SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Cupertino, Calif.-based Hunter Properties has completed the sale of Phase I of Coleman Highline, a 1.75 million-square-foot, mixed-use campus in San Jose. The transaction included two office buildings totaling 360,000 square feet and fully leased to Roku, an amenities building and parking structure. Upon full build out, the Coleman Highline will total eight office buildings, a 175-room hotel and 115,000 square feet of amenity and retail space.
Acquisitions
TOLLESON AND TEMPE, ARIZ. — Cohen Asset Management has completed the dispositions of two Class A industrial properties totaling 292,185 square feet. The dispositions fetched a combined total of $45.3 million across two transactions. Will Strong and Greer Oliver of Cushman & Wakefield’s National Industrial Advisory Group in Phoenix represented the seller in the deals. In the first transaction, KKR acquired a 249,904-square-foot warehouse/distribution facility located at 8313 W. Latham St. in Tolleson for $31.8 million. The single-tenant property is fully leased, on a long-term basis, to an international convenience store operator. A California-based high-net-worth family purchased a 42,281-square-foot Class A industrial/warehouse building located at 2077 E. University Drive in Tempe for $13.5 million. The single-tenant property is leased to a global electric vehicle and clean energy company.
VISTA, CALIF. — US Divers Co. has completed the disposition of an industrial property located at 2340 Cousteau Court in Vista. Elion ACQ acquired the asset for $22 million. Situated on 8.9 acres, the 134,299-square-foot building features 24,000 square feet of office space, heavy power, eight dock doors, four grade-level doors and 26-foot clear heights. The seller intends to leaseback the facility for one year before relocating to a new location. Rusty Williams, Chris Roth, Greg Pieratt and Jake Rubendall of Lee & Associates Commercial Real Estate Services – North San Diego County represented the seller and buyer in the transaction.
BOSTON — Newmark has brokered the sale of One Alewife Center, a 90,000-square-foot life sciences facility located adjacent to the MBTA Alewife station on the city’s north side. The facility is situated within the 290,000-square-foot Alewife Park office and life sciences campus. Robert Griffin, Edward Maher, Matthew Pullen and Samantha Hallowell of Newmark represented the seller, James Campbell Co., in the transaction. The team also procured life sciences REIT IQHQ as the buyer. IQHQ also purchased the larger Alewife Park campus in July.
BRIGHTON, COLO. — NitNeil Partners has purchased a self-storage property located at 850 Baseline Road in Brighton. Terms of the transaction, which is the company’s first acquisition in the metro Denver market, were not released. Situated 20 miles northeast of Denver, the single-story, drive-up facility features 450 self-storage units, totaling 64,850 rentable square feet. The property will operate under the CubeSmart brand.
Hilco Acquires Shuttered 20-Acre Power Plant in Northern Virginia, Plans Mixed-Use Development
by Alex Tostado
ALEXANDRIA, VA. — Hilco Redevelopment Partners, a division of Hilco Global, has acquired Potomac River Generating Station (PRGS), a 20-acre, shuttered coal power plant in Alexandria. Specific details were not released, but Hilco officials said they intend to redevelop the site into a mixed-use project, featuring housing, office space, retail and public open spaces. The site is situated along the Potomac River at 1400 N. Royal St., seven miles south of downtown Washington, D.C. Potomac Electric Power Co. (Pepco) sold the site for an undisclosed price. Pepco will retain a property interest and will continue to own and operate an electrical substation at the site. PRGS was decommissioned in 2012.
IRVING, FARMERS BRANCH AND GRAPEVINE, TEXAS — Locally based developer JPI has sold three apartment communities totaling 1,174 units in the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) metroplex to an affiliate of Dallas-based Lone Star Funds. The properties include Jefferson Promenade in Irving, Jefferson 1900 in Farmers Branch and Jefferson Silverlake in Grapevine. All of the communities offer pools, fitness centers, resident lounges and high-end interior finishes. The sales price was not disclosed.
NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS — Chicago-based investment firm Sherman Residential has acquired Avenues at Creekside Apartments, a 395-unit multifamily community located just outside San Antonio in New Braunfels. The 32-building property was constructed in 2013 and features one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units with attached garages or assigned carports and personal patios/balconies. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, business center, playground and a pet park. The seller was not disclosed.
AMARILLO, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of 3501 MedCenter, a 145,096-square-foot medical office property in Amarillo. The property is situated on 11 acres and was originally built as a retail center in 1986 before being converted to healthcare in 1995. Alex Vidal of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a locally based partnership led by McCartt Commercial Real Estate Services, in the transaction. Vidal also sourced the buyer, Equity Velocity Fund, which acquired the asset at an occupancy rate of 91 percent.
MERRIONETTE PARK, ILL. — Newport Capital Partners has purchased Stonebrook Plaza in Merrionette Park, located about 17 miles southwest of Chicago. The purchase price was undisclosed. Stonebrook Plaza is a 95,825-square-foot shopping center anchored by grocer Jewel-Osco. It is currently 96 percent leased. Other tenants include Blink Fitness and Pet Supplies Plus as well as eateries and personal care tenants. Jewel-Osco has operated at the property since 1985. Jacksonville, Fla.-based Regency Centers was the seller. Chicago-based Newport specializes in the acquisition and management of neighborhood shopping centers throughout major metro areas.