Brookfield Sells Broward County Warehouses for $78M

The sale equates to about $314 a square foot

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Brookfield Properties sold an industrial campus in Broward County, Fla., for $77.6 million, more than double what the investment giant paid seven years ago, property records show.

Dallas-based Lincoln Property Company purchased Deerfield Corporate Park, a four-building property in Deerfield Beach at 674 and 772 South Military Trail, just west of Interstate 95. The campus, which was built in 1984 on a 14.7-acre site, totals 247,079 square feet.

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The sale equates to about $314 a square foot. Chicago-based Walton Street Capital supplied a $52.3 million acquisition loan.

Brookfield Properties, one of the largest real estate investors in the world, purchased the asset for $36.3 million in 2019. The appreciation likely reflects the rise of e-commerce and the population growth of the region since the pandemic. 

“Through active leasing, targeted capital investment and disciplined day-to-day stewardship, our team enhanced the quality and market position of the assets over time, maintaining 98.9 percent year-end occupancy and increasing average in-place rents by more than 70% over Brookfield’s seven-year ownership,” Devin Barnwell, managing partner and head of global Portfolio management for Brookfield’s logistics business, said in statement.

“This sale reflects a successful execution of the business plan for a well-located South Florida logistics portfolio. Through active leasing, targeted capital investment and disciplined day-to-day stewardship, our team enhanced the quality and market position of the assets over time, maintaining 98.9% year-end occupancy and increasing average in-place rents by more than 70% over Brookfield’s seven-year ownership.

Lincoln Property Company’s industrial portfolio, including those it manages, spans more than 8 million square feet. Last year, it purchased a 226,392-square-foot distribution center in Weston, partially occupied by confectionery giant Mondelēz International, for $44 million in partnership with Walton Street Capital.

The transaction follows a slew of sizable industrial sales in South Florida. Earlier this month, Kurv Industrial, formerly called Bridge Industrial, bought a mostly new distribution center in nearby Pompano Beach for $220 million. Last month, Blackstone bought a 623,256-square-foot warehouse campus, also in Pompano Beach, for $163 million, more than twice what it last sold for 10 years ago.

A representatives Lincoln Property Company did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Update: The story was updated to include a statement from Brookfield.

Julia Echikson can be reached at jechikson@commercialobserver.com