OPA-LOCKA, FLA. — CBRE has brokered the sale of Ironwood Commerce Center, a four-building industrial park in metro Miami spanning 505,436 square feet. Boston-based TA Realty purchased the newly built park in Opa-locka, a city in the north-central region of Miami-Dade County, for an undisclosed price. José Lobon, Frank Fallon, Trey Barry, Royce Rose, Gabriel Braun and Daniel Sarmiento of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Ironwood Commerce Center comprises four warehouses that were 65 percent leased at the time of sale. The facilities feature 32-foot clear heights, shared truck courts, a total of 168 loading positions and speculative office space that is ready for immediate occupancy.
Acquisitions
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $48 million sale of two office and retail buildings totaling 144,251 square feet — 128,032 square feet of office space and 16,219 square feet of retail space — in Midtown Manhattan. The buildings are located at 303 W. 42nd St. and 300 W. 43rd St. in the Times Square area and were recently renovated. Retail users include Chick-fil-A, Smashburger, 7-Eleven, Little Italy Pizza and Dunkin’. Andrew Berry and Charlie Gravina of Cushman & Wakefield represented the sellers, a pair of limited liability companies, in the transaction. The buyer was a partnership between Blake Partners, JAM Real Estate Partners and The Straus Group.
SEATTLE — AvalonBay Communities has completed the sale of AVA Ballard, a multifamily asset located at 5555 14th Ave. NW in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood, to an undisclosed buyer for $105.5 million. Built in 2013, AVA Ballard offers 265 studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments averaging 717 square feet. Units feature quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, plank hardwood-style flooring and washers and dryers. Community amenities include a rooftop lounge, barbecues and a dog run; a clubroom with media lounge, arcade games and lounge seating; a fitness studio; inner courtyards with barbecues, fire pits and lounge seating; rentable storage units; and electrical vehicle charging, as well as 12,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Eli Hanacek, Mark Washington and Kyle Yamamoto of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.
LOS ANGELES — CIM Group, through CIM Real Assets & Credit Fund, has purchased District La Brea, a collection of adjacent retail and commercial buildings along La Brea Avenue in Los Angeles. Details of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquisition includes approximately 82,210 square feet of commercial space and 171 parking stalls, including a three-story parking structure. Current tenants include Acr’Teryx, Stone Island, Undefeated, Market, Garrett Leight, Schott NYC, Sycamore Kitchen, Burrow, Interior Define, AETHER Apparel and SUGARFISH by Sushi Nozawa. Located on La Brea Avenue between 1st and 2nd streets, the one-, two- and three-story buildings were organized and rebranded as District La Brea in 2013 with further development completed in 2017. The buildings are each architecturally distinct with storefronts in a variety of styles, including rustic red brick, gold scrollwork and modern glass and stone.
SEATTLE — The Bascom Group has purchased 2300 Elliott, a 92-unit multifamily community located in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood. Terms of the transaction were not released. Built in 1992, 2300 Elliott features a five-story residential building offering a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units situated above two levels of structured parking. The community offers a rooftop deck, a landscaped interior courtyard, fitness center, underground parking and secure access entry. Apartment Management Consultants will provide property management services for the asset. Jamie Kline and Annie Rice of JLL arranged debt financing for the buyer. Bascom’s Chad Sanderson, Jim Singleton and Joe Ferguson sourced and managed the acquisition for the company.
NANTUCKET, MASS. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Old South Storage, a 198-unit facility on Nantucket, an island off the coast of Massachusetts. The property was built in 2018 and spans 17,344 net rentable square feet of climate-controlled space. Michael Palladino, Kevin Bledsoe and Matthew Junkin of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The sales price was $5.6 million, and the buyer was also undisclosed. Thomas Shihadeh of Marcus & Millichap assisted in closing the deal as the broker of record.
VOORHEES, N.J. — Locally based firm CenterSquare Investment Management has purchased Cedar Hill Shopping Center, a 16,891-square-foot retail property located outside of Philadelphia in Voohees, N.J. The two-building center is located along State Route 73 and is home to tenants such as Starbucks, Orange Theory, UPS, Great Clips, Vitamin Shoppe and AT&T. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
MAPLE GROVE, MINN. — JLL Income Property Trust has acquired a Class A industrial business park in the Minneapolis suburb of Maple Grove for $66.5 million. The two-building property totals 443,000 square feet and is fully leased. Constructed in 2023, the asset features 49 dock doors, five drive-in doors, a clear height of 32 feet and ample parking. The seller was undisclosed. As of Sept. 30, industrial investments comprised 32 percent of JLL Income Property Trust’s $6.6 billion portfolio, with $2.1 billion in industrial assets across 59 properties.
GREENFIELD, WIS. — Northmarq has arranged the $57.7 million sale of Forte at 84South, a 268-unit luxury apartment complex in the Milwaukee suburb of Greenfield. Built in 2018, the property features one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Parker Stewart, Dominic Martinez, Alex Malzone and Jake Lamb of Northmarq represented the developer and seller, Fiduciary Real Estate Development Inc. The Brookview Companies was the buyer. Brett Hood, David Link, Kevin McCarthy and Cole Boland of Northmarq originated acquisition financing through Fannie Mae.
LAFAYETTE, IND. — The Cooper Commercial Investment Group has brokered the sale of the Market Square Shopping Center in Lafayette for $10.9 million. Anchor tenants at the 132,429-square-foot property include Dollar General, the State of Indiana, Indiana BMV and Arni’s Pizza. Dan Cooper of Cooper Group represented the seller, a private investment group out of Kansas. The Michigan-based buyer purchased the asset at 99 percent of the list price. The property was 84 percent leased at the time of sale.