ST. LOUIS PARK, MINN. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of Helix Apartments, a 167-unit property in the Minneapolis suburb of St. Louis Park. Built in 1985 and extensively renovated between 2020 and 2022, Helix Apartments features units averaging 990 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, community lounge with coffee bar, rooftop terrace, dog park and walking paths. Josh Talberg, Joseph Peris and Jack Graveline of JLL represented the seller and procured the buyer, Jason Quilling of QT Holdings.
Acquisitions
MINNEAPOLIS — CBRE has brokered the sale of Second + Second, a 158-unit apartment complex in the North Loop of Minneapolis. The property is located at 120 N. Second St., just west of the Mississippi River. Built in 2020, the asset features a range of studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans averaging 863 square feet. Amenities include underground parking, a sky lounge, fitness center and pet wash station. CBRE’s Ted Abramson, Abe Appert and Keith Collins represented the seller, Solaris Group. Roundhouse was the buyer.
ARLINGTON, MASS. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $20.5 million sale of Mystic Grove Apartments, a 60-unit multifamily complex located on the northwestern outskirts of Boston. Built in phases between 1925 and 1963, Mystic Grove offers studio, one-, two- and four-bedroom apartments, as well as a fitness center and onsite laundry facilities. Evan Griffith and Tony Pepdjonovic of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — Colliers has negotiated the sale of CenterPointe I, a 66,500-square-foot vacant office building in the Northern New Jersey community of Bridgewater. Allstate Insurance previously occupied the building, which according to LoopNet Inc. is part of a larger campus known as CenterPointe at Bridgewater. Jacklene Chesler, Patrick Norris and Brittany Leventoff of Colliers represented the seller, Signature Acquisitions, in the transaction. The buyer was an undisclosed nonprofit organization.
TAMPA, FLA. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of a nine-building portfolio located across two industrial parks in Tampa on the east side of the city’s central business district. East Capital Partners purchased the 492,957-square-foot portfolio for $92.5 million, according to the Tampa Bay Business Journal. Luis Castillo, Cody Brais and David Orta Jr. of JLL represented the seller in the transaction. Melissa Rose, Jovi Rodriguez and Duncan Miller, also with JLL, secured financing for the acquisition on behalf of the new owner. The portfolio spans 25.6 acres and includes Adamo Distribution Center and Commerce Distribution Center. The small-bay industrial parks were 94 percent leased at the time of sale to 28 tenants across multiple industries such as utilities, logistics, manufacturing, consumer goods, building materials, biotech, medical supplies and technology.
HIALEAH, FLA. — Basis Industrial has purchased a portfolio of 42 small-bay industrial buildings totaling 396,135 square feet in Hialeah, a suburb of Miami, for $84.4 million. Jose Lobón of CBRE represented the seller, TA Realty, in the transaction. Anthony Scavo internally represented Basis Industrial. BankUnited and Seacoast Bank provided financing for the acquisition, while NexPoint Advisors provided more than $20 million of preferred equity. The portfolio includes 24 buildings totaling 282,000 square feet at West 31st Place, West 32nd Place and West 33rd Place; 17 buildings totaling 93,116 square feet in the east pocket at West 8th Court, West 27th Street and West 28th Street; and one 20,119-square-foot building at 7395 W. 18th Lane. The industrial buildings feature a mix of cross-dock and front-load configurations with dock-high and grade-level loading, 14- to 22-foot clear heights, with roughly 5 to 12 percent of the space dedicated to offices. The portfolio was 85 percent leased to 79 tenants at the time of sale in industries relating to home design and improvement, as well as many other small family-owned businesses. The average tenant size is approximately 4,280 square feet.
BXP Buys D.C. Office Building for $55M, Plans Redevelopment Following Sidley Austin Anchor Lease
by Abby Cox
WASHINGTON, D.C. — BXP has acquired 2100 M Street, a 300,000-square-foot office building located in the West End of Washington, D.C., for $55 million. The publicly traded, Boston-based office REIT plans to demolish the existing building and develop a new 320,000-square-foot office tower. BXP expects to commence construction of the project in 2028. Eastdil Secured represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Additionally, Sidley Austin LLP has signed a 240,000-square-foot lease to anchor the future trophy property, occupying 75 percent of the building. The global law firm will be situated on the fourth through 10th floors and is scheduled to move into its new space in 2031. Lou Christopher and Jordan Brainard of CBRE represented Sidley Austin in the lease transaction.
CARY, N.C. — The Sigmund Cos. (TSC) has acquired Millpond Village, an 84,373-square-foot grocery-anchored retail center located in Cary, a suburb of Raleigh. TSC will operate the property as part of a joint venture with a Washington, D.C.-based institutional partner. Anchored by Publix, Millpond Village features other national tenants such as Dollar General and Starbucks. Berkeley Capital Advisors represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. CBRE will handle leasing at Millpond Village, while Cushman & Wakefield will provide management services.
DALLAS — BKM Capital Partners has purchased a portfolio of three industrial properties totaling 200,343 square feet in Texas. The properties include Plaza Circle II, which consists of 68,043 square feet across four buildings in Dallas-Fort Worth’s South Stemmons submarket; GSW Circle I, which comprises 73,600 square feet across five buildings in Grand Prairie; and Kinghurst Circle, which totals 58,700 square feet across two buildings in southwest Houston. Trent Agnew, Charlie Strauss, Tom Weber, Pauli Kerr, Lance Young, Brennan Fewin and Alex Fronterhouse of JLL represented the seller, California-based Circle Industrial, in the transaction. The portfolio was 98 percent leased at the time of sale.
FORT COLLINS, COLO. — Equus Capital Partners has sold Bucking Horse Apartments in Fort Collins to The Milestone Group for an undisclosed amount. Newmark arranged the sale as well as acquisition financing. Bucking Horse Apartments offers 322 units in one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts as well as 18 townhomes with attached garages. Apartments feature open-concept layouts, private balconies or patios with exterior storage closets and kitchens equipped with stainless-steel appliances and islands. Amenities are anchored by The Ranch House clubhouse, which includes a private movie theater, resident lounge space, a resort-style pool and year-round hot tub, a 24-hour fitness center and community garden beds. The property, developed in 2018, is located within the Bucking Horse master-planned community.