Acquisitions

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MOORESTOWN, N.J. —OPEX, a manufacturer of automated machines, has purchased a 115,422-square-foot industrial building at 1224 N. Main St. in the Southern New Jersey city of Moorestown. Situated on eight acres, the property features a clear height of 22 feet and 12 loading docks, as well as proximity to Interstate 295, the New Jersey Turnpike and State Route 38. Scott Mertz of NAI Mertz represented the buyer, which will also occupy the building, in the transaction. The seller was Northbridge Partners.

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6380 E Holmes Road

MEMPHIS, TENN. AND SOUTHAVEN, MISS. — Newton, Mass.-based Industrial Logistics Properties Trust, managed by The RMR Group, has purchased a portfolio of three industrial properties in the Memphis area for a total of $100 million. The three properties span a combined 1.3 million square feet. Casey Masters and Stewart Calhoun of Cushman & Wakefield brokered the transaction. The seller(s) was not disclosed. One of the properties includes a 246,564-square-foot industrial asset located at 481 Airport Industrial Drive in Southaven. The property was built in 2008 and includes 193 auto parking spaces and 40 trailer parking spaces. The next property was a 602,500-square-foot industrial asset located at 8474 Market Place Drive in Southaven. Built in 2004, the property features 251 auto parking spaces. Lastly, there was a 437,940-square-foot property situated at 6380 E. Holmes Road in Memphis. The property was built in 2004 and includes 767 auto parking spaces and 70 trailer parking spaces. The buildings were fully leased to five tenants at the time of sale. Additionally, the properties are located near several highways such as Interstates 69 and 78.

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Stadium Trace Village

HOOVER, ALA. — SRS Real Estate Partners’ Investment Properties Group has brokered the sale of Stadium Trace Village, a 33,625-square-foot retail center in Hoover. MAP Development sold the property for $13.9 million to Liberty Retail Properties. Boris Shilkrot, Kyle Stonis and Pierce Mayson of SRS’ Atlanta office represented the seller. The buyer was self-represented in the transaction. Built in 2019, Stadium Trace Village is shadow-anchored by Aldi, Duluth Trading Co. and UAB Medicine. The center is fully occupied by retailers such as OHenry’s Coffee, Edgar’s Bakery, Mooyah Burgers, Cookie Cutters, Taco Mama and Super Chix. Located at 5220 Peridot Place, the property has access to Interstate 459 and is situated directly across from Brookwood Baptist Health Center. The property is part of a master-planned mixed-use development that was approved by Hoover’s City Council to be the city’s first open container entertainment district. The development is also set to include two hotels and a 1,000-seat amphitheater.

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MUNCIE, IND. AND FARMINGTON HILLS, MICH. — Muncie-based First Merchants Corp. (NASDAQ: FRME) and Farmington Hills-based Level One Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ: LEVL) have signed a definitive merger agreement by which Level One will merge into First Merchants in a stock and cash transaction valued at approximately $323.5 million. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2022. The combined company, conducting its banking business as First Merchants Bank, expects to complete its system integration during the third quarter of 2022. First Merchants will have assets of roughly $17.6 billion and will remain the second largest financial holding company headquartered in Indiana. The combined company will operate 122 banking offices across Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Illinois.

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CHICAGO — Union Investment Real Estate has purchased 59-65 E. Oak St., a one-block stretch of high-end retail space in Chicago. The purchase price was $120 million, according to Crain’s Chicago Business. The price represents the largest amount paid for any retail asset sold in Chicago since 2016, according to CBRE. Keely Polczynski of CBRE Capital Markets represented both the buyer and the seller, Jenel Real Estate, which acquired two separate parcels in 2016, demolished them and rebuilt a 32,000-square-foot building that now houses high-end retailers Chanel, Van Cleef & Arpels, Moncler and Le Colonial. Based in Germany, Union Investment is an international investment manager specializing in open-ended real estate funds for private and institutional investors.

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CARBONDALE, ILL. — Friedman Real Estate has brokered the sale of University Village in Carbondale for an undisclosed price. The 269-unit apartment community, situated on nearly 17 acres, is located about a mile from Southern Illinois University. Below-market rents at the property, built in 1973, present a value-add opportunity for the undisclosed buyer. Rich Deptula and Kellen Duggan of Friedman advised both parties in the transaction.

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Exeter-Dallas

CONSHOHOCKEN, PA. — EQT Exeter has sold a portfolio of 328 industrial properties for $6.8 billion on behalf of its private real estate funds, EQT Exeter Industrial Value Fund IV and related investment vehicles. The properties span 70.5 million square feet across the state of New York; Dallas; Atlanta; Chicago; Los Angeles; Memphis, Tenn.; Indianapolis; Columbus, Ohio; and Louisville, Ky. The portfolio consists primarily of logistics properties serving major corporations, including facilities for big box regional distribution, e-commerce fulfillment and last-mile distribution. EQT Exeter — which was formed earlier this year when Swedish private equity firm EQT AB acquired Exeter Property Group for $1.9 billion — assembled the portfolio through a mix of development and acquisitions. The company developed 15 million square feet of the portfolio, with 7 million square feet still under construction, and acquired the balance through 100 transactions over the course of the past three years. The portfolio was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. The buyer — an undisclosed group led by an Asian sovereign-wealth fund, according to reports by The Wall Street Journal — was procured by Eastdil Secured. EQT Exeter will continue to operate and manage the properties as part of the transaction.  …

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Windward at the Villages

WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — Berkadia Institutional Solutions, a partnership between Berkadia and the apartment brokerage of Moran & Co., has arranged the sale of three multifamily properties in West Palm Beach: Windward at the Villages, The Royal St. George and Village Place. The three properties have a combined 622 units and were sold for a total of $132.5 million. Jaret Turkell, Roberto Pesant, Omar Morales and Jose Mota of Berkadia’s Miami office completed the sale on behalf of the seller, Massachusetts-based Northland Investment Corp. Pennsylvania-based Morgan Properties was the buyer. T.J. Piper of Berkadia’s Philadelphia office secured a bridge loan for the three properties. Located at 1441 Brandywine Road, Windward at the Villages is a 196-unit property that offers one- and two-bedroom floorplans. The units feature private balconies and in-unit washers and dryers. Community amenities include a swimming pool, fitness center, tennis court and a playground. The Royal St. George is a 224-unit property located at 1651 Brandywine Road. The property features one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans with in-unit washers and dryers, walk-in closets and private patios or balconies. Community amenities include a swimming pool, fitness center, picnic area and a dog park. Lastly, Village Place is a 202-unit …

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McDonough West

MCDONOUGH, GA. — Halpern Enterprises Inc. has acquired McDonough West, an 80,773-square-foot shopping center in McDonough. Harbour Retail Partners was the seller. The sales price was not disclosed. Built in 2000, McDonough West was 92 percent leased at the time of sale and anchored by a 30,000-square-foot Goodwill Store and Donation Center. The neighborhood retail center includes tenants such as Planet Fitness, Dollar Tree, Subway and Cato, along with a Delta Community Credit Union located on an outparcel at the front of the property. Located at 250 Jonesboro Road, McDonough West is situated at the intersection of Jonesboro Road and McDonough Parkway, adjacent to Kroger-anchored McDonough Crossing Shopping Center.

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ROUND ROCK, TEXAS — Newmark has brokered the sale of Cordevalle, a 280-unit apartment community located in the northern Austin suburb of Round Rock. Built in 2014, the property offers a mix of one- and two-bedroom units averaging 789 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, business center, clubhouse, outdoor kitchen with grilling areas and a dog park. Patton Jones and Andrew Dickson of Newmark represented the seller, Internacional, in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed.

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