CHANDLER, ARIZ. — EastGroup Properties has acquired Akimel Gateway, a Class A industrial property at 17500 S. 40th St. in Chandler, from Trammel Crow Co. and CBRE IM for $83 million. Situated on 38 acres, Akimel Gateway offers 519,112 square feet of industrial space. The property’s four buildings are located alongside the Loop 202 freeway frontage with immediate access to the diamond interchange at 40th Street and Loop 202. Built in 2022, each of the buildings are fully occupied and feature 139 dock-high doors, 24-foot to 32-foot clear heights, 2,500 amps to 3,000 amps power and drive-around capabilities with multiple points of ingress and egress. Rusty Kennedy, Joe Cesta, Cooper Fratt, John Werstler, Tanner Ferrandi and Mike Parker of CBRE represented the seller in the deal.
Acquisitions
AURORA, ILL. — Core Industrial Realty has arranged the sale of a 356,000-square-foot industrial property located at 2200 Sullivan Road in Aurora. The speculative building was developed by Panattoni in 2022 and was 75 percent leased at the time of sale. There are two tenants with leases totaling 260,000 square feet. Total consideration for the project, inclusive of both lease transactions and the sale of the building, exceeded $70 million. Noel Liston and Nick Krejci of Core brokered the sale. The buyer, Ares Management Corp., has retained Core as the leasing agent for the property.
DECATUR, IND. — Block & Co. Inc. Realtors has brokered the sale of a 30,300-square-foot retail center in Decatur, about 20 miles southeast of Fort Wayne. The sales price was undisclosed. The Rural King-anchored property is located at the northwest quadrant of Nuttman Avenue and 13th Street. David Block and Phil Peck of Block & Co. represented the undisclosed seller, and the asset sold to a local buyer. The transaction marks the final sale in a 13-property shopping center portfolio, which was comprised of primarily Walmart Supercenter or Rural King-anchored properties in six Midwest states. Block & Co. was also the management and leasing company for all 13 shopping centers.
ORLANDO AND TAMPA, FLA. — Dalfen Industrial has purchased two fully leased industrial facilities in Orlando and Tampa totaling 67,420 square feet. The properties include a 35,100-square-foot facility at Orlando Central Park and a 32,320-square-foot property within Pinebrooke Business Park in east Tampa. Colliers’ industrial capital markets team represented Dalfen in the transaction. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Dalfen plans to “significantly” expand its presence in the Florida market over the next 12 months, according to the Dallas-based firm.
CHANTILLY, VA. — KLNB’s capital markets team has brokered the $9.2 million sale of a 21,540-square-foot medical office building located at 24801 Pinebrook Road in Chantilly, about 34 miles west of Washington, D.C. Seattle-based Elliott Bay Capital Trust purchased the facility, which was fully leased to Inova Health System at the time of sale. Joe Friedman and Josh Norwitz of KLNB represented the seller in the transaction. Friedman also represented the previous owner when it purchased the property in 2008.
LAREDO, TEXAS — Atlanta-based investment firm MDH Partners has acquired a 70,000-square-foot industrial building in the Rio Grande Valley city of Laredo. Completed in 2023, the building is located within North Laredo Industrial Park and features 27-foot clear heights, 35 overhead doors, 3,500 square feet of office space and parking for 50 cars and 73 trailers. Alfonso Jasso with Forum CRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The building was fully leased at the time of sale.
GARLAND, TEXAS — Illinois-based Industrial Outdoor Ventures (IOV) has purchased a 2.2-acre industrial outdoor storage (IOS) facility in Garland, a northeastern suburb of Dallas. The property at 2130 Hightower Drive houses a 7,368-square-foot building with eight drive-in doors. Caleb McCoy and Paul Davis of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction and are marketing the facility for lease.
WESTWOOD AND RIVER VALE, N.J. — JLL has brokered the $80 million sale of a portfolio of four multifamily properties totaling 276 units in Northern New Jersey. The properties are collectively known as the Westwood Multihousing Portfolio by virtue of three assets — Coventry Square, Stanford Court and The Madison Apartments — being located in Westwood. The fourth property, Village on the Green, is located in the adjacent town of River Vale. All properties were built between 1979 and 1987 and offer one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as pools, fitness centers and dog parks. Jose Cruz, Mike Oliver, Steve Simonelli, Elizabeth DeVesty and Austin Pierce of JLL represented the seller, Kushner Cos., in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed. The portfolio had an occupancy rate of 96 percent at the time of sale.
Berkadia Brokers Sale of 742-Unit River Lofts at Tobacco Row Multifamily Portfolio in Richmond
by John Nelson
RICHMOND, VA. — Berkadia has brokered the sale of The River Lofts at Tobacco Row, a five-property apartment portfolio off Carey Street in Richmond’s Shockoe Bottom neighborhood. The communities include Cameron Kinney (259 units), American Cigar Lofts (174 units), Consolidated Carolina Lofts (166 units), Lucky Strike Lofts (131 units) and Cutters Ridge Townhomes (12 units). Four of the five properties were converted from historic tobacco facilities between 1991 and 2008. The buyer, Boston-based West Shore, purchased the portfolio. Drew White, Carter Wood and Cole Carns of Berkadia brokered the transaction. Additionally, Robert Falese, Jake Adoni and Kris Kadar of Berkadia arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition on behalf of West Shore. The direct lender was also not disclosed. The seller and sales price were not disclosed as well, but local media outlet RichmondBizSense reported that Brookfield Properties sold the portfolio for more than $100 million. The seller had previously purchased the properties as part of an $11 billion deal in 2018 from the original redeveloper, Cleveland-based Forest City.
FLOWERY BRANCH, GA. — Avison Young has arranged the sale of 66.8 acres across four land parcels in Flowery Branch, a city near the upcoming Northeast Georgia Inland Port. The buyer, Alliance Industrial Co., plans to develop two speculative facilities on the newly acquired land, which is situated directly off I-985. The properties, collectively known as Alliance 985 Business Park, will include Building 100 (113,536 square feet) and Building 200 (426,872 square feet). Alliance plans to break ground on the project this quarter and deliver in early 2026. Chris Hoag, Jason Holland and Andrew Joyner of Avison Young represented the buyer in the transaction. Stephen Lovett and Zach Tibbs of Norton Commercial brokered the sale of one of the parcels. Alliance has tapped the Avison Young team to lease Alliance 985 Business Park moving forward.