Acquisitions

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THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — A joint venture between Dallas-based hospitality owner-operator NewcrestImage, Dabu Group and Preeminent Hotels has acquired a 180-room, dual-branded hotel in The Woodlands, about 30 miles north of Houston. The property consists of a 90-room Courtyard by Marriott hotel and a 90-room Residence Inn by Marriott hotel. Amenities at the Courtyard include a fine dining restaurant, Starbucks coffee shop, fitness center, business center and an indoor pool, while the Residence Inn also offers an indoor pool and fitness center, as well as tennis courts and grilling stations. The new ownership plans to implement a capital improvement program.

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WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — Boise Cascade Co., a publicly traded producer of engineered wood products and plywood, has purchased a new 120,000-square-foot distribution facility in West Palm Beach. Locally based Brown Distributing Co. sold the property for $31 million. The buyer’s Building Materials Distribution division will occupy the property, which is situated on an infill site totaling 9.8 acres at 1300 Allendale Road. Robert Smith, Kirk Nelson and Jeff Kelly of CBRE’s Industrial & Logistics team represented the seller in the transaction. NAI Miami represented the buyer. Built in 1987 along I-95, the facility includes 91,120 square feet of climate-controlled warehouse space and 20,000 square feet of office space across two stories.

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ATHENS, GA. — CBRE has brokered the sale of The Connection at Athens, an 876-bed student housing community located near the University of Georgia campus in Athens. Jaclyn Fitts, William Vonderfecht, Casey Schaefer, Kevin Geiger and Shea Campbell of CBRE represented the seller, a partnership between Pierce Education Properties and Nuveen Real Estate, in the transaction. Priderock Capital Partners acquired the community for an undisclosed price. The Connection at Athens offers shared amenities including a resort-style pool pavilion with four pools, clubhouse, private study rooms, grilling stations, a fire pit, basketball court, sand volleyball court, game room and a dog park.

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BLUE BELL, PA. — JLL has negotiated the sale of a 199,532-square-foot office building located at 1400 Union Meeting Road in Blue Bell, a northwestern suburb of Philadelphia. The two-story building was originally constructed on 18.6 acres in 1961 and is now zoned for scientific, agricultural, industrial or research or development uses. Brett Segal and Matthew Blumberg of JLL represented the seller, Bridge Investment Group, in the transaction and procured the buyer, a foreign private investor. Specific plans for repositioning were not disclosed.

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FRIDLEY, EAGAN AND BROOKLYN CENTER, MINN. — CBRE has negotiated the sale of an eight-building industrial portfolio totaling 941,564 square feet in metro Minneapolis for $88.5 million. The buildings, which range in size from 72,268 to 207,558 square feet, are located in Fridley, Eagan and Brooklyn Center. Judd Welliver, Bentley Smith, Mike Caprile, Zach Graham, Ryan Bain and Joe Horrigan of CBRE represented the seller, PCCP. The portfolio, which was 98 percent occupied at the time of sale, sold to a joint venture between Minnesota-based Capital Partners and Cincinnati-based Eagle Realty Group. Bill Mork led a JLL Capital Markets team that arranged $57.3 million in acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer. A life insurance company provided the five-year, fixed-rate loan, which featured a loan to value ratio of 65 percent.

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INDIANAPOLIS — Morgan Properties has acquired Astoria Park Apartments in Indianapolis for an undisclosed price. The 470-unit multifamily community features amenities such as an outdoor pool, fitness center, tennis courts, playground, dog park and pet washing station. Morgan plans to invest $4 million in renovations, including upgrading unit interiors, expanding amenities and integrating smart home technology. The acquisition brings Morgan’s Indianapolis-area portfolio to more than 2,500 units.

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CHICAGO — Kiser Group has brokered a Section 15 condominium deconversion sale of The Granville Tower Condominium Associated for $31.5 million. Situated immediately south of the Loyola campus, the property is located at 6166 N. Sheridan Road. Granville Tower was converted from apartments to condominiums in 1981. There are 154 units. Andy Friedman and Jake Parker of Kiser brokered the sale. Becovic Management Group was the buyer. With high dues and upcoming maintenance needs, properties like Granville Tower have faced challenges in resale, making a deconversion sale an attractive option, says Parker.

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SPANISH FORK, UTAH — Colmena Group has completed the sale of a distribution center, located at 3065 N. 200 E. in Spanish Fork, to Caspian Investments for an undisclosed price. Young Living Essential Oils fully occupies the 280,800-square-foot, Class A facility. The property features 56-foot column spacing, 36-foot clear heights, cross-dock loading, a high level of security, a fenced truck court, 35 dock-high doors, four corner storefronts and skylights. Bryce Blanchard of Newmark represented the seller, while Skyler Peterson of Newmark represented the buyer in the transaction.

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DENVER — MG Properties has purchased 4400 Syracuse Apartments, a multifamily community in Denver. Morgan Group and LaSalle Investment Management sold the property for an undisclosed price. Situated in the Denver Tech Center/Southeast Business Corridor, 4400 Syracuse Apartments features 316 units with modern finishes, functional floor plans and best-in-class amenity spaces. Jordan Robbins and Alex Possick of JLL Capital Markets represented the sellers in the deal. Charles Halladay, Rick Salinas, Brandon Smith and Annie Rice of JLL Capital Markets arranged an undisclosed amount of Freddie Mac financing for the transaction.

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SAN DIEGO — ViaWest Group has completed the sale of an industrial distribution building in the Kearny Mesa submarket of San Diego to Southern California-based Burke Real Estate Group. Terms of the transaction were not released. Situated at 7440 Convoy Court, the property features 53,978 square feet of Class A industrial space. At the time of sale, the asset was fully leased Genuine Parts Co. (NYSE: GPC) and Hajoca Corp. Michael Kendall, Gian Bruno, Kenny Patricia, Louay Alsadek, Maddie Mawby, Eric Parra, Evan McDonald and Tucker Hohenstein of Colliers handled the transaction for both the buyer and seller.

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