HERCULES, CALIF. — Hercules Development Partners has completed the disposition of The Dylan, a 232-unit multifamily community in Hercules, about 10 miles north of Berkeley. Interstate Equities Corp. acquired the asset for $83.5 million. Ryan Wagner, Brandon Geraldo, Matt Kroger and Fatai Alashe of JLL Capital Markets represented the seller in the deal. Completed in 2022, the five-story community features 217 market-rate units and 15 below-market-rate units in a mix of studios, one- and two-bedroom layouts, averaging 804 square feet per unit. Onsite amenities include a lounge with community kitchen, a sports lounge featuring darts, billiards and foosball, a fitness center, resident courtyard featuring barbecue and fire pit areas and bike storage with a repair station. Additionally, Charles Halladay and Matt Cimino of JLL arranged a $54.3 million five-year acquisition loan through Freddie Mac for the buyer.
Acquisitions
PORTLAND, ORE. — Dallas-based NewcrestImage has purchased The Hotel Zags, a luxury lifestyle boutique property in downtown Portland. Terms of the transaction were not released. NewcrestImage will manage the property in-house. Situated in Portland’s Cultural District, The Hotel Zags features 174 guest rooms, 2,700 square feet of flexible meeting/event space, a free-play retro game arcade, curated collection of local artwork, complimentary nightly s’mores and a nature-focused courtyard with a living wall, lounge areas and fire pits, as well as a kid-friendly patio with sandbox and toys. The dog-friendly hotel also features an onsite casual restaurant, PLS on Sixth that offers American comfort food and cocktails, indoor/outdoor seating and two private dining rooms.
Marcus & Millichap Brokers $3.1M Sale of The Center at Evergreen Office Property in Colorado
by Amy Works
EVERGREEN, COLO. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of The Center at Evergreen, an office property in Evergreen. Good Signature sold the asset to Divine Homes for $3.1 million. Chadd Nelson and Brandon Kramer of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, while Clayton Primm of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer in the deal. Situated on 3 acres at 2922 Evergreen Parkway, The Center Evergreen features 45,729 square feet of office space. At the time of sale, the property was 80 percent occupied, with U.S. Bank being a tenant at the property since 1980.
CHICAGO — Newmark has arranged the $30 million sale of Block 37, a 277,654-square-foot trophy retail property located in downtown Chicago. Block 37 comprises five floors of retail space anchored by a mix of tenants including Zara, Sephora, AMC Theatres and The Dearborn, and a four-level underground parking garage. The property is situated within the larger Block 37 mixed-use development that also features residential and office towers. Keely Polczynski and Brian Schneiderman of Newmark represented the seller, CIM Group, in the transaction.
MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO. — Northmarq has arranged the sale of Whisper Hollow Apartments, a 315-unit garden-style multifamily community located at 12430 Whisper Hollow Drive in Maryland Heights. Dominic Martinez, Parker Stewart, Alex Malzone and Charlie McKee of Northmarq represented the seller, Banner Real Estate Group. The buyer was Monarch Investment and Management Group. Built in 1976 and renovated in 2018, Whisper Hollow sits on roughly 14.5 acres and features 13 three-story buildings. Floor plans include studio, one- and two-bedroom units. Apartments feature updated kitchens and bathrooms, stainless steel appliances, private entrances, hardwood-style floors, private patios or balconies, ceiling fans, energy-efficient doors and windows, and high-speed internet. Community amenities include a king-size pool with sundeck, fitness center and dry sauna, business center with coffee bar, clubhouse and game room, fenced-in park, surface parking, professional maintenance and office staff, tennis and pickleball courts, and a sand volleyball court. The property is adjacent to Quiet Hollow Park Fitness Court.
WATERLOO, WIS. — CBRE has arranged the sale of a 10.7-acre parcel in Waterloo that will be developed into Drumlin Fields Apartments, a 96-unit, garden-style apartment community. Drumlin Fields Waterloo LLC, an affiliate of Brew City Capital Group, purchased the property from Rolling Meadows Apartments LLC for $1.1 million. Waterloo is located approximately 25 miles northeast of Madison, Wis. CBRE’s Sean Beuche, Matson Holbrook and Gretchen Richards represented the seller in the transaction. Noah Jacobson, managing principal of Brew City Capital Group, a multifamily development and investment firm based in Brookfield, Wis., says the firm is partnering with Duffek Construction, KCB Architecture & Design, and engineering firm Kapur & Associates to bring the $23.5 million Drumlin Fields Apartments to life. Unit and community amenities at Drumlin Fields Apartments will include private entrances, attached garages, in-unit washers and dryers, high-end finishes and fixtures, forced air heating and cooling, private patios or balconies, a playground, courtyards and green space. Construction is scheduled to begin Oct. 14, with completion anticipated by April 2028.
DALLAS — Dallas-based investment firm Ridgeline Capital Partners has acquired a portfolio of four medical office buildings totaling 117,433 square feet in Texas. One building is located in the eastern Austin suburb of Bastrop, and the other three are scattered across the Houston-area cities of Montgomery, Conroe and Huntsville. The buildings were constructed between 2004 and 2010 and are home to tenants such as CHI St. Luke’s Health, Liberty Dialysis, North Pines Surgery Center and RapidCare Emergency Room. Occupancy was 86 percent at the time of sale. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
HOUSTON — Colliers has brokered the sale of Northwest Technical Center, an industrial complex in northwest Houston that according to LoopNet Inc. was built in 1975 and totals 32,442 square feet. Ben Condara and Jon Lindenberger of Colliers represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer, local investment firm Pine Ridge Real Estate, plans to make both interior and exterior capital improvements to the property and has also retained Colliers as the leasing agent.
NEW YORK CITY — JLL has negotiated the $31 million sale of Kingswood Center, a 226,130-square-foot mixed-use property in Brooklyn’s Midwood neighborhood. Kingswood Center is a three-story building that includes retail space that is anchored by T.J. Maxx in addition to a 257-space parking garage. Ethan Stanton, Michael Mazzara and Brendan Maddigan of JLL represented the seller, Midland Loan Services, in the transaction. Scott Aiese and Alex Staikos, also with JLL, arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, Bridges Development Group.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $16.6 million sale of 312 Bowery, a 22-unit apartment building in Manhattan’s NoHo neighborhood. The five-story building, which includes a 3,900-square-foot commercial space that is leased to an art gallery, was originally constructed in 1920 and converted to residential use in 2004. John Stewart and Dylan Torey of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Bremen House Inc., in the transaction and procured the buyer, Allied Realty & Development Corp.