FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — A partnership between affiliates of locally based firms Square2 Capital and Highline Real Estate Capital and Dallas-based Lone Star Funds has acquired Bank of America Plaza, a 410,561-square-foot office tower located at 401 East Las Olas Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale. The sales price was not disclosed, but South Florida Business Journal reports the property traded for more than $220 million. The 23-story tower — which was 94 percent leased at the time of sale — is situated on a full city block in the city’s Las Olas Financial District. Tenants at the property include Bank of America, Greenberg Traurig, Boies Schiller Flexner, Motorola Solutions and UBS. CBRE represented the seller, a global investment manager, in the transaction, and arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer. Mike Manno of Square2 Capital will lead the property management responsibilities at Bank of America Plaza on behalf of the new ownership.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Chicago-based Bradford Allen Investment Advisors has acquired Las Olas Centre I and II, a 470,810-square-foot luxury office complex located in Fort Lauderdale. The sales price was not disclosed, but South Florida Business Journal reports the property traded for $208 million. Originally built in 1997, Bradford Allen will invest $25 million in renovations for the property, including new office lobbies, technologically advanced conference rooms, a fitness center and outdoor space. Situated at 350 and 450 E. Las Olas Blvd., the complex offers easy access to I-95, as well as the Brightline train line and several bus routes. The properties — which stand 15 and 18 stories tall — were 69 percent occupied at the time of sale. Amenities at the complex include casual and fine-dining restaurants, Starbucks Coffee, onsite property management, concierge and 24/7 security services and a variety of bank branches. Jon Blunk and Laurel Oswald of Tower Commercial Real Estate (TCRE) will provide leasing efforts for the complex. Bradford Allen will provide asset and property management services. Las Olas Centre marks Bradford Allen’s first acquisition in the South Florida region.
NEW YORK AND SAN DIEGO — Blackstone (NYSE: BX) and Retail Opportunities Investments Corp. (ROIC) have announced that Blackstone Real Estate Partners X has completed its previously announced acquisition of all outstanding common shares of ROIC for $17.50 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at $4 billion, including outstanding debt. J.P. Morgan acted as ROIC’s financial advisor. Clifford Chance US LLP served as ROIC’s legal counsel. Morgan Stanley & Co., BofA Securities, Citigroup, Wells Fargo, Newmark and Eastdil Secured acted as Blackstone’s financial advisors. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP served as Blackstone’s legal counsel. The transaction was announced on Nov. 6, 2024.
ONTARIO, CALIF. — Clear Capital has completed the disposition of Rancho Vista Apartments in Ontario to Convenient Holdings for $46.3 million, or $370,200 per unit. Built in 1984, the community offers 125 two- and three-bedroom apartments, averaging 1,022 square feet. Unit amenities include direct access to two-car garages with washer and dryer connections, private balconies off the primary bedrooms, central conditioning and heat. Community amenities include a cardio and weight training center, swimming pool, picnic area, private yards, fully furnished sundecks, a children’s park and on-site maintenance. Additionally, the previous owner installed a solar panel electric system that offsets residents’ energy bills. Alexander Garcia Jr., Kyle Pinkalla, Chris Zorbas, Kevin Green, Joseph Grabiec and Gregory Harris of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — SRS Real Estate Partners has brokered the ground lease (land ownership) sale of a restaurant property located at 4100 Central Ave. in Riverside. A Southern California-based developer sold the asset to a Washington-based private investor for $6.8 million. Raising Cane’s occupies the 3,267-square-foot property, which was built in 2024 on 1.3 acres, on a corporate-guaranteed, absolute triple-net, 15-year ground lease. Patrick Luther and Matthew Mousavi of SRS Capital Markets represented the seller in the transaction.
NEW ULM AND MANKATO, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of two single-tenant animal hospital properties in Minnesota for $2.8 million. The portfolio includes New Ulm Regional Vet Center at 401 20th St. in New Ulm and River Hills Pet Care Hospital at 340 St. Andrews Drive in Mankato. The New Ulm property was built in 1998, and the Mankato facility was constructed in 2017. Both are fully leased to PetVet Care Centers, which has operated at both locations since 2019. PetVet was founded in 2012 and currently has more than 450 veterinary locations nationwide. William Skoch and Christopher Mitchel of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a group of six veterinarians who had owned the buildings for more than 27 years, and procured the buyer, a real estate investment trust focused exclusively on acquiring veterinarian-centric real estate nationwide.
CHICAGO — Greenstone Partners has brokered the $2.4 million sale of The Retail Shops on Lincoln Avenue, a fully leased, three-tenant retail property in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. The transaction closed at over $460 per square foot to a local private investor. The asset boasts a 7.7-year weighted average lease term, and the tenant roster includes Play, Junior Chefs Kitchen and That Face Facial Plastic Surgery. Jason St. John and Brewster Hague of Greenstone represented the seller, a Chicago-based developer, and procured the buyer.
IRVING, TEXAS — Locally based investment and development firm Dalfen Industrial has acquired a 130,000-square-foot property that is located about three miles south of DFW International Airport in Irving. The cross-dock facility was built in 2016 and features 32-foot clear heights and 130- to 185-foot truck court depths, as well as proximity to State Highways 360, 161 and 183. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. The deal traded off-market.
SAN ANTONIO — Houston-based brokerage firm Finial Group has negotiated the sale of a 12,000-square-foot warehouse located at 4223 Dividend Road on the east side of San Antonio. According to LoopNet Inc., the building was constructed in 2018 and features 22-foot clear heights. Chase Tucker, Jack Gaffney, and William Alcorn of Finial Group represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
HAINESPORT AND LUMBERTON, N.J. — A partnership between New Jersey-based Camber Real Estate Partners and Atlanta-based global investment manager Invesco has acquired a portfolio of five industrial buildings totaling 384,335 square feet in Southern New Jersey. The buildings, which were originally developed by Whitesell Real Estate Group, are located off Exit 5 of the New Jersey Turnpike in Hainesport and Lumberton and feature clear heights of 30 feet. Michael Hines, Joe Hill and Brad Ruppel of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.