CLEVELAND — An affiliate of Phoenix Investors has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Nela Park in Cleveland for an undisclosed price. Nela Park is home to GE Lighting, a Savant company. The acquisition will add more than 1 million square feet of industrial space to Phoenix’s portfolio. Built in 1913, Nela Park is considered the first industrial park in the world, according to Phoenix. The 138-acre property consists of industrial space, office space, a cafeteria, fitness center and outdoor recreation facilities. Savant acquired GE Lighting in July 2020. GE Lighting plans to maintain partial tenancy at Nela Park after Phoenix’s acquisition.
Acquisitions
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Northmarq has arranged the sale of Centropolis on Grand, a 56-unit apartment building in Kansas City’s River Market neighborhood. The sales price was undisclosed. Gabe Tovar and Jeff Lamott of Northmarq represented the seller, KC Commercial Realty Group, which developed the property in 2016. Tovar and Lamott are also arranging permanent financing on behalf of the buyer, Minneapolis-based Oaks Properties. The transaction marks the buyer’s first investment in the Kansas City market.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — MDH Partners has purchased Green Pointe Landing, a 100,000-square-foot warehouse in Columbus. The purchase price was undisclosed. Completed this January, the property sits on nearly nine acres at 5740 N. Green Pointe Drive. The building features 20 dock doors, 135 car parking spaces and clear heights that range from 28 to 32 feet. Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Oakridge Development Co. Houston Hawley served as the acquisition lead for MDH, which now owns more than 680,000 square feet of industrial space in Ohio.
LAKE ORION, MICH. — The Boulder Group has arranged the $4.1 million sale of a single-tenant retail property occupied by tire company Firestone in Lake Orion, about 38 miles north of Detroit. The net-leased, 6,116-square-foot building is located at 25 Indianwood Road. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of Boulder represented the seller, a Midwest-based real estate developer. A Southeast-based private real estate investor was the buyer.
MIAMI — Brickell Station Partners has sold a retail property in Miami to Gazit Horizons for $20.1 million. Hector Antunez and Juan Andres Nava from Metro 1 represented Brickell Station Partners, and Fabian Graff of Metro 1 represented Gazit Horizons. The building, located in downtown Miami’s Brickell neighborhood, is currently home to Toasted Bagelry & Deli, Talkin’ Tacos, CBD American Shaman and Stanzione 87 pizzeria. Located at 83-97 Southwest Eighth St. along The Underline linear park, the building is situated close to Brickell City Centre and Metromover and Metrorail stops.
MELISSA, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 459-unit self-storage facility in Melissa, located north of Dallas in Collin County. The Class A property consists of 293 climate-controlled units and 166 non-climate-controlled units across 56,525 net rentable square feet of space. Brett Hatcher, Gabriel Coe and Brian Kelly of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer and seller, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction. Tim Speck of Marcus & Millichap assisted in closing the deal as the broker of record.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — CBRE has negotiated the $173.4 million sale of Plaza Square, a 415-unit apartment community located in the Northern New Jersey community of New Brunswick. The transit-served property was built in 2004 and offers amenities such as a pool, fitness center, resident clubhouse, business center and a dog run. Jeffrey Dunne, Jeremy Neuer, Richard Gatto, Fahri Ozturk, Stuart MacKenzie and Eric Apfel of CBRE represented the seller, Manulife Investment Management, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, Renaissance Management.
OLEAN, N.Y. — The Palomar Group, an investment sales brokerage firm based in Georgia, has arranged the sale of Shops at Walmart Plaza, a 53,642-square-foot shopping center in Olean, about 70 miles south of Buffalo. Shadow-anchored by Walmart, the center was 94 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Old Navy, Pet Supplies Plus, GameStop, GNC, Supercuts, Spectrum and The Shoe Depot. Palomar Group represented the seller, Dallas-based Tabani Group, which sold the property to a private investor based in the Boston area for $12 million.
LPC West, TriGate Capital Acquire 420,000 SF Square on Main Office Campus in Orange, California
by Amy Works
ORANGE, CALIF. — LPC West, the West Coast arm of Lincoln Property Co., has partnered with TriGate Capital to purchase The Square on Main, a multi-building office campus located at the intersection of Main Street and La Veta Avenue in Orange. Totaling 420,000 square feet, the five-building asset was 96.5 percent occupied by 13 tenants, including the Orange County Transportation Authority and Western Dental, both tenants of more than 25 years. The 7.2-acre campus includes two 12-story buildings, one six-story building and two one-story buildings, as well as a large parking structure. Additionally, the site offers full transit accessibility, with access to the 22 and 57 freeways and numerous airports within 40 miles. LPC West plans to implement a variety of sustainability upgrades and overall operational enhancements throughout the property to help boost efficiency and limit its environmental footprint.
LAS VEGAS — JMAC Industries LP has completed the disposition of an industrial property located in the southwest submarket of Las Vegas. MCA Realty acquired the asset for $16.9 million. Located at 7201 Post Road, the property features 80,677 square feet of industrial space. Dan Doherty, Paul Sweetland, Chris Lane and Jerry Doty of Doherty Industrial Group of Colliers International represented the seller in the deal.