Acquisitions

ST. CHARLES, ILL. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the $17.3 million sale of a freestanding retail property occupied by Whole Foods in the western Chicago suburb of St. Charles. The newly renovated building features a 20-year NN lease with the tenant. The property was formerly home to Blue Goose Market, a grocer that operated at the site for nearly a century as downtown St. Charles’ only grocery store. Alex Sharrin, Mohsin Mirza and Torri Rosene of JLL represented the sellers, Swanson Development Group and Fort Union. The buyer was an affiliate of Benenson Capital Partners.

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BUFORD AND KENNESAW, GA. — Walker & Dunlop (NYSE: WD) has arranged the sale of and provided Freddie Mac acquisition financing for Town Laurel Crossing and Manor Barrett, two apartment communities in the metro Atlanta area totaling 707 units. The transactions represent a total of $352.8 million in capital movement and placement. The name of the borrower, a private multifamily owner-operator, was not disclosed. Both properties are currently listed under rebranded names on the website of Denver-based Mission Rock Residential, which provides third-party management services for the assets. The properties were both built in 2024. Chris Goldsmith, Telly Fathaly and Cameron Dunn of Walker & Dunlop represented the seller, Related Group, in both transactions. Mary Stuart Hurst and Fletcher Dunn of Walker & Dunlop led the debt origination efforts on behalf of the new owner. Town Laurel Crossing is a 360-unit community located within the Exchange at Gwinnett shopping district in Buford, a northeastern suburb of Atlanta. According to Apartments.com, the property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units that range in size from 752 to 1,550 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, lounge, clubhouse, dog park and outdoor grilling and dining stations. Manor Barrett is a 347-unit community …

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HOUSTON — Blacktop Industrial Trust, a South Florida-based REIT, has purchased the 337,705-square-foot Rosslyn Business Park in northwest Houston. Rosslyn Business Park consists of 11 buildings on a 45-acre site that were fully leased to seven tenants at the time of sale. Buildings feature clear heights of 20 to 55 feet and oversized grade-level doors, and the campus includes outdoor storage space. JLL provided financial advisory services to Blacktop. The seller was Houston-based Clay Development & Construction Inc. The sales price was not disclosed. JLL provided financial advisory services to Blacktop.

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EULESS, TEXAS — Canadian investment firm Western Wealth Capital (WWC), which also has an office in Phoenix, has purchased Park Place Townhomes, a 97-unit multifamily asset located near DFW International Airport in Euless. The property was built in 1980 and has an average unit size of 1,116 square feet. WWC partnered with StepStone Group on the deal, which involved the assumption of the existing mortgage. Brian Murphy of Newmark brokered the sale. Katie Runyan of Walker & Dunlop handled the loan assumption.  

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GREENWICH, CONN. — CBRE has negotiated the $97.5 million sale of The Mill, a 71-unit apartment complex located in the southern coastal Connecticut city of Greenwich. The Mill, which is a redevelopment of a 19th century riverfront industrial building, consists of five buildings that also house 28,653 square feet of retail space across them. The apartments consist of 59 units in the former mill (built in 1881) and a converted office building (built in 1981), plus 12 additional apartments located at 328 Pemberwick Road (built in 1983). Jeffrey Dunne, Eric Apfel, Stuart MacKenzie and Travis Langer of CBRE represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.

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WILMINGTON, DEL. — Regional investment firm Buccini Pollin Group has purchased three office buildings totaling approximately 252,000 square feet within Bellevue Park Corporate Center, a 52-acre campus in Wilmington. The purchase includes two four-story office buildings and a historic mansion that serves as a private amenity space for tenants. Jim Galbally and Brett Segal of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Buccini Pollin also owns three other buildings within Bellevue Park Corporate Center and has invested $1.1 million in capital improvements to the campus this year.

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SAYVILLE, N.Y. — SRS Real Estate Partners has brokered the $20.7 million ground-lease sale of a 145,000-square-foot retail building in the Long Island community of Sayville. Target occupies the building at 5750 Sunrise Highway, which was constructed on 12.1 acres in 2014, and has roughly 14 years remaining on its corporate-guaranteed lease. Calvin Short of SRS, along with Jeff Christian of First Street Inc., represented the seller in the transaction. Tyler Leeson and Peter Deltondo of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer. Both parties were California-based private investors that requested anonymity.

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AUBURN, ALA. — Walker & Dunlop has negotiated the sale of The French Quarter, a 452-bed student housing community located near Auburn University in Alabama. Built in 1997 and renovated in 2023, the property features New Orleans-inspired architecture and offers 207 units in one-, two-, three- and five-bedroom configurations. Shared amenities include a pool, lounge, student center, café, dog park, community green space and a fitness center. Patrick Chisholm, Brian Malone and William Scott sold the property to Matt Genesio and Collegetown Communities for an undisclosed price. Chris Epp, Matthew Chase, Craig Miller, Holden Penn, Ben Sarna, Sarah Foronda and Naomi Bludworth of Walker & Dunlop represented the seller in the transaction. Will Baker, William Shell and Mike Shropshire, also with Walker & Dunlop, arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer. The sales price and loan amount were not disclosed.

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LAKEWOOD, COLO. — Conshohocken, Pa.-based CenterSquare has acquired North Bear Crossing, a 31,871-square-foot service retail property located in the Denver suburb of Lakewood. The center was 86 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Sports Clips, Domino’s Pizza, Kentucky Fried Chicken/A&W, Moe’s Original BBQ and F45 Training. North Bear Crossing marks CenterSquare’s 61st acquisition nationally.

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LONE TREE, COLO. — Kaufman Hagan Commercial Real Estate has negotiated the sale of Park Meadows Village, a shopping center in Lone Tree. The asset traded for $3 million, or $392.67 per square foot. Three long-term tenants fully occupy the 7,640-square-foot retail plaza at 9447 Park Meadows Drive. Ryan Floyd and Colby Constantine of Kaufman Hagan handled the transaction. The names of the seller and buyer were not released.

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