ATHENS, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of North Loop Mini Warehouses, a 277-unit self-storage facility in Athens, about 75 miles southeast of Dallas. The facility was built on 7.6 acres in 1994 and spans 53,812 net rentable square feet. Danny Cunningham and Brandon Karr of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a local family, in the transaction and procured the buyer, a California-based private investor. Both parties requested anonymity.
HOUSTON — Locally based brokerage and investment firm Finial Group has acquired a 21,500-square-foot industrial building in North Houston. The building at 15375 Vantage Parkway E features 20-foot clear heights, two grade-level doors and four dock-high doors. The building was leased to Williams Insulation at the time of sale. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Dallas-based brokerage firm Summit RE has arranged the sale of Quail Springs Shoppes, an 11,397-square-foot retail strip center in Oklahoma City. Tenants include CNS Jewelry & Watch Repair and Sit Still Kids Salon. Hudson Lambert of Summit RE represented the seller, a local developer, in the transaction and procured the buyer, a 1031 exchange investor. Both parties requested anonymity,
CHICAGO — JLL has arranged the sale of a 10.5 million-square-foot industrial portfolio in the Southeast. EQT Real Estate is selling the 46-building portfolio to an affiliate of California-based LBA Realty for an undisclosed price. John Huguenard, Trent Agnew, Will McCormack and Tara Hagerty of JLL represented the seller in the transaction. Additionally, Kevin MacKenzie, Peter Thompson, Steven Klein and Chris Pratt of JLL arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing through two national banks for the buyer. The sold portfolio features properties in 10 separate markets, including Charlotte and Greensboro, N.C.; Greenville-Spartanburg, S.C.; Atlanta and Savannah, Ga.; Tampa, Orlando and Jacksonville, Fla.; and Birmingham and Huntsville, Ala. The logistics facilities in the portfolio average 230,000 square feet in size, according to JLL.
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — Fairfield, a multifamily owner-operator based in San Diego, has acquired Portofino Place Apartments in West Palm Beach. Atlanta-based Cortland sold the 812-unit property to Fairfield for $208 million, according to multiple media outlets. Located at 4400 Portofino Way in West Palm Beach, Portofino Place features one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts, as well as two-story loft residences. Amenities include four resort-style swimming pools, a 24-hour fitness center, yoga studio, pickleball and tennis courts, indoor basketball court, coworking space, dog park and multiple social and recreation areas. Walker & Dunlop arranged the financing and brokered the transaction, according to Fairfield.
STONE MOUNTAIN, GA. — Home Invest, a private real estate investment firm based in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., has purchased East Ponce Village, a 997-unit multifamily community located at 1310 Wood Bend Drive in Stone Mountain. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Home Invest assumed operations of the distressed community prior to the sale being finalized and is investing in capital improvements for both the physical property and its resident programming. Built in 1987 roughly 20 miles east of Atlanta, East Ponce Village features two pools, a fitness center and a clubhouse.
ALLENTOWN, PA. — Chobani has entered into an agreement to acquire the former manufacturing facility of Keurig Dr Pepper in the Lehigh Valley city of Allentown, including the lease, equipment and operations and related infrastructure, for $125 million. Keurig Dr Pepper first opened the 1.5 million-square-foot facility in 2021, and the announcement coincides with Keurig Dr Pepper agreeing to sell its full equity stake in Chobani back to the company for $800 million. Both of those transactions are expected to close in the third quarter. Chobani’s acquisition of the facility comes as part of a larger capital investment in the Lehigh Valley that is valued at 1.2 billion and expected to add about 900 new jobs to the local economy. The provider of dairy products plans to add up to 10 new production lines and says that the new facility will give the company “the capacity to scale new products while continuing to develop new formats and food-and-beverage platforms.” Production under Chobani is expected to begin sometime next year.
SEATTLE — Freestone Capital has acquired Aperture on Fifth, a 106-unit multifamily property located in the Denny Triangle neighborhood of Seattle. PrivatePortfolio GroupFreestone Capital sold the property for $32.2 million, or $304,245 per unit. Giovanni Napoli, Philip Assouad, Ryan Harmon, Nick Ruggiero and Anthony Palladino of Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which are Seattle-based, in the transaction. Built in 2014, Aperture on Fifth comprises studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments along with a central atrium courtyard, rooftop deck with a bocce ball court, fitness center, bike storage, package lockers, pet wash area and an underground parking garage. Some units feature views of the Space Needle and the downtown Seattle skyline.
UKIAH, CALIF. — Northmarq has arranged the $23.5 million sale of a two-property multifamily portfolio in the Northern California city of Ukiah. Ridge Capital Investments sold the portfolio to an undisclosed buyer. Totaling 121 units, the portfolio includes Sierra Sunset Village at 505-531 Capps Lane and Alderwood Apartments at 1416 and 1450 S. State St. The 68-unit Sierra Sunset Village features mostly two-bedroom apartments with open floor plans, stainless steel appliances, hardwood-style flooring and central air conditioning. Community amenities include a pool, fitness center and an outdoor picnic area. Alderwood Apartments offers 53 units in a mix of two- and three-bedroom floor plans that are furnished with energy-efficient appliances, hardwood-style flooring and private balconies.Onsite amenities include a resort-style pool, covered garage parking and outdoor grilling areas. Zach LeBeouf and Anthony Pappageorge of Northmarq’s Walnut Creek, Calif., Investment Sales team represented the seller in the deal.
CHICAGO — A partnership between The Scion Group and funds managed by Ares Real Estate has acquired a portfolio of four student housing properties in Sun Belt markets. The aggregate purchase price for the 2,315-bed portfolio was approximately $435 million. The seller, Chicago-based SCHENK+, developed three of the properties and acquired and repositioned the fourth. The portfolio includes two communities serving students attending Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas: The Parlor and Hillside San Marcos. The other two properties are Tenn near University of Tennessee in Knoxville and Georgia Heights near the University of Georgia in Athens. Chicago-based Scion currently operates in all three student housing markets. The company says this acquisition represents a “comprehensive exit” for SCHENK+’s founder, Jared Schenk. “Jared Schenk is one of the true pioneers of off-campus student housing, and he has built an incredible portfolio of high-quality communities,” says Robert Bronstein, CEO of Scion. “Scion is pleased to add another successful portfolio execution to our track record, and we are even more excited to welcome these communities to our portfolio.” Founded in 1999, Scion is the world’s largest owner of off-campus student housing. Following this transaction, Scion will operate nearly 117,000 beds across 187 …