CHICAGO — Interra Realty has negotiated the sale of 2827-47 N. Clybourn Ave. in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood for $14.8 million. Constructed in 2020, the building includes 30 apartment units and six commercial spaces on the ground floor. The apartment units were fully occupied at the time of sale. Of the six commercial spaces, two are rented as offices, two are occupied by resident gyms and two are vacant. Brad Feldman of Interra represented the buyer, a local private investor who plans to rent out the vacant space and increase rents. The seller was 2829 N. Clybourn LLC.
Acquisitions
LJ Mainstreet Holdings Buys Grand Village Center Retail Property in Surprise, Arizona for $5M
by Amy Works
SURPRISE, ARIZ. — Boros Investments has completed the disposition of Grand Village Center, a retail property located at 14273 and 14291 W. Grand Ave. in Surprise. LJ Mainstreet Holdings acquired the asset for $5 million. The 25,653-square-foot Grand Village Center is fully leased to eight tenants, including Church for the Nations, Zona Communications, D’Ambrosio, Full Service Salon and Master Taco Restaurant. The buyer also acquired two adjacent undeveloped land parcels from a different seller and plans to build additional retail buildings on the site. Steve Julius, Jesse Goldsmith and Chase Dorsett of Newmark represented the seller in the deal.
MANSFIELD, TEXAS — A local developer doing business as Industrial Reserve LLC has acquired 14 acres in the southern Fort Worth suburb of Mansfield for a 104,440-square-foot industrial project. Mansfield Commerce Park will be a six-building development with single-story structures with ample outside storage space. Josh Meraz and Michael Spain of Bradford Commercial Real Estate Partners represented the seller, Trinity Forge Inc., which operates a machine and die shop at the site, in the sale of the land. Brant Landry of Landry Commercial represented the buyer/developer.
SOMERVILLE, MASS. — JLL has negotiated the $35.5 million sale of a 58,156-square-foot office building in the Boston suburb of Somerville. The three-story building was originally constructed in 1870 and was fully leased to FormLabs, a manufacturer of 3-D printing products and technology, at the time of sale. Coleman Benedict and Scott Carpenter of JLL represented the seller, funds advised by a subsidiary of Columbia Property Trust, in the transaction. The duo also procured the buyer, a partnership between Synergy Investments and Independencia Asset Management.
RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — CBRE has arranged the $14.3 million sale of The Schoolhouse, a 31-unit apartment complex in the Northern New Jersey community of Ridgewood. The sales price equates to approximately $462,000 per unit. The property was built in stages between 1960 and 1980. Nat Gambuzza and Spencer Beriont of CBRE represented the seller, 158-174 Union Street LLC, in the transaction.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — JBG Smith and Landmark Partners, an Ares Co, have sold 500 L’Enfant Plaza, a 215,000-square-foot office property in Washington, D.C. The buyer, which purchased the property for $167 million, was not disclosed. Jim Meisel and Matt Nicholson of JLL represented JBG Smith in the sale. Delivered in 2019 and designed by ZGF Architects, 500 L’Enfant Plaza is a LEED Gold-certified property. The plaza was 96 percent leased to seven tenants at the time of the sale. The building serves as Urban Institute’s global headquarters and is home to other tenants including Cobec Consulting, Noblis and the Office of the Inspector General for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Newmark has brokered the sale of Alta Headwaters, a 328-unit multifamily community located at 4000 Headwaters Way in Orlando that will be rebranded as Luma Headwaters. Wood Partners sold the property to Waypoint Residential for $95.5 million. Scott Ramey, Patrick Dufour and Brad Downing of Newmark represented the seller in the transaction. Matthew Williams and Kyle Schlitt of Newmark arranged a $41.3 million Freddie Mac acquisition loan for Waypoint Residential. Built in 2020, Luma Headwaters is a four-story, 314,583-square-foot apartment community. The units include stainless steel appliances, soft-close kitchen cabinetry with under-cabinet lighting, full-sized washers and dryers, quartz countertops and wood-style planking. Community amenities include a saltwater pool with sundeck and private cabanas, a covered poolside pavilion, a 24/7 fitness center, clubhouse and game room with billiards lounge and an elevator. Luma Headwaters is located about 16 miles from downtown Orlando and approximately 7.8 miles from Walt Disney World.
MCDONOUGH, GA. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of a fully leased bulk distribution facility totaling 1.1 million square feet within PNK Park Southern Gateway at Lambert Farms in McDonough, about 30.5 miles south of Atlanta. Britton Burdette, Matt Wirth, Dennis Mitchell and Mitchell Townsend of JLL represented the seller, PNK Group. KKR via the KKR Real Estate Select Trust Inc. acquired the property for an undisclosed price. The distribution facility is part of the 260-acre PNK Park Southern Gateway at Lambert Farms. The industrial park is situated about 25 miles south of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The property features walking and biking trails, electric vehicle charging stations, two food truck courts with seating areas and two points of access to Interstate 75. The building was 100 percent triple-net-leased at the time of sale to two tenants, a publicly traded direct-to-consumer mattress company and a logistics and supply chain company. Completed in 2020, the cross-dock building features 40-foot clear heights, LED lighting, ESFR fire protection and two 190-foot truck courts.
MARGATE, FLA. — Investor and president of Current Capital Management, Todd Nepola, has purchased the Crossroads Center in Margate for $10.7 million. SW Global Inc was the seller. Located at 5000 Coconut Creek Parkway, the Crossroads Center has 84,500 square feet of space with tenants including Dollar General and Hollywood Institute of Beauty. A new lease was just signed with Chen Medical for a 7,400-square-foot space in the center. The center was built in 1983. Harry Chas Chaskalson of NEG Property brokered the sales transaction. Southstate Bank provided a $9 million loan with $7.3 million used to fund the sales transaction and the remainder held back for renovations on the center. The planned renovations include painting and minor remodeling of the center, as well as landscape, signage and lighting improvements. Current Capital Management has now acquired over 400,000 square feet of commercial centers in south Florida since 2020 and has purchased five properties in just over 18 months.
DECATUR, GA. — Nicholas Residential via the fund, Nicholas SunTx RE Partners II, and in cooperation with Hughes Capital Partners, has acquired Bellevue at Avondale, a 270-unit apartment community in Decatur. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Built in 2020, Bellevue at Avondale was previously named Alexan Avondale. The property features studio, one- and two-bedroom apartment homes. Community amenities include a swimming pool, fitness facility, podcast studio and maker’s studio. Nicholas Residential’s subsidiary, Bellevue Living, will manage the community.