NEW YORK — VICI Properties Inc. (NYSE: VICI), a REIT specializing in owning and operating gaming, hospitality and entertainment developments, has completed a $1.2 billion sale-leaseback of seven casino properties from Golden Entertainment Inc. (Nasdaq: GDEN). Under the terms of the deal, which was previously announced in November, Golden will be taken private by chairman and CEO Blake Sartini. In addition, Golden Entertainment shareholders have received approximately 24.3 million shares of newly issued VICI stock in exchange for the outstanding shares of Golden Entertainment stock. VICI will also assume and repay up to $426 million of Golden Entertainment’s outstanding debt using a combination of cash and net proceeds from the transaction. iGaming Business, a business-to-business trade publication and news website for the online gambling and betting industry, reported that VICI acquired the following properties: In total, the properties include 6,000 hotel rooms, 4,306 slot machines and 78 gaming tables, according to iGaming Business. “This transaction reflects the strategic direction Golden Entertainment has been building toward — a sharper focus on our core Nevada casino and tavern operations and becoming a private company,” says Blake L. Sartini, chairman and CEO of Golden Entertainment. “We’ve long respected VICI’s approach, and this partnership …
Acquisitions
Cushman & Wakefield Brokers $6.9M Sale of Delray Beach Medical Pavilion in South Florida
by John Nelson
DELRAY BEACH, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $6.9 million sale of Delray Beach Medical Pavilion, a 36,041-square-foot healthcare facility located at 14000 S. Military Trail in Delray Beach. Located in South Florida’s Palm Beach County, the clinic features covered parking and was 63.4 percent leased at the time of sale. Benlee Asset Management purchased Delray Beach Medical Pavilion from the seller, an entity doing business as 14000 S Military Trail LLC. Scott O’Donnell, Mike Ciadella, Greg Miller, Miguel Alcivar, Gino Lollio and Travis Ives of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction.
Advanced Real Estate Acquires Two Multifamily Communities in Hollywood Totaling 393 Units
by Amy Works
LOS ANGELES — Advanced Real Estate has purchased two apartment properties in the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles, totaling 393 residences. The assets include the 200-unit Sky Hollywood (formerly known as Columbia Square Living) and the 193-unit Jardine Hollywood towers. Terms of the transactions were not released. The acquisitions bring the Advanced portfolio to almost 13,000 units in Southern California. Sky Hollywood is situated a block south of Hollywood Boulevard at El Centro, and Jardine is located a block south of Sunset Boulevard at Ivar. The properties offer rooftop pools, large fitness centers, resident lounges, floor-to-ceiling windows and luxury appliances. Additionally, each property offers penthouses leasing from $12,000 to $20,000 per month. Advanced Management Co. will handle property management for the assets. Advanced plans to make cosmetic upgrades to the properties, which will be administered by it affiliated construction company, R3 Construction Services. Blake Rogers, Dillon Bergum, Alexandra Caniglia and Kip Malo of JLL Capital Markets handled the acquisitions. Kevin Mackenzie, Greg Brown and Charlie Vorsheck of JLL procured two separate, uncrossed loans totaling $141.4 million from Freddie Mac. The loans have a fixed rate for 10 years and interest-only payments.
PEORIA, ARIZ. — Thompson Thrift has completed the sale of Grindstone at Sunrise, a build-to-rent multifamily community in Peoria, to an undisclosed buyer for $45.8 million, or $327,500 per unit. Steve Gebing and Cliff David of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal. Completed in 2021, Grindstone at Sunrise features 140 one- and two-story homes in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans spread across 70 residential buildings. Units offer open-concept living spaces, 10-foot or higher ceilings and an average unit size of 1,069 square feet. The community also includes an amenity building, resort-style swimming pool and spa.
PHOENIX — ViaWest Group and Walton Street Capital have completed the disposition of 1450 East Buckeye Road, a fully leased industrial building in Phoenix, to Stonelake Capital Partners for an undisclosed price. Phil Haenel, Will Strong, Foster Bundy and Paul Boyle of Cushman & Wakefield’s Phoenix Industrial Private Capital Group represented the sellers and procured the buyer in the deal. Core & Main occupies the 39,360-square-foot property as a key distribution hub for its extensive piping division and operations. The building features ample loading doors, an efficient warehouse configuration, a large secured truck court and more than 1 acre of excess yard designed to support large-scale distribution and logistics. Additionally, the property’s infrastructure supports a range of industrial uses and offers flexibility for future tenant needs. The facility’s location on East Buckeye Road offers direct access to major transportation routes, including I-10 and State Route 202.
Lee & Associates Orange Brokers Sale of 10,080 SF Industrial Building in Fullerton, California
by Amy Works
FULLERTON, CALIF. — Lee & Associates Orange has arranged the sale of a 10,080-square-foot industrial building located at 1021 S. Placentia Ave. in Fullerton. Bruner Rental Properties acquired the asset from KSP Real Estate Partners for $3.3 million. Mark Hintergardt and Phil Fridd of Lee & Associates represented the seller in the transaction.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Newmark has arranged the sale and acquisition financing of the office and retail components of The Pointe at Polaris, a mixed-use asset located in the Polaris submarket of Columbus. DFWLAND purchased the property from a joint venture between VanTrust Real Estate and NP Limited Partnership. Positioned along Polaris Parkway, The Pointe at Polaris comprises 212,366 square feet of trophy office space and 33,071 square feet of retail space. The office portion is fully leased to tenants such as Bank of America, Fiserv, Power Home Remodeling and Employers Health, while the retail portion is fully leased to tenants such as Kitchen Social, Condado Tacos, Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea and Club Pilates. The property offers connectivity via I-71 and immediate proximity to Polaris Fashion Place, one of the region’s most prominent retail destinations. Derek Fohl, Jim Postweiler, Peter Harwood, Jack Trager and Jim Clark of Newmark represented VanTrust. Gary Carr of Newmark advised the buyer, while Ari Schwartzbard and Bill Weber of Newmark arranged the financing. Newmark’s Jake Paschen provided analytical support for the transaction.
EAST HARTFORD, CONN. — An affiliate of Walmart has acquired an industrial building in East Hartford for approximately $212 million, according to reports from multiple local news outlets, including CT Insider and the Hartford Business Journal. The building is one of two within the 2.5 million-square-foot East Hartford Logistics & Technology Park, which was completed in 2024. The latter publication reports that the building was previously slated for use by Wayfair, but the Massachusetts-based furniture company “never fully occupied the space and later sought to sublease the building.” The seller was a joint venture between PGIM and National Development.
WOODBRIDGE, N.J. — Local owner-operator Woodmont Industrial Properties has sold a 54,113-square-foot building in Woodbridge, about 25 miles south of New York City. Delivered in 2023, the building at 51 New Brunswick Ave. features a clear height of 32 feet, seven exterior dock doors, one drive-in door and 2,300 square feet of office space and was fully leased at the time of sale of R.A.S. Logistics. Brian Schulz, Steven Beyda and Kevin Welsh of Newmark brokered the deal. The buyer was Sagard Real Estate.
HOUSTON — Woodside, a Texas-based real estate private equity firm, has purchased Saddlebrook Place, a four-building, 200,155-square-foot office campus in northwest Houston. Woodside plans to renovate the campus, which was previously known as Heron Lakes, by refreshing common areas and introducing move-in-ready spec suites. Woodside has also tapped Stream Realty Partners to lease Saddlebrook Place. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.