LAS VEGAS — Dalfen Industrial has acquired Henderson Industrial Center North II, an industrial building located in Henderson, a suburb of Las Vegas. Terms of the transaction were not released. Located at 1080 Mary Crest Road, the 40,817-square-foot property was fully occupied at the time of sale to a long-term tenant. With this acquisition, Dalfen Industrial owns and operates more than 1.1 million square feet across the Las Vegas and Reno markets.
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has brokered the sale of a retail anchor space located at 9185 Magnolia Ave. in Riverside. A Riverside County-based private investor sold the asset to Pioneer Cash & Carry for $1.7 million. The 10,128-square-foot space will be Pioneer Cash & Carry’s first location in the Inland Empire. The store is slated to open in 2022. The family-owned and -operated grocer offers an extensive variety of fresh Indian and ethnic produce and a wide array of unique, Indian, brand-name products. Remodeled in 2016, the space features an open floor plan, two loading docks, ample parking and monument signage. Albert Lopez of Progressive Real Estate Partners represented the seller in the deal.
BUFORD, GA. — Seefried Industrial Properties, along with an unnamed institutional partner, has purchased 53 acres in Buford for the development of a new speculative industrial project near Interstate 85. Stuart Bracey of Hughes Commercial represented Atlanta-based Seefried Industrial in the land acquisition. The two-building development, known as Gravel 85 Distribution Center, will span 626,616 square feet and include 384 parking spaces, 108 trailer spaces and 135- to 180-foot truck courts. The development team includes civil engineer Eberly & Associates and Randall Paulson Architects. Construction is set to begin in October.
RALEIGH, N.C. — JLL Capital Markets has secured equity and debt financing for the development of a 533,889-square-foot office campus in Raleigh that will serve as the corporate headquarters for Bandwidth Inc., a locally based software firm. The project is slated for completion in first-quarter 2023. Roger Edwards, Travis Anderson, Michael George, Coler Yoakam and Warren Johnson of JLL arranged the financing on behalf of the developer, a joint venture between East West Partners and Capitol Broadcasting Co. USAA Real Estate provided equity for the build-to-suit project, and Wells Fargo provided a construction loan. The loan and equity amount were not disclosed. The new campus will feature 460,073 square feet of Class A office space, a 29,091-square-foot fitness center, 13,425-square-foot recreational area, 31,300-square-foot Montessori School, an onsite amphitheater, walking trails, café, recreation fields and an onsite parking garage that will provide approximately 1,859 spaces. Located at the corner of Reedy Creek and Edwards Mill roads, the office building will be situated on 23.3 acres. Bandwidth plans to consolidate its three existing locations in Raleigh into the new development. The firm also owns 17 adjacent acres suitable for future expansion.
MILTON, FLA. — Branch Properties has broken ground on Merganser Commons at Dogwood Estates, a Publix-anchored shopping center in Milton. The grocer will occupy 46,811 square feet and be the first Publix store in the city. Overall, Merganser Commons will span 66,921 square feet and feature retail, dining and service-oriented tenants. Branch Properties’ partner on the project is Merganser Enterprises LLC, a retail developer based in Smyrna, Ga. Branch Properties plans to deliver the center in spring 2022. Merganser Commons is the sixth shopping center in Branch Properties’ development pipeline, including three in metro Atlanta, one in Huntsville and another in Upstate South Carolina.
MARIETTA, GA. — SRS Real Estate Partners has brokered the $11 million sale of Market Square, a 137,889-square-foot shopping center located at 2932 Canton Road in Marietta. The center sits on 13.4 acres and houses tenants such as Big Lots, Ace Hardware and Planet Fitness. A privately held entity doing business as MSQ Realty LLC purchased the asset from an entity doing business as Wood Marietta Center LLC. Kyle Stonis and Pierce Mayson of SRS represented the seller in the transaction, and the buyer was self-represented.
FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. — Aspen Fayetteville, a 202-unit student housing community located less than one mile from the University of Arkansas campus in Fayetteville, has opened ahead of schedule. Austin, Texas-based student housing developer and owner Aspen Heights developed the property and will manage it on behalf of the owner, an entity affiliated with Platform Ventures. Located on Beechwood Avenue, Aspen Fayetteville offers a mix of two-, three- and four-bedroom units that are fully furnished by Gus Design Group. Shared amenities include an indoor and outdoor fitness center, resort-style swimming pool, hot tub, lounge and study rooms, a fire pit and grilling station.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Global private investor KKR has purchased HQ @ First, an office campus in Silicon Valley totaling 603,666 square feet. Mori Trust Co. Ltd., a real estate development firm based in Japan, sold the campus to KKR for $535 million, according to several media outlets. The LEED Gold-certified property was fully leased at the time of sale to data memory and storage manufacturer Micron Technologies and IT securities firm Zscaler. The campus is located at 110, 120, 130 Holger Way in San Jose in the heart of Silicon Valley’s “Golden Triangle,” which is home to globally renowned tech firms such as Cisco Systems, Adobe, PayPal and eBay. Steven Golubchik, Edmund Najera, Jonathan Schaefler and Darren Hollak of Newmark brokered the transaction. KKR purchased HQ @ First via its KKR Real Estate Select Trust fund and selected San Francisco-based Drawbridge Realty to manage the office campus. “HQ @ First is a marquee property with great amenities, including onsite lab facilities, and access to Silicon Valley’s immense pool of talent,” says Justin Pattner, partner and head of real estate equity in the Americas at KKR. “We believe well-located trophy assets that can deliver a dynamic work environment for innovative …
IRVING, TEXAS — CBRE has brokered the sale of Trammell Crow at Passport Park, a 2 million-square-foot industrial complex in Irving. Built in 2018, the four-building property was 97 percent leased at the time of sale and features 40-foot clear heights, 205-foot truck court depths and ample car and trailer parking spaces. The Dallas-based real estate giant owns the property in conjunction with CBRE Global Investors. Ryan Thornton, Randy Baird, Jonathan Bryan and Eliza Bachhuber of CBRE represented ownership in the transaction. The buyer was an undisclosed, publicly traded REIT.
WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS — Red Oak Financial, a Michigan-based lender, has provided an $8.1 million acquisition loan for a 473,000-square-foot industrial building in Wichita Falls, about 140 miles northwest of Dallas. The rail-served property sits on 97 acres and consists of two buildings totaling 350,000 and 123,000 square feet. Combined, the buildings offer 20,000 square feet of office space, as well as 45-foot clear heights, 12 dock doors and 621 parking spaces. The borrower, an affiliate of Panda Biotech, plans to implement a $47 million renovation program.
