DULUTH, GA. — Albany Road Real Estate Partners has bought Breck Exchange, a 12-building flex office portfolio in Duluth, about 27.5 miles from downtown Atlanta. Patterson Real Estate Advisory Group secured an undisclosed amount of debt financing. Atlanta-based Ameris Bank provided an undisclosed amount of financing. Bain Capital and RealOp sold the asset for an undisclosed price. Breck Exchange includes over 558,000 square feet of space. At the time of sale, the property was 88 percent occupied with over 50 tenants. Located on 71 acres, the property is situated near Interstate 85, Highway 316 and Breckenridge Boulevard.
Acquisitions
UTICA, N.Y. — CBRE and Newmark have brokered the sale of Deerfield Place, a 156-unit apartment complex located in the upstate New York community of Utica. The property was built in 2016 and offers amenities such as a pool, resident lounge, fitness center, conference room and a dog park. Jeff Dunne and Eric Apfel of CBRE, in conjunction with Gene Pride and Jamie Thelwell of Newmark, represented the seller, New York-based United Group of Cos., in the transaction. The quartet also procured the buyer, an undisclosed, publicly traded REIT.
ASHEBORO, N.C. — A partnership known as Flagship Realty LLC, led by Patrick O’Connell and Christian Poyant, has purchased 1334 East Dixie Drive, a two-tenant retail building in Asheboro. Jimmy Flowers of Flowers Capital Holdings brokered the $2 million sale. Flowers Capital Holdings will serve as the property manager. Pinnacle Bank provided a $1.6 million acquisition loan. The 1334 East Dixie Drive property is a 6,400-square-foot retail building that is fully occupied with long-term leases in place to Mattress Warehouse and AT&T. Additionally, the property is shadow-anchored by the Six Four Nine Commons Shopping Center, which is anchored by an Aldi and Harbor Freight Tools. The property is located near Randolph Mall, as well as a McDonald’s, a Chevrolet dealership, the Asheboro Mall and a Food Lion.
HILLSIDE, N.J. — NAI James Hanson has negotiated the sale of a 28,000-square-foot vacant industrial building in the Northern New Jersey community of Hillside. The building sits on a 1.4-acre site that provides access to Interstate 78, Route 9 and the Garden State Parkway. Eric Demmers and Russel Verducci of NAI James Hanson represented the seller, Certified Processing, in the transaction. The buyer, an investor who owns nearby properties, plans to demolish the existing structure and add more parking space for an existing business.
LAS VEGAS — Interwest Capital has completed the sale of The Lennox, a multifamily property located at 430 E. Cactus Road in Las Vegas’ Silverado Rancho submarket. An undisclosed buyer acquired the asset for $38.5 million, or $385,000 per unit. Taylor Sims, Carl Sims and Brady Cleary of Cushman & Wakefield’s Multifamily Advisory Group in Las Vegas represented the seller in the transaction. Constructed in 2015, The Lennox features 100 units in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom and penthouse floor plans. The community offers a fitness center, resident clubhouse, Wi-Fi lounges, resort-style pool and luxury home finishes.
Castle Lanterra Properties Divests of 108-Unit Lumen Apartment Complex in Everett, Washington
by Amy Works
EVERETT, WASH. — New York-based Castle Lanterra Properties has completed the disposition of Lumen, a multifamily community in Everett. An undisclosed private investor acquired the asset for $36.7 million. Castle Lanterra originally purchased the property in 2018 for $22.6 million. The 108-unit property features fully equipped kitchens, upgraded cabinets/countertops, state-of-the-art appliances, washer/dryer connections and walk-in closets. Community amenities include a large rooftop deck, barbecue area, clubhouse, garage with ample parking and ground-floor retail space, which a Mexican restaurant currently occupies. Castle Lanterra completed interior renovations and unit upgrades, as well as an overhaul of the amenity space, which included adding a community room, expanding the fitness center and improving the rooftop deck.
VANCOUVER, WASH. — SB Real Estate Partners has acquired Bridge Creek Apartments, a garden-style multifamily community in Vancouver. An undisclosed seller sold the property, which will be rebranded as Portola Bridge Creek, for $75 million. The community is located at 9211 NE 15th Ave. within the Hazel Dell North area of Vancouver, about 14 miles north of Portland, Ore. Built in multiple phases from 1984 and 1989, the property features 270 apartments in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans ranging from 650 to 1,150 square feet. Community amenities include a swimming pool with poolside barbecue stations, a playground, dog parks, a fully automated Amazon package locker system and a 24-hour modern fitness center.
GARDENA, CALIF. — The Klabin Co./CORFAC International has brokered the sale of an industrial asset located at 301 E. Alondra Blvd. in Gardena. Illinois-based CenterPoint Properties purchased the property for $24 million. Matt Stringfellow, Courtney Bell and Tyler Rollema of Klabin Co. represented the private seller in the transaction. Situated on four acres, the 91,342-square-foot property features dock-high and grade-level loading, a large private yard and is ideal for future redevelopment as a logistics/last-mile facility.
Progressive Negotiates $3.9M Sale of Multi-Tenant Retail Center in Big Bear Lake, California
by Amy Works
BIG BEAR LAKE, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of Village Mall at Big Bear, a multi-tenant retail property located at 40729 Village Drive in Big Bear Lake. An Inland Empire-based investor sold the asset to a San Gabriel Valley-based investor for $3.9 million in an all-cash transaction. Greg Bedell and Roxy Klein of Progressive Real Estate represented the seller, while Doreen Chen of Pinnacle Real Estate Group represented the buyer in the deal. At the time of sale, the 24,806-square-foot retail center was 100 percent leased.
SAN ANTONIO — Newmark has brokered the sale of Maxwell Townhomes, a 316-unit apartment community in San Antonio. Built in 1982 on the north-central side of the city, Maxwell Townhomes features one-, two-, and three-bedroom units. Amenities include two pools, a fitness center, playground, putting green, sport court, dog park and a clubhouse. Patton Jones and Matt Michelson of Newmark represented the seller, Philadelphia-based Resource REIT Inc., in the transaction. The buyer, Orion Real Estate Partners, plans to further upgrade the unit interiors, building exteriors and common spaces.