HOUSTON — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Vanderbilt Lodge Apartments, a 105-unit multifamily complex located at 12660 Medfield Drive in West Houston. Jeffrey Fript and Christian Mazzini of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were private investors that requested anonymity. The new ownership will implement a value-add program to unit interiors and building exteriors.
LOS ANGELES — A private developer has completed the sale of California Marketplace, a shopping center located at 450 S. Western Ave. in the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles. A private investment company acquired the asset for $57.5 million. A Korean grocery store occupies the three-story retail property, which features an adjacent, four-level parking structure. At the time of sale, the property was 86 percent leased to 25 tenants, including Gaju Market, Pacific City Bank, Myungrang Hot Dog and BMB Medical. Michael Shustak, Derrick Moore, Chris Caras and Phillip Sample of CBRE’s downtown Los Angeles office represented the seller in the deal.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Panattoni Development Co. has completed the disposition of an industrial property located at 2144 Oakland Road in San Jose. TA Realty acquired the asset for $26.6 million. The County of Santa Clara occupies the 82,900-square-foot building, which was recently constructed. Steven Golubchik, Edmund Najera, Jonathan Schaefler, Darran Hollak and Jack Phipps of Newmark represented the seller in the transaction.
WALLA WALLA, WASH. — Newmark has arranged the sale of a single-tenant, net-leased retail building located at 450 N. Wilbur Ave. in Walla Walla. A Hawaii-based buyer acquired the asset from a publicly traded REIT for $16.2 million. A national grocer occupies the 60,026-square-foot building, which is situated within Eastgate Marketplace Shopping Center, under a long-term lease. Matt Berres, Samer Khalil, Billy Sleeth and Paul Sleeth of Newmark represented the seller in the deal.
VISTA, CALIF. — JLL has arranged the sale of a portion of Vista Terrace Marketplace, a retail property in Vista. Black Lion Investment Group sold the asset to an undisclosed buyer for $10.6 million. The transaction included three retail pads occupied by O’Reilly Auto Parts, Dunkin Donuts, AT&T and Verizon Wireless. Daniel Tyner and Gleb Lvovich of JLL represented the seller in the transaction. Brian Pyke and Connor Stevens of Retail Insite handle the leasing on behalf of the owner. Black Lion still owns two pad site and the anchor building at the retail center.
PHOENIX — CBRE has brokered the sale of an office building located at 4203 E. Indian School Road in Phoenix’s Acardia neighborhood. A group of private local investors acquired the asset for $2.8 million. Built in 1984 and renovated in 2015, the 18,000-square-foot property features 64 parking spaces. The site is in proximity to Loop 202, Loop 101 and Interstate 10. Geoff Turbow, Matt Pourcho, Anthony DeLorenzo, Gary Statch, Sean Spellman, Corey Hawley and Jimmy Cornish of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller, while the buyer was self-represented in the deal.
PHILADELPHIA — Rittenhouse Realty Advisors has arranged the sale of a 272-bed student housing portfolio in Philadelphia. The portfolio consists of five buildings totaling 106 units that serve the University of Pennsylvania, Drexel University and Temple University. The portfolio features a mix of newly constructed buildings and value-add assets. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.
BOSTON — A partnership between locally based investment firm Oliver Street Capital and Bain Capital Real Estate has purchased a 113,000-square-foot industrial building located at 44-48 Garden St. near downtown Boston. The sales price was $15 million. The property is situated on 3.4 acres near Encore Casino and Boston-Logan International Airport and contains both warehousing and light industrial space. The seller was not disclosed.
CARLSTADT, N.J. — Sitex Group, an investment and development firm focused on the Tri-State area, has acquired a 30,000-square-foot warehouse in the Northern New Jersey city of Carlstadt. The property, which is currently vacant, features 20-foot clear heights, two loading docks and 3,000 square feet of office space. Jeff Chaus of Chaus Realty brokered the deal and has been retained to lease the building.
Bed Bath & Beyond Agrees to Sell Cost Plus World Market to Private Equity Firm, Including 243 Stores
UNION, N.J. AND LOS ANGELES — Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBY) has agreed to sell Cost Plus World Market, a specialty retail chain that sells home furniture, décor and international food products. The buyer, Los Angeles-based private equity firm Kingswood Capital Management, expects to continue operations under the Cost Plus World Market banner. The purchase agreement includes 243 brick-and-mortar locations, the World Market digital business, two distribution facilities and a corporate office located in Alameda, Calif. Both companies have agreed to a transition services agreement (TSA) following the close of the transaction to help ensure business continuity. The sales price was not disclosed. Cost Plus World Market opened its first store in 1958 on San Francisco’s famous Fisherman’s Wharf. Today the company operates stores in 39 states coast to coast, as well as one in Washington, D.C. Bed Bath & Beyond acquired Cost Plus World Market in 2012. The transaction is scheduled to close prior to the end of Bed Bath & Beyond’s fiscal year on Feb. 27, 2021, and is subject to customary closing conditions. Advisors to Bed Bath & Beyond on this transaction included B. Riley Securities Inc. and Bryan Cave. In addition to the sale …