PHOENIX — Berkadia Institutional Solutions has arranged the sale of Vaseo Apartments, a 1,222-unit multifamily community in Phoenix. A partnership led by DivcoWest and Klein Financial Corp. sold the asset to Dallas-based Invesco Real Estate for $325 million. Vaseo features an onsite café and market, four swimming pool and spa areas, a 42-seat movie theater, fitness center, full-length basketball court, tennis court, sand volleyball court, playground and a large clubhouse with a demonstration kitchen. Mary Ann King, Brett Betzler, Kaohu Berg-Hee, Mark Forrester of Berkadia, along with CBRE, represented the seller in the deal.
Acquisitions
Majestic Asset Management Buys Six-Building Industrial Campus in Goleta, California for $50.7M
by Amy Works
GOLETA, CALIF. — Agoura Hills-based Majestic Asset Management has purchased a six-building industrial/R&D campus located at 315-346 Bollay Drive and 320-340 Stork Road in Goleta, for $50.7 million in an off-market transaction. The asset was part of a portfolio of commercial properties managed by The Towbes Group. Situated on 11.9 acres, the 194,625-square-foot portfolio is occupied by multiple tenants, including Lockheed Martin, Alcon Research, Electro Optical Industries, The Good Work Space, DeLabs and Santa Barbara Imaging Systems. Francois DeJohn and Steve Hayes of Hayes Commercial Group represented the buyer in the transaction.
Kubato Tractor Acquires Land Parcel in Elk Grove, California for 632,000 SF Distribution Center
by Amy Works
ELK GROVE, CALIF. — Kubato Tractor Corp. has closed escrow on a 43.7-acre land parcel located at 10251 E. Grant Line Road in Elk Grove. Terms of the transaction were not released. Kubato plans to develop a 632,000-square-foot Western Regional Distribution Center at the site, which has an additional 12-plus acres of expansion land for future needs. The company will relocate from its 180,000-square-foot facility in Lodi, where it has operated its Western distribution center since 2005. Tim Pryor of Mid Cal Industrial Properties and Ken Noack of Newmark Knight Frank handled the transaction.
RENO, NEV. — JLL Income Property Trust, an institutionally managed daily NAV REIT, has purchased South Reno Medical Center, a medical office property in Reno, for $14.6 million. Redeveloped in 2016, the more than 32,000-square-foot property is 100 percent leased to two orthopedic groups, with a weighted average lease term of just under 10 years. The name of the seller was not released.
TAMPA, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged the sale and financing of The Place at Carrollwood, a 224-unit multifamily property in Tampa. Jason Stanton, Matt Mitchell, Greg Rainey, Cole Whitaker, David Etchison, Mary Beale and Lauren Gassie of Berkadia represented the seller, Chicago-based Redwood Capital Group. Scott Wadler and Matt Nihan of Berkadia secured an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing through ACRE on behalf of the buyer, Beacon Real Estate Group. Built in 1984, The Place at Carrollwood offers one- and two-bedroom apartments ranging from 629 square feet to 1,050 square feet. Individual units feature fireplaces, kitchen pantries, modern appliances, designer flooring, walk-in closets and balconies or patios. Community amenities include a pool with poolside grilling, fitness center, boardwalk, 24-hour laundry center, car care station, a playground, on-call maintenance and a nature preserve. Located at 4949 Marbrisa Drive, the property is 11.7 miles from downtown Tampa and 6.8 miles from Tampa International Airport. The property is also close to Veteran’s Expressway/589, Citrus Park Mall and Busch Gardens.
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS — JLL has negotiated the sale of Northstar Apartments, a 210-unit active adult community located on the northern outskirts of Austin in Georgetown. The age-restricted property was built in 2021 and features one- and two-bedroom units averaging 1,016 square feet. Amenities include a media center and theater room, pool and spa, outdoor fire pit with seating area, landscaped courtyards and pickleball and bocce ball courts. Ryan McBride, Joe Dowdle, Zach Rigby and Sean Sorrell of JLL represented the seller, Chalk Hill Ventures, in the transaction. A partnership between Bain Capital Real Estate and Capitol Seniors Housing acquired the property for an undisclosed price.
MARIETTA, GA. — Stan Johnson Co. has arranged the sale of Windy Hill Crossing, a 32,000-square-foot center in Marietta. Billy Benedict and Jeff Enck of Stan Johnson Co. represented the 1031 exchange buyer, a locally based group of investors. The seller, represented by Kyle Stonis of SRS Real Estate Partners, was an investor group based in nearby Smyrna. The sales price was $6 million. Windy Hill Crossing includes tenants such as FedEx Office and Jackson Hewitt Tax Service. Built in 1986, the property was over 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. Situated on 3.4 acres at 2311 Windy Hill Road, the property is situated at the signalized intersection of Windy Hill Road and U.S. Highway 41 (Cobb Parkway). The property is also two miles from Truist Park, the home ballpark of the Atlanta Braves, and 3.8 miles from The Home Depot’s corporate headquarters.
WOODBURY, MINN. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the $65.1 million sale of Beyond Apartments in Woodbury, a suburb of the Twin Cities. Built in 2021, the 255-unit apartment community features studios, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities include a sky lounge patio, pet wash, coworking lounge, fitness center, golf simulator and underground parking. Mox Gunderson, Dan Linnell, Josh Talberg and Adam Haydon of JLL represented the seller, Roers Cos. Affiliates of MLG Capital purchased the asset. Scott Streiff and Brock Yaffe of JLL originated a 10-year Fannie Mae loan for the acquisition.
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has arranged the $8.5 million sale of a four-building multifamily portfolio in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood. The 24-unit, fully leased portfolio includes two buildings on Blackstone Avenue, one building on Dorchester Avenue and one on Greenwood Avenue. They were all built in the early 1900s. Joe Smazal of Interra brokered the transaction. A private seller sold the portfolio to an East Coast-based buyer that maintains a significant presence in Chicago.
PEORIA, ILL. — The Boulder Group has negotiated the $7.9 million sale of a single-tenant retail property net leased to Best Buy in Peoria. The 46,432-square-foot building is located at 5001 N. Big Hollow Road. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of Boulder represented the seller, a West Coast-based investor. A Midwest-based real estate company was the buyer. Best Buy has more than four years remaining on its lease.