IRVINE, CALIF. — Ledra Brands, a local lighting manufacturer, has purchased an industrial property located at 88 Maxwell in Irvine. University Medical sold the asset for $16.6 million. Ross Fippinger and Ross Bourne of CBRE represented the buyer, while Gregg Haly and Dave Desper, also of CBRE, represented the seller in the deal. Situated on 3.7 acres within the Irvine Spectrum submarket of Orange County, Calif., the 55,285-square-foot building features 14,684 square feet of office space, four dock-high loading doors, 30-foot clear heights and 125 parking spaces.
Acquisitions
LOS ANGELES — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of an apartment property located at 4325 Berryman Ave. in the Mar Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles. A member of the original builder’s family sold the asset to an undisclosed buyer for $12.3 million. Built in 1972, the community features 41 one-bedroom floor plans in a two-story building situated on 33,890 square feet of land. Paul Darrow and Kevin Green of THG Multifamily of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the transaction.
BOUNTIFUL, UTAH — CareTrust REIT Inc. (NASDAQ:CTRE) has acquired Barton Creek Senior Living, a 62-unit assisted living facility located on the campus of Lake View Hospital in Bountiful, a suburb of Salt Lake City. The acquisition price of the off-market transaction was not disclosed. The Barton Creek facility has been added to CareTrust’s existing master lease with seniors housing operator Bayshire LLC. For the seller, the nonprofit South Davis Community Hospital Campus, the sale was part of a strategic decision to focus on its adjacent higher-acuity operations. The property will be Bayshire’s first in Utah. Annual cash rent under the Bayshire master lease will increase by approximately $600,000. The remaining lease term is just under 15 years, plus two five-year renewal options, and carries annual CPI-based rent escalators. The acquisition was funded using a combination of cash on hand and CareTrust’s $600 million unsecured revolving credit facility.
PHOENIX — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the purchase of a vacant industrial building located in Southwest Phoenix. KKR, a New York-based global investment firm, acquired the property from LMI Solutions for $5.6 million. The 82,288-square-foot property features 28-foot clear heights, 16 dock-high loading doors and an evaporative cooled warehouse area. The freestanding, fully-fenced building is situated on 5.2 acres at 46 N. 49th Ave. Phil Haenel of Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer in the deal. Additionally, Haenel, Andy Markham and Mike Haenel, also of Cushman & Wakefield, will handle leasing for the property.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Beacon Partners has acquired a 95,736-square-foot industrial building in Charlotte. The property offers multiple signage opportunities, parking, outside storage and is set up for a showroom or last-mile distributor. Beacon Partners plans to upgrade the exterior of the building, which can be subdivided for multiple tenants. The building is situated at 3412 Monroe Road, three miles southeast of downtown Charlotte in the Echo Hills neighborhood. Rob Speir and Lawrence Shaw of Colliers International represented Beacon Partners in the sale. Justin Smith of Colliers represented the undisclosed seller. Tim Robertson of Beacon Partner is handling leasing.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Woodside Capital Partners has purchased Cypress Business Center, a 120,682-square-foot office and industrial building in Jacksonville, for $8 million. The building was 54 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Claims Questions LLC. The property is situated at 8301 Cypress Plaza Drive, nine miles south of downtown Jacksonville. Daniel Burkhardt and Keith Goldfaden of NAI Hallmark and David Ellis and Alex Waddey of NAI Global represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
Bull Realty Negotiates $4.6M Sale of Office Building Along Atlanta BeltLine’s Future Northside Trail
by Alex Tostado
ATLANTA — Bull Realty has negotiated the $4.6 million sale of a 23,000-square-foot office building situated along the future site of Atlanta BeltLine’s Northside Trail. The building is located at 644 Antone St. NW in the city’s Berkeley Park neighborhood, five miles north of downtown Atlanta. During the marketing period, the anchor tenant terminated its lease. Atlanta-based Bull Realty procured an undisclosed tenant to occupy the space at a 20 percent higher rate. Andy Lundsberg and Michael Wess of Bull Realty represented the seller, 644 Investment LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was Desert Bloom Investments LLC.
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. — SRS Investment Properties Group has arranged the sale of a 5,452-square-foot outparcel at Village Shoppes at Creekside in Lawrenceville. Lamar Cos. sold the asset to Forten LLC for $2.6 million. The three-tenant strip center was built in 2006 and is leased to Chipotle Mexican Grill, Tropical Smoothie Café and AccuQuest Hearing Centers. The property is situated at 860 Duluth Highway, 30 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta in Gwinnett County. Pierce Mayson and Boris Shilkrot of SRS represented the seller in the transaction. Juanita Leibu of Keller Williams Real Estate represented the buyer in the transaction.
Drawbridge Realty Buys 253,720 SF Bank of America Office Campus in Westlake Village, California
by Amy Works
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CALIF. — San Francisco-based Drawbridge Realty has purchased an office building situated on 19.6 acres at 31303 Agoura Road in Westlake Village. Terms of the transaction were not released. Bank of America occupies the 253,720-square-foot campus on an 11-year, triple-net lease through 2031. The bank employs approximately 1,000 employees at the property. Todd Tydlaska, Sean Sullivan, Mike Longo and Anthony DeLorenzo of CBRE’s El Segundo, Calif., office represented the undisclosed seller in the deal. Drawbridge acquired the asset using a portion of a $240 million equity commitment secured in 2019, providing Drawbridge with discretionary capital to acquire $600 million of additional properties in target markets across the United States. The new equity commitment was led by KKR, which played an important role in procuring the new capital alongside others.
PHOENIX — ViaWest Group has completed the sale of Broadway Industrial Center and 45th Avenue Industrial Park in Phoenix. New York-based KKR acquired the three-building portfolio, located at 2950 E. Broadway Road and 77 N. 45th Ave., for $16.6 million. Will Strong of Cushman & Wakefield, along with Matt McDougall and Ken McQueen of Lee & Associates, handled the transaction. Constructed in 1984, 45th Avenue Industrial Park features 24-foot clear heights and a 125- to 150-foot truck court. Current tenants include Storopack and Western Millworks. Broadway Industrial Center consists of two buildings, totaling 95,094 square feet, with 24-foot clear heights and grade-level doors. Major tenants include Reddy Ice, Goldie’s Motors and Cereus Graphics. At the time of sale, both properties were fully leased.