In a constantly evolving and unprecedented era, Charlotte is an extremely well-positioned industrial market experiencing significant rent growth, an influx of new capital and development in new frontiers. As of first-quarter 2022, Charlotte was nearing an all-time low vacancy rate and rental rate growth reached more than 12 percent year-over-year. Needless to say, Charlotte has become a prime target for industrial investors, developers and tenants. Staggeringly low vacancy, strong tenant demand and rapid rent growth are trends the industrial real estate sector is experiencing around the county. While these trends are not necessarily unique to Charlotte, they are having a particularly large impact on how Charlotte is growing. These strong underlying leasing fundamentals accompanied by land scarcity left Charlotte under-supplied with developers on the hunt for land. A recent announcement by the Silverman Group is a great example. After closing on a 200-acre site just 30 minutes northeast of Charlotte in Rowan County, the Silverman Group announced a speculative industrial development capable of up to 1.9 million square feet and quickly signed a lease with Macy’s for an e-commerce distribution center spanning 1.4 million square feet. On the west side of Charlotte in Gaston County, NorthPoint Development has seen similar …
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HOUSTON — Locally based private equity firm Three Pillars Capital Group has acquired Del Mar Apartments, a 544-unit multifamily community in Houston’s Edgebrook neighborhood. Built in 1972, the property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units that are furnished with built-in bookshelves, passthrough kitchen bars and individual washers and dryers. Amenities include three pools and a fitness center. Jim Hurd of Houston Income Properties represented Three Pillars Capital, which plans to implement a capital improvement program, in the deal. Houston-based First Choice Management sold the property for an undisclosed price.
HOUSTON — The Frankforter Group has purchased The Regard at Medical Center, a 319-unit apartment community located within Texas Medical Center in Houston that was built in 2013. Units come in studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans and range in size from 638 to 1,418 square feet. The amenity package comprises a pool, fitness center, business center, clubhouse, conference room, courtyards wit fire pits, outdoor grilling stations and a dog park. Frankforter Group will implement a value-add program. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
BAYTOWN, TEXAS — Chicago-based Dayton Street Partners will develop a 164,640-square-foot speculative industrial project near Port Houston. The facility will be situated on a 47.4-acre site within the 15,000-acre TGS Cedar Port Industrial Park in Baytown and function as a truck terminal as well as a storage and distribution center. Building features will include 24-foot clear heights, 214 dock doors and 6,000 square feet of office space. Completion is slated for the second quarter of 2023. Veritex Community Bank is providing construction financing NAI Partners will market the project for lease.
LAS VEGAS — Epic Investments has completed the sale of Las Brisas de Cheyenne, an apartment property located at 3985 E. Cheyenne Ave. in Las Vegas. Tides Equities acquired the asset for $40 million, or $227,272 per unit. Located in Las Vegas’ Sunrise Manor submarket, Las Brisas de Cheyenne features 176 apartments on nine acres. Built in 1999 and renovated in 2020, the two-story, garden-style apartment community offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans with an average unit size of 720 square feet. Patrick Sauter, Art Carll-Tangora and Steve Nosrat of Avison Young represented the seller in the deal.
Partnering With Parents Buys Office Park in Oceanside for $11.8M, Plans Conversion to Charter School Campus
by Amy Works
OCEANSIDE, CALIF. — Sunrise Capital has completed the disposition of a vacant office campus situated on six acres at 1305-1320 Union Plaza Court in Oceanside. Partnering With Parents, doing business as The Classical Academies, acquired the asset for $11.8 million. The buyer, an organization of tuition-free California public charter schools in North San Diego County, plans to convert the four-building, 99,968-square-foot office park into a school campus. Peter Curry, Jason Kimmel and Tim Winslow of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, while Jon Walters and Jim Benson of Kidder Mathews represented the buyer in the deal.
RENO, NEV. — Locus Development Group is constructing McCarran Business Park, a two-building Class A industrial/flex property in Reno. Slated for delivery in second-quarter 2023, McCarran Business Park will feature two 50,450-square-foot buildings with suites divisible to 6,250 square feet. Each building will offer high-visibility showroom and office space. Each suite will include a tenant allowance for a build-to-suit office/showroom and warehouse space with 24-foot clear heights, 12-foot by 14-foot grade-level motorized overhead doors and motion-sensor LED lighting. Construction is scheduled to begin this month, with Metcalf Builders serving as general contractor. Joel Fountain, Nick Knecht and Baker Krukow of Dickson Commercial Group’s industrial team will represent Locus Development on all leasing operations.
PHOENIX — Phoenix-based Refrigeration Supplies Distributor has purchased a freestanding industrial property, located at 3935 W. Adams St. in Phoenix. BECMED LLC sold the asset for $7.2 million in an off-market transaction. Michael Kitlica and Jason Ward of Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer in the transaction. The 40,794-square-foot building features 24-foot clear heights, dock-high loading and a secured, fenced yard.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Global Real Estate Advisors (GREA) has negotiated the sale of Vista Terraza, a 192-unit multifamily property located in the central metroplex city of Grand Prairie. According to Apartments.com, the property offers one-, two and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, playground and onsite laundry facilities. A locally based seller sold the asset to a New Jersey-based investor, with both parties requesting anonymity. Mark Allen, Zac Thomas and Byron Griffith of GREA brokered the deal.
Hanley Investment Group Arranges $4.6M Sale of Starbucks-Occupied Building in Mojave, California
by Amy Works
MOJAVE, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of a new construction, single-tenant retail property located at 15652 Sierra Highway in Mojave. Phoenix-based Kaidence Group sold the asset to an Orange County-based private investor for $4.6 million. Starbucks Coffee occupies the 3,000-square-foot freestanding property that includes a café and drive-thru. Bill Asher and Jeff Lefko of Hanley Investment Group represented the seller in the deal.