FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $62.7 million sale of a seven-property industrial portfolio across five Florida cities. Tyler Kuhlman and Douglas Mandel of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Lauderdale office represented the buyer, Redfearn Capital, a private real estate investment firm based in Delray Beach, Fla. The Federated Cos., led by Jonathan Cox, was the seller. The fully occupied, net-leased portfolio includes the following properties: 4000 Shader Road in Orlando; 5515 W 5th St. in Jacksonville; 2101 W 33rd St. in Jacksonville; 2906 Corporate Way in Palmetto; 940 Williston Park Point in Lake Mary; 12900 44th St. N. in Pinellas Park; and 5120 Great Oak Dr. in Lakeland.
Acquisitions
FRANKLIN, TENN. — Holladay Properties has purchased The Factory at Franklin, a former stove-making factory in Franklin, for $56 million. Madison Wenzler of Cushman & Wakefield represented Holladay in the sale, and John Haynes of the Bradley law firm provided legal counsel. The seller was not disclosed. Allen Arender of Holladay plans to oversee the redevelopment of the property, along with development partner Ronnie Wenzler of Cushman & Wakefield. Built in 1929, The Factory is a complex of 10 industrial buildings that was originally constructed for stove manufacturer Allen Manufacturing Co. In 1996, the property was converted into a retail and entertainment complex. Today, The Factory is a mixed-use destination with shops, restaurants, offices and entertainment venues located at 230 Franklin Road, about 21.5 miles from downtown Nashville. The Factory currently has restaurant tenants including Five Daughters Bakery, Franklin Juice Co., Honest Coffee Roasters, Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams and Mojo’s Tacos. Other tenants include Amelia’s Flowers, Luna Record Shop and Jeremy Cowart Photography. The property also features the Franklin Farmers Market that sells fresh produce and crafts every week. After the redevelopment project is complete, The Factory will have about 310,000 square feet of mixed-use space. Holladay and its partners …
HALTOM CITY, TEXAS — A fund sponsored by CBRE Investment Management, the entity formerly known as CBRE Global Investors, has acquired 820 Exchange, a roughly 952,000-square-foot industrial property in the Fort Worth suburb of Haltom City. Phoenix-based Creation developed the four-building property and completed it earlier this year. Two of the development’s four buildings that feature 30- to 36-foot clear heights and cross-dock/rear-load configurations were fully leased at the time of sale. All told, 820 Exchange is currently 72 percent leased to three tenants. Dustin Volz, Stephen Bailey, Dom Espinosa, Zach Riebe and Matthew Barge of JLL represented the seller in the transaction.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Pennsylvania-based TSB Realty has arranged the sale of Villas on Rio, an 858-bed student housing community located near the University of Texas in Austin. An affiliate of Blue Vista Capital Management purchased the property from Villas Student Housing for an undisclosed price. Completed in fall 2021, the property offers shared amenities including a rooftop pool with cabanas and a hot tub; a full spa with hydrotherapy pools, individual steam rooms, saunas and a meditation room; and a fitness center. TSB Capital Advisors, an affiliate of TSB Realty, secured an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer.
DRIPPING SPRINGS, TEXAS — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of View at Belterra, a 233-unit apartment community in Dripping Springs, a western suburb of Austin. The property was built earlier this year on eight acres within the 93-acre Belterra Village mixed-use development. Units feature one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans with an average size of 988 square feet. Amenities include a pool, wellness center, coworking spaces, sky lounge, clubroom and kitchen and a package room with cold storage capabilities. Will Balthrope, Jordan Featherston and Kent Myers of IPA represented the seller, American Residential Group, in the transaction. Oregon-based Hayden Properties purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.
IP Capital, Edge Principal Acquire 242,690 SF Fountain Square Office Property in Boca Raton, Florida
BOCA RATON, FLA. — IP Capital, in a joint venture with Edge Principal Advisors, has acquired Fountain Square, a Class A office campus totaling 242,690 square feet in Boca Raton. Bridge Investment Group’s office subsidiary Bridge Office Fund Manager and joint venture partner Ascentris sold the property for an undisclosed price. Christian Lee and José Lobón of CBRE represented the sellers in the transaction. Chris Drew, Maxx Carney, Reid Carleton and Jimmy Calvo of JLL arranged a $56.5 million, floating-rate acquisition loan through CIBC Bank USA on behalf of the borrower. Situated on roughly 15 acres at 2600–2700 N. Military Trail, Fountain Square is surrounded by 2 million square feet of retail amenities, including One Boca Place, which is home to 180,000 square feet of retail and 18 restaurants. Fountain Square is located close to Interstate 95 and the Florida Turnpike. Bridge and Ascentris purchased the property in 2017 and recently completed a $4.9 million capital improvement plan that included new lobbies, restrooms and common area corridors, conference center, outdoor pavilions and signage, along with 23,000 square feet of spec suites. Current tenants at the property include banking, legal, medical, dental, real estate and financial services firms.
BAYTOWN, TEXAS — San Diego-based investment firm Westcore has acquired a 210,887-square-foot industrial property in the eastern Houston suburb of Baytown. The newly built property, which is located within the Cedar Port Industrial Park master-planned development near Port Houston, features 32-foot clear heights, 200-foot truck court depths and an ESFR sprinkler system. Jason Tangen and Barrett Gibson of Colliers International represented the seller, metro Houston-based NIT Industrial, in the transaction. Westcore was self-represented.
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — An affiliate of Wisconsin-based Phoenix Investors has acquired the 4 million-square-foot former IBM headquarters campus in Endicott, located near the New York-Pennsylvania border. The site, which consists of 29 buildings on 130 acres and is currently known as the Huron Campus, houses industrial, office and R&D users. The campus was first converted to a multi-tenant development in the early 2000s and today serves as the workplace of more than 2,800 people, though IBM still maintains a presence on the property. The seller was not disclosed.
ATLANTA — Coral Gables, Fla.-based Driftwood Capital has bought The Wylie Hotel, a 111-room boutique hotel in Atlanta’s historic Old Fourth Ward neighborhood. The property, which opened in May 2021, is the only independent boutique hotel in Midtown Atlanta, according to Driftwood Capital. Kim King Associates and WHI Real Estate Partners were the sellers. The sales price was not disclosed. Located at 551 Ponce De Leon Ave. NE, The Wylie Hotel is situated adjacent to Ponce City Market, a mixed-use destination along the Atlanta BeltLine. The hotel is also just 1.5 miles from Georgia Tech, one mile from the North Avenue MARTA station and 12 miles from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The Wylie Hotel was formerly 551 Ponce, a 1920s-era hotel. The renovation and expansion of the property added a glass-enclosed sunroom on the first floor, which is home to Mrs. P’s Kitchen & Bar, along with a second-floor outdoor terrace and 11 restored guestrooms. The expansion project also included a five-level addition to the rear of the historic building, which added 100 guestrooms, administrative offices and a fitness center. Guestrooms on the fifth floor have private terraces with views of Ponce City Market.
TROY, MICH. — Continental Realty Corp. (CRC) has acquired Oakland Plaza and Oakland Square, two shopping centers totaling nearly 392,000 square feet in Troy. The combined purchase price was $34 million. Together, the properties were 87 percent leased at the time of acquisition. Tenants include TJ Maxx, HomeGoods, Kohl’s, Bed Bath & Beyond, DSW, Michaels and Planet Fitness. Amy Sands and Clinton Mitchell of JLL represented the undisclosed seller. This was the first acquisition for CRC’s Opportunistic Retail Fund, a private equity fund formed this year to acquire value-add retail properties throughout the country. Completed in 1979 and renovated in 1994 and 2014, Oakland Plaza consists of three buildings and three outparcels comprising 171,518 square feet. It is 71 percent leased to 16 tenants. Delivered in 1986 with additional construction completed in 1997, the three-building Oakland Square spans 220,226 square feet. The asset is fully leased to seven tenants. Baltimore-based CRC now owns and manages more than 5 million square feet of commercial space across nine states.