SOUTH JORDAN, UTAH — Texas-based Partners Real Estate has brokered the purchase of a retail store located at 11552 S. District Drive in South Jordan, a suburb of Salt Lake City. JCPenney occupies the 99,215-square-foot property. Dimitri Jordan of Partners Real Estate represented the buyer in the deal. No further details were disclosed.
Acquisitions
SAN ANTONIO — A partnership between boutique investment firm Trestle Studio, Colorado-based Sopris Capital and The Town Lake Co. has acquired the 308-room El Tropicano Hotel in San Antonio’s RiverWalk District. According to CultureMap San Antonio, the El Tropicano originally opened in 1962 as the district’s first purpose-built hotel but has been closed since 2020. Steve Leslie and Chris Dewey of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The new ownership did not disclose its plans for the historic property.
MIIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS — Locally based investment firm Younger Partners has acquired Midlothian Towne Crossing, a 147,161-square-foot shopping center located on the southern outskirts of Dallas. The center sits on 34 acres and was 99 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Ross Dress for Less, Burkes Outlet, JoAnn Fabrics, Petco, Ulta Beauty and Famous Footwear. Chris Cozby, Harrison Tye and Jim Batjer of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Kathy Permenter and Micah Ashford represented Younger Partners on an internal basis.
CLEMSON, S.C. — Harrison Street has sold Epoch Clemson, a 994-bed student housing community located near the Clemson University campus in South Carolina. The property offers a mix of cottage, townhome and apartment units in one-, two-, three-, four- and six-bedroom configurations. Shared amenities include sand volleyball and basketball courts, an onsite cafe, group and private study areas, 24-hour fitness center, yoga room, dog park and a resort-style swimming pool. The community also features 3,600 feet of frontage along Lake Hartwell, with amenities including a private beach, boat docks and lakeside pedestrian paths. Walker & Dunlop represented Harrison Street in the sale of the property to an affiliate of Inland Real Estate Acquisitions. The sales price was not disclosed.
Rendina Healthcare, Artemis Acquire 48,000 SF Medical Office Building in Wellington, Florida
by John Nelson
WELLINGTON, FLA. — Rendina Healthcare Real Estate and joint venture partner Artemis Real Estate Partners have purchased Wellington Medical Arts Pavilion III, a 48,000-square-foot medical office building in Palm Beach County. The four-story property is situated on the Wellington Regional Medical Center campus, a Universal Health Services (UHS) hospital. The undisclosed seller sold the asset for $18.3 million. The property was 91 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including UHS, Sanitas Medical Center, Gastro Associates of Florida, Conviva Care Centers and Physician Partners of America. Rendina Healthcare was the original developer of Wellington Medical Arts Pavilion III in 2006.
JLL Arranges Sale of 107-Room Home2 Suites by Hilton Avalon Hotel in Alpharetta, Georgia
by John Nelson
ALPHARETTA, GA. — JLL has arranged the sale of Home2 Suites by Hilton Avalon, a 107-room hotel located in Alpharetta, a northern suburb of Atlanta. The property is situated off Ga. Highway 400 within walking distance of Avalon, an 86-acre mixed-use destination. Steve Leslie and Chris Dewey of JLL represented the seller, Columbus, Ga.-based Ram Hotels, in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Red Oak Capital Holdings has provided a $5.8 million bridge loan for Hawaii Avenue Apartments, an affordable housing property located at 89 and 93 Hawaii Ave. NE in Washington, D.C.’s Brookland neighborhood. The borrower, an entity doing business as Legacy Lofts II & III, will use the funds to acquire and rehabilitate the property into 22 apartments that will be rented under the D.C. Housing Authority’s Choice Voucher Program. The project involves converting the vacant units at the two buildings into 12 two-bedroom and 10 three-bedroom apartments with projected monthly rents of $2,439 and $3,256, respectively. The rehabilitation is expected to be finished within a year, with full stabilization by late 2025, according to Red Oak Capital. The interest-only loan carries a 12-month term with two six-month extension options and an all-in interest rate of 11 percent. The financing was underwritten based on the property’s forecast stabilized value of $8 million.
Ackerman Retail Facilitates Sale of 4,200 SF Chick-fil-A Ground Lease in Metro Atlanta
by John Nelson
NORCROSS, GA. — Ackerman Retail, a division of Atlanta-based Ackerman & Co., has facilitated the sale of a 4,200-square-foot absolute triple-net Chick-fil-A ground lease located in Norcross, roughly 20 miles outside Atlanta in Gwinnett County. Constructed in 1998, the property was renovated in 2018. Sean Patrick of Ackerman Retail represented the seller, an entity doing business as WB Holdings-Jimmy Carter Boulevard, in the transaction. A local private buyer acquired the ground lease.
GLENDALE, ARIZ. — Regent Properties has completed the disposition of Talavi Corporate Center, a three-story office and medical property in Glendale, to Texas-based Woodside for $9.3 million in an all-cash transaction. Situated on 11.4 acres at 5651 W. Talavi Blvd., Talavi Corporate Center offers 153,332 square feet of office and medical space. At the time of sale, the asset was 74 percent leased to five tenants. The center was built in 2002. Woodside plans to upgrade specific suites to speculative condition and enhance other areas of the property to attract new tenants and bring the property to greater stabilization. This transaction is Woodside’s first acquisition in Arizona. Barry Gabel, Chris Marchildon and CJ Osbrink of Newmark represented the seller in the deal.
SAN ANTONIO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 3.2-acre self-storage development site located at 5361 Pearsall Road in southwest San Antonio. Jon Danklefs of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an undisclosed limited liability company, in the transaction. Danklefs also procured the buyer, DD&B Construction, which did not disclose specific development plans for the site.