WATERTOWN, MASS. — Locally based investment firm Equity Industrial Partners has purchased a 69,000-square-foot retail building that is net leased to grocer Stop & Shop in Watertown, a western suburb of Boston. The sales price was $35.5 million. Stop & Shop has occupied the building for more than 25 years and recently extended its long-term lease. JLL represented the seller, a partnership between Winstanley Enterprises and Surrey Equities LLC, in the sale and procured Equity Industrial as the buyer. Equity Industrial Partners said it targeted the asset in response to intense competition for industrial properties that was pushing yields lower, and that the company believed it could find higher yield in retail deals for a similar risk profile.
Acquisitions
ELLENVILLE, N.Y. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $8.1 million sale of Shoprite Plaza, a 56,555-square-foot, grocery-anchored retail center that is located on an 11.7-acre tract in Ellenville, about 100 miles north of New York City. The seller and buyer were both private investors that requested anonymity. Joseph French, Kodi Traver and John Krueger of Marcus & Millichap brokered the deal. Steve Rock of Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. arranged acquisition financing.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Investors Management Group Inc. (IMG) has sold a two-property multifamily portfolio in Raleigh to Abacus Capital Group for $29.8 million. The communities include Millbrook Apartment Homes and Lynn Lake Apartment Homes. Millbrook Apartment Homes is a 117-unit community located at 2121 Paces Forest Court, and Lynn Lake Apartment Homes is a 101-unit community located at 6500 Paces Arbor Circle. IMG acquired the two apartments in 2018 for $23.2 million. More than $2 million was invested to upgrade the properties, including upgrades to the clubhouses and improving the outdoor spaces with new dog parks, playgrounds, a hammock park and pool area upgrades. Unit interiors were modernized with energy-efficient lighting, low-flow plumbing fixtures, new paint, flooring, cabinets and cabinet hardware. IMG and its investors will reallocate proceeds from the sale into several multifamily communities as part of its multifamily investment plan. The firm currently owns three multifamily communities in Raleigh encompassing 576 units.
HOUSTON — Colliers International has negotiated a sale-leaseback at Dynamic Glass Industrial Park in Houston. The 160,778-square-foot, four-building development is situated on nine acres on the city’s northwestern side. David Carter and John Nicholson of Colliers represented the seller and tenant, locally based custom fabricator Dynamic Glass, in the transaction. California-based TCI Properties represented the buyer, Gordon Creekside, which negotiated a 15-year lease with Dynamic Glass at closing.
EL PASO, TEXAS —The Silver Group, a single-tenant brokerage firm based on the West Coast, has arranged the sale of a 45,000-square-foot retail building in El Paso that is net leased to Best Buy. The property was originally built on 4.6 acres in 2002 and is located within Sunland Plaza, a retail power center that also houses tenants such as Target, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Marshall’s, Office Depot and Ulta Beauty. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.
DELAVAN, WIS. — Coldwell Banker Commercial has arranged the $4 million sale of a 100,000-square-foot industrial building in Delavan, about 45 miles southwest of Milwaukee. Built in 2019, the property sits on 17.4 acres at 2153 Hobbs Drive. The building features a clear height of 30 feet, eight docks and one drive-in door. Bill Mears and Adam Schultz of Coldwell Banker Commercial McGuire Mears & Associates represented both the buyer and seller in the transaction. The buyer, Prop Shaft Supply, a division of Machine Service Inc., plans to move its 85 employees to the property.
CHICAGO — Dayton Street Partners has acquired a 7.8-acre industrial site in Chicago for an undisclosed price. The site, which includes several buildings totaling 66,154 square feet, is located at 2217 S. Loomis St. Southfield Corp. was the seller. Dayton Street says it expects to garner interest from tenants that require direct access to the city’s neighborhoods as well as users that require significant trailer or fleet parking and outdoor storage. David Lane of Burr and Temkin, along with Ed Wabick, Terry Lynch and Mark Hale of Paine Wetzel, will lead the marketing and leasing efforts.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — SRS Real Estate Partners’ National Net Lease Group has brokered the $2.3 million sale of a single-tenant retail property occupied by OfficeMax in Grand Forks. The 23,500-square-foot building is located at 3225 30th Ave. Built in 1998, the property sits on 2.5 acres near the University of North Dakota and Columbia Mall. Joseph Simon of SRS represented the seller, a Madison, Wis.-based private investor. Simon also represented the buyer, an Oregon-based private investor completing a 1031 exchange.
SAN DIEGO — Sentre has purchased Rancho Bernardo Vista, a newly constructed Class A industrial facility situated on 10 acres at 16915 Via Del Campo in San Diego’s Rancho Bernardo area. An undisclosed seller sold the asset for $50 million. Delivered last year, the core industrial distribution property features 141,518 square feet of industrial space, including 32-foot clear heights, an ESFR fire protection system, deep truck court, 36 dock doors, four grade-level doors, mezzanine space and ample vehicle parking. The property was fully leased to the largest e-commerce company in the world prior to completion and will serve as a mission-critical, last-mile facility for the credit tenant. Bob Prendergast, Lynn LaChapelle and Sach Kirpalani of JLL Capital Markets represented the seller in the deal. Aldon Cole and Bradley Vansant of JLL Capital Markets Debt Placement team arranged $26 million in fixed-rate, financing with a seven-year term through a publicly traded life insurance company for the buyer. Jay Alexander and Andy Irwin of JLL represented the developer in its lease negotiations.
Legendary Capital Buys 141-Room Courtyard by Marriott Denver-Aurora Hotel in Colorado for $27.9M
by Amy Works
AURORA, COLO. — Legendary Capital has purchased Courtyard by Marriott Denver-Aurora, a newly constructed hotel located at 255 N. Blackhawk St. in Aurora, for $27.9 million. The name of the seller was not released. Completed last year, the four-story hotel features 141 guest rooms, a business center, three meeting rooms, a fitness center, an outdoor patio with seating and firepit, valet laundry service and a two-story, 55,715-square-foot parking deck. Additionally, the first-floor lobby offers seating areas, a bar/lounge/bistro area and 24-hour front desk. Gordon Allred and Joshua Tammen of Marcus & Millichap’s Ontario, Calif., office handled the transaction. Adam Lewis of Marcus & Millichap serves as broker of record in Colorado.