VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — Blackfin Real Estate Investors has purchased Waterford Apartments on Lake Smith in Virginia Beach for $55.4 million. Built in 1980, the community comprises 376 units and was previously renovated to feature walk-in closets, custom maple cabinets, granite countertops, updated lighting and fixtures and dishwashers. The property was fully occupied at the time of sale. Hank Hankins, Victoria Pickett, Charles Wentworth and Garrison Gore of Colliers represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
Acquisitions
BRYAN, TEXAS — Aphorio Carter, a division of Tampa-based investment firm Carter Funds, has acquired a data center and office complex located in the Central Texas city of Bryan for $55 million. The complex consists of two data center buildings and one office building totaling 69,788 square feet. At the time of sale, the facility was fully leased to colocation services provider Fibertown, which recently entered into a 20-year net lease at the property. The seller was not disclosed.
LOCKHART, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Alliance Self Storage, a 532-unit facility located in the Central Texas city of Lockhart. The facility was built on five acres in 2002 and totals 70,750 net rentable square feet. Jon Danklefs of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer and seller, both of which were limited liability companies that requested anonymity, in the transaction.
CHARLESTON, S.C. —JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of Sagebrook Home Distribution Center, a 430,920-square-foot facility located at 574 Trade Center Parkway within the Charleston Trade Center. Completed in 2021, the property was fully leased at the time of sale to Sagebrook Home, a home décor company with showrooms in Atlanta, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and High Point, N.C. Stockbridge acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. Dave Andrews, Pete Pittroff, Patrick Nally and Josh McArdle of JLL represented the seller, Lightstone Group, in the transaction.
VICTORIA, TEXAS — Partners Real Estate, the investment and brokerage firm formerly known as NAI Partners, has negotiated the sale of a 37,221-square-foot warehouse in Victoria, located roughly midway between Houston and Corpus Christi. Chris Caudill of Partners represented the buyer, Waste Management of Texas Inc., which also plans to occupy the facility, in the transaction. Nancy Garner of Woolson Real Estate Inc. represented the seller, Stallion Oilfield Services Ltd.
HAMILTON, N.J. — NAI Fennelly has negotiated the sale of a 3,400-square-foot medical office building in Hamilton, located outside of Trenton in Mercer County. According to LoopNet Inc., the property at 2131 Route 33 was originally built in 1985. Matt Fennelly of NAI Fennelly represented the seller, Advanced Family Dentistry LLC, in the transaction. Stephen Kaplan of Keller Williams represented the buyer, an undisclosed private investor.
MADISON HEIGHTS, MICH. AND PITTSBURGH — Dick’s Sporting Goods has agreed to acquire outdoor retailer Moosejaw from Walmart. Founded in Michigan in 1992, Moosejaw operates brick-and-mortar locations in Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan and Missouri, in addition to its e-commerce platform. “We believe there’s potential to grow the Moosejaw business and provide compelling experiences and an expanded product assortment to its millions of loyal customers,” says Todd Spaletto, senior vice president of Pittsburgh-based Dick’s and president of the company’s specialty outdoor retailer, Public Lands. Moosejaw CEO Eoin Comerford will stay on following the acquisition, reporting to Spaletto. The deal is expected to close in March 2023.
LA PORTE, IND. — Holladay Properties has sold an 11,700-square-foot primary and urgent care facility occupied by Northwest Health in La Porte, a city in Northwest Indiana. The sales price and buyer were undisclosed. Northwest Health will continue to operate the facility, which offers primary and urgent care services, two separate entrances and 80 parking spaces. Holladay Properties developed the building and Holladay Construction Group served as general contractor. Holladay has developed and constructed three buildings for Northwest Health with a fourth currently under construction in Valparaiso. Brian Wilcox of Holladay facilitated the transaction.
Cushman & Wakefield Brokers $57.8M Sale of The Alexander Bend Independent Living Community in Bend, Oregon
by Amy Works
BEND, ORE. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of The Alexander Bend, a 136-unit independent living community in Bend. Opened in late 2019 and representing the city of Bend’s newest independent living offering in over 10 years, The Alexander Bend features 3.1 acres of adjacent land. Cushman & Wakefield’s Rick Swartz, Jay Wagner, Aaron Rosenzweig, Dan Baker and Bailey Nygard represented the seller, BPM Real Estate Group, in the transaction. The buyer was Touchmark, which renamed the community Touchmark at Pilot Butte and will operate it alongside Touchmark at Mount Bachelor Village on the west side of Bend. The price was $57.8 million.
LAS VEGAS — Dornin Investment Group (DIG) has completed the disposition of City Centre Place, an office building located at 400 S. Fourth St. in downtown Las Vegas. California-based Ally Investments acquired the asset for $15.2 million. The six-story City Centre Place features 109,189 square feet of Class A office space. At the time of sale, the property was 36 percent occupied. Onsite amenities include an atrium, attached parking garage, controlled access, monument signage and security. Marc Magliarditi and Travis Landes of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.