SARASOTA, FLA. — Colliers has arranged the $30.5 million sale of Glengary Shoppes, a 95,489-square-foot shopping center located along South Tamiami Trail in Sarasota. University Park, Fla.-based Benderson Development purchased the property from Jacksonville-based REIT Regency Centers. Brad Peterson and Whitaker Leonhardt of Colliers represented the seller in the transaction. Built in 1995, Glengary Shoppes was 97 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Best Buy and Barnes & Noble. Regions Bank and IHOP occupy outparcels at the shopping center.
Acquisitions
Marcus & Millichap Negotiates $14.5M Sale of Vacant Office Building in Alpharetta, Georgia
by John Nelson
ALPHARETTA, GA. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $14.5 million sale of Woodside Terrace, a four-story office building located at 3755 Mansell Road in Alpharetta, a northern suburb of Atlanta. The vacant property spans 123,982 square feet and is situated on a 9.9-acre site. Bob Johnson and Paul Johnson of Marcus & Millichap’s Atlanta office represented the seller, Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM), in the transaction. The buyer is Free Chapel Worship Center. The office building features an onsite café, fitness center, lakeside patio area and a fully operational TV and recording studio. Marcus & Millichap also represented RZIM when the company purchased the asset in 2016.
Matthews Brokers $5.9M Sale of Student Housing Community Near University of West Georgia
by John Nelson
CARROLLTON, GA. — Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has brokered the $5.9 million sale of The Cottages UWG, a 26-unit student housing community located at 324 Brumbelow Road near the University of West Georgia (UWG) campus in Carrollton. Developed in 2013, the property spans 37,760 square feet and was 98 percent occupied at the time of sale. Austin Graham of Matthews represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer, a Florida-based investor, has development rights to add 42 beds to the property.
SPRINGTOWN, PARADISE AND WEATHERFORD, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a portfolio of eight self-storage facilities totaling 1,503 units in North Texas. The facilities span a combined 222,275 net rentable square feet and are located in Springtown and Paradise, both of which are northwest of Fort Worth, as well as in the southern Dallas suburb of Weatherford. Danny Cunningham and Brandon Karr of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were locally based investment groups that requested anonymity, in the transaction.
MANSFIELD, TEXAS — Greysteel has arranged the sale of Kings Landing, a 64-unit apartment complex located in the southern Fort Worth suburb of Mansfield. The property was built in phases between 1975 and 1985 and was fully occupied at the time of sale. Units come in one- and two-bedroom floor plans with an average size of 765 square feet. Doug Banerjee and Sterling Warren of Greysteel represented the seller, an entity doing business as 1300 Dallas LLC, in the transaction. The duo also secured the buyer Tri-City Equity Group, which plans to implement a value-add program.
ASHLAND, MASS. —JLL has arranged the recapitalization of the Residence at Valley Farm, an 80-unit seniors housing property located about 25 miles west of Boston in Ashland. LCB Senior Living developed the three-story facility on a 2.9-acre site in 2015. Under the terms of the recapitalization, LCB Senior Living will stay on as co-owner, while Blue Moon Capital Partners will replace Bridge Investment Group as the other owner. Jay Wagner, Rick Swartzand Jim Dooley led the JLL investment sales and advisory team on the deal.
MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA AND ARIZONA — Net Lease Office Properties (NYSE: NLOP) has sold four office assets across three states for gross proceeds totaling approximately $43.1 million. The properties included: a 143,650-square-foot building in Tucson, Ariz., primarily leased to Raytheon Corp.; a 58,722-square-foot asset in Dearborn, Mich., that is home to Carhartt Inc.; a 70,000-square-foot building in Plymouth, Mich., that is primarily leased to AVL Michigan Holding Corp.; and a 29,916-square-foot property leased to BCBSM Inc. in Eagan, Minn. Net proceeds after closing costs, together with funds from other sources, were used to repay approximately $46 million on J.P. Morgan’s senior secured mortgage and approximately $6 million on its mezzanine loan. Subsequent to the dispositions, NLOP owned 55 office properties, 50 of which are in the U.S. and five in Europe.
ARDEN HILLS, MINN. — Ryan Cos. US Inc. has purchased “Outlot A,” a 40-acre land site in Arden Hills, a northeast suburb of Minneapolis, for $12.7 million. The Ramsey County Board of Commissioners approved the purchase and sale agreement for the land parcel, which is situated adjacent to Rice Creek Commons, a planned residential and commercial redevelopment of the former Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant (TCAAP). The parcel is zoned for commercial use under the city’s TCAAP Redevelopment Code. Alatus LLC continues to serve as the lead developer of the main 390-acre Rice Creek Commons redevelopment area. A preliminary development agreement with Alatus was approved in December. Ryan will offer Outlot A as a build-to-suit that can accommodate 400,000 to 600,000 square feet. Development possibilities include a corporate campus, a research and development center, life sciences offices or manufacturing facilities alongside retail and restaurant space. The parcel will connect to the Rice Creek North Regional Trail for bicycle and pedestrian access. Ryan also expects to incorporate green space and outdoor gathering areas. Ramsey County plans to request $25 million in funding from the Minnesota Legislature to build stormwater infrastructure and construct the main public roadway. The total future development value …
PHOENIX — CapRock Partners has acquired an industrial facility located at 5858 W. Lower Buckeye Road in Phoenix, for an undisclosed price. The name of the seller was not released. During the acquisition process, CapRock secured two undisclosed tenants resulting in the property being 100 percent pre-leased at the close of escrow. Situated on 13.6 acres, the 249,844-square-foot, Class A distribution and manufacturing facility features 36-foot clear heights, 28 dock-high loading doors, two motorized oversized grade-level loading doors, ESFR sprinklers and heavy power (3,600 amps). The property’s exterior offers a fully secured, 245-foot concrete truck court, double-row trailer parking for 76 stalls and space for 166 auto stalls. Stein Koss, Tom Louer and Fenton Kelly at Lee & Associates represented CapRock Partners in the acquisition and leasing of the property. Josh Wyss of Cushman & Wakefield and Pat Harlan, James Panczykowski and Kyle Westfall of JLL represented the new tenants. The newly acquired asset is approximately two miles south of Loop 202 from CapRock West 202 Logistics, an eight-building, Class A industrial warehouse complex totaling 3.4 million square feet.
TORONTO AND SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Toronto-based Restaurant Brands International Inc. (RBI) has agreed to acquire Syracuse-based Carrols Restaurant Group Inc. for $1 billion. RBI (NYSE: QSR) owns the Burger King, Popeyes, Firehouse Subs and Tim Hortons brands. Carrols (NASDAQ: TAST) is the largest Burger King franchisee in the United States, operating 1,022 locations in 23 states. Burger King says the transaction is part of its “Reclaim the Flame” plan to accelerate sales growth and drive franchisee profitability. The transaction follows the brand’s initial $400 million investment announced in September 2022 to drive high-quality remodels, improve operations, enhance marketing and support ongoing technology and digital priorities. Burger King plans to remodel restaurants over the next five years by investing approximately $500 million of capital, funded by Carrols’ operating cash flow, to remodel roughly 600 acquired restaurants that are not currently considered “modern image.” Carrols will continue to operate the acquired restaurants in partnership with Burger King’s operations teams. Burger King ultimately plans to refranchise the vast majority of the portfolio to new or existing smaller franchise operators who live in their local communities. Following refranchising the acquired restaurants, which Burger King expects to be completed in five to seven years, Burger …