Acquisitions

MIAMI — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the $443 million sale of 701 Brickell, a trophy office building totaling 685,279 square feet in the heart of downtown Miami’s Brickell financial district. The sale marks the second-largest office transaction in Florida history, according to JLL. Morning Calm Management and its partner purchased the asset from Nuveen Real Estate. Manny de Zarraga, Matt McCormack, Ike Ojala and Hermen Rodriguez of JLL represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. Fronting Brickell Avenue and Biscayne Bay, the property is home to tenants such as Bank of America and Holland & Knight LLP. Amenities include a fitness center, onsite café, in-house beauty salon and conference facilities. The 33-story building was constructed in 1985. Nuveen Real Estate, formerly TIAA Real Estate, acquired 701 Brickell in 2002. Charles Russo led the sale effort on behalf of Nuveen, which completed a $30 million capital renovation plan in 2021. Miami’s Brickell submarket is currently the top performing office market in the United States in terms of occupancy and rent growth, according to JLL. Nuveen Real Estate is one of the largest investment managers globally with $147 billion of assets under management. Morning Calm Management is an …

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FRISCO, TEXAS — Locally based seniors housing operator Mustang Creek Enterprises has purchased Mustang Creek Estates of Frisco, an 80-unit facility that is located on a six-acre site at 1200 W. Main St. on the northern outskirts of Dallas. Mustang Creek has operated the six-building property, which offers assisted living and memory care services, since it opened in 2014. Mustang Creek financed the purchase through Community National Bank. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.

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GROTON, CONN. — Regional brokerage firm Northeast Private Client Group (NECPG) has negotiated the $9.2 million sale of a portfolio of three multifamily properties totaling 68 units in Groton, located in southern coastal Connecticut. The portfolio comprises a 20-unit building known as Thamesport Apartments, as well as a 24-unit building at 46 Hynes Ave. and a 24-unit complex at 183-221 Brandegee Ave. Brad Balletto and Taylor Perun of NEPCG represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.

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AUBURN, WASH. — Schnitzer Properties has purchased White River Corporate Park, a 230,575-square-foot, four-building industrial park in Auburn. With this acquisition, Schnitzer Properties owns and manages more than 2.5 million square feet in the Puget Sound area, with 594 tenants. White River Corporate Park is fully leased and houses 12 tenants, including manufacturers, distributors and service providers. Brett Hartzell and Paige Morgan of CBRE handled the transaction. The financial terms of the deal were not released.

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SAN DIEGO — A joint venture between Harbor Associates and F&F Capital Group has purchased Highlands Corporate Center, a Class A office campus in San Diego’s Del Mar Heights, for an undisclosed price. Located at 12730-12780 High Bluff Drive, Highlands Corporate Center offers 211,000 square feet of office space spread across five buildings. The recently renovated campus features new lobby finishes, a new conference center, fitness facilities, tenant lounge and an outdoor pavilion, as well as electric vehicle charging stations and private balconies on several of the upper-floor tenant suites. Adam Edwards, Justin Shepherd and Bailey Bland of Eastdil Secured represented the undisclosed seller in the deal. At the time of sale, Highlands Corporate Center was 90 percent leased.

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ALISO VIEJO, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of a two-story retail and medical building at 26711 Aliso Creek Road in Aliso Viejo. A San Francisco-based private investor sold the asset to an Irvine, Calif.-based private investor for $9.4 million. Both parties requested anonymity. Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar, Active Med Supply, Cold Stone Creamery, F45 Training, Kidcreate Studio and three dental offices are tenants at the 24,986-square-foot building, which was built on two acres in 2004. The building is situated within Aliso Viejo Town Center, a 380,000-square-foot development. Sean Cox and Kevin Fryman of Hanley Investment Group represented the seller, while Alton Burgess of Voit Real Estate Services represented the buyer in the deal.

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CHICAGO — Greenstone Partners has brokered the sale of a retail property located at 4066-4080 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago’s Portage Park neighborhood for $6.9 million. The two-building asset is home to medical-related tenants, including Athletico Physical Therapy, DentalWorks, America’s Best Contacts and Eyeglasses and Midwest Express Clinic. The center features 16,063 square feet of gross leasable area on 35,185 square feet of land and includes 41 off-street surface parking spaces. The property was fully leased at the time of sale. Danny Spitz and Brewster Hague of Greenstone represented the seller, a private investment fund, and procured the buyer, a private partnership based in Illinois.

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KISSIMMEE, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $54.6 million sale of Osceola Logistics Center, an industrial property located at 5010 and 5030 Industrial Lane in Kissimmee. InLight Real Estate Partners and Black Salmon developed and sold the property to Principal Asset Management. Developed earlier this year, the Central Florida facility comprises two distribution facilities totaling 280,800 square feet: Building 200 (147,420 square feet) and Building 100 (133,380 square feet). Osceola Logistics Center was fully leased to a grocery and food service supply chain services company at the time of sale. Mike Davis, Rick Colon, Rick Brugge, Dominic Montazemi, Jared Bonshire and David Perez of Cushman & Wakefield represented the sellers in the transaction.

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GOULDS, FLA. — Resia has sold Resia Old Cutler, a 390-unit apartment community located at 22555 S.W. 107th Ave. in Goulds, roughly 30 miles southwest of Miami. Kayne Anderson Real Estate acquired the property — which was completed in 2023 and offers one-, two- and three-bedroom residences — for an undisclosed price. Amenities at Resia Old Cutler include a multipurpose room, fitness center, children’s play area and a swimming pool. Resia will continue to serve as property manager for the community, overseeing day-to-day operations.

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ELIZABETHTOWN, KY. — The Kirkland Co.  has arranged the sale of The Reserve at Cool Springs, a 216-unit apartment community located in Elizabethtown, roughly 45 miles south of Louisville. Amenities at the property, which features a mix of two- and three-bedroom units, include a clubhouse, swimming pool, fitness center, grilling and outdoor entertainment areas and garage parking. The Reserve at Cool Springs was completed in 2023. Brandon Wilson, Brian Devlin and John Seale of Kirkland Co. brokered the transaction. An entity doing business as The Reserve at Cool Springs Property LLC acquired the community from an entity doing business as Reserve at Cool Springs LLC for an undisclosed price. Monthly rental rates at Reserve at Cool Springs range from $1,275 to $1,975, according to Apartments.com. The Elizabethtown-Fort Knox market in Kentucky has seen a 5.8 percent growth in multifamily rents over the past year, according to Kirkland Co.

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