DEARBORN, MICH. — Reichle Klein Group has arranged the sale of a 57,846-square-foot industrial building in Dearborn for $1.3 million. The manufacturing facility sits on 3.5 acres at 6340 Miller Road. Lynette Reichle and Wyen Koan of Reichle Klein Group represented the seller, Nopac LLC. Hussein Bazzi of Real Estate One represented the buyer, Dearborn-based Dabazzi Properties LLC.
HILLSBORO, ORE. — Norris & Stevens Inc. has brokered the acquisition of an office building, located at 5625 NE Elam Young Parkway in Hillsboro. Pioneer Utility Resources, formerly known as Ruralite Services Corp., purchased the building for $2.6 million. The buyer plans to move its corporate offices into the building vacancy. The remainder of the building is occupied by medical and professional tenants. Tim Budelman of Norris & Stevens represented the buyer in the transaction.
IRVINE, CALIF. — Steadfast Apartment REIT (STAR), Steadfast Income REIT (SIR) and Steadfast Apartment REIT III (STAR III) have entered into definitive merger agreements in which STAR will acquire SIR and STAR III in separate stock-for-stock, tax-free transactions. The merger will create a combined company with approximately $3.3 billion in gross real estate assets. The transactions are expected to close in the first quarter of 2020, subject to certain closing conditions, including the approval of the respective mergers by SIR and STAR III stockholders. The merger transactions are expected to close concurrently, but are not conditioned on the consummation of each other. The merger agreements were negotiated on behalf of STAR, SIR and STAR III by their respective special committees, each of which is composed exclusively of independent directors, along with each special committee’s independent financial and legal advisors. “We believe the strategic merger of these three highly complementary portfolios with similar investment strategies will create an enhanced and diversified portfolio, concentrated in high-growth markets,” said Rodney Emery, chairman of STAR, SIR and STAR III. “The enhanced size, scale and prominence of the combined portfolio will greatly improve the company’s access to attractive capital sources, which can be used to …
AUSTIN, TEXAS — JLL has negotiated the sale of Research Park, a 1.1 million-square-foot office and industrial campus located within Austin’s Silicon Hills neighborhood. The sale included approximately 95 acres of undeveloped land on the city’s northwest side. Originally part of a 466-acre tract owned by Texas Instruments, Research Park includes 1 million square feet of manufacturing space that is leased to a subsidiary of Flex Ltd., a global electronics manufacturing firm. JLL marketed the property on behalf of the seller, Equity Commonwealth. Parmer Innovation Centers, an affiliate of Los Angeles-based Karlin Real Estate, purchased the assets.
DALLAS — Westmount Realty Capital has purchased The View at Kessler, a 299-unit multifamily property located in the Kessler Park neighborhood of Dallas. Built in 1964, the 11-story building is situated adjacent to Stevens Park Golf Course and within a few miles of the Trinity River Corridor project, which will deliver the largest urban park in the country. The View at Kessler features one-, two- and three-bedroom units with up to 1,214 square feet per unit. Westmount will undertake a renovation program that will upgrade the lobby, café, pool area, fitness center, leasing center and elevator systems, as well as transform the 11th floor into a sky lounge with a kitchen, conference room and terrace. Avenue5 Residential will manage the property. The seller was not disclosed.
RICHARDSON, TEXAS — Chicago Pacific Founders and its subsidiaries, CPF Living Communities and Grace Management, have purchased Twin Rivers Assisted Living and Memory Care, an 83-unit seniors housing community in Richardson. The property is situated on five acres on the northeastern outskirts of Dallas. Grace Management will manage the property.
WILMINGTON, N.C. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has negotiated the $65.3 million sale of Sawmill Point, a four-story, 280-unit waterfront community in Wilmington. Completed in 2017, the property offers one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a saltwater swimming pool, bocce ball court, fire pits and a hammock garden. The complex fronts 815 feet along Cape Fear River, which feeds into the Atlantic Ocean. Alex Okulski, John Heimburger, Dean Smith, Sean Wood, Jason Kon and John Munroe of NKF represented the seller, a joint venture between The Davis Cos., Gemini Partners LLC, Capital Properties, The Wills Cos., Fideli Investments and Symphony Properties LLC. Chaucer Creek Capital acquired the property.
ATLANTA — Colliers International has arranged the $24.8 million sale of Midtown Atlanta’s Silhouette, a 10-story office building. Silhouette, known for the silhouettes of people painted on the side, is located at 1447 Peachtree St. Amenities include a renovated lobby and HVAC system, access to public transit and two electric car charging stations. Silver Spirit, a company that helps startup businesses, acquired the property. Colliers has been retained to handle leasing efforts on behalf of the new owner. Hayes Swann and Aman Gaur of Colliers represented the seller, Dau Global, in the transaction.
SUWANEE, GA. — Suwanee-based Regional Health Properties (RHP) has sold three of four skilled nursing properties located in Oklahoma, Alabama and Georgia to affiliates of MED Healthcare Partners. The four-property transaction was previously disclosed by RHP in April. The three properties were sold for $26.1 million in a cash deal. RHP and MED agreed to extend the closing date on the fourth property located in Oklahoma to Sunday, Aug. 18. RHP used the cash proceeds from the sale to pay approximately $1 million in outstanding interest, fees and other costs and to repay $24.7 million in debt, which was secured by the four skilled nursing facilities, subject to the purchase and sale agreement. As a result of such repayment, RHP has paid back all debt owing to Pinecone Realty Partners II and Congressional Bank. For a period of three months following the repayment, Pinecone will continue to hold a right of first refusal to provide first mortgage financing for any acquisition of a healthcare facility by RHP and an exclusive option to refinance the company’s existing first mortgage loan on RHP’s Coosa Valley Health Care facility.
PRINCETON, N.J. — JLL has arranged the sale of 1 University Square, a 330,000-square-foot office property in Princeton. Global investment management firm BlackRock anchors the building. Jose Cruz, Andrew Scandalios, Kevin O’Hearn, Stephen Simonelli, Michael Oliver and J.B. Bruno of JLL represented the seller, a partnership between RXR Realty and The Blackstone Group, in the transaction, and procured the buyer, investment firm Argent Ventures. The sales price was undisclosed.
