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SHERMAN, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has brokered the sale of a 25,000-square-foot retail center located at 5629 Texoma Parkway in Sherman. As of October 2018, the shopping center’s tenants included Allstate, Chef Angel, TTS E-Cig & Vape and Mac’s Tax & Bookkeeping Service. Matt Thompson and Phil Rosenfeld of Lee & Associates Dallas/Fort Worth represented the buyer, Bemisal Enterprises, in the transaction. Sangha Enterprises LLC sold the center for an undisclosed price.

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TEMPE, ARIZ. — Oregon-based Pinnacle Healthcare has purchased 1860 West University, a creative office building located in Tempe. iT1 Source sold the asset for $8.4 million, or $314 per square foot. The seller, an IT solutions company, will continue to occupy the property through a long-term lease. Geoff Turbow, Matt Pourcho, Anthony DeLorenzo, Gary Stache, Bryan Johnson and Doug Mack of CBRE Investment Properties – SoCal/Phoenix, along with Colton Trauter and Bill Blake of Lee & Associates in Phoenix represented the seller in the deal. Renovated in 2018, the single-story, 26,750-square-foot building features open/collaborative floor plans, superior-quality interior finishes, a rooftop solar power system, excellent ingress/egress and a parking ratio of 4.3 spaces per 1,000 square feet.

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IRVING, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 335,480-square-foot industrial lease renewal at 9400 N. Royal Lane in Irving. According to LoopNet Inc., the rail-served property was built in 2004 and totals 447,400 square feet. Tom Walrich of Lee & Associates represented the tenant, supply chain operator KGP Logistics Co. Mitch Pruitt represented the landlord, Prologis, on an internal basis.

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SIMI VALLEY, CALIF. — Lee & Associates-LA North/Ventura has arranged the sale of a research and development building located at 685 E. Cochran St. in Simi Valley. Albert Halami, a private investor, acquired the asset from 685 Cochran Holdings LLC for $11 million, or $183 per square foot. The seller will continue to occupy a portion of the 60,416-square-foot property for its businesses, which include SensoScientific, under a sale-leaseback arrangement. Other tenants at the fully leased building include Hangman Products and Brown & Brown Insurance. Built in 1986, the two-story property features 22-foot and 24-foot clear heights, two dock-high doors and three grade-level loading doors. The second floor, with about 20,000 square feet of general and engineering offices, was fully renovated in 2015. The buyer plans to continue the renovation efforts, including re-landscaping and improving the parking lot. Mike Tingus and Grant Fulkerson of Lee & Associates-LA North/Ventura.

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Bob Yoshimura of Lee & Associates: I would characterize the industrial sector as the most sought-after asset class across all commercial property types.

Real estate buyers spent a record-setting amount of cash in the sector in the third quarter and remain bullish on the properties amid healthy absorption and rent growth. The industrial real estate sector, traditionally known as the land of big, boring boxes, has become the darling of real estate amid the growth of e-commerce. Investors have poured hundreds of billions of dollars into industrial properties over the last five years alone, and not even the prospect of new construction potentially outpacing demand has tempered enthusiasm. “With online sales continuing to grow at a faster rate than general retail sales, there is no lack of continued tenant demand for industrial warehouses and flex and distribution space,” says Rebecca Wells, CCIM, senior vice president and principal of commercial real estate service provider Lee & Associates in Indianapolis. “We expect investment activity will continue at a red-hot rate through the end of this year and into 2020.” Industrial sales totaled $40.6 billion in the third quarter this year, the highest dollar volume ever recorded in a single quarter for the property type, according to Real Capital Analytics, a New York-based researcher that tracks commercial property deals of $2.5 million or more. An $18.7 …

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FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated an 8,500-square-foot industrial lease in Farmers Branch, a northern suburb of Dallas. Nathan Denton and Adam Graham of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, IC Industrial REIT, in the lease negotiations. Robert Powell of Powell Realty Advisors represented the tenant, TSI Commercial Flooring.

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NEW YORK CITY — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 5,600-square-foot retail lease for restaurant group Quality Branded on the ground floor of 2 Bank Street in Manhattan. Quality Branded owns and manages the Quality Meats, Quality Eats and Quality Italian Steakhouse restaurants. Brad Schwarz and James Ficelman of Lee & Associates represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. Taryn Brandes of Brand Urban represented Quality Branded.

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ESCONDIDO, CALIF. — Lee & Associates – North San Diego County has arranged the sale of a retail asset located in Escondido. Malakooti & Kaikavoosnejad Revocable Trust sold the property to Goodwill Industries of San Diego for $6.1 million. Located at 315 W. Washington Ave., the building features 17,908 square feet of retail space. The property is situated on a 2.1-acre lot adjacent to City Hall and the California Center for the Arts. Michael Golden of Lee & Associates – North San Diego County represented the seller, while Bryan Cunningham of Flocke & Avoyer represented the buyer in the deal.

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LANCASTER, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 92,710-square-foot industrial lease at Park 20/35 in Lancaster, a southern suburb of Dallas. Becky Thompson of Lee & Associates represented the tenant, Motors & Armatures Inc., an HVAC component manufacturer, in the lease negotiations. Kacy Jones, John Hendricks and Trapper Graff of CBRE represented the landlord, CalSTRS.

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HOUSTON — Lee & Associates has arranged the sale of a 34,482-square-foot industrial asset located at 10130 W. Gulf Bank Road in Houston. Patrick Wolford of Lee & Associates represented the seller, CDG Properties LLC, in the transaction. Joe MacDougall of MacDougall & Co. Inc. represented the buyer, 10130 West Gulf Bank-2019 LP.

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