SPRINGFIELD, VA. — Finmarc Management, a real estate investment and management firm based in Bethesda, Md., has purchased an 11-building portfolio from Boston Properties in Springfield for $127.5 million. The portfolio spans 740,000 square feet of industrial, flex/office and data center space in one- and two-story properties. Situated near Fort Belvoir and I-95, the portfolio was 74 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including ADT Security Systems, Avaya, SAIC, The Vomela Cos. and the U.S. General Service Administration (GSA). William Collins and Eric Berkman of Cushman & Wakefield represented Boston Properties in the transaction, and Finmarc was self-represented. Michael Zelin and Marshall Scanlon of Cushman & Wakefield, along with consultant Cliff Mendelson of Met Cap Advisors, arranged acquisition financing on behalf of Finmarc.
Acquisitions
MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — A partnership between investors Pebb Capital and LeaseFlorida has sold Hampton by Hilton at The Continental, a historic hotel located at 4000 Collins Ave. in Miami Beach. The undisclosed buyer, a privately held limited liability company, purchased the 100-room hotel for $43.9 million. According to the sellers, the transaction marks the second-highest price per room sale in Hampton’s portfolio. The sellers invested $25 million to renovate the five-story property in 2016. The renovation included repositioning the property back to lodging and restoring its historic façade, the pool and its original reception desk. Built in 1948 as the Continental Hotel, the property served as a condominium community in the early 1990s before converting back to its original use. Situated one block from the Atlantic Ocean, the Hampton by Hilton hotel features a pool, fitness center and business center, as well as complimentary breakfast and to-go breakfast bags for guests.
Drapac Capital Sells 23,362 SF Retail Property in Downtown Memphis Leased to Walgreens
by John Nelson
MEMPHIS, TENN. — Drapac Capital Partners, a real estate investment firm based in Australia, has sold a 23,362-square-foot retail property located at 2 N. Main St. in downtown Memphis. A flagship Walgreens occupies the bottom two levels of the property, and the top level is vacant space. Studio Capital, an investor and developer based in California, purchased the multi-story property for $2.7 million. Drapac Capital purchased the property in 2015 for $715,000. St. Bourke, a community placemaking and development firm, refurbished the property last year that included new windows, facades, finishes, paint, signage and entryways.
DALLAS — Newmark has brokered the sale of Element Towers, a two-building, 673,150-square-foot office complex located at 3010 and 3030 LBJ Freeway in North Dallas. Element Towers sits on seven acres, and both buildings feature newly renovated lobbies, fitness centers, conference facilities and full-service cafeterias. Gary Carr, Chris Murphy, Robert Hill and Chase Tagen represented the seller in the transaction. David Milestone, Brett Green and Josh Francis, also with Newmark, arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, California-based Stanton Road Capital. Element Towers was 68 percent leased at the time of sale.
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, TEXAS — HREC Investment Advisors has negotiated the sale of the 63-room Best Western Beachside Inn in the coastal resort community of South Padre Island. Ketan Patel and Mark Rome of HREC represented the seller, a Florida-based limited liability company, in the transaction. An out-of-state investor purchased the hotel for an undisclosed price and will retain the Best Western flag.
Madison Capital, Meadow Partners Acquire Ford Point R&D Property in Richmond, California for $103.7M
by Amy Works
RICHMOND, CALIF. — New York-based Madison Capital and Meadow Partners have purchased Ford Point, a creative R&D building located at 1414 Harbour Way S. in Richmond. Orton Development sold the asset for $103.7 million. At the time of sale, the 478,761-square-foot property was 83 percent leased to a variety of tenants, including SunPower, Mountain Hardwear and California Closets. Orton Development purchased the long-dormant, 22.9-acre site from the Richmond Redevelopment Agency in 2004 and began a comprehensive $40 million renovation of the entire building, installing new building systems and undertaking an extensive seismic upgrade. Since 2008, the company invested an additional $11.3 million for an ungraded roof, electric vehicle charging stations, asphalt repaving and one mega-watt rooftop solar system. Designed in 1930 by Albert Kahn, Ford Point was built as the Ford Motor Co. Assembly Plant and was the largest assembly plant to be built on the West Coast. Ford Point has been on the National Register of Historical places since 1988, and the site is home to a National Parks Services education center, known as the Rosie the Riveter Visitor Center. Seth Siegel, Steve Hermann, Ryan Venezia, Rick Ryan, Kevin Flemming and Courtney Trunnell of Cushman & Wakefield’s Northern California …
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm Ariel Property Advisors has arranged the $11.5 million sale of two New York City multifamily buildings. The 10-unit building at 246 W. 108th St. on Manhattan’s Upper West Side sold for $5.8 million, and the 11-unit building at 369 W. 126th St. in Harlem sold for $5.7 million. Shimon Shkury, Victor Sozio, Howard Raber and Mark Anderson of Ariel Property Advisors brokered the first deal. Sozio, James Nestor and Evan Hirsch of Ariel negotiated the second transaction. The buyers and sellers were not disclosed.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — CBRE has arranged the sale of Centerpointe Plaza, a neighborhood shopping center located at 5605-5785 North Academy Blvd. in Colorado Springs. A Denver-based private fund acquired the property from Phoenix-based Kinetic Development for $21.4 million. Built in 1983, Centerpointe Plaza features 154,988 square feet of retail space. At the time of sale, Centerpointe Plaza was 85 percent occupied. Current tenants include Dollar Tree, Tuesday Morning, Key Bank, Boot Barn, Whiskey Baron, Winnelson Bath & Kitchen Idea Center and Guiry’s Color Source. Parker Brown, Matthew Henrichs and Brad Lyons of CBRE’s National Retail Partners represented the seller in the deal.
Cushman & Wakefield Negotiates Sale of 227,803 SF Creekside Plaza Office Park in San Leandro, California
by Amy Works
SAN LEANDRO, CALIF. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of Creekside Plaza Office Park, a three-building office campus and development site in San Leandro. An institutional investor purchased the asset from a privately held real estate development company for an undisclosed price. Built in phases between 2002 to 2010, Creekside Plaza Office Park features 227,803 square feet of Class A, multi-tenant office space. Owned by the original developers for the more than 20 years, this is the first time Creekside Plaza was marketed for sale. Ryan Venezia, Barry Cohn, Seth Siegel, Steve Hermann, Rick Ryan, Kevin Flemming and David Englert of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction.
MESA, ARIZ. — Western Wealth Capital has purchased Villetta Apartment Homes, a multifamily property in Mesa. Terms of the transaction were not released. Villetta Apartment Homes features 352 apartments. Western Wealth Capital plans to implement interior and exterior value-add programs at the property. Many of the interiors are in original condition and have not been upgraded since the property’s completion in 1983. The property amenities have recently been upgraded.