COLTON, CALIF. — JLL Capital Markets has secured $23.7 million in acquisition financing for Pellisier Logistics Center, an industrial warehouse and distribution property located at 1901 W. Center St. in Colton. Marc Schillinger, Keith Rosso and Eric Boucher of JLL’s Debt & Structured Finance group in Century City, Calif., placed the two-year, fixed-rate loan with Thorofare Capital for the borrower, a privately owned apparel manufacturer. Loan proceeds were used to purchase the asset immediately upon completion by developer Hillwood Investment Properties, a Perot Co. The property was 100 percent leased simultaneously with closing for an initial lease term of 10 years, excluding two five-year extensions options at a fair-market, triple-net rate. Situated on 12.5 acres, the newly constructed, 232,588-square-foot Pellisier Logistics Center features 36- to 42-foot clear heights, 24 dock-high doors, 168 trailer parking spaces and 219 auto parking spaces.
Acquisitions
BOISE, IDAHO — New York-based Berkadia has acquired LIHTC Advisors, a Boise-based brokerage firm that serves apartment investors with a focus on affordable housing. Jeff Irish and Brandon Grisham, formerly principals of LIHTC Advisors, will lead the new team in Boise. Prior to the merger, Irish and Grisham were involved in the sale of more than $2 billion of affordable housing assets throughout the country. In 2019, Irish and Grisham closed 53 transactions and are expected to exceed that this year. The addition of LIHTC Advisors will broaden Berkadia Affordable’s market presence and support long-term strategic growth under the leadership of David Leopold, senior vice president and head of Berkadia Affordable. “This is a huge step forward in Berkadia’s goal of expanding our affordable housing team, another investment in this critical space,” says Berkadia CEO Justin Wheeler. In 2019, Berkadia’s loan origination volume was $27 billion, while its investment sales platform totaled $9 billion.
NAI Horizon Negotiates $8.3M Sale of American Self Storage & Mail Center in Chandler, Arizona
by Amy Works
CHANDLER, ARIZ. — NAI Horizon has arranged the sale of American Self Storage & Mail Center located at 12220 E. Riggs Road in Chandler. Lawhead Family LLC sold the property to Vault at Riggs Road LLC for $8.3 million. Denise Nunez and Victoria Filice of NAI Horizon represented the seller and secured the buyer in the deal.
PORT ROYAL, S.C. — Greystone Brown Real Estate Advisors has negotiated the $54.1 million sale of Preserve at Port Royal, a 400-unit multifamily community in Port Royal. The property, which was built in 2006, offers one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a fitness center, two pools, library, two business centers, playground, dog park, storage units, car care center, laundry center, two outdoor kitchens with grilling areas and a bird sanctuary. The asset is situated at 1 Preserve Ave. W., 30 miles north of Hilton Head Island. Jim Jarrell, Steve Mack and Walter Miller of Greystone Brown represented the seller, Norcross, Ga.-based Prominent Realty Group, in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed.
CARY, N.C. — JLL has arranged the $34.9 million sale of Wegmans West Cary, a 103,000-square-foot building in Cary fully leased to New York-based supermarket chain Wegmans. The seller, Leyland Twin Lakes LLC, an affiliate of LeylandAlliance, delivered the asset earlier this year. The freestanding grocery store is situated on 11 acres at 3710 Davis Drive, 13 miles southeast of downtown Durham. Wegmans West Cary anchors Twin Lakes Center, a mixed-use project that Leyland Twin Lakes has been developing since 2018. Tom Kolarczyk, Ryan Eklund and Chris Angelone of JLL represented the seller in the transaction. San Diego-based Realty Income Corp. purchased the property.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — CIP Real Estate has acquired Whitehall Tech Center in Charlotte for $28 million. The property comprises two buildings totaling 205,000 square feet. The acquisition also includes a 7.5-acre parcel for the development of up to 75,000 square feet of warehouse space. At the time of sale, one of the two buildings was fully leased to an undisclosed tenant while the other building was nearly vacant. CIP plans to implement a $3.2 million renovation of the nearly vacant building from a call center to a multi-tenant industrial space. Further details and the timeline of the renovation were not disclosed. Whitehall Tech Center is located within the Whitehall master-planned community, nine miles south of downtown Charlotte and Charlotte Douglas International Airport. CIP acquired the property from a joint venture between CrossHarbor Capital Partners and a separate CIP Real Estate entity.
DELAWARE, OHIO — Gosula Realty Ltd. has acquired Glennwood Commons in Delaware, about 30 miles north of Columbus. The purchase price was undisclosed. Tenants include OfficeMax, Dollar Tree and Pet Supplies Plus. CBRE’s National Retail Partners Midwest team represented both Gosula and the seller, Principal Real Estate Investors.
POLO, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 9,900-square-foot retail property occupied by Dollar General in Polo in northwest Illinois. Renovated for Dollar General in 2009, the building is located at 107 E. Dixon St. Daniel Hurd and Edward Kemp of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor. The duo also secured and represented the buyer, a limited liability company.
EL PASO, TEXAS — Dallas-based Blue Road Investments LLC has acquired a 51,160-square-foot warehouse and distribution building located at 9555 Plaza Circle in El Paso. The property was fully leased at the time of sale to three tenants in the logistics and transportation industry. Will Brown of locally based brokerage firm Sonny Brown & Associates brokered the deal.
HARRISBURG, PA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 4,495-square-foot retail property net leased to Panera Bread in Harrisburg. The store is located on an outparcel of High Point Commons, a 324,000-square-foot power center that houses retailers such as Orangetheory Fitness, Petco and Verizon Wireless. Jim Shiebler, James Garner and James Medefind of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, a private investor, in the transaction. Sean Beuche of Marcus & Millichap also assisted with the deal.