Johnson Controls Innovation Center
Net-lease office/R&D (corporate engineering lab) property in Glendale, Wisconsin — sponsored by Syndicated Equities
Files with the SEC as SE JCI (Glendale), DST
Sponsor-reported, from SEC filings and cited sources.
What is this, in one paragraph?
SE JCI (Glendale), DST is a Delaware statutory trust — fractional ownership of one property, usable in a 1031 exchange — sponsored by Syndicated Equities. It holds the Johnson Controls Innovation Center–Warren Johnson Engineering Lab in Glendale, Wisconsin, net leased to Johnson Controls, Inc. through September 2039, according to offering material summarized by Baker 1031.4 Top1031 records the Offering as raising from accredited (income- or net-worth-qualified) investors.
Warren Johnson Engineering Lab · Bought $45.4M 4/26 from Weas Dev; tenant Johnson Controls (~250 staff); built 2024; LEED+WELL Gold; $2.7M/$22.2M sold
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What exactly is the property?
Weas Development owned and developed the lab, and Johnson Controls announced in May 2023 that it would lease the finished building from the developer.1 Johnson Controls opened it on October 28, 2024, for roughly 250 employees doing hardware, software and smart-building engineering work.2 BizTimes reported the two-story, 2024-built property sold for $45.4 million on April 22, 2026, to a Chicago-based real estate investment firm.3 It carries LEED and WELL Gold certification.
- Property address
- 2022 W. Florist Avenue, Glendale, Wisconsin
- Property size
- approximately 109,500 SF
Who is the tenant, and what's the lease?
Offering material summarized by Baker 1031 describes Johnson Controls, Inc. as sole tenant under a 15-year triple-net lease running October 2024 to September 2039, with the parent, NYSE-listed Johnson Controls International plc, not guaranteeing it.4 Triple-net means the tenant, not the landlord, carries taxes, insurance and maintenance.
How are sales going?
These are the sponsor’s own numbers. They can lag what has actually sold, and they do not confirm that interests are still available.
- Amount sold
- $2,675,000
- Still available
- $19,555,000
- Investors reported
- 7
- Total offering
- $22,230,000
How is it financed, and what does it pay?
The Trust is leveraged: Baker 1031's summary of the offering material reports roughly $27.3 million of mortgage debt alongside investor equity in the capital stack.4 A Form D discloses only equity, so any loan terms come from sponsor material rather than the SEC record.5
Who's behind it?
The sponsor's own page for this asset describes it as held in a Delaware statutory trust structured to accommodate both cash and 1031-exchange investors.6 Its Winter 2026 newsletter, dated March 9, 2026, listed the Glendale lab as a property projected to close that April. The Form D names SE JCI (Glendale) DT, LLC among related entities and lists Richard D. Kaplan, Jason Schwartz and Matthew McCulloch as promoters or related persons.5
- Sponsor
- Syndicated Equities
- Legal Trust name
- SE JCI (Glendale), DST
- May convert to a REIT
- No
- Offerings from this sponsor
- 4 active / 10 total offerings from Syndicated Equities
Reported by the sponsor. Top1031 does not independently audit sponsor-reported figures.
What does the paperwork say?
The Form D — the brief notice an issuer files when selling securities without registering them — is marked a new notice and reports a first sale on March 26, 2026.5 The exemption claimed bars general advertising, so the Offering reaches investors through existing sponsor and broker-dealer relationships.
- Form D filedFirst and latest filing on record.
- Filings on record
- 1
- How it may be offered
- Rule 506(b)Not advertised publicly. Offered through existing relationships.
- Source filing
- Read the filings on SEC EDGAR
A Form D is the notice a sponsor files when it starts raising money. A Form D filing does not mean the SEC approved, endorsed, or verified the offering.
DST interests are illiquid private securities. You may lose some or all of your investment. Distributions, tax treatment, and exit timing are not guaranteed. Review the current Private Placement Memorandum before investing.
Common questions
Is Johnson Controls Innovation Center still raising money?
Top1031 lists Johnson Controls Innovation Center as active because the sponsor is still filing with the SEC. That does not confirm that interests remain available.
Where does Top1031 get the data for Johnson Controls Innovation Center?
Top1031 builds this record from the sponsor’s own SEC filings and cited sponsor disclosures. Filings can lag what is happening now. A Form D filing does not mean the SEC approved, endorsed, or verified the offering.
Who is the tenant, and what does the lease say?
Johnson Controls, Inc. occupies the entire building, according to Syndicated Equities' property page. Baker 1031, summarizing the offering material, describes a 15-year triple-net lease commencing October 2024 and expiring September 2039, with annual rent escalations and three five-year renewal options at 95% of market, and identifies the contractual obligor as Johnson Controls, Inc. — the operating company — rather than parent Johnson Controls International plc, which Baker says does not guarantee the lease. Those terms are sponsor-reported; no lease instrument appears in the public record, so confirm them in the Private Placement Memorandum (the offering's controlling disclosure document) and in the lease itself.
Does this Trust use a mortgage?
Yes, according to sponsor-reported material. Baker 1031's offering page reports total capitalization of $49,488,000 — $22,230,000 of equity and $27,258,000 of debt — and an in-place loan-to-value ratio of 55.08%. A Form D discloses only the equity being sold, not debt, and the lender, interest rate and amortization schedule are not part of the SEC record for this Trust, so request the loan documents and read the debt section of the PPM.
When was the building built, and who owned it before?
Johnson Controls said in May 2023 that it would lease the property from owner and developer Weas Development, with construction expected to finish in late 2024, and the company opened the Warren Johnson Engineering Lab on October 28, 2024. BizTimes reported on April 22, 2026 that the two-story building at 2022 W. Florist Avenue sold for $45.4 million to a Chicago-based real estate investment firm it did not name. Top1031 pipeline data records the purchase from Weas Development closing in April 2026.
Is the Offering still open?
Top1031 records the Trust as raising, based on its Form D filed April 22, 2026, which reported a $1,000 minimum investment and a $22,230,000 total offering amount. One third-party page — Baker 1031, dated June 8, 2026 — lists the offering as closed with no equity available. No amendment or later issuer filing appears on the SEC record as of September 5, 2026, and a Form D is a snapshot rather than a running tally, so confirm current availability with the sponsor or your broker-dealer before naming this property on a 45-day clock.
How is the tenant's business doing?
Johnson Controls reported third-quarter results on July 29, 2026 showing 9% sales growth, 27% organic order growth and a record $21.0 billion backlog, and it raised its fiscal 2026 guidance. Those are company-wide figures and say nothing directly about rent or occupancy at the Glendale building. A Milwaukee Business Journal report dated July 30, 2026 mentioned the Glendale Innovation Center and Warren Johnson Engineering Lab in its coverage of the quarter, and a company release the same day noted interns touring the lab.
Could this Trust convert into REIT shares?
Nothing in the public record points to a 721 or UPREIT exit — the structure in which a DST's property is contributed to a REIT in exchange for operating-partnership units. Top1031 records this Trust as not converting to a REIT. Exit mechanics, including sale timing and any rollover rights, are governed by the PPM and the trust agreement, so read both before assuming any particular ending.
