MICHIGAN, INDIANA AND OHIO — Global Net Lease Inc., a real estate investment trust focused on the acquisition of net lease industrial properties, has acquired five industrial assets representing approximately 1.4 million square feet for $83 million. Three of the buildings are located in Michigan with one in Indiana and one in Ohio. The properties are leased to Contractors Steel Co., a steel service supplier. The industrial buildings included in this transaction comprise all of Contractors Steel Co.’s facilities and also house the company’s offices, central inventory and processing depot.
TAMPA, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $88.4 million sale of the Tripointe Value-Add Portfolio, a six-property multifamily portfolio located throughout Central and North Florida. Michael Donaldson and Nicholas Meoli of Marcus & Millichap’s Tampa office arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, an Ohio-based limited liability company, and procured the buyer, a Tampa-based limited liability company. The properties in the transaction included The Palms at Brandon, a 184-unit community in Brandon, roughly 12 miles east of Tampa; the 154-unit Bradford Place in Orange Park, about 20 miles south of Jacksonville; the 168-unit Mallards of Brandywine in Deland, approximately 40 miles north of Orlando; Marsh Oaks, a 120-unit community in Atlantic Beach, roughly 16 miles east of Jacksonville; the 200-unit San Pablo in Jacksonville; and Shadow Lakes, a 184-unit community in Ormond Beach, located six miles north of Daytona Beach. The communities feature amenities such as swimming pools, car was areas, tennis courts, fitness centers and playgrounds.
TULSA, OKLA. — Tulsa-based Stan Johnson Co. has arranged the $57 million sale of a Gateway Academy portfolio located throughout Colorado, North Carolina and South Carolina. The portfolio includes 21 single-tenant assets that are net-leased to the childcare organization. Six of the facilities are located in North Carolina, 10 in South Carolina and five in Colorado. Milo Spector, Chris Lomuto and Matt Lipson of Stan Johnson Co. arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, which developed the properties and co-founded Gateway Academy. A Texas-based institutional investor acquired the portfolio.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Meritex Co. has acquired Airpark West V, a 100,286-square-foot industrial property located three miles from Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Justin Smith and Rob Speir of Colliers International arranged the transaction on behalf of Meritex. The name of the seller and sales price were not disclosed. Airpark West V was initially constructed in 2004 and expanded in 2007. Meritex acquired the building completely vacant, and will invest in capital improvements to the property. Planned renovations include the addition of more dock doors, energy-efficient LED lighting, new HVAC systems, exterior enhancements and newly updated office suites. Foundry Commercial will manage the property and handle the building’s leasing assignment.
LA JOLLA, CALIF. — NKF Capital Markets has brokered the sale of The Campus on Villa La Jolla, a five-building mixed-use campus located at 8910 and 8980 Villa La Jolla Drive in La Jolla. GPI Cos. acquired the campus from La Jolla Village Professional Center Associates for $97.1 million. Kevin Shannon, Brunson Howard, Ken White, Paul Jones and Rick Stumm of NKF Capital Markets represented the seller in the deal. The buyer was self-represented. Situated on 6.8 acres, the 198,453-square-foot campus features a three-building professional center with office and medical tenants; a stand-alone medical office building; and a restaurant building fully occupied by Rock Bottom Brewery & Restaurant. At the time of sale, the property was 83 percent occupied. More than half of the campus is leased to the Regents of the University of California. The University of California, San Diego’s main campus is physically connected to the property via a walking bridge that passes over La Jolla Village Drive.
PELL CITY, ALA. — Fairfield Asset Advisors has arranged the $15.8 million sale of a 50,400-square-foot medical office building located at 74 Plaza Drive in Pell City, roughly 24 miles east of Birmingham. Northside Medical — a Birmingham-based specialty practice — anchors the building, which was constructed in 2017. An undisclosed borrower acquired the asset from the developers, a physician group.
DUBLIN, OHIO — Colliers International has brokered the sale of Stoneridge Medical Center in Dublin for $2.3 million. The 46,500-square-foot medical office building is located at 4015-4059 W. Dublin Granville Road. Current tenants include OSU Obstetrics and Gynecology and OSU Radiology. Jaimine Johnson, Christopher Potts, George Stecz and John Underman of Colliers represented the seller, LNR Partners. A Columbus, Ohio-based real estate investor was the buyer.
PHOENIX — SVN Desert Commercial Advisors has brokered the sale of Mountain View Plaza, a neighborhood shopping center located at 9812-9832 N. Seventh St. in Phoenix. Local restaurateurs Robert Brescia and Dino Brescia sold the property to Hawaii-based Rajan Watumull of Watumull Enterprises for $5.2 million. Situated on 2.7 acres, the property features 26,000 square feet of retail space. Justin Horwitz and Paul Borgesen of SVN Desert Commercial Advisors represented the seller, while Brian Kocour of Kocour Cos. represented the buyer in the deal.
LOS ANGELES — Commercial Asset Group has brokered the sale of a retail building located at 5520 San Vicente Blvd. in Los Angeles. A Burbank-based family partnership acquired the property from Wilshire Vista of Hollywood for $4.2 million. Built in the 1930s, the 4,200-square-foot, single-tenant property was renovated in 2014. Yummy.com Neighborhood Market, a chain of grocery stores with a large online/delivery presence, occupies the freestanding building. David Aschkensay of Commercial Asset Group represented the buyer and seller in the transaction.
DURHAM, N.C. — Grubb Properties, in conjunction with Blue Vista Capital Management, has sold Paradigm Park, a two-building office campus in Durham, for $16.2 million. An undisclosed owner-occupant acquired the asset and will consolidate its operations at the new facility. The joint venture originally acquired the vacant, 147,477-square-foot property in 2015 for $6.6 million, and began a significant renovation and leasing program. Completed enhancements include a new courtyard, redesigned entrances, improved landscaping, renovated lobbies and bathrooms and new HVAC and mechanical systems. In addition, the renovation included the addition of a fitness center with locker rooms and a conference workspace. Paradigm Park is located adjacent to Research Triangle Park off Interstate 40.