BURLINGTON, MASS. — Equity Residential, a Chicago-based REIT, has acquired The Reserve at Burlington, a 270-unit apartment community located northeast of Boston. Built in 2019, the property offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a clubroom lounge with a catering kitchen, a two-story fitness center, four elevated courtyards and a resort-style pool with an outdoor kitchen and bar. Simon Butler and Biria St. John of CBRE represented the sellers and developers, The Davis Cos. and Principal Real Estate Investors, in the transaction. The Reserve at Burlington was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale.
Acquisitions
BRIDGEPORT AND NORWALK, CONN. — Northeast Private Client Group (NEPCG) has brokered the sales of two Connecticut apartment buildings totaling 37 units for a combined price of approximately $5.8 million. Atlantic Street Apartments in Bridgeport totals 16 units and sold for $1.9 million, and Fairfield Avenue Apartments in Norwalk totals 21 units and sold for $3.9 million. Bradley Balletto, Jeff Wright, Rich Edwards, Robert Paterno and John Lockhart of NEPCG represented both parties in both deals.
KATY, TEXAS — Arizona-based investment and development firm MC Cos. has acquired Enclave at Cypress Park and Paramount, two adjacent apartment communities in the western Houston suburb of Katy totaling 648 units. Enclave at Cypress Park totals 384 units, and Paramount Apartments totals 264 units. According to Apartments.com, both properties offer one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as pools, fitness centers, spas and resident clubhouses. Clint Duncan and Matt Phillips of CBRE represented the undisclosed sellers in the transactions. Michael Thompson of CBRE arranged acquisition financing through MF1 Capital on behalf of the new ownership, which plans to combine and rebrand the properties as The Place at Barker Cypress. MC Cos. will also implement a value-add program to unit interiors and amenity spaces.
CORPUS CHRISTI AND EDINBURG, TEXAS — Atlanta-based investment firm MDH Partners has purchased two industrial properties totaling 82,555 square feet in South Texas. The assets include a 40,680-square-foot warehouse in Corpus Christi that sits on 2.2 acres and a 41,875-square-foot building in Edinburg that is situated on 3.6 acres. Goodman Distribution Inc., which manufactures and distributes HVAC parts and systems, occupies both properties on 10-year, triple-net leases. Stream Realty Partners developed the buildings. Adam Abushagur and Tyler Sharp of Marcus & Millichap represented both parties involved in the deal.
SHAWNEE, OKLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Bryan Street Storage, a 296-unit self-storage facility in Shawnee, an eastern suburb of Oklahoma City. The property, which offers 47,640 net rentable square feet, was built on 3.8 acres in 2009 and subsequently expanded in 2011 and 2020. Brian Kelly, Brett Hatcher and Gabriel Coe of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction. Mark McCoy of Marcus & Millichap assisted in closing the deal as the broker of record.
IRVING, TEXAS — Colliers International has negotiated the sale of Regent Place, a 41,661-square-foot office complex in the Las Colinas area of Irving. Built on 2.1 acres in 1981 and renovated in 2010, the property offers proximity to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and other major state highways. Cody Payne of Colliers represented the buyer and seller, both of which were private investors that requested anonymity, in the transaction.
OXON HILL, MD. — Eastern Union has arranged the $42 million sale of Portabello Apartments, a 254-unit multifamily property in Oxon Hill. Alex Bensahel of Eastern Union led the sales transaction. The seller and buyer were not disclosed. Portabello Apartments is located at 6441 Livingston Road, about 13 miles from Washington, D.C. The apartment community includes one- to three-bedroom units, and rents ranges from $1,145 to $1,820. Built in 1965, the property’s amenities include a playground, pool, laundry facilities, onsite maintenance, property manager onsite, clubhouse and public transportation. Eastern Union is a New York-based national commercial real estate firm.
JACKSON, MISS. — Kushner Cos. has purchased a four-property residential portfolio in Jackson for an undisclosed price. Blake Pera, Tommy Bronson III, Bo Flurry and Gray Fiser of Newmark represented the seller, MAA, a publicly traded REIT. Additionally, Jordan Roeschlaub, Dustin Stolly, Nick Scribani and Issa Abbassi of Newmark arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing on behalf of Kushner Cos., a New York City-based real estate developer and owner. The portfolio spans more than 1,200 units across 71 acres. The properties’ amenities include pools, fitness centers, tennis courts, playgrounds, grilling and picnic areas, sundecks and fireplaces. The four properties are called Pear Orchard, Crosswinds, Reflection Pointe and Lakeshore Landing, and they were built between 1974 and 1988. Kushner Cos. currently owns more than 24,000 units across eight states, 2.2 million square feet of retail space, 5.4 million square feet of office space, 1 million square feet of industrial space and 697 hotel rooms.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Redwood Realty Advisors has brokered the $3.9 million sale of two multifamily buildings totaling 17 units in the McGinley Square neighborhood of Jersey City. The sales price equates to approximately $232,000 per unit. The buyer and seller were not disclosed. Steve Matovski of Redwood Realty brokered the deal.
FRASER, MICH. — Stan Johnson Co. has brokered the sale of a 186,443-square-foot manufacturing facility in the northeast Detroit suburb of Fraser for $7.6 million. AAM Metal Forming, an automotive supplier, fully leases the facility, which is located at 18450 15 Mile Road in Macomb County. Situated on 14 acres, the property was renovated in 2020. At the time of sale, there were 15 years remaining on the primary lease term. Asher Wenig of Stan Johnson represented the seller, ACW Fraser American LLC, which is an Arizona-based institutional investor. The buyer was Fraser Fifteen LLC, an institutional investor based in New Jersey.