Acquisitions

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BOISE, IDAHO — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of a newly renovated industrial facility situated on more than 3 acres in Boise. An undisclosed buyer acquired the asset from an entity doing business as Emerald Town LLC for $17.7 million. Located at 11193 Emerald St., the 77,962-square-foot property was fully leased to four tenants at the time of sale. The property features five roll doors, an insulated roof, upgraded office and restroom space, upgraded freezer/cooler space, resurfaced and restriped parking lot and revamped dock door systems. Jennifer McEntee, Bree Wells and D.J. Thompson of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the deal.

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VANCOUVER, WASH. — Los Angeles-based MJW Investments has acquired Avenue 66, a multifamily community in Vancouver, in an off-market transaction. The seller and sales price were not released. Built in 2016, the garden-style property features 56 apartments in a mix of one- and two-bedroom floor plans. The average unit size is 840 square feet. MJW Investments plans to make light improvements to unit interiors, clubhouse and other common areas. Affinity Property Management will oversee operations and the renovation of the property. Banc of California provided acquisition financing.

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BOSTON — A partnership between two Boston-based firms, Wilder Cos. and TA Realty, has acquired a portfolio of nine grocery-anchored shopping centers totaling 729,437 square feet for $390 million. Eight of the properties are located in Massachusetts, and one is located in Rhode Island. At the time of sale, the portfolio was 95 percent leased, with grocers such as Whole Foods Market, Shaw’s, Star Market and Dave’s Fresh Marketplace serving as anchor tenants. Robert Griffin, Geoffrey Millerd, Jonathan Martin, Paul Penman and Mathew Adler of Newmark represented the undisclosed seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. Richard Ruggerio of Newmark assisted in closing the deal as the local broker of record.

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OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — Sentinel Real Estate Corp. has acquired Lexington Farms Apartments in the Kansas City suburb of Overland Park. The 404-unit, garden-style apartment complex was originally constructed in 1997. Units average 972 square feet. Two-thirds of the units were recently updated, and Sentinel intends to renovate the remaining units. Amenities include a lounge area, coffee bar, two pools, tennis court, fitness center, dog park and barbecue area. The seller and sales price were not provided.

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CINCINNATI — SRS Real Estate Partners has brokered the sale of a 93,000-square-foot industrial facility occupied by Frisch’s Commissary Kitchen in Cincinnati for $10.3 million. Located at 3011 Stanton Ave., the property also includes an onsite research and development department that is utilized for the restaurant chain’s brand innovation. There are more than 13 years remaining on the triple net lease. Matthew Mousavi and Patrick Luther of SRS represented the seller, a Southeast-based family partnership. Jeff Bracco of The Kase Group represented the buyer, a partnership based in the San Francisco Bay area. Frisch’s operates more than 177 restaurants.

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PLANO, WAUKEGAN AND NEW LENOX, ILL. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sales of three retail properties in suburban Chicago for roughly $10 million. In the first transaction, Lakewood Springs Commons in Plano sold for $3 million. The 26,300-square-foot center was built in 2007. Dylan Mallory, Jeff Lefko and Bill Asher of Hanley, in association with ParaSell Inc., represented the seller, a private investment group based in Chicago. Greg Cline of The Cline Co. represented the buyer, a New Jersey-based private investor. Cedar Center in New Lenox sold for $3.4 million. The 22,370-square-foot property was built in 2007. The Hanley team represented the seller, a Chicago-based private investment group. David Cendejas of SVN Vanuard represented the buyer, a Los Angeles-based private investor. In the final transaction, Bay Ridge Court in Waukegan sold for $3.6 million. Built in 1991 and remodeled in 2020, the property spans 27,687 square feet. Lefko and Asher represented the seller, Fortune Bank. Douglas Cole of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, a Los Angeles-based private investor.

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PLEASANT HILLS, PA. — Colliers has negotiated the $14 million sale of a 33,172-square-foot medical office building in Pleasant Hills, a southern suburb of Pittsburgh. Gregg Broujos and Kim Kretowicz of Colliers represented the undisclosed seller and the buyer, Tampa-based Sila Realty Trust, in the transaction. At the time of sale, the building was fully leased to tenants such as Jefferson Hospital / Allegheny Health Network, Kids Plus Pediatrics, Miracle Dental Associates and Vision Care Associates-Eye Care Specialties of Pennsylvania.

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SKOKIE, ILL. — Newcastle Properties has acquired the 14,856-square-foot Boardwalk Plaza retail center in Skokie. Located at the intersection of Dempster Street and Keeler Avenue across from the Evanston Country Club, the property is home to Starbucks, SAS Comfort Shoes, Devonshire Montessori School and Albert Memi Salon. The seller and sales price were not provided. Newcastle owns and operates 82 properties in 23 states with a focus on the retail, multifamily, hospitality and office sectors.

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NEW YORK CITY — Avanath Capital Management, a private real estate investment management firm, has purchased two multifamily communities in Brooklyn. The Irvine, Calif.-based company purchased the two properties, which total 601 apartments and 42,643 square feet of ground-floor retail space, for $315 million. The properties also include 82,681 square feet of parking. The seller was not disclosed, but multiple outlets report the seller as Greenland USA, a residential and commercial real estate developer based in China. Located at 38 6th Ave. and 535 Carlton Ave., the two communities are situated adjacent to Barclays Center, the home arena of the Brooklyn Nets NBA franchise. A little over one-third of the units are reserved for residents with incomes between 40 percent and 100 percent of area median income (AMI). The buildings were constructed in 2017 as part of the ongoing Pacific Park New York Development initiative, which Avanath Capital says is Brooklyn’s largest development project to date. In addition to the two multifamily properties, at full completion the site will host eight acres of public open space, a new public middle school, 13 other residential buildings and more than 7.3 million square feet of residential, commercial and retail space. Amenities at …

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HOUSTON — New York City-based investment firm Gaia Real Estate has sold The Copperfield Portfolio, a collection of five multifamily properties in northwest Houston totaling 1,376 units. Gaia acquired the properties in 2015 and implemented a value-add program. Renovations included upgrades of amenity spaces such as pools, clubhouses, fitness centers, children’s play areas and laundry centers, as well as new flooring, cabinets, appliances and countertops to the interiors of select units. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed. Gaia has now sold 50 multifamily properties in Sun Belt markets for more than $1.5 billion.

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