NEW YORK CITY — Avanath Capital Management, a private real estate investment management firm, has purchased two multifamily communities in Brooklyn. The Irvine, Calif.-based company purchased the two properties, which total 601 apartments and 42,643 square feet of ground-floor retail space, for $315 million. The properties also include 82,681 square feet of parking. The seller was not disclosed, but multiple outlets report the seller as Greenland USA, a residential and commercial real estate developer based in China. Located at 38 6th Ave. and 535 Carlton Ave., the two communities are situated adjacent to Barclays Center, the home arena of the Brooklyn Nets NBA franchise. A little over one-third of the units are reserved for residents with incomes between 40 percent and 100 percent of area median income (AMI). The buildings were constructed in 2017 as part of the ongoing Pacific Park New York Development initiative, which Avanath Capital says is Brooklyn’s largest development project to date. In addition to the two multifamily properties, at full completion the site will host eight acres of public open space, a new public middle school, 13 other residential buildings and more than 7.3 million square feet of residential, commercial and retail space. Amenities at …
Acquisitions
HOUSTON — New York City-based investment firm Gaia Real Estate has sold The Copperfield Portfolio, a collection of five multifamily properties in northwest Houston totaling 1,376 units. Gaia acquired the properties in 2015 and implemented a value-add program. Renovations included upgrades of amenity spaces such as pools, clubhouses, fitness centers, children’s play areas and laundry centers, as well as new flooring, cabinets, appliances and countertops to the interiors of select units. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed. Gaia has now sold 50 multifamily properties in Sun Belt markets for more than $1.5 billion.
HUMBLE, TEXAS — Colliers has brokered the sale of a 48,000-square-foot industrial facility in northeastern Houston suburb of Humble. The property comprises four buildings on a 3.3-acre site. Tom Condon Jr. of Colliers represented the seller, R.B. Machine Works, in the transaction. Patrick Swint of Knightsbridge Ventures represented the buyer, an entity doing business as 2407 Wilson LLC.
BROOKHAVEN, N.Y. — CBRE has brokered the $28.5 million sale of 5000 Corporate Court, a 264,482-square-foot office building in Brookhaven, located on Long Island. Tenants include the Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Service. Jeffrey Dunne, Steven Bardsley, Jeremy Neuer, Stuart MacKenzie, Travis Langer and Philip Heilpern of CBRE represented the seller, Office Properties Income Trust, in the transaction. CBRE also procured the buyer, Northpath Investments.
OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — JVM Realty Corp. has acquired The Vue, a 219-unit luxury apartment complex in the Kansas City suburb of Overland Park. Hunt Midwest sold the asset for an undisclosed price. Units at The Vue, located at 7201 W. 80th St., average 936 square feet. Completed in 2018, the six-story property includes 7,300 square feet of ground-floor retail space that is leased to tenants such as Parisi Coffee and Evolve Juicery & Kitchen. Amenities include a sundeck, fitness center, clubhouse, outdoor lounge and pet spa.
COUNTRYSIDE, ILL. — In a sale-leaseback transaction, MDH Partners has purchased a 78,490-square-foot industrial property in Countryside, about 18 miles southwest of Chicago. The sales price was undisclosed. The property is located at 5315 Dansher Road within Chicago’s North I-55 industrial submarket. Doug Pilcher of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller and tenant, Sokol & Co., which is a food manufacturing company. Houston Hawley served as the acquisition lead for MDH.
ELGIN, ILL. — Chicago-based Martinez Produce & Seafood has expanded its Chicagoland footprint with the purchase of a 65,772-square-foot industrial facility in Elgin. The building, which features six truck docks and two drive-in doors, more than doubles the company’s footprint. Cory Kay and Mike DeSerto of Entre Commercial Realty represented Martinez Produce & Seafood, while Lee & Associates represented the seller. The sales price and seller were not provided.
PHOENIX — KB Investments has acquired Green Leaf Arts District, an apartment complex in Central Phoenix, for an undisclosed price. Located at 222 E. McDowell Road, the property features 280 units with nine-foot ceilings, gourmet kitchens, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances and modern cabinetry. Common area amenities include a two-story clubhouse with an upscale chef’s kitchen, a swim deck with a pool, spa and covered fireplace, a two-story fitness facility and outdoor yoga lawn and a gaming area with barbecue grills and fire pits. The community was built in 2017. Asher Gunter, Matt Pesch, Sean Cunningham, Austin Groen and Tyler Anderson of CBRE represented the seller, Green Leaf Capital Partners, in the transaction.
Newmark Negotiates Sale of 79,875 SF Village Oaks Shopping Center in Martinez, California
by Amy Works
MARTINEZ, CALIF. — Newmark has negotiated the sale of Village Oaks, a 79,875-square-foot shopping center in Martinez. An undisclosed private family investor sold the asset to an institutional investment group for an undisclosed price. Situated on 7.9 acres at 1185 Arnold Drive, Village Oaks was 96 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants within the financial, medical, restaurant and service retail sectors. Grocer Lucky California and Rite Aid currently anchor the property. Nicholas Bicardo and Cheyne Bloch of Newark represented the seller in the transaction.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of Brookside Apartments, an apartment building located at 418-432 E. Brookside St. in Colorado Springs. The asset traded for $6.6 million, or $170,000 per unit. Built in 1955, the building features 39 apartments. Michael Krebsbach and Kenny Clarke of Pinnacle represented the buyer in the deal.