HOPKINSVILLE, KY. — Fimiani Development Corp. has acquired Pennyrile Marketplace, an 85,000-square-foot shopping center located at 3010 Fort Campbell Blvd. in Hopkinsville. Seritage KMT Finance sold the property to the Boca Raton-based retail investment firm for $3.8 million. Built in 1978, Pennyrile Marketplace sits on 12 acres near Fort Campbell Army base and houses tenants including Harbor Freight Tools, Bargain Hunt and Farmers Home Furniture. Mike Fimiani represented the buyer in the transaction on an internal basis, and Marc Ozburn and Ross Robison of Berkeley Capital Advisors represented the seller. Fimiani Development plans to make renovations to Pennyrile Marketplace, including landscaping, improved signage and resurfacing of the parking lot.
Acquisitions
CINCINNATI AND BOISE, IDAHO — Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) and Albertsons Cos. Inc. (NYSE: ACI) have agreed to a merger under which Kroger will acquire all outstanding shares of Albertsons’ common and preferred stock for an estimated total consideration of $34.10 per share, or a total enterprise value of approximately $24.6 billion. The deal includes the assumption of $4.7 billion of Albertsons’ net debt. Both companies’ boards of directors unanimously approved the agreement. The purchase price represents an approximately 32.8 percent premium to the closing price of ACI stock on Oct. 12, and 29.7 percent to the 30-day volume-weighted average price. The exact motivation for the merger was not stated in the press release, but The Wall Street Journal notes that by combining, the companies would have greater leverage in negotiations with vendors and compete better with companies such as Walmart and Amazon. Together, Boise-based Albertsons and Cincinnati-based Kroger currently operate a total of 4,996 stores, 66 distribution centers, 52 manufacturing plants, 3,972 pharmacies and 2,015 fuel centers. The two companies employ a combined 710,000 associates. On a combined basis, the companies delivered approximately $210 billion in revenue and $3.3 billion in net earnings in the fiscal year 2021. The …
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — JLL has negotiated the sale of Parkwood II, a five-story, 101,056-square-foot office building located north of Houston in The Woodlands. Kevin McConn led the JLL team that represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Bryant Lach and Jeff Horton, also with JLL, represented the buyer, The Woodlands Financial Group, which plans to renovate the building to serve as its new headquarters.
DALLAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Eastside Business Park, a 66,385-square-foot industrial property located at 4343 Sigma Road in North Dallas. The property was built on 5.3 acres in 1972. Adam Abushagur and Davis Cagle of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investment group, in the transaction. The duo also procured an undisclosed, Tennessee-based investor as the buyer. Eastside Business Park was 97 percent leased at the time of sale.
BOSTON — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of Advocate Healthcare of East Boston, a 165-bed skilled nursing facility. The five-story building was originally constructed in 1952 and expanded in 1965. The exiting owner-operator invested in a substantial renovation of the adult day care services wing as well as general improvements throughout the facility. The name of the New York-based buyer was not disclosed.
MANCHESTER, CONN. — Colliers has brokered the sale-leaseback of a 21,940-square-foot office building located at 160 Chapel Road in Manchester, an eastern suburb of Hartford. The property traded for $1.4 million. Bob Pagani and Christian Dietz of Colliers represented the seller, MMNT Certified Public Accountants, in the transaction. Nick Morizio of Colliers represented the buyer, private investor Dan Sullivan.
MARLBORO, N.J. — Locally based firm Private Lender Law has acquired a 20,000-square-foot office building in the Northern New Jersey community of Marlboro with plans to relocate from nearby Freehold. The firm will occupy approximately half of the two-story building, which was constructed in 1988 and previously housed the Marlboro Medical Annex. The relocation will begin in December. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
CHICAGO — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the $19.2 million sale of 65 East Wacker Place, a 222,728-square-foot office and retail building in Chicago. The buyer, Intersection Realty Group, plans to convert a portion of the property into apartment units. Constructed in 1928, the 24-story building is recognized by the National Register of Historic Places and is currently 46 percent leased. Morton’s Steakhouse occupies floors one and two of the building. Sam DiFrancesca, Patrick Shields, Jaime Fink and Bruce Miller of JLL represented the seller, a New York-based investment firm. The team also procured the buyer.
MARSHALL, MICH. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of the 62-room Quality Inn hotel in Marshall, about 47 miles south of Lansing. The sales price was undisclosed. Built in 1997, the property sits on two acres at 204 Winston Drive. Ebrahim Valliani and Michael Klar of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor. The duo, along with colleague Steve Chaben, represented the buyer, a New York-based limited liability company. Marcus & Millichap’s Allan Miller and Chris Gomes were also listed on the deal as supporting brokers.
Living Well Homes Divests of 124-Unit Brookfield Multifamily Community in Phoenix for $31M
by Amy Works
PHOENIX — Living Well Homes has completed the sale of Brookfield, an apartment property in Phoenix, to Rise48 Equity for $31 million, or $250,000 per unit. Built in 1984 on nearly five acres, the community features 124 one- and two-bedroom units, a pool and spa, fitness center, parcel lockers and grilling areas. Cliff David and Steve Gebing of Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal. Brian Eisendrath, Cameron Chalfant and Jake Vitta of IPA Capital Markets arranged the acquisition financing for the buyer.