Acquisitions

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CONSHOHOCKEN, PA. — The Buccini/Pollin Group, a development and investment firm with offices in Maryland and Delaware, has acquired One Tower Bridge, a 271,678-square-foot office building in the northern Philadelphia suburb of Conshohocken. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and completed in 1989, the 15-story, riverfront building offers a fitness center, outdoor terrace and a multi-purpose room. One Tower Bridge was 92 percent leased at the time of sale, with Morgan Stanley serving as the anchor tenant. Buccini/Pollin plans to invest $9 million in capital improvements to the building. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.

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PHILADELPHIA — Regional brokerage firm Scope Commercial Real Estate has negotiated the $9.3 million sale of The Yellowjacket, a 24-unit multifamily property in Philadelphia’s Fishtown neighborhood. The complex houses one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a fitness center and a rooftop deck, as well as 5,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Phil Sharrow and Fahd Malik of Scope Commercial represented the seller, a local developer that is nearing completion of the project, in the all-cash transaction. The duo also procured the buyer, a family office that purchased the asset via a 1031 exchange.

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LOS ANGELES — Stockdale Capital Partners has created a new open-ended, core-plus healthcare fund that will actively pursue medical office acquisitions. The seed investment was a 147,078-square-foot medical office building located at 2100 West 3rd Street Medical Center in Los Angeles. The space is 99 percent leased to major tenants, including Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, Providence Health & Services and AltaMed Health Services Corporation.

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LOWELL, MASS. — Northeast Private Client Group (NEPCG) has brokered the $4 million sale of Middlesex Street Apartments, a 24-unit multifamily complex located in the northern Boston suburb of Lowell. The 35,475-square-foot building is located in the downtown area and includes four commercial spaces. Brad Carlson of NEPCG represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction. The deal traded at a cap rate of approximately 7.3 percent.

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COLUMBUS, OHIO — Iconic Equities has acquired a 322,840-square-foot warehouse in Southeast Columbus for an undisclosed price. The Class B property is situated on 23 acres at 3275 Alum Creek Drive near I-70 and two intermodal facilities, the CSX Intermodal and Norfolk Southern Rickenbacker Intermodal. The transaction marks Miami-based Iconic’s second acquisition in Columbus in the past year.

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CINCINNATI — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 15,000-square-foot medical office building occupied by Mercy Health in Cincinnati for $4.9 million. The net-leased property is located at 8599 Ridge Road. Mercy Health has 10 years remaining on its lease. Mark Ruble, Christopher Mitchel, Chris Lind and William Skoch of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company. Buyer information was not provided.

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BOCA RATON, FLA. — A joint venture between BH Group and PEBB Enterprises has acquired the Office Depot headquarters campus in Boca Raton for $104 million.  The 650,000-square-foot asset was built in 2008 on 28.9 acres as a build-to-suit development for Office Depot. The buyers plan to renovate the property to make it a multi-tenant campus, then lease approximately half of the space back to Office Depot.  The property features three five-story, LEED Gold-certified office buildings with backup generators and hurricane-proof windows. Amenities include an onsite cafeteria, outdoor patio, fitness center, conference center, auditorium and two parking garages. Located three miles west of I-95, the campus sits adjacent to famed golf course The Old Course at Broken Sound and 700-acre master-planned community The Park at Broken Sound. The complex is also located 1.5 miles north of Lynn University and the Boca Raton Innovation Campus, as well as three miles north of Florida Atlantic University. John Criddle, Joe Freitas and Max Pawk of CBRE will market the vacant space for lease following the renovations. “For the first time since the campus was constructed, the North Tower office building will be available as a multi-tenant property with floorplates of approximately 40,000 square feet,” says Joe Freitas. …

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MELBOURNE, FLA. — Red Oak Capital Holdings has provided a $10.2 million acquisition loan for an 80,107-square-foot industrial facility located at 4401 Fortune Place in Melbourne. The borrower, Reich Brothers I LLC, used the bridge loan to acquire the Space Coast property and prepare it for occupancy by its sole tenant, Blue Origin, an aerospace, defense and space exploration company backed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. The property traded for $12.5 million. The interest-only loan was underwritten at an interest rate of 8.5 percent and features a 24-month term with two six-month renewal options. The borrower plans to exit the loan via permanent financing upon completion of re-tenanting the building to Blue Origin, according to Red Oak.

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JOHNS CREEK, GA. — SRS Real Estate Partners’ National Net Lease Group has brokered the $4.3 million sale of Shops at Medlock Corners, a 6,200-square-foot retail strip center located at 5855 State Bridge Road in Johns Creek. The seller, Atlanta-based Willow Capital Partners, delivered the property in March. Situated on less than an acre, the metro Atlanta property was fully leased at the time of sale to Jersey Mike’s, Ideal Dental and ATI Physical Therapy, all of which signed 10-year leases. Michael Berk, Sheree Strome and Scott Campbell of SRS represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer was an unnamed private investment firm based in Atlanta.

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ALEDO, TEXAS — SHOP Cos. has arranged the sale of a 12,428-square-foot retail strip center located on the western outskirts of Fort Worth. Aledo Retail Center, which was fully leased at the time of sale, is located adjacent to the site of the newly announced, 1,825-acre Dean Ranch master-planned development. Tim Axilrod and Tayler Rose of SHOP Cos. represented the seller, a limited liability company, in the transaction. The buyer was a private investor. Both parties were Texas-based entities that requested anonymity.

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