NEW YORK CITY — Avison Young has brokered the $15.5 million sale of two apartment buildings in New York City’s East Village neighborhood. The 10-unit building at 164 First Ave. includes three retail spaces and sold for $10.4 million, while the four-story property at 218 E. Ninth St. fetched a price of $5.1 million. Brandon Polakoff, James Nelson, Eric Karmitz and Ryan McGuirl of Avison Young represented the seller of 218 East 9th Street. Polakoff and McGuirl also handled the sale of 164 First Avenue. The buyers in both deals were not disclosed.
Acquisitions
Howard Hughes Corp., Jerry Colangelo Buy 37,000 Acres in Phoenix for Massive Douglas Ranch Mixed-Use Project
by John Nelson
PHOENIX — The Howard Hughes Corp. (NYSE: HHC) and local business magnate Jerry Colangelo are partnering to develop Douglas Ranch, a large-scale, master-planned community in Phoenix. HHC and Colangelo have purchased 37,000 acres for the project in Phoenix’s West Valley region for $600 million. Upon full buildout, Douglas Ranch will comprise 100,000 homes for 300,000 residents, as well as 55 million square feet of commercial development. The partnership plans to launch residential lot sales at Douglas Ranch in the first half of 2022. “We are creating a city of the future — leveraging HHC’s development expertise to build a community with limitless potential to spur growth, business expansion, economic opportunity and innovation,” says Colangelo, a longtime Phoenix resident and former owner of the Phoenix Suns NBA franchise. The land sellers, locally based JDM Partners and Scottsdale-based El Dorado Holdings, will remain as joint venture partners for Douglas Ranch’s first phase, which is a 3,000-acre village called Trillium located in the city of Buckeye. Colangelo is a partner at JDM Partners, along with David Eaton and Mel Shultz. The firm is one of the largest owners of entitled land in Arizona. HHC and Colangelo are launching Douglas Ranch to tap into …
Bioscience Properties, Harrison Street Acquire Two-Building Office Property in San Diego for $41.3M
by Amy Works
SAN DIEGO — Bioscience Properties and Harrison Street have purchased Sorrento Heights, a two-building office asset in San Diego, for $41.3 million. The seller was a fund managed by DRA Advisors LLC in partnership with Cypress Office Properties. Located at 9980 and 10020 Huennekens St., Sorrento Heights features 92,875 square feet of office space spread across two two-story buildings, an open breezeway, outdoor seating and tenant parking. At the time of sale, the property was 68 percent vacant, as the property’s largest tenant has placed the entirety of the 10020 Huennekens Street building on the market for sublease. Kevin Shannon, Brunson Howard, Paul Jones and Ken White of Newmark represented the seller in the transaction.
MESA, ARIZ. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the sale of Delano, an apartment property located along Gilbert Road in Mesa. S2 Capital sold the asset to Western Wealth Capital for $64 million, or $241,509 per unit. Cliff David and Steve Gebing of IPA represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal. Built in 1980 on 20 acres, Delano features 265 apartments, a fitness center, swimming pool, dog park and an outdoor Wi-Fi lounge with landscaping, seating and bistro lighting. Units feature stackable washers/dryers, wood-style vinyl flooring and private patios.
AURORA, COLO. — Capstone has brokered the sale of Macon Flats, a five-building multifamily portfolio in Aurora. The asset traded for $7.1 million. The names of the seller and buyer were not released. Macon Flats features 56 one-bedroom units and one two-bedroom unit. The buyer plans to renovate the property to modernize the asset. Sean Holamon and Jason Koch of Capstone represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
Marcus & Millichap Brokers $6.1M Sale of Sunset Mesa Multifamily Community in Mesa, Arizona
by Amy Works
MESA, ARIZ. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Sunset Mesa, an apartment building located at 237 S. Ashland in Mesa. A private investor acquired the asset from another private investor for $6.1 million. Built in 1983, Sunset Mesa features 40 units in a mix of 19 one-bedroom/one-bath, eight two-bedroom/one-bath and 13 three-bedroom/one-bath layouts. Community amenities include a swimming pool, laundry facilities and an interior amenity space. Darrell Moffitt and Paul Bay of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Apublix Self Storage, a 563-unit facility in Oklahoma City. The property encompasses 83,960 net rentable square feet of climate- and non-climate-controlled space. Bryan Quaschnick, Brandon Karr and Danny Cunningham of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
AURORA, ILL. AND WHITESTOWN, IND. — Industrial Outdoor Ventures (IOV) has acquired a 39,450-square-foot property at 1401 N. Farnsworth Ave. in Aurora as well as a 22,500-square-foot facility at 4212 Perry Blvd. in Whitestown. The seller and purchase price were undisclosed. IOV owns properties in the outdoor storage facility space. Both of these properties are designed for truck maintenance and repair and are fully occupied by MacQueen, an environmental and emergency service and products provider. Kate Coxworth, Dominic Carbonari and Frank Griffin of JLL represented IOV in the acquisition.
TARPON SPRINGS, FLA. — DDA Development, in partnership with Backstreets Capital and Atlantic American Partners, has sold Icaria on Pinellas, a 236-unit, Class A apartment complex in Tarpon Springs. The sales price was $65.7 million, or $278,179 per unit. Washington, D.C.-based RSE Capital Partners was the buyer. Walker & Dunlop represented the sellers. Located on 6.5 acres at 1185 South Pinellas Ave., Icaria on Pinellas offers a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units. The apartments feature nine-foot ceilings, granite countertops, hardwood-style flooring, walk-in closets and stainless steel appliances. Community amenities include a clubhouse, outdoor grilling stations, pool with lounge and veranda spaces, 24-hour emergency maintenance, fitness center, bike storage and poolside yoga lawn and a fire pit. Built in October 2020, the property is fully leased.
PLANTATION, FLA. — CBRE has arranged the $57.5 million sale of Offices at Plantation Walk, a 173,193-square-foot office building in Plantation, to Vision Properties. Christian Lee, José Lobón and Marcos Minaya of CBRE, along with Jay Adams of Newmark, represented the seller, Encore Capital Management, in the transaction. Adams also handles the leasing for the property. Offices at Plantation Walk is a seven-story office building located within the Plantation Walk, a $350 million, 27-acre mixed-use development that includes a hotel, approximately 131,000 square feet of retail space and 404 multifamily units. Offices at Plantation Walk, which was 92 percent leased at the time of sale, has a five-story parking structure with a parking ratio of five spaces per 1,000 square feet. The office building recently underwent a $15 million renovation, which included a redesigned lobby, new windows, elevator modernization, new bathrooms, new corridors and modern tenant buildouts.