DENTON, TEXAS — Dallas-based brokerage firm STRIVE has arranged the sale of a 22,300-square-foot industrial building in the North Texas city of Denton. According to LoopNet Inc., the single-story building at 9062 Teasley Lane was constructed on a 1.1-acre site in 1998. Hudson Springer and Jason Vitorino of STRIVE represented the seller in the transaction. Both parties were Texas-based entities that requested anonymity, as did the buyer’s representative.
SOUTH PORTLAND, MAINE — Newmark has brokered the $19.7 million sale of Mall Plaza, a 153,576-square-foot shopping center in South Portland. Mall Plaza is located across from The Maine Mall and was 83 percent leased at the time of sale, with Dick’s Sporting Goods serving as the anchor tenant and Petco as a junior anchor,. The center also features five pad sites, four of which are occupied by Burger King, Verizon, Maine Community Bank and Friendly’s. An entity doing business as GMG LLC sold the property to New Gen Hospitality Inc. Robert Griffin, Jonathan Martin, Paul Penman and Casey O’Brien of Newmark brokered the deal.
SEEKONK, MASS. — Locally based brokerage firm The Stubblebine Co. has arranged the sale of a 2.6-acre industrial outdoor storage (IOS) site in Seekonk, located near the Massachusetts-Rhode Island border. The site at 75 Mead St. houses a 17,500-square-foot building. Anawan Realty Inc. sold the property to Philadelphia-based Alterra IOS for an undisclosed price. Matty Drouillard and James Stubblebine of The Stubblebine Co. represented both parties in the transaction.
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Metro Boston-based investment firm The Grossman Cos. has acquired South Willow Shops, a 9,869-square-foot retail strip center in Manchester, located near the Massachusetts-New Hampshire border. Built in 1988, the center is home to tenants such as Hannoush Jewelers, Mattress Firm and Chipotle Mexican Grill. The seller was Linear Retail Properties. Bob Horvath of Horvath & Tremblay brokered the deal.
CARSON, CALIF. — KGJ Properties has completed the disposition of an industrial building located at 130 W. Victoria St. in Carson. Wookjin IS USA Inc. acquired the asset for $15.3 million. Brian Held and Robert Spratlin of CBRE represented the seller, while Brent Koo and Lex Yoo of CBRE represented the buyer in the deal. The 58,400-square-foot property offers multiple large ground-level loading doors and excess land for staging.
PHOENIX — Neighborhood Ventures (NV), a crowdfunding company, has acquired Venture on Colter, an apartment property in central Phoenix, from an undisclosed lender for $13 million. For the acquisition, NV raised nearly $4.5 million from 95 investors. Formerly known as Thom Slate on Colter, Ventura on Colter offers 123 apartments with modern cabinetry, fixtures, updated painting and new appliances. The community also offers two swimming pools and ramadas.
LOS ANGELES — Strategic Realty Trust has completed the disposition of Silver Lake Collection, a retail asset in Los Angeles’ Silver Lake neighborhood. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $12.4 million. Located at 1601 Griffith Park Blvd. and 3701-3713 Sunset Blvd., Silver Lake Collection offers 10,876 square feet of retail space that was built in 1934 and renovated in 2023. The property is fully leased to a mix of food-and-beverage tenants, including Counter Culture Coffee, El Condor and Yi Cha. Tim Kuruzar of JLL Capital Markets represented the seller, while Matthew Fainchstein of JLL represented the buyer in the deal.
SAN DIEGO — OneSource Funding LLC has purchased 762-764 5th Avenue, a mixed-use property in San Diego, from Gaslamp Portfolio Management 2 LLC for $4.7 million. Bradley Peters, Ben Tashakorian and Ali Valiahdi of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and buyer in the transaction. Built in 1902, the 10,000-square-foot property features two residential floors and ground-level restaurant space. The buyer plans to redevelop the residential floors into multifamily units.
EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the sale of Cascade at Town Center, a 204-unit multifamily community in the Minneapolis suburb of Eden Prairie. The property was built in 2001 with 18 additional units added in 2018. Units average 1,158 square feet. Amenities include a gym, clubroom, indoor pool, courtyard and garage parking. Josh Talberg, Joseph Peris and Mark Stern of JLL represented both the seller, a joint venture between Harbert Management and Magellan Investment Partners, and the buyer, FPA Multifamily. Elliott Throne and Scott Loving of JLL originated acquisition financing through Freddie Mac.
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Franklin BSP Realty Trust Agrees to Acquire Multifamily Mortgage Originator NewPoint Holdings
NEW YORK CITY AND PLANO, TEXAS — Franklin BSP Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE: FBRT), a REIT based in New York City, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire NewPoint Holdings JV LLC, a multifamily loan originator headquartered in Plano. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2025, subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals. Terms of the transaction were not released. Launched in 2021, NewPoint has an existing servicing portfolio of $54.7 billion, including mortgages for market-rate multifamily, affordable housing, seniors housing, healthcare and manufactured housing properties nationwide. The company operates as both a direct lender and third-party placement provider. NewPoint, through its wholly owned subsidiary NewPoint Real Estate Capital LLC, is one of 19 multifamily originators and servicers approved to make loans on behalf of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The acquisition will now allow Franklin BSP Realty Trust to originate agency mortgage loans. “For years we have been looking to add agency capabilities to the platform,” says Michael Comparato, president of Franklin BSP Realty Trust. “We believe this transaction is the final piece to complete our ‘one stop shop’ puzzle.” The acquisition will …