VENTURA, CALIF. — Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has arranged the sale of Tuscania Apartment Homes, a multifamily property at 248 S. Hemlock St. in Ventura. A California-based investor sold the asset to a California-based buyer for $10.1 million. Built in 1965, Tuscania Apartment features 35 one- and two-bedroom units with select units offering ocean views. Daniel Withers, David Harrington and John Boyett of Matthews represented the seller and sourced the buyer in the deal.
HENDERSON, NEV. — M&J Enterprises Construction has purchased an industrial property located at 7501 Eastgate Road in Henderson. Eastgate LLC sold the asset for $3.7 million. Greg Pancirov and Paul Hoyt of RealComm Advisors represented the buyer and seller in the transaction.
ROCKWALL AND MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Locally based developer SWBC Real Estate has sold two apartment communities totaling 566 units in the Dallas area. The Royalton at Rockwall Downes is a 295-unit property located east of Dallas that SWBC built in 2021 and that offers one-bedroom, two-bedroom, and three-bedroom units with an average size of 1,006 square feet. Amenities include a resort-style pool and spa, fitness center and spin studio, dog grooming facility and a gaming center. Central Park at Craig Ranch is a 271-unit community located north of Dallas within the Craig Ranch master-planned development in McKinney that was completed by SWBC in 2019. This property offers the same types of floor plans and a similar amenity package as Royalton at Rockwall Downes. Affiliates of Lightbulb Capital Group, the family office of Los Angeles-based Jay Schuminsky, purchased both properties for undisclosed amounts. Will Balthrope, Drew Kile, Joey Tumminello, Michael Ware and Taylor Hill of Marcus & Millichap’s Institutional Property Advisors (IPA) brokered the deals on behalf of SWBC.
ATLANTA AND FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Atlanta-based furniture retailer The Aaron’s Co. Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire BrandsMart U.S.A. Founded in 1977, BrandsMart is one of the leading appliance and consumer electronics retailers in the Southeast, with 10 stores in Florida and Georgia. For the 12 months that ended Dec. 25, 2021, BrandsMart generated revenues of $757 million. Total consideration is approximately $230 million in cash, subject to certain closing adjustments, and the transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2022. Upon closing of the transaction, the BrandsMart business will report to Aaron’s president, Steve Olsen, and continue to be headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Additionally, Aaron’s will acquire 100 percent of the outstanding equity interests of Interbond Corp. of America, which does business as BrandsMart U.S.A., from the Perlman family for consideration at closing of $230 million in cash, subject to certain post-closing adjustments. BofA Securities Inc. is acting as financial advisor to Aaron’s and Jones Day is acting as legal advisor. Cassel Salpeter & Co. LLC is acting as financial advisor to BrandsMart and Cooley LLP is acting as legal advisor.
FORT WALTON BEACH, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of the Best Western Fort Walton Beachfront, a six-story, 100-room hotel in Fort Walton Beach. The 1.4-acre property sold for $23.6 million. David Altman, Robert Hunter and Leo Reilly of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, Ft. Walton Beach Hotel Group Inc., as well as secured and represented the buyer, Spartanburg, S.C.-based OTO Development LLC. Built in 1998, Best Western Fort Walton Beachfront includes amenities such as offsite fitness center access at Gold’s Gym, a business center, ocean-facing outdoor pool area, Cabana Bar and live entertainment nightly in the Swizzle Stick Lounge. Located at 380 Santa Rosa Blvd., the Best Western Fort Walton Beachfront provides guests with direct beach access and private balconies overlooking the Gulf of Mexico.
MCALLEN, TEXAS — NAI Rio Grande Valley has brokered the sale of a 61,000-square-foot cold storage facility in McAllen, located near the Texas-Mexico border. The property features 17 climate-sensitive loading docks and 26,000 square feet of cold storage space, as well as dry storage and office space. Wonderful Citrus Packaging LLC sold the property to Green Light Go, a California-based provider of logistics services to the agriculture sector. The sales price was not disclosed. The property had been vacant for several years at the time of sale.
DALLAS — Dallas-based SRS Real Estate Partners has negotiated the sale of a portfolio of eight single-tenant properties occupied by Fresenius Medical Care for $56.5 million. The properties, which total more than 94,000 square feet, are located in Virginia, New York, Ohio, Texas, Georgia and Missouri. Matthew Mousavi, Patrick Luther and Stephen Sullivan of SRS represented the seller, Kingsbarn Realty Capital. The buyer was undisclosed. Fresenius provides products and services for individuals with renal diseases.
MINNEAPOLIS — Walker & Dunlop has arranged the sale of five Class A seniors housing communities in Minneapolis. Minnetonka-based Roers Cos. developed the communities, which Walker Methodist and Jaybird Senior Living operate. The communities opened between 2018 and 2021. The portfolio consists of 567 independent living, assisted living and memory care units. The buyer, an affiliate of Lone Star Funds, will utilize Grace Management to oversee daily operational responsibilities. The sales price was not disclosed. Alex Vice, Joshua Jandris, Brett Gardner and Mark Myers of Walker & Dunlop provided advisory services and facilitated the disposition of the portfolio.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has brokered the sale of Market at Stelzer in Columbus for an undisclosed price. Giant Eagle anchors the 116,707-square-foot shopping center. Other tenants include Subway, Wingstop, WellNow Hometown Urgent Care, El Rodeo Mexican restaurant, The UPS Store and Marco’s Pizza. Joe Girardi and Emily Gadomski of Mid-America, along with Andrew Montooth of Newmark, represented the seller, Continental Real Estate Cos. The asset sold to a private buyer.
EDISON, N.J. — A joint venture between global asset manager Oxford Properties Group and Denver-based EverWest Real Estate Investors has purchased a 113,079-square-foot warehouse in Edison, about 35 miles south of Manhattan. The sales price was $21 million. Building features include clear heights of 20 to 24 feet, 11 dock-high doors and 100-foot truck court depths. The joint venture acquired the property via a sale-leaseback with the seller/tenant, food products supplier ISC Gums.
