TRINITY, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield’s Tampa-based Senior Housing Team has arranged the sale of The Watermark at Trinity in Trinity. Kayne Anderson Real Estate acquired the community for an undisclosed price. The operator, Watermark Retirement Communities, will continue to manage the property. The newly built, five-story community features 117 independent living units and is adjacent to a 97-unit assisted living and memory care building constructed by the same development team in 2016. Watermark at Trinity is located at 1960 Blue Fox Way, 29 miles northwest of downtown Tampa. Allen McMurtry and David Kliewer of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, a development group comprising Walt Chancey of Gulf Coastal Development, Ricky Rookis of Rookis Development and Watermark Retirement Communities, in the transaction.
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EAST WINDSOR, N.J. — CBRE has arranged the $26.2 million sale of Windsor Corporate Center, a 291,5550-square-foot office campus in East Windsor, a northeastern suburb of Trenton. Located at 50 Millstone Road, the four-building campus is situated on 39 acres and was approximately 65 percent leased at the time of sale. The property offers convenient access to the New Jersey Turnpike, Interstate 295 and the Princeton Junction train station. Amenities include a full-service cafeteria, auditorium and a fitness center. Jeffrey Dunne, Jeremy Neuer and Steven Bardsley of CBRE represented the seller, Raith Capital Partners, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, Strategic Funding Alternatives LLC.
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS — Arkansas-based BSR REIT has acquired Retreat at Wolf Ranch, a 303-unit apartment community located in the northern Austin suburb of Georgetown, for $51.6 million. The garden-style property was built in 2017 and offers a pool, fitness center, package locker system and two dog parks. The seller was not disclosed. Following this transaction, BSR REIT now owns approximately 1,500 apartments in the Austin area.
Nearon Enterprises Acquires 155,000 SF Eastgate Business Park Industrial Property in Tracy, California
by Amy Works
TRACY, CALIF. — Nearon Enterprises has purchased Eastgate Business Park, an industrial property located at 1447 Mariana Court in Tracy. Indianapolis-based Scannell Properties sold the asset for an undisclosed price. Situated on 11.9 acres, the property features 155,000 square feet of industrial space, 28-foot clearance, a gated truck court, 3,000 amps of electrical service, ample parking and dock-high/grade-level loading. Additionally, the facility features 18,000 square feet of temperature-controlled space, a tenant-funded development. Blue Line Foodservice Distribution, a national food distributor and restaurant supplier, occupies 37 percent of the property on a lease through 2030. Darla Longo, Barbara Perrier, Rebecca Perlmutter, Tom Davis and Dan Davis of CBRE, along with Jim Martin of Lee & Associates, represented the seller in the deal.
Marcus & Millichap Negotiates $20.7M Sale of Desert Willow Multifamily Property in Phoenix
by Amy Works
PHOENIX — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Desert Willow, an apartment property located in Phoenix. A limited liability company sold the asset to an undisclosed buyer for $20.7 million. Located at 2025 W. Indian School Road, Desert Willow features 280 apartments in a mix of 128 studio units, 144 one-bedroom units, four two-bedroom/one-bath units and four two-bedroom/two-bath units. The 133,308-square-foot property was built in 1973 and partially renovated in 2012. It also underwent an extensive infrastructure replacement campaign between 2015 and 2019. Pete Te Kampe of Marcus & Millichap’s Phoenix office represented the seller in the deal.
WINDSOR, CONN. — MacKenzie Realty Capital, Inc. has acquired Addison Corporate Center, a 588,445-square-foot office campus in Windsor, a northern suburb of Hartford, for $38 million. MacKenzie already owned a portion of the 75-acre, Class A property, and this acquisition brings its ownership stake to 100 percent. Amenities include a full-service cafeteria, fitness center and 200-seat conference center. Located at 175 Addison Road, the property offers convenient access to Interstate 91 and is located near the Marriott Courtyard, Marriott Conference Center and Hilton Garden hotels. The seller was undisclosed.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — A joint venture between BentallGreenOak, Flank Management LP and Geolo Capital has acquired Hutton Hotel, a 250-room hotel in Midtown Nashville. The sales price was not disclosed, though the joint venture said it bought the asset in an all-cash deal. Hutton Hotel was delivered in 2009 and draws inspiration from its proximity to Music Row, with two writers’ and recording studios within the hotel. The hotel also offers three dining concepts: a coffee shop, all-day restaurant and a 5,000-square-foot entertainment venue that hosts live music events. Additional amenities include a Tesla Model S for guest transportation, fitness center, a spa and in-room record players. The seller was not disclosed, but Carey Watermark Investors (now known as Watermark Lodging Trust) purchased the asset in 2013 and listed it on the company’s year-end 2019 portfolio snapshot. Earlier this week, the Nashville Business Journal reported that 137 employees at Hutton Hotel were permanently laid off due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
INDIANA AND OHIO — Canada-based Granite Real Estate Investment Trust (NYSE: GRP.U) has acquired eight U.S. industrial properties totaling approximately 4 million square feet for $246.1 million. The buildings are fully leased to various tenants. The Midwest properties include: 445 Airtech Parkway in Indianapolis; 5415 Centerpoint Parkway in Obetz, Ohio; 6201 Green Pointe Drive South in Groveport, Ohio; 8779 Le Saint Drive in Hamilton, Ohio; and 8754 Trade Port Drive in West Chester, Ohio. Granite also acquired three properties in the Southeast. These include: 4460 E. Holmes Road in Memphis, Tenn.; 4995 Citation Drive in Memphis, Tenn.; and 8650 Commerce Drive in Southaven, Miss. The acquisitions are expected to close in the second quarter. Granite expects to fund the purchases using a combination of net proceeds from its recent equity offering and cash on hand. Granite’s portfolio consists of more than 90 properties totaling approximately 40.3 million square feet of leasable area.
BLUE ASH, OHIO — The Chicago office of United Kingdom-based 90 North Real Estate Partners, acting as the investment advisor to Kuwait-based Rasameel Investment Co., has purchased a 400,296-square-foot office property in Blue Ash. The campus serves as the new headquarters of Ensemble Health Partners. 90 North acquired the property from a local developer for an undisclosed price. The campus, situated at 11311 Reed Hartman Highway in suburban Cincinnati, formerly served as the Procter & Gamble Sharon Woods Technical Center. Over the last year, the campus has been redeveloped for Ensemble, which is a medical billing management company. The property consists of a 390,096-square-foot main building, a newly constructed 75,554-square-foot addition and a separate 10,200-square-foot building that is being converted into a conference center. The campus also includes 2,262 car parking spots and sits on 51.3 acres. Ensemble expects to be operational in the facility by September. The company is expected to bring approximately 2,000 employees to the property.
HOUSTON — CBRE has arranged the sale of Southeast Distribution Center, a 170,476-square-foot, newly built industrial facility located at 730 Genoa Red Bluff Road near Port Houston. Nathan Wynne and Cape Bell of CBRE represented the seller and developer, Houston-based Vigavi, in the transaction. David Buescher and Louis Tomaselli of JLL represented the buyer and new occupant, Hallmark Floors. Burton Construction acted as the general contractor on the development, and Powers Brown served as the architect. Amegy Bank provided construction financing. The sales price was not disclosed.