HOUSTON — JLL has brokered the sale of a 63,693-square-foot office building in West Houston. Completed in 2006 and renovated in 2019, the three-story building at 11000 Equity Drive is located within the 150-acre Westway Park development. Rick Goings and Jeff Hollinden of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The property’s original developer, Satterfield & Pontikes Construction, purchased the asset with plans to occupy the facility in its entirety.
Acquisitions
WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS — Dallas-based brokerage firm STRIVE has arranged the sale of Shops at The Grove, a 9,422-square-foot retail strip center located in the southern Dallas suburb of Waxahachie. Tenants at the property include Bahama Bucks, Mint Exteriors, Mi Casa Mexican Cuisine and Fat Tuesday. Parker Tims and Hudson Lambert of STRIVE represented the seller, a local developer, in the transaction. Hudson Springer, also with STRIVE, represented the buyer, a local investor. Both parties requested anonymity.
McGarvey Development Sells CenterLinks Business Park in Fort Myers to EQT Exeter for $92.5M
by John Nelson
FORT MYERS, FLA. — McGarvey Development has sold CenterLinks Business Park, a 41-acre property in Fort Myers, to EQT Exeter for $92.5 million. Situated along Oriole Road west of I-75, the property features nine warehouses spanning 450,000 square feet that were leased to 40 tenants at the time of sale. CenterLinks features 100 percent dock-high flex units as well as space that can be used as office or medical office. Four years after breaking ground, McGarvey Development began receiving acquisition offers from private equity firms when the park was about 90 percent built out. A chance encounter between longtime acquaintances McGarvey president John McGarvey and Ward Fitzgerald, global CEO of EQT Exeter, led to the acquisition, which is the largest industrial sales price in the history of Southwest Florida’s Lee County, according to McGarvey.
Cushman & Wakefield | Commercial Brokers Sale of 107,000 SF Shopping Center in Manchester, Tennessee
by John Nelson
MANCHESTER, TENN. — Cushman & Wakefield | Commercial Advisors has brokered the sale of Whispering Pines, a 107,000-square-foot shopping center in Manchester, a city in Tennessee midway between Nashville and Chattanooga via I-24. Located at 2161 Hillsboro Blvd., the property was fully leased at the time of sale. Landon Williams and Katie Hargett of Cushman & Wakefield | Commercial Advisors represented the buyer, an entity doing business as BAG3 Holding LLC, in the transaction. Lane Breedlove and Margaret Jones of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, an entity doing business as Core Whispering Pines LLC. The sales price was not disclosed.
COLUMBIA AND MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Berkadia has arranged the sale of two assisted living and memory care communities in South Carolina. Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare, led by Mike Garbers, Cody Tremper, Dave Fasano and Ross Sanders, closed the 156-unit transaction on behalf of a publicly traded REIT. The properties, located in the Columbia and Myrtle Beach MSAs, were purchased by a regional owner-operator. The sales price and specific locations were not disclosed.
TOTOWA, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated the sale of a 506,723-square-foot industrial park in the Northern New Jersey community of Totowa. Totowa Commerce Center consists of 12 industrial buildings, one office building and a 5.8-acre development site. Building features include clear heights of 21 to 23 feet, 92 loading positions and aggregate parking for more than 1,400 cars. Gary Gabriel, Kyle Schmidt, Ryan Larkin and Seth Zuidema of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, New Jersey-based Heritage Capital Group, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, Boston-based Longpoint Partners. The park was leased to more than 50 tenants at the time of sale. PGIM Real Estate provided a $63.5 million fixed-rate acquisition loan for the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $18.2 million sale of The Hudson River Hotel, a 15-story, 56-room hotel located at 442 W. 36th St. in Midtown Manhattan. According to LoopNet Inc., the hotel was originally constructed in 1999 and renovated in 2013. Jerry Swon, Robert Hunter and Leo Reilly of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an undisclosed institutional investment firm, in the transaction and procured the buyer, Hudson West Hospitality.
BARRINGTON, ILL. — An affiliate of Next Realty LLC has sold The Shops at Flint Creek in the northwest Chicago suburb of Barrington for an undisclosed price. Heinen’s grocery store anchors the 60,000-square-foot retail center. Additional tenants include Athletico, Ascension Medical Group Illinois, Epic Burger and Club Pilates. Sean Sharko of Marcus & Millichap represented Next, which purchased the property in 2014. A private investor was the buyer.
AURORA, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $2 million sale of a 23,820-square-foot industrial outdoor storage facility in Aurora. Located at 901 Ridgeway Ave., the three-acre property features four buildings with an expansive lot for outdoor storage and parking. Jeff Rowlett of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Ridgeway Partners LLC. Michael Kammes of Re/Max Commercial procured the buyer, RDAA Express Inc. Steven Weinstock assisted in closing the transaction as the broker of record in Illinois.
Davis Property & Investment Buys Central Commerce Center Industrial Campus in Kent, Washington
by Amy Works
KENT, WASH. — Davis Property & Investment has acquired Central Commerce Center, an industrial campus located at the intersection of Central Avenue South and 259th Street in Kent, a suburb south of Seattle. Constructed between 2000 and 2001, Central Commerce Center comprises four fully leased industrial buildings with freeway access, ample parking and proximity to numerous walkable amenities. The buildings offer 12- to 16-foot clear heights, on-grade loading facilities and an infrastructure that includes a total of 1400 amps 3-phase 480v power. Brian Bruininks and Shane Mahvi of Andover Co. represented the undisclosed seller in the deal. The price was not disclosed.