WESTFIELD, IND. — Skender has broken ground on the new $35 million headquarters for Westfield Police Department on an 11.7-acre site along Grand Park Boulevard. The project team includes Garmong as developer, Dewberry as architect and Veridus Group as the owner’s representative. The city’s Informatics Department will also be housed in the building. The project plan includes an optional 30,000-square-foot addition that can be added in the next 15 to 20 years. Completion is slated for 2027.
ADDISON, ILL. — The Missner Group has sold an 80,464-square-foot industrial building located at 50 S. Fairbank St. in Addison. Missner developed the property in 2023 in partnership with Realterm. The building features a clear height of 32 feet, 13 exterior docks, two drive-in doors and 180 parking spaces. The property is leased to Midwest Solutions, Cytronic and PGW Autoglass.
OAK LAWN, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $4.5 million sale of Park Lawn Plaza, a 13-suite retail property in the Chicago suburb of Oak Lawn. The asset, situated on 2.5 acres at 9600 S. Pulaski Road, totals 24,685 rentable square feet and was 84 percent occupied at the time of sale. Adrian Mendoza, Sean Sharko and Austin Weisenbeck of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a local real estate investment company. The buyer was a local private investor.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Simon Property Group, the Indianapolis-based mall giant and retail REIT, has purchased Phillips Place, a 134,000-square-foot, open-air shopping center in Charlotte’s SouthPark neighborhood. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Simon also owns the nearby SouthPark Mall. Phillips Place’s tenant roster includes more than 25 retail shops and restaurants, including alice+ olivia, Peter Millar, rag & bone, Ralph Lauren, Veronica Beard, RH Gallery (as well as its rooftop restaurant) and The Palm. The center is part of a mixed-use campus that includes a 180-room Hampton Inn & Suites hotel that Simon also owns and apartments. Simon’s plans for any redevelopment opportunities at Phillips Place were not released.
BENSON, N.C. — Vulcan Elements, a rare earth magnet manufacturer, has signed a full-building lease at CrossPoint Logistics Center, a speculative industrial facility in the south Raleigh suburb of Benson. The developer, Edgewater Ventures, broke ground on the facility in 2022. Vulcan Elements plans to expand the current 501,215-square-foot facility to more than 1 million square feet and create 1,000 new jobs. CrossPoint Logistics Center is the largest speculative industrial facility ever constructed within the Raleigh-Durham MSA, according to Edgewater Ventures. Ed Brown of NAI Tri Properties and Anna Lea Stroud of A. Stroud & Co. represented Vulcan Elements in the lease transaction. Al Williams, Matthew Greer, Lee Allen and Diane Jones of JLL represented Edgewater Ventures.
CHESAPEAKE, VA. AND ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — Newbrook Capital Properties has purchased a two-property multifamily portfolio in Chesapeake and Elizabeth City for $58.2 million. The seller was not disclosed. The properties include Green Tree, a 208-unit, garden-style community located at 749 Green Tree Circle in Chesapeake, and Emerald Lake, a 132-unit, garden-style property located at 1500 Emerald Lake Circle in Elizabeth City. The properties are 1990s vintage and sit roughly 40 miles apart. The portfolio acquisition grows Newbrook Capital’s assets under management to $400 million. The firm plans to invest in value-add capital improvements and has tapped StoneCreek to manage the portfolio. Hunter Bowling and Paul Marley of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller for Emerald Lake in the transaction, and Drew White and Carter Wood of Berkadia represented the seller for Green Tree.
ATLANTA — Hunter Hotel Advisors has negotiated the sale of the Hyatt House Atlanta/Cobb Galleria, a 149-room, extended stay hotel located in Atlanta’s Cumberland/Galleria submarket. The property is situated in close proximity to Cobb Galleria Centre, Cumberland Mall, Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, The Battery Atlanta and Truist Park, home ballpark of the Atlanta Braves. Hospitality Asset Procurers (HAP) purchased the hotel and has selected its affiliate company, ROHM Group, to manage the hotel. The institutional seller and sales price were not disclosed. Mayank Patel of Hunter Hotel Advisors brokered the transaction.
TALLAHASSEE, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged the sale of Grove Park, a 324-unit apartment community located at 3148 Dick Wilson Blvd. in Tallahassee. The Class A community was developed in 2021 and 94 percent occupied at the time of sale. David Etchison of Berkadia represented the seller, Alabama-based TrimCor, in the transaction. Brad Williamson and Wes Moczul of Berkadia arranged acquisition financing through MF1 Capital on behalf of the buyer, Miami-based Monument Capital Management. The sales price and loan amount were not disclosed. Grove Park features one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts ranging from 1,219 to 2,120 square feet in size, including single-story duplexes with fenced yards. Amenities include a clubhouse with café bar, TV lounge, business center and rentable conference room and event space. Other amenities include a saltwater zero-entry pool and sundeck, fitness center, cedar sauna, playground and a bark park.
LONG BEACH, CALIF. — Multifamily developer JPI has received construction financing from Tokyo Tatemono US Ltd. and BMO Bank for Portico, a $150 million apartment project in Long Beach, a coastal city situated about 25 miles south of Los Angeles. Located at 450 The Promenade N, Portico marks the first phase of the Mosaic redevelopment project, formerly known as City Place Long Beach. Slated for delivery in 2028, Portico will feature 272 multifamily units, including studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments — 16 of which will be designated as affordable housing. The development will also include 18,841 square feet of ground-floor retail space, offering direct access to the pedestrian promenade. Community amenities will include a speakeasy, rooftop deck, sports simulator, sauna and pool deck overlooking the Mosaic shopping center. Public art murals will adorn the building’s brick façade. “This project represents a key step forward in reimagining downtown Long Beach,” says Mollie Fadule, chief financial and investment officer at JPI. “With the support of Tokyo Tatemono US Ltd. and BMO Bank, we are not just building homes; we are creating a destination that blends housing, retail and culture into a thriving urban experience.” The broader 14-acre Mosaic redevelopment, led by Turnbridge …
— By Rick Nelson of Mark IV Capital — The Northern Nevada industrial market continues to stabilize following several years of rapid expansion and then a recalibration driven by broader economic uncertainty. Current conditions have presented challenges, particularly in the logistics and distribution sectors where tariffs and shifting trade policies have created a more cautious investment climate. Fortunately, there are signs of resilience and forward momentum. The region’s vacancy rate stands at 11.7 percent, down from its peak in fourth-quarter 2024, per CBRE. The market also recorded its third consecutive quarter of positive net absorption, with 130,433 square feet absorbed that quarter, bringing the year-to-date total to 1.9 million square feet. Although current construction activity has moderated to 1.6 million square feet currently underway, the development pipeline remains robust, with an additional 15.8 million square feet in planning stages. This underscores sustained investor interest despite elevated vacancy and measured tenant activity. Advanced manufacturing and data centers are poised to be the vanguard of industrial development in the greater Reno area going forward. Cushman & Wakefield recently named Reno No. 5 among emerging data center markets worldwide in its 2025 Global Data Center Market Comparison Report. This recognition reflects the growing …
