SEATTLE — Swift Real Estate Partners has acquired 425 Pontius, a boutique office building in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood, from a local private partnership for $39.5 million. Located at 425 Pontius Ave. North, the building features four stories of office space, surface parking and two levels of underground parking. The building was originally constructed in 1982 with a renovation in 2018 of the budling’s three-story lobby. The 75,267-square-foot 425 Pontius is 60 percent leased to tenants in the fields of biotech, healthcare and professional services, with Fred Hutch Cancer Research Center as the building’s largest tenant. Swift plans to reposition the property with a rebrand and full renovation, including an exterior modernization and cosmetic upgrades to the lobby, elevators and common areas. Tom Pehl and Charles Safley of CBRE’s Pacific Northwest-based capital markets team advised the seller in the transaction. Brad Zampa and Mike Walker of CBRE’s Debt & Structured Finance group is advising Swift Real Estate Partners in securing new market-rate financing.
Acquisitions
MESA, ARIZ. — Rise Invest has purchased Sonoma Village, a multifamily property located at 1318 S. Vineyard in Mesa. Built in 1973, Sonoma Village features 96 apartments, including 16 one-bedroom/one-bath units and 80 two-bedroom/two-bath units. Rise Invest plans to invest $3 million in capital improvements to reposition the property through enhanced curb appeal, upgraded amenities and unit interior renovations. The scope of work for the unit interior renovations includes the installation of in-unit washer/dryers, new countertops, vinyl flooring, stainless steel appliances and modern lighting/plumbing fixtures.
CHATSWORTH, CALIF. — Newmark has arranged the sale of 19900 Plummer, a single-tenant office building located at 19900 Plummer St. in Chatsworth. Korda Group sold the asset to Rexford Industrial for $15 million. Campbellsville University, a non-profit educator offering a master’s of marriage and family therapy program, fully occupies the 43,472-square-foot building on a net-lease basis. Ryan Plummer, Andrey Mindirgasov, Sean Fulp, Mark Schuessler and Chris Smith of Newmark facilitated the off-market transaction.
PENNSAUKEN, N.J. — Colliers has brokered the sale of a 60,000-square-foot industrial property in the Southern New Jersey city of Pennsauken. The facility was fully leased at the time of sale. SNS Real Estate Investment Group LLC acquired the property from an undisclosed seller. Ian Richman of Colliers brokered the deal. New Jersey-based Freedom Bank provided acquisition financing.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm Spur House Partners has negotiated the sale of an apartment building in Manhattan’s East Village area that was originally built in 1930 and consists of four four-bedroom units and ground-floor retail space. Shlomo Gelernter of Spur House Partners represented the buyer, Highpoint Property Group, in the transaction. Jay Bernstein of Besen Partners represented the seller, an entity doing business as 166 1st Avenue Realty Group.
CARY, N.C. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of Twin Lakes Center, a multi-tenant shopping center in Cary anchored by Wegmans. Thomas Kolarczyk and Ryan Eklund of JLL represented the seller, Leyland Alliance. Dallas-based L&B Realty Advisors acquired the property on behalf of an institutional client. The sales price was not disclosed. Built in 2020, Twin Lakes Center was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Hollywood Feed, Great Clips, Mezeh Mediterranean Grill, Premier Martial Arts, PM Pediatrics, Paris Nail Bar, Bul Box and Gulli Boys. Situated on 1.7 acres at 1125 Hatches Pond Lane, Twin Lakes Center is situated 16.1 miles from Raleigh and 14.1 miles from Durham.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Newmark has brokered the sale of a four-property portfolio of mid-rise student housing properties totaling 1,441 beds. The properties are situated adjacent to public universities in the Southeast and Illinois. Ryan Lang, Jack Brett, Ben Harkrider, Tim McKay, Debra Corson, Blake Pera and Dean Smith of Newmark represented the seller, Rael Corp., in the transaction. The sales price and the buyer were not disclosed. The properties include: Gather Illinois, which is located near the University of Illinois at 410 North Lincoln Ave. in Urbana, Ill.; Gather Uptown located near East Carolina University at 400 South Greene St. in Greenville, N.C.; Gather Dickson located near the University of Arkansas at 333 St. Charles Ave. in Fayetteville, Ark.; and Gather Southern located near the University of Memphis at 3655/3695 Southern Ave. in Memphis.
HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — MH Hospitality has acquired the Holiday Inn Express Hotel, a 98-room, four-story hotel in Huntsville. Wealth Hospitality Group sold the property for $13.9 million. The Holiday Inn Express Hotel is a newly constructed, 56,963-square-foot hotel that features two elevators, 1,200 square feet of meeting space, an outdoor pool and a fitness center. Situated on 2.7 acres, the property is located about one mile from the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, Huntsville Botanical Garden and the Huntsville campus for the University of Alabama.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Inman Equities has sold Kabana Cove Apartments, an 80-unit multifamily property in Jacksonville, for $8.6 million. Luke McCann and John Rutherford of NAI Hallmark brokered the transaction on behalf of Inman Equities and the buyer, Investor Boardroom. Built in 1974, the property offers 64 two-bedroom, one-bath units and 16 one-bedroom, one-bath units. Community amenities include a clubhouse, laundry facilities and package services. Inman Equities recently renovated the exterior of the property, including new paint, landscaping and pool upgrades. Located at 6595 San Juan Ave. on 3.1 acres, Kabana Cove is situated 8.4 miles from Florida State College at Jacksonville and 20.4 miles from Jacksonville International Airport.
CHICAGO — The Howard Hughes Corp. (NYSE: HHC) has sold its equity interest in 110 North Wacker Drive, a 55-story office tower spanning 1.5 million square feet in Chicago. Callahan Capital Partners and Oak Hill Advisors purchased the stake for $210 million. Based on this sales price, the implied value of the office tower is more than $1 billion, representing the highest valuation for an office property in Chicago since the sale of Willis Tower in 2015, according to Howard Hughes. The Class A building, located along the Chicago River, opened in October 2020 and was co-developed by Howard Hughes and Riverside Investment and Development Co. The property is more than 82 percent leased by tenants such as Bank of America, Heitman, Lincoln International, Jones Day and Morgan Lewis. Eastdil Secured represented Howard Hughes in the sale.