JACKSON, TENN. — Gladstone Commercial Corp. has acquired a 241,000-square-foot industrial facility in Jackson, approximately 80 miles northeast of Memphis, for $9 million. The facility is a build-to-suit industrial warehouse that is 100 percent leased to Berry Global Inc, a plastic packaging manufacturer. Buchanan Realty Group assisted seller FirstcChoice Property & Development in the sale. Completed in August 2019, Berry utilizes the warehouse primarily for the storage and distribution of products manufactured at its adjacent production facility. The building is located near Interstate 40 and U.S. Highway 412.
Acquisitions
Childress Klein, CGA Capital Acquire Duke Energy’s Office Tower Underway in Uptown Charlotte
by John Nelson
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Childress Klein and CGA Capital have partnered to purchase the Uptown Charlotte site for Duke Energy’s future office tower. Located at 525 S. Tryon St., the 40-story Charlotte Metro Tower project is set for a 2022 completion. Construction is currently underway. Charlotte-based Childress Klein and Baltimore County-based CGA Capital have agreed to fully fund the development and construction of the project, which could total up to $675 million as per the purchase agreement with seller and future tenant Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), an energy holding company based in Charlotte. “We look forward to working with Childress Klein and its team to fund the creation of a dynamic office tower and a terrific new addition to the city skyline,” says Kyle Gore, managing director and principal of CGA Capital. As part of the sale-leaseback agreement, the new ownership will enter into a long-term lease with Duke Energy at the tower upon completion. The development will span 1 million square feet of office and retail space and include a 1,100-space parking garage. Nuveen, a TIAA Company, is leading a debt investment group to help fund the development. The project team includes general contractor Batson-Cook Co. and architect tvsdesign, which …
WashREIT Completes $129.5M Sale of 1776 G Street Office Building in D.C. to World Bank
by Alex Tostado
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (WashREIT) has sold 1776 G St. for $129.5 million to World Bank Group, an international financial institution that makes loans to developing nations. According to LoopNet Inc., the office building was built in 1979, spans 266,000 square feet and is located one block from the White House. World Bank’s headquarters is located at 1818 H St. NW, which is kitty-corner to 1776 G St. World Bank has operated out of 1776 G St. for over 30 years and is currently the building’s sole office tenant.
Black Creek Purchases New Multifamily Community in Atlanta’s Central Perimeter District for $117M
by Alex Tostado
SANDY SPRINGS, GA. — Denver-based Black Creek Group has purchased Hanover Perimeter from developer Hanover Co. for $117 million. The 384-unit multifamily property is located at 1110 Hammond Drive in Sandy Springs, a suburb of Atlanta in the city’s Central Perimeter submarket. The units were 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. Walker & Dunlop’s Pat Jones represented Black Creek in the transaction. Built in 2018, Hanover Place features a fitness center, pool, grilling areas, pet care station and a clubhouse equipped with billiards and a TV lounge. The property has nearby access to restaurants, retail and a Publix grocery store. It is also adjacent to Interstate 285, Ga. Highway 400 and the MARTA Dunwoody Station.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Seattle-based Security Properties and Newport Beach, Calif.-based Pacific Life Insurance Co. have purchased Broadstone Gulch, a new, 238-unit multifamily property located in Nashville’s Gulch district, for $80.8 million. Located at 803 Division St., Broadstone Gulch offers a fitness center, rooftop lounge, pool, demonstration kitchen, package access system, office space, a pet spa and Google Fiber. The building is a half-mile walk from Music City Center in the Nashville’s south of Broadway (SoBro) neighborhood. Security Properties-affiliate Security Properties Residential will manage the property. Walker & Dunlop’s Telly Fathaly and Kris Mikkelsen represented the seller and developer, Alliance Residential.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Mohr Capital, a privately held REIT based in Dallas, has sold the University Highlands office building located at 10330 David Taylor Drive in Charlotte to Los Angeles-based CIM Group. Mohr Capital acquired the 100,000-square-foot facility on a speculative basis in 2017 then completed capital improvements before securing a single, long-term tenant, United Rentals Inc., earlier this year. Stamford, Conn.-based United Rentals is an equipment rental company that specializes in construction and industrial rentals. Mohr Capital’s Gary Horn and Bob Mohr handled the sale internally. The sales price was not disclosed.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Franklin Street has brokered the $8.3 million sale of Regency Point, a 51,381-square-foot retail center located at 9430 Arlington Expressway on the east side of Jacksonville. Franklin Street’s Bryan Belk and John Tennant represented the seller, Phoenix-based Sand Capital, in the transaction. The buyer, which plans to hold the property long-term, is a Jacksonville-based private investor. Built in 1981, the Regency Point shopping center includes tenants such as Skechers, Foot Locker, Champs Sports, Wingstop and T-Mobile. Recent capital improvements to the shopping center include the façade, parking lot and property lighting. Regency Point is situated across the street from Regency Square Mall.
DALLAS — Locally based investment firm Sealy & Co. has acquired a portfolio of 19 light industrial buildings totaling 1.6 million square feet in Dallas. The portfolio was 97 percent leased at the time of sale. Randy Baird of CBRE worked with Scott Sealy Jr., Jason Gandy and Tom Herter of Sealy & Co. to broker the deal, the seller in which was not disclosed. The acquisition is the largest in company history and follows Sealy’s $908 million disposition of a 16.3 million-square-foot industrial portfolio earlier this month.
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. — Kennedy Wilson, through various investment vehicles managed by the Beverly Hills-based company, has purchased five multifamily properties for $342 million in an off-market transaction. Terms of the transaction were not released. Kennedy Wilson has an average ownership of 38 percent in the assets. The communities are located in Washington, Oregon, Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico. The portfolio contributes 1,008 units to Kennedy Wilson’s multifamily presence in the Mountain States and adds 449 units to the company’s Pacific Northwest portfolio. This acquisition builds on Kennedy Wilson’s total multifamily portfolio of 29,500 units, including properties under construction. Kennedy Wilson and its partners invested $122 million of equity in the portfolio, including closing costs. The company’s asset management plan includes adding and enhancing amenities and updating unit interiors across the portfolio.
STERLING HEIGHTS, MICH. — Out of the Box Ventures, a subsidiary of Miami-based Lionheart Capital, has acquired Lakeside Mall in Sterling Heights. The purchase price was $26.5 million, according to Crain’s Detroit Business. Out of the Box Ventures plans to incorporate new uses to the property other than retail but has not disclosed specific plans. The buyer acquired the mall after General Growth Properties Inc. defaulted on its $144 million mortgage loan. Lakeside Mall is the largest mall in the state of Michigan with more than 1.5 million square feet. It first opened in 1976. The Lord + Taylor and Sears stores have closed, but the JC Penney and Macy’s stores remain open.