AUSTIN, TEXAS — Nordic Realty Partners, a privately held investment firm with offices in Los Angeles, Austin and Chicago, has purchased a 76,000-square-foot industrial property located within Cameron Industrial Park in northeast Austin. The property spans four acres and houses three warehouse buildings. The seller, Byram Properties, has owned the buildings since 1984.
SHEBOYGAN, WIS. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $8.9 million sale of Champion Self-Storage, a 999-unit self-storage portfolio in Sheboygan. The portfolio includes five facilities, three of which are located on Playbird Road. The unit mix is comprised of 65 climate-controlled units, 734 non-climate controlled units, 18 storage containers, six warehouse spaces and 176 parking spaces for boats and recreational vehicles. The portfolio accounts for nearly half of the available self-storage space in Sheboygan, according to Marcus & Millichap. Sean Delaney of Marcus & Millichap brokered the transaction. Buyer and seller information was not disclosed.
NILES, ILL. — SEDCO Capital, an asset management company headquartered in Saudi Arabia, has purchased a distribution facility occupied by FedEx Ground in the Niles submarket of Chicago. The purchase price was not disclosed. SEDCO used a separate account managed by ElmTree Funds LLC to acquire the property. The 306,448-square-foot facility is located at 5959 W. Howard St. Originally constructed in 2015 as a build-to-suit for FedEx Ground, the net-leased property features 101 dock doors. FedEx has approximately 11 years remaining on its lease.
HIGHLAND PARK, ILL. — Berger Asset Management has sold a 52,000-square-foot retail building known as the Tesla Building in Highland Park. The sales price was not disclosed. The two-story property is located at 1200 Old Skokie Valley Road. The anchor tenant, Tesla, occupies 32,000 square feet. Bystol Performance Center, a sports performance and personal training firm, occupies the remaining 20,000 square feet. In order to develop the property, Berger Asset Management first had to complete three different acquisitions from unrelated parties to form an assemblage that would ultimately create the existing asset and 140-space parking lot. The site originally consisted of a series of buildings with 10 parking spaces. Tesla signed on as a tenant at the building in 2014. At the location Tesla provides sales, service and charging stations for its north suburban Chicago and southeast Wisconsin clientele. Bystol Performance Center also signed its lease in 2014. Joshua Silverglade of The Equitable Group of Companies represented Berger in the transaction. The buyer, a Hawaii-based private investor, purchased the asset while completing a 1031 tax-deferred exchange.
SAN ANTONIO AND LAS VEGAS — The Preiss Co. (TPCO), in a joint venture partnership with BCEG International Investment US (BCEGI), has acquired the 624-bed High View Place Student Apartments in San Antonio and the 480-bed Rebel Place in Las Vegas. Neither the sellers nor purchase prices were disclosed. Located at 15949 Chase Hill Blvd. and serving the University of Texas at San Antonio student population, High View Place offers a variety of one-, two- and four-bedroom floor plans. Each of the 204 units includes a kitchen, balcony, in-unit washer and dryer, 50-inch TV, complimentary high-speed internet and cable, and walk-in closets. Amenities include study spaces, a clubhouse, computer lab, swimming pool, gaming center, sand volleyball court and grilling area. TPCO is overseeing a multi-million refurbishment of the property, which marks the company’s third acquisition in the San Antonio market in the last 12 months. Plans call for electronic key-fob installation and upgrades to the interior flooring, amenities and internet service. Rebel Place is located at 3896 Swenson St. near the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Each fully furnished apartment includes energy-efficient appliances, cable television packages, internet and in-unit washer and dryers. Community amenities include a fitness center, picnic area, …
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A joint venture between Crescent Communities and Nuveen Real Estate has acquired 101 North Tryon, a 20-story office building in Uptown Charlotte that was renovated in 2018. HFF arranged the sale of the 546,878-square-foot office building, which was 81 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Bank of America, Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson PA, Spaces, Sunlight Financial and Northeastern University. The property is situated near more than 100 restaurants and retailers; Bank of America Stadium, which is home to the NFL’s Carolina Panthers; Spectrum Center, which is home to the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets; and several of Charlotte’s major transportation hubs. BBVA and US Bank provided acquisition financing to the buyer. Barry Fabyan and Charley Leavitt of JLL will lead leasing efforts on behalf of the new owners. Ryan Clutter, Scot Humphrey, Chris Lingerfelt and Zack Drozda of HFF represented the seller, Barings LLC, in the transaction. Patterson Real Estate Advisory Group represented the buyers. The sales price was not disclosed.
TAMPA, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated the sale of Westshore Center, a 217,022-square-foot office building in Tampa’s Westshore district. The Tampa Bay Business Journal reports the building traded for $52 million. The seller was Roseview-PMRG Fund I, a fund managed by Boston-based Roseview Investment Advisors. America’s Capital Partners acquired the nine-story building, which is situated at 1715 N. Westshore Blvd., five miles west of downtown Tampa and three miles south of Tampa International Airport. The building was originally delivered in 1984 and has undergone more than $2.5 million in renovations and upgrades over the past several years. The building was 84 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Reynold Smith & Hill, United Soccer Leagues and USI Insurance Services. Mike Davis, Rick Brugge and Rick Colon of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction.
HOUSTON — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of U-Stuf-It, a 228-unit self-storage facility located in southwest Houston. Dave Knobler of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a partnership, and procured the buyer, a limited liability company. Both parties requested anonymity.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — The Bascom Group, in partnership with an affiliate of The Axton Group, has acquired Summer Grove Apartments and Tanglewood Apartment Homes, two adjacent multifamily communities in Colorado Springs, for a total consideration of $41.1 million. The joint venture purchased the 374-unit Summer Grove Apartments, located at 3802 Half Turn Road, for $31 million, or $82,887 per unit. The 112-unit Tanglewood property, located at 3803 Half Turn Road, cost $10.1 million, or $90,625 per unit. Jake Young of CBRE brokered the transaction, while Brian Eisendrath and Annie Rice, also of CBRE, arranged debt financing with Don Broderick and Erik Frandsen of TCF Bank.
ALAMEDA, CALIF. — Levin Johnston of Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Buena Vista Apartments, a multifamily community located at 4330-450 Buena Vista Ave. in Alameda. A private, high-net-worth investor sold the property to an undisclosed buyer for $15.9 million. Adam Levin and Robert Johnston of Levin Johnston represented the seller in the transaction. Originally constructed in 1966 and renovated in 2018, the 52-unit property consists of two parcels and offers a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans. On-site amenities include laundry facilities, gated secure entrance, bike storage, barbecue and picnic areas, and storage for tenant use.