PORTLAND, ORE. — JLL Capital Markets has completed the sale and financing of Morningstar at Happy Valley, an assisted living and memory care property in Portland. Confluent Development sold the property to Harrison Street, in partnership with The Springs Living, for an undisclosed price. The buyer will rebrand the 87-unit property as The Springs at Sunnyside. The Springs Living will operate the asset. Jay Wagner, Rick Swartz, Aaron Rosenzweig, Dan Baker, Jim Dooley and Dean Ferris of JLL represented the seller. Alanna Ellis of JLL led the financing efforts on behalf of the buyer. JLL secured a five-year acquisition loan with Huntington National Bank for Harrison Street. Built in 2019, The Springs at Sunnyside offers 61 assisted living units across a mix of studios, one- and two-bedroom units in addition to 26 private memory care units. The three-story building features all-day restaurant-style dining, a 24-hour bistro, chapel, theater, library, general store, massage room, outdoor courtyards, barbecue and fire pits, beauty salon, fitness room and raised garden beds. Onsite services include wellness programs and activities, a full-time licensed nurse, 24-hour care staff and scheduled transportation.
Acquisitions
GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. — Cushman & Wakefield and Pyramid Brokerage Co. have arranged the $36.7 million sale of Country Glenn, a 336-unit apartment community in Grand Island, located just outside of Buffalo. According to Apartments.com, the property was built in 1974 and offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units that range in size from 425 to 1,340 square feet. Berkley Properties sold Country Glenn to NBM Equities. Niko Nicolaou, Ryan Dowd, Peter Welch, J.P. Hohl and Alexandria Russo Ebers, in collaboration with Pyramid’s Jonathan Weinstein and Robert Stewart, brokered the deal on behalf of both parties. John Alascio, Brad Domenico, Brian Anderson and Chuck Kohaut of Cushman & Wakefield arranged acquisition financing for the transaction.
SIGNAL HILL, CALIF. — DRA has completed the sale of Signal Hill Commerce Center, a portfolio of three industrial properties spread across four buildings in Signal Hill. An out-of-state, high-net buyer acquired the portfolio for $24 million, or $268 per square foot. The properties are located at 2698 Junipero, 2300 Walnut and 2700 Rose avenues. Michael Longo, Eric Cox, Grant Goldman, Mark Shaffer, Anthony DeLorenzo and Brian Held of CBRE represented the seller, while Greg Grant and Pete Obradovich of CBRE’s Debt & Structured Finance organized the funding. Totaling 89,438 square feet on 4.3 acres, the portfolio is 87 percent leased to 46 tenants with unit sizes ranging from 1,250 square feet to 4,176 square feet. All four buildings feature a 24-foot clear height and between 12 and 20 ground-level doors.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — MMG Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale and financing of Union Berkley, a 407-unit apartment community in Kansas City. The transaction marks the largest single-property sale ever recorded in Kansas City, according to MMG. The property was built in 2018 and is situated in the riverfront district. Harry Trotter, TJ Wahl, Brett Meinzer, Colson Bayles and Parker Guffey of MMG represented the seller.
NILES, ILL. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of a 314,000-square-foot FedEx Ground distribution facility located at 5959 W. Howard St. in Niles. Constructed in 2015 as a build-to-suit for FedEx Ground Package Systems Inc., the distribution center features a clear height of 32 feet, 101 dock doors, six drive-in doors and a fully automated material handling system with six-dimensional package scanning and sorting capabilities. The property includes 291,511 square feet of warehouse space, 14,937 square feet of office space, a 5,180-square-foot maintenance facility and a 2,400-square-foot guard building. There are 562 car parking spaces and 546 trailer parking spaces across the site along with a fueling station. The property includes an additional 11.2 acres of land that FedEx currently utilizes for trailer and auto parking. FedEx has operated from the facility since June 2015.
WOBURN, MASS. — Denver-based investment firm Sagard Real Estate has purchased a 66,970-square-foot warehouse located at 8 Roessler Road in Woburn, a northern suburb of Boston, for $17.8 million. The front-load building, which features a clear height of 24 feet, two dock-high doors and 55 car parking spaces, has housed the headquarters of Atlantic Plywood Corp. since 1987. Michael Restivo, David Coffman and Tommy Hovey of JLL represented the seller, a joint venture between Oliver Street Capital and Bain Capital Real Estate, in the transaction.
UNION CITY, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $7.8 million sale of a 22,000-square-foot retail strip center in the Northern New Jersey community of Union City. The center was fully leased at the time of sale to a pharmacy, laundromat and a physical therapy user. Alan Cafiero, Brent Hyldahl and Devin Perez of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer in conjunction with Marcus & Millichap’s Dean Matuszewicz. Both parties requested anonymity.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Campus Invesco has acquired Wildcat Canyon Village, a student housing community located at 1050 E. 8th St. in Tucson, from Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (Freddie Mac) for $8 million. Originally built in 1968, Wildcat Canyon Village features 76 units, totaling 128 beds. The property includes a value-add component offering the potential to expand to 164 beds through strategic unit conversions. Onsite amenities include a swimming pool, basketball court, picnic area with barbecue grills and a coffee bar. Additionally, the community features controlled access, package lockers, a laundry facility and free resident parking. Steven Nicoluzakis and David Fogler of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the deal.
HOUSTON — Fairstead, an affordable housing owner-operator based in New York City, has announced the $242 million acquisition and rehabilitation of Haverstock Hills, a 700-unit affordable housing property in Houston’s East Aldine neighborhood. Haverstock Hills comprises 44 two- and three-story buildings on a 22-acre site. Residences include a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units, all of which are reserved for households earning 60 percent or less of the area median income. Fairstead plans to upgrade unit interiors, building exteriors and common areas, as well as enhance the amenities via an updated clubhouse, outdoor playground, laundry facilities and a business center. Fairstead will also invest in new safety and security measures across the property. Rainbow Housing Corp. will continue to provide onsite social services for residences of Haverstock Hills.
METUCHEN, N.J. — HarborPoint Residential has purchased a 22-unit apartment complex in the Central New Jersey community of Metuchen for roughly $8 million. The building at 22 Center St. is located in the downtown area and comprises 19 market-rate units and three affordable units. Amenities include a gym, storage lockers and a rooftop terrace. The DiOrio Commercial Team at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach’s Commercial Division represented the seller and developer, Ramani Group, in the deal.