FRESNO, CALIF. — JBT Property Management has sold Maroa Park Apartments, a 248-unit multifamily property in Fresno, to a private buyer for $44 million. Located at 475-585 W. Sierra Ave., Maroa Park features one- and two-bedroom units with an average size of 878 square feet. Otto Ozen, Brian Nakamura and Nazli Santana of The Mogharebi Group (TMG) represented the seller in the deal.
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. AND SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLA. — Mavis Tire Express Services Corp. and Icahn Enterprises LP (NASDAQ: IEP) have entered into a definitive agreement under which a subsidiary of Mavis will acquire Pep Boys from Icahn Automotive Group LLC for approximately $700 million in cash. IEP will retain the owned real estate previously transferred to IEP from Pep Boys, as well as the AAMCO Transmissions and Precision Tune Auto Care businesses. Formally named The Pep Boys-Manny, Moe & Jack Holding Corp., Pep Boys is an automotive service company offering tires, repairs, oil changes and maintenance services from nearly 800 retail locations nationwide. Navy veterans Emanuel “Manny” Rosenfeld, Maurice “Moe” Strauss and Graham “Jack” Jackson founded the company in 1921. According to Mavis, the acquisition expands its presence in new and existing markets, particularly across the Western United States where Pep Boys maintains a significant retail footprint. The deal grows Mavis’ network to more than 4,400 service center locations across the United States and Canada. “Pep Boys brings a loyal customer base, deep-rooted market presence across the United States and a distribution network that will meaningfully enhance our supply chain nationwide,” says David Sorbaro, co-CEO of Mavis. “As part …
NEW CANEY, TEXAS — Partners Real Estate has brokered the sale-leaseback of a 55,700-square-foot industrial building in New Caney, a northeastern suburb of Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the building at 18913 Phillip Way was constructed in 2020 and features 30-foot clear heights. Griff Brandy, Ryan Osborn, Wyatt Huff and Hunter Stockard of Partners represented the seller and tenant, New Caney Beverage, in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Nashville-based brokerage firm Matthews has negotiated the $15.2 million sale of a 19,873-square-foot mixed-use building in Lower Manhattan. The five-story building at 158 Lafayette St., which was originally constructed in 1915 and renovated in 2017, was vacant at the time of sale and is zoned to support residential redevelopment. Stephen Dadourian, Brock Emmetsberger and Matthew Gavin of Matthews represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was also not disclosed.
WAUSAU, WIS. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $15 million sale of The Apartments at Riverlife, a 75-unit multifamily property in central Wisconsin’s Wausau. Dan Bowar of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Riverlife Wausau LLC, and procured the buyer, a Wisconsin-based investor. Built in 2020, the property features a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units across 72,177 rentable square feet. The asset overlooks the Wisconsin River.
AUBURN, WASH. — Intercontinental Real Estate Corp. has acquired Lakeland Town Center, a 125,233-square-foot, grocery-anchored retail center located approximately 20 miles south of Seattle in Auburn, for $69.5 million. Built in 2002, Lakeland Town Center is situated on 12.6 acres within the Lakeland Hills master-planned community. The property was fully leased at the time of sale. Tenants include Haggen Northwest Fresh, Subway, HopsnDrops, Rock Wood Fired Pizza, Puerto Vallarta Mexican, Sushi Konami, Ichi Teriyaki, Legendary Doughnuts, Nekter Juice Bar, Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt, Pacific Cataract and Laser Institute, Gentle Dental, Outpatient Physical Therapy, Edward Jones, McDonald’s, Wells Fargo, The UPS Store, Orangetheory Fitness and Club Pilates. Intercontinental plans to execute a capital improvement program focused on roof replacement and as-needed upgrades for tenants, alongside the implementation of a leasing strategy centered on preserving and strengthening the center’s tenant mix. Geoff Tranchina, Gleb Lvovich, Dan Tyner and Tess Berghoff of JLL Capital Markets marketed the property on behalf of the seller.
CASTRO VALLEY, CALIF. — Berkadia has arranged the $35.5 million sale of The Cedars and Creekside Terrace, two neighboring, value-add multifamily properties located in the Northern California city of Castro Valley. Felson Cos., the original developer, sold the assets to San Francisco-based Prime Residential for $21.4 million and $14.1 million, respectively. Jason Parr, Scott MacDonald and John Hansen of Berkadia San Francisco represented the seller in the deal, while Clay Akiwenzie and Hank Workman of Berkadia San Francisco provided financing for the buyer. The financing consists of a seven-year, fixed-rate Freddie Mac loan with full-term interest-only payments. Located at 22240-22302 Center St., The Cedars features 83 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, two pools, an outdoor courtyard, fitness center and covered parking. Creekside Terrace, located at 22180 Center St., offers 52 one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, as well as a pool, dry sauna, outdoor courtyard, a fitness center and covered parking.
NAMPA, IDAHO — Chicago-based Brennan Investment Group has acquired a three-building, 439,600-square-foot industrial portfolio in Nampa, located just west of Boise. Details of the transaction were not released. This purchase marks Brennan’s entry into the Boise industrial market. Completed in 2023, the tilt-up industrial buildings were fully leased at the time of sale and feature 32-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinkler systems and truck courts exceeding 130 feet.
SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a seven-building memory care campus in San Diego County. Developed in 2002, the property contains more than 55 units licensed for over 85 residents. The community was operating with negative net operating income (NOI) at the time of sale. Nick Stahler, Justin Knapp, Michael Mooney and Hap Knowles of Marcus & Millichap’s Knapp-Stahler Group arranged the transaction. An undisclosed, all-cash buyer acquired the community from a publicly traded REIT for roughly $170,000 per unit.
HUTCHINS, TEXAS — Provident Industrial, a division of Dallas-based investment firm Provident, has purchased Commerce 45, a two-building, 1.5 million-square-foot industrial park in Hutchins, a southeastern suburb of Dallas. The park was constructed on 81 acres in 2015, and the buildings feature 32-foot clear heights, 185-foot truck court depths and parking for 102 cars and 290 trailers. The seller and sales price were not disclosed, but Commerce 45 is listed on the website of New York-based Brookfield Properties.