First Student IOS Portfolio Sale-Leaseback  (Project Cuisine)_Property for Sale
First Student IOS Portfolio Sale-Leaseback  (Project Cuisine)_Property for Sale

First Student IOS Portfolio Sale-Leaseback (Project Cuisine)

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Description

JLL is pleased to exclusively offer for sale, via a sale-leaseback, the First Student industrial outdoor storage Portfolio, which comprises 14 locations totaling 246,056 SF across the state of Illinois (the “Portfolio” or “Properties”). The Properties are 100% occupied by First Student ( the “Company” or “Tenant”), the largest national student transportation service provider in North America, providing almost 4.6 million student journeys a day to 1,300 customers through a fleet of ~47K yellow school buses. Based in Cincinnati, OH, the Company operates 500 locations throughout the United States and Canada, and benefits from continuous growth through organic initiatives and strategic acquisitions & mergers.


The Tenant will commit to a long-term initial lease with an absolute triple-net master lease structure, creating an attractive passive income opportunity for single-tenant investors seeking growing, long-term cash flow backed by market-leading tenancy. The Portfolio is part of a strategic acquisition of Cook-Illinois Corporation that First Student closed in January 2026. This acquisition creates significant operational synergies and economies of scale by integrating Cook-Illinois's 18 subsidiaries with their enviable footprint and contracts in some of the most populated Chicago MSA (“metropolitan statistical areas”) neighborhoods into First Student's existing network.

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Attributes

NOI
A$6,443,000
Land area gross
36.23 ha
Building area gross
22,859 m²
Lease type
Absolute Triple Net
WALT
15 years
Annual Escalations
3.00%
Occupancy
100%
First Student IOS Portfolio Sale-Leaseback (Project Cuisine) (14 Properties)
First Student IOS Portfolio Sale-Leaseback (Project Cuisine) (14 Properties)

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Investment Highlights

  1. #1 market leader of student transportation services in North America with over 25% share of outsourced market, approximately twice the size of any competitor
  2. Opportunity to acquire mission-critical, irreplaceable industrial outdoor storage assets
  3. Top tier sponsorship by EQT Infrastructure - one of the world's largest infrastructure investors with a proven track record investing in and growing essential service businesses
  4. Long-term, attractive absolute NNN lease structure with annual rent increases resulting in a passive and growing income stream
  5. Dominant market-leader in all domestic markets it serves with entrenched customer relationships
First Student IOS Portfolio Sale-Leaseback  (Project Cuisine) 4_Property for Sale
First Student IOS Portfolio Sale-Leaseback  (Project Cuisine) 4_Property for Sale

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Last updated
19 Feb 2026