WEST LIBERTY, OHIO — Industrial Property Brokers (IPB) has negotiated the sale of an 80,500-square-foot industrial facility in West Liberty, about 50 miles northeast of Dayton. Vicente Torns Ohio Corp., an international manufacturer, purchased the property, which sits on 7.2 acres and is zoned for heavy manufacturing. Vicente Torns plans to invest $21 million in the facility and create 108 new jobs. The project will establish the company’s first U.S. manufacturing facility, where it will produce copper and aluminum wires used in electric transformers. With more than 100 years of manufacturing experience, Vicente Torns operates facilities in Spain, Slovakia, Italy, Morocco, India and France, serving customers across the energy, electric vehicle and railway industries. The West Liberty property features 78,000 square feet of warehouse space, 2,500 square feet of office space, three dock doors and three drive-in doors. Tim Echemann and Conrad Echemann of IPB brokered the deal.
Acquisitions
FORT WORTH AND FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS — CBRE has negotiated the sale of two newly constructed industrial buildings in the Fort Worth area that are both leased to Tesla. The building at 5812 North Freeway in Fort Worth totals 50,840 square feet, and the building at 1805 Justin Road in Flower Mound, a northern suburb, totals 51,371 square feet. Anthony DeLorenzo, Sammy Cemo and Bryan Johnson of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transactions. The name of the buyer(s) was also not disclosed.
LITTLE ELM, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale ofIndia Bazaar Plaza, a 13,079-square-foot retail strip center in Little Elm, located in the northern-central part of the metroplex. The center was built in 2018 and was fully leased at the time of sale to an ethnic grocer of the same name and Shahnaz Salon & Threading. Scott Abeel and Philip Levy of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were private investors that requested anonymity, in the transaction.
SAN FRANCISCO — BridgeInvest, an investment manager specializing in senior-secured real estate credit, originated an $87.9 million first priority acquisition loan and lease-up of 300 Kansas Street, a six-story Class A research and development property in San Francisco’s Mission bay submarket. Constructed in 2023, the 152,000-square-foot property will continue to be leased and stabilized by the sponsors, Lincoln Property Co. and Sabal Investment Holdings.The loan was originated through BridgeInvest Credit Fund V LP, the firm’s evergreen discretionary fund focusing on first-lien loans across a diversified set of real estate asset types.
Taylor Morrison Sells 424-Unit West End District Multifamily Property in Beaverton, Oregon
by Amy Works
BEAVERTON, ORE. — Taylor Morrison has completed the sale of West End District, an apartment community in Beaverton, to Grand Peaks, in partnership with PCCP, for $85.2 million. Joe Nydahl and Josh McDonald of CBRE represented the seller in the deal. Freddie Mac provided acquisition financing for the buyer. Situated on 13.5 acres at 14700 S.W. Rocket St., West End District features 424 studio, one- and two-bedroom units across 12 four-story residential buildings and 34,262 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The asset was completed in 2021 and 2022.
TUKWILA, WASH. — Sagard Real Estate has purchased 1100 Andover Park West, an industrial asset in Tukwila, approximately 12 miles south of Seattle. Situated on 5.6 acres, the 133,750-square-foot property features a clear height of 24 feet, 16 dock-high loading doors and four points of ingress and egress. At the time of sale, the asset was fully occupied by a national wholesale distributor that has opened at the site for more than 25 years. Sagard Real Estate is a U.S.-based real estate investment advisor and subsidiary of Sagard, a global multi-strategy alternative asset management firm.
HFO Investment Real Estate Brokers $10M Sale of Applegate Apartments in Gresham, Oregon
by Amy Works
GRESHAM, ORE. — HFO Investment Real Estate has arranged the $10 million sale of Applegate Apartments, a multifamily community at 17726 S.E. Division St. in Gresham. Greg Frick, Jack Stephens and Yuriy Chubok of HFO represented the buyer and seller, both private local investors, in the transaction. Built in 1979 on 3.1 acres, Applegate is comprised of 12 two-story buildings offering a total of 78 one-, two- and three-bedroom units, with an average unit of 809 square feet. All units include in-unit laundry hookups, and recent capital improvements include new siding, a new roof and windows.
PLEASANT PRAIRIE, WIS. — Avison Young has brokered the sale of a 200,696-square-foot food production facility located within LakeView Corporate Park in Pleasant Prairie. Royal Oak Realty Trust, a New York-based real estate investment trust, acquired the property. Erik Foster and Mike Wilson of Avison Young represented the seller, EQT Real Estate. Constructed in 2017, the facility is fully leased to a national bakery products supplier.
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $4.5 million sale of a portfolio of three mixed-use properties in Poughkeepsie, located north of New York City. The 28,990-square-foot portfolio consists of a mixed-use building with four commercial spaces and eight residential units, a 15-unit residential building with a commercial space and a five-unit residential structure. Brian Kaplan and John Horowitz of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an entity doing business as GSP One LLC, in the transaction.
Cuadra Capital Acquires 250,000 SF of Retail, Mixed-Use Developments in North Carolina, Florida
by Abby Cox
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cuadra Capital, a Charlotte-based real estate investment and operating firm, has acquired multiple retail and mixed-use assets totaling 250,000 square feet across North Carolina and Florida. The acquisitions include State Street Station in Greensboro, College Plaza in Winston-Salem and the Bottleworks District in Wilmington, N.C. The lone Florida acquisition was Park & King in Jacksonville. State Street Station is a 60,977-square-foot, eight-building neighborhood retail center that includes a mix of food-and-beverage, service, medical and wellness retail tenants. The firm also acquired four adjacent parcels from a local owner to expand parking capacity and improve accessibility surrounding State Street Station. College Plaza is a 50,000-square-foot shopping center located across from The Grounds, a 100-acre mixed-use district under construction. The center is home to local tenants such as Jimmy the Greek and Elizabeth’s Pizza. As part of the acquisition, Cuadra also purchased the adjacent parcel situated at 2730 University Parkway, with plans to implement capital improvements at the property. The Bottleworks District is a four-property, 100,000-square-foot mixed-use portfolio that spans three contiguous blocks. The portfolio is home to a mix of food-and-beverage, office and light industrial tenants, including Hi-Wire Brewing, The Ibis, Cugina Forno and the YMCA. Park & King …