DALLAS — Regent Properties has acquired Trammell Crow Center, a 50-story, 1.2 million-square-foot office tower located at 2001 Ross Ave. in downtown Dallas. The property is among the tallest buildings in the city. Regent purchased the skyscraper from a group of institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Global Alternatives. While terms of the transaction were not released, The Dallas Morning News reports that the Class A tower, along with a retail building and parking garage across the street, sold for more than $600 million. The property recently underwent $180 million in renovations, which included the development of a 2,000-space parking garage, 10,000-square-foot athletic club, 10,000-square-foot conference center, tenant lounge, outdoor gathering areas and 32,000 square feet of retail space. The acquisition also includes the adjacent full city block situated at 2000 Ross Ave., which can accommodate a new residential or office tower. The site is also home to a JW Marriott slated to open in 2023, which was not included in the sale. “Last year we set an objective to invest more than $2 billion in high-quality office real estate across Texas and the Sun Belt regions,” says Eric Fleiss, CEO of Regent Properties. “The purchase of this iconic asset during a …
Acquisitions
NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of B’s Stor All, a 286-unit self-storage facility in the northeastern San Antonio suburb of New Braunfels. The property consists of 32,320 net rentable square feet of non-climate-controlled space across 237 units, along with 49 outdoor parking spaces. Jon Danklefs of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an undisclosed limited liability company, in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were also undisclosed.
PEARLAND, TEXAS — Locally based investment firm Welcome Group has acquired a 44,800-square-foot, single-tenant building in the southern Houston suburb of Pearland that consists of 31,400 square feet of warehousing space and 12,800 square feet of office space. The sale also included a five-acre parcel that can support 80,000 square feet of new development. John Ferruzzo of Transwestern represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Ryan Wasaff and John Wilson represented Welcome Group on an internal basis.
MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Locally based brokerage firm Disney Investment Group (DIG) has arranged the sale of Lake Forest Marketplace, a 37,500-square-foot shopping center in the northern Dallas suburb of McKinney. The property was built in 2019. At the time of sale, Lake Forest Marketplace was fully leased to 14 tenants, including Pet Supplies Plus, MOD Pizza, Athletico, Floyds 99 Barbershop, Jersey Mike’s Subs and The UPS Store. David Disney and Adam Crockett of DIG represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
Harrison Street Sells Five Seniors Housing Properties in Oregon, Montana to Springs Living for $193.5M
by Amy Works
MEDFORD AND EUGENE, ORE., AND BUTTE AND BILLINGS, MONT. — Harrison Street has completed the disposition of five senior housing properties valued at $193.5 million to The Springs Living. The properties were held across several of Harrison Street’s U.S Opportunity Funds and related co-investment vehicles. The portfolio consists of 622 independent living, assisted living and memory care units in Medford, Eugene, Butte and Billings. As of December 2021, the properties had an average occupancy of 93 percent. Further details on the properties were not disclosed.
Marcus & Millichap Brokers $1.9M Sale of Nix 99 Retail Property in Lynnwood, Washington
by Amy Works
LYNNWOOD, WASH. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of The Nix 99 Building at Mukilteo Gateway, a retail property in Lynnwood. A private investor sold the asset to Lighthouse Diving for $1.9 million. Located at 13718 31st Ave. W, The Nix 99 Building at Mukilteo Gateway features 5,200 square feet of retail space. At the time of sale, the property was vacant. The new owner plans to open a diving gear superstore at the site. Christopher Secreto and Stren Lea of Marcus & Millichap’s Seattle office represented the seller, while Art Thimpson of NAI-PSP represented the buyer in the deal.
ATLANTA — Origin Investments and Kaplan Residential have acquired a 40-acre parcel in Atlanta, for $31.5 million. The property was purchased through Origin Investments’ $300 million Qualified Opportunity Zone Fund II. Pierce Owings and Matt Hawkins of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller for the land. The joint venture plans to develop a master-planned, mixed-use project that will be the largest mixed-use project along the Atlanta BeltLine’s Southside Trail. Located within Chosewood Park at 500 Sawtell Ave. SE, the project’s first phase will feature approximately 700 build-to-rent townhomes and multifamily units. Once completed, the project will have more than 2,000 multifamily residences, activated park space and up to 150,000 square feet of commercial space. Plans also include a variety of local restaurants with outdoor seating, coffee shops, a wellness center, dedicated areas for food trucks, pet amenities, coworking centers, office areas and entertainment space. The property will also have a resident-only club experience called Club Sawtell that will include fitness, wellness, coworking and lifestyle amenities. Experiential retail consultants at Revel will spearhead the concept origination of the commercial and adaptive reuse component. Additionally, HGOR and The Beck Group will lead the architecture and construction for Club Sawtell. Lancaster Associates …
HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — Brass Enterprises has bought Henry House at Clift Farm, a 273-unit, garden-style multifamily property in Huntsville. The sales price was not disclosed. Russ Hardy and David Wilson of Berkadia Institutional Solutions completed the sale on behalf of the seller, a joint venture partnership between Atlanta-based META Real Estate Partners and Huntsville-based Watercress Partners. Tom Genetti of Berkadia arranged an undisclosed amount of financing on behalf of Brass. Henry House at Clift Farm offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans. Unit features include in-unit washers and dryers and private patios or balconies. Community amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, swimming pool, multiple outdoor kitchens, dog park and a playground. Located at 1435 Balch Road, the property is situated close to a new Publix, Madison Hospital, the shops and restaurants along Highway 72 and walking trails within the 600-acre Clift Farm master-planned development.
OLATHE, KAN. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 14,631-square-foot retail property occupied by Walgreens in Olathe for $6.4 million. The building is located at 15066 W. 151st St., about 24 miles southwest of downtown Kansas City. Neighboring retail tenants include Starbucks, FedEx, McDonald’s, Sonic, Taco Bell and Hy-Vee. Walgreens executed an early five-year lease renewal on its original 20-year net lease. Nicholas Kanich of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, an Iowa-based investment group. Colby Haugness, Marcus & Millichap’s Kansas broker of record, assisted in closing the transaction. A Delaware-based investment group was the buyer.
HARRISBURG, PA. — New Jersey-based investment firm First National Realty Partners has acquired Dauphin Plaza, a 216,000-square-foot, open-air shopping center in Harrisburg. Grocer Price Rite has served as the anchor tenant since 2006 and currently operates a 33,500-square-foot store. Other tenants include Big Lots, Ashley Furniture, Crunch Fitness, Dollar General, Waffle House, Subway, Weight Watchers and H&R Block. James Galbally, Chris Munley and Colin Behr of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.