FARMINGTON HILLS, MICH. — Friedman Real Estate has arranged the sale of a 28,640-square-foot industrial property in the Detroit suburb of Farmington Hills for $2.6 million. The facility is located at 24450 Indoplex Circle. Phil Konopitski of Friedman represented the undisclosed buyer.
NEW YORK CITY AND ST. LOUIS — New York City-based investment manager BlackRock Inc. (NYSE: BLK) has announced plans to acquire net-lease real estate investment firm ElmTree Funds. BlackRock has entered into a definitive agreement with ElmTree, which has $7.3 billion in total assets under management as of March 31. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2025, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions. Established in 2011 and based in St. Louis, ElmTree owns and operates real estate properties, with a focus on single-tenant, build-to-suit industrial assets. ElmTree’s portfolio includes investments in 122 properties across 31 states. Additionally, ElmTree’s portfolio includes six office locations. BlackRock’s upfront consideration will be paid primarily in stock, with the potential for additional consideration subject to ElmTree Funds’ performance over the next five years. Additional financial details were not disclosed. Upon closing of the deal, ElmTree will be integrated into Private Financing Solutions (PFS), a new platform created through BlackRock’s combination with HPS Investment Partners. (BlackRock completed its acquisition of investment firm HPS earlier this month.) “The net lease market is estimated at $1 trillion, and our continued belief in the industrial build-to-suit model is rooted in the mission-critical …
DALLAS — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of the Greater Valwood Industrial Portfolio, a collection of seven buildings totaling 775,013 square feet in metro Dallas. The buildings are located in the Valwood/North Stemmons and Addison submarkets and were fully leased at the time of sale. Jim Carpenter, Jud Clements, Robby Rieke, Emily Brandt and Trevor Berry of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. John Alascio, T.J. Sullivan and Jason Blankfein, also with Cushman & Wakefield, arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing through Lincoln Financial Group on behalf of the buyer, San Francisco-based investment firm Stockbridge Capital.
HOUSTON — Colliers has negotiated the sale of Green Arbor Apartments, a 252-unit multifamily property in southeast Houston. The site spans 8.7 acres at 10601 Sabo Road in the Southbelt‑Ellington area, and the property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units, some of which are equipped with private balconies/patios. Amenities include two pools and a playground. Chip Nash, Bob Heard and Jaleel Adatia of Colliers represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were also not disclosed.
HOUSTON — A partnership between Dallas-based Apricus Realty Capital and Baltimore-based ABR Capital Partners has purchased an 11.3-acre industrial outdoor storage (IOS) facility in northwest Houston. The site includes 32,358 square feet of crane-served warehouse space that is leased to Knight Oil Tools. Jason Tangen and Paul Dominique of Colliers represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. C.W. Sheehan, Jack Britton, Peyton Ackerman and Nate Henderson of JLL arranged acquisition financing for the deal.
RINCON, GA. — JLL has negotiated the sale of NFI Distribution Center Savannah, a 1 million-square-foot distribution facility located at 1200 Logistics Parkway in Rincon. The distribution center is fully leased to National Distribution Centers LLC, a major subsidiary of New Jersey-based supply chains solutions provider NFI Industries. Britton Burdette, John Huguenard, Dennis Mitchell, Jim Freeman and Maggie Dominguez of JLL represented the seller, a joint venture between Becknell Industrial and Goldman Sachs Alternatives, in the transaction. Stockbridge purchased the Class A facility for an undisclosed price. Situated within Old Augusta Commerce Center, the cross-dock property is situated 10.7 miles from the Port of Savannah’s Garden City Terminal and within five miles of I-95. The property was completed in 2022 and features 40-foot clear heights, 190-foot truck courts, 270 trailer parking spaces (expandable to 307) and 102 dock levelers.
TACOMA, WASH. — Goodman Real Estate has completed the sale of Sienna and Sienna Park, two multifamily properties in Tacoma, to Interstate Equities Corp. for $43 million, or $173,387 per unit. Located adjacent to one another, the properties offer a total of 248 units. Built in 1986, Sienna offers 80 two- and three-bedroom apartments spread across eight residential buildings. Constructed in 1988, Sienna Park offers 168 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments across 17 buildings. The communities share an onsite leasing office and resident clubhouse, an outdoor pool, fitness center and standalone cabana. Giovanni Napoli, Philip Assouad, Nick Ruggiero and Anthony Palladino of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
LOUISVILLE, KY. — The Boulder Group has arranged the $3.7 million sale of a single-tenant retail property located at 3600 Bardstown Road in Louisville. Chase Bank occupies the 3,176-square-foot property on a triple-net lease, which has more than 11 years remaining on the term and two five-year renewal options with built-in 10 percent rental escalations. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented the buyer, a Midwest-based institution, and the seller, a private family from the Midwest, in the transaction. Both parties requested anonymity. The Chase Bank property serves as an outparcel to a Lowe’s Home Improvement store and is situated within one mile of I-264.
OCEANSIDE, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Terra Oceanside, a multifamily property in Oceanside. A personal trust sold the asset to a limited liability company for $18.3 million. Located at 3964 and 3970 Waring Road, Terra Oceanside offers 62 studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments with patios or balconies, vinyl flooring, quartz countertops and stainless steel appliances. Community amenities include an onsite management office, laundry facilities, a fitness center, built-in barbecues and ample covered and uncovered parking spaces. Tyler Leeson, Drew Holden and Matthew Kipp of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, while Holden, Kipp, Leeson and David Yeh of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer in the transaction.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — SRS Real Estate Partners has brokered the nearly $3 million sale of a restaurant property located at 301 Massachusetts Ave. in Washington, D.C.’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. Pupatella Neapolitan Pizza has occupied the 4,154-square-foot restaurant since fall 2024 on a triple-net lease. Rick Fernandez and Andrew Fallon of SRS represented the seller, a private owner based in New York City, in the transaction. The buyer was a local private investor. Both parties requested anonymity. Sandy Spring Bank provided an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing to the buyer. The restaurant was recently renovated and features 1,500 square feet of outdoor patio space.
