HIALEAH, FLA. — Terreno Realty Corp. has delivered a 164,000-square-foot industrial facility in Hialeah, a suburb of Miami. The $43.4 million project is known as Building 32 within Terreno’s Countyline Corporate Park development. The property is situated on 8.3 acres with the park’s Phase IV, which spans 121 acres and is entitled for 2.2 million square feet of development, with full build-out expected by the end of 2027. Building 32 is fully leased to two tenants and includes a rear-load configuration, 36-foot clear heights, 53 dock-high doors, two grade-level loading positions and parking for 148 cars. The facility is expected to achieve LEED certification, according to Terreno. Countyline Corporate Park is a landfill redevelopment located adjacent to Florida’s Turnpike and the southern terminus of I-75.
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BALTIMORE — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of Highlandtown Village, a 57,524-square-foot shopping center located at 3800 E. Lombard St. in Baltimore. Built in 1987, the retail center was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Hazlo International Foods, Dollar Tree, Baltimore Bark House, Fishtail Wine and Song’s Beauty Supplies. The average tenant occupancy at Highlandtown Village exceeds 14 years, according to IPA. David Crotts and Dean Zang of IPA represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were also not disclosed.
Blackstone to Invest $475M for Automated Distribution Center in North Carolina’s Triad
by John Nelson
BURLINGTON, N.C. — Funds managed by Blackstone Credit & Insurance will invest $475 million to construct a highly automated grocery distribution center in Burlington, a city in North Carolina’s Triad region near Greensboro. The Blackstone affiliate purchased the 196-acre site for $46 million, according to Triad Business Journal. The company leased the site to Ahold Delhaize USA, the U.S. arm of global grocer Ahold Delhaize that operates the Food Lion, Giant Food and Stop & Shop grocery chains. Under the triple-net lease agreement, Blackstone Credit & Insurance will own the facility and fund 100 percent of the construction costs, while Ahold Delhaize USA will occupy the facility for the long-term with an option to purchase the site in the future. Construction of the new facility is expected to begin in the first quarter , with plans for the distribution center to be fully operational by 2029 and employ over 500 Ahold Delhaize associates.
Dwight Mortgage Trust Provides $88.4M in Loans for Three Southeast Multifamily Assets
by John Nelson
TUSCALOOSA, ALA. AND FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Dwight Mortgage Trust, the affiliate REIT of Dwight Capital, has closed two loans totaling $88.4 million for the refinancing of three apartment communities in the Southeast. The properties include Mosaic Apartments, a 456-unit community in Tuscaloosa, and two complexes in Fayetteville totaling 312 units: Britt Lake and Woodland Village. Moshe Feiner of Sevenstone Capital worked along with Andrew Tichy of Dwight Mortgage Trust to arrange the five-year, fixed-rate loans on behalf of the borrowers, private high-net-worth investors that used the loan proceeds to refinance existing debt, cover transaction costs and fund interest reserves.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — CIP Real Estate, a real estate investment firm based in Irvine, Calif., has purchased JAX Airport Logistics Center, a newly built, two-property industrial park adjacent to Jacksonville International Airport. Pan American Co. sold the 30.2-acre property to CIP for $51.6 million. Colliers brokered the sale, and CIP obtained a $35.6 million bridge loan for the acquisition. Located at 14825 International Airport Blvd., the 425,000-square-foot industrial park was delivered in December 2025. JAX Airport Logistics features four speculative office suites, dock packages and ramps, trailer parking, 250-foot building depths, 32-foot clear heights and Class A logistics space divisible to unit sizes ranging from 25,000 to 225,000 square feet. CIP has selected Guy Preston, Seda Preston and John Cole of Colliers to handle the leasing assignment at JAX Airport Logistics Center.
JLL Arranges Sale of 376-Bed Student Housing Community Near North Carolina State University
by John Nelson
RALEIGH, N.C. — JLL has arranged the sale of Live on Hillsborough, a 376-bed student housing community located near the North Carolina State University (NC State) campus in Raleigh. Teddy Leatherman, Scott Clifton, Kevin Kazlow and Alex Nordlinger of JLL represented the sellers, TPG Angelo Gordon and Horizon Realty Advisors, in the disposition. The buyer and terms of the transaction were not released. Built between 2013 and 2019, the community offers 203 fully furnished units in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom configurations. Shared amenities include a 24-hour fitness center, coffee bar, resort-style pool, outdoor lounge spaces and barbecue grills.
Sphere Entertainment, Peterson Plan Smaller Sphere Venue in Metro D.C. Totaling 6,000 Seats
by John Nelson
OXON HILL, MD. — Sphere Entertainment Co. (NYSE: SPHR), the owner and operator of the Sphere venue in Las Vegas that opened in 2023, is partnering with locally based developer Peterson Cos. for a smaller Sphere venue in National Harbor, a waterfront neighborhood in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Oxon Hill. The planned project represents the second Sphere entertainment venue in the United States and third in the world following the future Sphere’s completion in Abu Dhabi. “Our focus has always been on creating a global network of Spheres across forward-looking cities,” says James Dolan, executive chairman and CEO of Sphere Entertainment. The site for Sphere at National Harbor overlooks the Potomac River and would complement other National Harbor mainstays such as MGM National Harbor, a $1.4 billion casino that opened in 2016, Capital Wheel, Gaylord National Resort and Topgolf. The more than 300-acre National Harbor district welcomes approximately 15 million visitors nationally. At full completion, the Sphere venue will feature the Exosphere, which is the Sphere’s programmable LED exterior display, as well as 6,000 seats for concerts, immersive movie presentations and other events. The new venue’s seating volume represents about a third of the 18,600-seat capacity at the Sphere …
ELLICOTT CITY, MD. — Mackenzie Commercial Real Estate Services has brokered the $57.5 million sale of Normandy Shopping Center, a 185,000-square-foot shopping center located in Ellicott city, roughly 13 miles outside Baltimore. Owen Rouse and Tom Green of MacKenzie represented the seller, an entity doing business as Normandy Venture LP, and procured the buyer, Normandy National Pike LLC. Normandy National Pike is owned by the Singh family in Ellicott City. The five-building shopping center has been owned by the Moxley family since 1961, according to the Baltimore Business Journal. Normandy Shopping Center, which spans three separate parcels on a 25-acre site, houses more than 45 tenants, including Planet Fitness, Triveni Supermarket, Pinebrook Montessori Daycare, Bank of America, High’s Dairy Store and Kelsey’s Restaurant. Additional tenants at the center include Safesplash Swim School, Uptown Cheapskate and J&J Sew N Vac. The property also features a nearly 6-acre, undeveloped lot to allow for future expansion.
KNOXVILLE, TENN. — Walker & Dunlop has arranged the $39 million sale of Retreat at West Hills, a 256-unit, garden-style apartment community located at 3399 Lake Brook Blvd. in Knoxville. The buyer, an undisclosed institutional investor, has rebranded the property as Vetra West Hills. Brad Boston, Brett Kingman, Robbie O’Bryan and Russ Oldham of Walker & Dunlop represented the seller, Abiete Real Estate, in the transaction. Kevin Walsh, Craig West and Griffin Delgado of Walker & Dunlop originated a $29 million Fannie Mae acquisition loan on behalf of the buyer. Vetra West Hills offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans ranging in size from 576 to 1,190 square feet. Amenities at the complex include a fitness center, clubhouse, resort-style swimming pool with a sundeck, business center, grilling and picnic area, tennis courts and onsite laundry facilities.
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Crescent Communities has sold AXIAL Liberty Commerce, a newly completed, 173,280-square-foot industrial facility located in Greensboro, to Hoffman & Hoffman Inc. The purchase price was $23.5 million, according to the Triad Business Journal. Jason Ofsanko and Jordan Mitchell of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction. Partners for the industrial project included First Horizon (lender), Bolton & Menk (civil engineering), Crescent Communities Construction (general contractor), DMA Architecture (architects) and Geo-Hydro Engineers (geotechnical and environmental engineering). Spanning 18 acres, AXIAL Liberty Commerce includes 2,804 square feet of office space, 171 car parking spaces, 20 trailer parking spaces, 32-foot clear heights, 47 dock-high doors and three drive-in doors.