CALEDONIA, WIS. — Lee & Associates has negotiated the $24.5 million sale of 223 acres of land in Caledonia within Southeast Wisconsin. The site was formerly known as South Hills Country Club. The transaction marks the largest land acquisition in Southeast Wisconsin since Microsoft acquired 467 acres in late 2023, according to Lee & Associates. Thomas Boyle of Lee & Associates represented the buyer, New York-based Ashley Capital, which plans to build a 4 million-square-foot industrial park on the site. Named South Hills Commerce Center, the project will feature 10 buildings ranging in size from 218,400 to 554,000 square feet. Hintz Real Estate Development Co. LLC was the seller.
CHICAGO — Kiser Group has arranged the sale of a two-building multifamily portfolio located near the University of Chicago for $8 million. The portfolio includes 5111 S. University Ave. (41 units) and 5135 S. Blackstone Ave. (36 units). The properties are situated on residential streets in Hyde Park and feature a mix of studio and one-bedroom units. The portfolio was 98 percent leased at the time of sale. Lee Kiser, Kyle Sissell and Will Cornish of Kiser represented the seller, TLC Management, while Katie LeGrand and Jacob Price of Kiser represented the buyer, Harbor Property Management LLC.
OAK BROOK, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a retail property net leased to Diamonds Direct in the Chicago suburb of Oak Brook for $6.1 million. Located at 1150 W. 22nd St., the single-tenant building totals 6,000 square feet and is part of the 17-acre Oak Brook Commons mixed-use development. There are just under 14 years remaining on the tenant’s lease. Nicholas Kanich of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a global real estate investment manager. A broker with a boutique Chicago firm procured the buyer, a family partnership based in South Dakota completing a 1031 exchange.
BRICK, N.J. — Locally based investment firm TFE Properties has purchased The Shops at Brick, a 103,832-square-foot shopping center located near the Jersey Shore. The center is currently home to Bonefish Grill and McDonald’s, and both anchor and junior anchor spaces are available for lease. Kevin O’Hearn and Joseph Lopresti of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction and procured TFE Properties as the buyer. The new ownership plans to implement a value-add program.
SAN DIEGO — Dollinger Properties has completed the sale of a two-story office building located at 8965 Balboa Ave. in San Diego’s Kearney Mesa neighborhood. Sharp HealthCare acquired the asset for $12.3 million. County of San Diego occupies the 27,761-square-foot property, which was built in 1985. The tenant has been onsite since 2002. Bob Prendergast, Lynn LaChapelle and Zac Saloff of JLL Capital Markets Investment Sales and Advisory team represented the seller, while Mike Labelle and Bridget Gossett of Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer in the deal.
ORADELL, N.J. — Locally based brokerage firm The Kislak Co. Inc. has negotiated the $2.9 million sale of a 13-unit apartment building in the Northern New Jersey community of Oradell. Completed in 1980, the building at 222 Kinderkamack Roadexclusively offers studio apartments and includes 5,195 square feet of office space. Robert Squires of Kislak represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
BRENTWOOD, TENN. — Regency Centers Corp. has acquired Brentwood Place, a 320,000-square-foot power retail center located in the south Nashville suburb of Brentwood. According to the Nashville Business Journal, the center sold for $118.5 million. The property was 95 percent leased at the time of sale and comprises more than 100,000 square feet of anchor retail space leased to Nordstrom Rack, Total Wine & More, T.J. Maxx/HomeGoods and Golf Galaxy. Originally developed in 1973, Brentwood Place is adjacent to the site of the future 350,000-square-foot Vanderbilt Medical Campus.
RICHMOND, VA. — Chicago-based JLL Income Property Trust has purchased a 280,000-square-foot distribution center in Richmond for $40.7 million. The Class A property was delivered in 2022 and features a 200-foot truck court, 32-foot clear heights, truck storage spaces and cold storage areas. The property has direct access to I-895 and is located within two miles of Richmond International Airport and eight miles from I-95. Two unnamed, global tenants occupy the facility with a weighted average lease term (WALT) of 8.4 years.
ROCK HILL, S.C. — Avison Young has brokered the $11.5 million sale of a 120,000-square-foot industrial facility located near I-77 at 2690 Commerce Drive in Rock Hill, a South Carolina suburb of Charlotte. Chris Loyd, Tom Tropeano and Ryan Kendall of Avison Young represented the seller, Graham Capital, in the transaction. The buyer, Dallas-based Leon Industrial, has tapped Avison Young to handle leasing of the property moving forward.
Ardent Acquires 1.1 MSF Seminole Towne Center Mall in Central Florida, Plans Mixed-Use Redevelopment
SANFORD, FLA. — The Ardent Co. has acquired Seminole Towne Center Mall, a 1.1 million-square-foot regional mall located in Sanford, roughly 28 miles northeast of Orlando. The Atlanta-based investor plans to develop the property into a mixed-use development. According to several local media outlets, Ardent purchased the mall from Hollywood, Fla.-based 4th Dimension Properties for roughly $17.5 million. While plans for the 76-acre property will include the addition of new retailers, multifamily housing and a hotel, the center’s four anchor tenants — Dillard’s, JC Penney, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Elev8 — will remain at the property. Seminole Towne Center Mall originally opened in 1995 and officially closed for redevelopment in January.