LANGHORNE, PA. — Locally based brokerage firm Roddy Inc. has negotiated a 20,160-square-foot industrial lease at 181 Wheeler Court in Langhorne, a northeastern suburb of Philadelphia. The 100,055-square-foot building sits on 7.4 acres near I-95, the Pennsylvania Turnpike and the New Jersey Turnpike. Sean Durkin of Roddy Inc. represented the tenant, Vintage Imports, in the lease negotiations. Andrew McGhee of Colliers represented the landlord, an affiliate of Los Angeles-based Ares Management Corp.
CHICAGO — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has negotiated the sale of Marketplace at Six Corners, a 116,941-square-foot shopping center in Chicago. Newmark Merrill purchased the asset for an undisclosed price. Anchor tenants include Jewel-Osco, Marshalls, PetSmart and Famous Footwear. Rick Drogosz of Mid-America represented the seller, IRC Retail Centers/DRA Advisors. The property was managed by Pine Tree.
ELK RIVER, MINN. — CBRE has brokered the sale of Granite Shores in the Minneapolis suburb of Elk River for $12.6 million. The 67-unit multifamily property is located at 633 Main St. NW. The asset was originally built as condominiums in 2008 and later converted into a rental property in 2011. Granite Shores features one- and two-bedroom floor plans averaging 996 square feet and an additional 9,803 square feet of ground-floor commercial space. Amenities include a fitness center, pet washing station, community room and outdoor deck. Keith Collins, Ted Abramson, Abe Appert and Drew Rafshol of CBRE represented the seller, Granite Shores LLC. Gary Hegenes was the buyer.
CARSON CITY, NEV. — Dwight Mortgage Trust, an affiliate REIT of Dwight Capital, has closed a $30.2 million bridge refinance for The Marlette, a garden-style multifamily community in Carson City, south of Reno along Lake Tahoe. Fident Capital brokered this transaction on behalf of the borrower, Kingsbarns Realty Capital. Completed in 2023, The Marlette features 140 apartments spread across 10 two-story buildings on six acres. Community amenities include a clubhouse, pool, spa, fitness center, dog park, pet spa, community park and grilling stations. The loan proceeds will be used to refinance existing debt, cover final construction costs and fund an operating reserve to facilitate lease-up.
NEW YORK CITY — Newmark has arranged an 11,232-square-foot office lease at 461 Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and completed in 1988, the building rises 28 stories and totals roughly 200,000 square feet. The lease term is 10 years, and the space spans the entire sixth floor. Brian Waterman, Scott Klau, David Waterman and Kevin Sullivan of Newmark represented the landlord, SL Green, in the lease negotiations. Ron LoRusso, Harley Dalton and Samantha Perlman of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant, investment management firm Lingotto US.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Alston Construction has completed Castings Commerce Park, a three-building speculative industrial park developed on the site of the former Columbus Castings steel foundry. The project team included developer and owner Stonemont Financial and architect and interior designer Ware Malcomb. The project totals 862,000 square feet with 171 loading positions. The 71-acre site once served as the largest steel foundry in North America, according to Ware Malcomb, which designed office uses into each of the buildings.
SAN DIEGO — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of The Arte Building, a mixed-use property in San Diego. Salwan Komo acquired the property from 1111 6th Ave LLC for $7.8 million. The seller operated its coworking business, Expansive, at the 70,602-square-foot building. At the time of sale, Expansive leased back approximately 35,000 square feet, resulting in the property being 80 percent occupied. Ross Sanchez and Nick Totah of Marcus & Millichap’s San Diego downtown office represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. Located at 1111 Sixth Ave., The Arte Building was built in 1913 and extensively renovated in 2017. Amenities at the property include subterranean parking, a rooftop lounge, indoor lounge areas, conference rooms, phone booths and a game room.
DENVER — Kaufman Hagan Commercial Real Estate has arranged the sale of a townhome-style apartment building, located at 1005-1017 W. 14th Ave. in downtown Denver. The property traded for $2.8 million, or $350,000 per unit. The 15,033-square-foot building offers eight apartments. Brandon Kaufman of Kaufman Hagan Commercial Real Estate represented the undisclosed seller and buyer in the deal.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Air Estates LLC has purchased Flores Apartments, a multifamily investment property in Tucson, from 225 W Flores LLC and Colonia Properties TIC I LLC for $1.3 million. Located at 225-255 W. Flores St., Flores Apartments features 20 units. Allan Mendelsburg and C. Joey Martinez of Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR represented the seller in the deal.
AUSTIN AND TAYLOR, TEXAS — South Korea-based Samsung Electronics will receive up to $6.4 billion in direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act for multiple projects at two separate locations in Central Texas. The U.S. Department of Commerce has signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms (PMT) with the tech giant, which now plans to increase its investment in the state of Texas to $40 billion. Funding will be used for the development of new facilities in Taylor — roughly 35 miles northeast of Austin — as well as for the expansion of Samsung’s existing Austin facility. The proposed investment is expected to support the creation of more than 20,000 jobs, including 4,500 manufacturing positions. Samsung, which has been manufacturing computer chips in the United States since 1996, previously announced plans for the Taylor facilities and an investment of $17 billion in November 2021. The company also plans to claim the Department of the Treasury’s investment tax credit, which is expected to cover up to 25 percent of qualified capital expenditures. In Taylor, the manufacturing site will include two fabrication plants, a research-and-development (R&D) facility focused on the development and research of new technology and an advanced packaging facility …