KENOSHA, WIS. — Colliers Wisconsin has brokered the sale of a portfolio of eight light industrial buildings totaling 277,982 square feet in Kenosha for $33.2 million. The properties, constructed in phases between 1995 and 2007, are situated within the Business Park of Kenosha. The portfolio was 97 percent leased by 43 tenants at the time of sale. Some of the tenants include Sherwin-Williams, Fastenal, First Supply and Viking Electric. Tom Shepherd and Jennifer Huber-Bullock of Colliers represented the seller, an affiliate of Zilber Ltd. An Elmhurst, Ill.-based private buyer purchased the portfolio.
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MUNCIE, IND. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of Muncie Marketplace in Muncie for $14.6 million. Built in 2014, the 77,871-square-foot retail center is fully leased to seven national tenants, including Dick’s Sporting Goods, Michaels, Five Below, McAlister’s Deli, Kay Jewelers and GameStop. Amy Sands, Clinton Mitchell, Michael Nieder and Tim Murray of JLL represented the seller, AlbaneseCormier Holdings LLC. War Chest Real Estate LLC was the buyer.
ITASCA, ILL. — Bulldog Cartage, a storage, staging and shipping company, has signed a 78,161-square-foot industrial lease at 1549 Glenlake Ave. in Itasca. Mike Antonelli and Dan Brown of Brown Commercial Group represented the tenant. John D’Orazio and Jonathan Kohn of Colliers represented the undisclosed landlord. Earlier this year, Brown Commercial Group negotiated a 37,819-square-foot lease for Bulldog Cartage in Addison, Ill.
FREMONT, NEB. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has arranged a $6.9 million loan for the refinancing of a 72-unit multifamily property in Fremont, about 40 miles northwest of Omaha. Brett Olson and Jeff Witt of Grandbridge arranged the permanent, fixed-rate loan. The borrower and lender were not disclosed.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a four-property, 669-unit affordable housing portfolio located throughout Florida. The properties sold for a combined total of $91.8 million. Evan Kristol of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Lauderdale office represented the private sellers, Benjamin Mallah and Benjamin Mallah II, as well as the buyer, a national owner and operator of affordable housing communities. The properties include The Overlook at Monroe in Sanford; Villas at Cove Crossing Apartments in Lake Worth; St. Luke’s Apartments in Lakeland; and Sonrise Villas Apartments in Fellsmere. Constructed between 1994 and 2007, the LIHTC properties range in size between 94 and 240 units. All were originally developed with affordable tax credits and have long-term income and rent restrictions, which Kristol says the new ownership will retain for “years to come.”
MEMPHIS, TENN. — Westmount Realty Capital has purchased Shelby Oaks Corporate Park, a portfolio of office/showroom and distribution facilities in Memphis totaling 480,911 square feet. Shelby Oaks is Westmount’s first purchase in Memphis and second acquisition in Tennessee. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. The corporate park is located one mile away from the I-240/I-40 interchange and near downtown Memphis and Memphis International Airport. Situated within a 640-acre wooded area that includes three lakes and a jogging trail, Shelby Oaks was built in several phases between 1979 and 2005 and was 95 percent leased at the time of sale to 78 tenants. The portfolio includes a total of 16 buildings: four distribution buildings with drive-in and dock doors and 12 office/showrooms. Buildings range from 12,000 to 90,000 square feet and are home to a variety of industries like telecommunications, medical, service and manufacturing companies.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP has signed a long-term lease to move its Nashville office to One22One, a new high-rise office building located at 1221 Broadway in the city’s Gulch district. The locally based law firm plans to occupy 100,000 square feet of office space across the top four floors by late 2023. The tenant retained Savills for its search for new office space. The developer and landlord, Brentwood, Tenn.-based GBT Realty, delivered the $140 million, 24-story tower last month. Featured amenities at One22One include outdoor space for business and social gatherings, a fitness center and retail space. FirstBank occupies 52,000 square feet of office space on floors 13 and 14 that will include the headquarters of FB Financial Corp. (NYSE: FBK), the parent company of FirstBank.
ROSWELL, GA. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the $10.3 million sale of Mansell Oaks, a 43,190-square-foot shopping center in the north Atlanta suburb of Roswell. Zach Taylor of IPA represented the seller, an entity doing business as PLC Mansell LLC, in the transaction. Peachtree Industrial Partners LLLP is the buyer. Mansell Oaks’ tenant roster includes LongHorn Steakhouse, Bird Watcher Supply and Animal Emergency Center of North Fulton. “Well-located, unanchored retail strips with reasonable rents have become nearly as sought after as grocery anchored centers, and the cap rates are reflecting this demand,” says Taylor.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Eastern Union has secured $7 million in acquisition financing for Crestwood Festival Centre in Birmingham. Marc Tropp of Eastern Union arranged the financing on behalf of the buyer, CityWide Properties, which intends to invest $1.5 million in capital improvements at the 299,707-square-foot shopping center. The five-year loan includes a fixed interest rate of 4.6 percent with one year of interest-only payments. The investor purchased the property, which is shadow-anchored by The Home Depot, for $9.4 million. Built in 1989 on 41 acres, Crestwood Festival Centre comprises 44 retail suites and nearly 1,000 parking spaces. Notable tenants include Phoenix Theatres The Edge 12 Birmingham, Burlington, Mattress Warehouse and Dollar Tree.
By Chase Clancy, vice president, Colliers The Austin industrial market is booming. According to Colliers’ research, Austin’s industrial market continues to grow at an amazing clip, spurred by rapid population growth, major manufacturing relocations and new e-commerce and inventory trends. Despite the longstanding shadows that larger markets like Houston and Dallas have cast on Austin’s growth, the market is reaching a fever pitch of rising rents, tightening vacancy, significant new deliveries and equally noteworthy preleasing activity. Based on Austin’s population size, Colliers’ research suggests that the market has the runway — both in terms of supply and demand — to nearly double in size over the next five years. With demand for space showing no sign of cooling at the local level, we project a prolonged period of record development and record absorption. To put that into context, Austin’s industrial market currently spans roughly 57 million square feet. We are tracking more than 40 million square feet of product in our development pipeline — more than 10.2 million square feet of which is currently under construction — with more on the horizon. Trailing 12-month absorption stands at approximately 3.4 million square feet as of the second quarter of 2022, but …