Acquisitions

SAVANNAH, GA. — A joint venture between Fogelman Properties and Thackeray Partners has purchased Legends of Chatham, a 255-unit apartment complex in Savannah, for $39.5 million. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, which were 90 percent occupied at the time of sale. Rents at the community range from $1,035 per month to $1,475. The buyers expect to upgrade unit interiors, the clubhouse, fitness center and landscaping, as well as redesign the pool area. Developed in 2015, Legends of Chatham is situated at 1426 Chatham Parkway, six miles southwest of downtown Savannah. Mark Boyce, Blake Coffey, Andrew Mays and Paul Vetter of Berkadia represented the seller, Georgia-based United Residential Properties LLC, in the transaction. John Bray of Berkadia arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyers through an undisclosed lender.

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — An affiliate of San Francisco-based investment management firm The Axton Group has purchased the 492-room Renaissance Austin Hotel for $70 million. The hotel, which is part of the Marriott International family of brands and is located on the city’s north side, includes 88 suites and 77,600 square feet of meeting and event space. An affiliate of Walton Street Capital LLC provided an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for the transaction. Eastdil Secured served as financial advisor. The seller was not disclosed. Axton Group plans to upgrade the meeting rooms and other common spaces.

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DALLAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Village Oaks, a 53-unit apartment complex that is situated on 3.5 acres at 9920 Forest Lane in northeast Dallas. Nick Fluellen, Bard Hoover and Joey Murry of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company, in the transaction. The trio also secured the buyer, an individual/private trust.

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STAMFORD, CONN. — JLL has negotiated the $27.2 million sale of a 224,000-square-foot office complex located at 900 Long Ridge Road in Stamford. The 36.5-acre property consists of a 164,300-square-foot building, a 59,700-square-foot building and a 307-space parking garage. Amenities include walking trails, a fitness center, auditorium, cafeteria and training rooms. Jose Cruz, Kevin O’Hearn, Stephen Simonelli, Michael Oliver and Michael Kavanagh of JLL represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer was national investment firm Monday Properties.

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CHICAGO — Sterling Bay has sold 1515 W. Webster, a 207,000-square-foot office building at Lincoln Yards in Chicago for $110.2 million. Constructed in 2018 on the site of the former Gutmann Leather Tannery, the fully leased property was the first office development completed at Lincoln Yards, Sterling Bay’s mixed-use development located along the North Branch of the Chicago River. A global third-party logistics provider occupies the four-story building, which includes open workstations, private offices, conference rooms, two reception areas, a café and a 5,000-square-foot terrace. David Knapp, Tom Sitz, Cody Hundertmark and Josh McGee of Cushman & Wakefield marketed the property for sale and procured the buyer, Apex Capital. The sale was Chicago’s fourth-largest office sale price of 2020, according to Sterling Bay.

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ORANGE COUNTY, CALIF. — Orange County-based Raintree Partners has purchased a portfolio of five multifamily communities in Southern California from a private seller for $142 million. Totaling 551 units, the properties are located in four submarkets: Glendale, Hollywood and Canoga Park in Los Angeles County, and Camarillo in Ventura County. Raintree plans to implement a value-add renovation plan across the four Los Angeles County properties, which will include intensive upgrades to exteriors, amenity areas and unit interiors. Additionally, the firm plans to complete a light refresh at the Camarillo asset. The portfolio includes: Mountain View Apartments, a 106-unit community at 659 Las Posas Road in Camarillo Imperial Manor Remmet & Strathern Apartments, a 64-unit property located at 8101-811 Remmet Ave. and 21601-21609 Strathern St. in Canoga Park Perigee Apartments, a 200-unit asset located at 21041 Parthenia St. in Canoga Park Imperial Crest Apartments, a 44-unit complex at 1120-1124 Thompson Ave. in Glendale Canyon Drive Manor Apartments, a 137-unit community located at 1738 N. Canyon Drive in Hollywood Dean Zander, Stewart Weston and John Montakab of CBRE represented the seller in the deal. Greg Reed and Kristen Croxton of Capital One arranged financing, which Fannie Mae provided.

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PHOENIX — Irvine, California-based Granite Phoenix Complex Holdings has completed the disposition of TriWest Corporate Headquarters Campus, a four-building office property in Phoenix. An East Coast-based private buyer entered the Phoenix market by acquiring the property for an undisclosed price. Barry Gabel, Chris Marchildon and Will Mast of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction. Situated on 12.3 acres within Arizona Business Park, TriWest Corporate Headquarters Campus features 121,511 square feet of office space. TriWest Healthcare Alliance fully occupies the property, which is located at 15810, 15820, 15830 and 16010 N. 28th Ave. TriWest has occupied the property since 2003 and recently renewed its lease.

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SANTA ANA, CALIF. — Advanced Real Estate Services has acquired a multifamily property in Santa Ana for $64 million with the buyer assuming an existing loan of approximately $37 million. Formerly called Solare, the property will be rebranded as River House. Situated next to the Santa Ana River and Riverview Golf Course, the community features 240 apartments, two swimming pools, a fitness center and a playground. Individual units offer fireplaces, balconies and central air conditioning. The property was built in 1987. Advanced plans to implement a $10 million renovation project at the property. The plans include new windows, roofs, wood siding repair, a modern paint scheme and landscaping. Additionally, the company plans to upgrade the unit interiors with new flooring, cabinets, counters, fixtures and paint. Tyler Leeson of Marcus & Millichap and Stewart Weston of CBRE brokered the transaction. The name of the seller was not released.

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SAN MATEO, CALIF. — Sares Regis Group of Northern California (SRGNC) has acquired Mode, an apartment property located at 2089 Pacific Blvd. in San Mateo. Land and Houses sold the property for an undisclosed price. Totaling 108,700 square feet, the two-building community features 111 apartments, a dog run, fitness center, yoga studio, resident clubhouse with kitchen, business center, two outdoor courtyards with barbecue and picnic areas, resident storage with bicycle space, solar roofing, a leasing center and 219 parking spaces. SRGNC has received conditional approval to convert eight of the current two-bedroom units into 16 studios in conjunction with improvements to apartment interiors and common areas. The conversion will increase the total number of apartments to 119, with 12 designated as affordable, in a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Construction on the new studio units is slated to begin during the first quarter of 2021. Philip Saglimbeni, Stanford Jones, Salvatore Saglimbeni and Alexander Tartaglia of Institutional Property Advisors represented the seller, while SRGNC was self-represented in the deal. Jesse Weber of CBRE’s Northern California Multifamily Debt & Structured Finance team arranged debt for the buyer.

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AUBURN, WASH. — CenterPoint has acquired an industrial property located at 1701 Pike Street in Auburn. Terms of the transaction were not released. Located approximately 15 miles from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and the Port of Tacoma, the 126,000-square-foot property features 26-foot clear heights, 20 dock-high loading positions and three points of access. CenterPoint plans to make the property available for lease after a full repositioning, including an office refresh. The building is currently occupied under a short-term lease that expires in December 2021. Tony Miltenberger and Matt Wood of KBC Advisors and Matt Murray of Kidder Mathews brokered the transaction and will market the property as available for lease.

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