TERRE HAUTE, IND. — Prairie Hill Holdings has purchased a three-building industrial portfolio totaling 385,830 square feet in Terre Haute for $10.1 million. The properties are leased to Distributors Terminal Corp., a third-party logistics company that has been in business for over 100 years. Prairie Hill is a private real estate investment manager that focuses exclusively on triple net lease properties.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — NorthPeak Commercial Advisors has arranged the purchase of a retail space located at 4425 Buckingham Drive in Colorado Springs. The asset traded for $2.6 million, or $1,100 per square foot. The property features 2,347 square feet of retail space, which a Dunkin location currently occupies. Matt Lewallen and Kevin Calame of NorthPeak Commercial Advisors represented the buyer in the deal. Further details were not disclosed.
DELAWARE, OHIO — Time Equities Inc. has acquired a 119,960-square-foot industrial building located at 1275 S. Houk Road in Delaware, about 30 miles north of Columbus. The purchase price was $7.5 million. Cardinal Industrial was the seller.
The multifamily sector is under general disruption from a variety of factors, such as falling valuations, financing difficulties, questions about forward net operating income, shifts in regulations and more. Chris Town, who works in commercial sales and leasing at NAI Latter & Blum in Baton Rouge, La., is an expert in single-family rental (SFR) and built-to-rent (BTR) investment sales. Town says that there are challenges, but a solid future ahead for the sector. The overarching challenges take the form of the Federal Reserve interest rate hikes. “It’s the major factor behind the immediate slowdown of home construction and home buying,” Town explains. “Another factor, of course, is land. These are true whether you’re talking true multifamily or the submarkets of BTR and SFR.” A combination of factors has created a tug-of-war among incentives. High interest rates, with home prices at or near historical highs, mean millions of people need places to live. Many of these potential homeowners have families and want the ameliorations and amenities of a detached single-family housing. “Depending on the metric and organization’s research used, you could say the country is five to six million units short on single-family homes,” Town says. The Larger Economy’s Impact on …
WOODBRIDGE, VA. — Kimco Realty has purchased Stonebridge at Potomac Town Center, a 504,000-square-foot shopping center located in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Woodbridge, Va., for $172.5 million. A 138,500-square-foot Wegmans anchors the property, which was 96 percent leased at the time of sale. Tenants at the center include REI, Ulta Beauty, Starbucks Coffee, Cava, Firebirds Wood Fired Grill, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema and Apple Store, as well as boutique fitness, service and medical retailers. Jericho, N.Y.-based Kimco Realty is looking at redevelopment opportunities at Stonebridge at Potomac Town Center, including three retail outparcels and adding mixed-use elements to the center. The seller was not disclosed.
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Harbor Group International (HGI) has acquired Artisan Carolina Forest, a 276-unit apartment community located in Myrtle Beach, for $64.4 million. Developed in 2022, the property is located directly off SC Highway 31. Amenities at Artisan Carolina Forest include a swimming pool with a TV lounge and cabanas, dog park, electrical vehicle charging stations, a fitness and yoga center and coworking and conference rooms. John Currin and Andrea Howard of Northmarq brokered the transaction. The seller was not disclosed.
ATLANTA — Global Real Estate Advisors (GREA) has arranged the $11.4 million sale of Westside Crossing, a multifamily community located at 2265 Perry Blvd. in Atlanta’s Upper Westside neighborhood. Built in 1962, the community features 112 units in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Taylor Brown, Chandler Brown and Mack Leath of GREA arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Greenleaf Partners. Zavala Capital acquired the property.
CHESTER, VA. — Colliers has brokered the $5.4 million sale of two retail outparcels at Bermuda Square, a shopping center located at 12531-12533 Richmond Highway in the Richmond suburb of Chester. The properties include a multi-tenant space leased to Aspen Dental and Sleep Number and a single-tenant property occupied by Chipotle Mexican Grill. Separate buyers acquired the properties for $4 million and $1.4 million, respectively. Michael Brewster and Brad Peterson of Colliers represented the undisclosed seller in the transactions, with assistance from Jay O’Donnell and Jeff Fritz of Colliers.
HOUSTON — Locally based developer Lovett Industrial and Los Angeles-based PCCP LCC have acquired The Claymoore Portfolio, a collection of 10 buildings totaling roughly 1.4 million square feet in northwest Houston. The buildings comprise two developments, Claymoore Business Park and Northwest Business Park, and range in size from 12,000 to 275,000 square feet. Claymoore Business Park features 1 million square feet of space across eight cross-dock and front-load buildings with 18- to 24-foot clear heights and 960 parking spaces. Northwest Business Park consists of one cross-dock and one front-load building totaling 378,900 square feet that offer 24-foot clear heights and 746 parking spaces. The portfolio was 100 percent leased at the time of sale to a roster of 21 tenants. Trent Agnew of JLL brokered the deal, the seller of which was not disclosed. Michael Johnson and Wally Reid, also with JLL, arranged acquisition financing through Voya Financial.
ROUND ROCK, TEXAS — Harbor Group International has purchased The Warner, a 336-unit apartment community located in the northern Austin suburb of Round Rock. Built in 2022, The Warner offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a fitness center, pool with outdoor kitchens, lounge, dog park and a parking garage with EV charging stations. The Warner was 98 percent occupied at the time of sale. Patton Jones of Newmark brokered the deal. The seller was not disclosed.
