STOCKHOLM AND CONSHOHOCKEN, PA. — EQT AB, a private equity firm based in Stockholm, has agreed to purchase Exeter Property Group, an industrial real estate owner and developer based in the Philadelphia suburb of Conshohocken. EQT plans to purchase Exeter using $800 million in EQT shares and nearly $1.1 billion in cash for a total acquisition price of nearly $1.9 billion, including the refinancing of Exeter’s existing $300 million in debt. Founded in 2006, Exeter has approximately $10 billion in assets under management. In addition to industrial properties, Exeter also owns life sciences and office space in the United States and Europe. Exeter has 37 offices in North America, Europe and Asia. EQT expects Exeter’s revenue in 2020 to total $135 million. Exeter’s recent acquisitions include Creekview Corporate Center in metro Dallas, a 193,000-square-foot industrial building in Illinois and a new distribution center in Pennsylvania totaling 1.2 million square feet. The company also recently developed a 673,920-square-foot speculative industrial building in the St. Louis suburb of Edwardsville, Ill. Upon completion of the transaction, Exeter will operate as EQT Exeter and will be part of the EQT Real Estate Assets division, which comprises EQT Infrastructure and EQT Real Estate. EQT Exeter …
Acquisitions
IRVING, TEXAS — A partnership between locally based investment firm Cawley Partners and private equity firm Balfour Pacific Capital has acquired Westpoint I, a 150,000-square-foot office building in Irving’s Las Colinas district. Located at 1255 Corporate Drive, the six-story building sits on 5.3 acres and was 91 percent leased at the time of sale. The new ownership plans to upgrade the building’s common areas and add a grab-and-go food service. Parker McCormack and Andrew Levy of JLL represented the seller, New York City-based Highbrook Investors, in the transaction.
HOUSTON — Locally based firm Boyd Commercial has brokered the sale of an 84,200-square-foot industrial building located at 5708 N. Shepherd Drive in North Houston. David Munson and David Boyd of Boyd Commercial represented the seller, the Estate of Frank D. Adams, in the transaction. John Ferruzzo and Nick Peterson of Transwestern represented the buyer, Geirin North Shepherd LLC.
NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS — The Multifamily Group (TMG), a Dallas-based brokerage firm, has arranged the sale of Woodland Trails, a 72-unit apartment complex located about 150 miles north of Houston in Nacogdoches. The property was built in 1985. Gold Star Capital purchased the asset from an entity doing business as Hermosa Land Investment III LLC for an undisclosed price. Evan Burke of TMG brokered the deal.
MORRISTOWN, N.J. — Cohen Asset Management has purchased an 18-building, 725,000-square-foot industrial portfolio in the Meadowlands and surrounding submarkets of Northern New Jersey. The portfolio, which was fully leased at the time of sale, is primarily comprised of shallow-bay warehouses ranging in size from 16,000 to 78,000 square feet. Jon Mikula and Michael Lachs of JLL arranged acquisition financing for the deal through Principal Real Estate Advisors.
MONTVALE, N.J. — Savills Inc. has negotiated the sale of a 127,000-square-foot office property in Montvale, located in the northernmost part of the state. Private equity firm Tryko Partners purchased the asset from Western Union, which was also the building’s former occupant, for $5.5 million. Gregg Najarian, Slava Vaynberg, Nate Brzozowski and Brendan Fisher of Savills brokered the deal on behalf of Western Union. Tryko plans to convert the building into a nursing home facility.
MASSACHUSETTS — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of two assisted living communities totaling 195 units in Massachusetts. The properties were over 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. The buyer was a partnership between a New York-based operator and an investor with a home health business in the state. Further details on the seller, price and properties were not disclosed.
SRS Real Estate Partners Arranges $5.8M Sale of Naples Retail Property Leased to 7-Eleven
by John Nelson
NAPLES, FLA. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the $5.8 million sale of a freestanding retail property occupied by 7-Eleven at 4704 Golden Gate Parkway in Naples. The newly renovated property includes a 3,500-square-foot building and 16 gas pumps. Michael Carter and Frank Rogers of SRS represented the seller, a Florida-based merchant-developer, in the transaction. Brad Thessing, Roger Massell and Chris Twist of Thessing Commercial Properties represented the buyer, a private investor that purchased the property in a 1031 exchange.
EUCLID, OHIO — Colliers International has brokered the sale of The Vista Apartments in Euclid near Cleveland. The sales price was $30.1 million, according to Crain’s Cleveland Business. The waterfront apartment property is located at 26151 Lake Shore Blvd. and features 949 units. Built in the early 1970s, it features a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans as well as penthouses. Gary Cooper and Anthony DeMarco of The Cooper Multifamily Team at Colliers represented the seller. Buyer and seller information was undisclosed.
CARMEL, IND. — Tryperion Partners has sold 550 Congressional Boulevard in Carmel’s Meridian Corridor for an undisclosed price. The 106,814-square-foot, three-story office building was constructed in 1987 and renovated in 2016. The property is 91.8 percent occupied by tenants such as Fuzion Analytics, Corvel Risk Management and Kopka, Pinkus & Dolin law firm. Alex Cantu and Alex Davenport of Colliers International represented Tryperion in the sale. A private investor purchased the asset.