LOS ANGELES — Champion Real Estate Co. has acquired two former fraternity houses located at 624 W 28th St. and 2715 Portland St. near the University of Southern California (USC) campus in Los Angeles for $16.7 million. Two subsidiaries of Champion — Victory on 28th LLC and Victory House Portland LLC — will rebrand and renovate the properties into student housing communities. The two properties will offer fully furnished units and shared amenities including oversized lounges, rooftop decks and private study spaces. Michael Fukushima and Stephen Watson of Total Realty Group represented the buyer and undisclosed sellers in the transactions. A timeline for the redevelopments were not announced.
SAN ANTONIO — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of Vantage at O’Connor, a 288-unit apartment community in northeast San Antonio. The property was built in 2020. According to Apartments.com, Vantage at O’Connor offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging in size from 605 to 1,150 square feet and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, media lounge, two pet parks and package concierge services. Will Balthrope and Drew Garza of IPA represented the seller, Vantage Communities, and procured the undisclosed buyer in the transaction.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — HLC Equity has sold Toscana Apartments, a 192-unit multifamily property in the northern Dallas suburb of Carrollton. The complex was originally built in 1986 and offers a pool, clubhouse, fitness center, pet play area and outdoor grilling and dining stations. HLC Equity acquired the property in 2017 for $13.2 million and implemented a value-add program that upgraded unit interiors and common areas. California-based Archway Equities purchased the asset for an undisclosed price. David Austin and Rob Key of JLL brokered the deal. Toscana Apartments was 99 percent occupied at the time of sale.
MCKINNEY, TEXAS — The Ensign Group Inc. (NASDAQ: ENSG) has acquired the real estate and operations of Park Manor of McKinney, a 138-bed skilled nursing facility in metro Dallas. Standard Bearer Healthcare REIT Inc., Ensign’s captive real estate company, will own the real estate. This acquisition brings Ensign’s portfolio to 259 healthcare operations, 26 of which also include senior living operations, across 13 states. Ensign subsidiaries, including Standard Bearer, now own 106 real estate assets. The seller was not disclosed.
SLIPPERY ROCK, PA. — MultiVersity Housing Partners (MVHP) has sold University Village at Slippery Rock, a student housing community located north of Pittsburgh. The community offers two- and four-bedroom fully furnished units alongside additional shared amenities including a fitness center, volleyball and basketball courts, fire pits and a dog park. The buyer was undisclosed. MVHP acquired the asset in August 2010 and implemented $3.5 million in capital expenditures over the course of the 12-year holding period, including renovations to units, the addition of a resort-style pool and enhancements to the clubhouse and other amenity spaces.
EAGAN, MINN. AND FENTON AND ST. CHARLES, MO. — Three Walls Capital (TWC) has purchased a three-property hotel portfolio in Minnesota and Missouri for an undisclosed price. The hotels include the 89-room Staybridge Suites Eagan Airport in Eagan, the 94-room Extended Stay America St. Louis Fenton in Fenton, and the 94-room Candlewood Suites St. Louis St. Charles in St. Charles. Aimbridge Hospitality will manage the assets on behalf of TWC. Aimbridge manages more than 65 properties owned by TWC, which plans to acquire and develop 35 extended-stay hotels over the next 18 to 24 months.
MADISON, WIS. — Northland has purchased Preserve West, a 318-unit apartment community in Madison. The purchase price and seller were undisclosed. The garden-style property was formerly named ReNew 78 West. The community features 17 buildings across roughly 20 acres. Amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, coworking space and communal kitchen. Northland owns and operates a multifamily portfolio that includes more than 26,000 units across the U.S.
NEW YORK CITY — GAIA Real Estate has acquired a 28-unit multifamily building at 106 Norfolk St. on Manhattan’s Lower East Side for $14 million. The majority of the units at the fully occupied property, which features one- and two-bedroom floor plans, are rented at market rates. The building also houses two retail spaces that are occupied by food and beverage concepts. Bob Knackal of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
INDIANAPOLIS — MDH Partners has acquired Park 100 Building 71, a 193,348-square-foot industrial building in Indianapolis. The purchase price was undisclosed. Constructed in 1988, the facility features a clear height of 24 feet, 26 exterior dock doors and 90 car parking spaces. The property is 87 percent leased to DB Schenker, Watkins & Shepard Trucking Inc. and MKM Distribution Service. Alex Cantu and Alex Davenport of Colliers represented the undisclosed seller. Houston Hawley served as the acquisition lead for MDH Partners, which now owns more than 1 million square feet in Indiana.
TERRE HAUTE, IND. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of South Pointe Crossing in Terre Haute for $10 million. The sale of the retail property was executed in two separate transactions. Dylan Mallory of Hanley, in association with ParaSell Inc., represented the seller, Thompson Thrift Commercial, a wholly owned company of Thompson Thrift. The first transaction consisted of a 2,212-square-foot single-tenant property occupied by Starbucks that sold for $1.8 million. The drive-thru building was constructed in 2007 and renovated in 2017. Drew Baldwin and Jake Duska of Baldwin Brothers Inc. represented the buyer, a Pennsylvania-based family office completing a 1031 exchange. The second transaction included a 41,633-square-foot retail center across four separate buildings. Built in 2002, the property was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale by tenants such as Sherwin-Williams, T-Mobile, Charles Schwab & Co., Papa John’s, Once Upon a Child, Plato’s Closet, Big Red Liquors and Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance. The sales price was $8.2 million. Scott Pollom and Jane Drew Pollom of F.C. Tucker Co. Inc. represented the buyer, an Indianapolis-based private partnership completing a 1031 exchange.