BLUE ASH, OHIO — Aerospace and defense company Quest Defense has signed a 25,702-square-foot office lease for its new headquarters at Pfeiffer Place at Parkview in Blue Ash near Cincinnati. The company is relocating from its Class B space at SharonView Corporate Center. Pfeiffer Place offers a conference center, café and onsite security. Todd Pease of JLL represented the landlord, Ohio National Financial Services.
SAN FRANCISCO AND INDIANAPOLIS — San Francisco-based industrial giant Prologis Inc. (NYSE: PLD) has agreed to acquire Indianapolis-based Duke Realty (NYSE: DRE) for $26 billion in an all-stock transaction, including debt. The mega-merger of these two REITs is scheduled to close in the fourth quarter. The board of directors for each company has already unanimously approved the transaction. In May, Prologis offered to acquire Duke in an all-cash transaction for $61.68 per share, a proposal that would have generated a price tag of $23.7 billion. The offer, which was tendered on May 10, represented a 29 percent premium over Duke’s closing stock price on the previous day. However, Duke rejected the offer. The transaction includes Prologis’ assumption of Duke Realty’s existing debt. Duke’s shareholders will receive a premium of 47.5 percent over the current value of each share of common stock they own. Prologis plans to hold 94 percent of the acquired assets. Prologis expects to achieve $310 million to $370 million in reduced general and administrative costs and consolidated corporate leverage as a result of the acquisition. In addition, Prologis said it was drawn to Duke’s presence with high-performing industrial facilities in key markets, including Southern California, New Jersey, …
Amid a record-breaking year for Miami-Dade County in 2021, industrial market fundamentals grew even stronger in the first quarter of 2022. Last year, the national industrial market saw unprecedented activity resulting from unlimited investment capital from Wall Street, private equity firms and REITs deploying significant capital into buying existing income-producing property and development sites. In the first quarter of 2022, market fundamentals continued to heat up in Miami-Dade County and are expected to continue to attract investors and developers that are looking to capitalize on a growing population and soaring demand for warehousing space. The ongoing global supply chain challenges are forcing existing tenants’ requirements to include additional warehouse space for storage. Simultaneously, new-to-market tenants are continuing to flock to the area, despite a shrinking supply of available space. Together, this confluence of activity triggered a record low vacancy rate of 2.7 percent in Miami-Dade County in the first quarter, a 150-basis-point decrease year-over-year. Rental rates also reached a record high of $11.80 per square foot triple-net, which is an increase of 8.3 percent year-over-year. We expect continued growth in port markets, as well as increased leasing activity from third-party logistics and e-commerce tenants. In 2021, Amazon leased multiple locations …
TAMPA, FLA. — CBRE has arranged the sale of a 14-property multifamily portfolio in Florida totaling 2,384 units. Michael Regan and Frank Carriera of CBRE represented both the seller, Amzak Capital Management, and the buyers, NorthEnd Equities and Motti Schapira, in the $240 million transaction. The properties, which were built between the 1970s and 1990s, included: • Lakeland Manor in Lakeland (376 units) • Kings Trail in Jacksonville (320 units) • Bella Mar in Tampa (264 units) • Rolling Hills in Orlando (240 units) • Timber Falls in Tampa (184 units) • Jacksonville Heights in Jacksonville (173 units) • Del Rio in Tampa (160 units) • Tanglewood in Eustis (138 units) • Mount Dora in Mount Dora (132 units) • Lago Bello in Tampa (120 units) • North Washington (119 units) • Brandywyne in Winter Haven (81 units) • The Landings (60 units) • Country Place in Winter Haven (18 units)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Stream Realty Partners has brokered the $24 million sale of an adaptive reuse retail property located at 332 W. Bland St. in Charlotte’s South End district. The 1920s-era property spans 39,118 square feet and was fully leased at the time of sale to Slingshot Social Game Club, Ruby Sunshine, Lost & Found and Resident Culture Brewery, which is one of Charlotte’s most frequented breweries. Charlotte-based Ferncroft Capital purchased the property from Magnus Capital Partners and CenterSquare Investment Management. Jared Londry, Mack Freudenstein, Alex Olofson and Parks Brown of Stream Realty represented the sellers in the transaction.
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Hunter Hotel Advisors has brokered the sale of a dual-branded hotel in downtown Columbia. An unnamed, institutional buyer purchased the asset from CN Hotels for an undisclosed price. Built in 2019 near the University of South Carolina and the South Carolina State House, the 223-room hotel is dually branded to Hilton Garden Inn and Home2 Suites and features an indoor pool, fitness center and an onsite restaurant. Mayank Patel of Hunter’s Atlanta office represented the seller in the transaction.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Patterson Real Estate Advisory Group has arranged the refinancing of Charleston Tech Center, an 88,000-square-foot office building in Charleston. MetLife Investment Management, the institutional asset management arm of MetLife Inc., provided the undisclosed amount of financing. The borrowers, Iron Bridge Capital and Hunt Cos., delivered the six-story building in 2021. The property was 84 percent leased at the time of financing to tenants including Charleston Digital Corridor, a city-backed technology incubator that occupies the full second floor (17,000 square feet); Conrex, a single-family rental platform owned by Brookfield (15,000 square feet); and Insight Global, a tech staffing firm (7,000 square feet). Charleston Tech Center is located in Charleston’s Upper Peninsula adjacent to the city’s historic district and near I-26 and US Highway 17. In addition to modern offices, Charleston Tech Center includes ground-level retail space, rooftop amenity space, conference spaces, bike racks and showers.
PENDLETON, S.C. — QR Capital, a multifamily and student housing owner-operator based in Atlanta, has sold The Villages at Town Creek, a 244-bed student housing community located near Clemson University in Pendleton. Built in 2010, the property offers 61 townhome-style units in three-, four- and five-bedroom configurations. Shared amenities include a resort-style swimming pool, study lounge, coffee bar, fire pit, hammock garden, sand volleyball court and a car wash station. Jaclyn Fitts, William Vonderfecht, Casey Schaefer, David Lansbury and Erika Maston of CBRE arranged the sale on behalf of QR Capital. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed.
SEATTLE — Clise Properties, a family-owned and operated Seattle real estate developer, has purchased 1700 7th Avenue, a Class A+ office tower in downtown Seattle. The company originally developed the building and has maintained a majority ownership stake. The transaction brings Clise to full ownership. Built in 2001, 1700 7th Avenue is a 24-story, 550,000-square-foot office building with street-level retail space. Building amenities include a private tenant rooftop deck on the 10th floor, floor-to-ceiling windows, Starbucks Coffee and UPS Store onsite and underground parking with a dedicated executive-level exit. As the sole owner, Clise Properties plans to upgrade the building’s amenities with a new fitness center, conference center, food operator and an updated patio and outdoor event area on the 10th floor. Additional upgrades will include a new expanded bike storage room with new locker rooms, showers, drying room and electric vehicle charging stations. Tim O’Keefe, Jesse Ottele and Cavan O’Keefe of Newmark have served as exclusive leasing advisors for the property since March 2021.
EDGEWATER, COLO. — California-based Trion Properties has acquired Terra Village Apartments in the Denver suburb of Edgewater for $110 million, or $273,631 per unit. The seller was not disclosed. Located at 6201 26th Ave., Terra Village features 402 apartments. Trion Properties plans to upgrade the property and units with new kitchen cabinets, stainless steel appliances, tile backsplashes, updated bathrooms and washers/dryers in each unit. Elliott Polanchyck, Will McCauley, Phil Dankner, Kevin Higgins and Marc Lippitt of Unique Properties/TCN Worldwide and the Unique Apartment Group handled the transaction.
