PINE BLUFF, ARK. — An affiliate of Milwaukee-based Phoenix Investors has purchased a 130,000-square-foot industrial building located at 3411 N. Hutchinson St. in Pine Bluff. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Built in 1986, the turnkey property is currently vacant and is available for a single tenant or multiple users. Situated on 15 acres about 45 miles south of Little Rock, the facility features 27-foot clear heights and 40- by 40-foot column spacing, as well as rail access via CSX Greenbrier Rail. Phoenix Investors specializes in the acquisition and renovation of former manufacturing facilities and currently holds interest in approximately 62 million square feet of space across 29 states.
Acquisitions
CINCINNATI — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the sale of a two-building office portfolio totaling 303,130 square feet in Cincinnati for an undisclosed price. The first asset, 400 Oak St., rises seven stories and spans 156,000 square feet. Originally built in 1924, the building was renovated in 2011. The second property, 2905 Vernon Place, is a four-story, 147,130-square-foot building that was constructed in 2017. The two properties are fully leased to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center for administrative functions and other nonclinical uses. Jaime Fink, Bruce Miller, Sam DiFrancesca and Patrick Shields of JLL represented the seller, 90 North Real Estate LLP, and procured the buyer, Azora Exan. Keith Largay and Lucas Borges of JLL arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Kansas City-based MMG Real Estate Advisors has acquired Independence Commercial Advisors. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Based in Texas, Independence Commercial Advisors is a boutique brokerage firm founded in 2020 by industry veterans Mike Watson and Mike Moffitt with a focus on Texas private capital and institutional multifamily and self-storage brokerage. As part of the transaction, MMG has added eight investment sales advisors to the firm’s growing national roster with offices in San Antonio, Austin, Houston and Dallas.
PLAINFIELD, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $3 million sale of a 20,281-square-foot office building in Plainfield, about 40 miles southwest of Chicago. Located at 23909 W. Renwick Road, the property is fully occupied and features a new roof and parking lot. The seller, a Chicagoland limited liability company, purchased the building a little over a year ago and decided to sell it after marking repairs and adding tenants. Tammy Saia and Tami Andrew of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller. The buyer was undisclosed.
FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS — Locally based brokerage firm STRIVE has arranged the sale of Cross Timbers Village, a 19,333-square-foot retail strip center in Flower Mound, located in the northern-central part of the metroplex. Anchored by grocer Tom Thumb, the center was fully leased at the time of sale. Other tenants include Great Clips, Palio’s Pizza Café, New View Optometry and Happy Pediatric Dental. Hudson Lambert of STRIVE represented the California-based seller in the deal. Other terms of sale were not disclosed.
WHITTIER, CALIF. — Fairfield Carmenita LP has completed the disposition of Alivia Apartments, a multifamily community in Whittier, to NexGen Properties Group for $49.6 million, or $387,695 per unit. Completed in 2022, Alivia Apartments features seven residential buildings comprising 68 one-bed/one-bath units and 60 two-bed/two-bath units. All units offer stainless steel appliances, washers/dryers, kitchen islands with storage, and wood-style plank flooring. Community amenities include a resort-style pool and spa, fitness center, social lounge, dog park and outdoor fire lounge. Kevin Green, Joseph Grabiec and Greg Harris of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal. Michael Derk of Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. arranged a 10-year, $19.1 million, non-recourse loan for the buyer.
ST. GEORGE AND LINDON, UTAH — 1031 Crowdfunding has acquired its first two seniors housing communities in Utah. Totaling 178 units of assisted living and memory care, the communities are in the Provo suburb of Lindon and St. George, which is located approximately 130 miles northeast of Las Vegas. Both properties total 156,473 square feet across 5.85 acres, offer seven-year leases, and are within a four-mile radius of local hospitals. “As 1031 Crowdfunding continues to grow, we plan to move into other regions of the country,” says Edward Fernandez, president and CEO of 1031 Crowdfunding. “Seniors housing facilities are needed throughout the country as the baby boomers continue to age, so we continue to look for opportunities to grow our real estate portfolio in targeted markets where we see seniors housing growth potential. The Utah market is attractive to us because the state offers an ideal environment for businesses, lower taxes and a mix of diverse and varied industries that draw people who want to live and work in the state.” The facilities, Spring Gardens St. George and Spring Gardens Lindon, were built in 2011 and 2016. Avista Senior Living is the operator.
Progressive Real Estate Partners Arranges Sale-Leaseback of LifeStream Blood Bank Building in Ontario, California
by Amy Works
ONTARIO, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has brokered the sale-leaseback of a medical retail building located at 1959 E. 4th St. in Ontario. Duckett-Wilson Development Co. acquired the asset from LifeStream Blood Bank for $1.2 million. LifeStream occupies the 3,060-square-foot, single-story, freestanding building, which is an outparcel to the 85,000-square-foot Vineyard Ontario Plaza shopping center. LifeStream is a nonprofit blood donor that provides blood products and services to Southern California hospitals and medical facilities. Paul Su of Progressive Real Estate represented the buyer and the seller in the transaction.
MOUNT POCONO, PA. — Metro Philadelphia-based investment firm Agora Commercial has acquired Mount Pocono Plaza, a 195,735-square-foot shopping center located in northeastern Pennsylvania, for $17 million. Regional grocer Weis anchors Mount Pocono Plaza, and other tenants include Ollie’s Bargain Outlet, Harbor Freight, Planet Fitness and Dollar Tree. The center’s occupancy rate at the time of sale was roughly 90 percent. Christopher Munley, Jim Galbally and Colin Behr of JLL represented the seller, New Jersey-based Heidenberg Properties Group, in the transaction.
MARSHFIELD, MASS. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $9.9 million sale of The Shops at Ocean’s Gate, a 38,247-square-foot shopping center in Marshfield, about 30 miles south of Boston. The center was built on 1.3 acres in 2010 and was 90 percent leased to tenants such as Domino’s Pizza, The Genesis Fit and Sweetfrog Frozen Yogurt at the time of sale. Evan Griffith and Tony Pepdjonovic of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company, in the transaction and procured the buyer, a private investor. Both parties were Massachusetts-based entities that requested anonymity.