ROUND ROCK, TEXAS — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of Parkwood Terrace, a 144-unit multifamily community located in the northern Austin suburb of Round Rock. Built in 2000, the property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, business center and resident clubhouse. Jordan Featherston, Will Balthrope, Drew Kile, Drew Garza and Kent Myers of IPA represented the seller, private investor James Pinheiro, in the transaction. Los Angeles-based investment firm Langdon Street Capital purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.
Acquisitions
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Crowley Business Park, an 18,400-square-foot industrial complex in Arlington. The property was built on 0.9 acres in 1980. Adam Abushagur and Cliff Zimmerman of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, and procured the buyer, both of which were private investors that requested anonymity.
LAKE FOREST, ILL. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the sale of Apartment Homes at Kelmscott Park in Lake Forest, about 30 miles north of Chicago. The sales price was undisclosed. The luxury apartment property consists of three buildings with 111 units that average 1,220 square feet. The community is 92 percent occupied and the majority of renters are age 50 and older. Monthly rents start at $2,141. Marty O’Connell, Wick Kirby, Kevin Girard and Amanda Friant of JLL represented the sellers, Focus and funds managed by Castlelake LP. Matt Schoenfeldt and Chris Knight of JLL originated acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, Intercontinental Real Estate Corp. The Fannie Mae loan has a 10-year term. Steve Centrella and Chris LaFrance of Intercontinental led the transaction on behalf of Intercontinental.
WEST LAFAYETTE, IND. — Muinzer, together with T2 Capital Management, has acquired a 50 percent stake in the ownership of Chauncey Hill Mall and Chauncey Hill Annex in West Lafayette. Trinitas Ventures was the seller. The purchase price was undisclosed. The properties are located next to Purdue University. The acquisition makes Muinzer the largest residential, retail and land owner near the university, according to the company.
LITCHFIELD PARK, ARIZ. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of a large portion of Wigwam Creek Shopping Center, located at 13000 and 12958 W. Indian School Road in Litchfield Park. A Colorado-based family office sold the asset to a California-based private investor for $9.2 million. Built in 2002, Wigwam Creek Shopping Center totals 33,792 square feet. Anytime Fitness, Baskin Robbins, Subway, Fantastic Sams and Leslie’s Poolmart are among the 17 tenants that fully occupy the property. The center also includes Albertsons, McDonalds, BBVA Bank, Circle K and KFC, which were not part of the transaction. John Redfield, Ed Beeh and Alan Houston of SRS’ National Net Lease Group, along with Eric Diesch and Peter Sengelmann of Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors, represented the seller. Ninos Lazar of Investar Real Estate Specialists represented the buyer in the deal.
SAN DIEGO — Rexford Industrial has acquired a two-building industrial property in San Diego’s Miramar submarket for $7.8 million. Totaling 46,620 square feet, the buildings are located at 8745-8775 Production Ave. Rexford plans to implement significant exterior and interior improvements to the buildings. Evan McDonald of Colliers International represented the buyer. The seller was an undisclosed private individual.
LOS ANGELES — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the acquisition of a multifamily property located at 430 S. Union Ave. in the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles. A private limited liability company acquired the building for $4.3 million, or $142,500 per unit. Constructed in 1926, the building features 30 one-bedroom apartments. Rick Raymundo of Marcus & Millichap Los Angeles represented the buyer, while the Kinyan Realty represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Benson-DBS LLC has purchased a retail building located at 67880 N. Sandario Road in Tucson. Damco Arizona Properties sold the asset for $1.8 million. Dollar General occupies the property. Dave Hammock of Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR represented the buyer in the deal.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Smithsonian Institution has acquired the 318,557-square-foot West Tower of the Capital Gallery office property in Washington, D.C. for $254 million. The U.S. government entity, which operates 19 museums and nine research centers, will use the building as its new headquarters. Located at 600 Maryland Ave. S.W., the 10-story glass building makes up just over half of the two-building property, which totals 631,029 square feet of Class A office space. Smithsonian also acquired four floors of the eight-story East Tower. Smithsonian already leases office space within the building, and the acquisition is part of a plan to consolidate five office spaces in the Washington, D.C. area into a single location. The financial and administrative offices, currently located in Crystal City at 2011 Crystal Drive, in Arlington, Virginia, are the largest offices to move to the new administrative headquarters. Other offices to be consolidated include spaces at 955 L’Enfant Plaza S.W.; 425 Third St. S.W.; and 901 D St. S.W. The move is scheduled to begin early next year. “The reason for purchasing an office building near the National Mall is twofold — it is more efficient to have staff together in a central location and it is …
MOUNT LAUREL N.J. — Brooklyn-based private equity firm Golden Gate Capital has acquired a seven-building office portfolio in Mount Laurel, an eastern suburb of Philadelphia, for $14.8 million. The portfolio totals 244,000 square feet and includes a building located at 10001 Briggs Road in the Cambridge Crossing office complex, as well as six buildings in Greentree North Corporate Center. Tenants of the portfolio include Vertical Screen, Cooper Institute for Reproductive Hormonal Disorders, Ancero LLC, Just Children and Virtua Infectious Disease. Both properties offer convenient access to the New Jersey Turnpike and Interstate 295. Stephen Marzullo, Adam Silverman and Jon Sarkinsian of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.