Acquisitions

PHOENIX — Concord Wilshire Capital and TLG Investment Partners, in partnership with Carl DeSantis’ CDS International Holdings Inc., have completed the acquisition of the Metrocenter Mall in Phoenix. The development group has formed a strategic alliance with Hines, an international real estate firm, to redevelop and repurpose the Metrocenter Mall into a walkable village that will be home to apartments, condominiums, curated boutiques, popular retail stores, restaurants, bars, a town-center park and other commercial and entertainment venues. The property spans approximately 64.2 acres of land in a Qualified Opportunity Zone. The plans for the village include over 2,600 multifamily units, 150,000 square feet of commercial space and 4,100 surface and garage-deck parking spaces. The development team has also signed agreements with the City of Phoenix for a public-private partnership for public improvements. The purchase includes both the Dillard’s building and U-Haul building, which formerly housed a Macy’s. Developers confirmed the planned $850 million redevelopment of the property will begin immediately. The redeveloped Metrocenter will be designed as a transit-oriented community, encompassing the city’s new light rail station currently under construction on the site. The City of Phoenix invested approximately $150 million to build the station, which is scheduled for completion …

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LEXINGTON, KY. — The Kirkland Co. has brokered the sale of Shillito Park Apartments, a 216-unit multifamily development located in Lexington. Built in 1990, the community features floorplans in one- and two-bedroom layouts and amenities including a saltwater pool, clubhouse with a movie theater, recreation room, fitness center and a laundry room. An entity doing business as Shillito HT LLC purchased the property from a seller doing business as Shillito Park LLC for an undisclosed price. Brandon Wilson, Brian Devlin and John Seale of Kirkland arranged the sale.

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HOUSTON — CBRE has negotiated the sale of The Village at River Oaks, a seniors housing community in the River Oaks neighborhood of Houston that offers independent living, assisted living and memory care services. A partnership between Harrison Street and Bridgewood Property Co. sold the asset to a fund affiliated with Blue Moon Capital Partners. The sales price and number of units were not disclosed. John Sweeny, Aron Will, Garrett Sacco and Scott Bray of CBRE brokered the deal. CBRE also arranged a seven-year, floating-rate acquisition loan that carried 48 months of interest-only payments through a regional bank.

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NEW YORK CITY — California-based investment firm Avanath Capital Management has purchased 7 Dekalb, a 251-unit apartment building in Brooklyn, for $101.2 million. The 18-story building, which features mix of market-rate and affordable housing units, is located within the City Point mixed-use development. Amenities include a fitness center, rooftop deck, children’s play area, tenant lounge and a cinema room. Newmark represented the seller, The Brodsky Organization, in the transaction. Avanath plans to introduce new social services programs for residents, including afterschool care, professional development workshops and health classes.

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MANSFIELD, MASS. — Locally based investment firm Berkeley Partners has acquired a 215,575-square-foot warehouse in the southern Boston suburb of Mansfield. At the time of sale, the building was fully leased to an affiliate of global automotive manufacturer Stellantis, which also owned the facility and has agreed to lease back the space. Michael Restivo, Joe Fabiano, Dave MacDonald and Lenny Pierce of JLL negotiated the sale-leaseback. Brett Paulsrud, also with JLL, arranged acquisition financing for the deal.

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SOMERSET, N.J. — San Francisco-based investment firm Terreno Realty Corp. has sold an 86,000-square-foot industrial property located in the Northern New Jersey community of Somerset for $25 million. The property at 70 Schoolhouse Road sits on seven acres and was fully leased to a single tenant at the time of sale. Dan Badenhausen and Andrew Stypa of Lee & Associates represented the seller and procured the undisclosed buyer in the transaction.

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NEW YORK CITY — JLL has negotiated the sale of Mr. C Seaport, a 66-room boutique hotel in Manhattan’s Seaport District. The property reopened in 2018 following a renovation that converted the hotel from 72 rooms to 66. Jeffrey Davis, Stephany Chen and Harry Keeshan of JLL represented the seller, Atlantic Pearl Investments Inc., in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed.

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CHICAGO — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has brokered the sale of Huron & Wells, a 17,343-square-foot retail property in Chicago’s River North neighborhood. The sales price was undisclosed. A newly renovated CVS store anchors the property. Additional tenants include aesthetic dermatology clinic Laser Away, Japanese restaurant Cocoro and fitness concept Vibez Fit. Joe Girardi and Emily Gadomski of Mid-America represented the Chicago-based private seller. Josh York of Syndicated Equities represented the California-based 1031 exchange buyer.

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VINCENNES, IND. — Northmarq has arranged the $5.2 million sale of Kimmell Crossing, a 44,962-square-foot retail center in Vincennes, a city in Southwest Indiana. Located on Kimmell Road and built in 1997, the property was fully leased to 10 tenants at the time of sale. Some of the tenants include Dollar Tree, Maurices, Sally Beauty Supply, T-Mobile and CATO. Ryan Roedersheimer of Northmarq represented the seller, DPPM Management, which acquired the asset in early 2022 from Regency Properties. A local investor completing a 1031 exchange was the buyer.

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DENVER — Westwood Financial has purchased The Shops at Walnut Creek, a community shopping center in Denver. InvenTrust Properties sold the asset for an undisclosed amount. At the time of sale, the 225,224-square-foot property was 94 percent occupied. Current tenants include TJ Maxx, HomeGoods, PetSmart, Michaels, Old Navy, Dollar Tree, Qdoba, Buffalo Wild Wings, Massage Envy, LensCrafters, Sephora and Lash Lounge. Brad Lyons of CBRE | National Retail Partners represented the seller in the deal.

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