Acquisitions

CHICAGO — Chicago-based developer Sterling Bay has sold the 575,000-square-foot corporate headquarters for McDonald’s in Chicago’s Fulton Market. Pittsburgh-based investment firm Normandy Properties purchased the asset for $412.5 million, according to the Chicago Sun Times. The building, located at 110 N. Carpenter St., features a 700-person conference center, fitness center, onsite parking, collaboration space and outdoor terraces. It was completed in 2018. Ground-floor retail tenants include Walgreens and Federal Express. Jaime Fink, Jeffrey Bramson, Bruce Miller, Patrick Shields and Sam DiFrancesca of JLL represented Sterling Bay. Keith Largay and Tim Joyce of JLL arranged acquisition financing. McDonald’s previously was headquartered in the suburbs in Oak Brook.

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DETROIT — Moceri Cos. and 400 Monroe Associates have acquired the UAW-GM Center for Human Resources in Detroit for an undisclosed price. The 420,000-square-foot office campus is located at 200 Walker St. along the Detroit River Walk. Built in the early 2000s, the property features 900 underground parking spaces, a full-service kitchen, 375-person auditorium, conference center, fitness center and an eighth-floor outdoor terrace. Brendan George and Jasper Hanifi of CBRE represented the seller, a joint venture between the United Auto Workers and General Motors. Lino and Michael Scamardella of Lino Realty represented the buyer. Red Oak Financial provided a $21.7 million bridge loan for the acquisition.

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NORTHLAND, MO. — Watermark Residential, a wholly owned affiliate of Thompson Thrift, has sold Watermark at Tiffany Springs in suburban Kansas City for $60 million. The 276-unit, Class A apartment community is located at 9641 N. Ambassador Drive in Northland. The property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities include a pool, clubhouse, outdoor firepit area, dog park and fitness center. The buyer was an entity controlled by A&C Ventures Inc., a private investment firm based in Sonoma, Calif. Mac Crowther and Whittaker Potts of Newmark represented Watermark in the sale.

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CHICAGO — Interra Realty has arranged the sale of a 12-unit luxury apartment building in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood for $5.8 million. The price per unit of $481,250 is the highest in the submarket in four years, according to CoStar. The asset was built in 2017 as condos but has always operated as a rental property. It is located at 1513-17 W. Diversey Parkway. Jeremy Morton and Ted Stratman of Interra represented the seller, a local real estate developer. A California-based private investor purchased the property while completing a 1031 exchange. The building was fully leased at the time of sale.

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TUCSON, ARIZ. — Thayer Manca Residential (TMR) has purchased Entrada Apartments, a multifamily property located at 4545 N. Via Entrada in Tucson. An undisclosed seller sold the asset for $65.5 million. Built in 1983 and 1985 on 19.8 acres, Entrada Apartments features 424 residential units spread across 28 buildings, a clubhouse and office building. TMR plans to implement a $4.9 million renovation and repositioning program including a full marketing rebrand; a high-end renovation scope for the remaining classic units; the addition of washers and dryers to units without them; a modernization of the 24-hour fitness center; enhancement of the pet park and sports court; the addition of package lockers; and the completion of a variety of capital upgrades.

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LAKEWOOD, WASH. — Davis Property & Investment (DPI) has completed the disposition of Starlite Distribution Center, an industrial property located at 3451 84th St. in Lakewood. An undisclosed buyer acquired the facility for $39.5 million. DPI acquired, entitled and developed the site into a 246,000-square-foot distribution center with 32-foot clear heights, ample trailer and vehicle parking, and freeway access. Currently, DPI has five industrial and professional buildings at various stages of design and construction with a value of approximately $100.2 million. The company closed more than $15.5 million in transactions over the last year and owns/manages nearly 5 million square feet of commercial real estate assets from Seattle to Portland, Ore.

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COLTON, CALIF. — San Diego-based Oak Properties has completed the disposition of Cooley Business Park, a multi-tenant flex office property located at 930 Mount Vernon Ave. and 937 Via Lata in Colton. A private investor acquired the asset for $5.9 million. Situated on 4.3 acres, the 60,119-square-foot property consists of two buildings offering a total of 19 units, ranging from 1,200 square feet to 6,700 square feet. At the time of sale, the property was fully leased to 15 tenants. Lee Spence and Mark Schafer of DAUM Commercial Real Estate Services represented the seller in the transaction.

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FORT COLLINS, COLO. — Vintage City Church has acquired 1501 Academy Court in Fort Collins for a total consideration of $4.1 million. The four-unit asset, totaling 31,650 square feet, was purchased in two separate transactions. The 19,177-square-foot Unit 1 was acquired from 1501 Academy LLC, while Units 2, 3 and 4, totaling 12,473 square feet, were purchased from Life Church. Relocating from 1825 Sharp Point in Fort Collins, Vintage City Church will utilize Unit 1 to serve as the church’s main gathering space and offices and Units 2, 3 and 4 as the church’s kids wing. The property is a two-story building with high visibility and monument signage along Prospect Road. Annah Moore of CBRE’s Fort Collins represented the buyer, while Matt Patyk represented 1501 Academy LLC in the transaction.

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FAIRFIELD, N.J. — Sheldon Gross Realty has arranged the $8.7 million sale of a 77,983-square-foot industrial property located in the Northern New Jersey city of Fairfield. The property offers proximity to Routes 46 and 80, as well as the Garden State Parkway. The buyer was Ridgewood, N.J.-based Stro Cos., and the seller was undisclosed. Bob Nathin of Sheldon Gross Realty brokered the deal.

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KANSAS CITY, MO. — Nuveen Global Investments LLC, a TIAA company, has acquired a six-property industrial portfolio in the Southeast for $272 million. McCraney Property Co. and Northwestern Mutual sold the 3.5 million-square-foot portfolio, which was built on a speculative basis. Chris Riley, Frank Fallon, and Trey Embrey of CBRE represented the sellers, Northwestern Mutual and McCraney Property Co., in the transaction. The portfolio features four Florida properties, including Country Line Logistics Center, which totals 1.1 million square feet in Plant City; Park 27, which spans 602,972 square feet in Davenport; 27 Logistics Park, which comprises 207,676 square feet in Davenport; and I-4 Commerce Center, which totals 45,340 square feet in Lake Mary. The remaining two properties are the 611,698-square-foot 985 Lanier Logistics in Buford, Ga.; and the 350,687-square-foot Airport South in Charlotte. All six buildings were fully leased at the time of sale.

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