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Brookwood Office

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — A partnership between Birmingham-based Fairway Investments LLC and Atlanta-based Pope & Land Enterprises Inc. has acquired Brookwood Office Center, an office building located in Birmingham spanning nearly 170,000 square feet. Atlanta-based Preferred Apartment Communities Inc. sold the property to the partnership for $55 million. Built in 2007, Brookwood Office Center is fully-occupied and is anchored by Kinder Morgan, a Houston-based energy infrastructure company. Other tenants include Surgical Care Affiliates, an outpatient surgery provider; Merrill Lynch, a financial services firm; and PricewaterhouseCooper (PwC), a financial consulting firm. The property also houses two storefronts including O’Henry’s Coffees and JoS.A.Bank. The property has 896 total parking spots. Colliers will retain property management and leasing under the new ownership. Located at 569 Brookwood Village, the office building is situated adjacent to the Brookwood Village Mall and Macy’s. The property is also located near retailers such as The Fresh Market grocery store, Verizon Wireless, Target, Dunkin’ and Five Guys. Fairway Investments and Pope & Land have worked together for more than 20 years on projects to develop and enhance commercial real estate throughout the Southeast.

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Galleria Plaza

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — CBRE has arranged the $17.1 million sale of Galleria Plaza, a 24,807-square-foot, multi-tenant retail center in Fort Lauderdale. David Donnellan and Patricia Friend of CBRE represented the seller, Sunrise Investment Properties LLC, a Florida-based entity managed by Stiles Corp., in the transaction. The property sold for close to $700 per square foot. Paul Ahmed and Mackenzie Lampman of CBRE Capital Markets secured acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, Shawnick Galleria LLC, an entity affiliated with a California-based private investor. The long-term, fixed-rate loan was placed through an undisclosed life insurance company. Galleria Plaza is home to tenants including GEICO, Primo Fine Wines and Downtown Bicycles. The property is shadow-anchored by a separately owned Publix that was not included in the sale. Located at 2414 E Sunrise Blvd., Galleria Plaza is situated about 2.6 miles from downtown Fort Lauderdale, 7 miles from Fort Lauderdale International Airport and 12.5 miles from Hollywood Beach.

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BENTONVILLE, ARK. — Bentonville-based Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) posted growth in earnings during its fiscal third quarter of 2021, which ended Oct. 31. Walmart’s total revenue was $140.5 billion, an increase of 4.3 percent from a year earlier when it was $134.7 billion. These numbers were also higher than Wall Street’s predictions of $135.6 billion, according to CNBC. According to Refinitiv, the discount retailer’s earnings per share were $1.45 adjusted versus $1.40 expected. Additionally, Walmart’s e-commerce sales increased 8 percent during the fiscal third quarter and 87 percent over a two-year period. Walmart raised its forecast for the rest of the year, believing it will continue to see growth. Based on full-year guidance, now the retailer expects its adjusted earnings per share will be approximately $6.40 versus its previous projection of between $6.20 and $6.35. To prepare for the upcoming holiday shopping season, Walmart boosted its inventory by 11.5 percent. More customers shopped at Walmart during the third quarter due to the retailer’s low prices and amid an inflationary period that is causing household items to rise in price, according to CNBC. Despite the growth in revenue, Walmart’s net income decreased to $3.11 billion, or $1.11 per share. A year prior, …

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BARTLETT, ILL. — Conor Commercial Real Estate has completed the development of Brewster Creek Commerce Center, a 436,500-square-foot speculative industrial building in the Chicago suburb of Bartlett. The developer has leased the entire building to Chicago-based Colony Display, which will use the facility for light manufacturing and warehousing space. The project is situated within a 670-acre business park that is home to tenants such as McKesson, Grego & Sons and Cheese Merchants of America. The building features a clear height of 36 feet, 54 truck docks, four drive-in doors, 125 trailer stalls and 340 automobile spaces. Brad Simousek, Ryan Kehoe and Mike Plumb of Lee & Associates represented Conor in the lease transaction. Luke Molloy, Jack Brennan and Mike Sedjo of CBRE represented Colony Display. The project team included McShane Construction Co., V3 Cos. and Harris Architects Inc.

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ST. LOUIS — Sensient Technologies Corp. has signed a 300,481-square-foot industrial lease at 255 Logistics Center in St. Louis. The company manufactures colors, flavors and fragrances. Sensient is leasing space currently occupied by Medline Industries, which is terminating its lease early and moving to a self-developed facility elsewhere in the market. The buildout for Sensient will include reconfiguring office space, the addition of locker rooms, dock upgrades and the installation of additional electric service and new lighting fixtures. SparrowHawk LLC owns the building, which was constructed in 2008. Patrick Reilly and Dave Branding of JLL represented SparrowHawk in the lease transaction. Matt Eastin of Cushman & Wakefield represented Sensient.

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TOPEKA, KAN. — Stan Johnson Co. has brokered the sale of a FedEx-occupied distribution center spanning 26,892 square feet in Topeka for $16.4 million. The property is located at 5116 SW Wenger St. Built in 2015, the facility features 36 docks and ample trailer parking. Erik Lundberg of Stan Johnson represented the seller, a New Jersey-based investor group that acquired the property less than a year ago. A Wisconsin-based investor completing a 1031 tax-deferred exchange was the buyer. The sales price represents a cap rate of 5 percent.

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OXNARD, CALIF. — CGI+ Real Estate Strategies has acquired Alturas, a multifamily property located in Oxnard, for $50.7 million in an off-market transaction. The company plans to rebrand the 170-unit community as Via Oxnard. Built in 1965, the property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units with 76 percent being two-story townhomes. CGI+ plans to upgrade and renovated the non-renovated units and common areas. Greg Harris, Joe Grabiec and Kevin Green of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the undisclosed seller and buyer in the deal.

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NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. — New York-based Tapestry Inc. has broken ground on North Las Vegas Fulfillment Center, an industrial property in North Las Vegas. Slated for completion in 2022, North Las Vegas Fulfillment Center will feature 788,000 square feet of distribution space. Serving retailers Coach and Kate Spade, the facility is designed to distribute an annual 22.2 million units and hold 4 million units in inventory for both retail and e-commerce. The project team includes Clarion Partners, Seefried Industrial Properties and JLL’s Kris Smith, Rob Lujan and Louis Tomaselli. Tapestry is a New York-based house of modern luxury accessories and lifestyle brands including Coach, Kate Spade New York and Stuart Weitzman.

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CHICAGO — Kawa Capital Solutions has closed a $15 million preferred equity investment for a Class A multifamily project to be developed in Chicago’s River North. Located at 808 N. Cleveland Ave., the development will include 200 apartment units, 20,000 square feet of office space, 7,500 square feet of retail space and a 101-space parking garage. Chicago-based developers Bayview USA and DAC Developments will co-develop and manage the property. Project costs are estimated at $104.6 million. A timeline for completion was not provided.

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DALLAS — Locally based firm Holt Lunsford Commercial Investments (HLCI) has sold a portfolio of five shallow-bay industrial properties totaling approximately 700,000 square feet in the Dallas area to Boston-based investment firm TA Realty. The sales price was not disclosed. Two of the properties, Valwood Trade Center and Golden Bear Distribution Center, are located in Carrollton. The remainder of the portfolio consists of McKinney Logistics Center, Richardson Logistics Center and Edmonds Airport Trade Center, located in Lewisville. HLCI developed all of the assets between late 2020 and the summer of 2021.

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