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.
Acquisitions
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.
ALLENTOWN, PA. — Realterm, a Maryland-based investment manager focused on the transportation real estate industry, has purchased an industrial outdoor storage (IOS) facility in the Lehigh Valley city of Allentown. The site at 925 N. Godfrey St. spans 4.2 acres, includes a 27,407-square-foot warehouse and was fully leased at the time of sale to Student Transportation of America Inc. Ryan Cottone and John Plower of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
Shopoff Realty Investments Buys Balance of Westminster Mall in California for Mixed-Use Redevelopment Project
by Amy Works
WESTMINSTER, CALIF. — Shopoff Realty Investments has acquired the remainder of the Westminster Mall, totaling an additional 57.5 acres, ahead of its planned mixed-use redevelopment, Bolsa Pacific at Westminster. Washington Pacific Group was the seller. Lee Aarons of Land Advisors represented the buyer in the deal. Shopoff previously purchased the mall’s 14.1-acre former Sears parcel in July 2022 and the 11.7-acre Macy’s parcel in August 2022. The 83.3-acre project site currently houses the Westminster Mall and surrounding retail. The planned Bolsa Pacific at Westminster development will deliver approximately 2,250 housing units, including a mix of for-sale housing, as well as market-rate and affordable rental housing. The project will also include more than 120 hotel keys, as well as more than 220,000 square feet of retail space. The site will also dedicate more than 15 acres to open space, including private resident spaces, open-air promenades and a network of walking trails. Current entitlement plans have been submitted to the city for review with anticipated approval in 2026. Demolition of the existing mall is planned for first-quarter 2026, with Target continuing to operate during this time. Once demolition and entitlements are completed, construction is slated to begin in fourth-quarter 2026.
GILBERT AND MESA, ARIZ. — PGIM has arranged the sale of a two-property seniors housing portfolio in metro Phoenix. The portfolio includes The Watermark at Morrison Ranch in Gilbert and Acoya Mesa, which is jointly owned by the original developer Ryan Cos. US, in Mesa. JLL Capital Markets represented the seller in the deal. Additionally, JLL worked on behalf of the undisclosed buyer to secure a 10-year acquisition loan through Freddie Mac. The loan will be serviced by JLL Real Estate Capital, a Freddie Mac Optigo Lender for seniors housing loans. Built in 2019, The Watermark at Morrison Ranch features a two-story building with 115 units of assisted living and memory care units. The property offers Class A amenities including three distinctive dining venues, a fitness center, technology center, library and full-service salon. The asset is situated on 4.6 acres at 3333 E. Morrison Ranch Parkway. Developed and built by Ryan Cos. in 2019, Acoya Mesa consists of a three-story building offering 51 units of independent living, 91 units of assisted living and 28 units of memory care. Common areas feature a café/bistro/pub, restaurant-style dining, a movie theater, salon, game room, activities room and library. Acoya Mesa is situated on 7.9 …
LA PALMA, CALIF. — CBRE has facilitated the sale of an office portfolio located at 24 and 26 Centerpointe Drive in La Palma. A local 1031 exchange investor acquired the property from an institutional seller for $12.4 million, or $257 per square foot. Anthony DeLorenzo, Sammy Cemo and Bryan Johnson of CBRE’s Private Capital Partners represented the seller in the deal. The 44,953-square-foot portfolio includes two high-image, single-story office/flex buildings situated within a landscaped campus setting. The portfolio features recent multi-million-dollar common area upgrades, a shared association lounge and efficient surface parking.
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL. — Entre Commercial Realty has arranged the sale of a 56,000-square-foot industrial building in Elk Grove Village. Brad Bullington and Ian Pattison of Entre represented the buyer, a machine shop completing its third acquisition within the O’Hare industrial market. Matthews Real Estate Services represented the undisclosed seller. The property features I-90 frontage, outdoor storage capabilities and also includes future parking lot replacement.
PIQUA, OHIO — The Cooper Commercial Investment Group has brokered the sale of a newly constructed restaurant property occupied by Chipotle Mexican Grill in Piqua, a suburb of Dayton. The 15-year lease features 10 percent rental increases in years six and 11. The property includes the restaurant’s namesake drive-thru, Chipotlane, as well as patio seating. Dan Cooper of Cooper Group represented the seller, a longtime client. The asset sold to an all-cash 1031 exchange buyer from California at a 5.5 percent cap rate.
NEW YORK CITY AND EL SEGUNDO, CALIF. — Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE: BAM) has entered into a definitive agreement in which one of the firm’s private real estate funds will acquire the outstanding shares of Peakstone Realty Trust (NYSE: PKST), an industrial REIT that has a strategic focus on the industrial outdoor storage (IOS) sector. The El Segundo-based company, which sold off its final office assets in December, currently owns 76 industrial properties, including 60 IOS assets. At a proposed price of $21 per share, the all-cash transaction represents an implied enterprise value of approximately $1.2 billion. The price represents a 34 percent premium relative to Peakstone’s share price on Jan. 30, the last full trading day prior to the announcement. “This transaction recognizes the value of our industrial portfolio and the progress we have made expanding our IOS platform,” says Michael Escalante, CEO of Peakstone. At the conclusion of the acquisition, Peakstone will be a privately held company and will be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange. Founded in 2009 as Griffin Realty Trust, the company was rebranded as Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT in January 2023 and then as Peakstone Realty Trust in 2021. For Brookfield, the …
SAN ANGELO, TEXAS — Self-storage brokerage firm Versal has arranged the sale of a 544-unit facility in the West Texas city of San Angelo. Lone Star Storage Center – San Angelo features 69,525 net rentable square feet of space across 334 non-climate-controlled units and 210 climate-controlled units. Bill Bellomy, Michael Johnson, Logan Foster and Hugh Horne of Versal represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were Texas-based limited liability companies, in the transaction.