PASADENA, TEXAS — JLL has negotiated the sale of a 300-unit workforce housing community located in the eastern Houston suburb of Pasadena. The garden-style property is located near Beltway 8 and Port Houston. Chris Young, Joey Rippel and Kyle Whitney of JLL represented the privately held seller, Chicago-based investment firm 29th Street Capital, in the deal. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Los Angeles-based investment firm Langdon Street Capital has purchase Broadstone Crossing, a 225-unit apartment community in North Austin. The property was built in 2006 and offers amenities such as a pool, dog park and a fitness center. Sean Sorrell, Joe Dowdle and Ryan McBride of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed.
FULLERTON, CALIF. — The Mogharebi Group (TMG) has arranged the sale of Portico Villas, an apartment property located at 140 West Hills Ave. in Fullerton. A Southern California-based investment group sold the asset to a Southern California-based private investment group for $49.8 million. Built in 1987, Portico Villas features 128 one- and two-bedroom apartments spread across nine two-story buildings, totaling 114,656 rentable square feet. Situated on 3.5 acres, the community features a swimming pool, clubhouse, pet playground, fitness center, laundry facility and ground-floor covered parking. Alex Mogharebi and Otto Ozen of TMG represented the seller in the deal.
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. — CBRE has negotiated the $84.2 million sale of Gaslight Commons, a 200-unit apartment community in South Orange, about 20 miles west of New York City. The sales price equates to $421,000 per unit. Built in 2002, the property features one- and two-bedroom units that are furnished with stainless steel appliances, tile backsplashes, granite countertops and walk-in closets. Amenities include a pool, business center, fitness center and a resident clubhouse. Jeffrey Dunne, Gene Pride, Jeremy Neuer, Steve Bardsley, David Gavin and Travis Langer of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction and procured Pacific Urban Residential as the buyer.
PEABODY, MASS. —Locally based investment firm Longpoint Realty Partners has acquired a 217,592-square-foot industrial property located at 11 Centennial Drive in Peabody, a northern suburb of Boston. The property is situated within the 300-acre Centennial Park mixed-use campus and was fully leased to drug wholesaler Cardinal Health (NYSE: CAH) at the time of sale. Robert Griffin, Tony Coskren, Ed Jarosz, Matthew Pullen, Rick Schuhwerk, Samantha Hallowell, Lizzie Kusbit and Dominick Romano of Newmark represented the seller and the buyer in the transaction.
SOUTH MIAMI, FLA. — Midtown Opportunities, a real estate investment fund based in Miami, has purchased The Shops at Sunset Place in South Miami for $65.5 million. The open-air lifestyle property features nearly 515,000 square feet of retail and office space leased to tenants such as AMC Theatres and LA Fitness. A partnership between Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE: FRT), Grass River Property Co. and Comras Co. sold the mixed-used development after more than five years of ownership. Midtown Opportunities has retained Grass River to manage the asset. Federal Realty, Grass River and Comras sold Sunset Place at a significant loss, according to the Miami Herald. The newspaper reported in 2015 that the buyers purchased a majority interest of the once-popular mall from Simon Property Group for $110 million. The Shops at Sunset Place is located on nearly 10 acres at 5701 Sunset Drive. The development is situated near the South Miami Metrorail Station, South Miami Hospital and the University of Miami. No details were disclosed about Midtown Opportunities’ plans related to Sunset Place. The property was 78 percent leased at the time of sale. Other tenants include Barnes & Noble, Gametime and Splitsville, as well as the Yumbrella Food …
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $20.4 million sale of Altamonte Commerce Center, an eight-building, 185,600-square-foot industrial property in Altamonte Springs. The buildings are situated on 13.2 acres, one half-mile from Interstate 4 and 11 miles north of downtown Orlando. The portfolio was 96 percent leased at the time of sale. The buildings offer 1,000- to 14,800-square-foot spaces. Mike Davis, Rick Colon, Rick Brugge and Dominic Montazemi, with support from Jared Bonshire, David Perez, Zachary Eicholtz, Ryan Jenkins and Jordan Stenholm of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, SunCap Opportunity Fund LLC. Longpoint Realty Partners acquired the property for $110 per square foot.
PORT RICHEY, ZEPHYRHILLS AND CASSELBERRY, FLA. — Colliers International has negotiated the $13.7 million sale of a three-property assisted living facility portfolio in Port Richey, Zephyrhills and Casselberry. Florida Seniors Properties Inc. sold the portfolio, which was 66 percent occupied at the time of sale. Best Care Senior Living LLC acquired The Cottages in Port Richey, which is located about 37 miles northwest of downtown Tampa. A joint venture between 201 Sunset Drive LLC and 6701 Dairy Road LLC acquired Westbrook Manor in Zephyrhills and Eastbrook Gardens in Casselberry. Westbrook Manor is located 31 miles northeast of downtown Tampa, and Eastbrook Gardens is situated 13 miles north of downtown Orlando. Ken Carriero and Damien Carriero of Colliers represented the seller in the transactions, which both closed Jan. 12.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Berkadia has arranged the sale of Lincoln Oaks, a 296-unit apartment community located near The Domain in North Austin. The garden-style property features one- and two-bedroom floor plans and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, outdoor grilling areas, volleyball courts and onsite laundry facilities. Kelly Witherspoon, Michael Gonzalez and Justin Cole of Berkadia represented the seller, California-based Glen Una Management, in the transaction. Locally based investment firm Wildhorn Capital purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.
EDINA, MINN. — Upland Real Estate Group Inc. has brokered the sale of a two-story office building in Edina for $6.4 million. The 70,400-square-foot property is located at 5350 W. 78th St. Upland represented the seller, W78th 5350 LLC. Merrie Sjogren and Nick Peterson of Assembly MN LLC represented the buyer, ISLA Affiliated Building Co. The buyer, a nonprofit Spanish immersion charter school, currently operates out of a 30,000-square-foot facility in Minnetonka. That site is under contract to local developer Doran Cos., which plans to redevelop it into multifamily housing.