MESQUITE, TEXAS — Masonite International Corp., a South Florida-based manufacturer of construction products, has signed a 626,718-square-foot industrial lease at Mesquite Airport Logistics Center, located on the eastern outskirts of Dallas. The tenant will occupy the entirety of Building 2, which was part of Phase I at the 2.3 million-square-foot development. Construction of the two-building second phase is underway and expected to be complete next year. Matt Dornak and Ryan Wolcott of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, Dalfen Industrial, in the lease negotiations.
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BEEVILLE, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Security Mini Storage, a 604-unit self-storage facility in Beeville, about 100 miles south of San Antonio. The facility, which consists of 21 buildings on a 5.9-acre site, spans 74,800 net rentable square feet. Dave Knobler and Charles LeClaire of Marcus & Millichap represented the Nevada-based seller in the transaction. The duo also procured the buyer, a Colorado-based limited liability company that closed on the asset via a 1031 exchange. Both parties requested anonymity. Security Mini Storage was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Oklahoma City-based investment firm Mazaheri Properties has acquired The Shops at Chisholm Trail Ranch, a 213,416-square-foot retail power center in Fort Worth. At the time of sale, the center was 97.5 percent leased to tenants such as Studio Movie Grill, Ulta Beauty, Old Navy, Ross Dress for Less, Marshalls, Tuesday Morning and Five Below. Chris Gerard, Barry Brown and Matthew Barge of JLL represented the seller, Dallas-based StreetLevel Investments, which completed the center in August 2020, in the transaction. Phillip Mazaheri of Price Edwards & Co. represented the buyer.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Newmark has arranged the sale of Radius on Grove, a 156-unit apartment complex in Austin’s East Riverside neighborhood. The property offers one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, clubhouse, business center, fitness center, pet play area and outdoor grilling and dining stations. Patton Jones and Andrew Dickson of Newmark represented the seller, Houston-based investment firm Hilltop Residential, in the transaction. The buyer, Los Angeles-based Square House Capital, plans to implement a value-add program. Radius on Grove was 98 percent occupied at the time of sale.
WEBSTER, TEXAS — Kimco Realty, a New York-based REIT, has negotiated two food-and-beverage leases with Kura Sushi, a technology-enabled Japanese restaurant, and specialty meat concept Wild Fork at The Shops at Baybrook. The leases respectively total 3,848 and 4,700 square feet. The center is under construction in the southeastern Houston suburb of Webster. Hannah Tosch, Wade Greene, Cody Persyn and Kimberly Lenardson of Colliers represented Kimco in the lease negotiations. Opening dates have not yet been established.
VICI to Buy Blackstone REIT’s Stake in MGM Grand Las Vegas, Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas for $1.3B
by Amy Works
LAS VEGAS — VICI Properties has entered into an agreement to purchase Blackstone Real Estate Trust’s (BREIT) 49.9 percent interest in the joint venture that owns MGM Grand Las Vegas and Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas. The joint venture between BREIT and MGM Growth Properties was originally formed in early 2020, before VICI’s acquisition of MGM in 2021. VICI will acquire the stake for $1.3 billion and assume BREIT’s pro-rata share of the existing $3 billion property-level debt. The deal is expected to close early in first-quarter 2023. Combined the properties total 18 million square feet, with 11,000 guest rooms, 321,000 square feet of gaming space and 3 million square feet of exhibit and meeting space.
NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. — General contractor Peak Construction is underway on Crossroads Commerce Center, a 191,481-square-foot industrial project located in North Brunswick, about 40 miles south of New York City. Building features will include a clear height of 40 feet, 130-foot truck court depths, 29 dock positions, two drive-in doors, 161 car parking spaces and 31 trailer parking spaces. Principal Asset Management is the developer of the project. Other project partners include construction manager D. Loeffler Consulting, Environetics Group Architects and Bohler Engineering. Completion is slated for May 2023.
RIALTO, CALIF. — Houston-based Lovett Industrial has closed on a six-acre parcel in Rialto with plans to develop Renaissance Logistics Center on the site, which is directly on I-210. Construction for the 114,115-square-foot, front-load industrial facility is scheduled to commence in January, with completion slated for September 2023. The building will feature efficient ingress and egress to the adjacent freeway interchange, 36-foot clear heights, a 7-inch reinforced concrete slab, 90 auto stalls, skylights and speculative office space with mezzanine space. HPA is serving as architect, and Westland Engineering is serving as civil engineer of the development. Bill Heim and Alex Heim of Lee & Associates Ontario, Calif., will handle marketing and leasing of the project.
PITTSBURGH — JLL Capital Markets has negotiated the $46 million sale of The Mall at Robinson, an 874,553-square-foot shopping center in Pittsburgh. Dick’s Sporting Goods, Macy’s, J.C. Penney and a space formerly occupied by Sears anchor the retail center, which was 92.1 percent leased at the time of sale. Kohan Retail Investment Group purchased the property from an entity doing business as QIC US Management Inc. David Monahan, Claudia Steeb, Cameron Pittman and Emerson Pierce of JLL brokered the sale.
HARTFORD, CONN. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of three skilled nursing facilities in Connecticut. Totaling 380 beds, the properties are all located in the northeastern suburbs of Hartford. A joint venture owner sold the assets to a regional buyer for an undisclosed price, with both parties requesting anonymity. The new ownership plans to focus on operational efficiencies, including staffing, and to invest in capital projects at the facilities.