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.
WEST MIAMI, FLA. — The Estate Cos. has sold Soleste Alameda, a new eight-story multifamily development in West Miami, for $83 million. Soleste Alameda features 306 rental units and is located at 6320 SW 8th St. Dallas-based Westdale Real Estate Investment and Management was the buyer. Completed in the second quarter of 2020, Soleste Alameda is over 90 percent occupied with a variety of studios, one- and two-bedroom units. The units feature modern kitchens, stainless steel appliances, porcelain floors, washer and dryer, private balconies, and impact-resistant windows and sliding glass doors. Community amenities for the property include a pool deck with sundeck and private cabanas, fitness center, parking with electric car charging stations, children’s playground, dry cleaning service and Luxer One package management technology. Other amenities include a resident entertainment lounge with a cyber café, al fresco dining and grilling areas. The Estate Cos. is a Miami-based developer, owner and operator of residential communities throughout South Florida.
SAN DIEGO — An entity controlled by a joint venture between Hill Properties and Westport Capital Partners has purchased Camino Santa Fe Business Park, a seven-building industrial asset located in San Diego’s Miramar submarket. A global investment manager sold the campus for an undisclosed price. The sale also includes an 0.8-acre developable land parcel. Developed between 1983 and 1990, Camino Santa Fe Business Park consists of six multi-tenant industrial buildings and one office building located at 8320, 8340, 8360, 8375, 8380, 8395 and 8445 Camino Santa Fe. Totaling 172,743 square feet, the park features efficient ingress/egress, functional warehouse and office layouts, docks and grade loading and ample parking. Suites range from 835 square feet to 22,290 square feet. At the time of sale, the property was 91 percent leased to multiple tenants. Bryce Aberg, Jeff Cole, Jeff Chiate and Zach Harman of Cushman & Wakefield’s Industrial Investment Advisory Group in Southern California, together with Rick Reeder and Brad Tecca of the firm’s Capital Markets Group in San Diego, represented the buyer and seller in the deal. Additionally, Cushman & Wakefield’s Brant Aberg and Ryan Downing provided market leasing advisory for the transaction.
EL SEGUNDO, CALIF. — Avison Young and Method Commercial have brokered the sale of a creative office property located at 2210-2218 E. Maple Ave. in El Segundo. Five Amigos, a partnership comprising the former owner-users and Australia-based investors, sold the asset to a Los Angeles-based private investor for $11.2 million. Tecolote Research and Goodlife Physical Medicine fully occupy the 15,743-square-foot building. Built in 2015, the property features two roll-up doors with private patios, two balconies with accordion sliding glass doors, abundant windows and skylights and ample parking. The building is part of the Evelon Campus, a 46.5-acre, 15-building development offering office, retail and hospitality space, as well as athletic fields. Neil Resnick of Avison Young and Martin McDermott of Method Commercial represented the seller, while the buyer was self-represented in the deal.
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of a single-tenant retail property located at 6644 Carnelian St. in Rancho Cucamonga. A Santa Barbara County, Calif.-based private investor sold the asset to a San Bernardino County, Calif.-based private investor for $3.3 million, or $763 per square foot. Greg Bedell of Progressive Real Estate Partners represented both parties in the transaction. Originally built as Pomona First Federal Bank in 1979, the 4,278-square-foot location was acquired by US Bank in 2008 and has operated continuously as a bank for the past 42 years.
ELK GROVE VILLAGE AND NILES, ILL. — Colliers International Chicago has brokered the sale-leaseback of three industrial facilities totaling 496,744 square feet for an undisclosed price. GHP Group Inc. sold the properties to W. P. Carey. The portfolio includes a 225,006-square-foot facility at 1501 Nicholas Blvd. in Elk Grove Village and a 161,770-square-foot property at 6440 W. Howard St. in Niles. Additionally, the portfolio includes a 109,968-square-foot building in Guelph, Ontario near Toronto. Jeff Devine, Steve Disse, Brendan Green and Ron Jansen of Colliers represented Niles-based GHP Group, which is a manufacturer of seasonal products such as barbecues, heaters, fireplaces, water dispensers and filtration products.
DALLAS — Los Angeles-based investment firm ShainRealty Capital has acquired Reflections at Highpoint, a 373-unit apartment community in the Northwood Heights area of Dallas. The sales price was $46.3 million. Built in 1986, the property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as four pools, a fitness center, spa, package lockers and community gardens. Doug Banerjee, Andrew Mueller, Jack Stone and Hugo Reisenbichler of Greysteel represented ShainRealty and the undisclosed seller in the transaction. New York-based Arbor Realty Trust provided $40.6 million in acquisition financing to ShainRealty, which will implement a $2.3 million capital improvement program.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — JLL has brokered the sale of Springwood Self Storage, a 426-unit facility located at 9206 Anderson Mill Road on Austin’s north side. The three-story building was completed in 2017. All units are climate-controlled. Brian Somoza and Steve Mellon of JLL represented the seller, an entity doing business as Springwood Self Storage LLC, in the transaction. Wasatch Storage Partners purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.