NASHVILLE, TENN. — Matthews has brokered the $8.5 million sale of a retail strip center located at 1000 Woodland St. in east Nashville’s Five Points district. Built in 2023, the retail center spans 8,207 square feet and houses two tenants: Bartaco and Edley’s Bar-B-Que, which occupy the center on 10-year triple-net leases with annual rent escalations. Ben Burnett of Matthews brokered the transaction. The buyer was a locally based private investor completing a 1031 exchange. The seller was also not disclosed. Additionally, Matthews Capital Markets’ team secured a $5.1 million, five-year acquisition loan through a locally based lender for the buyer.
Acquisitions
LONDON AND BOCA RATON, FLA. — Bridgepoint Group, a private-sector investment management firm based in London, has entered into an agreement to acquire South Florida-based owner-operator Kayne Anderson Real Estate in a deal valued at roughly $1.4 billion. To fund the transaction, Bridgepoint plans to pay $759 million in cash and issue roughly 189 new shares of its common stock at an undisclosed price. The deal is expected to close before the end of the year, subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals. Upon closing, Bridgepoint’s assets under management will total roughly $117 billion across all verticals. According to Bridgepoint, the deal allows the British company to add commercial real estate as a fifth investment vertical to its platform, thus diversifying its holdings and expanding its presence in U.S. markets. The deal also positions nearly half of Bridgepoint’s portfolio to be comprised of real assets. Kayne Anderson Real Estate maintains about $22 million in assets under management, inclusive of debt, across commercial verticals such as multifamily (including seniors and student housing), healthcare and industrial. Upon closing, CEO Al Rabil will continue to lead and guide the business. “For the last 20 years, we have built a scaled real estate platform focused …
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — JLL has negotiated the sale of a portfolio of three self-storage facilities totaling 669 units in Arlington. The facilities at 3016 S. Cooper St., 2331 S. Collins St. and 2306 N. Collins St. were all built in the 1970s and collectively span 80,216 net rentable square feet. Steve Mellon, Brian Somoza, Adam Roossien and Matthew Wheeler of JLL represented the seller, an undisclosed, publicly traded storage REIT, in the transaction. BreakChain Capital Investments purchased the portfolio for an undisclosed price.
IRVING, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Market Square, a 46,822-square-foot retail center in Irving’s Las Colinas district. Market Square was built in 1984 and houses a mix of service-oriented tenants under triple-net agreements. Philip Levy of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were private investors that requested anonymity, in the transaction.
PEMBROKE PINES, FLA. — Waterton has purchased The Landings at Pembroke Lakes, a 358-unit, garden-style apartment community located at 10650 Washington St. in Pembroke Pines, a city in South Florida’s Broward County. The Chicago-based owner-operator plans to invest in light capital improvements to the property’s interiors and common areas, including new equipment on its lakefront beaches. The seller and sales price were not disclosed, but South Florida Business Journal reports the property traded at $80.5 million. Walker & Dunlop represented both the buyer and seller in the transaction and also arranged acquisition financing. Built in 1989 around a 45-acre lake, The Landings at Pembroke Lakes is situated on a 27-acre site and offers a mix of one- and two-bedroom apartments. Amenities include a resort-style pool, clubhouse, fitness center, dog park, tennis courts and sand volleyball courts.
ANNAPOLIS, MD. — MCB Real Estate has purchased an ownership interest in Annapolis Plaza, a 165,565-square-foot shopping center located at 150 Jennifer Road in Annapolis. An unnamed institutional partner of MCB will retain an ownership interest in the retail property, while MCB will oversee leasing strategy, asset management and property management at the center. The seller and sales price were not disclosed, as well as the percentage of the ownership stake. Annapolis Plaza’s tenant roster includes Trader Joe’s, Homesense, HomeGoods and Marshalls. World Market plans to open a new 16,818-square-foot store at the shopping center soon, according to Baltimore Business Journal.
TEMPE, ARIZ. — Stos Partners has bought an industrial warehouse, located at 525 S. McClintock Drive in Tempe, from a private owner for $5.7 million. Situated on 2.6 acres, the property offers 40,023 square feet of industrial space. Built in 1975, the building features 14-foot clear heights, six grade-level loading doors, approximately 6,000 square feet of office space, HVAC throughout the warehouse and offices areas and more than 1,000 amps of power. Originally developed as a six-tenant industrial building, the property was most recently occupied by a single user. Stos Partners plans to implement a comprehensive renovation program to transform the Class B asset into a modern multi-tenant industrial facility designed to serve a range of small-bay warehouse users. Upon completion of renovations, the building will offer five to six suites ranging from 5,000 square feet to 12,500 square feet. Planned improvements will include construction of new speculative office space, reconfiguration of the warehouse into multiple tenant suites, upgrades to the parking lot, building façade and landscaping, warehouse enhancements, installations of new white scrim, HVAC replacements, roof resurfacing and new property signage. Jack Tate and Payton Kruidenier of Ross Brown Partners represented the buyer and seller in the transaction.
VOORHEES, N.J. — Doors & Spaces, a regional investment firm focused on small-bay industrial product, has purchased a 32,850-square-foot facility in Voorhees, located in Southern New Jersey’s Camden County. The sales price was $4.1 million. The facility was built on a 3.3-acre site at 476 Centennial Blvd. in 1987 and was fully leased at the time of sale to eight tenants. The seller was not disclosed.
BROWNSBURG, IND. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the sale of Park 74 Commerce Center, a two-building industrial portfolio totaling 826,687 square feet in Brownsburg within metro Indianapolis. The portfolio includes a 580,884-square-foot cross-dock facility and a 245,803-square-foot rear-load building, both constructed in 2024. Building features include clear heights of 40 and 32 feet, 84 dock doors, ample trailer parking and connectivity to the CSX railway via an active rail spur. The properties are fully leased to three tenants representing abrasives manufacturing, electric motors and flexible film production. The assets provide immediate access to I-74 via Ronald Reagan Parkway. Sean Devaney, Kurt Sarbaugh, Ed Halaburt, Ross Bratcher, Cameron Chandra and Luke Davis of JLL represented the sellers, Brennan Investment Group and RGA ReCap Inc., on behalf of Reinsurance Group of America Inc. Brian Buschuk and Brian Seitz provided local market expertise out of JLL’s Indianapolis office. Buyer information was not provided.
URBANDALE, IOWA — Associated Bank has originated a $17.7 million loan for Tricap Investments for the phased acquisition of the Townhomes at Magnolia Heights in Urbandale, a suburb of Des Moines. The 105 two-story townhome rental units are adjacent to the 240 for-sale, single-family and townhome community of Magnolia Heights. Elizabeth Hozian of Associated Bank managed the loan arrangements and closing. Tricap Investments focuses on the acquisition of low-density multifamily housing in suburban markets.