CARY, N.C. — An affiliate of Walton Street Capital LLC has originated a $69.8 million acquisition loan for Aventura Crossroads, a 344-unit apartment community located at 1010 Legacy Village Drive in Cary, a suburb of Raleigh. The borrower is a partnership between The Bainbridge Cos. and Virtus Real Estate Capital. Built in 2009, Aventura Crossroads was 98 percent occupied at the time of sale. The garden-style community features one-, two- and three-bedroom units averaging 1,154 square feet. Amenities include a recently renovated clubhouse, upgraded fitness center, pet spa and an outdoor pool. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
Acquisitions
NEWPORT, KY. — BC Wood Properties, a value-add shopping center investment firm based in Lexington, Ky., has purchased two retail centers in Newport, a suburb of Cincinnati. The adjacent assets, Newport Shopping Center and Newport Plaza, total 429,399 square feet. Newport Shopping Center’s tenant roster includes Newport Racing & Gaming, Crunch Fitness, Family Dollar, Dollar General, Cricket Wireless, H&R Block and GNC. Newport Plaza’s tenants include Fresh Thyme, Planet Fitness, Ace Hardware and Dollar Tree. Both centers also house several locally based stores and restaurants. BC Wood acquired the centers via its investment vehicle BC Wood Real Estate Fund III. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. With this acquisition, BC Wood now owns and operates 10 shopping centers in Kentucky.
TROY, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Trojan Self Storage, a 580-unit facility in Troy, located south of Waco in Central Texas. The facility spans 87,480 net rentable square feet. Brandon Karr of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer and seller, both of which were private investors that requested anonymity, in the transaction.
CENTRAL MICHIGAN — Capital Real Estate Group (CREG), through its U.S. Healthcare Investment Sales practice, has brokered the sale of a two-property seniors housing portfolio in Central Michigan. The properties total 139 units across 126,000 square feet. The two communities are located adjacent to one another and are spread over 13.5 acres. The portfolio’s unit mix comprises 88 assisted living units, 33 independent living units and 18 memory care units. The portfolio is over 80 percent leased and has maintained that occupancy on average for the past two years. A publicly traded healthcare REIT acquired the assets for $32.5 million. Andrew Larwood and Allen Inman, CREG’s managing partners, acted as the undisclosed seller’s exclusive advisor.
MILWAUKEE — Colliers has negotiated the sale of Fair Park Business Center in Milwaukee for $14.6 million. Located at 620 S. 76th St., the 119,971-square-foot property is fully leased to six office and flex industrial tenants. The building was originally constructed in 1948 with additions and renovations occurring between 2006 and 2014. Some of the tenants include Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Lesaffre Yeast Corp. and Upper Iowa University. Tom Shepherd and Jennifer Huber-Bullock of Colliers represented the seller, SARA Investment Real Estate. A New York-based 1031 exchange investor was the buyer.
CHICAGO — Kiser Group has arranged the sale of a 44-unit multifamily property in Chicago’s Ravenswood neighborhood for $9.7 million. Located at 5017 N. Wolcott Ave., the building comprises studio and one-bedroom units. About 25 percent of the units have been renovated. Residents have access to 10 parking spaces, a fitness room and laundry facilities. Lee Kiser, Andy Friedman and Jake Parker of Kiser brokered the transaction. Buyer and seller information was not released. The asset sold for $220,000 above the listed price.
OAKWOOD VILLAGE, OHIO — The Palomar Group has brokered the $3.3 million sale of Hawthorne Shops in Oakwood Village, a southern suburb of Cleveland. The 50,957-square-foot retail center, built in 1991, is shadow anchored by Sam’s Club. Palomar Group represented the seller, Dallas-based Tabani Group. New York-based Z.E.A. Capital Realty Holdings was the buyer.
CANTON, MASS. — A joint venture between Jumbo Capital and Apollo Global Management has purchased a 79,000-square-foot office building in the southern Boston suburb of Canton for $21 million with plans to convert the property into a life sciences facility. The development team plans to redevelop the existing building and add a 46,460-square-foot manufacturing space. Jeff Black, Bryan Koop and Sean Burke of Colliers arranged $57.7 million in acquisition and construction financing through Cambridge Savings Bank on behalf of the joint venture. Frank Petz, Matt Sherry, Brooke Howard and Rob Schlesinger, also with Colliers, brokered the sale of the property.
WESTPORT, CONN. — CBRE has brokered the $16.5 million sale of a 42,432-square-foot office building located at 33 Riverside Ave. in the southern coastal Connecticut city of Westport. The waterfront building rises five stories and was 91 percent leased at the time of sale. Jeffrey Dunne, Steve Bardsley, Jeremy Neuer, David Gavin and Travis Langer of CBRE represented the seller, an entity doing business as Abbey Road Riverside LLC, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, The Feil Organization.
Stan Johnson Negotiates Acquisition of 56,000 SF Retail Property Leased to Target in Huntington Park, California
by Amy Works
HUNTINGTON PARK, CALIF. — Stan Johnson Co. has brokered the purchase of a freestanding retail property located at 5731 Bickett St. in Huntington Park, just southeast of downtown Los Angeles. A New York-based private investor acquired the asset for $48.7 million. Principal Life provided acquisition financing. Developer Shane Cos. is slated to complete the 56,000-square-foot building in January 2023. Target has leased the property under a long-term, triple-net lease. Situated on 4.1 acres, the site will feature a Starbucks Coffee, Tesla charging station and an urban-format Target. Jason Maier of Stan Johnson Co. represented the buyer, while Alvin Mansour of The Mansour Group at Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.