BELLEAIR BLUFFS, FLA. — JLL has negotiated the sale of Belleair Bazaar, a 38,874-square-foot, unanchored retail strip center located at 2979 W. Bay Drive in Belleair Bluffs, a suburb of Tampa in Pinellas County. The property features 29,603 square feet of retail space and 9,271 square feet of second-story office space. Jorge Portela, Danny Finkle and Kim Flores of JLL represented the seller, Cardinal Point Management LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was Shannon Waltchack LLC, a retail real estate investment and management firm based in Birmingham, Ala. The sales price was not disclosed. Renovated and repositioned in 2020, Belleair Bazaar’s retail component was 96 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Bonefish Grill, Cold Stone Creamery, State Farm and Maggie Mae’s.
Acquisitions
ODESSA, FLA. — SRS Real Estate Partners has brokered the $3.9 million ground lease sale of a retail property in Odessa leased to Circle K. Patrick Nutt and William Wamble of SRS represented the seller, a Florida-based private developer, in the transaction. The buyer, a private investment entity controlled by family members residing in California and Florida, purchased the property to complete a 1031 tax-deferred exchange. The 5,200-square-foot property is situated on 1.7 acres at the northwest corner of State Route 54 and Asturian Parkway and has a 15-year, corporate-guaranteed lease in place. The Circle K serves as an outparcel to a larger development that will feature Ford’s Garage, a three-tenant retail property, offices and apartments.
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. AND FORT WASHINGTON, PA. — Kennedy Wilson (NYSE: KW) has agreed to acquire the Toll Brothers Apartment Living platform from the national homebuilder for $347 million. The transaction is expected to close next month and will bring more than $5 billion of assets under management to Kennedy Wilson. The acquisition includes ownership of 18 apartment and student housing properties valued at $2.2 billion, as well as management contracts for an additional 20 properties totaling $3 billion in value. Kennedy Wilson will also take control of — and assume the construction management responsibilities for — 29 development sites worth an estimated $3.6 billion. Kennedy Wilson expects to make an initial investment of approximately $90 million in the acquired interests, which will be funded from existing Kennedy Wilson partners. “This purchase helps create an unparalleled national platform within the rental housing space that totals over 80,000 units we own, finance or manage,” says William McMorrow, chairman and CEO of Kennedy Wilson. As part of the transaction, Kennedy Wilson will acquire the Toll Brothers Apartment Living management team to oversee the existing portfolio, with plans to make offers to all current Toll Brothers’ employees. Meanwhile, Toll Brothers Inc. (NYSE: TOL) …
LAKE JACKSON, TEXAS — Dallas-based brokerage firm The Multifamily Group (TMG) has arranged the sale of Shadow Park Apartments, a 168-unit complex located south of Houston in Lake Jackson. Built in 1980, Shadow Park Apartments offers a mix of one- and two-bedroom units that range in size from 536 to 960 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, business center and onsite laundry facilities. Paul Yazbeck of TMG represented the seller in the transaction, and Yonnic Land, also with TMG, represented the buyer. Both parties requested anonymity.
UPPER MARLBORO, MD. — An affiliate of Equus Capital Partners Ltd. has acquired a six-building, 576,852-square-foot industrial portfolio in Upper Marlboro, about 21 miles outside of Washington, D.C. The properties are situated within Collington Industrial Park in Prince George’s County and range in size from 50,000 to 150,000 square feet. Mapletree Investments Pte Ltd. sold the properties, which were approximately 90 percent leased at the time of sale, for $102.6 million. Jonathan Carpenter, Jim Carpenter, Graham Savage, Dawes Milchling and James Check of Cushman & Wakefield’s Northeast Industrial Advisory Group represented Mapletree in the transaction. Tim Feron, Laura Brestelli and Tucker Scaringe of Equus oversaw the acquisition and financing for the portfolio, which Equus purchased on behalf of a value-add fund that it sponsors.
BALTIMORE — Berkadia has brokered the $73 million sale of 1901 South Charles, two apartment buildings located across the street from each other in south Baltimore. The property consists of The Lofts (193 units at 1901 S. Charles St.; built in 2012) and The Flats (152 units at 2 E. Wells St.; built in 2015). The properties were approximately 95 percent occupied at the time of sale and are certified LEED Gold. Drew White, Brian Crivella, Carter Wood, Bill Gribbin, Yalda Ghamarian and Cole Carns of Berkadia represented the seller, New York-based Benefit Street Partners, in the transaction. The privately held buyer, San Francisco-based FPA Multifamily, assumed an existing HUD loan assumption as part of the transaction. The Lofts and The Flats comprise studio, one- and two-bedroom units that average 853 square feet in size and feature fully equipped kitchens with granite countertops, oversized windows, full-size washers and dryers, walk-in closets, 9-foot ceilings and patios/balconies in select units. Amenities include a 5,000-square-foot residential lounge, courtyard with grilling stations, 24-hour fitness center, rooftop deck with views of the Baltimore skyline and indoor parking with 534 spaces.
WEBSTER, N.Y. — Locally based brokerage firm Endeavor Real Estate Group has arranged the sale of the 328-unit Country Manor Apartments in Webster, located outside of Rochester in upstate New York. Built in phases between the late 1960s and early 1970s, the garden-style property offers one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a leasing office with a shared conference room, fitness center, pool, picnic areas, tennis courts and a dog park. Manhattan-based private equity firm PH Realty Capital sold Country Manor Apartments to metro Philadelphia-based multifamily owner-operator Morgan Properties for an undisclosed price. James Buckley and Patrick Salvato of Endeavor brokered the deal.
CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. — Locally based firm Standard Brokerage Co. has negotiated the sale of a portfolio of two industrial buildings totaling 153,400 square feet that are situated “at and around” 620 Van Patten Drive in Clifton Park, located outside of Albany. According to LoopNet Inc., the building at 620 Van Patten Drive was built in 2001 and totals 38,400 square feet. The sale included 27 adjacent acres that can support new industrial development. The buildings were leased to four tenants at closing. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.
HAVERHILL, MASS. — Chicago-based investment firm Echo Real Estate Capital Inc. has sold a 59,000-square-foot medical office building located in the northern Boston suburb of Haverhill for approximately $9.6 million. The building is located on the Lawrence General Holy Family Hospital campus and was 90 percent leased at the time of sale. Tenants include Revere Medical, Northeast Rehab, Mobility Bone and Joint Institute and PhyNet Dermatology. The buyer was not disclosed.
SEATTLE — CBRE has arranged the sale of 8th + Republican Apartments, a mid-rise multifamily community in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood. A confidential institutional investor acquired the property from a confidential seller for $94.8 million. Eli Hanacek, Kyle Yamamoto, Mark Washington and Natalie Kasper of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction. Completed in 2016, 8th + Republican offers 211 apartments with smart home technologies, solar shades, walk-in closets, wood-style flooring, stainless steel appliances and floor-to-ceiling windows. Community amenities include an outdoor terrace with panoramic views, a fitness center, dog park and spa, a resident lounge and dry cleaning services.