ADDISON, ILL. — Brown Commercial Group Inc. has brokered the sale of a 28,810-square-foot industrial building in Addison. The property is located at 25 W. Official Road. Mike Antonelli of Brown represented the buyer, Pat Mooney Saws, a distributor and importer of metal sawing machinery, accessories and saw blades. The building is across the street from the headquarters of Pat Mooney Saws. The seller and sales price were undisclosed.
Acquisitions
HACKENSACK, N.J. — The Kislak Co. Inc. has negotiated the $38.5 million sale of 22 Sussex, an 88-unit apartment building in the Northern New Jersey community of Hackensack. The property consists of 22 studios, 51 one-bedroom units and 15 two-bedroom units. Residences average 883 square feet and feature stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops and individual washers and dryers. Amenities include a fitness center, coworking lounge, rooftop deck and a gaming area. Andrew Scheinerman of Kislak represented the seller and developer, an entity doing business as 22 Sussex Street Urban Renewal LLC, in the transaction. Scheinerman also procured the buyer, Lusia Realty Corp.
CHESTER, PA. — Locally based brokerage firm Starkman Realty Group has arranged the $3.1 million sale of Buckman Meadows, a 42-unit affordable housing building in Chester, a southwestern suburb of Philadelphia. The property was originally constructed in 1917 to house shipbuilders during World War I and subsequently converted to a veterans’ hospital and then an affordable housing complex for veterans in 2015. New Jersey-based Tunic Group purchased Buckman Meadows from an undisclosed partnership. Jason Starkman of Starkman Realty Group represented both parties in the deal.
LAS VEGAS; SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ.; AND ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Kennedy Wilson has acquired three multifamily communities totaling 1,110 units in three separate off-market transactions for $418 million, excluding closing costs. The properties are Palms at Peccole Ranch in Las Vegas, La Privada in Scottsdale and San Miguel del Bosque in Albuquerque. The company invested $255 million of total equity in the three communities, which are expected to generate approximately $15 million of initial annual net operating income to Kennedy Wilson. Beginning immediately, Kennedy Wilson will implement a $19 million value-add asset management plan, including renovating more than 65 percent of existing units, refreshing common areas and enhancing amenities to further grow net operating income.
SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Golden Sands Plaza, a retail property located at 1090 W. Highland Ave. in San Bernardino. Built in 1962, the 10,057-square-foot property was 90.3 percent leased at the time of sale. A Northern California-based limited liability company sold the asset to another Northern California-based limited liability company for $1.1 million. Julia Evinger of Marcus & Millichap’s Indianapolis office represented the seller and secured the buyer in the deal. Adam Christofferson of Marcus & Millichap’s Los Angeles office served as broker of record for the transaction.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Newmark has brokered the sale of 823 Congress, a 190,254-square-foot office building in downtown Austin. The recently renovated building was 71 percent leased at the time of sale. Chris Murphy, Robert Hill, Gary Carr and Chase Tagen of Newmark represented the seller, a fund backed by New York-based DRA Advisors, in the transaction. David Milestone, Brett Green and Josh Francis of Newmark arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, Dallas-based Pillar Commercial. The sale included a six-story parking garage located at 900 Brazos St. The building was recently renovated to the tune of $15 million.
BEAUMONT, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Storage Depot, a 507-unit self-storage facility in Beaumont. The property spans 59,120 net rentable square feet. Dave Knobler, Brandon Karr and Danny Cunningham of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed, Texas-based seller in the transaction. The trio also procured the buyer, El Paso-based Riverbend Development. The sales price was not disclosed.
HOUSTON —Dallas-based private equity firm Trive Capital, in partnership with Dallas-based Aspen Oak Capital Partners, has acquired Alta Med Main, a 338-unit apartment community located near Texas Medical Center in Houston. Built in 2020 by Wood Partners, the property features one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center and coworking space and outdoor grilling areas.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Locally based residential developer ONM Living has sold Cottages at Bell Station, a 140-unit multifamily property in Fort Worth. The pet-friendly property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units that were fully leased at the time of sale. Berkadia brokered the sale of the property. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed.
Electra America and BH Group Buy South Florida Mall for $100.4M, Plan Mixed-Use Redevelopment
by John Nelson
CUTLER BAY, FLA. — Electra America and BH Group have formed a joint venture to purchase Southland Mall, a 808,776-square-foot shopping mall in the Miami suburb of Cutler Bay. The buyers purchased the 80-acre site for $100.4 million with plans to reposition the mall and develop new Class A apartments on the campus. The joint venture is working closely with the Town of Cutler Bay on the redevelopment project. Located at 20505 S. Dixie Highway, Southland Mall was 80 percent leased at the time of sale to more than 100 tenants, including JC Penney, Macy’s, T.J. Maxx, LA Fitness, Regal Cinemas, Old Navy, Sephora, Kay Jewelers and Applebee’s. According to the buyers, Southland Mall is the only enclosed regional mall servicing southern Miami-Dade County through the Florida Keys. Michael Fay, John Crotty, David Duckworth and Brian de la Fé of Avison Young represented Electra America and BH Group in the land deal. The seller(s) was not disclosed. Southland Mall includes a former Sears department store and auto center that were not part of the transaction.