EAST PEORIA, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Community Plaza in East Peoria for $4.9 million. The 46,257-square-foot retail center is located at 210-250 S. Main St. National tenants occupy more than 80 percent of the gross leasable area. Dominic Sulo of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a partnership. Richard Kozarits and Peter Spear of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, a Chicago-based 1031 exchange investor. Dean Giannakopoulos and Frank Montalto of Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. secured acquisition financing.
Acquisitions
American Capital Group, Artemis Real Estate Partners Divest of Uplund Apartments in Kirkland, Washington for $242M
by Amy Works
KIRKLAND, WASH. — American Capital Group (ACG) and Artemis Real Estate Partners have completed the disposition of Uplund, a multifamily community located at 11723 NE 117th Court in Kirkland. An undisclosed buyer acquired the asset for $242 million. Built in 2021 on 7.4 acres, Uplund features two six-story buildings offering 409 apartments in a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans with an average unit size of 789 square feet. Ten percent of the apartments are designated as affordable units. The property features an onsite hiking trail, two private terrace courtyards, a 24-hour fitness center, car wash station, dog wash station, bike storage and repair station, smart parcel lockers with refrigeration for grocery delivery, coworking spaces and multiple resident lounges. ACG completed the property after taking over the development from the previous owner mid-construction during the pandemic. Eli Hanacek, Jon Hallgrimson, Mark Washington and Kyle Yamamoto of CBRE Capital Markets in Seattle represented the sellers in the deal.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — North Dakota-based Edgewood Real Estate Investment Trust has purchased two office properties in Scottsdale from Wentworth Property Co. and Northwood Investors for $85 million. Barry Gabel and Chris Marchildon of CBRE represented the sellers in the transaction. Developed in 2008 and 2009, Terra Verde I and Tower at Scottsdale Landing, located at 16767 N. Perimeter Drive and 8660 E. Hartford Drive, total 269,064 square feet. The two Class A properties are 92 percent leased to a variety of tenants, including Pulte Homes, BOK Financial, Annexus Management, Sagicor Life Insurance and Pulice Construction. The office buildings offer recent capital improvements, high-end tenant finishes, garage parking, building storage and Loop 101 Freeway exposure. Both properties are located within the 260-acre, master-planned Perimeter Center Business Park.
Marcus & Millichap Brokers $10.3M Sale of Kings Valley Marketplace in Conifer, Colorado
by Amy Works
CONIFER, COLO. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Kings Valley Marketplace, a retail property in Conifer, approximately 30 miles southwest of Denver. A limited liability company sold the asset to a local investor/operator for $10.3 million. Located at 30403 Kings Valley Drive, Kings Valley Marketplace features 58,473 square feet of retail space. Current tenants include Kum & Go, Forest Service, Conexsmart and Kings Emporium. Together these tenants occupy 35,396 square feet, or 62 percent of the fully leased center. Barry Higgins of Marcus & Millichap’s Denver office represented the seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm TerraCRG has arranged the $10.2 million sale of a 68,000-square-foot warehouse in Brooklyn’s Red Hook district. The property comprises 36,400 square feet of above-grade space and 32,400 square feet of below-grade space. Ofer Cohen, Dan Marks, Daniel Lebor and Jackson O’Neill of TerraCRG represented the seller, an entity doing business as M-Kids LP, in the transaction. The buyer was J&R Acquisition LLC.
Orange County-Based Private Partnership Sells KFC-Occupied Property in Perris, California for $3.7M
by Amy Works
PERRIS, CALIF. — An Orange County-based private partnership has completed the disposition of a restaurant property located at 2560 N. Perris Blvd. in Perris. A Riverside County-based local family office acquired the asset for $3.7 million, or $1,706.82 per square foot. KFC occupies the single-tenant, 2,200-square-foot building, which features a drive-thru, on a net-lease basis. The property was built in 2022. Bill Asher and Jeff Lefko of Hanley Investment Group, along with Greg Bedell of Progressive Real Estate Partners, represented the seller, while Howard Rosenthal and Guy Excell of Hemet-based Rosenthal & Excell Commercial Real Estate represented the buyer in the deal.
STUART, FLA. — RK Centers has purchased Pineapple Commons, a 256,000-square-foot open-air shopping center located at 2502 N.W. Federal Highway in Stuart, a coastal city about 40 miles north of West Palm Beach. Kimco Realty sold the property to RK Centers for $48.5 million. Dennis Carson of CBRE represented Kimco in the transaction. Built in 2005, Pineapple Commons’ tenant roster includes City Furniture, Ashley Furniture, Best Buy, Ross Dress for Less, Ulta Beauty, PetSmart, Marshalls, Shoe Carnival, Starbucks, Chipotle and 15 other dining, service and specialty retail shops.
BLOOMINGTON, MINN. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of Normandale Lake Office Park, a 1.7 million-square-foot complex in the southern Minneapolis suburb of Bloomington. The price was not disclosed, but the property sold for $370 million when last it traded hands in 2014, according to the Star Tribune. David Knapp, Jeremiah Olsen, Tom O’Brien, Avery Ticer, Sam Maguire, Dan Phoel and Adam Spies of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, a partnership between insurance giants MetLife Investment Management and Allstate, in the transaction. The buyer was New York City-based Opal Holdings. Normandale Lake Office Park consists of five buildings that were developed between 1983 and 2009. The structures vary in height from 11 to 17 stories and range in size from 242,598 to 467,016 square feet. Amenities include a wellness center, fitness center with locker rooms, multiple conference rooms, heated executive parking structures and walking and biking trails. In addition, the development offers several services for tenants, such as a floral shop, childcare center, car wash and hair salon. Normandale Lake Office Park is also home to a fine dining restaurant, two casual dining concepts and a Caribou Coffee location. At the time of sale, the property was 91 …
HOUSTON — Locally based private equity firm Three Pillars Capital Group has acquired Del Mar Apartments, a 544-unit multifamily community in Houston’s Edgebrook neighborhood. Built in 1972, the property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units that are furnished with built-in bookshelves, passthrough kitchen bars and individual washers and dryers. Amenities include three pools and a fitness center. Jim Hurd of Houston Income Properties represented Three Pillars Capital, which plans to implement a capital improvement program, in the deal. Houston-based First Choice Management sold the property for an undisclosed price.
HOUSTON — The Frankforter Group has purchased The Regard at Medical Center, a 319-unit apartment community located within Texas Medical Center in Houston that was built in 2013. Units come in studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans and range in size from 638 to 1,418 square feet. The amenity package comprises a pool, fitness center, business center, clubhouse, conference room, courtyards wit fire pits, outdoor grilling stations and a dog park. Frankforter Group will implement a value-add program. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.