BURBANK, ILL. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has brokered the $5.7 million sale of a 17,683-square-foot retail center in Burbank, a southern suburb of Chicago. The fully leased property is home to tenants such as Meat Moot, Pizza Hut, Tropical Smoothie Café, OSF Healthcare and Dental Town. Dan Waszak, Zack Hilgendorf and Nick Hilgendorf of Quantum represented the seller, GW Properties. The buyer was a private investor based in Kansas.
DANIA BEACH, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged the sale of Stellar at Emerald Hills, a 197-unit apartment community located at 5840 Lakeshore Drive in Dania Beach, a suburb in South Florida’s Broward County. JSB Capital Group purchased the property from locally based Stellar Communities for an undisclosed price. Roberto Pesant, Jaret Turkell, Yoav Yuhjtman and Omar Morales of Berkadia represented the seller in the transaction. Built on 7.2 acres in 2022, Stellar at Emerald Hills features a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments with eco-smart home features. Amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center with a yoga and spin studio, business center, pet play area, pet washing station, sundeck and pool and bike storage.
DES MOINES, IOWA — General contractor and construction manager Kraus-Anderson (KA) has opened a new regional office in Des Moines. The move complements the company’s expansion, which includes new regional offices that opened this year in Fargo, N.D., and Phoenix. KA’s experience in Iowa dates to 1981, featuring 184 projects totaling more than $343 million. Bryan Michael will serve as director of operations in KA’s Iowa office. He is a construction and development professional with over 20 years of experience in the Iowa market, most recently serving as co-owner of Des Moines-based PDC Partners. KA’s Des Moines office will be located at 100 Court Ave. Built in 1901, the property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places by the U.S. Department of the Interior. The building has been renovated several times since 2008.
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — JLL has brokered the sale of Jedburg Logistics Park – Building 2, a 158,340-square-foot distribution facility located at 237 Jedburg Road in Summerville, a suburb of Charleston. Clarion Partners purchased the newly constructed facility from a partnership between Trinity Capital Advisors and Hartford Investment Management Co. The sales price was not disclosed. The property was fully leased at the time of sale to an unnamed global e-commerce company and features 32-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinklers and parking for automobiles and trailers.
MADISON, ALA. — Atlanta-based Halpern Enterprises Inc. has acquired Heritage Square, a 67,767-square-foot shopping center located at 7696 Highway 72 NW in Madison, a suburb of Huntsville. Franklin Street represented the seller, Fairway Investments, in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed. Built in 2008, Heritage Square was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including a 28,000-square-foot T.J. Maxx anchor store.
DETROIT — Developer Bedrock and General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) have unveiled a conceptual plan to redevelop the Renaissance Center (RenCen) and 27 acres along the Detroit riverfront. According to the companies, the plan preserves the essence of Detroit’s skyline, right-sizes the RenCen’s footprint and connects the site to the heart of downtown. A surrounding entertainment district would feature restaurants, hospitality, residential and market space and complement Detroit’s Riverwalk, which draws more than 3.5 million annual visitors to the city. The project has an estimated price tag of $1.6 billion, according to Crain’s Detroit Business. First opened in 1976, RenCen is widely considered Michigan’s most iconic and recognizable property and serves as the headquarters of GM. The automaker purchased the asset in 1996 and has invested more than $1 billion in improvements to date. Earlier this year, GM unveiled its plans to leave RenCen for Hudson’s Detroit, the redevelopment of the former J.L. Hudson’s department store currently underway by Bedrock. GM plans to take occupancy in 2025. GM and Bedrock established a partnership earlier this year to study redevelopment opportunities for the RenCen site along with the City of Detroit and Wayne County. A team of urban planners, architects and …
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Newmark has brokered the sale of three office buildings totaling 304,099 square feet in the northern Dallas metro of Carrollton. The buildings are numbered 8, 9 and 10 within International Business Park, a 300-acre mixed-use development that includes retail and multifamily components. Chris Murphy, Robert Hill and Gary Carr of Newmark represented the seller, locally based developer Billingsley Co., in the transaction. The buyer was undisclosed. The campuswide occupancy rate at International Business Park was 79 percent at the time of sale.
BURLESON, TEXAS — A joint venture between NewStreet Properties LLC and Thane Partners has acquired The Riley, a 178-unit apartment complex in Burleson, approximately 16 miles south of Fort Worth. Completed in 2023, The Riley offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, dog spa and park, fitness center, wine bar, rideshare pick-up lounge, game area with shuffleboard and a clubhouse with an activity center and coworking offices. Grant Raymond and Asher Hall of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Corsair Ventures, in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed.
HOUSTON — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale and financing of Providence Plaza, a 90,327-square-foot shopping center in Houston. Built on 7.7 acres in 1984 on the city’s southwest side and renovated in 2018, the property was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale. Tenants at the center include Dollar Tree and Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Foods. Alex Wolansky and Gus Lagos of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Whitestone REIT, in the transaction. Additionally, Jamie Safier of Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) originated an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing on behalf of the unnamed buyer.
DALLAS — Global law firm Paul Hastings LLP has preleased 37,000 square feet of office space at a 1 million-square-foot mixed-use development that is under construction in the Knox Street area of Dallas. The development’s 150,000 square feet of office space is now fully preleased ahead of its 2026 completion date, with ISN Software Corp. committed as the anchor tenant. Clay Hammerstein, Harlan Davis, Ken Rapp, Morgan Griffith and Phil Pucket of CBRE represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Trey Smith, Alexandra Cullins and Ben Davis, also with CBRE, represented the landlord, a joint venture that includes Trammell Crow Co. and MSD Partners.
