FAIRFIELD, OHIO — Pacific Manufacturing has expanded in Fairfield, a northern suburb of Cincinnati, by purchasing a building on its campus that doubles its square footage. The expansion includes investment in new machinery and equipment and will create 96 new jobs and add $4.7 million in annual payroll to its existing workforce of over 860 employees. The company’s presence in southwest Ohio has grown to more than 1 million square feet — owned and leased — across five buildings totaling 60 acres. Pacific Manufacturing, with its parent company based in Ogaki City, Japan, has been located in Fairfield since 1990. A supplier to the automotive industry, the company specializes in producing precision metal and plastic stamping components. The Ohio campus represents the company’s largest facility outside of Japan and is the second-largest manufacturing enterprise in Fairfield. The Fairfield City Council approved an incentive package for Pacific Manufacturing’s expansion and investment in the community. In addition, the State of Ohio approved a Job Creation Tax Credit. JobsOhio plans to offer assistance, which will be made public after a final agreement is executed.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Fulton Bank has provided a construction loan of an undisclosed amount for Phase I of Liberty Storage Center, a 795-unit project in Jersey City. The six-story facility will be located at 300 Thomas McGovern Drive and will span 103,500 net rentable square feet of climate-controlled space. Michael Klein, Jon Mikula and Ryan Carroll of JLL placed the loan with Fulton Bank on behalf of the borrower, locally based developer Tulfra Real Estate. Liberty Storage Center will ultimately feature 260,000 net rentable square feet of product that will be developed in three phases. Public Storage will be the operator.
WICHITA, KAN. — BWE has arranged $13.2 million in financing for Iron Horse Building 1, a Class A industrial building totaling more than 200,000 square feet in Wichita. The property is located within the Iron Horse Manufacturing Park and is fully leased to AGCO Corp., an agricultural machinery and precision technology company. Dan Rosenberg, Tim Caffrey and Logan Petersmeyer of BWE arranged the loan on behalf of a Kansas City-based developer through a life insurance company.
AUBURN HILLS, MICH. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $7.4 million sale of a 68,839-square-foot office building in Auburn Hills that is leased to Teijin Automotive. Built in 1989, the property is located at 255 Rex Blvd. on five acres just off I-75. The building has served as the corporate headquarters for Teijin Automotive Technologies, with a corporate guarantee from Teijin Limited, a Japanese chemical, pharmaceutical and information technology company, since 2014. The company recently renewed its lease for another 10 years. John Godwin and Melissa Mann of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed buyer and seller.
ADA, MICH. — Concierge Medicine of West Michigan has opened a 3,200-square-foot office at 6741 E. Fulton St. in Ada. Founded by family medicine physicians and twin sisters, Dr. Lara Baatenburg and Dr. Jana Baatenburg, the practice offers a membership-based healthcare model. Kaleb Antonides, Jordan Day and Hillary Taatjes Woznick of NAI Wisinski of West Michigan assisted the tenant in leasing and build-out of the space.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $17 million sale of an 11,183-square-foot retail condominium located at 2688 Broadway in Manhattan. The space comprises 8,158 square feet on the ground floor and 3,025 square feet on the lower level and is leased to CVS Health Corp., which has 15 years remaining on the lease. Andrew Berry and Charlie Gravina of Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer, French investment firm Corum Asset Management, in the transaction. The seller was not disclosed.
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Locally based design-build firm TRIA has completed the build-out of a 50,000-square-foot life sciences space in Cambridge, located across the Charles River from Boston. The space is a build-to-suit for biopharmaceutical user Korro Bio, which develops therapies for patients with a range of diseases, and features a multitude of flexible workspaces, meeting and collaboration areas and designated lab facilities. The building is located at 60 First St. and is a redevelopment of a former Sears facility.
WAKEFIELD, MASS. — Boston-based Eastern Bank has signed a 51,751-square-foot office lease in Wakefield, a northern suburb of Boston. The space is located within the 155,000-square-foot building at 601 Edgewater Drive, which is part of a larger 1 million-square-foot campus known as The Edge. Newmark represented the landlord, Hobbs Brook Real Estate, in the lease negotiations. Cushman & Wakefield represented Eastern Bank, which plans to take occupancy in the third quarter of next year.
NEW YORK CITY — M&T Realty Capital Corp. has provided a $204.9 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of a 584-unit apartment tower in the Long Island City area of Queens. The 26-story building at 46-10 Center Blvd. houses studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom residences and one ground-floor retail space totaling 7,733 square feet. Amenities at the property include a fitness center, multiple lounge areas, coworking space and a rooftop terrace. The building is LEED certified. Michael Casey of M&T Realty Capital originated the debt on behalf of the borrower, locally based investment and development firm TF Cornerstone. The loan features a 35-year amortization schedule and full-term, interest-only payments. According to Casey, the loan underwriting offered the borrower “a very competitive structure.” M&T Realty Capital Corp., a Fannie Mae DUS lender, is a wholly owned subsidiary of M&T Bank that provides financing for multifamily properties, commercial income properties and healthcare facilities. In addition to apartments, TF Cornerstone owns more than 1 million square feet of retail space throughout New York City and 2.5 million square feet of office properties in Washington, D.C., and New York City, including Carnegie Hall Tower. — Kristin Harlow and Taylor Williams
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Multifamily, Industrial, Office Transaction Activity Trends Upward Amid Shifting Valuation Landscape
The spike in interest rates nearly three years ago brought investment sales to a virtual standstill, as deep disagreements over valuation between buyers and sellers dominated the market. While recent Federal Reserve cuts to the federal funds rate raised hope for a resurgence in transactions, ongoing volatility in the bond market, concerns about reemerging inflation and uncertainty over fiscal and monetary policy continued to weigh on a full-blown rebound in investment activity. The uncertain environment makes it difficult for investors to easily evaluate commercial property values, underscoring the importance of access to comprehensive, real-time data on transactions, market fundamentals and emerging trends, says Alex Hoenig, MAI, Midwest regional managing director at Apprise, Walker & Dunlop’s independent valuation firm. “Our understanding of current values for commercial real estate relies on transactions actually taking place, and sales velocity has started to inch back up,” reports Hoenig. “But there’s no question that there has been a lot of volatility in the market, which requires a local expert with access to a strong network and a constant pulse on market comparables.” Walker & Dunlop launched Apprise in 2020 to accelerate technology-driven solutions in the commercial real estate sector. Apprise serves owners and investors nationwide, …