INDIANAPOLIS — Colliers International has brokered the sale of a 254,460-square-foot industrial building in Indianapolis for an undisclosed price. The property is located at 4310 Stout Field Drive within the Stout Field Industrial Park. The asset is situated within the southwest submarket of Indianapolis, the most active industrial submarket in the city, according to Colliers. The property offers convenient access to I-70 and the Indianapolis International Airport. The site also includes approximately three acres of excess land for future development. Progressive Logistics, Dugdale Foods, Gilmore Supply and GS Transportation fully occupy the property. Alex Davenport, Alex Cantu and Mike Lubbers of Colliers brokered the transaction on behalf of the seller, SAW Capital. The O’Donnell Group Inc., a southern California-based developer, purchased the building.
Acquisitions
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Block & Co. Inc. Realtors has arranged the sale of the 8301 State Line Professional Building in Kansas City for an undisclosed price. The three-story office building spans approximately 27,350 square feet and is situated just north of Ward Park Center. Notable tenants at the fully occupied property include the Third and Long Foundation, Psychology of Kansas City and Hospice Care of America. Piers Pener of Block & Co. represented the undisclosed buyer. The seller was also undisclosed.
SAN FRANCISCO AND DENVER — Prologis Inc. (NYSE: PLD) has signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire Industrial Property Trust Inc. (IPT) in a deal valued just shy of $4 billion. IPT is an industrial real estate investment platform sponsored by Black Creek Group, a real estate investment manager and development firm based in Denver. If approved by IPT’s shareholders, the overall transaction would span 236 properties located across 24 geographic areas. The roughly 37.5 million-square-foot portfolio is currently 97 percent leased. About 96 percent of the affected properties are in markets where Prologis already has a presence. The transaction would expand the San Francisco-based firm’s holdings in Southern California, the Bay Area, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Seattle and New Jersey. “This is a compelling opportunity to acquire a portfolio of excellent asset quality and submarket composition consistent with our U.S. investment strategy and footprint,” says Eugene Reilly, chief investment officer of Prologis. “We expect to capture significant cost and revenue synergies.” The merger will include 100 percent of IPT’s wholly owned real estate assets, but will exclude the firm’s minority ownership interests in two unconsolidated joint venture partnerships valued at approximately $295 million. Black Creek Group expects to determine the …
ATLANTA — GPC Partners has acquired Alexan on Krog, a 222-unit multifamily community situated along the Atlanta BeltLine’s Eastside Trail and near Krog Street Market. Rule Joy Trammell Rubio (RJTR) developed the property, which opened in 2015. Located at 44 Krog St. NE in Atlanta’s Inman Park neighborhood, the property offers one- and two-bedroom floor plans, as well as communal amenities such as a clubhouse, business center, bark park, rooftop terrace, courtyard, pet washing station and a saltwater pool. GPC Partners will rebrand the property as Ayla on Krog. An undisclosed insurance company provided Miami-based GPC with a $42 million acquisition loan. JLL represented the borrower in obtaining the loan. The seller was not disclosed.
GREENVILLE, N.C. — SYNCO Properties Inc. has sold two apartment complexes totaling 645 units in Greenville for $49.5 million. The two properties are The Madison and Southgate. The Madison offers one- and two-bedroom floor plans with communal amenities such as a 24-hour fitness center, swimming pool, clubhouse, pet park and a cyber café. Southgate offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities at Southgate include a fitness center, clubhouse, swimming pool, pet park and a grilling and picnic area. Watson Bryant, Jordan McCarley and Paul Marley of Cushman & Wakefield represented the Charlotte-based seller in the transaction. Monarch Investment & Management acquired the properties.
Berger Commercial Negotiates $36.9M Sale of Industrial Development Site in Fort Lauderdale
by Alex Tostado
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Berger Commercial Realty has arranged the $36.9 million sale of a 34-acre parcel in Fort Lauderdale for the development of a 650,000-square-foot industrial building. Bridge Acquisition LLC, a subsidiary of Bridge Development Partners, acquired the land from Forman Industrial Land LLC. Bridge Development will construct a high-volume warehouse and distribution space in a new multi-building industrial park to be known as Bridge Point 595. Construction is slated to begin in September with completion expected in the third quarter of 2020. Joseph Byrnes and Keith Graves of Berger Commercial, along with John Forman of the selling entity, will serve as Bridge 595’s leasing agents.
HINESVILLE, GA. — Cohen Financial, a division of SunTrust Bank, has arranged a $17.1 million acquisition loan for Oglethorpe Square in Hinesville. Goldman Sachs provided the 10-year loan to an undisclosed borrower. Hutton sold the property for $24 million. Situated about 40 miles southwest of downtown Savannah, the 159,329-square-foot Oglethorpe Square, which Hutton completed in March 2017, is a fully leased retail center with tenants including Dick’s Sporting Goods, Hobby Lobby, T.J. Maxx and Ulta Beauty. Drew Fleming, Mark Joines and Henry Kushner of Newmark Knight Frank represented the seller in the transaction.
ROUND ROCK, TEXAS — NitNeil Partners, a self-storage investment firm with offices in Atlanta, Austin and Tampa, has purchased a 678-unit self-storage facility in Round Rock, a northern suburb of Austin. The newly built, multi-story property spans approximately 78,000 rentable square feet of climate-controlled space. Life Storage manages the property, which is NitNeil’s second in metro Austin, including one under construction within an East Austin opportunity zone. Bill Bellomy and Michael Johnson of Bellomy & Co. represented both NitNeil Partners and the Austin-based seller in the transaction.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Pantego Auto Center, a 36,910-square-foot retail center in Arlington. The center was fully leased at the time of sale to a mix of tenants that serve the automobile industry. Bill Jordan and Steven McClendon of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. Dimitri Jordan, Justin Miller and Davis Hansen, also with Marcus & Millichap, secured the buyer, a 1031 exchange investor.
Meridian Capital Group Secures $23.1M in Acquisition Financing for Hilton Garden Inn San Diego
by Amy Works
SAN DIEGO — Meridian Capital Group has arranged $23.1 million in financing for the acquisition of Hilton Garden Inn San Diego Mission Valley Stadium in San Diego. The name of the borrower was not released. Seth Grossman, Steven Adler and Jackie Tran of Meridian Capital Group secured the 10-year CMBS loan, which features a fixed rate and 24 months of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule. Located at 3805 Murphy Canyon Road, the four-story hotel features 178 guestrooms, including 17 upgraded suites. The property was converted from a Holiday Inn into a Hilton Garden Inn with a $10 million renovation, completed in July 2016. Renovations included upgrades to the guest rooms, guest bathrooms, lobby, front desk, 5,000 square feet of meeting space and on-site restaurant and bar. Additionally, the hotel offers a heated outdoor pool and spa, fitness center, business center and guest laundry.