QUAKERTOWN, PA. — CBRE has negotiated the $5.7 million sale of two industrial buildings totaling 165,175 square feet in Quakertown, about 50 miles north of Philadelphia. The interconnected buildings sit on an 8.1-acre site in the downtown area and were originally constructed in the late 1800s by the Quakertown Electric Light Co. Steve Marzullo, Adam Silverman and Dale Lewis of CBRE represented the seller, a division of Mativ Holdings, in the deal and procured the buyer, Pennsylvania-based Coleman Investment Properties.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Cavender’s, a Texas-based Western clothing store, has acquired a former Walgreen’s building at Oracle Wetmore Shopping Center in Tucson from Tucson Arizona Partners for $3.7 million. Located at 4220 N. Oracle Road, the 14,875-square-foot store will be the first Cavender’s location in the Tucson market. Aaron LaPrise of Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR represented the seller, while Neil Board and Noah Anastassatos of Western Retail Advisors represented the buyer in the deal.
SOUTH YARMOUTH, MASS. — JLL has brokered the sale of Parker Beach Lodge, a 50-room hotel located in the Cape Cod community of South Yarmouth. The hotel, which was renovated between 2021 and 2022, includes two suites and offers amenities such as an outdoor pool and a swim/gift shop. Alan Suzuki, Matthew Enright and Emily Zhang of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The new ownership has tapped Jamsan Hotel Management to oversee operations.
NEW YORK CITY — Rockella has signed a 15-year, 16,243-square-foot office lease at 520 Eighth Ave. in Midtown Manhattan. The provider of creative office and artistic workspaces will move into its space on the 24th floor of the 26-story, 860,000-square-foot building, which was originally constructed in 1926, later this spring. Matthew Mandell represented the landlord, GFP Real Estate, in the lease negotiations on an internal basis. Michael Joseph and Aidan Campbell of Colliers represented the tenant.
LINCOLN, NEB. — The Annex Group has unveiled plans to build Central at South Haymarket, a 175-unit affordable housing community in Lincoln. The five-story property will consist of one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units that will be reserved for households whose income level is 50 to 70 percent of the area median income. The nearly $55 million project, which is being built in an area that is currently a parking garage, is slated to open at the end of 2026. Central at South Haymarket will feature amenities such as a community room, fitness center, business center, playground, community gardens, outdoor pet area and grilling area. Partners on the project include BVH Architecture, REGA Engineering, the City of Lincoln, Impact Housing Indiana Corp. and KeyBank’s debt and equity teams, which provided more than $20 million in total equity, over $22 million in permanent debt financing and more than $40 million in construction financing. Key Bank Capital Markets was the bond underwriter on $26 million in bonds issued by Nebraska Investment Finance Authority. The City of Lincoln issued a 20-year tax-increment financing along with parking rights provided in surrounding city-owned lots and garages to help make the project financially feasible. The project …
VERNON HILLS, ILL. — PREMIER Design + Build Group has completed the new headquarters for Heathrow Scientific, a producer of laboratory supplies and instruments. The 113,000-square-foot facility in the Chicago suburb of Vernon Hills will serve as the central hub for the company’s manufacturing, laboratory and office operations. Following the demolition of an existing structure, PREMIER constructed the two-story building that features a large laboratory space dedicated to product design and quality control as well as an outdoor dining area. The project also includes 12 dock positions and two drive-in doors.
MINNEAPOLIS — Law firm Messerli Kramer has signed a full-floor office lease at 50 South Sixth, a 29-story office building in the central business district of Minneapolis. The firm, which plans to occupy the space in the third quarter, is upgrading its facilities. Trinette Wacker and Reed Christianson of Transwestern Real Estate Services represented the owner, Mapletree Investments. Transwestern also manages the building, which opened in 2001. David Buyse and Rory Johnson of Corporate Tenant Advisors represented Messerli Kramer.
BUFFALO GROVE, ILL. — Lee & Associates of Illinois has negotiated the $4.2 million sale of a 51,088-square-foot industrial building in the Chicago suburb of Buffalo Grove. The property is located at 901 Deerfield Parkway. Tom Boyle of Lee & Associates represented the buyer, Paragon Micro Inc. Rick Hiton of Hiton & Associates represented the seller, Awaken CTTE LLC.
FARMINGTON HILLS, MICH. — Bernard Financial Group (BFG) has arranged a $2.8 million loan for the refinancing of Botsford Place Terrace Apartments in the Detroit suburb of Farmington Hills. The multifamily property features 98 units. David Ruff of BFG arranged the loan with Genisys Credit Union on behalf of the borrower, Botsford Place Terrace Apartments LLC.
MIAMI — Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has signed on to anchor Wynwood Plaza, a 1 million-square-foot mixed-use campus nearing completion in Miami’s Wynwood Arts District. The Seattle-based e-commerce giant will occupy 50,333 square feet within the development’s 12-story office tower that is set to deliver in the coming months. The landlords in the lease transaction are New York City-based L&L Holding Co. and Oak Row Equities, which has offices in New York City and Miami. The partners are co-developing Wynwood Plaza with Shorenstein Investment Advisors and investment partner Claure Group, which will also be a tenant in the building. The office tower will span 266,000 square feet and include an array of indoor and outdoor amenities, including an amenity hub on the second floor that will feature a fitness club with high-end equipment, showers and lockers, as well as a golf simulator and conference rooms. Other features of the tower include floor-to-ceiling windows, private tenant terraces and an expansive lobby. Office tenants will have direct access to Wynwood Plaza’s onsite parking garage and ground-level restaurants and shops, as well as a landscaped courtyard and a shaded rooftop area with flexible seating arrangements. Amazon will join other committed office tenants including Claure …