MEMPHIS, TENN. — Capstone Apartment Partners has brokered the $8.3 million sale of Shelby Grove Apartments, a 13-building, all-brick apartment community situated on 6.5 acres off at 6357 Shelby Briar Drive in Memphis. Luke Searcy, Austin Heithcock and Adam Klenk of Capstone led the transaction. Sante Realty Investments was the seller, which acquired the asset in 2017. The buyer was EPH Properties. Built in 1999, Shelby Grove includes 98 two-bedroom units and was approximately 94 percent occupied at the time of sale. Each apartment home includes a fully equipped kitchen, ceiling fans and washer/dryer connections. The buyer plans to complete upgrades on 72 remaining unrenovated units by updating appliances, flooring, countertops and fixtures. Shelby Grove is EPH’s first investment in the Memphis market. In total, EPH has invested in more than 1,000 multifamily units and 15 commercial properties in nine markets across the United States.
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JOHNSTON, IOWA — Jackson Dearborn Partners, a Chicago-based real estate investment and development company, has acquired Cadence Apartments in Johnston within metro Des Moines. The purchase price was undisclosed. The 195-unit, Class A apartment complex was built in 2017. It was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale. Amenities include a pool, media room, fitness center, coffee bar and Luxer One package system. The acquisition marks JDP’s first in the Des Moines area. The company intends to purchase newer construction multifamily properties in Midwest markets such as Des Moines, Indianapolis and Columbus. JDP purchased Cadence in a joint venture partnership with Ashland Capital, a Chicago-based multifamily investment company. BH Management will serve as property manager.
ALLEN, TEXAS — Locally based developer JaRyCo has broken ground on The Farm at Allen, a 135-acre mixed-use project located at the southeast corner of the Sam Rayburn Tollway and Alma Drive in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Allen. The site was originally purchased by local resident Bob Johnson Sr. and his wife, Doris, in the 1960s and used for raising cattle and growing corn, wheat and hay. Plans for the project call for 1.6 million square feet of office space, 142,000 square feet of retail space, 60,000 square feet of restaurant space, a 150-room hotel, townhomes and 2,400 urban residential units. The initial phase of development includes construction of FarmWORK One, a 102,000-square-foot office building, and The Hub, a food hall with a stage for live music and other events. Both of those components of the project are expected to be complete in 2022. Roughly a quarter of the total acreage will be devoted to outdoor space, including a 1.5-acre lake, 2.5 miles of hiking and biking trails, a 16-acre greenbelt along Watters Creek and four additional park areas. Leasing is underway for the office and retail components, with Avison Young and Venture Commercial respectively leading those initiatives.
MELROSE PARK, ILL. — McShane Construction Co. will build Industry Center at Melrose Park, a three-building, speculative industrial development in suburban Chicago. LBA Logistics is the developer. The project will total 651,617 square feet. Building I will span 130,200 square feet with a clear height of 36 feet, up to 37 truck docks, two drive-in doors, 44 trailer stalls and 151 parking spaces. Building 2 will total 350,248 square feet with a clear height of 36 feet, up to 72 truck docks, two drive-in doors, 142 trailer stalls and 251 parking spaces. Building 3 will provide 171,169 square feet with a clear height of 36 feet, up to 43 truck docks, two drive-in doors, 83 trailer stalls and 215 parking spaces. McShane demolished an existing building on the site. Harris Architects is the project architect. A timeline for completion was not disclosed.
WOODRIDGE, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $5.3 million sale of a 13,100-square-foot property occupied by CVS Pharmacy in Woodridge, a southwest suburb of Chicago. The net-leased building is located at 8645 Woodward Ave. Matt Emerick, Austin Weisenbeck and Sean Sharko of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor based in Florida. The asset sold at 94 percent of the list price to an undisclosed buyer. CVS has over 10 years remaining on its lease.
NILES, ILL. — Avison Young has arranged the sale of a 149,474-square-foot industrial building in Niles, a northwest suburb of Chicago. The sales price was undisclosed. The property, located at 6035 Gross Point Road, is fully leased to Fort Dearborn Co., a producer of labels for consumer goods packaging. Erik Foster and Mike Wilson of Avison Young represented the sellers, Dermody Properties and Wanxiang America Real Estate Group. Boston-based Plymouth Industrial REIT was the buyer.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Denver-based Black Creek Group has completed Carter Park, a 569,000-square-foot industrial development located near the interchange of Interstates 20 and 35 in south Fort Worth. Designed by Callaway Architecture, Carter Park consists of three buildings spanning 250,000, 231,000 and 88,000 square feet that feature 32-foot clear heights, a total of 100 dock doors and ESFR sprinkler systems. Cadence McShane served as the general contractor for the project.
DENTON TEXAS — Cold Creek Solutions will develop a 374,560-square-foot speculative cold storage facility on a 23-acre site just northwest of Interstate 35 and Barthold Road in the North Texas city of Denton. The facility will feature 45-foot clear heights, more than 60,000 pallet positions, multiple tenant suites with convertible temperature functionality, 65 trailer parking spaces and ample car parking. The developer is seeking a joint venture equity partner and has engaged JLL to market that opportunity.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Watermarke, a 386-unit apartment community in southwest Fort Worth. The property was built on 14 acres in 1986. Units feature private patios or balconies, and communal amenities include three pools, a clubhouse with a business center and gym, onsite laundry facilities and a dog park. Al Silva of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a San Antonio-based private investment firm, and procured the buyer, California-based Tides Equities.
SAN MARCOS, TEXAS — Dallas-based Kalterra Capital Partners has sold McCarty Commons, a 249-unit multifamily property located in the Central Texas city of San Marcos. The 10.4-acre property was completed in 2019 and offers amenities such as a pool, volleyball court and a resident clubhouse. Project partners included Cross Architects, Shreve Land Construction, Sunridge Management, Bellwether Enterprise and Warsaw Realty Group. Will Balthrope, Jordan Featherston and Drew Garza of Institutional Property Advisors, along with Kent Myers of Marcus & Millichap, represented Kalterra in the transaction. A private family office purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.