FD Stonewater Acquires First Assets for New Open-End Fund

By Georgio Salas.
Updated Dec 19, 2022

ARLINGTON, Va. (PRWEB) December 19, 2022 - FD Stonewater announced the first closing of the FD Stonewater STAR Evergreen Fund, L.P. (the STAR Evergreen Fund) in the amount of $19 million, simultaneous with the acquisition of two seed assets.

The fund closed on an 83,000 square foot mission critical research and development, office, and specialized manufacturing facility located adjacent to Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, AL. The building is 100% leased to a leading defense contractor and was purpose-built for the tenant in 2020. The tenant utilizes the facility to service government contracts.

The fund also closed on the second seed asset, a 55,624 square foot Class A headquarters building 100% leased to Harvey | Harvey-Cleary, a full-service general contractor based in Houston, TX, and leased through 2036. The headquarters is located in Houstons Westchase submarket and benefits from the areas considerable economic growth and proximity to major transit hubs.

The fund has a Single Tenant Active Return (STAR) strategy with a focus on assembling a diversified portfolio of mission-critical single-tenant real estate assets in U.S. secondary and tertiary markets across industrial, government, research and development, and office sectors.

Owen Burke, Principal and Director of Asset Management commented, The team's deep experience in investing across sectors and geographies will enable us to build a portfolio of high-quality, mission-critical assets for the fund. Additionally, the fund will benefit from the firms unique fully integrated cross-platform approach by utilizing our investment, asset management, development, and brokerage platforms at various stages of a deal. Our cycle-tested strategy focuses on acquiring resilient assets with both durable cash flows and defined opportunities to seek value enhancement.

Andrew Schwartzman, Principal and Director of Acquisitions added, We are excited to announce the successful acquisition of both seed assets. Both facilities fit the single-tenant, mission-critical objective that we are actively pursuing for the fund. With the combination of compelling tenant stories and strong underlying real estate fundamentals, these deals are representative of FD Stonewaters single-tenant strategy that has realized tremendous success over the past 20 years.

FD Stonewater has acquired, asset managed, and/or developed 5.6 million square feet of single-tenant assets valued at $1.3 billion. FD Stonewaters national capabilities encompass over 8 million square feet of experience in more than 40 secondary and tertiary markets across the country.

About FD Stonewater FD Stonewater is a fully integrated real estate investment, development, and brokerage firm headquartered in Arlington, VA. Collectively, the firms leadership has a track record of more than $10 billion in investment acquisitions and advisory services, with over 45 million square feet of lease transactions completed and over $1 billion in active and completed principal development and construction management nationwide. For more information, visit http://www.fdstonewater.com

Disclaimer Please note that the foregoing is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase any securities of FD Stonewater STAR Evergreen Fund, L.P. (the Fund) or any affiliate, and any such offers will only be made pursuant to a private placement memorandum or similar disclosure document (Private Placement Memorandum) and other definitive documentation relating to any such offering. The foregoing information excludes material information that is detailed in the Private Placement Memorandum, including, but not limited to, risk factors. Prior performance is not indicative of future results. An investment in the Fund is speculative and involves a high degree of risk. Only investors who can withstand the loss of all or a substantial part of their investment should consider investing in the Fund. Additionally, an opportunity to invest in the Fund is only available to (a) accredited investors as defined in Rule 501(a) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), or (b) non-U.S. persons that meet the requirements set forth in Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act.