Acquisitions

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WEST HARTFORD, CONN. — Blue Back Capital Partners LLC, a joint venture between Greenwich, Conn.-based Charter Realty & Development Corp. and Miami-based Rialto Capital, has acquired Blue Back Square, a 450,000-square-foot mixed-use property in West Hartford. The property was built in 2006 and includes 215,000 square feet of retail, restaurant and entertainment space, as well as 200,000 square feet of office and medical office space. Retail anchor tenants include Crate & Barrel, Cinepolis Cinemas, West Elm and Barnes & Noble. The seller was Starwood Retail Partners, which purchased the property in 2013. Chris Angelone, Zach Nitsche, Nat Heald, Dave Monahan and Sean O’Neill of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.

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BETHANY BEACH, DEL. — Savills Inc. has brokered the sale of a 100-room Holiday Inn Express hotel in the coastal Delaware town of Bethany Beach. The hotel, which is located two blocks from the beach, is part of the InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) family of brands and offers a business center and a 1,400-square-foot conference space. Marc Magazine and Tom Baker of Savills represented the seller, a partnership between two entities doing business as Bethany Boardwalk Group LLC and Bethany Beach Ocean Inn LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was EOS Acquisitions LLC.

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LOS ANGELES AND DENVER — A subsidiary of Los Angeles-based Ares Management has agreed to acquire 100 percent of Denver-based Black Creek Group’s U.S. real estate investment advisory and distribution business. Black Creek Group had approximately $11.6 billion assets under management as of March 31 in core/core-plus real estate strategies across two non-traded REITs and various institutional fund vehicles and spanning industrial, multifamily, office and retail property types. Additionally, the firm’s senior management team has an average of 25 years of experience in sourcing, acquiring, operating and developing properties in the United States. The transaction is expected to expand the Ares Real Estate Capital’s existing capabilities and product offerings. The buyers says the deal will also broaden its real estate platform with vehicles that complement the firm’s existing real estate debt and U.S. and European value-add and opportunistic funds. The combined real estate group will have approximately $29 billion assets under management and the transaction will boost Ares’ non-traded REIT capital by $5.1 billion. Upon closing, key members of the Black Creek leadership team will remain in place and become part of the Ares Real Estate Group, which Bill Benjamin leads. “[This transaction] further scales our real estate business, expands …

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AURORA, COLO. — CBRE Global Investors, on behalf of a separate account client, has acquired Fletcher Southlands, a garden-style multifamily property in Aurora. Terms of the transaction were not released. Fletcher Southlands features 320 units in a mix of one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom layouts with nine-foot ceiling heights, stainless steel appliances, private outdoor patios, in-unit washers/dryers, walk-in closets and fireplaces in select units. Community amenities include a heated outdoor pool, lounge area, dog park, dog wash, sun deck, picnic areas, renovated fitness center, basketball court, outdoor grills, fire pit, playground, indoor game room and package lockers. With this investment, CBRE Global Investors has a portfolio of nearly 900 multifamily units representing more than $260 million assets under management in the Denver metro area.

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Bungalows-Pine-Cliff-Flagstaff-AZ

FLAGSTAFF, ARIZ. — Walker & Dunlop has arranged debt and equity financing for the purchase of The Bungalows on Pine Cliff, a build-for-rent housing developing in Flagstaff. The structured transaction includes $37.6 million in bridge financing as part of a joint venture partnership. St. Clair Holdings is the borrower. Heather McClure of Walker & Dunlop’s Build-for-Rent (BFR) team advised the borrower and identified New York City-based Dome Equities as a capital partner for the project. Dave Hendrickson and Pat Modig of Walker & Dunlop’s Capital Markets group identified the opportunity and collaborated with the firm’s BFR and structured finance teams to provide the full capital solution. Developed in 2020, Bungalows on Pine Cliff features detached one-, two- and three-bedroom rental homes averaging 1,097 square feet. Community amenities include a leasing center, clubhouse, modern kitchen, fitness center, dog washing station, gas fire pits with seating areas, bocce ball court, dog park, barbecues and two electric car charging stations.

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Arboretum-Denver-CO

DENVER — Capstone has arranged the purchase of The Arboretum, a newly built apartment community located at 2049 S. Columbine St. in Denver’s University Park neighborhood. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property from Denver-based Red T for $17.5 million. The 58,2138-square-foot community features 45 apartments in a mix of 12 one-bedroom/one-bath and 33 two-bedroom/two-bath units. Residences offer Nest thermostats and ceiling fans. Community amenities include a dry-cleaning closet, Amazon parcel lockers, security cameras, video access control of entry door from within each unit, digital keypads for unit access, gas grills, firepit and dog run. Adam Riddle and Jason Koch of Capstone represented the buyer in the deal.

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Hebron-121-Station-Lewisville

LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — Locally based developer Huffines Communities has sold Hebron 121 Station, a 1,429-unit apartment community located in the northern Dallas suburb of Lewisville. The 90-acre community is located near several major thoroughfares, including Interstate 35, State Highway 121 and President George Bush Turnpike. Hebron 121 Station was developed in phases, beginning with the delivery of 250 units in 2011. Amenities include four pools with beaches and swim-up bars, entertainment lounges, an onsite restaurant and convenience store, dog parks, outdoor kitchens, two fitness centers and a 10,000-square-foot clubhouse and leasing center. The buyer was EastSky Properties. The sales price was undisclosed.

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Heather Island Plaza

OCALA, FLA. — CBRE has arranged the sale of a Heather Island Plaza, a 70,970-square-foot, Publix-anchored shopping center in Ocala. Built in 2000, the property is located at 7878 SE Maricamp Road, and was 85 percent leased at the time of sale. CBRE represented the seller, a joint venture between Madison International Realty and SITE Centers Corp., in the transaction. The seller, New Bandera Ventures, sold the asset for an undisclosed price.

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WHITE SETTLEMENT, TEXAS — Dalfen Industrial has acquired Tarrant Distribution Center, a 98,666-square-foot property located adjacent to the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics headquarters facility in White Settlement, a western suburb of Fort Worth. Dalfen’s acquisition of the Class A property, which was built in 2017 and fully occupied at the time of sale, marks its second purchase in the Fort Worth area in the last nine months. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.

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FORT WORTH, TEXAS — A joint venture between Texas Orthopaedic Associates Fort Worth PLLC and Vaquero Ventures has purchased a 43,397-square-foot medical office building at 5900 Altamesa Blvd. in Fort Worth. Bill Behr and Jim Sager of Tranwestern represented the seller, USMD Hospital at Fort Worth LP, in the transaction. Texas Orthopaedic Associates will also occupy the building along with Texas Health Surgery Center Chisholm Trail.

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