FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. — Fuyao North America Inc., a subsidiary of China-based Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co., will open a processing center in Fountain Inn, a city in South Carolina’s Upstate region. The company is planning to invest $16.1 million that is expected to create 70 new jobs. The Fuyao Group has been making automotive glass since 1987. The new facility will be located at 110 Milacron Drive, about 20 miles south of downtown Greenville, and will span 182,000 square feet. The Coordinating Council for Economic Development has awarded a $100,000 Set Aside grant to Greenville County to assist with costs associated with the project. A timeline for the project was not disclosed.
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TAMPA, FLA. — Geneva Group and Genet Property Group have purchased Executive Industrial Park, a seven-building campus on 15 acres in Tampa’s Westshore industrial submarket. The 201,620-square-foot property was 94 percent leased at the time of the sale and is situated about six miles from Tampa International Airport. Rick Brugge, Mike Davis and Michael Lerner of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Dallas-based Westmount Realty Capital has sold Westmount at the Colonnade, a 192-unit multifamily community in Grand Prairie, roughly midway between Dallas and Fort Worth. Built in 2001, the Class A property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging in size from 772 to 1,258 square feet. Amenities include a pool, media and business center and a fitness center. Westmount acquired the property in 2015 and implemented $1.4 million in capital improvements. The buyer was not disclosed.
Zargo Invest Acquires Student Housing Community Near University of Georgia for $8.4M
by Alex Tostado
ATHENS, GA. — Zargo Invest has acquired Farmer’s Exchange, a 121-bed student housing community located near the University of Georgia campus in Athens, for $8.4 million. The name of the seller was undisclosed. Zargo plans to invest $1 million in renovations, including interior and exterior painting, installation of smart security systems in units, a new business center and lounge and new security cameras. CollegeTown Properties has been tapped to manage the community. A renovation timeline has yet to be announced.
CRESTWOOD, KY. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the $3.5 million sale of Crestwood Crossing, a 19,129-square-foot retail center in Crestwood, about 19 miles west of Louisville. Matthew Mousavi, Patrick Luther and Chris Edwards of SRS represented the seller, a local developer, in the transaction. The property was 94 percent leased at the time of the sale to a mix of fitness, dental, service-oriented and restaurant tenants. The Ohio-based buyer bought the center that was built in 2007.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — JLL has negotiated the sale of a 63,124-square-foot retail property leased to Albertsons and located at 6620 Highway 287 Frontage Road in Arlington. The sale includes the 6.4 acres on which the single-tenant property is situated. Matthew Berres and Caroline Binning of JLL marketed the property on behalf of the undisclosed seller. The buyer was also undisclosed.
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — Med-Data Inc., a provider of technology-enabled healthcare services, has signed a 50,717-square-foot office lease at Havenwood Office Park in The Woodlands, about 30 miles north of Houston. The Class A property features a fitness center, conference room and an outdoor plaza. Lisa Hughes of The J. Beard Real Estate Co. represented the landlord, Havenwood Land Developments LP, in the lease negotiations. Kevin Saxe and Rupi Singh of CBRE represented Med-Data.
HOUSTON — HomeGoods Inc. will open a 20,000-square-foot store at Weslayan Plaza Shopping Center, a 354,000-square-foot retail property located on the west side of Houston. Culver Stedman of EDGE Realty Partners represented HomeGoods in the lease negotiations. The landlord, Regency Centers, a Florida-based REIT specializing in grocery-anchored shopping centers, was self-represented. A timeline for the store opening was not disclosed.
FONTANA, CALIF. — Dermody Properties has purchased a logistics building, located at 14605 Miller Ave. in Fontana, for an undisclosed price. Situated two miles east of Interstate 15, the 265,500-square-foot property is located 10 minutes from Southern California’s Ontario International Airport. Dermody Properties plans to implement an improvement program at the property in the first quarter of 2019. Renovations will include upgrading the fire system to ESFR, making aesthetic changes and dividing the building into two spaces, although the property will be available to either a one- or two-tenant scenario. Ryan Athens and Hunter McDonald of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in deal. Frank Geraci, Juan Gutierrez and Adam Geiger of Voit Real Estate Services will market the space for Dermody Properties.
BELLEVUE AND KIRKLAND, WASH., AND APTOS, CALIF. — HFF has arranged both the sale of and acquisition financing for three Class A seniors housing communities totaling 253 units on the West Coast. The sale structure essentially added a joint-venture partner, with Áegis Living as the seller and a venture between Blue Moon Capital Partners and Áegis affiliates as the buyer. The price was not disclosed. The portfolio offers a blend of assisted living and memory care units and has a combined average occupancy of nearly 95 percent. The two Seattle-area properties in the portfolio are Áegis of Bellevue in Bellevue, which consists of 68 assisted living and 18 memory care units, and Áegis Lodge of Kirkland in Kirkland, which consists of 70 assisted living and 17 memory care units. The Northern California property, Áegis of Aptos, is located in Aptos, an oceanside community approximately eight miles east of Santa Cruz and less than 40 miles south San Jose. The HFF investment advisory team representing the seller included David Fasano, Ryan Maconachy, Chad Lavender, Ross Sanders, Mark Wintner and Christopher Ross. HFF’s debt placement team representing the borrower was led by director Sarah Anderson.