SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — NAI Capital has facilitated the sale of The Centinela, a multifamily property located at 2643 Centinela Ave. in Santa Monica. A Charitable Trust sold the asset to a private investor for $12.1 million, or $426 per square foot. Built in 1963, the two-story building features 48 one-bedroom/one-bath apartments, including eight poolside and six patio units. Community amenities include well-manicured grounds, a pool, laundry facilities, parking and storage. Sheri Messerlian and Tim Steuernol of NAI Capital’s Multifamily Services Group represented both parties in the transaction.
Acquisitions
SAN FRANCISCO — Colliers International Northern California has arranged the sale of 99 Jersey Street, a marina-style apartment building in San Francisco’s Noe Valley district. The property traded for $6.9 million. The names of the seller and buyer were not released. Brad Lagomarsino and James Devincenti of Colliers International Northern California represented the seller and buyer in the deal. Located at 99 Jersey St., the building features 15 studio apartments.
HOUSTON — Dallas-based Sentinel Peak Capital Partners has acquired Lakebridge Apartments, a 272-unit multifamily community in North Houston. The property was originally built on 13.2 acres in 1984 and was expanded in 2001. Units average 896 square feet, and all ground-floor residences were recently renovated. Amenities include a pool, lake access, clubhouse, fitness center and 538 covered parking spaces. Chip Nash, Bob Heard, Greg Austin, Chris Young, Joey Rippel, Chris Curry and Todd Marix of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Campbell Roche and James Brolan of JLL arranged floating-rate acquisition financing through Voya Investment Management on behalf of Sentinel Peak.
UVALDE, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 40,000-square-foot retail property in Uvalde, located about 85 miles west of San Antonio. The property currently houses Tractor Supply Co. and Dollar General. Philip Levy of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, and procured the buyer, a personal trust. Both parties requested anonymity.
SAGINAW, MICH. — Greystone Bel Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $4 million sale of The Poplars Apartments in Saginaw, approximately 75 miles north of Lansing. Built in 1964, the 105-unit apartment property is located at 4444 State St. The family-owned asset features a swimming pool, patio tables and lounge seating. Austin Hull of Greystone Bel represented both parties in the sale.
KINGDOM CITY, MO. — Mumford Co. has negotiated the sale of a 60-room Super 8 hotel in Kingdom City, approximately 25 miles east of Columbia. The sales price was not disclosed. The three-story property is located near I-70. George Arvanitis of Mumford represented the seller, CapeInn LLC, and procured the buyer, Americas Value Inn LLC. The buyer intends to rebrand the property as Amerihost Inn & Suites.
VILLA PARK, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $1.5 million sale of a 7,800-square-foot property net leased to Service King in Villa Park, about 20 miles west of Chicago. The building is located at 724 N. Ardmore Ave. and has a corporate guarantee from Service King, a collision repair center. Andrew Antoniou, Domini Sulo and Chad Lieber of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an individual trust. The team also secured and represented the buyer, an out-of-state limited liability company that completed a 1031 tax-deferred exchange.
LOS ANGELES — The Neema Group at Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 26-property, 642-unit multifamily portfolio sale in Los Angeles for a total value of $102 million. The private seller, a plastics broker that also invested in the multifamily sector, hired the Neema Group in early 2019 to market five of his properties for sale. Golden Bee Properties purchased the assets, which are located throughout the South Los Angeles and Panorama City neighborhoods, for $18.7 million. During the escrow process, the owner passed away and left control of the remaining portfolio to his trustees, who continued to work with the Neema Group. The remaining 21 properties were strategically divided into packages based on location, age and type. Cipolla Revocable Living Trust purchased three buildings totaling 62 units for $8.7 million. The properties, built between 1929 and 1960, are located within a mile of each other in Wilmington. An undisclosed buyer acquired eight buildings totaling 175 units, all located in Mid-City, for $33.5 million. Lastly, an undisclosed buyer purchased the Armor Collection for $42 million. It features 10 buildings constructed between 1912 and 1954. The 300 units are situated within two miles of each other in the …
COLUMBIA, MD. — KLNB has arranged the $14.5 million sale of Mike’s Train House, a 123,000-square-foot warehouse in Columbia. The property is situated at 7020 Columbia Gateway Drive within the Columbia Gateway Business Park. Mike’s Train House is the only distribution center within the park. The building offers 20-foot clear heights and the option to add more loading doors. Chris Kubler and Don Schline of KLNB represented the seller, MPW Enterprises LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed.
WAYNE, N.J. — A partnership between New Jersey-based developer Endurance Real Estate Group LLC and California-based Pacific Coast Capital Partners LLC (PCCP) has acquired the Southern New Jersey core infill portfolio for $43 million. The warehousing and distribution portfolio includes seven buildings across Swedesboro, Delran and Mount Laurel totaling 553,548 square feet. At the time of sale, the portfolio was 88 percent leased to 22 tenants, including Food Sciences Inc., Carnegie Pharmaceuticals LLC and The Jewelry Group. Scott Mertz of NAI Mertz represented the buyer in the transaction. Michael Hines and Brad Ruppel led a CBRE team that represented the undisclosed seller.