ALGONQUIN, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $5.6 million sale of a newly built retail property occupied by Chipotle and First Watch in Algonquin. The 6,150-square-foot asset is located at 1721 S. Randall Road within The Enclave mixed-use development. Austin Weisenbeck and Sean Sharko of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a developer. Darpan Patel and Dan Yozwiak of Marcus & Millichap procured the out-of-state buyer.
Acquisitions
FORT MYERS, FLA. — JLL has brokered the $48.4 million sale of Meridian Business Campus, a four-building industrial park located at 16101-16301 Parallel Drive in Fort Myers. Built in 2023 near Southwest Florida International Airport, the 208,447-square-foot park was 96.5 percent leased at the time of sale to eight tenants. Capital Partners acquired the 17.3-acre industrial park from a joint venture between Geis Cos. and Westminster Capital. John Huguenard, Luis Castillo and Cody Brais of JLL represented the seller in the transaction. Billy Mork of CBRE’s Debt and Structured Finance team in Minneapolis secured a 10-year acquisition loan for Capital Partners. The loan was underwritten at a fixed 5.5 percent interest rate with a partial interest-only period and 30-year amortization schedule.
Berkadia Arranges Sale of 202-Unit Apartment Community in Boiling Springs, South Carolina
by John Nelson
BOILING SPRINGS, S.C. — Berkadia has arranged the sale of Villas at Lawson Creek, a 202-unit, garden-style apartment community located at 9159 Asheville Highway in Boiling Springs, a northern suburb of Spartanburg, S.C. Charleston-based Matheson Capital purchased the property from Omaha, Neb.-based Momentum Housing for an undisclosed price. Caleb Troop, Thomas Colaiezzi, Matt Robertson and Drew Kwiatkowski of Berkadia’s Charlotte office represented the seller in the transaction. Built in 2009, Villas at Lawson Creek features one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments ranging in size from 652 to 1,444 square feet. Amenities include a swimming pool, fitness center, grilling and picnic areas, laundry facilities, car care center, movie lounge and additional storage units.
WILMINGTON, MASS. — Local brokerage firm Atlantic Capital Partners (ACP) has arranged the $7.7 million sale of a 53,679-square-foot shopping center in Wilmington, located north of Boston. Grocer McKinnon’s Market anchors the center, which was 91 percent leased at the time of sale. Justin Smith, Chris Peterson, Danielle Turpin and John Dixon of ACP represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The sale included 13.6 undeveloped, residential-zoned acres situated directly behind the center.
TEMECULA, CALIF. — CBRE has brokered the $13.5 million sale of a three-building industrial park located at 40880, 40935 and 40945 County Center Drive in Temecula. Jewell Capital LLC acquired the property from South La Brea LCC. Totaling 68,073 square feet, the park consists of three single-story buildings across two separate parcels. At the time of sale, the asset was 97.4 percent leased to multiple tenants with an average tenant size of approximately 3,012 square feet and “ample” grade-level parking. Matt Pourcho, Matt Harris and Anthony DeLorenzo of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.
Knightbridge Capital, Argosy Real Estate Buy Two-Building Office Portfolio in Englewood, Colorado
by Amy Works
ENGLEWOOD, COLO. — Knightbridge Capital and Argosy Real Estate Partners have purchased Three Maroon and Maroon Five, a two-building office portfolio situated within Meridian International Business Center in Englewood. Mark IV Capital sold the asset for an undisclosed price. The 174,850-square-foot portfolio was 88 percent occupied at closing, with a weighted average lease term of approximately 4.4 years. Aaron Johnson and Jon Hendrickson of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the deal. Aimee Love, Zac Clark and Joe Petty of First Interstate Bank provided acquisition financing for the transaction. Cole Taylor handled property management for the asset.
Mosaic Industrial Acquires 37,318 SF Alcalde Business Center in Laguna Hills, California
by Amy Works
LAGUNA HILLS, CALIF. — Mosaic Industrial has acquired Alcalde Business Center, a 37,318-square-foot industrial park located in Southern California in Laguna Hills. Terms of the transaction were not released. Jeff Carr, Anthony DeLorenzo and Mark Shaffer of CBRE represented the buyer and undisclosed seller in the deal. At the time of sale, the three-building Alcalde Business Center was 94 percent leased to multiple tenants. The buyer plans to reposition the park to serve continued demand from the small-bay industrial users in South Orange County, Calif.
The Boulder Group Arranges $1.7M Sale of Single-Tenant Retail Building in Gypsum, Colorado
by Amy Works
GYPSUM, COLO. — The Boulder Group had arranged the $1.7 million sale of a single-tenant retail building located at 770 Red Table Drive in Gypsum. A Colorado-based private investor sold the property, which is occupied by Family Dollar, to a Colorado-based 1031 exchange investor in an all-cash transaction. Zach Wright and Brandon Wright of The Boulder Group represented the seller in the deal.
COLUMBUS, MISS. — Matthews has arranged the sale of a 76,269-square-foot Kroger grocery store located at 1829 U.S. Highway 45 N in Columbus, about 26 miles east of Starkville, Miss. The seller, an entity doing business as MS Columbus 45 LLC, sold the store to an undisclosed, publicly traded investment firm. Kyle Stonis, Pierce Mayson and Boris Shilkrot of Matthews represented the seller in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed. Prior to the sale, Kroger committed to an early lease extension through 2041 with plans for a future expansion. The acquisition did not include adjacent inline retail shop space, which is currently under contract with a separate, privately held buyer.
CHICAGO — Glenstar, in a joint venture with a high-net-worth private investor, has acquired 500 W. Monroe, a 966,924-square-foot office tower in Chicago with a 1,300-stall parking garage. The sales price for the all-cash purchase was not disclosed, but Crain’s Chicago Business reports that the asset traded for 76 percent less than it did prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Glenstar will soon launch a hospitality-driven renovation at the property. Plans call for a full lobby transformation followed by additional common area upgrades and the introduction of new amenities. Glenstar plans to introduce Glenstar Connect, its signature app-based tenant engagement program, at the property in the coming months. Built in 1992, 500 W. Monroe rises 44 stories and is located steps from the Union and Ogilvie train stations. According to Glenstar, the property currently offers the largest contiguous block of space available in the West Loop at 572,000 square feet. With the acquisition, Glenstar also assumes the asset and property manager role and has tapped CBRE’s Jason Houze, Greg Tait and Aaron Schuster to oversee leasing.