OCALA, FLA. — Stan Johnson Co. has brokered the $20.7 million sale of a single-tenant industrial property in Ocala. A Florida-based developer sold the 193,750-square-foot build-to-suit property to LBA Logistics, an Irvine, Calif.-based developer and institutional fund manager. Craig Tomlinson of Stan Johnson Co. represented the undisclosed seller. Signature Brands, a specialty and seasonal decorations maker, has a long-term lease at the property. The company’s brands include Betty Crocker, PAAS and Cake Mate. Built in August 2021, the high-bay distribution warehouse will service Signature Brands’ adjacent production facility. Located at 1921 Southwest 44th Ave., the property is about 1.5 miles from the College of Central Florida Ocala Campus and 36.9 miles from Gainesville.
Acquisitions
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Boston-based multifamily investment firm West Shore LLC has acquired The Sovereign, a 322-unit apartment community in North Fort Worth. The property, which according to Apartments.com was built in 2015, offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities include a pool, outdoor kitchen, dog park, fitness center, clubhouse and an auto detailing center. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. West Shore now owns and operates about 11,000 units across seven states following this acquisition.
SAN ANTONIO — Fort Worth-based investment firm Fort Capital has purchased a 49,441-square-foot industrial complex at 14309 Toepperwein Road in San Antonio. The Class B facility features 37 suites ranging in size from 799 to 3,120 square feet and is located about 1.2 miles from Interstate 35 on the city’s northeast side. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
RICHMOND, TEXAS — RealSource Group has brokered the sale of a 47,000-square-foot retail building leased to LA Fitness in Richmond, located southwest of Houston. The newly constructed building is located within the 525,000-square-foot Waterview Town Center, which is across the street from an Amazon distribution center and in front of a 300-unit apartment community. Austin Blodgett of RealSource, in conjunction with brokerage firm ParaSell Inc. represented the Houston-based seller in the transaction. Blodgett and ParaSell also represented the buyer, a private partnership based in Texas.
KISSIMMEE, FLA. — PMAT Cos. has sold Columbia Promenade, a 65,853-square-foot, Publix-anchored shopping center in Kissimmee, for $12.7 million. Danny Finkle, Brad Peterson, Eric Williams, Whitaker Leonhardt and Kim Flores of JLL represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed. Built in 2000, Columbia Promenade was 98.6 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including H&R Block and MetroPCS. Situated on 9.7 acres at 1251 W. Columbia Ave., the property has frontage along John Young Parkway and is located about 24.1 miles from downtown Orlando and 11.9 miles from Walt Disney World Resort.
CHERRY HILL, N.J. — Locally based investment firm Velocity Ventures Partners has purchased Rockhill Industrial Center, a 97,000-square-foot industrial flex property in the Philadelphia suburb of Cherry Hill. The eight-building facility, whose suites range in size from 2,000 to 20,000 square feet, was fully leased at the time of sale. Chris Henderson of JLL represented Velocity Ventures in the transaction. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
MALDEN, MASS. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a 31,135-square-foot industrial building in the northern Boston suburb of Malden. The property was originally built in the 1940s as a metal finishing facility. Harrison Klein and Luigi Lessa of Marcus & Millichap represented the Florida-based seller and procured the buyer, Combined Properties Inc., in the transaction.
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — NAI DiLeo-Bram has brokered the sale of Clover Leaf Industrial Park, a four-building, 30,000-square-foot development that is located on a 26-acre site in the Northern New Jersey community of Piscataway. Chris Galiano of NAI DiLeo-Bram represented the seller, a private family that owned the asset for 30 years, in the $10.5 million deal. The buyer, Contracting Leasing Corp., a provider of trailer leasing services, will also operate its business out of the facility.
STEGER, ILL. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the $69.5 million sale of The New Colonies in Steger, about 35 miles south of downtown Chicago. Constructed in 1973, the garden-style apartment community includes 672 units that average 676 square feet. Amenities include a pool, dog park, fitness center and community clubhouse with a business center. David Gaines and Kyle Butler of JLL represented the seller, CiTYR. Bender Cos. was the buyer.
ROGERS, MINN. — PCCP and its joint venture partner Capital Partners have acquired Diamond Lake Road Distribution Center in Rogers, about 25 miles northwest of Minneapolis. The purchase price was not disclosed. The 386,724-square-foot distribution center is located at 19850 S. Diamond Lake Road. The facility was developed in 2001 as a build-to-suit for Archway Marketing Services. This month, the building became vacant for the first time in 20 years. Judd Welliver, Sonja Dusil, Ryan Watts, Bentley Smith and Tom Holtz of CBRE represented the seller, STAG Industrial.