FORT WORH, TEXAS — Dallas-based investment firm RAMROCK Real Estate has purchased Ridgmar Mall in West Fort Worth with plans to redevelop the site into an industrial park. The new property will be known as Ridgmar 30 Logistics Crossing and will feature six buildings totaling 930,960 square feet. RAMROCK has partnered with KBC Advisors and Lincoln Property Co. to assist with project planning, leasing and development execution. Additional details, including construction timing, will be shared as planning progresses.
Acquisitions
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Stonepeak, a New York-based alternative investment firm, has acquired a 860,100-square-foot industrial property in North Fort Worth. The address was not disclosed, but the property is located within the Alliance submarket and is served by rail lines, the BNSF Alliance intermodal terminal and the Fort Worth Alliance cargo airport. Newmark acted as Stonepeak’s financial advisor on the deal. The seller and sales price were also not disclosed.
HOUSTON — Texas-based investment firm Skywalker Property Partners has sold a 67,161-square-foot manufacturing building in South Houston. The building at 14211 Industry St., which was constructed in 1968, was fully leased at the time of sale to energy company AMACS. Chris Aguilar represented Skywalker in the transaction on an internal basis. Wes Cole and Nick Spearman of Pinemont Real Estate represented the buyer, Austin-based investment firm Freehill Co.
BENSALEM, PA. — A partnership between affiliates of regional owner-operator Endurance Real Estate and Boston-based Long Wharf Capital has purchased a portfolio of two industrial building totaling 110,883 square feet in Bensalem, a northern suburb of Philadelphia. The building at 3366 Marshall Lane totals 69,945 square feet and features a clear height of 21 to 29 feet. The building at 3350 Progress Drive totals 40,888 square feet and features a clear height of 18.5 feet. Pat Gilmore and Mike Borski of The Flynn Co. represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Endurance plans to implement capital improvements within the portfolio and has tapped Avison Young as the leasing agent.
FLEMINGTON, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $4.7 million sale of Hunterdon Commons, a 57,935-square-foot retail center in the Northern New Jersey community of Flemington. The center was built on 5.9 acres in 1989 (renovated in 2017) and was 97 percent leased to 13 tenants at the time of sale. Brent Hyldahl and Alan Cafiero of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a family office, in the transaction and procured the undisclosed buyer.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Equus Capital Partners has divested of a 14-property industrial portfolio in Tucson to Catalyst Real Estate and New York-based Everview Partners for a combined $165.7 million, or $133 per square foot. Paul Hooker of Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, in conjunction with Will Strong, Michael Matchett, Madeline Warren, Molly Miller and Jack Stamets of Cushman & Wakefield’s National Industrial Advisory Group, represented the buyer and seller in the deal. Known as the Tucson Shallow Bay Industrial Portfolio, the 1.2-million-square-foot portfolio includes:
MCLEAN, VA. — JLL has arranged the sale of a 10-story, Class A office building located at 8270 Greensboro Drive in McLean, part of Northern Virginia’s Tysons submarket. Andrew Weir, Kevin Byrd, Jim Meisel, Dave Baker and Trey Ramsey of JLL represented the seller, Nuveen Real Estate, in the transaction. Onward Investors purchased the 166,393-square-foot office building for an undisclosed price. Built in 1999 and renovated in 2021, 8270 Greensboro Drive was 96 percent leased at the time of sale to 13 tenants. Amenities include a redesigned lobby and elevator entrance, tenant lounge and kitchenette with a 100-person indoor/outdoor conference center, furnished outdoor patio, renovated common corridors and a restaurant on the ground level.
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a four-building industrial property located at 2348-2360 N. Military Trail in West Palm Beach. Pugliese Creative Ventures purchased the 43,125-square-foot property from PMD Capital Management for $11.4 million. Douglas Mandel, Zach Levine and Cody Hershey of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. Built in 1989, the property is situated on 4.2 acres and has suites ranging in size from 1,700 to 7,300 square feet, as well as 54 grade-level loading bays with overhead doors, three two-way entrances and 160 parking spaces.
KENT, WASH. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the $72 million sale of The Groves Apartments, a multifamily property in Kent, a southern suburb of Seattle. RISE Properties sold the community to FPA Multifamily LLC for $196,721 per unit. Philip Assouad, Giovanni Napoli, Ryan Harmon, Nick Ruggiero and Anthony Palladino of IPA represented both parties in the deal. Built in 1980 on 20 acres, The Groves Apartments comprises 30 two- and three-story residential buildings, a newly renovated clubhouse, an outdoor heated pool, a children’s playground and two dog parks. The property features 366 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments with an average size of 836 square feet. Each apartment includes a private patio or balcony, while the two- and three-bedroom units feature fireplaces.
CYPRESS, CALIF. — Yamaha Motor Corp. U.S.A. has sold its former U.S. headquarters at 6555 Katella Ave. in Cypress, located in Orange County. Terms of the transaction were not released. Patrick Barnes, Paul Clark, Nick Slonek and Jae Estep of Avison Young represented Yamaha in the deal. Situated on 25 acres, the infill, industrial-zoned campus includes three buildings — one industrial, one flex and one office — totaling approximately 278,964 square feet and occupying an entire city block with three points of access from Katella Avenue, Holder Street and Yamaha Way. The campus has served as Yamaha’s U.S. headquarters since 1979. As part of a planned corporate relocation to Kennesaw, Ga., Yamaha will lease back the entire property through Dec. 31, 2028.