ATLANTA—Unique is a good word to describe this grocery-anchoredportfolio sale. A 96.5% occupied collection of sevengrocery-anchored shopping centers has traded hands.

The Sunbelt Portfolio includes Publix-, Kroger- andBI-LO-anchored shopping centers spanning 513,723square feet throughout Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and Texas.HFF marketed the portfolio on behalf of thesellers, a joint venture between BVT EquityHoldings and WealthCap.

“The Sunbelt Grocery Portfolio represented an exceptionalopportunity to acquire a critical mass of dominant grocery-anchoredproperties in prime real estate markets throughout the southernUnited States,” Richard Reid, a managing directorat HFF, tells GlobeSt.com. Reid worked with seniormanaging director Danny Finkle and managingdirector Ryan West to close the deal.HFF senior managing director RustyTamlyn and managing directors JimHamilton and Luis Castillo assisted.