SAN ANTONIO — Newmark has brokered the sale of Southtown Flats, a 229-unit apartment community located near San Antonio’s RiverWalk area. Units feature studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans and are furnished with nickel hardware fixtures, stainless steel appliances, granite countertops and individual washers and dryers. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, indoor and outdoor game areas, a business center, cybercafé and package lockers. Patton Jones and Matt Michelson of Newmark represented the seller, Denver-based Ascentris, which developed the property in 2016. Matt Greer, Hank Glasgow and Braden Harmon of Newmark arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, SPI Advisory.
Acquisitions
SAN ANTONIO — GFI Realty Services Inc. has arranged the $11.3 million sale of a 151,793-square-foot warehouse located at 7042 Industrial Way in southeast San Antonio. Building features include 24-foot clear heights, 74 dock-high doors and 84 trailer parking spaces. Joshua Peck and Susan Annis of GFI Realty represented the buyer, Atlanta-based investment firm MDH Partners, in the transaction. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. The property was 60 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as CEVA Logistics and Glazer’s Beer & Beverage.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — M2G Ventures, a North Texas-based investment and development firm, has acquired a 141,658-square-foot industrial building located at 3500 Avenue E in Arlington’s Great Southwest submarket. The property sits on 8.6 acres and offers 18-foot clear heights, 148-foot truck court depths and 4,000 square feet of office space. M2G Ventures plans to implement a value-add program that will deliver storefront upgrades, roof repairs, enhanced power, lighting, landscaping and paving, as well as modern paint and exterior updates. The seller was not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE: VNO) has entered into an agreement with an undisclosed buyer to sell five Manhattan retail properties for $184.5 million. The properties are located at 677–679 Madison Ave., 759–771 Madison Ave., 828–850 Madison Ave., 478-482 Broadway and 155 Spring St. Combined, the properties currently have negative income and a street-level occupancy rate of approximately 30 percent. Vornado is selling the properties in three separate transactions. The sale of the Madison Avenue properties is expected to close in the third quarter, and the sales of the Soho properties are expected to close in the first quarter of 2022.
ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — JLL has arranged the sale of Icon Central, a 368-unit, 15-story, mixed-use residential tower in St. Petersburg. Matt Mitchell, Matthew Lawton and Zach Nolan of JLL represented the seller, Related Group, in the transaction. Camden Property Trust acquired the property for $149 million, according to the Tampa Bay Business Journal. Completed in 2019 by Related Group, Icon Central includes about 35,000 square feet of rentable space of ground-floor retail. In July, Tricera Capital acquired the ground floor retail for $11.1 million, as well as the adjoining Union Trust Bank building. Right now, BurgerFi and Watts Dental lease about 7,000 square feet of the property’s retail space. Icon Central’s apartments feature private balconies, stainless steel appliances, kitchen islands, a full-size washer and dryer and electronic key-fob entry. Community amenities include a pool with lounge area, fitness center, sauna and steam room, spa with massage tables and Zen lounge, private clubroom and dining room, a movie theater, game simulator and a rooftop terrace with an outdoor kitchen, dining, seating and firepits. Located at 855 Central Ave., Icon Central is situated within a half-mile of St. Petersburg’s Central Arts District and the Edge District, which have art galleries, museums, …
ISELIN, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $15.7 million sale of a 48-unit luxury multifamily building in the Northern New Jersey community of Iselin. Units at the property, which was built in 2018, feature stainless steel appliances and woodgrain ceramic tile floors. Cushman & Wakefield’s Andy Merin, Brian Whitmer, Andrew Schwartz, Jordan Sobel and Andre Balthazard represented the seller, Adoni Property Group, and procured the buyer, FM Ferrari Investments.
HENRICO, VA. — Becknell Industrial has acquired an 83.4-acre parcel within Sauer Industrial Center in Henrico with plans to construct two Class A facilities totaling more than 725,000 square feet. The sales price and seller were not disclosed. Sauer Properties is partnering with Becknell Industrial to develop the first phase of Sauer Industrial Center. Building 1 will total 446,692 square feet of cross-docked space and Building 2 will be a 279,319-square-foot rear-loaded facility. Both buildings will feature ESFR sprinkler systems, LED lighting with motion sensors and ample dock packages. Both buildings are scheduled for delivery in May 2022. Located on Seven Hills Boulevard in east Henrico County, Sauer Industrial Center is located within one mile of Richmond International Airport. Sauer Industrial Center is a master-planned industrial park spanning 3.3 million square feet. The industrial property will be complete over a span of three phases. Clifford Porter of Porter Realty Co. Inc./CORFAC International is the exclusive leasing agent for the new development and represented Becknell Industrial on the land purchase.
BRANSON, MO. — Drever Atelier Partners has acquired Angel Inn by the Strip in southern Missouri’s Branson. The former 342-room hotel will be transformed into a workforce housing community named The Penleigh — Branson Row. In addition to 324 apartment units, the project will feature three resident lounges, a fitness center, playground, pool and pet park. The Penleigh will offer monthly rental rates around $600, along with incentives for early payment, free after-school tutoring and other social programs. Completion is slated for early 2022. Jerry Emery sold the hotel, which was originally built in 1994.
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has brokered the $23.4 million sale of The Cloisters, a 13-story apartment complex in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood. The 86-unit property is located at 5801 S. Dorchester Ave. The sales price of $272,675 per unit represents the highest price for any single multifamily asset in Hyde Park in over a decade, according to Interra. Built in 1928, The Cloisters features a variety of floor plans ranging from one-bedrooms to six-bedrooms. The property gets its name from the covered walkway on one side of a central courtyard. David Goss, Jon Morgan, Joe Smazal and Mark Dykstra of Interra represented the seller, the Baptist Theological Union, which purchased the property from the University of Chicago in 1961. The buyer, Antheus Capital, plans to upgrade units and continue to rent the property to university faculty and staff while expanding to include students and other renters.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Shorenstein Properties has purchased Phase I of America Center in North San Jose for an undisclosed price. The name of the seller was not released. The asset consists of two six-story, Class A office buildings, totaling 427,600 square feet, and a development parcel at 6001 and 6201 America Center Drive. The development site is entitled for a six-story, 200,000-square-foot office building. At the time of sale, the property was 98 percent leased with a weighted average remaining lease term of 2.9 years. The LEED Gold-certified property features on-site amenities, including exercise options, full-service cafeterias, outdoor trails, a sports park and expansive indoor and outdoor gathering space. The property is situated within the five-building America Center complex.