AUSTIN, TEXAS — Locally based investment firm Buchanan Capital Partners has purchased a 116,434-square-foot office park in West Austin. Formerly known as The Escalade Office Park and now known as Westbank Pointe, the property is located at the corner of Loop 360 and Westbank Drive, adjacent to Westlake High School. Buchanan plans to invest about $1 million in capital improvements to Westbank Pointe and has tapped Transwestern to lease the property. The seller was not disclosed.
HOUSTON — Colliers has brokered the sale of a 53,375-square-foot industrial building in southeast Houston. Constructed on 3.7 acres in 2001 and renovated in 2021, the property comprises a 38,375-square-foot office/warehouse and a 15,000-square-foot warehouse, as well as 65 surface parking spots. Tom Condon Jr., Greg Cizik and Edward Edson of Colliers represented the seller in the transaction. Zane Carman of Partners Real Estate represented the buyer. Both parties requested anonymity.
FREMONT, CALIF. — SecureSpace Self Storage has acquired a 58,713-square-foot self-storage facility, currently managed by Extra Space, in Fremont, from Braintree Group. Dean Trammell and Adam Schlosser of the LeClaire-Schlosser Group of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. Tony Solomon of Marcus & Millichap served as the broker of record for the deal. Built in 1984 and expanded in 2002, the facility contains five two-story self-storage buildings and five single-story self-storage buildings offering a total of 650 units. The property includes electronic gated entry with a digital keypad, a spacious leasing office with retail and security monitor display, 24/7 video surveillance, concrete driveways and two lifts providing access to upper-level units.
PORTLAND, ORE. — Norris & Stevens has arranged the acquisition of Capitol Park, an office property located at 9700 S.W. Capitol Highway in Portland. 9700 SW Capitol LLC purchased the building from an undisclosed seller for $5.7 million. Constructed in 1983 and renovated in 1993, the two-story, 29,000-square-foot building features a recently remodeled lobby and bathrooms, a new roof and an outdoor dining area for tenants. Raymond Duchek and Thomas McDowell of Portland-based Norris & Stevens represented the buyer, while Steve Bowers and Sean McCarthy of Kidder Mathews represented the seller in the deal.
DANBURY, CONN. — JLL has brokered the sale of a 192-unit apartment complex in Danbury, located along the Connecticut-New York border. Built in 1971, ReNew Danbury is a garden-style complex that offers studios, one-, two- and three-bedroom units with an average size of 988 square feet. Amenities include a pool, playground, clubhouse with a theater, game room, coffee bar and a fitness center. Steve Simonelli, Jose Cruz, Michael Oliver, Elizabeth DeVesty, Ryan Roberston, Austin Pierce and Jeremy Weinstock of JLL represented the seller, San Francisco-based investment firm FPA Multifamily, in the transaction. The buyer was private equity real estate firm Jones Street Investment Partners.
SOMERVILLE AND NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Berkadia has negotiated the sale of a portfolio of two multifamily properties totaling 156 units in Central New Jersey. The Lexington & Jefferson Apartments in Somerville was built in the 1960s and totals 118 units in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Century Apartments in New Brunswick was completed in 1969 and totals 38 units in studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Nat Gambuzza and Trevor Fiebel of Berkadia represented the seller and procured both New Jersey-based buyers in the transaction. All parties requested anonymity. Berkadia also arranged acquisition financing for Lexington & Jefferson Apartments.
ROCKVILLE, MD. — Locally based EYA has purchased Rockshire Village Center, a long-vacant shopping center located on a 7.3-acre site in Rockville, a suburb of Washington, D.C. The firm plans to convert the retail center into a walkable residential neighborhood comprising 60 residential units (31 single-family detached homes and 29 townhomes), as well as 5,200 square feet of commercial/retail space and a community gathering space. Fifteen percent of the residences will be designated as moderately priced dwelling units. Public features of the new neighborhood will include a park, playground, open lawn with seating and recreation areas, pedestrian-friendly streetscape with connections to Rockshire Community Pool and the Carl Henn Millennium Trail, 29 parking spaces for the pool and sitewide landscaping. EYA plans to begin construction in August, with final completion planned for 2027.
DELRAY BEACH, FLA. — O’Connor Capital Partners has purchased Delray Corner, an 86,000-square-foot retail center located in Delray Beach, roughly eight miles north of Boca Raton, for $28.8 million. Situated on 9 acres, Michaels and CVS anchor the center, which was 96 percent leased at the time of sale. Other tenants include Hacienda Mexican Restaurant, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Power Financial Credit Union and Taso’s Greek Taverna & Bar. Originally constructed in 1981, the property underwent significant repositioning in 2023 for the addition of the Michaels store and a Conviva Care center, as well as the construction of a new Starbucks Coffee outparcel. Douglas Mandel and Zach Levine of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Lauderdale office represented the seller, Berta Management, and procured the buyer in the transaction.
MIAMI BEACH, FLA. AND PHOENIX — Starwood Property Trust (NYSE: STWD), an affiliate of global private investment firm Starwood Capital Group with a core focus on real estate and infrastructure, has announced plans to acquire Fundamental Income Properties for roughly $2.2 billion. Starwood Property Trust has entered into a definitive agreement with Fundamental, a fully integrated net lease real estate owner and operator based in Phoenix. The transaction is expected to close on July 23, subject to customary closing conditions. Fundamental is currently owned by New York City-based Brookfield Asset Management. Fundamental’s portfolio totals 12 million square feet across 467 properties in 44 states. The properties feature a weighted average lease term (WALT) of 17 years, with 2.2 percent average annual rent escalations. The portfolio was fully occupied by 92 tenants across 56 industries at the time of the agreement with Starwood. As part of the acquisition, Starwood will assume Fundamental’s existing financing facilities, which total $1.3 billion, including $900 million of asset-backed security debt. Starwood plans to fund the remainder of the purchase price with a combination of cash and debt and equity capital. Fundamental’s management team, which comprises 28 employees, will be retained by Starwood Property Trust. BofA …
TUSTIN, CALIF. — Los Angeles-based Meta Housing Corp. has completed the sale of Coventry Court, a mixed-income seniors housing property in Tustin, to Jonathan Rose Cos. for $83 million. Completed in 2012, Coventry Court offers 240 market-rate and income-restricted apartments for residents age 55 or older. Of the 240 units, 153 are designated as affordable at 50, 60 and 110 percent of area median income (AMI), qualifying the property for a 40 percent tax abatement. The remaining 87 units are rented at market rates. Jim Fisher, Vince Norris, Mike Smith and Tommy Yates of Northmarq represented the seller in the deal.