MONTGOMERYVILLE, PA. — Binswanger Commercial Real Estate Services has arranged the sale of a 171,646-square-foot industrial property located at 425 Stump Road in Montgomeryville, a northern suburb of Philadelphia. The sales price was $8.5 million. Built on 9.8 acres in 1970, the property features 12 dock-high doors, 16-foot clear heights and 20,000 square feet of office space. Chris Pennington and Tim Pennington of Binswanger represented the seller, specialty gift maker Harriet Carter, in the transaction.
Acquisitions
Allianz Real Estate Buys Stake in 221 Main Street Office Building in San Francisco for $180M
by Amy Works
SAN FRANCISCO — Columbia Property Trust and Allianz Real Estate have completed the formation of a joint venture to recapitalize 221 Main Street, a LEED Platinum- and Energy Star-certified office building in San Francisco’s South Financial District. Allianz contributed $180 million in cash for a 45 percent ownership in the joint venture, which values 221 Main Street at $400 million. Columbia will retain a 55 percent ownership stake in the property, function as general partner for the venture and continue to oversee day-to-day operations of the asset. Acquired by Columbia in 2014, 221 Main Street features 381,000 square feet of office space, Bay views and abundant outdoor space. The property is fully leased, primarily to tech tenants such as DocuSign and Prosper Marketplace. With this transaction, Columbia and Allianz now own five properties as joint venture partners. The joint venture portfolio has a collective gross asset value of $2.3 billion.
Buchanan Street Partners Sells 160-Unit Ascent in Cottonwood Apartments Near Salt Lake City
by Amy Works
COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS, UTAH — Buchanan Street Partners has completed the sale of Ascent in Cottonwood, a multifamily property located at 1151 E. 6720 S in Cottonwood Heights. Warmington Properties acquired the community for an undisclosed price. Built in 1996, the property features 160 apartments, a swimming pool with poolside pergola, outside television, bocce ball court and dog park. Danny Shin, Brock Zylstra, Steve Gebing and Cliff David of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller in the transaction.
PARKER, COLO. — Taylor Street Advisors has arranged the purchase of Animal Emergency & Specialty Center, located at 17701 Cottonwood Drive in Parker. Woodridge Apartment Holdings acquired the single-tenant property from Veterinary Property Management for $7.8 million. Compassion-First Pet Hospitals occupies the 19,338-square-foot building with more than 10 years remaining on its triple-net lease. The building sits on a 69,696-square-foot lot. Jake Baratz and Boston Chauthani of Taylor Street Advisors represented the buyer, while Andrew Evans of Mathews Real Estate Investment Services represented the seller in the deal.
LOS ANGELES — Dovetail Furniture & Designs has purchased a warehouse asset located at 14150 S. Figueroa St. in Los Angeles. AJ Wholesale sold the asset for $7.2 million. With its corporate headquarters located next door at 14000 S. Figueroa St., Dovetail plans to use the 41,723-square-foot building for warehouse and distribution space. The company sells handmade furniture, accessories and textiles from around the world. Matthew Stringfellow, Courtney Bell and Tyler Rollema of The Klabin Company/CORFAC International represented the buyer, while the seller was self-represented in the transaction.
DALLAS — Barvin, a privately held investment firm based in Houston, has sold Oak Lawn Apartments, a 137-unit multifamily community in the Oak Lawn neighborhood of Dallas. The property was built in 1970 and offers one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, clubhouse and onsite laundry facilities. Barvin acquired the property in 2011 and implemented a value-add program. The buyer was not disclosed.
CHICAGO — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the portfolio sale of three assisted living communities totaling 132 units in East Texas. Two of the communities were vacant at the time of sale. The other was operational and 90 percent occupied. Dallas-based owner-operator WindRiver Cos. acquired the properties. The seller and price were not disclosed.
MILWAUKEE — An affiliate of fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty LLC, in partnership with Harrison Street, has acquired Milwaukee’s historic Wells Building. The purchase price was $7.25 million, according to the Milwaukee Business Journal. The 15-story, 165,000-square-foot building is located at 324 E. Wisconsin Ave. and dates back to 1901. The property has a long history as a communications center and once served as the Milwaukee headquarters for Western Union Telegraph Co. Today, the building serves as a carrier hotel and data center. A carrier hotel is a building in a downtown location that houses networks and cloud services. The buyer plans to make significant investments in the building’s power and cooling infrastructure. Ascendant Holdings LLC, a Wisconsin-based commercial real estate development and investment company, was the seller.
FOX RIVER GROVE, ILL. — Baceline Investments has acquired Foxmoor Crossing in Fox River Grove, about 50 miles northwest of Chicago. The purchase price was undisclosed. The 22,408-square-foot shopping center is 84 percent leased to tenants such as Panera Bread, T-Mobile, Merle Norman Cosmetics and the UPS Store. Foxmoor Crossing marks the 72nd property in Baceline’s core income fund. The Denver-based company owns neighborhood shopping centers in 27 different metro areas across the country.
ALBERT LEA, MINN. — Upland Real Estate Group Inc. has brokered the $1.1 million sale of a two-tenant retail property in Albert Lea in southern Minnesota. Located on Bridge Avenue, the 7,000-square-foot, newly remodeled building is home to Verizon and Qdoba. It serves as an outparcel to Northbridge Mall. Keith Sturm, Deborah Vannelli and Amanda Leathers of Upland represented the seller. Pete Guidera and Tina Swanson of Coldwell Banker Realty represented the buyer. Neither the buyer nor the seller was disclosed.