HOUSTON — Locally based brokerage firm Cypressbrook Co. has negotiated the sale of a 13,585-square-foot retail building in West Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the single-tenant property at 5226 Elm St. was originally built in 1998. George Montes of Cypressbrook represented the seller, a limited liability company, in the transaction. Craig Appleby of Remax Fine Properties represented the seller, Redfish Management LLC.
SAN ANTONIO — Partners Real Estate has brokered the sale of a 12,790-square-foot retail building in San Antonio. According to LoopNet Inc., the building at 2714 West Ave. was originally constructed in 1978. Landan Dory of Partners represented the seller, an entity doing business as HW West Ave LP, in the transaction. Roxana Tofan of Clear Integrity Group represented the undisclosed buyer.
MISSION VIEJO, CALIF. — MIG Real Estate has acquired Mission Viejo Business Center, a multi-tenant industrial park located at 23811-23891 Via Fabricante in Mission Viejo. A global investment advisor sold the asset for an undisclosed price. Situated on 7.65 acres, the six-building property offers 100,295 square feet of industrial, distribution and warehouse space. At the time of sale, the park was 99 percent leased. The property was originally constructed in 1975. The buildings offer a variety of bay sizes, 10- to 16-foot clear heights, grade- and dock-high loading doors and concrete truck courts. Jeff Chiate, Bryce Aberg, Jeffrey Cole, Rick Ellison, Mike Adey and Zach Harman of Cushman & Wakefield’s National Industrial Advisory Group in Southern California represented the seller in the deal.
PHOENIX — Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has arranged the sale of a retail property located at 4836 E. Chandler Blvd. in Phoenix. The asset traded for $9.5 million. The names of the buyer and seller were not released. Built in 2002 on 5.13 acres, the building features 45,000 square feet of flex space. LA Fitness has occupied the property for 18 years. The gym’s current lease term runs through 2025. Brandon Perez of Matthews represented the seller in the deal.
GOLD RIVER, CALIF. — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated the sale of a two-story office building located at 11931 Foundation Place in Gold River in the Sacramento Valley. Visions In Education acquired the asset from Rpro152n3 LLC for $6.7 million. The buyer plans to relocate to the 63,387-square-foot property in summer 2024. At the time of sale, the building was vacant. Kris Kalmbach of Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer, while Kevin Partington of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the deal.
WHEAT RIDGE, COLO. — NorthPeak Commercial Advisors has arranged the sale of a 12-unit apartment building located at 3010-3050 Gray St. and 5851-5855 W. 30th Ave. in Wheat Ridge. The asset traded for $2.2 million, or $185,000 per unit. The names of the buyer and seller were not released. Matt Lewallen and Kevin Calame of NorthPeak Commercial Advisors handled the transaction.
WAREHAM, MASS. — Regional brokerage firm Horvath & Tremblay has negotiated the $7.6 million sale of three retail pad sites in Wareham, located south of Boston at the base of Cape Cod. The sites are home to Starbucks, U.S. Air National Guard, Aspen Dental, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Crumbl Cookies and Wareham Animal Hospital. Bob Horvath and Todd Tremblay of Horvath & Tremblay represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was also not disclosed.
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Lee & Associates: Slowing Absorption, Rent Growth Put Brakes on New Development for Most Real Estate Types, Though Retail Sector Shines
Slower absorption and rent growth plagued industrial, office and multifamily asset classes across the United States in the third quarter, as outlined in Lee & Associates’ 2023 Q3 North America Market Report. Some regional exceptions were able to buck the overdevelopment trend, but retail was the only property type to avoid the quarter’s shift toward rising vacancy rates. High interest rates, slower rent growth and fear of overbuilding have contributed to lower construction starts in every sector. The full Lee & Associates report is available — including breakdowns of factors like detailed vacancy rates, inventory square footage, cap rates outlined city by city, market rents and more — here. The analysis below provides an overview of industrial, office, retail and multifamily real estate sectors alongside sector trends, economic background as well as geographic exceptions within each property type. Industrial Overview: Absorption Continues Slowing, Inventories to Spike Demand for industrial space remained positive in the United States in the third quarter, but growth this year has lost steam compared to strong net absorption totals of the last two years. U.S. net growth in the third quarter totaled 29.9 million square feet compared to 94 million square feet for the same period last year. …
AUSTIN, KATY AND STAFFORD, TEXAS — Newmark has brokered the sale of a portfolio of three multifamily properties totaling 673 units in the Austin and Houston metro areas. The portfolio consists of Treehouse, a 297-unit community that sits on a 12.4-acre site in Austin’s East Riverside area; the 208-unit Stonecreek in the western Houston suburb of Katy; and Waterstone Place, a 168-unit apartment complex located on the southwestern outskirts of Houston. All three properties offer value-add potential. Zach Springer, Jim Young and Carter Mizell of Newmark represented the seller, Houston-based investment firm Nitya Capital, in the transaction. The buyer was Houston-based Disrupt Equity.
LANCASTER, TEXAS — Trion Properties, a private equity real estate firm with offices in Miami and Los Angeles, has acquired Riverbend Apartments, a 471-unit multifamily complex located in the southern Dallas suburb of Lancaster. Riverbend Apartments features 181 one-bedroom units and 290 two-bedroom units and amenities such as three pools and multiple play areas for children. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. The new ownership plans to implement a value-add program.