FREEPORT, ILL. — Coldwell Banker Commercial McGuire Mears & Associates has negotiated the sale of a 488,000-square-foot industrial facility in Freeport, a city in Northwest Illinois. The sales price was undisclosed, but the list price was $7 million. The building is roughly 70 years old and features a clear height of 26 feet, 30 exterior docks and 10 drive-in doors. Adam Shultz of Coldwell Banker Commercial McGuire Mears & Associates represented the seller, an affiliate of Janesville, Wis.-based Badger Property Investments LLC. The buyer was an affiliate of Milwaukee-based Phoenix Investors LLC.
Acquisitions
FORT WAYNE, IND. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has arranged the sale of a single-tenant retail building occupied by Sherwin-Williams in Fort Wayne for an undisclosed price. Constructed in 2022, the building spans 3,500 square feet. Chad Firsel and Seth Gilford of Quantum represented the seller, Chicago-based Core Acquisitions LLC. The asset sold to an out-of-state buyer.
DALLAS — A partnership between a subsidiary of locally based investment firm CAF Cos. and Goldman Sachs Asset Management has acquired a portfolio of 16 multifamily properties totaling 2,766 units in Dallas-Fort Worth. The names and addresses of the properties, which are collectively known as The Obsidian Portfolio, were not disclosed, but all were constructed as market-rate projects. The new ownership plans to self-impose rent restrictions and social programming for renters at a variety of income levels. New services will include childcare, afterschool tutoring, workforce development and financial literacy. The seller was not disclosed.
DORAL, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $57 million sale of Doral Shops, a 113,354-square-foot shopping center located at 11402 N. West 41st St. in Doral, a suburb of Miami. Built in 2002 on nearly six acres, the shopping center was 99 percent leased at the time of sale to Navarro Discount Pharmacy, as well as 12 restaurants and several service-oriented tenants on the ground floor. The second floor of Doral Shops, which spans roughly 40,000 square feet, houses service retailers and some offices. Scott Sandelin and Edward Romo of Marcus & Millichap’s Miami office represented the seller, a limited liability company that developed Doral Shops 20 years ago. The buyer was also a limited liability company. Both parties requested anonymity.
KATY, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Grand Reserve Plaza, a 12,025-square-foot office building in the western Houston suburb of Katy. James Bell and Watt Harrison of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The buyer was a 1031 exchange investor from West Texas. Both parties requested anonymity.
Combined Properties Sells Three Grocery-Anchored Shopping Centers in Los Angeles County for $136.8M
by Amy Works
LA VERNE AND MONTEBELLO, CALIF. — Beverly Hills-based Combined Properties has completed the disposition of three grocery-anchored shopping centers totaling more than 400,000 square feet in Los Angeles County. EDENS, an institutional investor, acquired the portfolio for $136.8 million. Pete Bethea, Glenn Rudy, Rob Ippolito, Bill Bauman and Kyle Miller of Newmark represented the seller in the transaction. The portfolio includes: The Commons at La Verne, a 120,720-square-foot asset in La Verne anchored by Vons and Ross Dress for Less Montebello Mix, a 216,385-square-foot property in Montebello that is 94 percent occupied and anchored by Vons, Rite Aid, Ross Dress for Less and Marshalls Foothill Plaza, a 65,000-square-foot center located at 1375 Foothill Blvd. in La Verne and anchored by Sprouts Farmers Market and Bank of America
PHOENIX — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of Westridge Shopping Center, located at 7540 and 7606 W. Indian Road in Phoenix. New Jersey-based Westridge Phoenix acquired the asset from DPM Westridge Shopping Center for $6.8 million. Built in 1985 and renovated in 2017, Westridge Shopping Center features 58,670 square feet of retail space on 5.3 acres. At the time of sale, the property was 81 percent leased. Chris Hollenbeck and Shane Carter of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the deal.
Pinnacle Real Estate Negotiates Sale of 20-Unit Apartment Building in Englewood, Colorado
by Amy Works
ENGLEWOOD, COLO. — Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of a multifamily property located at 3444 S. Marion St. in Englewood. The asset sold for $4.2 million, or $208,000 per unit. The names of the buyer and seller were not released. Built in 1971, the building features 20 apartments. Chris Knowlton, Mark Knowlton and Jim Knowlton of Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors, Craig Branton of Cushman & Wakefield and Taylor Nelson of Land Title handled the transaction.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — A partnership between New York City-based Taconic Capital Partners and HEI Hotels & Resorts has purchased the 351-room Hyatt Regency Jersey City hotel. The property was originally built in 2002 and has undergone $15 million in capital improvements since 2010. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, restaurant and lounge and 20,000 square feet of meeting and event space. Affiliates of Hyatt and Veris Residential sold the hotel for an undisclosed price. The new ownership will continue to enhance guestrooms and amenity spaces.
PHILADELPHIA — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of City Avenue Center, a 20,220-square-foot shopping center in Philadelphia. Shadow-anchored by Target, the center was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Chipotle Mexican Grill, Verizon, Sleep Number and PNC Bank. Brad Nathanson, David Crotts and Dean Zang of IPA represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction and secured the buyer, a Maryland-based family office.