ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of The Shoppes at Alameda, a retail property located at 3410 Highway 528 in Albuquerque. A Florida-based private real estate investor acquired the asset from a California-based private real estate investment firm for $6.6 million. At the time of sale, the property was 100 percent occupied. Current tenants include Jason’s Deli, Starbucks Coffee, The Joint, Baskin Robbins, uBreakiFix, Minerva Canna and other local retailers. Chad Firsel and Jason Lenhoff of Quantum represented the seller in the transaction.
Acquisitions
CHICAGO AND HOLMDEL, N.J. — Equity Commonwealth (NYSE: EQC) and Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp. (NYSE: MNR) have agreed to merge, signaling their intent to build a leading industrial real estate business and participate in the long-term growth of the sector. Based on the structure of the deal, Equity Commonwealth would acquire Monmouth in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $3.4 billion, including the assumption of debt. The combined company is expected to have a pro forma equity market capitalization of approximately $5.5 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, Monmouth shareholders will receive 0.67 shares of Equity Commonwealth stock for every share of Monmouth stock they own. Equity Commonwealth and Monmouth shareholders are expected to own approximately 65 percent and 35 percent, respectively, of the pro forma company following the close of the transaction. Monmouth’s portfolio comprises 120 industrial properties totaling 24.5 million square feet. The Holmdel-based company is also under contract to purchase six properties totaling 1.8 million square feet, with the deals expected to close later this year or early next. Equity Commonwealth is a Chicago-based office REIT with a portfolio of four properties totaling 1.5 million square feet. “The transaction provides Equity Commonwealth with a high-quality, …
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. — San Francisco-based Hamilton Zanze, in partnership with Cantor Fitzgerald Investors, has completed the disposition of Norterra Canyon, an apartment community located at 5005 Losee Road in North Las Vegas. Terms of the transaction were not released. Built in 2007, Norterra Canyon features 426 one-, two- and three-bedroom units averaging 1,076 square feet. Apartments feature granite countertops, Energy Star appliances, walk-in closets, patios or balconies, and washers and dryers. Community amenities include a resident lounge, business center, bocce ball court, two resort-style pools with cabanas, putting green and fitness center.
Merrill Commercial Real Estate Negotiates $18M Seniors Housing Portfolio Sale in Redding, California
by Amy Works
REDDING, CALIF. — Merrill Commercial Real Estate has arranged the sale of a two-property portfolio made up of 151 units of assisted living and memory care in Redding. The properties went under contract pre-pandemic. Since that time, the occupancy dropped nearly 20 percent as a COVID outbreak in one of the locations took a toll. Despite this, the buyers stuck with the deal. A private equity group looking to expand in California acquired the properties from an independent owner-operator for $18 million. Tyler Merrill arranged the transaction.
MARIETTA, GA. — Vista Realty Partners has sold Marketplace Vista Apartments, a 298-unit luxury multifamily community in Marietta. The buyer, Ohio-based White Oak Partners, purchased the property for $87 million. White Oak Partners also has sold two apartment communities in metro Atlanta recently. The Marketplace Vista Apartments is the residential component of Marketplace at Terrell Mill, a mixed-use development that Eden Rock Real Estate Partners and Connolly Development are co-developing. Marketplace Vista Apartments is located at 1486 Terrell Mill Road SE, close to Interstate 75 and Truist Park, the home ballpark of the Atlanta Braves. Marketplace Vista’s units have been open since August 2020 and were 82 percent occupied at the time of sale. Construction on Marketplace at Terrell Mill started in 2018 and is still currently under development. At full buildout, the tenants at Marketplace at Terrell Mill will include Chick-fil-A, Wendy’s, Panera Bread, Regions Bank, Los Abuelos, Lush Nail Salon, Extra Space Storage and a Kroger store. The new grocery store is a replacement of a nearby Kroger situated a half-mile north along Powers Ferry Road. Synovus Bank provided an undisclosed amount of construction financing for Marketplace Vista. Nationwide Insurance Co., The Radco Cos., Blue Vista Asset Management …
TAMPA, FLA. — Westmount Realty Capital LLC has bought Interstate Business Park, a seven-building suburban office/flex property in Tampa. The Class B, 12.5-acre business park is close to Interstates 75 and 4, U.S. Highway 301 and State Roads 60 and 618. The acquisition is Westmount’s first office purchase in Florida. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Interstate Business Park, which also has a small portion of warehouse space with grade-level access, is 73 percent occupied with more than 32,000 square feet of vacancy. National credit, government and construction tenants at the property include Kissinger Campo & Associates, Cohen Veterans Network, Ferguson Enterprises, Flatwoods Consulting Group, Nova Engineering & Environmental and the Florida Department of Agriculture. Most current leases expire between 2023 to 2026, according to Westmount. The property has five two-story buildings and two one-story buildings. The seller, an institutional owner and operator, invested over $1.6 million dollars on capital improvements. Renovations in 2020 totaled more than $340,000 including exterior painting, window replacements, awning replacements, parking lot updates and an elevator remodel. Westmount Realty Capital is a Dallas-based commercial real estate company that specializes in value add and big opportunity investments within the U.S.
GULF SHORES, ALA. — An affiliate of OG Capital has purchased Marbella Luxury Apartments, a 96-unit luxury apartment community situated on 4.8 acres at 1910 E. First St. in Gulf Shores. The buyer, an entity doing business as OG Marbella LLC, purchased the property from Marbella Gulf Shores LLC for $15 million. Troy Wilson and Frank Malone of Bellator Real Estate & Development brokered the transaction. ServisFirst Bank provided acquisition financing. Marbella Luxury Apartments features 99,600 square feet of rentable space including one- and two-bedroom residences. OG Capital plans to improve the community’s clubhouse and pool areas and install washers and dryers in each unit, as well as add grill stations and outdoor gathering spaces. The Mitchell Co., a Mobile-based multifamily operator led by Chris Sylvester, will manage the community. The property is situated close to Gulf Shores Elementary School, a Rouse’s Market and is located less than two miles to the Gulf Shores Beach. OG Capital is a Birmingham, Ala.-based multifamily real estate investment firm. In addition to its latest acquisition of Marbella, the firm has holdings in markets from Chattanooga, Tenn., to south Alabama.
TUCKER AND DULUTH, GA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of Carrington Chase and Carrington Court, two apartment communities located in the Atlanta suburbs of Tucker and Duluth, respectively. Carrington Chase has a total of 410 units and is located at 6280 S. Norcross Tucker Road in Tucker. Carrington Court has a total of 446 units and is located at 3800 Club Drive in Duluth. Both apartments offer community amenities such as car care centers, cyber cafés, fitness centers, grilling/picnic areas, laundry facilities, business centers, lounges, soccer fields, sports courts and swimming pools with fountains. Carrington Chase was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale, and Carrington Court was 96 percent occupied. Nathan Swenson and Travis Presnell of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Ohio-based White Oak Partners, in the transaction. Charleston-based Greystar Real Estate Partners LLC was the buyer of the two properties. The sales price was not disclosed.
WYLIE, TEXAS — Greystone has brokered the sale of Villas at Wylie, a 303-unit apartment community in Wylie, a northeastern suburb of Dallas. Alliance Residential originally developed the property in 2008. The community features one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, game room and outdoor grilling areas. Zac Thomas and Sean Reynolds of Greystone represented the seller, Oregon-based Hayden Properties, and procured the buyer, Utah-based Lionel Partners. The sales price was not disclosed.
BOLINGBROOK, ILL. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the $93.5 million sale of Riverstone Apartments, a 789-unit affordable housing community in the southwest Chicago suburb of Bolingbrook. The property underwent a significant redevelopment between 2005 and 2007 using low-income housing tax credit equity. Amenities include a clubhouse, two outdoor pools, two fitness centers, volleyball and soccer courts, a media center, playground, business center and dog park. Doug Childers, Marty O’Connell and Michael Fox of JLL represented the seller, Jackson Square Properties. Paul Smith and CW Early of JLL secured a $60.8 million Freddie Mac acquisition loan on behalf of the buyers, Alliant Strategic Investments and Nuveen Real Estate. JLL Real Estate Capital LLC provided the loan. The buyers will maintain the affordability requirements on all units through 2036.