DENVER — Pinnacle Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of Brentwood Center, a shopping center located at 1951, 2095 and 2099 S. Federal Blvd. and 2000 S. Hazel Court in Denver. A local partnership sold the asset to a Denver-based private investor for $14.9 million. Situated on 13.3 acres, Brentwood Center consists of eight buildings offering a total of 133,494 square feet of retail space. At the time of sale, the property was 84 percent leased to 30 tenants, including Save A Lot, Family Dollar, Brurger King and Aaron’s. Justin Kreiger of Pinnacle represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
Acquisitions
SBH Real Estate Sells Harbor Freight Tools-Occupied Building in Orange County for $6.5M
by Amy Works
LA HABRA, CALIF. — SBH Real Estate Group has completed the disposition of a single-tenant retail property located on 1.9 acres at 250 N. Harbor Blvd. in La Habra. Engineering Model Associates acquired the building for $6.5 million. Harbor Freight Tools, a discount tool and equipment retailer, occupies the 22,297-square-foot property on a long-term, triple-net lease. Daniel Tyner and Adam Friedlander of JLL Retail Capital Markets represented the seller in the deal.
NORWALK, CONN. — JLL has negotiated the $53 million sale of Sheffield SoNo, a 136-unit waterfront apartment community in Norwalk that includes ground-floor office space. Built in 2007, the property features one- and two-bedroom units with stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, individual washers and dryers and private balconies in select units. Amenities include a heated pool, 24-hour fitness center, outdoor grilling area, resident clubhouse and concierge services. Jose Cruz, Michael Oliver, Steve Simonelli, Michael Oliver, Kevin O’Hearn, Drew Saunders and Nicholas Stefans of JLL represented the seller, a partnership between Avenue Realty Capital and Spirit Investment Partners. The buyer was not disclosed.
WOBURN, MASS. — CBRE has brokered the sale of Washington Crossing, a 205-unit apartment community in Woburn, a northern suburb of Boston. Built in 2003, the property consists of four residential buildings, a clubhouse and multiple freestanding carports. Units average 1,063 square feet, and amenities include a heated pool, fitness center, business center and a theater room. Simon Butler, Biria St. John and John McLaughlin of CBRE represented the seller, an institutional investor advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, CWMA Baystate LLC.
NUTLEY, N.J. — Prism Capital Partners has sold 111 Ideation Way, a 157,000-square-foot life sciences building in the Northern New Jersey city of Nutley. The building, which was fully leased at the time of sale, is part of Prism’s 116-acre ON3 campus that is a redevelopment of the former North American headquarters site of Swiss pharmaceutical company Hoffman-La Roche. Prism Capital sold the asset to Chicago-based Harrison Street for an undisclosed price. Andrew Merin, David Bernhaut, Gary Gabriel, Frank DiTommaso Kyle Schmidt, John Alascio and Sridhar Vankayala of Cushman & Wakefield brokered the deal.
MEMPHIS, TENN. — A fund sponsored by CBRE Global Investors has acquired Memphis Global Crossing, a 421,470-square-foot logistics facility in Memphis. DHL leases a majority of the asset, which is situated on 24 acres at 6200 Global Drive, 12 miles southeast of Memphis International Airport. The property features 32-foot clear heights, 125 dock doors, two drive-in doors, ESFR sprinklers and 119 trailer spaces. The seller was not disclosed, though Atlanta-based Robinson Weeks Partners delivered the facility in 2019. The sales price was also not disclosed.
NHP Foundation Purchases 63-Unit Townhome Property in Suburban Maryland to Preserve as Affordable Housing
by Alex Tostado
FREDERICK, MD. — The NHP Foundation (NHPF) has purchased Overlook Manor, a 63-unit townhome community in Frederick. The Low-Income Investment Fund, a national nonprofit financial institution, provided a $10 million acquisition loan to the New York City-based buyer. NHPF plans to preserve the property as affordable housing. Units will include new kitchen and bathroom components, HVAC systems, water heaters, windows, lighting fixtures and flooring. NHPF also expects to upgrade the exterior, including installing new roofs, patching the parking lot and expanding the first floors of the three end units to install units in compliance with the American Disability Association (ADA). The renovations are slated to begin in the third quarter of 2021. NHPF will utilize a $20 million loan from several sources, such as HUD, short-term tax-exempt bonds and Low-Income Housing Tax Credits. Originally built in 1985, Overlook Manor is located at 1208 Alban Court, equidistant to Baltimore and Washington, D.C. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
DALLAS — Denver-based Steele Properties, in partnership with the Dallas Housing Finance Corp., has purchased Ridgecrest Terrace Apartments, a 250-unit affordable housing community. The sales price was $57.7 million. The property was built in 1969 on 16.2 acres and features one-, two- and three-bedroom units, as well as a playground and communal activity room. The new ownership will invest approximately $77,000 per unit in capital improvements, including new kitchens, appliances, cabinetry, toilets, flooring and fixtures, as well as mechanical system upgrades. The property’s parking lot, sidewalks, fencing and amenity spaces will also be upgraded.
EDWARDSVILLE, ILL. — Sealy & Co. has acquired a 1.1 million-square-foot warehouse in Edwardsville near St. Louis for an undisclosed price. The purchase brings the company’s acquisition volume for 2020 to more than $400 million. The Class A facility is located at 3951 Lakeview Corporate Drive within Lakeview Commerce Center. The business park is situated in the Metro East submarket. The building features a clear height of 32 feet, 96 dock doors and 90 trailer stalls. The current tenant has expanded its presence in recent years within Lakeview Commerce Center and occupies three additional properties, one of which Sealy acquired in January of this year. Michael Caprile and Zach Graham of CBRE brokered the sale. Panattoni Development Co. was the seller.
WHITESTOWN, IND. — JLL Income Property Trust has purchased Whitestown Distribution Center in Whitestown, a northwest suburb of Indianapolis, for $62 million. The two-building distribution center spans 720,000 square feet. Completed this year, it is now fully leased. The larger of the two buildings is 440,000 square feet and is leased to an undisclosed investment-grade tenant, while the second building spans 280,000 square feet and is leased to a third-party logistics company servicing the healthcare industry. This acquisition brings JLL Income Property Trust’s aggregate industrial allocation to more than $850 million across 36 properties in 12 markets. The seller was undisclosed.