FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Fort Worth-based Empire Holdings has sold five Texas industrial properties totaling 241,114 square feet. The properties range in size from 16,000 to 149,415 square feet and are located in Fort Worth, Houston, metro Austin and San Antonio. Philadelphia-based Arden Logistics Properties purchased the assets as part of a larger portfolio deal for an undisclosed price. Seth Koschak and Jeff Rein of Stream Realty Partners, along with Zach Harris and Jeff Hughes of Stan Johnson Co., brokered the deal.
Acquisitions
SAN ANTONIO — Houston-based investment firm Fuller Realty Interests has purchased Parkway Plaza, a 189,390-square-foot office complex located adjacent to San Antonio International Airport. The complex comprises five single-story buildings that were constructed between 1999 and 2002. Bryan Leonard of Northmarq arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing through a regional bank on behalf of Fuller Realty Interests. The seller was not disclosed.
Marcus & Millichap Brokers $7.7M Sale of Harmony Plaza Shopping Center in Port Richey, Florida
by John Nelson
PORT RICHEY, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $7.7 million sale of Harmony Plaza, an 82,820-square-foot shopping center located at 11932 U.S. Highway 19 in Port Richey. James Medefind, Jim Shiebler, James Garner and Jonathan Gerszberg of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a California-based private investor, in the transaction. A private investor purchased the property. Built in 1973 and located on a six-acre site, Harmony Plaza was 87 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Big Lots.
SRS Negotiates $3.2M Ground-Lease Sale of Tampa Bay Retail Property Occupied by Fifth Third Bank
by John Nelson
BRADENTON, FLA. — SRS Real Estate Partners’ National Net Lease Group has negotiated the $3.2 million ground-lease sale of a single-tenant retail property in Bradenton occupied by Fifth Third Bank. Built in 2007 and situated on about 1.1 acres, the 3,500-square-foot property is located at 6550 Cortez Road W. Patrick Nutt and William Wamble of SRS represented the seller, a California-based private investor, in the transaction. The buyer was Massachusetts-based Dorchester Avenue Holding LLC. Fifth Third Bank has more than 13 years remaining on its corporate-guaranteed lease, according to SRS.
NEW CITY, N.Y. — New Jersey-based development and investment firm KABR Group has acquired New City Shopping Center, a 125,110-square-foot property located north of New York City in Rockland County, for $30 million. KABR Group acquired the grocery-anchored center, which was 96 percent leased at the time of sale, in partnership with Long Island-based retail operator BTF. Jose Cruz, J.B. Bruno, Kevin O’Hearn, Michael Oliver, Steve Simonelli, Andrew Scandalios and Austin Pierce of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — San Diego-based Tower 16 Capital Partners has completed the disposition of two apartment properties in Tucson to an undisclosed buyer for $65.1 million. The seller assembled the portfolio over the last 24 months and repositioned the properties, Sierra Vista and La Mirada. Both assets received significant renovations, including the leasing offices, outdoor amenity areas and interior unit renovations on 40 percent of the units. Tower 16 purchased the properties for $36 million and spent $4.9 million on improvements. The new buyer plans to continue the renovation efforts. Located at 3535 N. 1st Ave., Sierra Vista features 258 apartments, two pools and a new clubhouse, leasing office and gym. La Mirada, located at 4415 E. Grand Road, offers 201 apartments, two pools, a new clubhouse with a fitness center and new outdoor amenity area. Art Wadlund, Clint Wadlund and Hamid Panahi of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller in the deal.
GARDENA, CALIF. — Storm Properties has completed the disposition of Redondo Plaza, a grocery-anchored retail center located at 1550 W. Redondo Beach Blvd. in Gardena. A private 1031 exchange buyer acquired the asset for $15.1 million. Built in 2002 and renovated in 2018, Redondo Plaza features 28,000 square feet of retail space. Aldi anchors the property with 11.5 years remaining on its existing triple-net lease. At the time of sale, the property was fully occupied. Tenants include Domino’s Pizza, T-Mobile, Jackson Hewitt, Super Laundry and Crazy Rock’n Sushi. Gleb Lvovich, Daniel Tyner, Geoff Tranchina and Bryan Ley of JLL Retail Capital Markets Investment Sales and Advisory team represented the seller in the deal.
Oxford Capital, Fortress Investment Acquire Three Seniors Housing Communities in Sequim, Washington
by Amy Works
SEQUIM, WASH. — A joint venture between Oxford Capital Group LLC and Fortress Investment Group LLC has acquired a three-property, 256-unit seniors housing portfolio in Sequim. The properties are located northwest of Seattle, just across the Salish Sea from Victoria, British Columbia. The buyer acquired the properties from an independent family operator. Oxford’s seniors housing management affiliate, Oxford Living US LLC, will manage the properties. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. “We are excited to continue to expand our seniors housing silo as we strategically assemble a portfolio of properties throughout the United States and Canada,” says John Rutledge, founder, chairman and CEO of Oxford Capital Group. “Oxford Living has made targeted seniors housing acquisitions and investments in a number of growing markets throughout the southeastern United States and Canada, including Florida and Ontario. We plan further portfolio acquisitions in these and other markets.” “This transaction builds further on our strategy of acquiring seniors housing assets with scale in attractive demographic areas that are well positioned to weather an inflationary environment,” adds Peter Stone, managing director at Fortress. “While most institutional investors focus on high-end development in urban centers, our strategy is to buy overlooked mid-market properties which are …
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Avanti Residential has purchased Artistry Apartments in Kansas City’s Crossroads Arts District for $94 million. The 341-unit, Class A apartment complex marks Avanti’s seventh investment in the Kansas City market. Constructed in 2021, Artistry Apartments features 11,675 square feet of street-level retail space that is 70 percent leased to Sola Salon. Jeff Stingley and Max Helgeson of CBRE represented the seller, a joint venture between Milhaus Development and CrossHarbor Capital Partners. Brady O’Donnell, Jill Haug, Alexandra Scott and Kyle Tucker of CBRE arranged acquisition financing on behalf of Avanti. The property was 95 percent leased at the time of sale.
NOBLESVILLE, IND. — MDH Partners has acquired Washington Business Park 1, a 162,228-square-foot industrial building in the Indianapolis suburb of Noblesville. The purchase price was undisclosed. The property, which is 85 percent leased to four tenants, is situated within the 142-acre Washington Business Park. The building was constructed earlier this year. Houston Hawley served as the acquisition lead for Atlanta-based MDH. Bryan Poynter of Cushman & Wakefield represented MDH, while Ryan Baker of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller. The purchase of Washington Business Park 1 increases MDH’s Indiana footprint to more than 1.1 million square feet.