partnered to develop 85 Exchange, a 1.3 million-square-foot industrial park near Charlotte that is leased to tenants including Amazon.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Westwood Financial has acquired Eastway Square, a 130,156-square-foot, grocery-anchored shopping center located at the intersection of Eastway Drive and Central Avenue in Charlotte. The Los Angeles-based investor purchased the center for an undisclosed price. The seller was also not disclosed. Berkeley Capital Advisors brokered the sale. The property’s tenant roster includes Food Lion, Ross Dress for Less, America’s Best, Papa Johns Pizza, Subway, Wingstop, Rainbow, Dental Works, Hibbett Sports and Showmars. Eastway Square joins Westwood Financial’s existing portfolio of grocery-anchored shopping centers in Charlotte including Prosperity Village Square, Steele Creek Crossing, Steelecroft Shopping Center and The Arbors at Mallard Creek.
DALLAS — CBRE has brokered the sale of Villa Ladera, a 184-unit apartment complex in East Dallas. Built in 1972, Villa Ladera is a gated, pet-friendly community that offers one- and two-bedroom units as well as onsite laundry facilities. Chris Deuillet and Matthew Pastrano of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction and procured the buyer, Blue Ocean Real Estate. Josh Berde, Andrew Woertendyke and Peyton Chur, also with CBRE, arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for the deal through an unnamed lender.
ATLANTA — Workspace Property Trust has signed Hyundai Capital America to a 45,000-square-foot office lease at 4100 Wildwood Parkway, a 100,000-square-foot office building located within the Wildwood Office Park in Atlanta’s Cumberland-Galleria submarket. Hyundai Capital America, the finance and loan partner of Hyundai, Kia and Genesis car brands, previously operated a call center out of this location. 4100 Wildwood Parkway features offices, onsite conference facilities, kitchens and recreational areas. Kirk Anders of Anders Commercial Properties and Bob Gibbons of REATA Commercial Realty represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Wes Rudes represented Workspace on an internal basis.