JUSTICE, ILL. — Network Commercial Real Estate has brokered the $4.4 million sale of a 5-acre retail development site located at 8650 W. 79th St. in Justice, a southwest suburb of Chicago. Neil Haleem of Network represented the seller, Emaar Enterprise LLC. Jeremy Forman of Shai Town Realty Group represented the buyer, Quick Trip Corp. The site will be developed into a QT gas station and convenience store.
Acquisitions
NEWTOWN AND BENSALEM, PA. — A joint venture between ShopOne Centers REIT, Pantheon and an undisclosed institutional investment firm has acquired two open-air shopping centers totaling 122,365 square feet that are located on the northeastern outskirts of Philadelphia. Goodnoe’s Corner is a 34,660-square-foot shopping center in Newtown that was built in 2008 and fully leased at the time of sale. Village Center is an 87,705-square-foot retail center in nearby Bensalem that was built in 1976 (renovated in 1999) anchored by grocer ACME. Scott Woodard and Derrick Dougherty of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
Duke Health Acquires Lake Norman Regional Medical Center in Metro Charlotte for $284M
by John Nelson
MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Duke University Health System (Duke Health), a Durham, N.C.-based healthcare affiliate of Duke University, has acquired Lake Norman Regional Medical Center, an acute-care hospital in the Charlotte suburb of Mooresville, for $284 million. Formerly owned by subsidiaries of Tennessee-based Community Health Systems Inc., the 123-bed facility will now operate as Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital. “We have a bright future ahead and look forward to bringing the excellence and innovation of Duke Health to enhance the care offered at Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital and clinics,” says Craig Albanese, CEO of Duke Health. Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital offers 24-hour emergency care, labor and delivery services, cardiology, surgical and orthopedic care and an outpatient imaging center. The hospital has been operating since 1926 when it opened as Lowrance Hospital. The property comprises a main 171,000-square-foot hospital building and a separate 6,200-square-foot outpatient facility. Over the next several months, the hospital’s electronic medical records will be integrated into Duke Health’s system for patients to receive full access to the provider’s specialty care. Employees and providers at the hospital were also offered jobs with Duke Health to “enable a seamless transition for patients to have continued access to the providers, …
HOUSTON — Locally based brokerage firm Oxford Partners has arranged the sale of a 12,813-square-foot industrial building in North Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the building at 15458 W. Hardy Road was constructed in 1981 and features three drive-in bays and 16-foot clear heights. Perry Mazzone and Matt Rogers of Oxford Partners represented the buyer in the transaction. Wyatt Huff of Partners Real Estate represented the seller. Both parties requested anonymity.
Atlanta Braves Holdings Acquires 763,465 SF Pennant Park Office Complex Adjacent to Truist Park
by John Nelson
ATLANTA — Atlanta Braves Holdings Inc., owner and operator of the Atlanta Braves MLB team, The Battery Atlanta mixed-use development and Truist Park in Cobb County, has purchased an adjacent 763,465-square-foot office complex. The property, called Pennant Park, is situated on approximately 34 acres and comprises six office buildings and more than 2,700 parking spaces. The seller, Rubenstein Partners, has owned Pennant Park since 2017, the year that the Braves began playing at nearby Truist Park (formerly SunTrust Park). The sales price was not disclosed. The campus was more than 80 percent leased at the time of sale to 24 tenants, including The Home Depot, Juneau Construction Co. and TK Elevator. The acquisition expands the Atlanta Braves Holdings’ real estate portfolio by 30 percent. Pennant Park comprises two components: Pennant Commons (four buildings and a communal plaza known as The Quad) and Pennant View (two buildings). Amenities at the office park include 24-hour security, onsite engineering, a 48-person conference center, two fitness centers, onsite car detailing services, two cafés, Social Kitchen tenant lounge and cafe, a bocce ball court, putting green, multi-sport game court, helipad, lake with jogging trail and a Cobb Community Transit System bus stop.
Gazit Horizons Buys Galt Ocean Marketplace Shopping Center in Fort Lauderdale for $35.4M
by John Nelson
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Miami-based Gazit Horizons Inc. has purchased Galt Ocean Marketplace, a 105,589-square-foot shopping center situated on a linear 8.6-acre site along A1A in Fort Lauderdale. The seller, an affiliate of a joint venture between Evergreen Investment Advisors and Kitson & Partners, sold the grocery-anchored property for $35.4 million. Casey Rosen, Dennis Carson, Sriram Rajan and Michael Etemad of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction. Galt Ocean Marketplace was 96 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Winn-Dixie, CVS, Holy Cross Hospital, McDonald’s, Flagstar Bank and Sherwin-Williams, among others.
Marcus & Millichap Brokers Sale of Retail Property in Leesburg, Florida Leased to Heartland Dental
by John Nelson
LEESBURG, FLA. — Don McMinn and Andrew Koriwchak of Marcus & Millichap’s Taylor McMinn Retail Group in Atlanta have brokered the sale of a single-tenant retail property located at 27417 US Highway 27 in Leesburg, about 45 miles northwest of Orlando. Built on 1.1 acres in 2002, the property was leased to Heartland Dental, which operates the 4,296-square-foot building as South Leesburg Dental Care. The dental practice recently opened at the property, which is an outparcel to a Winn-Dixie grocery store. Heartland Dental has a 10-year corporate lease at the property with rent increases and extension options. McMinn and Koriwchak represented the seller, a Florida-based developer, in the transaction. The locally based buyer purchased the property for an undisclosed amount in an all-cash transaction. “Investor demand for single-tenant medical properties remains strong, driven by the stability of the healthcare sector and quality of the locations,” says McMinn. “We are currently marketing additional Heartland Dental properties in Cape Coral, Fla., and McDonough, Ga.”
Diversified Healthcare Trust Sells 186,000 SF Life Sciences Campus in San Diego for $159M
by Amy Works
SAN DIEGO — Diversified Healthcare Trust, which is managed by The RMR Group, has completed the sale of MUSE, a three-building life sciences campus in San Diego, to Breakthrough Properties for $159 million. Substantially renovated between 2020 and 2022, the 186,000-square-foot asset consists of two fully leased wet lab buildings and one vacant office building. Overall, MUSE is 49 percent leased to Merck, Aegis Life, Organogenesis and Halloran. The renovation included the addition of a fitness center, full-service cafe and an indoor/outdoor conference center. MUSE is located at 3030, 3040 and 3050 Science Park Road in the Torrey Pines submarket of San Diego. JLL Capital Markets Investment Sales and Advisory team led by Kurt Luedkte and Zac Saloff represented the seller. JLL also arranged post-closing financing for the two buildings and will continue to handle leasing for the entire MUSE campus.
NEW YORK CITY — A&E Real Estate has purchased Rivers Bend, a 22-story, 179-unit apartment building located at 501 E. 87th St. on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, for $116.5 million. The sales price equates to roughly $547,000 per unit. The doorman- and elevator-served building was originally constructed in 1963. Select units feature private balconies/patios, and amenities include a rooftop terrace with an enclosed pool and a fitness center. Jack Brick of S. Charatan Realty represented the seller, locally based investment firm Soloviev Group, in the transaction.
EL CAJON, CALIF. — Northmarq has arranged the sale of Terraza Hills Apartments, a multifamily property in El Cajon. Terreza TI CI LLC sold the asset to Sunstone Two Tree Acquisitions LLC for $45 million. Located on East Bradley Avenue, Terraza Hills Apartments offers 200 one- and two-bedroom apartments, a swimming pool, laundry facilities, gated access, garage parking, on-call maintenance and onsite management. Tyler Sinks, Ed Rosen and John Chu of Northmarq’s San Diego Multifamily Investment Sales team represented the seller in the transaction.