DALLAS — JLL has negotiated the sale of a 1,252-unit self-storage facility located at 2500 Lone Star Drive in West Dallas. The three-story facility features 117,503 net rentable square feet of climate-controlled space and was 50 percent occupied at the time of sale. Austin-based CSW Development sold the property to Charlotte-based Madison Capital for an undisclosed price. Brian Somoza, Steve Mellon, Matthew Wheeler, Adam Roossien and Jake Kinnear of JLL brokered the deal. The new ownership intends to rebrand the property as a Go Store It facility.
Acquisitions
HOUSTON — Fort Worth-based investment firm Fort Capital has acquired a portfolio of 28 Class B industrial buildings totaling 673,679 square feet in Houston. Known as The West Houston & Gemini Portfolio, the buildings are located throughout various infill submarkets and had a collective occupancy rate of 84 percent at the time of sale. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
FRESNO, TEXAS — Primo Fitness, a California-based provider of exercise equipment, has purchased a 71,438-square-foot industrial building located at 701 Sycamore Drive in Fresno, a southern suburb of Houston. Jason Scholtz and Barkley Peschel of Colliers represented the seller, Lemark Investments, in the transaction. Haley Golden, Blair Golden and Lilly Golden of Evergreen Commercial Realty represented Primo Fitness.
Champion Acquires Village at Wake Forest Student Housing Portfolio in Winston-Salem for $43M
by John Nelson
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Champion Real Estate Co. has purchased Villages at Wake Forest, a 75-unit portfolio comprising single-family homes and duplexes located across the street from Wake Forest University. Scott Clifton and Stewart Hayes of JLL represented Champion and the undisclosed seller in the $43 million transaction. Located at 961 Palm Drive in Winston-Salem, the 62-parcel portfolio, which will be rebranded as Victory at Wake Forest, is Champion’s first student housing community in North Carolina. The buyer plans to fully furnish all units and lease by the bed.
ORANGE AND EAST ORANGE, N.J. — Locally based brokerage firm The Kislak Co. Inc. has negotiated the sale of two apartment complexes totaling 68 units in Northern New Jersey for a combined price of $8 million. The property at 57-61A E. Park St. in East Orange totals 22 units, and the complex at 453-475 Park Ave. in Orange comprises 46 units. Joni Sweetwood of Kislak represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were limited liability companies, in the transaction.
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $4.5 million sale of a 28,800-square-foot industrial property in South Plainfield, about 40 miles southwest of Manhattan. The property features a clear height of 22 feet and is currently leased to Liftec Forklifts. Andy Schwartz, Jordan Sobel and Andre Balthazard of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, an entity doing business as Sylpan Inc., in the transaction. The trio also procured the buyer, ACSS Group LLC.
CHESTERFIELD, MICH. — Friedman Real Estate has brokered the $6.4 million sale of Georgetown Manor Apartments in Chesterfield, about 30 miles north of Detroit. The property features studio, one- and two-bedroom units. Constructed in 1968, the complex is home to 97 units, according to Apartments.com. Peter Jankowski and Rich Deptula of Friedman represented the undisclosed buyer. The seller was also undisclosed.
OXFORD, MICH. — Clean Hub Car Wash has purchased a 4,700-square-foot retail building at 153 S. Washington St. in Oxford, about 40 miles north of Detroit. Barry Landau of Dominion Real Estate Advisors LLC represented the seller, DJG Properties LLC. Jordan Jabbori of CMP Real Estate Group represented Clean Hub Car Wash, which currently operates out of Sterling Heights but has three new locations coming soon.
SAN DIEGO — A private exchange buyer and a single-tenant REIT have purchased The Shops at Palm Promenade, a newly constructed shopping center in San Diego, for a combined value of $41.5 million. El Warner, Caitlin Zirpolo, Charley Simpson, Jordan Gomez and Alyssa Mera of Colliers’ Orange County-based National Retail Capital Markets team represented the sellers, Citivest and Hutensky Capital Partners, in the transactions. The private exchange buyer acquired 765, 762, 764, 780 and 804 Dennery Road for a total of $25.8 million. Chick-fil-A, Starbucks Coffee, Jersey Mike’s Subs and The UPS Store are tenants at the 24,120-square-foot space. The single-tenant REIT purchased the 45,308-square-foot Burlington building at 760 Dennery Road for $15.7 million.
TARZANA, CALIF. — Calabasas-based Agora Realty & Management has purchased Tarzana Medical Plaza, a three-story medical office building located at 5525 Etiwanda Ave. in Tarzana. An undisclosed seller sold the asset for $30 million in an off-market deal. At the time of sale, the 75,000-square-foot medical office building was 90 percent occupied. Current tenants include Providence Healthcare Systems, Cedars-Sinai Medical Care and Unilab Corp. Agora plans to complete an interior and exterior renovation on the property. Interior renovations will include upgraded elevator cabs, modern corridor finishes, lighting upgrades, and expanded and renovated lobby areas with enhanced wayfinding. The buyer also plans to add solar panels to reduce operating costs.