LOS ANGELES, CA – Cove Capital Investments, LLC, a leading Delaware Statutory Trust (DST) sponsor specializing in debt-free investment opportunities for accredited 1031 exchange and direct cash investors, is pleased to announce its Cove Fort Worth Small Bay Industrial 96 DST, a Regulation D, Rule 506(c) offering, is fully subscribed following successfully raising $9,267,538 in equity from investors.
According to Dwight Kay, Managing Member and Founding Partner of Cove Capital Investments, the offering reflects the firm's continued emphasis on acquiring industrial real estate with strong market fundamentals while maintaining its debt-free investment philosophy.
“We appreciate the continued confidence our investors and selling group partners—including Broker-Dealers, Registered Representatives, and RIAs—have placed in Cove Capital,” said Kay. “The Fort Worth Small Bay Industrial 96 DST represents another opportunity to provide investors with a thoughtfully structured, debt-free industrial DST investment in a market benefiting from exceptional population growth, business expansion, and long-term demand for flexible industrial space. Our commitment remains focused on identifying quality real estate that offers both current income potential and opportunities to create additional value over time.”
Prime North Fort Worth Industrial Location
The Cove Fort Worth Small Bay Industrial 96 DST consists of a 53,300-square-foot, four-building flex industrial park located in Fort Worth, Texas. Situated in the highly desirable North Fort Worth submarket, the property provides excellent accessibility to Highway 287, Highway 114, and Interstate 35, offering convenient transportation connections throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.
The property is leased to a diverse mix of industrial tenants and was acquired with a business plan focused on potentially increasing long-term value through strategic lease renewals, extending tenant occupancy, and capturing future rental rate growth as leases mature. In addition, the site offers the potential for industrial outdoor storage (IOS) providing additional flexibility for future value creation.
“Small bay industrial properties continue to experience strong tenant demand due to their versatility and ability to serve a wide variety of local and regional businesses,” Kay added. “We believe this property is well positioned to benefit from the continued expansion of the North Fort Worth industrial market while offering investors the potential for long-term growth through proactive asset management.”
Sponsor Co-Investment and Debt-Free Structure
Chay Lapin, Managing Member and Founding Partner of Cove Capital Investments, noted that, consistent with many of Cove Capital's offerings, the firm's principals have invested alongside investors in the property.
“By investing our own capital into the offering, we demonstrate our confidence in both the property and the investment strategy while reinforcing our commitment to the potential for long-term value creation.”
“Our debt-free philosophy continues to distinguish Cove Capital within the Delaware Statutory Trust industry. Eliminating long-term mortgage financing removes refinancing risk, lender foreclosure risk, and interest-rate sensitivity, allowing investors the peace of mind that not having debt brings to the table.”
Fully Optional 721 Exchange Exit Strategy
A key feature of this offering is the potential for a fully optional 721 Exchange exit strategy," said Kay. "If a future UPREIT opportunity is presented, investors will have the ability to perform their own due diligence on the destination REIT, including reviewing debt levels, dividend coverage, floating-rate debt exposure, Tax Protection Agreements, and other important factors before determining whether participation aligns with their individual investment objectives. Participation in any future 721 Exchange would remain entirely optional, this is entirely contrary to most of the UPREIT programs in the DST market."
