YAKIMA, WASH. — The Kase Group has arranged the sale of a single-tenant property located at 5702 Summitview Ave. in Yakima. A California-based investor acquired the property for $8.4 million. Safeway occupies the 45,584-square-foot building, which is situated along Interstate 82. The Safeway lease is guaranteed by Albertsons Co. Robert Walker of The Kase Group represented the buyer and undisclosed seller in the deal.
LITTLE RIVER-ACADEMY, TEXAS — Bellomy & Co. has negotiated the sale of Academy Mini Storage, a 208-unit self-storage facility in Little River-Academy, a city located just south of Temple in Central Texas. The property was built in 2003 and features 27,000 net rentable square feet as well as nine acres for additional expansion. Bill Bellomy and Michael Johnson of Bellomy & Co. represented the seller, a locally based family trust, in the transaction. Academy Mini Storage was 68 percent occupied at the time of sale.
LEWIS CENTER, OHIO — An affiliate of Covington Group Inc. has purchased a 583,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution center located at 8355 Highfield Drive in Lewis Center, about 20 miles north of Columbus. The purchase price was undisclosed. Located on a 31-acre site, the property features a clear height of 24 feet and 32 dock doors. It is fully occupied by Volvo Group North America, which uses the building for its slow-moving parts division for trucks and heavy equipment. Dallas-based Covington owns and manages approximately 5.5 million square feet of industrial assets nationwide.
PLYMOUTH, MASS. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has brokered the sale of two retail spaces totaling 418,970-square-feet within the Colony Place mixed-use development in Plymouth, located approximately 40 miles southeast of Boston. Texas-based investor The Rainier Cos. acquired the assets which include two spaces within the 1 million-square-foot Colony Place development: The Plaza, which comprises 230,497 square feet; and The Village, which comprises 188,473 square feet. The seller, Saxon Partners, will continue its role of master developer of Colony Place and will move forward with additions including a 320-unit apartment complex and a hotel. Robert Griffin, Geoffrey Millerd, Justin Smith and Paul Penman of NKF represented Saxon Partners in the transaction. The team also procured The Rainier Cos. as the buyer.
MAPLEWOOD, MINN. — Ackerberg has acquired a 75,480-square-foot industrial building located at 1140 Gervais Ave. in Maplewood, just east of St. Paul. The purchase price was undisclosed. The property features a clear height of 22 feet and 19 dock doors. It is fully leased to Minneapolis food bank Second Harvest Heartland. This summer, the food bank plans to relocate some of its operations to Brooklyn Center, thereby creating approximately 50,000 square feet of available space within the building. Dave Stokes and Chris Weirens of Cushman & Wakefield will market the space for lease on behalf of Ackerberg. Tim Carlson and Jim Vos of Cresa Partners represented the seller, Second Harvest Heartland.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of two multifamily assets totaling 222 units in Fort Worth. The properties, the 104-unit Villas del Sol and the 118-unit Wedgewood, are located within a mile of each other near McCart Avenue on the city’s south side. Al Silva of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a Dallas-based limited liability company, in the transaction. Silva and Dan Mullen, also with Marcus & Millichap, procured the buyer, a private investor.
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. — Continental Realty Corp. has purchased Mount Pleasant Towne Centre, a 510,000-square-foot, open-air shopping center in Mt. Pleasant, for $147 million. Anchor tenants at the property include Belk, Regal Cinemas, Bed Bath & Beyond, Barnes & Noble, Arhaus Furniture and Old Navy. Other tenants include Peloton, lululemon athletica, Bluemercury, Athleta, Ulta Beauty, Southern Tide, Francesca’s, Ann Taylor Loft, Bath & Body Works, Savi Cucina, Copper Penny, Palmetto Moon, Lizard Thicket, Reed’s Jewelers and Hustle Smoothie Bar. The center was 96 percent leased to nearly 70 tenants at the time of sale. The buyer funded the acquisition through its Continental Realty Fund V LP, a $210.8 million private fund focused on retail and multifamily properties in the Southeast. The asset is situated at 1218 Belk Drive, nine miles northeast of downtown Charleston. A joint venture between Miller Capital Advisory and California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) sold the center. Stephen Livaditis, Eric Zimmermann, Michael Pagliari, and Conor Lalor of Eastdil Secured represented the seller in the transaction.
MAITLAND, FLA. — Crocker Partners has sold Maitland Lakes, a 174,048-square-foot office building in Maitland, for $28 million. Crocker Partners acquired the Central Florida property in 2014 for $14.8 million. The firm upgraded the lobby, elevators, restrooms, corridors and redesigned the café. The building was 91 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Wiley Education Services and Sprint Nextel Corp., with an average lease term exceeding five years. Maitland Lakes is situated at 851 Trafalgar Court, eight miles north of downtown Orlando. Brightman-Gil Real Estate Investments acquired the asset. Ron Rogg of CBRE represented Crocker Partners in the transaction.
NORTH FORT MYERS, FLA. — SRS Investment Property Group has brokered the $8.3 million sale of Publix at Eagle Landing, a 57,840-square-foot, Publix-anchored shopping center in North Fort Myers. The center was built in 2012 and was 88 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Shoreline Vapor, China King, Boutique Nails & Spa and The Fat Apple. The property is situated at 6694-6704 Bayshore Road, seven miles north of downtown Fort Myers. Steve Miskew, Kyle Stonis and Pierce Mayson of SRS represented the seller, VAL Eagle Landing LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was an undisclosed private investor based in Alabama.
DALLAS — JLL has negotiated the sale of The Union, an 866,273-square-foot mixed-use development in the Uptown neighborhood of Dallas. According to The Dallas Morning News, the property sold for $370 million. Completed by RED Development in 2018, the office tower at The Union was 94.2 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Salesforce, Akin Group and Weaver. Office amenities include a tenant lounge, fitness center and outdoor green space. The Union Dallas also features 85,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space anchored by a Tom Thumb grocery store and a 309-unit apartment building that was developed by StreetLights Residential. JLL represented RED Development, which will retain minority stake in the property, in the transaction. JLL also procured KB Asset Management, the investment arm of Korean conglomerate KB Financial Group, as the buyer and secured a five-year, fixed-rate acquisition loan through Goldman Sachs on behalf of the new ownership.
