Acquisitions

LA GRANGE, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $6.3 million sale of a three-building, medical-anchored retail portfolio in downtown La Grange. The 34,279-square-foot, 12-suite portfolio spans an entire block and is located directly across from the Stone Avenue Metra Station. Longstanding tenants include Duly Health Care and Corte Dental, alongside national brands such as Rush Physical Therapy, Mathnasium and Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices. Adrian Mendoza, Sean Sharko and Austin Weisenbeck of Marcus & Millichap’s Sharko | Weisenbeck | Mendoza Group represented the seller, a private investor who is a long-term owner of properties in La Grange.

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NEW YORK CITY — Tishman Speyer has entered into a 150-year ground lease agreement for the Chrysler Building, with plans to invest $235 million in restorations to the landmark Manhattan office tower at 405 Lexington Ave. New York City-based Tishman Speyer is joined in the transaction by multiple global institutional partners, with the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) serving as lead investor. Ground-rent fees, which have not been disclosed, will be paid to the landowner, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, a private college in New York’s East Village. Opening in 1930, the 1.3 million-square-foot, 77-story tower was built to house the Chrysler Corp. and features decorative elements inspired by automobile parts, including eagle gargoyles modeled after the hood ornament on the 1929 Plymouth. Tishman Speyer and its partners will use 100 percent equity to finance the ground lease and redevelopment. Plans call for new amenities on the 61st floor featuring a lounge with outdoor access and food-and-beverage offerings. Fitness, wellness and meeting spaces will be situated in the building’s underground arcade, which connects to Grand Central Terminal and Manhattan’s subway system. The renovation investment will also cover restoration of the façade and the …

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PLANO, TEXAS — California-based investment firm KBS has sold the 297,591-square-foot Tollway North Office Park in Plano. The seven-building campus spans approximately 27 acres within Legacy Business Park and can support life sciences and light industrial users in addition to traditional office tenants. Chris Murphy, Gary Carr, Robert Hill and Austin Sheahan of Newmark represented KBS in the transaction. Scott Henry represented the buyer, Los Angeles-based investment firm BH Properties, on an internal basis. Tollway North Office Park was roughly 70 percent leased at the time of sale.

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PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS — Chicago-based Brennan Investment Group has purchased a 13,700-square-foot industrial outdoor storage (IOS) facility in the northern Austin suburb of Pflugerville. The facility, which was acquired via sale-leaseback with an undisclosed seller/tenant, was built on 3.4 acres in 2017 and features 24-foot clear heights, nine grade-level overhead doors, two five-ton cranes and a wash bay. The sales price was not disclosed.

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NEW YORK CITY — Ariel Property Advisors has arranged the $11 million sale of a mixed-use development site in the Gowanus area of Brooklyn. The transit-served site at 604 Union St. formerly housed the Dinosaur Bar-B-Que restaurant and can support 41,406 square feet of buildable product. Sean Kelly, Stephen Vorvolakos and Nicole Daniggelis of Ariel brokered the deal. The buyer, Zelig Weiss, and seller, Simon Vays, are both local developers and investors.

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LOMBARD, ILL. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has negotiated the sale of High Point Centre, a 240,345-square-foot shopping center in Lombard. The property presents a value-add opportunity, as it is 68 percent leased. Tenants include LA Fitness, Altitude Trampoline Park, Ace Dental, Burger King, Mango Mango Desserts, Sport Clips, Seoul Bites Korean BBQ, Souq Market and Tropical Smoothie Café. Ben Wineman of Mid-America represented the seller, a publicly traded REIT. A private investment group was the buyer.

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NAPERVILLE, ILL. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has brokered the $7.3 million sale of a 23,000-square-foot retail center in Naperville. Located at 175 W. Jackson St., the property consists of eight suites. The buyer was a Chicago-based family office, and the seller was a private family that had owned and managed the property for over 30 years. Brett Berlin of Quantum brokered the transaction. At the time of sale, the asset featured two vacancies.

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SANTA CRUZ, CALIF. — Jonathan Rose Cos. has purchased La Posada Apartments, a 150-unit mixed-income multifamily property located at 609 Frederick St. in Santa Cruz, with plans to extend the existing Project Based Section 8 Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) contract that provides federal support for 122 of the units. The original developers sold the property for $85 million. The contract was set to expire in 2028, but the acquisition will extend the federal support for an additional 20 years. The buyer will also implement an additional regulatory agreement with the California Municipal Finance Authority, further restricting 40 percent of units at 80 percent of the area median income for 55 years. Originally built in 1980, La Posada Apartments features a pool, community garden, library, community room with kitchenette, fitness center and a dining room, as well as an onsite independent elementary school. Additionally, the property provides onsite meals and other services focused on resident care. The new ownership plans to renovate the property, including upgrades to building systems and unit interiors, improvements to the community spaces, the addition of a dedicated fitness space and energy efficiency enhancements. The firm will also introduce a resident services plan, executed with the continued …

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SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIF. — First Washington Realty has sold Marigold Center, a grocery-anchored shopping center in San Luis Obispo, about 200 miles north of Los Angeles, to Nuveen Real Estate for $58.2 million. Gleb Lvovich, Geoff Tranchina, Daniel Tyner and Eric Kathrein of JLL Capital Markets represented the seller in the deal. Located at 3900 Broad St., Marigold Center offers 174,428 square feet of retail space. Situated on 17.5 acres, the property was 91.6 percent leased at the time of sale. Tenants include Vons, CVS/pharmacy and Planet Fitness, as well as a mix of grocery, pharmacy, fitness, sporting goods, restaurant, medical and service-oriented tenants.

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GOLDEN, COLO. — Unique Properties/TCN Worldwide has negotiated the sale of 2801 Youngfield Street, an 97,992-square-foot office building in Golden, a western suburb of Denver. HGN Realty sold the asset to an undisclosed buyer for $6.5 million. Rachel Colorosa and Zach Schuchman of Unique Properties/TCN Worldwide represented the seller in the off-market transaction.

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