BRANDON, FLA. — SRS Real Estate Partners’ National Net Lease Group has brokered the $8.1 million portfolio sale of two single-tenant net-lease retail properties totaling 6,454 square feet in Brandon. The restaurants, which are occupied by Panera Bread and Chipotle Mexican Grill, are outparcels to Lake Brandon Plaza, a 200,000-square-foot, Publix-anchored shopping center located at 11201-11255 Causeway Blvd. Both properties were completed this year and have new 15-year, absolute triple-net leases in place. Patrick Nutt and William Wamble of SRS represented the seller, a Florida-based private investor, in the 1031 transaction. The buyer was an unnamed, private investor based in New York.
DECATUR, GA. — Colliers has signed two new tenants to join 101 W Ponce, a 109,000-square-foot office building in downtown Decatur. The RMR Group manages the six-story office building and recently finished renovations. The two new tenants are the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD), which will lease 18,411 square feet, and gaming company Aristocrat Technologies, which will lease 6,404 square feet. Heather Lamb and Jessica Doyle of Colliers represented the landlord in both lease deals. Mitch Kahlert and Jimmy Sanders of ICON Commercial represented NACDD, and David Todd and Detra Reid of CBRE represented Aristocrat Technologies.
LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — Locally based developer Bright Realty has broken ground on Crown Centre II, a $50 million office project that will be located in the northern Dallas suburb of Lewisville. The four-story, 147,000-square-foot building will be situated within Bright Realty’s Crown Centre development, which will ultimately feature up to 2,000 multifamily units, 3 million square feet of office space, 500 hotel rooms and 140,000 square feet of retail, restaurant and open green space. Bright Realty delivered Crown Centre I in 2020, and the building is now 89 percent leased. Dallas-based Rudick Construction Group is the general contractor for the project, which is scheduled for a fall 2024 completion.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — San Francisco-based investment firm Hamilton Zanze has sold 4000 Hulen, a 240-unit apartment complex in Fort Worth. The property was built in 2015, has an average unit size of 886 square feet and offers amenities such as a pool, fitness center, coffee bar, game room and a dog park. Hamilton Zanze acquired the property in 2017 and implemented a value-add program that upgraded unit interiors, amenity spaces, building exteriors and landscaping. Joey Tumminello, Drew Kile, Taylor Hill, Michael Ware, Jeffrey Kindorf and Will Balthrope of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented Hamilton Zanze in the transaction and procured the buyer, Pegasus Real Estate. At the time of sale, 4000 Hulen was 95 percent occupied.
MCKINNEY, TEXAS — ILS Gummies, a provider of nutritional supplements that support a range of health issues, has opened its 70,000-square-foot manufacturing and headquarters facility in the northern Dallas suburb of McKinney. According to commercialcafé.com, the industrial property at 350 Cypress Hill Drive was built on 19.9 acres in 2021, totals 301,714 square feet and includes 194 car parking spaces. The company expects to hire about 70 people to staff the facility.
CARLSBAD, CHINO AND NIPOMO, CALIF. — A Covina-based private family office investor has acquired three industrial assets in Southern California for $39.6 million. The acquisition includes a Class B facility at 2070 Las Palmas Drive in Carlsbad; a 52,000-square-foot, multi-tenant property at 14055 Laurelwood Place in Chino; and Nipomo Self Storage, a self-storage facility at 542 Lindon Lane in Nipomo. Peter Hauser, Shane Shafer, Matt Hauser and Jordan Hauser of Northmarq represented the buyer. The seller was not disclosed.
LAKEWOOD, COLO. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of the 96-unit Aspire Lakewood Apartments in Lakewood. A new-to-the-market investment group bought the asset for $27 million. The community is located at 12160 W. Nevada Drive. It includes a fitness center, clubhouse and swimming pool. The property’s one- to four-bedroom units feature private patios or balconies. Kent Guerin, Jason Hornik and Greg Parker of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer. The seller was not disclosed.
THE DALLES, ORE. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of The Dalles Inn, a 64-room hotel in The Dalles, located along the Columbia River near the Washington border. The hotel is located at 112 W. 2nd St. along State Highway 30 near its intersection with Interstate 84. Michelle Kennedy of Crystal Investment Property represented the buyer, a limited liability company. David Tabata of Marcus & Millichap’s Portland office aided in closing this transaction. Chris Gomes and Skyler Cooper of Marcus & Millichap’s Dallas office were also listed on the deal as supporting brokers, alongside Allan Miller in the firm’s Austin office. Details regarding the seller were not disclosed.
CARLSBAD, CALIF. — USA Properties Fund and The Pinyon Group plan to begin construction this summer on Vintage at Marja Acres, an affordable apartment community for residents over age 55. The property is part of a larger mixed-use development in Carlsbad, approximately 35 miles north of San Diego. The 47-unit community will offer affordable housing in the new Marja Acres neighborhood that will include 248 townhomes, a community park and restaurant. Marja Acres is near the beach and the popular Carlsbad Village downtown area with restaurants, shops and live entertainment. Construction on the $21 million apartment community is scheduled to start in the late summer, with leasing beginning in fall 2024. The City of Carlsbad, Riverside Charitable Corporation and WNC Inc. are partners in Vintage at Marja Acres. JP Morgan Chase is the construction and permanent lender for the project. Residents at least 55 years old who earn 30 percent to 60 percent of the area’s median income for San Diego County — about $27,000 to $62,000 per year — are eligible to live in Vintage at Marja Acres. Rents for the one-bedroom apartment community will average about $1,200, depending on the income of residents. IHP Capital Partners and KB …
LOS ANGELES — A private investor has acquired a 20,576-square-foot office building in the Los Angeles submarket of Brentwood for $9.3 million. The building is located at 520 Sepulveda Blvd. The asset features two parking levels, three office levels, an open courtyard, plug-and-play cell tower platform and signage visible from I-405. T.C. Macker, Jennifer Moscoso and Christian Holland of WESTMAC Commercial Brokerage Co. represented the seller, another private investor. Mitch Stokes of Avison Young represented the buyer.