DALLAS — Granite Properties, in partnership with publicly traded REIT Highwoods Properties (NYSE: HIW), has acquired McKinney & Olive, a 507,000-square-foot office building in Uptown Dallas. Designed by architect Cesar Pelli and completed in 2016, the building includes 50,000 square feet of retail space and was 99 percent leased at the time of sale. Other amenities include a fitness center, rooftop terrace, lounge and a conference center. Andrew Levy and Todd Savage of JLL represented the seller and developer, institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management, in the transaction.
Acquisitions
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — WF Batton Management Co. has acquired Valley Research Center, a R&D campus in North San Jose, for $41.5 million. The name of the seller was not released. Joe Moriarty, Scott Prosser and Jack DePuy of CBRE Capital Markets represented the seller in the transaction. Valley Research Center comprises two 64,512-square-foot buildings, which were renovated in the last two years with a new lobby, collaborative work areas, fitness center and outdoor recreational areas. Harmonic Inc. fully occupies the building at 2590 Orchard Parkway and FIT Electronics (Foxconn) leases 26 percent of 2580 Orchard Parkway.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of Silverbell Plaza, a shopping center located at 2480-2500 N. Silverbell Road and 2106-2180 W. Grant Road in Tucson. An Arizona-based private investor sold the asset to a Washington-based private investor in a 1031 exchange for $22 million. Situated on 8.4 acres, Silverbell Plaza features 97,540 square feet of retail space. At the time of sale, the property was 97 percent leased. Current tenants include Walgreens, Safeway, Anytime Fitness, Leslie’s Poolmart, PNC Bank, Wingstop, H&R Block and 14 other local, regional and national businesses. John Redfield and Alan Houston of SRS represented the seller, while Gary Gallelli Jr. and Adam Rainey of Gallelli Real Estate represented the buyer in the transaction.
Hanley Investment Group Negotiates $10.4M Sale of Chick-fil-A-Occupied Restaurant in Livermore, California
by Amy Works
LIVERMORE, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of a single-tenant restaurant property located at 1754 N. Livermore Ave. in Livermore. Meridian sold the property to an Alameda County-based buyer in a 1031 exchange for $10.4 million. Chick-fil-A occupies the 4,821-square-foot, built-to-suit property on a 20-year initial net lease term. Bill Asher and Jeff Lefko of Hanley Investment Group represented the seller in the deal.
RENTON, WASH. — Clarion Partners has completed the disposition of Renton Logistics Center, a Class A industrial building located at 2501 E. Valley Road in Renton. An institutional buyer acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. Brett Hartzell and Paige Morgan of CBRE National Partners in the Pacific Northwest represented the seller in the deal. Built in 1996, the 459,349-square-foot, cross-dock facility features 30-foot clear heights, 75 dock-high doors, trailer parking, heavy power, recent upgrades to ESFR and energy-efficient lighting. At the time of sale, three tenants fully leased the property: Graybar, Swire Coca-Cola and Sealed Air.
Blue West Capital Arranges $5M Sale of FedEx-Occupied Building in Steamboat Springs, Colorado
by Amy Works
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLO. — Blue West Capital has brokered the sale of a single-tenant property located at 2717 S. Copper Passage in Steamboat Springs. A Colorado-based private investor sold the asset to a Denver-based buyer for $5 million in an all-cash transaction. FedEx has operated at the property since 2000 and recently signed a long-term, net-lease extension. Brandon Gayeski of Blue West Capital represented the seller in the deal.
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has brokered the sale of a 35-unit apartment building in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood for $2.7 million. Built in the late 1920s, the property is located at 5550 W. North Ave. and features a mix of one- and two-bedroom units as well as ground-floor retail space. The building has undergone renovations within the past 10 years. Lucas Fryman, Ted Stratman and Sam Gutierrez of Interra represented the seller, New York-based real estate investment group Raskin Risers. The group also represented the buyer, a local real estate investor and manager that plans to make modest upgrades to the property.
BONITA SPRINGS, FLA. — JBM Institutional Multifamily Advisors has arranged the sale of Versol, a 240-unit multifamily property located in Bonita Springs. TerraCap Management sold the property to an undisclosed buyer for $87.3 million. Sitting on 27.4 acres, the community features amenities including a pool, clubhouse, fitness center, outdoor kitchen, bocce ball court, Amazon Hub package lockers, and storage units and garages for rent.
MARIETTA, GA. — SRS’ Investment Properties Group has arranged the sale of Blackwell Plaza, a 143,081-square-foot shopping center in Marietta, approximately 20 miles northwest of Atlanta. An entity doing business as RCG-Marietta VII LLC acquired the property from Stebri Enterprises for $10 million. Kyle Stonis and Pierce Mayson of SRS represented Stebri in the transaction. Sitting on 17 acres at the intersection of Canton Road and Piedmont Road, the property features tenants including Old Time Pottery and America’s Thrift Store.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $6.4 million sale of the 10 Federal Texas Portfolio, a collection of three self-storage facilities totaling 585 units in Fort Worth. The portfolio spans five acres and 68,030 net rentable square feet. Stacey Gorman, Eric Jones, Cameron Bradford and Sam Slocum of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company, in the transaction. Brandon Karr and Danny Cunningham, also with Marcus & Millichap, procured the buyer, a private investor, and the firm’s Tim Speck assisted in closing the deal as the broker of record. The portfolio was 86 percent occupied at the time of sale.