EDWARDSVILLE, ILL. — TriStar Properties has sold a 593,094-square-foot distribution center and 54 associated acres in Edwardsville near St. Louis. An institutional buyer purchased the asset for an undisclosed price. The property is located at 3077 Gateway Commerce Center Drive. Constructed in 2018, the facility is part of TriStar’s Gateway Commerce Center, a 2,300-acre regional logistics and bulk distribution park. The building features a clear height of 36 feet and parking for more than 400 vehicles.
Acquisitions
GREEN BAY, WIS. — Colliers International has brokered the sale of Bayside Marketplace in Green Bay for $18.6 million. Anchored by Fresh Thyme, the 229,572-square-foot shopping center is located on South Oneida Street. Additional tenants include Joann, Dunham’s Sports, Xperience Fitness, Dollar Tree and OfficeMax. Adam Connor and Mark Pucci of Colliers Wisconsin and El Warner and Charley Simpson of Colliers Los Angeles represented the seller, Atlanta-based The Ardent Cos. An Austin, Texas-based private buyer purchased the asset.
MILWAUKEE — A BMO Harris Bank branch spanning 10,494 square feet in Milwaukee has sold for $3.4 million. The property is located at 8300 W. Silver Spring Drive. Andy Hess and Bob Flood of Founders 3 Real Estate Services represented the seller, BL-Branch Group One. ESDA Investments LLC was the buyer.
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‘Power Panel’ at InterFace Event Provides Positive Outlook for Student Housing Sector Post-COVID-19
by John Nelson
Moving toward the start of a fresh academic year, the outlook for the student housing industry keeps getting brighter. A testament to the industry’s movement out of the pandemic is taking place at the InterFace Student Housing conference in Austin, where nearly 1,300 attendees have been able to gather in-person for the first time since April 2019. This year’s event, which concludes today, is taking place at the JW Marriott downtown. The student housing sector banded together like never before in the face of COVID-19 and truly worked as a team throughout the pandemic, with the ultimate goal of keeping students as safe as possible. The sector’s resilience during the pandemic and optimism regarding the year ahead were the driving discussion points during the conference’s “Power Panel” on Wednesday, July 14, which brought together a consortium of high-level executives to discuss industry trends, their experiences with COVID-19 and the outlook for the upcoming academic year. “The past 18 months have been a whirlwind of uncertainty,” began moderator Peter Katz, executive director at Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap. “While our sector has been historically categorized as recession-resilient, we would all now claim it to be pandemic-resistant.” “Student …
DORAL, FLA. — CBRE has arranged the $96 million sale of Doral Concourse, a Class A, 240,669-square-foot office property in South Florida located adjacent to the new mixed-use lifestyle center, CityPlace Doral. MG3 REIT acquired the property from a fund managed by DRA Advisors LLC. Christian Lee, Jose Lobon, Amy Julian and Andrew Chilgren of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction. The property’s leasing broker, Gordon Messinger of CBRE, also assisted with the sale. Doral Concourse was 95 percent leased at the time of sale with more than six years of weighted average lease term remaining and no lease expirations over the next two years. The property has undergone capital improvements over the past five years, including a renovated lobby and common areas, restroom upgrades, cooling tower replacement and roof replacement. The six-story building features a five to 1,000 square feet parking ratio via a five-story parking deck.
RICHARDSON, TEXAS — MCR, a New York City-based hospitality owner-operator, has acquired the Courtyard by Marriott Dallas Plano/Richardson and the Residence Inn by Marriott Dallas Plano/Richardson. The two hotels total 261 rooms and are located on the northeastern outskirts of Dallas. Both hotels offer pools, fitness centers and convenience stores. MCR acquired the properties as part of a five-hotel portfolio deal that carried a price tag of $94 million.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of Summit at Landry Way, a 224-unit apartment community in Fort Worth. Built in 1978, the property sits on a 12-acre tract just off Interstate 30 near the downtown area. According to Apartments.com, the property features studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, tennis court, picnic area and onsite laundry facilities. Drew Kile, Joey Tumminello, Will Balthrope and Asher Hall of IPA collaborated with Marcus & Millichap’s Tommy Lovell III, Nick Fluellen and Bard Hoover to represent the seller, Miami-based One Real Estate Investment, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, Aspen Capital Group Inc., a private equity firm based in southwest Florida, which will implement a value-add program.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — JLL Capital Markets has facilitated the sale of 553 Trade Center Parkway, an industrial facility located within Charleston Trade Center. Pete Pittroff, Patrick Nally, Dave Andrews, Michael Scarnato and Josh McArdle of JLL worked on behalf of the developer and seller, The Keith Corp., to complete the sale to the buyer, LBA Logistics. The sales price was not disclosed. Built in 2019, the 136,500-square-foot property was 100 percent leased at the time of sale to Thorne Research Inc. and Advanced Packaging Solutions & Products Inc. The building is positioned adjacent to Interstate 26 with direct access to Charleston International Airport, the Port of Charleston and large local manufacturers including Mercedes-Benz, Boeing and Volvo. The Keith Corp. is a privately held commercial real estate firm based in Charlotte. LBA Logistics is an Irvine, Calif.-based industrial real estate and investment and management company, which operates a portfolio that totals over 68 million square feet across the country.
GAINESVILLE, GA. — Fogelman Properties, in a joint venture with Dallas-based Thackeray Partners, has purchased the Legacy at Lanier apartments in Gainesville. The sales price and seller were not disclosed. Built in 2004, Legacy at Lanier is a 150-unit multifamily community that offers one-, two- and three-bedroom apartment homes. The property was 98 percent occupied at the time of sale with rental rates ranging from $850 to $1,275. The new ownership will undertake community upgrades including the addition of a new fitness center, renovations to the clubhouse, pool area and all unit interiors. Located at 1750 Columns Drive, the property is situated nine miles away from Lake Lanier. The apartment transaction marks the 12th acquisition for the Fogelman-Thackeray partnership, now totaling more than 3,000 units.
STAMFORD, CONN. — CBRE has negotiated the sale of Parc Grove Apartments, a 402-unit, newly renovated apartment community in downtown Stamford. Residences feature one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans and are equipped with stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, wood-style flooring and full-size washers and dryers. Amenities include a clubroom with a fireplace lounge, resort-style pool, two-story fitness center and cross training room and an indoor basketball court. Jeffrey Dunne, David Gavin, Gene Pride, Jeremy Neuer, Steve Bardsley and Eric Apfel of CBRE represented the seller, an undisclosed global real estate investment advisor, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, Pacific Urban Residential LLC.