GARLAND, TEXAS — Houston-based brokerage firm Finial Group has negotiated the sale of a 7,692-square-foot industrial building located at 4309 Action St. in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Garland. The facility includes 1,500 square feet of office space. An undisclosed seller sold the property to Cenote Investment Group for an undisclosed price. Jason Gibbons of Finial Group brokered the deal.
Acquisitions
HINGHAM, MASS. — Newmark has brokered the $45.2 million sale of Lincoln Plaza, a 127,505-square-foot shopping center located about 20 miles south of Boston in Hingham. A 68,087-square-foot Stop & Shop grocery store and a 31,882-square-foot Marshalls anchor the center, which was 99 percent leased at the time of sale. Robert Griffin, Jon Martin, Paul Penman and Matthew Adler of Newmark represented the seller, AEW, in the transaction and procured the buyer, a subsidiary of Jumbo Capital Inc. Casey O’Brien and Connor Scott of Newmark provided financial analysis support for the deal.
LEE’S SUMMIT, MO. — Avanti Residential has acquired the 308-unit Summit Square apartment community in the Kansas City suburb of Lee’s Summit for $80 million. Avanti now owns eight apartment properties in the greater Kansas City market. Built in 2018, Summit Square is located at 789 NW Donovan Road. Mac Crowther and Whittaker Potts of Newmark represented the seller, NorthPoint Development. Avanti owns and operates more than 8,000 apartment units in Colorado, Arizona, Utah, Florida and metro Kansas City.
Cohen Asset Management Buys Falcon Park 303 Industrial Asset in Glendale, California for $81.7M
by Jeff Shaw
GLENDALE, ARIZ. — An affiliate of Cohen Asset Management has purchased Phase I of Falcon Park 303 in Glendale for $81.7 million. The 599,486-square-foot, Class A industrial building was built on a speculative basis in 2022 and is fully leased. It is part of a larger industrial campus totaling 925,504 square feet. The property is located at 15132 West Camelback Road. Will Strong, Kirk Kuller, Micki Strain and Molly Hunt with Cushman & Wakefield’s National Industrial Advisory Group – Mountain West team represented the seller, USCD.
SAN DIEGO — DivcoWest has purchased a 72,506-square-foot, Class A life sciences building in the San Diego submarket of Torrey Pines. The fully leased building is located at 11119 N. Torrey Pines Road. This represents the first Torrey Pines acquisition by a private real estate investor since 2000. It is one of only three research properties in the market not owned by a public REIT, nonprofit or owner/user. The seller is an affiliate of Alexandria Real Estate Equities. Eastdil Secured marketed the property to a limited group of qualified buyers.
HIGHWOOD, ILL. — Interra Realty has brokered the $16.9 million sale of Station440 in Highwood, a North Shore suburb of Chicago. The 48-unit luxury apartment complex is located at 440 Green Bay Road. Constructed in 2022, the community features amenities such as covered parking, a fitness center, community room, lounge and roof deck. Craig Martin of Interra represented the seller, Benchmark Developers, and the buyer, Chicago-based HP Ventures Group.
Global Net Lease to Acquire Necessity Retail REIT, Creating $9.6B Shopping Center Company
by Jeff Shaw
NEW YORK CITY — Global Net Lease (NYSE: GNL) and The Necessity Retail REIT (NASDAQ: RTL) have entered into a merger agreement under which GNL will acquire RTL in an all-stock transaction. The combined company is expected to own and manage over 1,350 properties with an aggregate real estate asset value of approximately $9.6 billion. Under terms of the merger agreement, GNL stockholders are expected to own approximately 45 percent of GNL post-closing, RTL stockholders are expected to own about 39 percent, and the owner of the former external manager is expected to own up to 17 percent. The merger is projected to generate approximately $21 million in annual cash savings realized within 12 months of transaction close, according to the companies. The combined entity will be internally managed, with external asset and property management functions to be performed by AR Global. Internalizing management is expected to result in approximately $54 million in annual cash savings. Headquartered in New York City, Global Net Lease is a publicly traded REIT that focuses on commercial properties with an emphasis on sale-leaseback transactions involving single-tenant, mission-critical, income-producing net lease assets across the United States and in Europe. Its portfolio features 311 properties totaling 39.3 million square feet across 11 …
BURNSVILLE, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $8.6 million sale of the Best Western Premier Nicollet Inn, a 131-room hotel in the Minneapolis suburb of Burnsville. Located at 14201 Nicollet Ave., the property features a full-service restaurant. With an occupancy rate of 42.3 percent and an average daily rate of $119.62, the hotel’s revenue per available room was $50.60 as of year-end 2022. Jake Erickson, Joseph Ferguson, Jared Plamann and Jon Ruzicka of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company. The team also secured and represented the buyer, a fund manager.
WHEAT RIDGE, COLO. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of the 100-room Best Interstate Inn Wheat Ridge in Wheat Ridge. A private investor acquired the hotel for $5.5 million. The asset is located at 4735 Kipling St. The acquisition provides the buyer with a multifamily conversion opportunity. Christy McDougall of Marcus & Millichap represented both the buyer and seller, a limited liability company.
REDLANDS, CALIF. — GID has purchased a multi-tenant industrial warehouse in Redlands. The 95,500-square-foot, Class A building includes 12 docks with three drive-ins and 30-foot clear heights. It is fully leased to two tenants. This is GID’s second industrial acquisition in Southern California. The company recently acquired a three-building industrial park in the East San Gabriel Valley.