Acquisitions

STERLING, VA. — KLNB has negotiated the $28.5 million sale of an 83,330-square-foot warehouse located at 45190 Ocean Court in Sterling, about 29 miles west of Washington, D.C. Ryan Goeller, Chase Stewart, Jeff Tarae and Tyler Cumberland of KLNB represented the buyer, JK Land Holdings, in the off-market transaction. The seller was an entity doing business as Sterling Davis Properties LLC. The current tenant, Belfort Furniture, plans to vacate the property in June. JK Land has tapped KLNB to market and lease the property going forward.

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KING, N.C. — Miami-based Cleeman Realty Group has brokered the sale of Mountain View Plaza, a 44,000-square-foot shopping center in King, about 16 miles northwest of Winston-Salem, N.C. Food Lion has anchored the 9.9-acre property since 2005. Other tenants include a Mexican restaurant, hibachi restaurant, barbershop, nail salon and a pet groomer. The seller, an unnamed family ownership group, sold the property to a group of private investors completing a 1031 exchange. Jeremy Scheer and Sara Shulman of Cleeman Realty represented both the buyer and the seller in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed.

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JOHNSTOWN, COLO. — Uplift Development Group has purchased an 18-property self-storage portfolio in Colorado. The transaction includes 500,000 square feet and more than 3,000 units spanning five cities and two counties. The portfolio is positioned within the high-growth corridors of Clear Creek and Grand County, with assets located along I-70 and Highway 40. Uplift plans to expand the portfolio by adding more than 70,000 square feet of new development, including climate-controlled units, fully enclosed boat and RV storage and specialized ski lockers. The company worked with Storage Rentals of America (SROA), Argenic, GYS General Contracting, JLL and Castor Capital to complete the transaction, which represents the largest of its kind in Colorado’s history, according to Uplift.

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CHICAGO — Northwind Group, a Manhattan-based real estate private equity firm and debt fund manager, has provided a $58.5 million first mortgage loan for the acquisition and lease-up of 175 West Jackson Boulevard, a 22-story office building totaling more than 1.4 million square feet in Chicago’s Central Loop. The property also includes a 240-space parking garage. The loan was structured with $33.5 million initial advance at closing, with an additional $25 million reserved as a “good news” facility to fund future accretive leasing costs. A joint venture between 601W Cos. and David Werner Real Estate Investments was the buyer. The financing facilitated the acquisition at a significantly reset basis, reflecting an approximately 85 percent discount to the property’s prior purchase price by Brookfield, according to Northwind. The building has undergone extensive renovations and modernization, with over $24 million of capital improvements completed by prior ownership, including a new amenity center and rooftop space on the 22nd floor.

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BLOOMINGTON, IND. — Kentucky-based Kaden Cos. has acquired Eastland Plaza, a 125,000-square-foot shopping center in Bloomington, for $22.4 million. Situated adjacent from College Mall on 12 acres, the property is home to anchor tenants Petco, DSW, Dollar Tree and Rally House. Additional tenants include Jimmy John’s, McAlister’s Deli, Noodles & Co. and Domino’s Pizza. The center was 80 percent leased at the time of sale. Rebecca Wells of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, an entity doing business as Eastland Plaza LLC.

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MINNEAPOLIS — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $2.6 million sale of Santiago Apartments, a 23-unit multifamily property in Minneapolis. The asset is located at 516 University Ave. SE in the St. Anthony Main/Marcy-Holmes neighborhood near the Minneapolis riverfront and the University of Minnesota. Built in 1923, the property includes a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans across 11,394 rentable square feet. Abe Roberts and Michael Jacobs of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, MBR Investments, and procured the buyer, an entity related to Irving Properties.

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HOUSTON — Partners Capital, the investment arm of Partners Real Estate, has acquired a 198,290-square-foot, 13-acre industrial park in East Houston. Fidelity Road Industrial Park consists of three buildings that were originally constructed in 1980 and were leased to two tenants at the time of sale. Travis Land negotiated the deal for Partners on an internal basis. The seller was not disclosed. SouthState Bank provided acquisition financing for the deal.

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FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Local brokerage firm LanCarte Commercial has arranged the sale of M&W Business Park, a 64,600-square-foot, small-bay industrial property in Fort Worth. Built in 2018 on the city’s northeast side, M&W Business Park comprises six buildings that were fully leased at the time of sale. Finn Wilson led the LanCarte team that represented the buyer, Transtar, in the transaction. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.

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MORRISVILLE, N.C. — CBRE has negotiated the sale of Forty540 II, a 198,424-square-foot, five-story office building located at 710 Slater Road in Morrisville, about 14 miles northwest of Raleigh. Patrick Gildea, Matt Smith, Ben Kilgore and Chandler Hawkins of CBRE represented the seller, FCP, in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed. Delivered in 2021 near the intersection of I-40 and I-540, Forty540 II was 94.6 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Renesas, N-Able and Synopsys. Amenities include a rooftop sky lounge, fitness center, conference and collaboration areas and outdoor patio space. CBRE’s Brad Corsmeier and Ed Pulliam were the property’s previous leasing agents. The duo signed Renesas to a nearly 90,000-square-foot lease at Forty540 II in May 2023.

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AUBURN, ALA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $26.5 million sale of a three-property multifamily portfolio in Auburn. The properties include Vue on Dean (61 units constructed in 1977), Vue on Glenn (72 units built in 1974) and Vue on Ross (54 units completed in 1964). Josh Jacobs of Marcus & Millichap’s Birmingham office represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. Both parties requested anonymity. The seller recently invested $3.3 million to upgrade 90 percent of the portfolio’s unit interiors as well as update the properties’ landscaping, painting and re-branding.

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