WOBURN, MASS. — JLL has brokered the sale of the 126-room Fairfield Inn Boston Woburn/Burlington hotel, located north of the state capital. The property underwent a renovation in 2015-2016 and offers a business center, fitness center, outdoor pool and a sundry store. Alan Suzuki, Matthew Enright, Emily Zhang and Miranda Guajardo of JLL represented the seller, a joint venture between funds managed by Contrarian Capital Management and Waramaug Hospitality, in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed.
Acquisitions
WESTERLY, R.I. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Spindrift Village, a 42,200-square-foot retail property located in the coastal Rhode Island city of Westerly. The sales price was $3.4 million. The property consists of two adjacent parcels totaling four acres that house a multi-tenant strip center and a pad site. Adam Cohen and Brett Kilar of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were private investors that requested anonymity, in the transaction.
OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — Midloch Investment Partners and Artisan Capital Group have sold Villa Medici Apartments and Townhomes in Overland Park for $43.6 million. The partnership acquired the asset in August 2020 for $25 million. The 166-unit multifamily property is located at 9550 Ash St. The developer for the property was J.C. Nichols Co., which was also the developer of Kansas City’s Country Club Plaza. Jeff Stingley and Max Helgeson of CBRE represented the sellers. The buyer was undisclosed.
MADISON, WIS. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the sale of Stonewood Village in Madison for $40.8 million. The 272-unit, garden-style multifamily property features one- and two-bedroom units with an average size of 1,004 square feet. Amenities include a playground, pool and tennis courts. The value-add property was built in 1982. Wick Kirby, Amanda Friant and Jamie Fink of JLL represented the seller, Stonewood UI LLC, an affiliate of Banner Real Estate Group. Axiom Properties was the buyer. Matthew Schoenfeldt and Medina Spiodic of JLL originated a $29.8 million Fannie Mae acquisition loan on behalf of the buyer. The 10-year loan features a fixed interest rate.
MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO. — White Co. has acquired three multi-tenant industrial buildings totaling 133,015 square feet in Meadows Corporate Center in Maryland Heights, a western suburb of St. Louis. The purchase price was undisclosed. White Co. has negotiated two new leases for the properties, bringing the overall occupancy to 87 percent. Tom Schenk represented White Co. on an internal basis, while Will Mura of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — ABI Multifamily has arranged the sale of Commons on Stella Apartment Homes, a multifamily property located at 6534 E. Stella Road in Tucson. An undisclosed California-based buyer acquired the asset from an undisclosed Illinois-based seller for $37 million, or $185,930 per unit. Completed in 1964, Commons on Stella Apartment Homes features 199 apartments in a mix of 30 one-bedroom/one-bath units, 109 two-bedroom/one-bath units and 60 three-bedroom/one-bath units. Each unit is individually metered for electricity and gas with individual hot water heaters. Units feature air conditioning/heating, full-size washers/dryers, hardwood floors, private enclosed backyards, oversized closets and kitchens equipped with refrigerators and microwaves, as well as dishwashers in select units. Community amenities include a swimming pool, splash pool, business center, clubhouse, children’s play area, picnic area with barbecues and assigned parking. Alon Shnitzer, Rue Bax, Eddie Chang and Doug Lazovich of ABI Multifamily’s Phoenix-based institutional apartment group, in collaboration with Desiree Palmer and Ryan Kippes of ABI Multifamily’s Tucson apartment team, represented the buyer and seller in the transaction.
PHOENIX — KKR has acquired 101 at Van Buren, a newly constructed industrial park in Phoenix’s Southwest Valley industrial submarket. A real estate fund advised by Crow Holdings Capital and Seefried Industrial Properties sold the asset for $90 million. Completed in June 2022, the two-building park features more than 600,000 square feet of multi-tenant industrial space. The buildings feature 135-foot truck courts and 36-foot clear heights. With this acquisition, KKR now owns nearly 3 million square feet of industrial space across the Phoenix market.
Montana Avenue Capital Partners Divests of Creative Office Building in El Segundo for $27.3M
by Amy Works
EL SEGUNDO, CALIF. — Montana Avenue Capital Partners has completed the sale of 621 Hawaii Street, a two-story creative office building in El Segundo. BLT Enterprises acquired the asset for $27.3 million. Sean Fulp, Ryan Plummer, Mark Schuessler and Geoff Ludwig of Newmark’s private capital group represented the seller in the deal. At the time of sale, the property was 100 percent leased to Nexon America. The building serves as the North American headquarters of Nexon Co. Ltd., the parent company, which is South Korea’s largest video game developer and publicly traded in Japan.
SBH Real Estate Group Sells 7-Eleven-Occupied Property in Gardena, California for $6.9M
by Amy Works
GARDENA, CALIF. — SBH Real Estate Group has completed the disposition of a commercial property located at 3121 Marine Ave. in Gardena. Masuda Investments acquired the asset for $6.9M. 7-Eleven occupies the building on a 15-year corporate ground lease. The asset includes a 3,000-square-foot convenience store and six gas station islands. The tenant opened for business in early 2022. Jeremy McChesney of Hanley Investment represented Eric Silverman of SBH Real Estate Group, while Trevor Morse and Chris Kostanecki of CPPRE represented the buyer in the deal.
Cushman & Wakefield Brokers $36.9M Sale of Union Cross Industrial Center in Winston-Salem
by John Nelson
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of Union Cross Industrial Center, a two-building industrial portfolio located at 4980 and 4991 Millennium Drive in Winston-Salem. Front Street Capital sold the 340,000-square-foot portfolio to Westcore for $36.9 million. Rob Cochran, Nolan Ashton, Bill Harrison, Stewart Calhoun, Casey Masters, Bobby Finch, Jason Ofsanko and Hap Royster of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction. Both assets were built in 2019 and were fully leased at the time of sale to single tenants. Earlier this summer, Front Street also sold the nearby, 610,000-square-foot Union Cross Distribution Center for $64 million. Cushman & Wakefield brokered that deal as well.