HOUSTON — An entity managed by CDC Houston, which is an affiliate of New York-based Coventry Development Corp., has acquired Mark at CityPlace Springwoods Village, a 268-unit apartment community in Houston. Designed by WGW Architects, the property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging in size from 572 to 1,599 square feet. Residences are furnished with stone countertops, tile backsplashes, stainless steel appliances and full-sized washers and dryers. Amenities include a pool, outdoor kitchen, fitness center, demonstration kitchen, library, conference rooms and a club area. The seller, a subsidiary of Houston-based Martin Fein Interests Ltd., will continue to manage the property, which it originally opened in 2017.
Acquisitions
LAKELAND, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of Dragstrip Logistics Center, a 710,962-square-foot, Class A distribution center located in Lakeland. Amazon is a tenant at the facility, according to the Tampa Bay Business Journal. Mike Davis, Rick Brugge, Stewart Calhoun, Rick Colon, Casey Masters, Dominic Montazemi and Zachary Eicholtz of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Atlanta-based Ackerman & Co., in the transaction. Led by Steve Centrella, Intercontinental Real Estate Corp. acquired the property on behalf of one of its managed funds. The purchase price was not disclosed. Located at 8100 State-Road 33, Dragstrip Logistics Center is located between Tampa and Orlando and is situated along the Interstate 4 corridor. The building features a cross-dock design with 146 dock-high doors, 40-foot clear heights, 185-foot truck court depths plus 60-foot concrete aprons, 183 trailer drops, 858 van stalls and ESFR fire protection.
BALTIMORE, MD. — Concord Communities, a Washington, D.C.-based affordable housing owner and developer, has acquired four apartment properties totaling 340 units in northeast Baltimore for $29.5 million. Ralph Crozier led the acquisition on behalf of Concord Communities on an internal basis, and Christine Espenshade of Newmark represented the seller. The sales price and seller were not disclosed. The communities — Walther Avenue Apartments, Hazelcrest Apartments and Northern Village Apartments East and West — are located within one mile of each other. Built in 1967, the 64-unit Walther Avenue Apartments offers residences ranging from studio to two-bedroom floor plans across six three-story buildings. The community was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. Hazelcrest Apartments, located at 5717 Plainfield Ave., was built in 1965. The 48-unit apartment community features two-bedroom apartment units across eight two-story buildings. Hazelcrest was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. Northern Village Apartments East and West, located at 6623 Pioneer Drive, was built in 1972 and consists of 228 units in total. The communities offer a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans across 23 two-story buildings. The Northern Village property was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale. Concord Communities is …
LYNDHURST, N.J. — Colliers International has negotiated the sale of 1099 Wall Street West, a 118,465-square-foot office building in Lyndhurst, located outside of New York City. Originally built in 1971, the property recently received $1.2 million in capital improvements, including the upgrading of amenities such as a café, game room and lounge and a conference center. Locally based investment and management firm Bergman Real Estate Group sold the property to BHN Associates for an undisclosed price. Jackelene Chesler, Matthew Brown and Patrick Norris of Colliers brokered the deal.
ATLANTA — Atlanta-based Selig Enterprises and State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio have acquired Lenox Marketplace, a 421,000-square-foot retail center in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. Selig will oversee leasing at the center and will serve as the asset and property manager. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Located at the intersection of Peachtree and Wieuca roads and across the street from Phipps Plaza, Lenox Marketplace spans 9.4 acres with a mix of retail and dining options. The multi-level retail center is anchored by Publix, Target, Dick’s Sporting Goods and LA Fitness, with additional tenants such as Ethan Allen, Roam and Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant. The property is also one block from Lenox Square Mall and adjacent to Selig’s Buckhead Triangle property. With the addition of Lenox Marketplace, Selig’s retail portfolio spans almost 4 million square feet across the Southeast. The firm’s Buckhead portfolio includes Buckhead Triangle, Brookwood Place, Buckhead Square I and II, The Shops of Buckhead, Buckhead Commons and Peachtree Plaza. Selig is also the master developer of The Works, an 80-acre mixed-use development in Atlanta’s West Midtown neighborhood.
ROCKINGHAM, N.C. — Don McMinn of Marcus & Millichap’s Taylor McMinn Retail Group has brokered the $7.6 million sale of a 129,529-square-foot retail store leased to Lowe’s Home Improvement in Rockingham, a suburb of Charlotte. Realty Income, a net-lease REIT based in San Diego, purchased the property from the seller, an entity doing business as Tri City Rockingham LLC. The Lowe’s Home Improvement property is located at 1300-A E Broad Ave. and is located near a FastMed Urgent Care, McDonald’s, KFC, Taco Loko and a Walgreens. The property is located 72 miles from Charlotte, and is 17 miles away from Wallace, S.C. “This transaction illustrates the demand for essential net-lease retail. Home improvement was one of the sectors that got a boost from the pandemic, and institutional and private capital are looking to deploy into these and other essential tenants,” says McMinn.
HOPKINSVILLE, KY. — Brian Devlin, Brandon Wilson and John Seale of The Kirkland Co. have brokered the $7.6 million sale of Griffin Gate, an 80-unit multifamily complex located in Hopkinsville. The buyer was Fisher Bay LLC and the seller was Drury-McCoy LLC. Griffin Gate includes one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans. The property is located at 302 Griffin Gate Drive, close to the Nashville MSA and about 18 miles from Fort Campbell. The community amenities and features include a pool with restrooms and gathering areas, nine-foot and vaulted ceilings, Energy Star appliances, water heaters, windows and HVAC, patio/balcony area, storage room, lighted carports, stainless steel or black appliances, cherry cabinets, quarry tile-kitchen and bathrooms and washer/dryer connections.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based investment firm Conway Capital has purchased two multifamily and retail buildings in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn for $7.9 million. The 7,200-square-foot building at 155 Fifth Ave. was constructed in 1920 and consists of eight apartments and a ground-floor restaurant/jazz bar. The 4,900-square-foot property at 138 St. Marks Place was built in 1931 and includes 10 apartments and a pizzeria. The assets sold for $4.2 million and $3.7 million, respectively. Adam Lobel of BRG represented the seller of 155 Fifth Ave., and Eddie Setton and Adam Hess of Meridian represented the seller of 138 St. Marks Place.
By Jack Stone, director of investment sales, Greysteel “What do you have in El Paso?” The country is over a year into the pandemic, and Greysteel is still receiving calls on a daily basis from groups asking just that. We sold thousands of units in El Paso over the two years leading up to COVID-19, and there’s no end in sight. In fact, even in these uncertain times, demand seems to have grown. Attracted to the higher yields, strong tenant base and increasingly diversified economy, investors are coming to El Paso in droves. It’s no secret that the Texas multifamily market has been hot. Out-of-state groups were first drawn to markets like Dallas, Austin, Houston and San Antonio because they offered higher yields with fewer regulations than markets like New York and California. But it was only a matter of time before even those cities, which are seeing with cap rates begin to compress 4 to 5 percent, got too hot. Investors subsequently began exploring other options and turned to cities like El Paso, where the fundamentals were strong and yields still attractive. Demographic Advantages El Paso’s multifamily market has always had a strong tenant base. New players in the …
TUCKER, GA. — Berkadia has brokered the $75 million sale of East Ponce Village, a 977-unit, garden-style multifamily property in Tucker. Judy MacManus, Matt White, Paul Vetter and Andrew Mays of Berkadia’s Atlanta office completed the sale on behalf of the buyer, Pennsylvania-based Adams Investor Group. The seller was Toronto-based Medallion Corp. Formerly known as 13Ten, East Ponce Village spans 100 acres at 1310 Wood Bend Drive. The community features one- and two-bedroom floor plans with walk-in closets and washer and dryer connections. Community amenities include a clubhouse, business center, swimming pools, an outdoor area with grilling stations, fitness center and racquetball and tennis courts. The property is located near U.S. Route 78, Eagle Rock Studios, Stone Mountain Industrial Park and Amazon’s Robotic Distribution Facility.