CHICAGO — Greenstone Partners and Marcus & Millichap have brokered the $25.7 million sale of Canterbury Court Apartments in Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood. The 176-unit, 16-story apartment building is located at 1220 N. State Parkway and features 1,268 square feet of ground-floor retail space with the famed Zebra Lounge piano bar, which has occupied the building since its completion in 1929. Jordan Multack and Danny Spitz of Greenstone represented the seller, a local family office, along with Nicholas Kanich of Marcus & Millichap. Becovic Holdings Corp. was the buyer. The asset features 142 studio units, 26 one-bedroom floor plans, two two-bedroom residences and six additional units that were previously used by the former owner. Becovic plans to invest in necessary upgrades and improvements.
Acquisitions
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has negotiated the $11.2 million sale of a 35-unit apartment and retail building in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. The property at 2200 N. Clark St. features 28 apartments and seven retail spaces that were all fully leased at the time of sale. The 10,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space is home to tenants such as an art gallery and Michelin-starred restaurant Esmé. Constructed in 1891, the building has been well maintained following capital improvements in 2008-2009. Joe Smazal, Brad Feldman and Craig Martin of Interra represented the seller, a local real estate investment firm that deploys institutional capital. Interra also procured the buyer, Beal Properties, a Chicago-based private office owned by Bill Silverstein.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based investment firm Savanna has acquired 799 Broadway, a 176,588-square-foot office building in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village area, for $255 million. Designed by Perkins & Will, the 12-story building was completed in 2022 and was 71 percent leased at the time of sale, with the tenant roster carrying a weighted average remaining lease term of 11 years. The building also houses a tenant lounge, outdoor amenity spaces and ground-floor retail space. Gary Phillips and Will Silverman of Eastdil Secured represented the seller, a partnership between Columbia Property Trust and Cannon Hill Capital Partners, in the transaction. The duo also procured Savanna as the buyer.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Kansas City-based MMG Real Estate Advisors has expanded its footprint with the addition of Capstone Colorado, a multifamily and land brokerage team based in Denver. MMG says the addition marks a pivotal step in its expansion strategy, significantly strengthening its presence across key markets in the western United States. There are 18 new team members, including 11 multifamily advisors and seven operations specialists. The partnership will integrate Adam Riddle and Jason Koch, two principals with nearly 20 years of experience each, into MMG’s leadership team. The team will be based in Denver and will work in close partnership with MMG’s national teams. The Colorado office will now encompass three primary teams: Denver apartment team, land team and North Central team, which will specialize in the advisement and disposition of multifamily assets throughout the Dakotas, Montana, Iowa and Nebraska.
WOODBURY, N.Y. — CBRE has brokered the $23.5 million sale of a 255,019-square-foot office building in Woodbury, a hamlet located on the east side of Nassau County on Long Island. According to LoopNet Inc., the four-story building at 1000 Woodbury Road was originally constructed in 1984 and renovated in 2007. Jeff Dunne, Steve Bardsley, Travis Langer and Philip Heilpern of CBRE represented the seller, RXR Realty, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, TKF Burnside Real Estate. At the time of sale, the building was 61 percent leased, with energy services provider Petro and law firm Milber Makris serving as the anchor tenants.
MOONACHIE, N.J. — Dora’s Naturals, a distributor of perishable food-and-beverage products, has purchased a 70,680-square-foot industrial property in the Northern New Jersey community of Moonachie for $20.9 million. The building at 80 Knickerbocker Road was originally constructed in 1985 and renovated in 2022, according to LoopNet Inc. Kevin Dudley, Nicholas Klacik, Chad Hillyer, Kate Granahan, Brian Fiumara, Elli Klapper and Jeremy Wernick of CBRE represented Dora’s Naturals, which also recently purchased a 105,000-square-foot industrial building in Moonachie, in the transaction. KBC Advisors represented the seller.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm OPEN Impact Real Estate has arranged a 27,147-square-foot office lease in Brooklyn. The tenant, social services provider Rising Ground Inc., will occupy the entire 20th floor and part of the 19th floor at 111 Livingston St. in the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood. Stephen Powers, Lindsay Ornstein, Alexander Smith and Kendall Elliott of OPEN Impact represented the tenant, which plans to take occupancy next spring, in the lease negotiations. The undisclosed landlord was self-represented.
MANASQUAN, N.J. — Private equity funds managed by Blackstone have agreed to acquire a majority ownership position in Jersey Mike’s Subs. The deal would value the Manasquan-based sandwich restaurant chain at around $8 billion, including debt, according to The Wall Street Journal. Jersey Mike’s founder and CEO Peter Cancro will maintain a significant equity stake and continue to lead the business. Blackstone says the partnership is intended to help Jersey Mike’s accelerate its expansion across and beyond the U.S. market, as well as its continued investment in technology and digital transformation. New York City-based Blackstone has a long history of investing in and propelling the growth of franchisors, including its previous acquisitions of Hilton Hotels and SERVPRO. The firm has recently invested in Tropical Smoothie Café and 7 Brew Coffee. The first Jersey Mike’s shop was founded as Mike’s Subs in Point Pleasant, N.J., in 1956. Cancro began working at the store when he was 14 years old, and later acquired the location in 1975 at the age of 17. He began franchising units in 1987. Today, Jersey Mike’s is a national franchisor with more than 3,000 locations nationwide open and in development. The transaction is expected to be completed …
SAN ANTONIO — JLL has arranged the sale of Eisenhauer North Business Park,a 458,439-square-foot industrial park in northeast San Antonio. Completed in mid-2023, the development comprises three buildings that range in size from 119,200 to 186,324 square feet. Building features include 32-foot clear heights, 109 total dock-high doors, six drive-in doors and aggregate parking for 163 trailers and 330 cars. NIT Industrial sold the property to Goldman Sachs for an undisclosed price. Trent Agnew, Kyle Mueller, Witt Westbrook and Charles Strauss of JLL brokered the deal.
UNIVERSAL CITY, TEXAS — Newmark has brokered the sale of Arya Grove, a 308-unit multifamily property in Universal City, a northeastern suburb of San Antonio. Built in 2006, the property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units with an average unit size of 800 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, dog park, playground and outdoor grilling and dining stations. Patton Jones, Matt Michelson and Andrew Dickson of Newmark represented the seller, Austin-based Internacional Realty, in the transaction. Knightvest Residential purchased Arya Grove for an undisclosed price.