BOSTON — Newmark has brokered the $11.9 million sale of a 27,930-square-foot retail and medical office building located at 226 Harvard Ave. in the Allston neighborhood of Boston. The property was 94 percent leased at the time of sale to Urban Outfitters, Steward Medical Group and Unleashed by Petco. Robert Griffin, Geoffrey Millerd, Frank Nelson, Michael Greeley, Jonathan Martin, Paul Penman, Mathew Adler, Christopher Huesgen and Coley Cannon of Newmark represented the seller, National Development, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, Charlotte-based investment firm Asana Partners.
Acquisitions
LOS ANGELES — Westwood Financial LLC has acquired Prosperity Village Square and Fountains West, two Publix-anchored shopping centers in the Southeast. Prosperity Village Square was developed in 2016 and is located in the Highland Creek suburb of Charlotte. Fountains West is a neighborhood center located in the western Orlando suburb of Ocoee, Fla. Westwood Financial acquired the assets in a single transaction from one undisclosed, private seller. CBRE acted as lead broker on the deal, the price of which was not disclosed. The Los Angeles-based investor financed the purchase of Prosperity Village using a combination of existing cash on hand and proceeds from its unsecured credit facility. Westwood completed the closing of Fountains West subsequent to assuming an existing loan on the property and funded the remaining portion of the purchase price with cash on hand. Prosperity Village was 96 percent occupied at closing, while Fountains West was fully occupied and experienced little turnover during 2020.
HOUSTON — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of OYO Townhouse Houston, a 97-room hotel located at 12701 North Freeway in Houston. The four-story property was built in 1996. Andrew Frosch, Louis Dan, Chris Gomes and Allan Miller of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. Frosch, Gomes and Miller also secured the buyer, a local individual/personal trust that plans to convert the independent hotel into a national franchise brand.
LENEXA, KAN. — Houston-based SparrowHawk LLC has acquired College and Renner Business Center in Lenexa for an undisclosed price. The 226,009-square-foot light industrial portfolio consists of four buildings ranging in size from 44,700 to 76,200 square feet. There are also 13 additional acres of developable land that SparrowHawk can utilize to expand the business center. At acquisition, the property was 91 percent leased to tenants such as GEICO, CVS Caremark, Mortgage Residential Center, SAFC BioSciences and US Foods. There is one vacancy of 19,871 square feet in Building A. SparrowHawk has selected JLL to manage the portfolio and the JLL brokerage team of Phil Algrim, Kevin Wilkerson and Erik Lund as the leasing agents. John Huguenard and Ed Halaburt of JLL represented the seller, BentallGreenOak.
ULLIN, ILL. — Mumford Co. has brokered the sale of an Americas Best Value Inn hotel in Ullin within southern Illinois. The sales price was undisclosed. The two-story property is home to 40 rooms along with a pool and video gaming area. George Arvanitis of Mumford represented the seller, which completed a 1031 exchange. North Carolina-based IAH Hotels LLC was the buyer. The hotel will retain its Americas Best Value Inn brand.
BOSTON — SVN | Parsons Commercial Group has brokered the $7 million sale of a portfolio of four retail buildings totaling 15,181 square feet in Massachusetts. Rockland Trust occupies each of the buildings, which are located at 40 Austin St. in Newton, 1290 Main St. in Waltham, 4 N. Main St. in Bellingham and 231 E. Central St. in Franklin. The buyer and seller were not disclosed. Marilyn Santiago of SVN | Parsons Commercial Group brokered the deal.
Waterford Property, CSCDA Buy Oceanaire Apartments in Long Beach for $120M, Plan Middle-Income Housing Conversion
by Amy Works
LONG BEACH, CALIF. — A partnership between Waterford Property Co. and the California Statewide Communities Development Authority (CSCDA) has purchased Oceanaire, a multifamily property located at 150 W. Ocean Blvd. in Long Beach. Waterford, as property administrator, acquired the property with CSCDA for $120 million. The partnership plans to convert the 216-unit property into middle-income housing, with the acquisition being part of a workforce housing financing program CSCDA created in 2020. Using tax-exempt bond financing, CSCDA can purchase multifamily projects without the use of public subsidies to provide needed housing for the middle-income workforce demographic. With this purchase, the partnership will be able to lower rents for qualified existing and new residents making between 80 percent and 120 percent of area median income. Joseph Smolen, Geoff Boler and Lee Redmond of Eastdil Secured represented the buyers in the transaction.
Dapper Cos. Acquires Historic Huntridge Theater in Downtown Las Vegas, Begins Renovation
by Amy Works
LAS VEGAS — Dapper Cos. has purchased the historic Huntridge Theater in Las Vegas for $4 million. The company plans to renovate the theater, which is on the National Register of Historic Places. The theater originally opened in 1944 and shuttered after nearly 60 years of operation on July 31, 2004. The theater was originally operated by the Commonwealth Theater Company of Las Vegas and in 1951, was taken over by the Huntridge Theater Company of Las Vegas, partially owned by actresses Loretta Young and Irene Dunne. J Dapper, head of Dapper Cos., has also invested in the redevelopment of five other commercial proeprties in downtown Las Vegas, including Huntridge Shopping Center, 630 S. 11th Street, The Herbert at 801 S. Main St., 608 S. Maryland Parkway and 201 S. Las Vegas Boulevard.
CHANDLER, ARIZ. — Passco Cos. has completed the disposition of Almeria at Ocotillo, an apartment community located in Chandler. A New York-based pension fund advisor acquired the property for an undisclosed price. Built in two phases in 2014 and 2015, Almeria at Ocotillo features 389 apartments, two swimming pools, two clubhouses, two fitness centers with yoga studios, outside dining areas with gas barbecue grills, a children’s playground and splash pad, and a pet park. Tyler Anderson, Sean Cunningham, Asher Gunter and Matt Pesch of CBRE’s Phoenix Multifamily Institutional Properties represented the seller in the deal.
PHOENIX — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has arranged the acquisition of a newly built distribution and manufacturing property located at 4615 W. McDowell Road in Phoenix. A Southern California-based private investor purchased the asset from CapRock Partners for $16.8 million in a 1031 exchange. The 146,500-square-foot facility can accommodate up to four light manufacturing and distribution tenants. The property features a concrete truck court, 30 dock-high and four grade-level loading doors, 32-foot clear heights, an ESFR sprinkler system, heavy power, 2,259 square feet of office space and ample parking. Rick Sheckter and Robert Stephens of NKF represented the buyer, while Payson MacWilliam and Don MacWilliam of Colliers International represented the seller in the transaction.