ST. LOUIS PARK, MINN. — Bridge Investment Group’s subsidiary Bridge Office Fund has acquired 10 West End in the western Minneapolis suburb of St. Louis Park. The sales price was undisclosed. The Class A office building rises 11 stories and spans 343,000 square feet. Ryan Cos. US Inc. sold the property in conjunction with The Excelsior Group and Sotarra LLC. The building opened in January 2021. Amenities include a bike room, onsite parking, electric vehicle charging, a fitness center and sky deck. The property is the first Class A office building constructed in the submarket in the last 18 years, according to Ryan. Tom O’Brien, Avery Ticer, Dan Phoel and Jeff Altenau of Cushman & Wakefield represented Ryan in the sale. Bridge now owns more than 1.4 million square feet of commercial real estate space in the Minneapolis market.
Acquisitions
MIDDLETON, WIS. — Greywolf Brokerage, a division of Greywolf Partners Inc., has brokered the $4 million sale of Pheasant Branch Senior Apartments in Middleton, a suburb of Madison. The 45,166-square-foot building contains 47 units. The property was fully occupied at the time of sale and sold slightly above the listing price. Dawn Davis of Greywolf represented the seller. Buyer and seller information was not provided.
RICHMOND, VA. — CRG, a Chicago-based industrial developer behind the Cubes brand of logistics facilities, has sold a 1.2 million-square-foot industrial property located at 2703 Commerce Road in Richmond. Situated within 110-acre Deepwater Industrial Park, the property was delivered in October as a build-to-suit for Lowe’s Home Centers, a subsidiary of national retailer Lowe’s Home Improvement. Realty Income Corp. purchased the facility for an undisclosed price. Patrick Nally, Britton Burdette, Bill Prutting, Craig Childs and Josh McArdle of JLL represented CRG in the sale. Similar to all Cubes-branded facilities, the Lowe’s facility features 36-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinkler systems, LED lighting, ample dock doors, trailer storage and car and truck parking. The design-build team includes development partners DSC Partners and Iron Point Partners, as well as architect Lamar Johnson Collaborative and general contractor and development partner Hourigan Group. The Richmond facility is the third property that CRG has developed for Lowe’s.
MINNEAPOLIS AND SAN FRANCISCO — Flynn Properties Inc. and Värde Partners have acquired an 80 percent joint venture interest in 89 select-service and extended-stay hotels in a $1.1 billion deal. Affiliates of Highgate and Cerberus Capital Management LP were the sellers. The portfolio comprises 58 Marriott-branded hotels, 24 Hilton-branded properties, four Radisson-branded assets, two IHG-branded hotels and one Choice-branded property. All of the assets will undergo capital improvements over time. Affiliates of Highgate and Cerberus will retain a 20 percent interest in the investment, and Highgate will continue to manage the properties on behalf of the joint venture. Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. served as financial advisor to Flynn and Värde on the transaction. Flynn Properties, a division of San Francisco-based Flynn Holdings, now owns 115 select-service and extended-stay hotels. Minneapolis-based Värde currently manages over $13 billion in assets worldwide.
Berkadia Arranges $47.8M Sale of Build-to-Rent Active Adult Community in Dallas, Georgia
by John Nelson
DALLAS, GA. — Berkadia Institutional Solutions has arranged the sale of Hardy Springs, a 149-unit build-to-rent, active adult community located in the northwest Atlanta suburb of Dallas. Charleston-based Blaze Partners purchased the single-family neighborhood, which is age-restricted for households age 55 and up, for $47.8 million. Russ Hardy of Berkadia’s Atlanta office and Brooks Minford and Simona Wilson of Berkadia’s Seniors Housing & Healthcare team represented the seller, Georgia-based Highlands Residential, in the transaction. John Bray, also from Berkadia’s Atlanta office, originated an undisclosed amount of Fannie Mae acquisition financing on behalf of Blaze. Hardy Springs features one- and two-bedroom floor plans with walk-in closets, private garages and private patios or balconies. Community amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center and barbecue area. The property is situated near Wellstar Paulding Hospital, AMC Hiram 14 and Lost Mountain Park.
BALTIMORE — KLNB has arranged the sale of Church Square Shopping Center, a 44,252-square-foot retail center located at 923 N. Caroline St. in Baltimore. Andy Stape, Chris Burnham, Vito Lupo and Jake Furnary of KLNB represented the seller, a partnership between entities doing business as Burley Church LLC and Pinefield South-Kodiak LLC, in the $6.5 million transaction. The buyer was not disclosed. Originally built in 1986, Church Square recently underwent renovations including roof work, parking lot repairs and façade updates. The property was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including DTLR Villa, Hip Hop Fish & Chicken and a Chase Bank ATM.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Tides Waterfront, a 386-unit apartment community in southwest Fort Worth. Built in 1986, the property consists of 21 three-story residential buildings that were recently renovated, as well as three pools, a fitness center, business center, clubhouse, dog park and a lake. Al Silva and Ford Braly of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Tides Equities, in the transaction and procured an undisclosed, out-of-state investment firm as the buyer. The sales price was also not disclosed.
HUMBLE, TEXAS — Locally based development and investment firm Kajani Capital Group has acquired 10.8 acres in the northern Houston suburb of Humble for the development of a 300-unit multifamily project. The community will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom units with an average size of 875 square feet, as well as a clubhouse, fitness center, package lockers and a dog park. Chris Bergmann Jr. of JLL represented Kajani Capital in the off-market land deal. Joan Collum of Collum Commercial represented the seller, Austin-based Stratus Properties. Construction is set to begin in May and to be complete in fall 2024.
CBRE Negotiates $78.5M Sale of Lakemont Orchard Apartment Community in Issaquah, Washington
by Amy Works
ISSAQUAH, WASH. — CBRE has arranged the $78.5 million sale of Lakemont Orchard, a multifamily property in Issaquah. An undisclosed buyer acquired the asset from an affiliate of New York Life Insurance Co. Originally built in 1992, Lakemont Orchard features 201 apartments with balconies in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, with an average unit size of 916 square feet. Onsite amenities include a pool, hot tub, sundeck, newly upgraded gym, TV and billiards lounge, outdoor dining area and basketball/sport court. The seller upgraded the roofs, siding and clubhouse prior to the sale, but all the apartments are eligible for renovation. Situated on more than 20 acres, the gated community is located at 18305 SE Newport Way. Jon Hallgrimson, Eli Hanacek, Mark Washington and Kyle Yamamoto of CBRE’s Pacific Northwest represented the seller in the deal.
Patriot Real Estate Holdings Buys 110,974 SF Marnell Corporate Center Office Building in Las Vegas
by Amy Works
LAS VEGAS — Nashville, Tenn.-based Patriot Real Estate Holdings has purchased Marnell Corporate Center V (MCC5), a five-story, Class A office building within Marnell Corporate Center in Las Vegas. The name of the seller and acquisition price were not released. Located at 6720 Via Austi Parkway, the asset features 110,974 square feet of multi-tenant office space. The building was constructed in 2007. Patriot Real Estate acquired MCC3, a 71,378-square-foot office building, and MCC4, a 93,702-square-foot office building, from Dornin Investment Group in summer 2022 and spring 2018, respectively. The Marnell Corporate Center is a seven-building, 736,000-square-foot, Class A, master-planned business campus. Marlene Fujita Winkel, Rick Reeder, Brad Tecca, Emily Brun and Alex Casingal of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction.