Acquisitions

The Exchange

BATON ROUGE, LA. — Landmark Properties, a student housing developer and owner-operator based in Athens, Ga., has purchased The Exchange at Baton Rouge, a 299-unit, 898-bed student housing property located at 449 Ben Hur Road in Baton Rouge. The sales price was not disclosed, and Halstatt was Landmark’s capital partner on this transaction. The Exchange at Baton Rouge is a garden-style property located approximately 1.5 miles from the Louisiana State University (LSU) campus and is situated adjacent to Tiger Land, an entertainment area for LSU students. The Exchange’s amenities include three resort-style swimming pools, four courtyards, bike storage, volleyball court, fitness center, cybercafé and game room. The Exchange also offers one- to four-bedrooms floorplans. Landmark plans to modernize the community. The purchase of The Exchange at Baton Rouge represents Landmark’s 11th acquisition in the past 18 months and its first transaction completed in partnership with Halstatt Real Estate Partners.

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AMARILLO, TEXAS — Watchman Properties has sold Amarillo Lock Storage, a 238-unit self-storage facility in northwest Texas. The property spans 42,150 net rentable square feet. An undisclosed national REIT purchased the asset for an undisclosed price. Andrew Plunkett, Cameron Vale and Parker Sweet of Berkshire Hathaway Storage Group brokered the deal.

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MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Petoskey Plastics, a manufacturer of resins and other plastic products, has purchased a 53,627-square-foot industrial facility at 2050 Couch Drive in the northern Dallas suburb of McKinney. According to LoopNet Inc., the single-tenant property was built on 15 acres in 1985 and renovated in 2001. Evan Hammer of Whitebox Real Estate represented Petoskey Plastics, which will use the building as its new headquarters, in the transaction. The seller was not disclosed. The new ownership will expand the building by 40,00 square feet to accommodate more warehouse and silo space, a move that is expected to add anywhere from 50 to 100 new jobs in the process.

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SAN ANTONIO — The Multifamily Group (TMG), a Dallas-based brokerage firm, has arranged the sale of Executive Apartments, a 68-unit complex in northwest San Antonio. The property was built in 1964 and, according to Apartments.com, offers one- and two-bedroom units, as well as a pool and a business center. Bryce Smith and Paul Yazbeck of TMG represented the seller and the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction. The new ownership will implement a value-add program to the unit interiors and building exteriors.

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LANSING, MICH. — Kohan Retail Investment Group has acquired Lansing Mall in Michigan for an undisclosed price. The 706,925-square-foot regional mall is located at 5330 W. Saginaw Highway in Lansing. Tenants include JC Penney, Regal Cinemas, Best Buy, Barnes & Noble, TJ Maxx and Shoe Carnival. CBRE’s National Retail Partners Midwest team represented the seller, Brookfield Properties Group.

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CHICAGO — SVN | Chicago Commercial has brokered the sale of a 32-unit apartment building in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood for roughly $3 million. The vintage asset is located at 7005-7013 N. Ridge Blvd. Peter Theodore of SVN represented the undisclosed seller. A Europe-based investor purchased the building and plans to make improvements to the property in the coming years.

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LAWRENCE, MASS. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 135,770-square-foot industrial property located at 516 Broadway St. in Lawrence, located north of Boston. The sale included a 275-space parking lot. The property was originally built around the turn of the 20th century and upgraded over the years, most recently to include the additions of five new truck docks and an office showroom. Harrison Klein and Luigi Lessa of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. Both parties requested anonymity.

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Gulf Coast Portfolio

ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA. — DLP Real Estate Capital has acquired the 1,086-unit Prosper Gulf Coast portfolio, a four-property multifamily portfolio in Mississippi and Alabama. DLP entered into an Interest Purchase Agreement with its investment partners in the portfolio, Dallas-based RREAF Holdings and Houston-based Mosaic Residential Inc., to gain full ownership of the four communities. The properties in the portfolio includes Prosper Gulfport, Prosper Jackson, Prosper Orange Beach and Prosper Senatobia. Prosper Gulfport is a 426-unit multifamily property located in Gulfport, Miss. The property sits on 18.4 acres with 19 residential buildings and features a clubhouse, fitness center and resort-style saltwater pool with a sundeck. Units include one- to three-bedroom floor plans that average 1,134 square feet. Interiors include natural oak kitchen cabinetry, built-in microwave, vaulted ceilings, pantry, screened patio/balcony and washer/dryer hook-ups. Prosper Jackson is a 280-unit multifamily complex located in Jackson. The gated community sits on 15.9 acres with 30 residential buildings and includes a clubhouse, fitness center, two pools with sundecks, a spa and an outdoor entertainment area. Units include options for one to three bedrooms and average 1,035 square feet. Community amenities include faux hardwood floors, white on white kitchen appliances, walk-in closets and covered patios. Prosper …

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Corporate Plaza

LEXINGTON, KY. — NAI Isaac has brokered the sale of 771 Corporate Drive, a 120,000-square-foot office building in Lexington. An entity doing business as Corporate Drive LLC sold the 10-story property was sold to a private, undisclosed buyer. Al Isaac of NAI Isaac represented the seller in the transaction. The price was not disclosed. The Corporate Plaza is located about four miles from Bluegrass Airport. The new property owner has retained NAI Isaac as the exclusive leasing agent and property manager for the building, marking over two decades of the local firm managing Corporate Plaza.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — McCraney Property Co. has purchased 150 acres in an off-market assemblage of four parcels at the intersection of Garrison Road and West Boulevard in Charlotte. This transaction is believed to be the last remaining premium parcel in Charlotte’s Southwest Airport industrial submarket. If the site plan is approved by the City of Charlotte, McCraney will build 485 Logistics Industrial Park, a speculative, Class A industrial park encompassing approximately 1.2 million square feet across five buildings. The new park would bring McCraney’s Charlotte portfolio to more than 2 million square feet. Christopher Skibinski and Chris Loyd of Avison Young represented one of the four sellers in the land transaction.

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