Acquisitions

ATHENS, GA. AND BOCA RATON, FLA. — CA Student Living has acquired two student housing communities in Georgia and Florida for an undisclosed price. The acquisitions include Ikon at Athens, a 374-bed property located near the University of Georgia campus in Athens, and University Park, a 598-bed community located near Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. Ikon at Athens offers two-, three- and four-bedroom units with bed-to-bath parity. Communal amenities include a pool, outdoor spa, 24-hour fitness center, business center and a coffee cafe. University Park offers two-, three- and four-bedroom, fully furnished units with bed-to-bath parity alongside shared amenities such as a pool, fitness center, a clubhouse and study rooms. CA’s in-house property management platform will manage both properties. Ryan Lang of Newmark represented the buyer in the transaction. Chicago-based law firm Polsinelli provided legal assistance to the Chicago-based buyer. The seller(s) was not disclosed.

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HANOVER PARK, ILL. — Essex Realty Group Inc. has brokered the $21.6 million sale of Pebblewood Court Apartments in Hanover Park, a northwest suburb of Chicago. The 220-unit property is comprised of 11 buildings. Each building features 20 units along with storage lockers and a laundry room. Doug Imber, Kate Varde, Jaimie Steinher and Dan Shepherd of Essex represented the seller, a regional investment group. Brian Kochendorfer and Brian Karmowski of Essex represented the buyer, a local investor. In 2019, Essex brokered the deconversion sale of the property as it previously consisted of condominium units.

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CHICAGO — Interra Realty has arranged the sales of two Chicago-area multifamily buildings for a total of $14.1 million. Craig Martin and Brian DiBasilio of Interra represented the buyers and sellers in both transactions. The duo arranged the $9 million sale of Vine Place Apartments in Park Ridge. The newly constructed property, located at 400 Talcott Road, features 22 units and one commercial space that is leased to STEM Studio, a daycare and preschool. Vine Place LLC sold the asset to DAG Vine Place LLC, which completed a 1031 exchange. Vine Place Apartments was 82 percent leased at the time of sale. In the second transaction, the Wrightwood Lamon Building sold for $5.1 million. Located at 4848 W. Wrightwood Ave. in Chicago, the property consists of 44 units. It was originally built in 1926. The buyer, an affiliate of Chicago Metropolitan Housing Development Corp., plans to renovate the building, which was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. John Scorte was the seller.

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SPRING VALLEY, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $9 million sale of the Marmon Keystone Distribution Center in Spring Valley, about 55 miles north of Peoria. The 184,320-square-foot property was constructed as a build-to-suit for Marmon Keystone in 2010. The single-tenant, net-leased facility sits on 22 acres. Sean O’Brien of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a developer. The buyer was undisclosed.

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INDIANAPOLIS — A two-building, 52,336-square-foot industrial property located on the southeast side of Indianapolis has traded hands for an undisclosed price. The temperature-controlled facility, located at 2301 Churchman Ave., is fully leased to Shenandoah Growers, a producer of organic culinary herbs. The property was extensively renovated in 2018 to serve as the Midwest regional hub for Shenandoah Growers, which operates 12 indoor growing facilities across the country. Alex Cantu and Alex Davenport of Colliers International represented the seller, Patterson Holdings. A California-based private investor purchased the asset.

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MIAMI, OKLA. — Fort Worth-based investment firm MAG Capital Partners has sold a 206,341-square-foot manufacturing and distribution facility in Miami, located in the northeastern corner of Oklahoma. Built in 1971, the 27.7-acre site comprises four buildings with 30-foot clear heights, four drive-in doors and six loading docks. Automotive parts supplier Hopkins Manufacturing Corp. occupies the property on a long-term basis. The facility was renovated in 2015, with an 85,000-square-foot addition built onsite. The site has remaining acreage for potential future development. Peter Bauman and Tivon Moffitt of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented both MAG Capital Partners and the Wisconsin-based private buyer in the transaction.

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DALLAS — Sherman Residential has acquired Axis Kessler Park Apartments, a 299-unit multifamily community in West Dallas. Units at the property, which was formerly known as Lincoln Kessler Park, feature quartz countertops, custom cabinetry, individual washers and dryers and private balconies or yards in select units. Amenities include a pool, exercise center, pet park, business center, putting green, outdoor lounge and a complimentary virtual fitness membership. The seller was not disclosed.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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