FRISCO, TEXAS — SRS Real Estate Partners has negotiated the sale of Independence Plaza, a 14,966-square-foot retail strip center in Frisco. Built on 1.9 acres in 2018, the center was fully leased at the time of sale to seven tenants in the food-and-beverage and service industries. Michael Kaplan of SRS represented the seller, a family office that developed the property, in the transaction. The buyer was a Texas-based private investor. Both parties requested anonymity.
Acquisitions
PALM BAY, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Palm Bay Center, a 135,049-square-foot shopping center located on 12.3 acres at 4707 Babcock St. NE in Palm Bay, a coastal Florida city in Brevard County. The center’s anchor, Publix, has operated at its store since 1978 and has recently extended its lease through 2030. The buyer has agreed to construct a brand-new store for Publix as part of the transaction. Tarek Chbeir of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, in the deal. Both parties requested anonymity, and the sales price was also not released. Chbeir collaborated with Adam Sklaver and Philip Kates of Marcus & Millichap’s Commercial Property Auction Services to market Palm Bay Center.
ShopOne, Joint Venture Partners Purchase Food Lion-Anchored Shopping Center in Richmond
by John Nelson
RICHMOND, VA. — ShopOne Centers REIT Inc., along with joint venture partners Pantheon and an unnamed institutional investment firm, has purchased Staples Mill Plaza, a 70,147-square-foot shopping center located at 9117 Staples Mill Road in Richmond. Regional grocer Food Lion has anchored the center since 1986. Staples Mill Plaza was 94.3 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Subway, Pizza Hut and Hair Cuttery. Catharine Spangler of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer represented the seller, Washington, D.C.-based Stavins & Axelrod Properties Inc., in the transaction. Richard Thalhimer, who has leased the property for over 20 years along with Annie O’Connor with Thalhimer’s retail leasing team, also assisted in the sale. This acquisition marks ShopOne’s second property in Virginia and its first in the Richmond metro area. The sales price was not disclosed.
EATONTOWN, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $8 million sale of Aspen Court, a 27,965-square-foot medical office building in the coastal New Jersey community of Eatontown. Anchored by Advanced Endoscopy & Surgical Center, which recently signed a 10-year lease extension, the building was fully leased at the time of sale. Other tenants include Carbon Health Urgent Care, Atlantic Medical Imaging and Eatontown Dental. Brent Hyldahl, Alan Cafiero and Seth Goldberg of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, PB7 Associates, in the transaction and procured the buyer, an entity doing business as Aspen Court Partners LLC.
RANDOLPH, N.J. — Locally based brokerage firm Resource Realty has negotiated the $4.5 million sale of a 28,000-square-foot industrial building located in the Northern New Jersey community of Randolph. According to LoopNet Inc., the single-tenant building at 273 Franklin Road was completed in 1991 and features a clear height of 12 feet and two dock-high loading doors. Tom Consiglio of Resource Realty represented the buyer, Commerce Park Investors, in the transaction.
Newmark Arranges $150.7M Sale of 306,809 SF Creative Workplace Campus in Playa Vista, California
by Amy Works
PLAYA VISTA, CALIF. — Newmark has arranged the sale of ilo at Playa Vista, a 306,809-square-foot creative office workplace campus in Playa Vista. Barings acquired the asset from Clarion Partners for $150. 7 million. Kevin Shannon, Ken White, Rob Hannan, Laura Stumm and Michael Moll of Newmark represented the seller in the deal. Jonathan Firestone, Blake Thompson and Henry Cassiday of Newmark Global Debt & Structured Finance provided support on debt strategy and financing considerations throughout the transaction process. The two-building, mixed-used campus has attracted 78,000 square feet of new leasing over the past 24 months. Delivered in 2010, the property has maintained an average occupancy level of more than 90 percent since it was redesigned by Gensler in 2016.
Marcus & Millichap Brokers Purchase of Taco Bell-Occupied Restaurant Property in Garden Grove, California
by Amy Works
GARDEN GROVE, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the acquisition of a restaurant property located at 10901 Garden Grove Blvd. in Garden Grove. The Fouladinejad Family Trust purchased the asset from CY Investment LLC for $2.3 million. Sheila Alimadadian of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, while Mie Kim of Coldwell Banker Realty represented the seller in the deal. Taco Bell occupies the 2,527-square-foot building, which was built in 2019, with more than 19 years remaining on the original lease.
CHAMPAIGN, ILL. — Interra Realty has arranged the sale of a 102-unit, five-building multifamily portfolio in Champaign for $5.9 million. Constructed in 1970, the apartment properties are located on West Francis Drive and North McKinley Avenue. There is also one single-family house included in the portfolio. The assets are located three miles from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus. Michael Duckler of Interra represented the confidential buyer in the off-market transaction.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $3.2 million sale of a retail property occupied by Texas Roadhouse in Columbus. Texas Roadhouse has a new 10-year triple-net lease and has operated at the site for more than 20 years. Located at 5870 Carnaby Way, the 2.2-acre property sits just off I-270. Jordan Klink and Kahlil Barnard of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Solid Ground LLC. Chris Lind, Mark Ruble and Zack House of Marcus & Millichap procured the buyer, a Delaware-based limited liability company.
HOUSTON — Foxconn, a Taiwanese electronics manufacturer, has purchased the 1 million-square-foot Fairbanks Logistics Park in northwest Houston from Dallas-based Dalfen Industrial with plans to redevelop the property to support advanced manufacturing and AI infrastructure initiatives. According to the Greater Houston Partnership, the redevelopment constitutes an investment of $450 million and could generate as many as 600 new jobs. Fairbanks Logistics Park consists of four front-load buildings on a 100-acre site that feature 32-foot clear heights and 180-foot truck court depths. Garrett Geaccone, Jeremy Lumbreras and Tyler Maner of Stream Realty Partners represented Dalfen in the transaction. Reggie Beavan and Joshua Brown of Newmark represented Foxconn.