WESLEY CHAPEL, FLA. — Ryan Cos. has opened a new Publix grocery store that serves as the anchor tenant of Innovations Commons, a retail center within the 900-acre Epperson Ranch master-planned development in Wesley Chapel. The city in Pasco County is part of the Tampa Bay metro area. In addition to Innovations Commons, Epperson Ranch will feature 4,000 single-family homes, a 200-room hotel and more than 500 apartments at full build-out. Innovation Commons will also include three outparcel developments slated for additional retail, restaurants and professional services.
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GERMANTOWN, MD. — Bethesda, Md.-based Rock Creek Property Group has delivered two life science facilities at 20430 and 20440 Century Blvd. in Germantown, a suburb of Washington, D.C. Situated off I-270 in Rock Creek’s Precision Labs campus, the former office buildings span 32,000 and 52,000 square feet, respectively. Architectural firm Ware Malcomb designed the office-to-life sciences conversion project, which involved upgrading the buildings’ electrical, mechanical and wastewater infrastructure. The single-story facility at 20430 Century Blvd. features move-in ready space suitable for a single headquarters and includes offices and flexible space for laboratory, research-and-development and cGMP (current Good Manufacturing Practice) manufacturing. The two-story facility at 20440 Century Blvd. features six wet laboratory suites.
FULTON, MD. — A joint venture between St. John Properties Inc. and Greenebaum Enterprises has purchased a 12.5-acre site within Montpelier Research Park, a business park in the Baltimore-Washington submarket of Howard County. The duo plan to develop two single-story, flex industrial facilities on the site spanning 70,000 square feet combined. Located adjacent to Maple Lawn and the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Fulton, the acquired site currently features a 32,488-square-foot office building that the new ownership is marketing for lease. Abby Glassberg and Don Schline of KLNB represented the seller in the land transaction. St. John and Greenebaum estimate they’ll deliver the two industrial facilities in 2026.
Prologis Signs Seaboard Marine to 308,000 SF Lease Renewal at Industrial Park in Medley, Florida
by John Nelson
MEDLEY, FLA. — Prologis has signed Seaboard Marine Ltd. to two lease renewals at Prologis Palmetto Tradeport, an 880,000-square-foot industrial park in Medley, a city in Miami-Dade County. The two leases, for facilities located at 7800-7890 N.W. 80th St. and 8001 N.W. 79th Ave., total 308,000 square feet. Brian Smith of JLL represented Prologis in the lease transactions. Jonathan Kingsley of Colliers represented the tenant. Situated near Miami International Airport and PortMiami, Prologis Palmetto Tradeport is located adjacent to the Medley Metrorail Station and features three acres of outside storage. Seaboard Marine is a global ocean carrier offering shipping services between the Caribbean, North, Central and South America. The company, which is the largest cargo operator at PortMiami, has a 25-vessel fleet and more than 60,000 shipping containers.
MESQUITE, TEXAS — Dallas-based CapStar Real Estate Advisors will develop a 765,668-square-foot industrial project on a 40.4-acre site at 2800 Skyline Drive in the eastern Dallas suburb of Mesquite. The facility is already fully preleased to Canadian Solar, which will use the facility for distribution support for its manufacturing operation next door at 3000 Skyline Drive. Building features will include 40-foot clear heights, 190 dock-high doors and parking for 351 cars and 134 trailers. Jody Thornton, Trent Agnew, Tom Weber and Greer Shetler of JLL arranged joint venture equity for the project with an undisclosed partner on behalf of CapStar. Construction is scheduled to begin in the first quarter and to last about 12 months.
California Commercial Investment Group Plans 300-Unit Seniors Housing Community in Woodland Hills, California
by Amy Works
WOODLAND HILLS, CALIF. — California Commercial Investment Group has acquired a 19-acre site adjacent to the iconic Motion Picture & Television Fund campus in Woodland Hills for $30 million. The buyer plans to develop a luxury senior living community encompassing approximately 300 units on the site. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2026 with completion planned for 2028. The property is located in the Santa Monica Foothills approximately 30 miles west of Los Angeles. It is just steps from the Calabasas farmers’ market adjacent to the Motion Picture & Television Fund campus. JLL’s Bryan Lewitt represented the seller, Motion Picture & Television Fund. Michael Slater of CBRE represented the buyer.
SANTA CLARA, CALIF. — Maven Commercial has arranged the sale of University Shopping Center, a 2.9-acre retail center in the Bay Area city of Santa Clara. An entity controlled by the Bushnell family sold the asset to Bay Properties for $15.9 million, or $409 per square foot. Located at 2555 The Alameda, University Shopping Center features approximately 38,875 square feet of retail space. Tenants at the fully occupied property include Safeway, Taco Bell, Round Table Pizza and Wicked Chicken. Matthew Sheridan, Dominic Morbidelli and Santino DeRose of Maven Commercial handled the transaction.
OKLAHOMA CITY — BancFirst has completed the renovation of its namesake tower in downtown Oklahoma City. Located at 1000 N. Broadway, BancFirst Tower is a 36-story, 507,038-square-foot building that was originally constructed in 1971. Renovations included modernizing the exterior public plaza and amenity spaces, including the lobby and underground concourse. Bockus Payne served as the architect of the project, which began in 2020. Other project partners included Wallace Engineering, Alvine Engineering and Smith Roberts Baldischwiler.
Marcus & Millichap Brokers Sale of 457-Unit Self-Storage Facility in Ridgecrest, California
by Amy Works
RIDGECREST, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a self-storage facility, located 909 S. China Lake Blvd. in Ridgecrest, approximately 110 miles east of Bakersfield. Terms of the transaction were not released. Dean Trammell and Adam Schlosser of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an Alabama-based developer. Jim Markel of Marcus & Millichap’s Encino, Bakersfield, Fresno and Ventura branch served as the broker of record. Converted from a former Walmart in 2022, the 48,450-square-foot property features 457 first-floor, climate-controlled units. CubeSmart manages the asset.
John Propp Commercial Negotiates $1.3M Sale of Industrial Campus in Englewood, Colorado
by Amy Works
ENGLEWOOD, COLO. — John Propp Commercial has arranged the sale of a multiple-property industrial asset in Englewood, just south of Denver. DSR 4 Tejon LLC and DSR Investments LLC acquired the buildings at 3064 S. Umatilla, 3063 S. Tejon and 3030 S. Umatilla in Englewood for a total of $1.3 million. The transaction includes two freestanding buildings on a 12,922-square-foot lot at 3063 S. Tejon St.; a 1,800-square-foot building on a 7,029-square-foot lot at 3064 S. Umatilla St.; and a 21,040-square-foot storage yard at 3030 S. Umatilla St. John V. Propp of John Propp Commercial Group represented the seller, Alive Jay Ratliff Trust & Mary Shirleen Ratliff Trust, while Oleg Tsybulskiy of RE/MAX of Denver represented the buyer in the deal.