AUSTIN, TEXAS — A partnership between two investment firms, Austin-based Fortum and Denver-based Quannah Partners, has purchased a roughly 6,000-square-foot retail building in Austin with plans to implement a redevelopment. According to LoopNet Inc., the building at 1612 S. Congress Ave., which is located just south of downtown, was originally constructed in 1935. Ownership plans to undertake both an adaptive reuse of the existing structure and an expansion to bring the building’s footprint to roughly 10,700 square feet.
Acquisitions
GLASTONBURY, CONN. — CBRE has brokered the $27.7 million sale of an office complex within the Somerset Square mixed-use development in Glastonbury, located just southeast of Hartford. The two-building, 185,000-square-foot complex was 95 percent leased at the time of sale to 38 tenants, including Wells Fargo, Merrill Lynch and RBC Capital Advisors. John McCormick, Anna Kocsondy, Jeffrey Dunne and Steve Bardsley of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was a New York-based entity doing business as Unified Holdings of Glastonbury LLC.
Jensen Infrastructure Buys 100-Acre Site for Build-to-Suit Manufacturing Project in Lancaster, California
by Amy Works
LANCASTER, CALIF. — Jensen Infrastructure, a provider of construction and engineering solutions since 1968, has acquired a 100-acre site at the northeast corner of 30th Street and Avenue G in Lancaster from Northpoint for $46 million. Jensen has retained Proficiency Capital to develop a 400,000-square-foot regional manufacturing facility on the site. Jensen will use the facility to serve all of Southern California and portions of Nevada. Construction is slated to commence in first-quarter 2026 with completion scheduled for March 2027. Fullmer Construction is serving as general contractor for the development. Hunter McDonald of JLL represented Jensen Infrastructure in the acquisition.
Barker Pacific Group Acquires 179,537 SF The Quad Office Campus in Carlsbad, California
by Amy Works
CARLSBAD, CALIF. — Barker Pacific Group (BPG) has purchased The Quad, a Class A office campus in Carlsbad from Regent Properties for an undisclosed price. Aric Starck and Drew Dobbs of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the deal. Matty Sundberg of CBRE provided leasing advisory support. Located at 5740, 5750, 5760 and 5770 Fleet St., The Quad features 179,537 square feet of office and R&D space spread across four two-story buildings with typical floor plates between 21,000 square feet and 24,500 square feet. At the time of sale, The Quad was 73 percent occupied. Current tenants include Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Arlo, Rueb Stoller Daniel and Islands Restaurants. BPG has assumed management of the property, which was built in 1999, and plans to enhance the campus with the addition of pickleball courts and a refreshed building aesthetic. Existing amenities include bike racks, electric vehicle charging stations, a fitness facility with locker rooms and showers, outdoor patio seating, a bocce ball court and table tennis, public Wi-Fi, ocean views, exterior balconies in select suites and onsite property management.
NEW YORK CITY — Resolution Real Estate, a member of NAI Global, has arranged the $9.4 million sale of an 18,500-square-foot office and retail building in Midtown Manhattan. The seven-story building at 5 E. 47th St. was completed in 1920 and was vacant at the time of sale. Jonata Dayan and Jeffrey Zund of Resolution Real Estate represented the buyer, Liberty Bagels, which plans to occupy about half the space, in the transaction. David Schectman, Abbe Kassin and Lipa Lieberman of Meridian Capital Group represented the seller, private investor Walter Samuels.
TUKWILA, WASH. — InSite Property Group has acquired Tukwila Self Storage, a 53,200-square-foot self-storage facility in Tukwila. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located at 5950 Southcenter Blvd., Tukwila Self Storage features 621 climate-controlled units. Jacob Becher, Nat Fliflet, Dan Haddock and Harrison Cohen of Colliers represented InSite in the acquisition.
PLEASANT PRAIRIE, WIS. — Berkadia has arranged the sale and $69 million in acquisition financing for Cobblestone Creek and Fountain Ridge, two multifamily properties in Pleasant Prairie within Kenosha County. Pete Evans and Richard Evans of Berkadia represented the undisclosed seller, while Laura Cathlina, Chris Blechschmidt and Emily Stang of Berkadia arranged Freddie Mac financing on behalf of the buyer, Illinois-based Santefort Real Estate Group. Cobblestone Creek is a four-building, 164-unit community built from 2013 to 2015. Fountain Ridge consists of 262 units across 13 buildings and was built from 2017 to 2019. Both properties have been consistently fully occupied and present value-add upside, according to Berkadia.
LONDONDERRY, N.H. — BGO, the institutional investment firm formerly known as BentallGreenOak, has acquired a 30,000-square-foot healthcare clinic in Londonderry, located near the Massachusetts-New Hampshire border. Known as Lahey Medical Center, the building was completed in 2025 as a purpose-built facility for regional provider Beth Israel Lahey Health. Practices housed within the facility include oncology, infusion, cardiology, gastroenterology and neurology.
SAN ANTONIO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of The Alto, a 108-unit apartment complex in northwest San Antonio. Built on 5.7 acres in 1984, The Alto offers one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, clubhouse and outdoor lounge areas. Ben Kalter, Drew Garza and Will Balthrope of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
SAN ANTONIO — SRS Real Estate Partners has negotiated the sale of Alamo Ranch South, a 15,502-square-foot retail strip center in northwest San Antonio. Built in 2024, the center was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as The UPS Store, Five Guys and Club Pilates. Cathy Nabours, Kyle Shaffer and Sam Nichols of SRS represented the seller, a San Antonio-based developer, in the deal. The buyer was an El Paso-based private investor.