Acquisitions

OMAHA, NEB. — Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE: FRT) has acquired Village Pointe, a 453,000-square-foot, open-air shopping center in Omaha. The retail REIT purchased the property from the undisclosed seller for $153.3 million. “Village Pointe checks the key boxes for us: affluent demographics and growing population, clear unmet retail demand, proven retailer success in the location and a truly dominant asset,” says Don Wood, president and CEO of Federal Realty. Situated on Omaha’s west side on West Dodge Road, Village Pointe draws nearly 6 million annual visits and serves a trade area of over half a million people, with visits averaging one hour in duration. The center was 96 percent leased at the time of sale to national and premium lifestyle retailers — including Apple, lululemon, Sephora, Coach, Bentley, Nordstrom Rack, Madewell — many of which are exclusive to the market. Scheel’s, a large-scale sporting goods retailer, shadow-anchors Village Pointe. Other tenants include Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen, North Italia, DSW, Best Buy, Old Navy, Warby Parker, Urban Outfitters and Marcus Village Pointe Cinema. Federal Realty has noted the value-add opportunity at Village Pointe via elevating the tenant mix and enhancing merchandising. Founded in 1962, Federal Realty Investment Trust is based in North …

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TOMBALL, TEXAS — SVN | J. Beard Real Estate has brokered the sale of a vacant quick-service restaurant (QSR) building in Tomball, located northeast of Houston. The building was formerly home to Krispy Kreme. Jackson Cain and Brigham Hedges of SVN | J. Beard represented the seller, Wave Crest Development, in the transaction. The buyer and future occupant, a Dairy Queen franchisee, was self-represented.

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WILTON, CONN. — CBRE has negotiated the $24.7 million sale of a 221,070-square-foot office building in the southern coastal Connecticut city of Wilton. The two-story building at 50 Danbury Road is home to tenants such as AIG, ASML and Hartford Health Care. Jeff Dunne, Steve Bardsley and Travis Langer of CBRE represented the seller, a partnership that includes an entity managed by Taconic Capital Partners, in the transaction. Shawn Rosenthal and Jason Gaccione, also with CBRE, arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, Melrose Pfeiffer Holding LLC.

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STAMFORD, CONN. — Zelco Properties, the development and acquisition arm of Charter Realty, has purchased a 153,000-square-foot shopping center in the southern coastal Connecticut city of Stamford. Whole Foods Market and Saks Off Fifth anchor the center. Zelco acquired the center along with undisclosed institutional and operating partners. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Charter Realty will also be the leasing agent. Approximately 74,000 square feet of space remains available.

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OCEAN SPRINGS, MISS. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of a seniors housing community located in Ocean Springs along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Totaling 140 units, the property features 18 independent living apartments, 60 assisted living residences and 62 memory care units. According to SLIB, the community was stabilized at the time of sale. The seller, the partnership that developed the asset, is exiting the seniors housing sector. A Southeast-based owner and operator with an existing presence in the state acquired the community for an undisclosed price. Daniel Geraghty and Bradley Clousing of SLIB brokered the transaction on behalf of the seller.

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FORT SMITH, ARK. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of an 88-room Homewood Suites hotel located at 7300 Phoenix Ave. in Fort Smith. The sales price was not disclosed for the transaction, which is part of a two-property portfolio deal that included a Home2 Suites in Fort Smith. Chris Gomes and Steve Greer of Marcus & Millichap, along with Allan Miller of the firm’s Miller-Gomes Hotel Team, represented the seller, an entity doing business as Heritage Hotel Group LLC, and procured the buyer, a Texas-based entity doing business as FortSmith RA HS Hotel LLC.

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SEATTLE — Clarion Partners has sold Walton Lofts, a 136-unit high-rise property located at 75 Vine St. in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood. The Schuster Group developed the building in 2015. CBRE’s Eli Hanacek, Mark Washington, Kyle Yamamoto and Natalie Kasper represented Clarion. Neither the buyer nor the sales price was disclosed, but Clarion purchased the property in 2016 for about $76 million. Walton Lofts includes studios, one- and two-bedroom units. Amenities include a rooftop lounge with panoramic views of Elliott Bay, the Olympic Mountains and downtown Seattle, a library and a fitness center.

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MILWAUKEE — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of the 102-room Hampton Inn Milwaukee-Airport hotel. The three-story property is situated on 3.9 acres at 1200 W. College Ave., less than three miles from the Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport. Amenities include an indoor pool, fitness center, business center, breakfast area and shuttle service. Ebrahim Valliani of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were private investment groups. The transaction received additional support from Michael Klar, Chris Gomes and Allan Miller of the Miller-Gomes Hotel Team.

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RICHFIELD, MINN. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has negotiated the sale of Kensington Park, a 28,135-square-foot neighborhood retail center in Richfield, an inner-ring suburb of Minneapolis. Tenants include Chipotle, Noodles & Co., Potbelly and Sarpino’s Pizza. Nearly 70 percent of the occupied gross leasable area has operated at the center for more than 10 years and some tenants since the inception of the center. Amy Senn, Bryce Thompson, Joe Girardi and Eric Geskermann of Mid-America represented the seller, Solomon Real Estate. Black Gate Partners purchased the asset for $6.8 million.

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VOLO, ILL. — The Learning Hills Daycare has purchased a 3.1-acre site at 27065 Route 120 in Volo, a far north suburb of Chicago. Rick Scardino of Lee & Associates represented the buyer, which is a privately owned and operated childcare and learning center. Learning Hills plans to build a new daycare that is slated to open in fall 2026. The company currently operates locations in Crystal Lake, Lake in the Hills and South Elgin. Joe Heffernan of KW Commercial represented the seller, The Ellis Farm Partnership.

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