Acquisitions

HOUSTON — Berkadia has negotiated the sale of The Everly, a 387-unit multifamily community in Houston. Built in 2018, the property features one- and two-bedroom units with stainless steel appliances, walk-in closets, custom cabinetry and quartz countertops. Community amenities include a fitness center, Wi-Fi lounge, pool, outdoor fire pit, dog park and dog wash, beer garden and an indoor golf simulator. Ryan Epstein, Jennifer Ray and Scott Bray of Berkadia represented the seller, San Antonio-based Embrey Partners Ltd., in the transaction. The buyer was The Praedium Group, a privately held investment firm based in New York.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The General Services Administration (GSA) exercised its purchase option to buy 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE in Washington D.C.’s Yards/Southeast Federal Center neighborhood for $760 million. The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) fully occupies the 1.9 million-square-foot building. The sale is expected to close in March 2020, 19 months before USDOT’s lease expires, saving $99.8 million in rent costs. The USDOT employs 5,500 workers at the property. Amenities at the property include bike racks, access to the Walking Museum of Transportation, a loading dock and 13-foot ceilings. According to its website, GSA provides workplaces by constructing, managing and preserving government buildings and by leasing and managing commercial real estate.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Accesso Partners and Partners Group have acquired Innovation Park, a 1.8 million-square-foot office campus in Charlotte. The sales price was not disclosed, but Charlotte Business Journal reports the sales price was $270 million. Innovation Park spans 202 acres and comprises 12 buildings that were 99 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Allstate, AXA, Alight Solutions, Classic Graphics and Wells Fargo. The property is surrounded by Interstates 85, 485 and 77, and also has two stops along the Lynx Blue Line light rail. JLL represented both the seller and buyer in the transaction and arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer. Brian Dawson represented the undisclosed seller, and Ryan Clutter, Scot Humphrey, Chris Lingerfelt and Zack Drozda represented the buyers. Susan Hill arranged acquisition financing through an undisclosed lender.

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HIALEAH GARDENS, FLA. — Foundry Commercial has acquired an 18-acre site in Hialeah Gardens with plans to develop a speculative 320,000-square-foot industrial building. The site is situated on NW 107th Avenue between NW 144th and NW 146th streets, about 20 miles northwest of downtown Miami. Orlando-based Foundry Commercial plans to break ground in early 2020 and expects to deliver the asset by the end of 2020. Wayne Schuchts, David Spillers and Bobby Benton of Avison Young represented the buyer in the land acquisition and have been tapped to lease the building. Two undisclosed sellers sold the land to Foundry for an undisclosed price in the off-market transaction.

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SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $29.4 million sale of Garden District, a 223-unit multifamily community in Simpsonville. The property was delivered in 2008 and offers one- through three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include barbecue areas, picnic areas, an internet café, fitness center, swimming pool, business center and a clubhouse. Garden District is located at 100 Garden District Drive, 15 miles southeast of downtown Greenville. Drew Babcock of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an undisclosed Florida-based partnership, in the transaction. The buyer was a private investor based in Simpsonville.

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DENVER — Bascom Northwest Ventures has acquired 1000 South Broadway Apartments, a multifamily property located at 1000 South Broadway in Denver. An undisclosed seller sold the asset for $90.5 million, or $348,076 per unit. Built in 2015, 1000 South Broadway Apartments features 260 Class A units. Avenue 5 Residential will manage the property. Terry Daly of Cushman & Wakefield arranged a $54.5 million loan with Wells Fargo Bank for the buyer. The property was also purchased with proceeds derived from the sale of a 15-year investment in an urban infill property in Bellevue, Wash.

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LOS ANGELES — A joint venture between NNC Apartment Ventures and Bailard Inc. has completed the sale of Cambridge Apartments, a multifamily complex located in the Sherman Oaks neighborhood of Los Angeles. Interstate Equities Corp. acquired the property for $29.3 million, or $333,523 per unit. Constructed in 1962, the asset consists of two contiguous 44-unit buildings on adjoining parcels near Van Nuys and Ventura boulevards. Joe Grabiec, Kevin Green and Greg Harris of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller in the transaction.

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NORTH BEND, WASH. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of Eastside Self Storage, a 50,055-square-foot self-storage facility in North Bend. An out-of-state institutional buyer acquired the property for $12.7 million, or $253 per rentable square foot. Located at 1410 Boalch Ave. NW, the facility features 361 self-storage units spread across 6.1 acres. The asset was built in 2005. Christopher Secreto of Marcus & Millichap’s Seattle office represented the seller, a Washington-based limited liability company, and secured the buyer in the deal.

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DAVENPORT, IOWA — Berkadia has arranged the sale of a 413-unit, four-property multifamily portfolio in Davenport for an undisclosed price. The properties, built in the late 1970s, include The Racquet Club, Candlelight Commons, Candlelight Village and Candlelight Colony. Parker Stewart, Alex Blagojevich and Michael Sullivan of Berkadia represented the seller, Iowa-based Advance Homes Inc. Colorado-based Monarch Investment and Management Group purchased the portfolio. Peter Benedetto of Berkadia secured an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer.

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SEVEN HILLS, OHIO — Anchor Cleveland has negotiated the sale of a 120,000-square-foot property formerly occupied by Kmart in suburban Cleveland for $3.5 million. The 14-acre sale also included vacant land and existing adjacent buildings. Matt Wilson of Anchor Cleveland represented the buyer, Meijer Stores. Florida-based Kin Properties was the seller.

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