SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. — DivcoWest has purchased 5000 Shoreline, a three-story, Class A office building located on 8.5 waterfront acres at 5000 Shoreline Court in South San Francisco. The buyer plans to convert the property, which is vacant, into a life sciences asset. The seller was not disclosed. DivcoWest plans to upgrade the base building improvements, utilities, electrical and mechanical components, and covert the existing structure to a warm shell condition to accommodate life sciences tenancy. Once base building modifications are complete, DivcoWest plans to complete market-ready upgrades to the interiors to be able to offer prospective tenants turn-key office and laboratory suites. Mike Walker and Brad Zampa of CBRE Capital Markets’ Debt & Structured Finance group arranged $124 million in acquisition and conversion financing for DivcoWest. The three-year, nonrecourse, floating-rate loan was secured through a European investment bank.
Acquisitions
LAS VEGAS — Avison Young’s Sauter Multifamily Group has brokered the sale of two apartment communities in Las Vegas. The assets traded for $129.7 million, or $183,192 per unit. The sale includes Viridian Apartments, which was built in 1981 and features 456 apartments at 4255 W. Viking Road, and Topaz Apartments, which was built in 1985 and offers 252 units at 4020 Arville St. Patrick Sauter, Art Carll-Tangora and Steve Nosrat of Avison Young handled the transaction.
STARKVILLE, MISS. — Miami-based Centurion Property Group has purchased Aspen Starkville, a 958-bed student housing community located near Mississippi State University. Built in 2014, Aspen Starkville offers two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom, cottage-style floorplans with bed-to-bath parity. Community amenities include a swimming pool, basketball court, sand volleyball court, fitness center, yoga room, game room and a movie theater. The property will be rebranded The Grand at Starkville and is set to undergo capital improvements, including the addition of a new pet park and hammock garden, updated flooring and the addition of smart TVs. Located at 2041 Blackjack Road, the property is situated 2.2 miles from Mississippi State University and three miles from downtown Starkville.
GILROY, CALIF. — Dallas-based Mohr Capital has completed sale of an industrial building located at 8190 Murray Ave. in Gilroy. Four Springs Capital Trust acquired the property for an undisclosed price. Crothall Healthcare fully occupies the 102,466-square-foot property, which serves as a mission-critical facility providing laundry processing services to Northern California hospital systems. Kevin Moul of Colliers San Jose represented the seller in the deal.
HEMET, CALIF. — SRA Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of Ramona Plaza, a retail center located at 1300-1480 E. Florida Ave. in Hemet. A Southern California-based investor sold the asset to a California-based private investor for $13.9 million. Winston Guest, Matthew Mousavi and Patrick Luther of SRS Real Estate Partners’ National Net Lease Group represented the seller, while The Visintainer Group represented the buyer in the transaction. Built in 1974 on 6.4 acres, Ramona Plaza features 102,546 square feet of retail space. At the time of sale, the property was 88 percent occupied. Current tenant includes Grocery Outlet, Planet Fitness, Dollar Tree, Aaron’s, Leslie’s Poolmart, Subway and Little Caesars Pizza.
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FLA. — Los Angeles-based Trion Properties has acquired Altamonte at Spring Valley, a 250-unit multifamily community in Altamonte Springs, for $49.1 million. Ryan Moody, Scott Ramey and Paul Grant of Newmark represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Built in 1974, Altamonte at Spring Valley includes 250 one- and two-bedroom apartments averaging 924 square feet. Community amenities include two pool decks with grills and cabanas, a sports and tennis court, fitness center and a dog park. The community was 99 percent occupied at the time of sale. Located at 693 Wymore Road, the property is situated 9.4 miles north of Orlando and 29.2 miles from Orlando International Airport.
Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR Negotiates Sale of 45,556 SF Retail Space in Tucson, Arizona
by Amy Works
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Cushman & Wakefield|PICOR has arranged the sale of a retail space situated on six acres at 770 N. Kolb Road in Tucson. VRE Storage Tucson Kolb LLC acquired the asset from Century Theaters for $4 million. Greg Furrier of Cushman & Wakefield|PICOR represented the seller, while James Montgomery of Verdad represented the buyer in the deal. The asset features 45,556 square feet of retail space. It was formerly a discount movie theater that closed in March, according to the Arizona Daily Star.
ELIZABETH, N.J. — Locally based brokerage firm The Kislak Co. Inc. has negotiated the $14.3 million sale of Elizabeth Towers, a 193-unit multifamily building in Northern New Jersey. The elevator-served, 13-story building houses 72 studios, 120 one-bedroom units and one two-bedroom apartment, all of which are subject to either age or income restrictions. Joseph Keenan and Jeff Squires of Kislak represented the seller, Marshall & Moran Inc., in the transaction. Joni Sweetwood, also with Kislak, represented the buyer, an entity doing business as Elizabeth Towers TG LLC.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — CBRE has arranged the sale of Arterra, a 126-unit luxury apartment community in Kansas City’s Crossroads Arts District. An affiliate of a Florida-based sovereign wealth fund purchased the property from Arterra LLC, a joint venture between St. Louis-based Altus Properties and Kansas City-based Copaken Brooks. The sales price was undisclosed. Jeff Stingley and Max Helgeson of CBRE represented the seller. Arterra features amenities such as a sun terrace deck, infinity pool, Luxor package system, fitness center and attached parking structure.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — JLL Income Property Trust has acquired a medical office portfolio in metro Kansas City for $22.2 million. The portfolio comprises three properties spanning more than 50,000 square feet. Roeland Park is a nearly 30,000-square-foot building constructed in 2021. Its largest tenant is AdventHealth Shawnee Mission, a subsidiary of AdventHealth. Northland Women’s Healthcare is a 10,000-square-foot property constructed in 2021 that is fully leased to the women’s healthcare provider. Blue Springs Pediatrics is a 10,500-square-foot building that was redeveloped in 2021. It is leased to a physician group that is a subsidiary of Children’s Mercy. JLL Income Property Trust now owns 12 healthcare properties totaling more than 1.1 million square feet that are valued in excess of $450 million and represent approximately 8 percent of its overall portfolio.