Acquisitions

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ORLANDO, FLA. — Navarra Investments LLC has sold Avenue Shoppes, a 42,196-square-foot retail strip center and outparcel in Orlando. John Krzyminski and Max Krzyminski of JLL represented the seller and procured the buyer, House Reform Group. The sales price was $8.1 million. Originally constructed in 1988, Avenue Shoppes was most recently renovated in 2020 when the seller implemented a capital improvement plan to reposition the property. The property was 94 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Euro Living, Wallcoverings Mart, Toxic Lounge, Greenberg Dental, GL Staffing, Little New Orleans, Let’s Relax Spa, Le’s Alternations, Memories of Peru, Adega Gaucha and Estrella Insurance. Located on 2.7 acres at 8204 Crystal Clear Lane, the center is situated 12.4 miles from Walt Disney World Resort and 9.6 miles from Orlando International Airport.

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ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Alpha Storage Centers, a 290-unit self-storage facility in Arlington. The property spans 88,107 net rentable square feet. Brandon Karr and Danny Cunningham of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a locally based private investor, in the transaction. An entity doing business as 10 Federal Self Storage purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.

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PLANO, TEXAS — A joint venture between two California-based investment firms, Magma Equities and Franklin Templeton, has purchased Palencia Apartment Homes, a 281-unit multifamily property in the northern Dallas suburb of Plano. Built in 1996, the property consists of nine buildings housing studio, one- and two-bedroom units on a 9.6-acre site. Amenities include multiple pools, a clubhouse, fitness center, business center and picnic and grilling areas. The new ownership plans to implement a value-add program that will be primarily focused on unit interiors.

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WILMETTE, ILL. — Chicago-based Newport Capital Partners has sold Edens Plaza in the Chicago suburb of Wilmette for $110 million. Massachusetts-based WS Development was the buyer. The shopping center spans 350,000 square feet. Current tenants include The Fresh Market, Walgreens, Chicagoland Children’s Health Alliance, Starbucks and Big Blue Swim School. The property also comprises a two-story department store that was formerly occupied by Carson Pirie Scott and is currently vacant. Newport acquired Edens Plaza in 2018 and the vacant department store in 2019. WS plans to open the first-ever bricks-and-mortar store for online furniture retailer Wayfair in the department store. Joe Girardi of Mid-America Real Estate Group brokered the transaction.

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WINFIELD, ILL. — Interra Realty has arranged the $44.2 million sale of Winfield Station in Winfield, about 35 miles west of Chicago. The newly built, transit-oriented apartment complex features 162 units and is situated near the Winfield Metra station. The property was 82 percent occupied at the time of sale. Amenities include a resident lounge, business center, fitness center and outdoor pool. Jon Morgan, David Goss and Joe Smazal of Interra represented the seller, an affiliate of Chicago-based Synergy Construction Group, which completed construction of the property in August 2021. Patrick Kennelly and Paul Waterloo of Interra procured and represented the buyer, Mango Shadow LLC.

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MILWAUKEE — Colliers has brokered the sale of a 42,000-square-foot office building located at 417 E. Chicago St. in Milwaukee’s historic Third Ward district. The sales price was undisclosed. Eversana, a life sciences company, currently occupies the building for its headquarters. The property was originally constructed in 1964 and completely renovated in 2013 as a build-to-suit for The Dohmen Co., which took occupancy for several years. Tom Shepherd, Jennifer Huber-Bullock and Scott Welsh of Colliers represented the seller, 417 East Chicago LLC, an affiliate of Dohmen. The buyer was 417 Third Ward LLC, an affiliate of Madison-based Hovde Properties.

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LINDENHURST, N.Y. — JLL has negotiated the $146 million sale of The Wel, a 260-unit apartment community located in the Long Island community of Lindenhurst. Built in 2021, The Wel offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units with an average size of 916 square feet. Residences are furnished with stainless steel appliances, stone countertops and individual washers and dryers. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, coworking space, game room, rooftop lounge, fire pits, a dog wash station and landscaped courtyards. Jose Cruz, Steve Simonelli, Andrew Scandalios, Michael Oliver, Kevin O’Hearn and Jason Lundy of JLL represented the seller, a joint venture between Tritec Real Estate Co. and an affiliate of Rockwood Capital, in the transaction. The buyer was Fairfield Properties.

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NORWALK, CONN. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of Avalon East Norwalk, a 240-unit multifamily property located in the southern coastal part of Connecticut. Avalon East Norwalk features one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, outdoor grilling stations and a resident lounge. Brian Whitmer, Adam Spies, Al Mirin, Matt Torrance, Michael Collins, Ryan Dowd and Peter Welch of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Virginia-based multifamily REIT AvalonBay Communities, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, Boston-based DSF Group, which will rebrand the property as Halstead Norwalk.

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NEW YORK CITY — Storage Post, an Atlanta-based self-storage owner-operator, has acquired a newly built facility located at 600 Richmond Terrace on Staten Island. The number of units was not disclosed, but the property spans approximately 148,000 square feet of net rentable climate-controlled space. The seller and sales price were also not disclosed.

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PHOENIX — Taurus Investment Holdings has purchased an apartment property located in Phoenix’s northwest region for $42 million. The buyer will rebrand the Class B property, which was previously known as Rise Metro, as Raystone. Built in 1981, Raystone features 160 units. Through its energy-focused subsidiary, RENU Communities, Taurus plans to transition Raystone to a low-carbon, energy-efficient multifamily complex by replacing all HVAC units with highly efficient air-source heat pumps, replacing existing electric water heaters with heat pump water heaters, implementing an energy monitoring system in each unit, upgrading lighting and installing solar panels.

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