WOODBRIDGE, VA. — The IDI Group Cos., a multifamily developer based in Washington, D.C., and PTM Partners, a real estate development and investment firm, have formed a joint venture to acquire 1000 Annapolis Way in Woodbridge for a future multifamily project totaling 318 units. The $16.6 million land acquisition represents the start of the second phase of IDI’s 720-unit riverfront development. The transaction is the second deal for PTM Partners Opportunity Zone Fund II, which launched in September 2020. IDI and PTM secured a $63.8 million loan from United Bank for the project. Situated along the Occoquan River, 1000 Annapolis Way will have a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. Community amenities will include a health and fitness center, club lounges, roof terrace, outdoor pool with sundeck and resident activities. The project will provide more housing options for those working at a nearby growing Army base less than eight miles north of the project. Leasing is expected to begin in 2022. The property has immediate access to Interstate 95 and the Virginia Railway Express and is close to Fort Belvoir, which employs more than 50,000 military, civilian, contractor and Department of Defense personnel.
Acquisitions
Longfellow Real Estate Buys Office Campus in San Mateo from Rubicon Point Partners for $156M
by Amy Works
SAN MATEO, CALIF. — Longfellow Real Estate Partners has purchased San Mateo Bay Center, a two-building office campus located at 901 and 951 Mariners Island Blvd. in San Mateo. Rubicon Point Partners sold the asset for $156 million. Steven Golubchik, Edmund Najera, Jonathan Schaefler, Darren Hollak and Jack Phipps of Newmark represented the seller in the deal. Totaling nearly 250,000 square feet, the campus is currently 88 percent occupied with substantial near-term rollover of 198,000 square feet in the first three years, enabling a conversion to life sciences space for the buyer. The campus has received more than $17 million in capital improvements since 2015, including multiple outdoor amenity spaces, a ground-floor café, onsite fitness center, creative exposed ceilings in tenant areas, HVAC renovations, lobby upgrades and parking lot resurfacing.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Taylor Street Advisors has arranged the sale of Fort Lowell Casitas, a multifamily community located at 1501-1503 E. Fort Lowell Road in Tucson. An out-of-state investor acquired the property for $1.5 million, or $116,153 per unit. The Class B property features 13 two-bedroom/one-bath units. The seller was not disclosed.
REXBURG, IDAHO — The LeClaire-Schlosser Group of Marcus & Millichap has arranged the purchase of StorageBay Rexburg, a self-storage facility located at 322 W. Fourth South in Rexburg. Terms of the transaction were not released. Jordan Farrer and Adam Schlosser of Marcus & Millichap, with Paul Ryan of Marcus & Millichap serving as the broker of record, procured the buyer in the deal. Situated on nearly one acre, StorageBay Rexburg consists of 12,652 net rentable square feet totaling 167 self-storage units. The property was built in 2008 and features best-in-class construction and amenities.
CHICAGO — Kiser Group has brokered a condo deconversion sale in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood for $32.2 million. Known as The Barry Quad, the three-building condominium property includes 115 units. Andrew Friedman and Jake Parker of Kiser represented both the seller, Barry Quadrangle Condominium Association, and the buyer, North Park Ventures. Under the Condominium Property Act in Illinois, condo unit owners can elect to sell a property if 75 percent or more are in agreement. The city of Chicago recently increased the required owner approval to 85 percent. Sellers then have the option to either move out of their units or lease them back from the new owner.
SPENCER, IND. — Bradley Co./RESOURCE has arranged the sale of a 258,375-square-foot medical manufacturing facility in Spencer, about 17 miles northwest of Bloomington. The sales price was undisclosed. Boston Scientific has occupied the building, located at 780 Brookside Drive, since 1988 and uses the site for producing instruments for its endoscopy and urology divisions. An expansion of the property began in July 2019. Boston Scientific will utilize the new space for administrative functions to free up more production space. Joshua Abrams, Sam Smith and Mitch Doner of Bradley, along with Camille Renshaw and Tim Hain of B+E Net Lease, represented the undisclosed seller.
BEACHWOOD, OHIO — Industrial Commercial Properties (ICP) has acquired a 112,000-square-foot office and industrial building located at 23550 Commerce Park Drive in Beachwood, an eastern suburb of Cleveland. The purchase price was undisclosed. ICP has already begun a renovation and restoration of the property, including a new façade, flooring and LED lighting. It will be available for lease by early summer. This transaction represents ICP’s 10th acquisition in 2021 and its first in Beachwood. The company’s portfolio includes more than 150 properties totaling 42 million square feet in five states.
WINDSOR, N.Y. — Coldwell Banker Commercial has brokered the $6.6 million sale of a 65,800-square-foot industrial building that is situated on a 3.1-acre lot in Windsor, located just outside of Binghamton. The property was built in 1977 and includes 3,540 square feet of office space. Steven Shell of Coldwell Banker represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Additional terms of sale were not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Alpha Realty has negotiated the $5 million sale of a 15-unit multifamily building located at 78-80 Christopher St. in Manhattan’s West Village neighborhood. Lev Mavashev and Shai Egison of Alpha Realty represented the buyer and seller in the off-market transaction. Both parties were locally based private investors who requested anonymity.
CARLSTADT, N.J. — Legacy Capital has purchased a 60,400-square-foot industrial building located at 2 Palmer Terrace in the New York City suburb of Carlstadt. The single-tenant property was originally built in 1977. Jose Cruz, Jordan Avanzato, Marc Duval and Mark Belenky of JLL represented the seller, Palmer Terrace Realty Associates, in the transaction. The sales price was undisclosed.