JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — LRC Properties has purchased 600 Whittaker Road in Jacksonville for $29.6 million. The 469,830-square-foot warehouse is the New York-based firm’s first industrial acquisition in Jacksonville. LRC Properties partnered on the deal with Machine Investment Group, and Rialto Capital provided $24.7 million debt financing. The seller was not disclosed. The warehouse property is located in the northside submarket of Jacksonville near Interstates 95, 295 and 10. The property features warehouse space, 32-foot clear heights, loading areas and trailer parking. LRC plans to make cosmetic upgrades to the property and improve signage. With this purchase, LRC owns approximately 6 million square feet of commercial properties in the Southeast. The company recently purchased two properties known as the 640,000-square-foot Technicolor Building in Memphis and a 288,000-square-foot industrial property at 2 Dell Parkway in Nashville.
Acquisitions
DENVER — Virginia-based Willow Creek Partners has purchased The Croft Apartment Homes, a mid-rise property located at 7200 E. Evans Ave. in Denver. This is the company’s first acquisition in the region. The name of the seller and acquisition price were not released. Adam Randall and John Westby-Gibson of Newmark’s Multifamily Capital Markets Debt & Structured Finance group arranged $21.8 million in acquisition financing for the buyer. The Croft Apartment Homes features 138 units in a mix of one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Built in 1974, the building’s renovated units offer new appliances, granite countertops, air conditioning, ample storage, in-unit washers/dryers and private outdoor space. Community amenities include a business center, clubhouse, courtyard, fitness center, indoor pool and game room.
Avison Young Brokers $10.1M Sale of Three-Property Shopping Center Portfolio in Northern Colorado
by Amy Works
FORT COLLINS AND WINDSOR, COLO. — Avison Young has arranged the sale of a three-property shopping center portfolio located in Fort Collins and Windsor. Colorado-based Johnson Investments sold the portfolio to Neighborhood Equities for $10.1 million. Totaling just over 60,000 square feet, the portfolio includes the 21,633-square-foot Oakridge Shopping Center at 1112 Oakridge Drive in Fort Collins, which was 80 percent occupied; The Shops at Westwood, a fully occupied, 18,350-square-foot property at 1293-1295 Main St. in Windsor; and the fully leased, 20,250-square-foot Windsor Town Center II at 1215 Main St. in Windsor. David Maling, Chris Maling and Sam Crowe of Avison Young represented the seller, while Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer in the deal.
LAS VEGAS — CBRE has brokered the sale of a single-tenant office building located at 7408 W. Sahara Ave. in Las Vegas. A private investor acquired the property for $2.6 million. Bertoldo, Baker, Carter & Smith Attorneys at Law occupy the free-standing, 11,604-square-foot building under a triple-net lease. Tyler Ecklund, James Griffis, Britney Arredondo and Randy Broadhead of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.
MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $24.5 million sale of Marina Del Rey, a 108-unit waterfront apartment community in Miami Beach. Calum Weaver, Garrett Pordes, Robert Given, Zach Sackley and Troy Ballard of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Finvarb Group, in the transaction. An entity doing business as 1006 Bay Drive LLC was the buyer. Located at 1006-1022 Bay Drive, Marina Del Rey features over 400 feet of direct water frontage with views of Biscayne Bay and downtown Miami.
HERNDON, VA. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the $113.5 million sale of Dulles Executive Plaza in Northern Virginia’s Herndon. The two-building, Class A office complex totals 384,336 square feet. Dulles Executive Plaza is located at 13530 and 13560 Dulles Technology Drive. The Innovation Center Silver Line Metro Rail Station, scheduled to open later this year, will connect the property to the broader Washington, D.C. region. Built from 2000 to 2001 and renovated in 2019, the office complex features amenities such as a conference center, fitness facility, tenant lounge and food service. The property is 94 percent leased to tenants such as Lockheed Martin and Constellis. Matt Nicholson, Jim Meisel, Andrew Weir and Dave Baker of JLL represented the seller, a partnership between affiliates of Lionstone Investments and funds advised by Columbia Real Estate Management, which is a subsidiary of Columbia Property Trust. The team also procured the buyer, Innovatus Capital Partners LLC. Paul Spellman, Rob Carey and Susan Carras of JLL secured an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing on behalf of Innovatus. New York City-based Innovatus is an independent advisor and portfolio management firm with approximately $1.5 billion in assets under management. — Kristin Hiller
ADDISON, TEXAS — VOP Partners LLC has purchased Village on the Parkway, a 343,911-square-foot retail center located in the northern Dallas suburb of Addison. Anchored by Whole Foods Market and AMC Theatres, the 32-acre center was originally built in 1981 and redeveloped in 2014. Other tenants include RA Sushi, Neighborhood Services, Yard House, Hopdoddy, Sidecar Social and Pie Tap. Barry Brown, Chris Gerard, Ryan Shore, Jason Jacobs and Matthew Barge of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS — Newmark has arranged the sale of Villas at Spring Trails, a 270-unit apartment community located in the northern Austin suburb of Pflugerville. Built in 2013, the property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, sand volleyball court, gaming and media center and a putting green. Patton Jones of Newmark represented the seller, Kansas-City based KC Venture Group, in the transaction. Dallas-based private equity firm Knightvest Capital purchased the property, which was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale, for an undisclosed price.
DALLAS — The Arden Group, a Philadelphia-based investment management firm, has acquired Stoneridge Business Park, a 171,025-square-foot industrial flex property in South Dallas. Built in 1987, the property consists of three buildings with 18- to 20-foot clear heights and a 58 percent overall office finish. Stephen Bailey, Dustin Volz, Adam Roossien and Pauli Kerr of JLL represented the seller, MoxieBridge, in the transaction. Stoneridge Business Park was 83 percent leased at the time of sale to 15 tenants.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Dallas-based Mohr Capital has sold MetCenter Building III, a 160,000-square-foot industrial facility located at 7000 Metropolis Drive in southeast Austin that is fully leased to Amazon. The sale of the property, which is located within the 550-acre MetCenter business park, included the 20-acre adjacent parking lot. New Jersey-based Four Springs Capital Trust purchased the asset in an off-market transaction. The sales price was not disclosed.