LINTHICUM HEIGHTS, MD. — JLL has arranged the sale of Element Linthicum Heights, an apartment community located just outside of Baltimore in Linthicum Heights. JLL worked on behalf of the seller, JLB Partners, to complete the sale to the buyer, AvalonBay Communities Inc. Walter Coker, Brian Crivella and Robert Jenkins of JLL arranged acquisition financing on behalf of AvalonBay. The loan amount and sales price were not disclosed. Located at 820 Concorde Circle, Element Linthicum Heights includes one- and two-bedroom floorplans with features, including walk-in closets, in-unit washers and dryers, 9-foot ceilings, stainless steel appliances and quartz or granite countertops. Community amenities include a pool, outdoor lounge and entertainment areas, courtyard with hammocks, grilling area, fitness center with CrossFit equipment, clubroom, pet park and a pet spa. Element Linthicum Heights is near Baltimore’s Inner Harbor area, less than 10 miles from downtown Baltimore and less than 30 miles from Washington, D.C. Additionally, the property is proximate to Baltimore-Washington Parkway, Interstate 195, Interstate 95, Interstate 97 and MARC Rail’s Penn Line.
Acquisitions
LAREDO, TEXAS — Berkshire Hathaway Storage Group has brokered the sale of the Laredo Storage Portfolio, a collection of self-storage facilities in the Rio Grande Valley. The portfolio consists of an undisclosed number of properties that are situated on a combined 6.8 acres and that feature 1,044 units across 138,980 net rentable square feet. A locally based seller sold the portfolio to an institutional private equity firm for an undisclosed price. Josh Cato, Cameron Vale and Parker Sweet of Berkshire Hathaway Storage Group brokered the deal.
BOSTON — Newmark has arranged the sale of a 52,337-square-foot medical office building located at 147 Milk St. in downtown Boston. The 10-story property was fully leased at the time of sale to Atrius Health/Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, the largest independent physicians’ group in New England. Robert Griffin, Frank Nelson and Michael Greeley of Newmark represented the seller, New York City-based institutional investment firm BentallGreenOak, in the transaction. The trio also procured the buyer, KanAm Grund, an investment firm based in Frankfurt, Germany.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $4.5 million sale of a 42-unit apartment building located at 653 Cauldwell Ave. in The Bronx. The sales price equates to roughly $107,000 per unit. Michael Fusco, Seth Glasser, Joe Koicim, Peter Von Der Ahe and Bryan Jimenez of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and the buyer, both of which were private individual investors, in the transaction. John Krueger, regional manager of the firm’s Manhattan office, also assisted in closing the deal.
WARRENVILLE, ILL. — Commonwealth Hotels has acquired a Hyatt House hotel and a Hyatt Place hotel in Warrenville, about 30 miles west of Chicago. The purchase price and seller were undisclosed. The two hotels are located next door to each other and include 123 rooms each. Both properties feature meeting space, indoor pools, fitness centers, business centers, onsite restaurants, a complimentary breakfast and shuttle service. The Hyatt House provides longer-stay travelers with in-suite kitchens.
CHICAGO — Baum Realty Group LLC has negotiated the sale of a 50,000-square-foot industrial property in Chicago for an undisclosed price. Located at 3333 W. Lake St., the two-story property consists of a former vehicle fleet storage and field office training facility. The asset is situated in East Garfield Park with convenient access to I-280 and the Chicago Transit Authority’s Green Line. Baum represented the buyer, a local developer. Baum has also been retained to lease the property.
LINCOLNSHIRE, ILL. — Cawley Chicago has brokered the sale of a 25,229-square-foot office building located at 680 Barclay Blvd. in Lincolnshire for $4 million. Rawly Lantz and Justin Harris of Cawley represented the buyer, Relevant Radio, which opted to move the company’s headquarters closer to its local radio operations. Mason Hezner of Brown Commercial Group represented the seller, Union Building Corp. Based in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Relevant Radio is a religious radio network.
PHOENIX — Portland, Ore.-based BPM Real Estate Group has acquired PetSmart’s corporate headquarters in Phoenix from an undisclosed institutional seller for $110 million. Barry Gabel, Chris Marchildon and Will Mast of CBRE, along with Kevin Shannon, Ken White and CJ Osbrink of Newmark, represented the seller, while Newmark’s Nick Kucha represented the buyer in the deal. David Milestone and Ramsey Daya of Newmark arranged acquisition financing for the buyer. Located at 19601 N. 27th Ave. in Phoenix’s Deer Valley submarket, PetSmart’s corporate headquarters features 365,672 square feet. The property includes three four-story buildings, one of which was built in 1997 and two in 2008, as well as a six-level parking structure. On-site amenities include a recently renovated full-service café, a daycare center and a fitness center with full-service locker rooms. The 15.1-acre site allows for the development of a 90,000-square-foot building and parking structure.
Realty Advisory Group Arranges Sale of 246,912 SF Office Building in El Monte, California
by Amy Works
EL MONTE, CALIF. — Realty Advisory Group has arranged the sale of an office and industrial property located at 9320 Telstar Ave. in El Monte’s Flair Park area. Los Angeles-based Rising Realty Partners acquired the asset for $41 million. Built in 1975 and renovated in 2001, the 246,912-square-foot property offers 178,776 square feet of office space, which the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health occupies. Simultaneous with acquisition closing, Los Angeles County and Rising executed a new long-term lease for the office space. The remaining 68,136-square-foot industrial space is available for lease. Jim Abbott Sr. and Jim Abbott Jr. of Realty Advisory Group represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.
MESA, ARIZ. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale Saratoga Apartments, a multifamily property located on University Drive in Mesa. Tides Equities acquired the property from an undisclosed seller for $35.2 million, or $122,990 per unit. Built in 1978 on 13 acres, the asset features 286 units, four swimming pools, a basketball court and tennis courts. Steve Gebing and Cliff David of IPA represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.