GREENEVILLE, TENN. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a 40,448-square-foot, multi-tenant retail property located in the Eastern Tennessee city of Greeneville. Dominic Sulo and Brett Winger of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a New Jersey-based limited liability company, in the $2.4 million transaction. Sulo and Samuel Malato, also with Marcus & Millichap, secured and represented the buyer, a Tennessee-based limited liability company. Both parties requested anonymity. Jody McKibben assisted in closing the transaction as Marcus & Millichap’s broker of record in Tennessee.
Acquisitions
Hodges Ward Elliott Arranges Sale of Boutique 17-Room Hotel in Savannah’s Historic District
by John Nelson
SAVANNAH, GA. — Hodges Ward Elliott (HWE) has arranged the sale of Hamilton-Turner Inn, a 17-room luxury boutique hotel located at 330 Abercorn St. in the Historic District of Savannah. Originally built in the late 1800s and repositioned for hospitality use in 1997, the inn features French Empire-style architecture and includes a parlor/sitting room, as well as a dining room that can serve up to 20 guests. Pete Dannemiller and Jeff Berkman of HWE brokered the sale on behalf of the undisclosed seller, which implemented a capital improvement plan at the property over the last several years. The buyer and sales price were also not disclosed.
HOUSTON — Austin-based investment firm CapRidge Partners has sold a 109,473-square-foot office building in Houston’s Energy Corridor. The six-story building, which was renovated in 2021 and was roughly 60 percent leased at the time of sale, sits on a 3.7-acre site at 12012 Wickchester Lane. Marty Hogan and Kevin McConn of JLL represented CapRidge Partners in the transaction and procured the undisclosed buyer. The sales price was also not disclosed.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Hilco Real Estate has brokered the bankruptcy sale of a 48,980-square-foot data center located along U.S. Highway 287 in Fort Worth. Built in 2018 as an industrial flex property and recently repositioned to support data center usage, the facility features 18- to 26-foot clear heights, 22 drive-in doors and office space. The site includes 6.5 acres for future expansion. The facility was leased to an undisclosed trucking company at the time of sale. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.
SAN ANTONIO — Austin-based brokerage firm Hunington Properties has arranged the sale of a 12,100-square-foot retail building in San Antonio. The building was constructed in 2021 and was fully leased to Action Behavior Center at the time of sale. Gigi Gomel of Hunington Properties represented the seller, a Houston-based limited liability company, in the transaction. Luis Garza of Transwestern represented the Alaska-based buyer. The sales price was not disclosed, but the deal traded at a cap rate of 5 percent.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — JRW Realty has negotiated the sale of Walnut Creek Plaza in Columbus for an undisclosed price. An 86,608-square-foot Giant Eagle grocery store anchors the 115,777-square-foot shopping center. There are also 13 additional retail and healthcare tenants. Nathan Webb of JRW Realty sourced the buyer, one of JRW’s exclusive institutional buyers. CBRE represented the undisclosed seller.
DETROIT — Colliers has brokered the sale of the historic Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) building in Detroit for an undisclosed price. The 24,000-square-foot property is located at 1942 Grand River Ave. Newgar LLC sold the asset to Joe Barbat of Barbat Holdings. Benji Rosenzweig and Ben Hubert of Colliers represented both parties in the transaction. The building currently houses a restaurant, office and event space. The buyer intends to convert the property into strictly event space with a new steakhouse on the ground floor to replace the old Parks & Rec Diner and Republic Tavern restaurants. The GAR building opened in 1901 as a place for the city’s Civil War veterans to gather. The GAR is a nationwide organization founded in 1866.
IRA Capital Sells 157,322 SF Poinsettia Plaza Shopping Center in Ventura, California for $66M
by Amy Works
VENTURA, CALIF. — IRA Capital has completed the disposition of Poinsettia Plaza, a shopping center located at 4220-4360 E. Main St. and 4687-4731 Telephone Road in Ventura. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $66 million. At the time of sale, the 157,322-square-foot Poinsettia Plaza was 96.5 percent occupied. Current tenants include Ross Dress for Less, Office Depot, Petco, FedEx, Lamps Plus and Aldi. Recent renovations at the property include modernizations of existing facades, new landscaping and parking lot upgrades. Pete Bethea, Rob Ippolito and Glenn Rudy of Newmark represented the seller in the deal.
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has arranged the sale of a 42-unit apartment building located at 4070 N. Kenmore Ave. in Chicago’s Buena Park neighborhood for $5.2 million. All of the units are studios and were recently renovated. Originally constructed in 1929, the property was fully occupied at the time of sale. Joe Smazal of Interra represented the private local seller as well as the buyer, a local private investor. As part of the transaction, the buyer assumed the existing loan on the asset.
Hanley Investment Group Brokers $21.2M Sale of El Dorado Shopping Center in Long Beach, California
by Amy Works
LONG BEACH, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of El Dorado Shopping Center, a retail property located at 8105-8195 E. Wardlow Road in Long Beach. A partnership managed and represented by Orange-based Milan Capital Management acquired the asset from El Segundo-based DPI Retail for $21.2 million. Grocery Outlet and Dollar Tree anchor the 74,500-square-foot shopping center. Built in 1965 and renovated in 2003, the asset was 93 percent occupied at the time of sale. Kevin Fryman and Ed Hanley of Hanley Investment Group represented the seller in the transaction.