LELAND, N.C. — Capstone Land Sales has brokered the $5.8 million sale of a 22.5-acre multifamily development site in Leland. The buyer, Atlanta-based Hathaway Development, will break ground later this year at the site for Exchange at Westgate, a 312-unit luxury apartment community. Caleb Troop and Eric Liebich of Capstone Land Sales led the transaction. Exchange at Westgate will be part of the greater 550-acre Westgate community, which includes retail and dining, apartment communities, single-family homes and the 146-acre Westgate Nature Park.
Acquisitions
BEDFORD, MASS. — A partnership between boutique investment manager Optimum Asset Management, Boston-based developer Redgate and AEW Capital Management LP has purchased a 52-acre commercial campus in Bedford, located northwest of Boston. The new ownership plans to convert the existing 288,000-square-foot anchor office building into a life sciences facility. The site also has the capacity to support another 300,000 square feet of office, lab and manufacturing space. The seller was not disclosed. Matt Sherry and Jon Schneider of JLL brokered the sale. JLL is also marketing the property for lease.
WEST HARTFORD, CONN. — ER Properties Fund LLC has acquired Westgate Apartments, a 186-unit multifamily community in West Hartford. Built on 10 acres in 1962, the property offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units, as well as a pool and a fitness center. Victor Noletti, Eric Pentore and Wes Klockner of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller, BFN Westgate LLC, and procured ER Properties as the buyer.
NEW YORK CITY — JLL has negotiated the sale of Shoreham, a 179-room boutique hotel located near Central Park in Midtown Manhattan. The 89,681-square-foot property offers a fitness center, business center, restaurant and more than 2,000 square feet of meeting and event space. Jeffrey Davis, K.C. Patel, Michele Mahl, Nikhil Chuchra and Desmund Delaney of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. A private investor purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.
WILLOW STREET, PA. — The Kislak Co. Inc., a New Jersey-based brokerage firm, has arranged the $17 million sale of The Villas at Willow Run, a 72-unit multifamily complex in Willow Street, located in Lancaster County. The property was built in 2019 and was fully occupied at the time of sale. Units feature granite countertops, individual washers and dryers and private patios. Matt Wolf and Robert Holland of Kislak represented the seller and buyer in the transaction. Both parties requested anonymity.
CLEVELAND — Evergreen Real Estate Group has acquired Carter Manor Apartments in downtown Cleveland. Evergreen plans to update the 270-unit historic community through an $18 million capital improvement program. Located at 1012 E. Prospect Ave., the 11-story property comprises a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units, all of which will be preserved as affordable housing for seniors and disabled individuals. Designed by architect Max Dunning, the building originally opened in 1917 as the 600-room Hotel Winton. The property was redeveloped into apartments in 1971. It also features three commercial tenants, Domino’s, Liberty Labor and Guardian Title & Guaranty Agency. Evergreen Construction Co., an affiliate of Evergreen Real Estate Group, will serve as general contractor on the renovation work. Construction is scheduled to begin in June. Both residential and commercial tenants will remain in place during the renovations. All apartments will receive upgraded kitchens, bathrooms and flooring. Additionally, 14 units will receive accessibility upgrades. Evergreen also plans to modernize three elevators, repair the building façade and parking garage, replace the roof and update major mechanical systems. The common areas will receive a community kitchen and new paint and flooring. Completion is slated for December 2022. The acquisition and renovation was …
ROCK FALLS, ILL. — MAG Capital Partners LLC has acquired a 645,000-square-foot industrial property in the Northwest Illinois community of Rock Falls for an undisclosed price. Cimco Recycling LLC leases the property, which is known as the I-88 Distribution Center. Cimco has occupied the facility since 2018. It previously served as the home of a Stanley Black & Decker plant. Mary Garnett and Jim Tuesley of Barnes & Thornburg LLP represented MAG Capital Partners in the transaction. Kent Williams, Matt Taylor and Steven Weinstock of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller. Fort Worth, Texas-based MAG Capital Partners is led by principals Dax T.S. Mitchell and Andrew Gi.
TAMPA, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $77 million sale of Lakeshore Club, a 638-unit apartment community located at 6900 Concord Drive in Tampa. Nick Meoli and Mike Donaldson of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Neil Sazant of Harbour Realty Advisors Inc., in the transaction. The buyer, an entity doing business as Lakeshore Multifamily Partners LLC, purchased the asset for $120,689 per unit. Lakeshore Club historically averages 99 percent occupancy. The property sits on nearly 66 acres on Egypt Lake. Community amenities include two swimming pools, two tennis courts, a lakefront sand volleyball court, recreation deck, playground and fitness center. After capital improvements, the buyer expects rental rates at Lakeshore Club to increase by over $325 per unit on average.
SAN ANTONIO — Big V Property Group, a Charlotte-based retail owner-operator, has acquired The RIM Shopping Center, a 1 million-square-foot retail and restaurant destination in San Antonio. Big V acquired the property, which is part of a larger mixed-use development, in partnership with New York-based Kimco Realty and San Diego-based Equity Street Capital. Big V will also manage the property. Chris Gerard, Barry Brown, Ryan Shore, Danny Finkle, Jeremy Womack, Matthew Wheeler and Robby Westerfield of JLL represented the seller, HGR Liquidating Trust, a fund sponsored by Hines, in the transaction. Jim Curtin, Christopher Drew, Timothy Joyce and Rex Cruz of JLL arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the new ownership.
MCLEAN, VA. — KLNB has arranged the sale of Chesterbrook Shopping Center in McLean. Located at 6244 Old Dominion Drive, Chesterbrook Shopping Center has been anchored by Safeway since 1965. Additional tenants at the 89,625-square-foot shopping center include Walgreens, a Starbucks Coffee pad and Mylo’s Grill. The sales price was $32.1 million. Vito Lupo, Andy Stape and Jake Furnary of KLNB’s investment sales team represented the seller, Chesterbrook One LLC, in the transaction. The team also worked with the buyer, Federal Realty Investment Trust, which was managing the center at the time of sale and has a long-standing relationship with the previous ownership.