LOWELL, MASS. — Boutique brokerage firm Peak Real Estate Partners has negotiated the sale of a 62,000-square-foot office and lab building located at 75 Technology Drive in the northern Boston suburb of Lowell. Jumbo Capital sold the property to Boston-based Rhino Capital Advisors for an undisclosed price. Anthony Biette of Peak Real Estate brokered the deal on behalf of both parties. Northmarq arranged acquisition financing through Cambridge Savings Bank. The building was fully leased at the time of sale.
NAPERVILLE, ILL. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has negotiated the sale of an 81,760-square-foot retail center in Naperville for $32.7 million. The property, which was 96 percent leased at the time of sale, is home to Old Town Pour House, Maggiano’s Little Italy, White Chocolate Grill, Morton’s Steakhouse, Jason’s Deli, Naf Naf Grill, Bombay Wraps and Brick’s Wood Fire Pizza. Chad Firsel, Dan Waszak and Zack Hilgendorf of Quantum represented the seller, a Dallas-based institutional investment firm, and the buyer, a Philadelphia-based investment fund.
BURLINGTON, MASS. — SRS Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $7.2 million sale of an 8,815-square-foot retail property in the northern Boston suburb of Burlington. The property was built in 2016 and was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Starbucks and Sherwin-Williams. Matthew Mousavi and Patrick Luther of SRS represented the seller, a private regional developer, in the transaction. Susan Harris, also with SRS, represented the buyer, an East Coast-based private partnership. Both parties requested anonymity.
PORTAGE, IND. — The Boulder Group has brokered the $4.1 million sale of a single-tenant retail property occupied by Firestone in Portage, a city in Northwest Indiana. The 6,116-square-foot building is located on Highway 6. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of Boulder represented the buyer, a Midwest-based investor completing a 1031 exchange. A national development firm was the seller.
DAVENPORT, IOWA — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Elmore Avenue Shoppes in Davenport for $1.8 million. The 9,800-square-foot retail center is located at 4810 Elmore Ave. The center was more than 85 percent leased at the time of sale to GameStop, Hungry Hobo, Novel Nail Studio, Computer Repair Center and 100% Chiropractic. The Rowlett Group, investment specialists in Marcus & Millichap’s Milwaukee office, represented the seller, a private investor group. The team also represented the buyer, which was a member of the seller’s investor group.
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. — Locally based investment and development firm Edgewood Properties has purchased Westgate, a 250,000-square-foot office building in the Northern New Jersey community of Basking Ridge. The vacant building was constructed in 1991 to house the headquarters of Everest Reinsurance Co. That company relocated to Warren Corporate Center in summer 2019. Amenities include a full-service cafeteria, fitness center, outdoor terrace and landscaped gathering spaces and a conference room. Jose Cruz, Kevin O’Hearn, Sean Ryan, Steve Simonelli, Michael Oliver and Grace Braverman of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
LOWELL, MASS. — Boutique brokerage firm Peak Real Estate Partners has negotiated the sale of a 62,000-square-foot office and lab building located at 75 Technology Drive in the northern Boston suburb of Lowell. Jumbo Capital sold the property to Boston-based Rhino Capital Advisors for an undisclosed price. Anthony Biette of Peak Real Estate brokered the deal on behalf of both parties. Northmarq arranged acquisition financing through Cambridge Savings Bank. The building was fully leased at the time of sale.
BURLINGTON, MASS. — SRS Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $7.2 million sale of an 8,815-square-foot retail property in the northern Boston suburb of Burlington. The property was built in 2016 and was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Starbucks and Sherwin-Williams. Matthew Mousavi and Patrick Luther of SRS represented the seller, a private regional developer, in the transaction. Susan Harris, also with SRS, represented the buyer, an East Coast-based private partnership. Both parties requested anonymity.
MIAMI — Boston-based Rockpoint and Montreal-based Ivanhoe Cambridge have sold Mary Brickell Village, a Publix-anchored mixed-use property in Miami’s Brickell district. RPT Realty purchased the 200,503-square-foot development for $216 million. Danny Finkle, Chris Angelone, Matthew Lawton, Eric Williams and Kim Flores of JLL represented the sellers in the transaction. Situated on 5.2 acres at 901 S. Miami Ave., Mary Brickell Village’s tenant roster includes Miami’s only LA Fitness Signature Club, as well as Moxie’s, North Italia, P.F. Chang’s, Shake Shack, Blue Martini, Starbucks, Massage Envy, Candela Gastro Bar and EWM Realty. The mixed-use property also includes an 875-space parking garage. Originally constructed in 2008, Mary Brickell Village underwent renovations between 2018 and 2020.
LAUREL, MD. — Syndicated Equities, a private real estate investment firm based in Chicago, has sold the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel. An unnamed, Florida-based investor purchased the building for $53 million in a 1031 exchange. The property is situated within Montpelier Research Park near Johns Hopkins University’s Laurel campus. Syndicated Equities purchased the property in January 2011 in a joint venture with Middleton Partners, which is also based in Chicago. During its ownership, Syndicated Equities executed two long-term leases and made significant improvements to the asset, including installing new roofs.