LOCUST GROVE, GA. — Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp. has purchased a 657,518-square-foot industrial building in Locust Grove for $96.7 million. The Home Depot occupies the facility and has 20 years remaining on its lease. The asset is situated at 3150 Ga. Highway 42, 35 miles southeast of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and less than one mile from Interstate 75. Monmouth Real Estate notes that the property spans 130 acres and has an opportunity for future development. The seller was not disclosed.
MENOMONEE FALLS, WIS. — California-based Bascom Group and London-based Capital Trust Group have acquired a two-building headquarters property located in Woodland Prime Corporate Park in Menomonee Falls, a northwest suburb of Milwaukee. The purchase price was $100.2 million. The buildings, located on Flint Drive, are home to the naval division of Leonardo DRS. The portfolio includes a recently completed, 372,856-square-foot research and development facility as well as an adjacent 118,620-square-foot office building, which serves as the corporate headquarters for the division. Leonardo DRS is a defense technology company. Workers at the Menomonee Falls facility design, test and produce equipment for the U.S. Navy as well as commercial and international customers. Andy Hess, Bob Flood and Kemp Collings of Founders 3 Real Estate Services represented entities controlled by Weas Development in the disposition of the portfolio. Claudio Sgobba and Christopher Knight of JLL arranged the joint venture partnership and secured a $63.7 million CMBS loan through Citigroup for the acquisition.
SCHERERVILLE, IND. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the sale of Town Square, a 138,571-square-foot, regional shopping center in Schererville in Northwest Indiana. The sales price was undisclosed. Bed Bath & Beyond, T.J. Maxx, Old Navy and Shoe Carnival are among the tenants. The property was built in 2001. Clinton Mitchell and Amy Sands of JLL represented the seller, Walton Street Capital. Albanese Cormier Holdings purchased the asset.
FARMINGTON HILLS, MICH. — L. Mason Capitani CORFAC International has arranged the sale of the Woodcreek Office Center in Farmington Hills. Located at 31275 Northwestern Highway, the office building spans 60,200 square feet and rises two stories. Built in 1968, it was approximately 85 percent leased at the time of sale. Mason L. Capitani represented the buyer, LREH Michigan LLC. The seller and sales price were undisclosed.
MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. — Ytech has sold Lake House Apartments, a 491-unit multifamily community in Miami Gardens, to New York-based Greenstone Property Group for $78 million. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans averaging 668 square feet. Communal amenities include a pool, playground, basketball court, tennis court and a picnic area. Lake House Apartments is situated at 2601 NW 207th St., less than one mile from Hard Rock Stadium, home of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins and the Miami Hurricanes. The community was originally built in 1970 and spans 33 acres. Tal Frydman, Hampton Beebe, Avery Klann, Jonathan Senn and Tyler Minix of Newmark represented the seller in the transaction.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of Fanatics E-Commerce Center, a two-building distribution center in Jacksonville. The property comprises a 560,688-square-foot building leased to Fanatics, a sports apparel and memorabilia company, and a 27,579-square-foot outparcel leased to Conlan Tire. Mike Davis, Rick Colon, Rick Brugge, Karl Johnston, Dominic Montazemi, Tyler Newman, Jacob Horsley, Zachary Eicholtz, Mark Hardee and Jordan Stenholm of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, IP Capital Partners, in the transaction. DRA Advisors acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. The two buildings combine to offer clear heights ranging from 20 to 30 feet, 52 dock-high entrances, 447 parking spaces and 46 trailer parking spaces. The property spans 28 acres and is situated at 5245 Commonwealth Ave., three miles north of the Interstate 10-295 interchange and 16 miles south of Jacksonville International Airport.
HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C. — PointOne Holdings and Hathaway Development have sold The Exchange at Holly Springs, a 316-unit apartment community in Holly Springs, for $65.1 million. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a dog park, grilling areas, pool, package concierge service, fitness center, business center and a clubhouse. The asset is situated at 1101 Club Exchange Drive, 20 miles southwest of downtown Raleigh. The buyer was Myers Apartment Group.
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, N.C. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $30.3 million sale of a Holiday Inn Resort in Wrightsville Beach. The 184-room beachfront hotel was built in 1999 and is situated about six miles east of Wilmington. The hotel features a 400-person ballroom, 8,000 square feet of meeting space, three pools, fitness center, sand volleyball court, a lounge and two restaurants. Robert Hunter, Christopher Martin and David Altman and R. McLean Hicklin III of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. An undisclosed limited liability company acquired the seven-story asset. Ben Yelm of Marcus & Millichap also assisted in the closing.
CARY, N.C. — Epic Games Inc., a global gaming company whose products include the hit video game “Fortnite,” has purchased a distressed mall in Cary for its new headquarters campus. The property, Cary Towne Center, spans 980,000 square feet and in recent years lost three of its five anchor tenants, with only Dave & Buster’s and Belk remaining. Epic purchased the 87-acre site from Turnbridge Equities and Denali Properties for $95 million. Stephen Porterfield of Capital Associates represented Epic in the transaction. Founded in 1991, Epic has had its headquarters in Cary for more than 20 years and will continue to operate from its offices at 620 Crossroads Blvd. until completion of the redevelopment, which is estimated to be in 2024. Epic plans to break ground on the adaptive reuse project this year, thanks in part to Turnbridge and Denali getting Cary Towne Center rezoned in late 2019. The developers purchased the distressed mall in January 2019 for $31 million, according to Triangle Business Journal. Turnbridge and Denali had planned to transform the mall into a 4 million-square-foot project dubbed Carolina Yards, but ultimately decided to sell the property to Epic. “Epic shares our vision for transforming Cary Towne Center …
MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Chicago-based Draper & Kramer has acquired Adriatica Senior Living, a 121-unit community located in the northern Dallas suburb of McKinney. The property was built in 2017 and features one- and two-bedroom units that range in size from 806 to 1,370 square feet. Amenities include a community dining room, resident lounge for socializing, beauty salon, business center, movie room, wellness studio and a game room. The seller was not disclosed.