MINNEAPOLIS — CBRE has arranged the sale and acquisition financing for a 220,244-square-foot, four-property industrial portfolio in metro Twin Cities. An undisclosed buyer purchased the portfolio from Big River Real Estate for $25.2 million. CBRE’s Bentley Smith, Judd Welliver, Zach Graham, Ryan Bain, Joe Horrigan and Michael Caprile represented the seller. Billy Mork and Mike Vannelli of CBRE arranged a $15 million loan on behalf of the buyer that features a five-year term, fixed interest rate and full-term interest-only payments. The properties include 1971 Seneca Road in Eagan, 1420-1464 Cliff Road in Burnsville, 3830 Cheatham Ave. in Minneapolis and 1441 First Ave. NW in New Brighton. All of the assets were at least 94 percent leased at the time of sale.
Acquisitions
INDIANA — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $7.4 million sale of a portfolio with 76 apartment units and three retail spaces in Hartford City, Spiceland, Knightstown and Rushville. The four properties were built between 2017 and 2021. Jack Friskney, Aaron Kuroiwa and Austin Meeker of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, KDC Investments, and procured the buyer, PRE/3.
HILLIARD, OHIO — Industrial Realty Group LLC, Provider Real Estate Partners and DW Real Estate Partners LLC have acquired Hilliard Commerce Center in Hilliard, just northwest of Columbus. The 177,680-square-foot industrial property sits on 18.6 acres. The partnership plans to improve the facility with exterior upgrades, repairs to the existing structure and demolition of inefficient space. Nick Tomasone of CBRE is handling leasing.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Colliers has negotiated the $46.3 million sale of a 168.3-acre site on Wetherbee Road near Orlando International Airport. Orlando Utilities Commission sold the parcel on the south side of the city to developer Seefried Industrial Properties and its equity partner Clarion Partners. Joe Rossi, Lee Morris, Jeff Morris and Bret Felberg of Colliers represented the seller in the land transaction. Seefried was self-represented in the deal and has selected Morris to lease the development, which is dubbed Orlando Infill Logistics Center. The project will span 1.5 million square feet of new development across a maximum of nine buildings. Seefried plans to begin construction in the first quarter on the first three buildings, which are being developed on a speculative basis. Build-to-suit opportunities are also being entertained at the site, according to Colliers. Orlando Infill Logistics Center will feature up to 1,500 automobile parking spaces and 600 trailer spaces at full build-out.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — An affiliate of Lone Star Funds has sold The Lofts at Reynolds Village, a mixed-use development located at 61 N. Merrimon Ave. in Asheville. The property includes 201 apartments and 63,000 square feet of ground-level retail space. Baltimore-based Continental Realty Corp. is purchasing the property from Lone Star Real Estate Fund VI LP for an undisclosed price. Walker & Dunlop represented Lone Star, which structured the deal as a sale of REIT stock, in the transaction. Built in 2010, The Lofts at Reynolds Village features one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, as well as a pool, onsite property manager, business center, lounge, sauna and a spa, according to Apartments.com.
Marcus & Millichap Brokers $5.1M Sale of Retail Property in Kernersville, North Carolina Leased to Firestone
by John Nelson
built retail property located at 1186 S. Main St. in Kernersville, about 20 miles west of Greensboro, N.C. Automotive services firm Firestone, a subsidiary of Bridgestone Retail Operations LLC, fully occupies the 5,798-square-foot property on a 15-year absolute triple-net lease. Don McMinn of Marcus & Millichap’s Atlanta office represented the seller, a North Carolina-based developer, in the transaction. The buyer was also not disclosed. Donald Gilchrist served as Marcus & Millichap’s broker of record in North Carolina for the deal. “The Firestone closing demonstrates the growing wave of private capital flowing into the net-lease market, fueled by the passage of the ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ improving confidence and the prospect of interest rate cuts,” says McMinn. “We expect this momentum to carry into the second half of 2025, driven by lower interest rates, increased 1031 exchange activity and stronger deal flow.”
SAN ANTONIO — JLL has brokered the sale of Marketplace at Encino Park, an 85,129-square-foot shopping center located at 22135 Bulverde Road in the Far North submarket of San Antonio. Sprouts Farmers Market anchors the center, which was fully leased at the time of sale. Other tenants include Pet Supplies Plus, Burger King and F45. Barry Brown, Erin Lazarus, Shea Petrick and Whitney Snell of JLL represented the seller, Birnbaum Property Co., in the transaction. The buyer was Illinois-based InvenTrust Properties Corp.
GLENOLDEN, PA. — CBRE has negotiated the sale of MacDade Commons, a 102,071-square-foot shopping center in Glenolden, a southwestern suburb of Philadelphia. Walmart anchors the center, which is also home to tenants such as Quest Diagnostics, Verizon Wireless and Work ‘N Gear. Christopher Munley, Colin Behr, Casey Smith and Ryan Sciullo of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, Agree Realty Corp.
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, N.J. — SRS Real Estate Partners has brokered the $7.5 million ground-lease sale of a newly constructed Wawa convenience store in Jackson Township, located near the Jersey Shore. The site spans 1.9 acres, and the building totals 4,736 square feet. Patrick Nutt and William Wamble of SRS represented the seller, an East Coast-based developer, in the transaction. The buyer was a New Jersey-based private investor. Both parties requested anonymity.
HOUSTON — Locally based investment firm Triten Real Estate Partners has acquired a portfolio of four light industrial properties totaling 482,523 square feet in Houston. Two of the buildings are located on the city’s east side, and two buildings are located on the city’s northwestern side. The portfolio, which was fully leased at the time of sale, was acquired in an off-market transaction. Information on the seller and sales price, as well as the involvement of third-party brokers, was not disclosed.