NEW YORK CITY — St. John’s University has sold its Staten Island Campus to Wagner College, whose main campus is located about a quarter of a mile away. The sales price was not disclosed, but the asking price was $35 million. The campus was originally the home of Notre Dame College, an independent women’s college that was established in the 1930s and was consolidated with St. John’s University in 1971. St. John’s completed a planned, two-year phase-out of academic operations at the campus in 2024. Arthur Mirante, David Carlos, Michael Bertini and Mark Todrys of Savills brokered the deal.
MERRILLVILLE, IND. — Colliers has arranged the sale of The Ridge Apartments in Merrillville within Northwest Indiana. Bryce Wetzel, Tyler Hague, Lauren Stoliar and Ryan Roegner of Colliers represented the owner, Parkmont Group, a real estate investment and operating firm based in New York. Originally developed between 1970 and 1981 and renovated in 2024, the property features a variety of one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a sundeck, landscaped courtyards and onsite laundry facilities. Morgan Properties was the buyer.
CHICAGO — Kiser Group has brokered the $16.3 million sale of a 65-unit apartment building located at 4601-17 N. Dover St. in Chicago’s Sheridan Park neighborhood. The transaction marks the fifth consecutive sale of the property within a brokerage history spanning nearly three decades involving Kiser brokers. The property first traded for $1.9 million in 1998, followed by sales in 2000 ($3.2 million), 2007 ($7.4 million) and 2020 ($12.5 million). Kiser’s Jacob Price and Katie LeGrand brokered the latest sale. The property sold to a 1031 exchange buyer. The courtyard building features three studios, 45 one-bedroom units, 14 two-bedroom units and three three-bedroom residences. The asset was fully occupied at the time of sale. Approximately 75 percent of the apartments include private balconies. Amenities include a fitness center, landscaped courtyard and individual storage lockers.
MARIETTA, GA. — Sterling Properties has acquired Merchants Walk, a 271,992-square-foot shopping center in Marietta, a northern suburb of Atlanta. The West Palm Beach-based private equity real estate investment firm purchased the shopping center from Washington, D.C.-based mixed-use developer and operator EDENS for $93.2 million. Kevin Hurley and Matt Karempelis of CBRE’s National Retail Partners represented the buyer in the transaction. Situated on nearly 30 acres at the intersection of Roswell and Johnson Ferry roads in metro Atlanta’s East Cobb neighborhood, Merchants Walk was 90 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Whole Foods Market, Marshalls, PetSmart, Old Navy, DSW, Ulta Beauty, Office Depot and Georgia Theater Company Stadium Cinemas, as well as boutique retailers, service retailers and restaurants. Kohl’s shadow-anchors the center.
BALTIMORE — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has arranged a $6.8 million acquisition loan for an office property located at 1520 S. Caton Ave. in Baltimore. Jared Cassidy of MMCC’s Washington, D.C., office secured the five-year loan with a regional bank on behalf of an unnamed, private client. Brightwood College formerly occupied the 37,200-square-foot, three-story office building. The property will be home to a regional aviation services company that will use the building as training grounds for aviation mechanics.
PUYALLUP, WASH. — Lincoln Property Co. has acquired Canyon Road Commerce Center, a 275,000-square-foot industrial campus in Washington’s Pierce County. Trammell Crow Co. and an affiliate of CBRE Investment Management sold the asset for an undisclosed price. Located at 5103-5223 136th Street E. in Puyallup, Canyon Road Commerce Center features two Class A industrial buildings designed to accommodate a range of manufacturing, aerospace, logistics and distribution users. Suites can support tenants with requirements as low as approximately 40,000 square feet. The campus features 32- to 36-foot clear heights, 21 dock-high doors per building, substantial power capacity and LED lighting. Chris Spofford, Bill Honker, Scott Carter and David Cahill of JLL are handling leasing for the industrial campus. Canyon Road is the third acquisition for Lincoln Logistics Fund II, which has secured more than $280 million in capital commitments from two longstanding institutional investors, alongside Stone Point Capital and Lincoln employees.
OXNARD, CALIF. — Harrison Street Asset Management has sold Clearwater at Riverpark, a 136-unit independent senior living community in Oxnard. The buyer was an undisclosed S&P 500 company focused on seniors housing. Terms of the transaction were not released. Aaron Rosenzweig and Dan Baker of JLL Capital Markets Sales and Advisory team represented the seller in the deal. Built in 2018 on 3.8 acres, residences in the 153,297-square-foot community feature full kitchens, in-unit washers/dryers and private patios. Community amenities include multiple dining venues, a pool, fitness center, theater, salon and spa, putting green and dog park.
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — CBRE has negotiated the $25.9 million sale of a multifamily property along Santa Monica’s Ocean Avenue corridor. The property at 901 Ocean Ave. sold for $23.5 million, with the buyer assuming approximately $2.4 million in transaction-related obligations. A local private investor acquired the asset in an all-cash transaction. The sale was completed through a court-supervised receivership overseen by the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles. Priscilla Nee and Dan Blackwell of CBRE represented the court-appointed receiver. Originally constructed in phases between 1961 and 1970, the three-story, 30,954-square-foot building features 28 apartments in an mix of one- and two-bedroom layouts. Multiple residences offer ocean views and private balconies. Community amenities include a rooftop deck, gated garage parking, a pool, controlled access and multiple lounge areas.
LOS ANGELES — Paragon Commercial Group has purchased a 46,055-square-foot, grocery-anchored shopping center in the Tujunga neighborhood of Los Angeles from the original developer. Situated on nearly 2.7 acres, the property has been home to grocer Smart & Final for more than 30 years and Goodwill for 25 years. Paragon plans to upgrade the center’s common areas, building façades, lighting and signage. Greg Offsay and Caleb Morrison of illi Commercial Real Estate brokered the off-market transaction.
MIAMI — JLL has arranged the sale of a three-property industrial portfolio spanning 2.4 million square feet in Florida and Georgia. EQT Real Estate purchased the portfolio from the undisclosed seller. The sales price was also not disclosed. The properties in the portfolio include a 605,412-square-foot facility in Lakeland, Fla., an 817,680-square-foot property in Jacksonville and a 1 million-square-foot building in Pooler, Ga., a suburb of Savannah. Built in 2015 on average, the fully leased properties feature 34-foot average clear heights and a variety of dock configurations. John Huguenard, Trent Agnew, Will McCormack, Cole Johnston, Tara Hagerty, Britton Burdette, Luis Castillo, Pete Pittroff, Jim Freeman, Cody Brais and Dave Andrews of JLL represented the seller in the transaction.