NEW YORK CITY — The Yucaipa Cos., a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, has acquired the American Stock Exchange Building, a commercial property located at 123 Greenwich St. in Manhattan. The 14-story building was originally constructed in 1921; the namesake tenant vacated the premises after merging with the New York Stock Exchange in 2008. Today, the building plays host to conferences, trade shows, fashion shows, art exhibitions and private parties. National direct lender iBorrow provided $97.1 million in acquisition financing to Yucaipa, which plans to reposition the building as a private membership club operated by Membership Collective Group, the parent company of Soho House.
PHOENIX — A joint venture between San Antonio, Texas-based USAA Real Estate and Tempe, Ariz.-based Metro Commercial Properties has completed the disposition of Norterra West Two, an office property located at 25800 N. Norterra Parkway in Phoenix. SCD Norterra II LLC, an entity controlled by Phoenix-based Silver Creek Development, acquired the property for an undisclosed price. The three-story suburban office building features 144,800 square feet of office space with approximately 50,000-square-foot floor plates, up to 15-foot slab-to-slab ceiling heights, dual restroom cores and triple redundant stairwells. Chris Toci and Chad Littell of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller. Charles Essig of Silver Creek represented the buyer in the deal.
EL CAJON, CALIF. — Northmarq has brokered the sale of a four-property multifamily portfolio located in El Cajon. Swanson Real Estate Solutions sold the property to El Cajon Investor 1 and El Cajon Investor 2 for $22 million. The portfolio includes the 28-unit Easter Manor Apartments, the 23-unit East Winds, the 19-unit Sunshine Manor Apartments and the 19-unit Sunshine Villas. The four buildings offer a total of 89 apartments. Erik Anderson and Kyle Pinkalla of Northmarq San Diego represented the buyer and seller in the deal.
HEMET, CALIF. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of Shops at KPC Towne Centre, located at 2375-2465 W. Florida Ave. in Hemet. A Southern California-based private family trust sold the asset to a Los Angeles-based private investor for $9.5 million. Situated on two acres, the three-building property features 20,167 square feet of retail space. At the time of sale, eight tenants fully occupied the retail center. Built in 1995 and renovated in 2004, Shops at KPC Towne Centre is an outparcel to KPC Towne Centre, which includes Sprouts Farmers Market, Burlington and Regal Cinemas. Matthew Mousavi, Patrick Luther and Max Sabino of SRS’ National Net Lease Group represented the seller, while Jason Paukovits of Dream Realty Asset Management represented the buyer in the transaction.
OAK HARBOR, WASH. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Beach View Plaza, an office property located in Oak Harbor. A private investor sold the asset to an undisclosed buyer for $3.7 million. Brian Mayer and Stren Lea of Marcus & Millichap’s Seattle office represented the seller in the deal. Located at 275 SE Pioneer Way, the property features 25,399 square feet of office space. At the time of sale, Beach View Plaza was 92.4 percent occupied with 62.9 percent of the property leased to Washington State government entities and 27.3 percent to People’s Bank. Prior to closing, Washington State Department of Social & Health Services extended its lease for five years.
MENOMONEE FALLS, WIS. — Berkadia has arranged the $10.5 million sale of Shady Lane Apartments in Menomonee Falls, a northwest suburb of Milwaukee. The garden-style property, which consists of 56 units across seven buildings, was 98 percent occupied at the time of sale. Richard Evans, Ralph DePasquale, Pete Evans and Jack Maloney of Berkadia represented the seller, Wisconsin-based Hilgart Property Group. RMJ Acquisitions LLC was the buyer.
AMES, IOWA — NAI Legacy has acquired a newly built, 27,490-square-foot retail property occupied by Hy-Vee just outside of Ames for $6.8 million. The Hy-Vee | Dollar Fresh store serves as one of the grocer’s new concepts, which offers discounted products, perishable goods, meats and a pharmacy. This store concept is being developed in more rural Iowa locations, according to NAI Legacy, which acquired the asset from the developer, Texas-based Embree Group.
MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — Starwood Real Estate Income Trust Inc. (Starwood REIT) has acquired a 15,460-unit multifamily portfolio from Strata Equity Group for an undisclosed price. Scott Wittman and Andrew Gordon of Strata Equity were responsible for the structuring and execution of the transaction. The portfolio includes 62 communities located across 10 states — primarily in the Southeast states of Georgia, Tennessee and North Carolina. The portfolio’s units are priced affordably with high-quality amenities, according to Starwood REIT. The Miami Beach-based firm will retain Strata Equity to manage the portfolio under terms of the transaction. As of Sept. 30, Starwood REIT’s portfolio had a total asset value of $12.6 billion across 246 properties. Starwood Capital Group manages Starwood REIT via a subsidiary doing business as Starwood REIT Advisors LLC. Strata Equity Group is a San Diego-based, privately held real estate investment and management company. The firm has sold in excess of $4 billion worth of multifamily assets this year through multiple transactions.
BALTIMORE — Trout Daniel & Associates (TD&A) has brokered the sale of 1870 & 1900 Frankfurst Ave., a combined 91,175-square-foot industrial property in Baltimore’s Fairfield industrial submarket. Steven Cornblatt and Jared Engel of TD&A represented the seller, an entity doing business as WFP-Port Liberty LLC, in the transaction. New York-based Criterion Group purchased the properties for $7 million. The two properties sit near each other and total 12.3 acres. The site is located close to Interstate 895 and the Port of Baltimore. Many years prior, the properties were used to manufacture Liberty Ships to transport cargo in the Allies’ World War II efforts. In 2003, WFP-Port Liberty LLC purchased the properties, and TD&A shortly thereafter executed a long-term lease with Amports, an automotive services provider. Amports remained a tenant at the site until this past July.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Miami- and New York-based Property Markets Group (PMG) has purchased land at 915 Division St. in Nashville’s Gulch district. The firm plans to develop the site into Society Nashville, a 471-unit, 16-story mixed-use apartment project. Market Street sold the property for $22 million. Tarek El Gammal of Newmark’s Nashville office brokered the land transaction. Society Nashville will feature 7,500 square feet of retail space and 463 parking spaces. Slated for delivery in early 2024, the development will include a mix of traditional units and co-living options. Community amenities will include a pool deck, fitness center and coworking facilities. Baker Barrios Architects Inc., an Orlando-based architectural firm, is the designer for the project. The development is a joint venture between PMG, New York and Miami-based New Valley Realty and New York-based RMWC. Society Nashville will be part of PMG’s Society Living brand, which was created to offer reasonable rents near urban areas. The brand has a focus on mostly market-rate apartments but offers to make co-living easier by eliminating shared bathrooms, splitting up the bills and helping residents to find roommates. In May 2020, Society Las Olas opened in downtown Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Additionally, Society Biscayne in downtown …