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Amazon Acquires Chicago Distribution Facility from Logistics Property Co. for $195M 

by Hayden Spiess

CHICAGO — Logistics Property Co. has sold a distribution facility located at 1237 W. Division St. in Chicago for $195 million. Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has been reported as the buyer by multiple media outlets.    Situated near downtown Chicago and totaling 571,423 square feet, the property was the first multi-story logistics facility to be developed in the Midwest, according to JLL. The facility was purpose-built for distribution operations and features clear heights over 34 feet, 56 loading docks, 135-foot truck court depths, a dedicated second-floor truck ramp and 10,000 amps of power.  Parking capacity at the facility includes a 292,500-square-foot rooftop parking deck and an adjacent five-level parking structure, which together accommodate up to 1,590 automobiles or 763 vans.  According to JLL Capital Markets, which brokered the sale, more than 1 million residents live within a five-mile radius of the property, which is situated roughly three miles from Chicago’s central business district, with convenient access to Chicago O’Hare International and Chicago Midway International airports. Amazon plans to begin operations at the facility in late 2027 or early 2028 and use the property as a same-day delivery center, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Logistics Property Co. completed the development in late 2024. In …

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Healthcare REITs Accelerate Buying Spree

by Hayden Spiess

By Beth Mattson-Teig Healthcare REITs are well-capitalized, and they’re putting that significant financial muscle to work with big moves to expand their seniors housing portfolios.  As the world’s largest healthcare REIT with a market capitalization of nearly $170 billion, Welltower Inc. (NYSE: WELL) continues to dominate the investment market. Year-to-date through mid-August, Toledo, Ohio-based Welltower had a staggering $15.5 billion in new investments that it had closed or under contract, and another $6 billion in deals in the pipeline.  A major focus for the REIT has been expanding its Seniors Housing Operating Portfolio (SHOP) platform. SHOP allows REITs to share in the operational upside of properties compared to the fixed rents with traditional triple-net lease structures (see sidebar). Across the industry, there is no shortage of mega-deals. American Healthcare REIT Inc. (NYSE: AHR), based in Irvine, California, recently announced plans to acquire eight seniors housing properties managed by Kensington Senior Living for $873 million.  Earlier this year, Chicago-based Ventas Inc. (NYSE: VTR) announced a $540 million deal to acquire a majority stake in an 11-community luxury senior living platform owned by the Wolff Co. It’s no secret that REITs have been active buyers for the past several years. “This external …

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Federal Realty Acquires The Summit Shopping Center in Birmingham for $508M

by Abby Cox

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Maryland-based Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE: FRT) has acquired The Summit, an 870,000-square-foot, open-air shopping center in Birmingham, for $508 million. Purchased from the original developer, locally based Bayer Properties, the 100-acre property is the most visited retail destination in Alabama, drawing nearly 9 million annual visits, according to Federal Realty. As reported by the Birmingham Business Journal, Bayer sold its property management and leasing portfolio to Dallas-based Centennial in 2022, though the company’s original underlying real estate assets were not part of that sale. The acquisition is expected to be funded on a long-term basis with a combination of net sale proceeds, free cash flow and funds from Federal Realty’s recently issued convertible notes. Situated at the intersection of I-459 and U.S. Highway 280, The Summit opened in 1997 with initial retailers like Barnes & Noble and Parisian (which later transitioned into a flagship store for Belk), expanding in phases through 2009. The Summit now features more than 110 tenants, including Apple, Trader Joe’s, RH, Nordstrom Rack, Alo Yoga, Sephora and North Italia, with over 30 tenants operating their only Alabama location at the center. At the time of sale, The Summit was 92 percent occupied. In …

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Cushman & Wakefield Negotiates $56.6M Sale of Industrial Facility in Upper Marlboro, Maryland

by John Nelson

UPPER MARLBORO, MD. — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated the $56.6 million sale of a 202,976-square-foot industrial facility located at 8511 Pepco Place in Upper Marlboro, a suburb of Washington, D.C., in Prince George’s County. Stockbridge acquired the property from TA Realty. Jonathan Carpenter, Graham Savage, Dawes Milchling and James Check of Cushman & Wakefield represented TA Realty in the transaction. The facility features a 190-foot truck court, 26 dock doors, two drive-in doors, 218 parking spaces and approximately 75 trailer positions. The property is fully leased to Harris Co., a mechanical contractor for the data center industry. The tenant also occupies 75,000 square feet at the neighboring 8520 Pepco Place.

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Morningstar to Relocate Headquarters to Chicago’s Thompson Center, Inks 275,000 SF Lease

by Kristin Harlow

CHICAGO — Morningstar Inc. (NASDAQ: MORN), a provider of independent investment insights, has unveiled plans to relocate its global headquarters to the Thompson Center in Chicago’s Loop. Morningstar will co-anchor the building alongside owner Google and will occupy more than 275,000 square feet. The company plans to move to the property in late 2028. The lease marks Chicago’s largest downtown office transaction in 2026 to date, according to Morningstar, which has been headquartered in Chicago since its founding over 40 years ago. Morningstar currently employs over 1,500 people in Chicago. Located at 171 N. LaSalle St., the Thompson Center is one of the city’s highest-profile revitalization projects. Google announced plans to acquire the 1.2 million-square-foot property in 2022 and recently shared new design renderings for the renovation. The all-electric building will feature direct access to public transit, large floor plates, a 17-story atrium with food-and-beverage and retail offerings, as well as onsite employee amenities. Famed Chicago architect Helmut Jahn designed the Thompson Center, which opened in 1985 as the State of Illinois Center. The property was later renamed to honor Illinois Gov. James R. Thompson. Alongside its headquarters move, Morningstar plans to donate $5 million over the next five years …

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JLL Arranges $66.8M Refinancing for Industrial Development in Stuart, Florida

by Abby Cox

STUART, FLORIDA — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a $66.8 million loan to refinance South Florida Gateway, a 987,184-square-foot industrial development located at 2400-2450 Southwest Gateway Place in Stuart, a coastal city about 40 miles north of West Palm Beach. Melissa Rose, Michael DiCosimo, Michael Romero and Nicole Diaz of JLL secured the floating-rate loan on behalf of the borrowers, Orlando-based Foundry Commercial and San Francisco-based Stockbridge Capital Group. The lender was not disclosed. South Florida Gateway comprises two newly delivered buildings that are situated on nearly 65 acres. Building One features 285,510 square feet of rear-load warehouse space with 32-foot clear heights, 60 dock doors and two drive-in ramps. Building Two encompasses 701,674 square feet of cross-dock distribution space with 36-foot clear heights, 120 dock doors and four drive-in ramps.

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Connolly Unveils First Wave of Tenants at Publix-Anchored Shopping Center in Metro Atlanta

by Abby Cox

WOODSTOCK, GA. — Connolly has unveiled its first wave of tenants at Woodstock Mill District, a 118,000-square-foot shopping center underway in downtown Woodstock, roughly 30 miles northwest of Atlanta. Woodstock Mill District is now 79 percent leased, and tenants are expected to occupy the buildings this fall to prepare for an opening in early 2027. Woodstock Mill District encompasses an 11-acre new development site, as well as an existing 28,000-square-foot retail center that Connolly purchased in 2021 for $4 million. A 46,791-square-foot, freestanding Publix will anchor the new portion, which also features six one- and two-story buildings ranging up to 13,750 square feet in size. In addition to Publix, the tenant roster will include Sydel’s Coffee, Three Dollar Café, Super Chix Chicken & Custard, Club Pilates, Petfolk Veterinary & Urgent Care, E’s Barber Shop, Dentists at Woodstock Mill and Allure Nail Bar. Nine spaces remain available, including a freestanding restaurant building.  The 28,000-square-foot strip center, formerly known as Towne Lake Plaza, sits adjacent to the new build and is occupied by three tenants: The Blue Ghost Arcade, Maxwell’s Cigar Bar and Dive Georgia. Tin Drum Asian Kitchen & Boba Tea Bar and barre3 will soon join the tenant lineup of redeveloped …

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Brixmor, Everview Agree to Acquire Slate Grocery REIT for $2.3B, Including 115 Retail Properties

by Taylor Williams

NEW YORK CITY — Two New York City-based firms, retail owner-operator Brixmor Property Group (NYSE: BRX) and Everview Partners, a private equity and investment management group, have entered into an agreement to acquire Toronto-based Slate Grocery REIT for approximately $2.3 billion. Under the terms of the transaction, Brixmor will acquire a portfolio of 23 grocery-anchored shopping centers totaling roughly 3 million square feet for $636 million. The newly formed joint venture between Brixmor and affiliates of Everview Partners will acquire Slate Grocery’s remaining 92 properties totaling approximately 12 million square feet for approximately $1.7 billion. The shopping center portfolio that comprises Brixmor’s lone ownership piece of the transaction is concentrated predominantly across Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas. Those properties currently have an aggregate occupancy rate of about 96 percent and are anchored by grocers such as Publix, Kroger and Harris Teeter. Brixmor will take full ownership of 22 of the centers and 50 percent ownership of a single center. Additionally, Brixmor has identified approximately $100 million of redevelopment and outparcel development opportunities within those centers, including several potential Publix redevelopment projects. Within the second component of the transaction, Brixmor will hold a 20 percent common equity interest and Everview will …

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Newmark Negotiates $97.5M Sale of Medical Office Campus in Fairfax, Virginia

by John Nelson

FAIRFAX, VA. — Newmark has negotiated the $97.5 million sale of Willow Oaks Medical Campus, a two-building medical office property located at 8260 and 8280 Willow Oaks Corporate Drive in Fairfax, a city in Northern Virginia. Locally based Inova Health System acquired the property from Stockdale Capital Partners. Ben Appel, Jay Miele, Justin Shepherd, John Nero, Michael Greeley and Ron Ott of Newmark represented the seller in the transaction. Newmark’s Jud Ryan and James Cassidy supported the transaction. The buildings each span approximately 188,000 square feet and have undergone multimillion-dollar capital investment initiatives into tenant spaces, common areas and amenities in recent years. Willow Oaks is located immediately adjacent to Inova’s flagship 923-bed hospital campus and is anchored by the locally based health system, as well as multiple third-party medical users.

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JLL Negotiates Sale of 93,785 SF Shopping Center in Linden, New Jersey

by Taylor Williams

LINDEN, N.J. — JLL has negotiated the sale of The Shops at Legacy Square, a 93,785-square-foot shopping center located in the Northern New Jersey community of Linden. Built in 2021, the center was roughly 81 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Starbucks, Panera Bread, Taco Bell, Wawa, Chick-fil-A, AFC Urgent Care and Aspen Dental. J.B. Bruno, Kevin O’Hearn, Jose Cruz and Cole Doyon of JLL represented the seller, a partnership between Stockbridge Capital Group and Cypress Equities, in the transaction.  Michael Klein and Max Custer, also with JLL, arranged acquisition financing for the deal on behalf of the buyer, a partnership between Lamar Cos. and Real Capital Solutions. 

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