HILLSBORO, ORE. — MG Properties Group has expanded its Portland-area multifamily portfolio with the purchase of Zera at Reed’s Crossing, an apartment property in Hillsboro. North America Sekisui House and Holland Partner Group sold the asset for an undisclosed price. Built in 2021, Zera at Reed’s Crossing features 324 garden-style apartments. The community is approximately 10 minutes from two of the area’s largest employers: Nike and Intel. MG Properties Group acquired 13 communities in the past year totaling over 3,900 units and $1.3 billion in combined value. The company is targeting additional acquisitions in Washington, Texas, Oregon, Arizona, California, Colorado and Nevada. Mark Washington, Joseph Smolen and Mark Petersen of Eastdil Secured represented the seller. Lee Redmond and Greg Stampley of Eastdil Secured arranged acquisition financing through an affiliate of Apollo Global Management for the buyer.
Acquisitions
CHANTILLY, VA. — Finmarc Management Inc. has acquired Park East I, II and III, a three-building business park in Chantilly comprising nearly 200,000 square feet of flex and office space, for $33.6 million. Eric Berkman of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, PS Business Parks, and Joe Hoffman of Kelley Drye & Warren provided legal services to Finmarc. The Park East buildings are located on 23 acres in Fairfax County and were collectively 96 percent leased at the time of the transaction. The properties include a nearly 6.5-acre parcel that is suitable for a future development opportunity. Contained within the Park East Corporate Center, Park East I is located at 14150 Parkeast Circle, Park East II is situated at 14048 Parkeast Circle and Park East III is positioned at 13990 Parkeast Circle. Each building features both drive-in and dock-high loading options and free onsite parking. The properties are located close to Va. Routes 28 and 50 and Interstate 66, and Washington Dulles International Airport is approximately 9.4 miles from the site. The project features a mix of tenants including American Systems Corp., the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and United Bank. Two golf clubs are located less than one mile …
OXFORD, MISS. — Newmark has arranged the $16.5 million sale of Lafayette Place, a 366-bed student housing community located at 1711 Anderson Road near the University of Mississippi campus in Oxford. The community offers fully furnished units with bed-to-bath parity. Shared amenities include a clubhouse, resort-style saltwater pool, an outdoor grilling area, a beach volleyball court, 24-hour computer lab with study areas, and a fully-equipped 24-hour fitness center. Renovations were recently completed on 41 percent of the property’s units, which included the addition of new granite countertops, hardwood-style flooring and new appliances, faucets and sinks. The property’s clubhouse was also recently updated. Ryan Lang, Jack Brett and Bo Flurry of Newmark represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was DLP Holdings. This is the second student housing transaction Newmark has executed in Oxford this year, following the sale of the nearby The Retreat at Oxford.
ROSWELL, GA. — FCP has sold River Crossing at Roswell, a 312-unit apartment community in metro Atlanta. The buyer was Ashcroft Capital, who bought the property for an undisclosed price. Originally known as River Trace Apartments when FCP acquired the property in 2016, River Crossing at Roswell has undergone $5.5 million in improvements to its amenities, units and exteriors. Located at 1450 Raintree Way in Roswell, River Crossing at Roswell is located adjacent to neighborhood shopping centers anchored by a Publix and Life Time Fitness. The property has a lake and is located close to the Chattahoochee River. Community amenities include a fully renovated clubhouse with a fitness center, pool, playground, picnic area and a laundry center. As part of the capital improvements made on the property, 36 percent of the one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom apartments were renovated and have full-size washer and dryer connections, as well as private balconies and patios. Shea Campbell, Ashish Cholia, Kevin Geiger, Colleen Hendrix and Mark Taylor of CBRE represented FCP in the sale. FCP is a privately held real estate investment company based in Chevy Chase, Md.
FORNEY, TEXAS — A partnership controlled by Dallas-based developers Gault Co. and RTG Capital LLC has purchased Forney Industrial Park, a 311,000-square-foot property located on the eastern outskirts of Dallas. The property consists of 32 buildings across 50 acres that are leased to a roster of 35 tenants. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. The new ownership is planning various upgrades and improvements to the property, including possibly adding additional buildings in the future. TAG Industrial Group, a division of Marcus & Millichap, brokered the deal.
GARLAND, TEXAS — Tampa-based multifamily investment firm American Landmark has purchased Alta Spring Creek, a 225-unit apartment community in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Garland. The property features studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units with walk-in closets and in-unit washers and dryers. Amenities include package delivery services, an outdoor entertainment space with a grilling station, a 24/7 athletic studio and private meeting and conference spaces. The seller was not disclosed, but national multifamily firm Wood Partners developed and completed the property last September. American Landmark will rebrand the community as The ReVe and invest in capital improvements.
BALA CYNWYD, PA. — Affiliates of Harbor Group International (HGI) have acquired Royal Athena, a 275-unit waterfront apartment community in the Philadelphia suburb of Bala Cynwyd, for $59.5 million. According to Apartments.com, the property offers one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, business center and a resident clubhouse. Erin Miller of Newmark brokered the deal, the seller in which was not disclosed. Henry Stimler, Ari Schwarbad and Bill Weber, also with Newmark, arranged acquisition financing on behalf of HGI.
ROME, N.Y. — In a sale-leaseback transaction, W. P. Carey has acquired a 779,000-square-foot distribution center in Rome, about 40 miles northeast of Syracuse. The purchase price was $45 million. Orgill, an independent hardware distributor, occupies the newly constructed property, which is located near Interstate 90. Orgill uses the facility as its primary regional distribution center. W. P. Carey now owns four of Orgill’s seven U.S. distribution centers. The property is triple-net leased for a period of 26 years with fixed rent escalations.
PLYMOUTH, MINN. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the $82.3 million sale of Plymouth Ponds Business Park in Plymouth, about 15 miles west of downtown Minneapolis. The eight-building light industrial park sits on 60 acres at 17100 Media Road. The asset is located at the intersection of Highway 55 and County Road, providing convenient access to I-394 and I-494. Colin Ryan and David Berglund of JLL led the team that represented the buyer, Link Logistics, which was established by Blackstone in 2019. The seller was undisclosed.
CINCINNATI — Stan Johnson Co. has arranged the sale of a 70,876-square-foot, Class A office building in Cincinnati for an undisclosed price. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. occupies the building, which is located at 1876 Waycross Road within the Carillon Business Park. The building was originally completed in 2015, and tenant improvements were added earlier this year when Liberty Mutual relocated to the building from nearby Fairfield. Brad Pepin of Stan Johnson represented the seller, Nebraska-based Ameritas. NRED, a Kansas-based operating and investment firm, was the buyer.