EASTON, PA. — NAI Summit has arranged the $3 million sale of the historic former Crayola warehouse and distribution center in the Lehigh Valley community of Easton. Originally built in the 1890s as a manufacturing facility by Crayola predecessor Binney & Smith, the property consists of four buildings totaling 94,000 square feet on an 8.9-acre site. Matt Sprung of NAI Summit represented the seller, an out-of-state investor, in the deal. A local developer purchased the property with plans to implement a residential conversion.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — SRS Real Estate Partners has brokered the $8.6 million sale of a 125,357-square-foot retail property occupied by Lowe’s Home Improvement in Columbus. Situated on 12.8 acres, the building at 2888 Brice Road features a corporate-guaranteed lease that was recently extended for 10 more years. The property is adjacent to Brice Park, a 158,000-square-foot shopping center. Matthew Mousavi and Patrick Luther of SRS represented the undisclosed seller. A West Coast-based private investor purchased the asset at a cap rate of 6.4 percent.
PHOENIX — Pacific Development Partners (PDP) has completed the disposition of Vela on Camelback, a Class A multifamily property in Phoenix’s Camelback Corridor submarket. In the company’s first acquisition in the Phoenix market in 15 years, Sherman Residenital acquired the asset for $72 million. Completed in 2017, Vela on Camelback offers 237 apartments, a sky deck overlooking Piestewa Peak and Camelback Mountain, a pool and spa area with a barbecue pavilion, club-style fitness center, resident lounge with a chef-inspired community kitchen, dog wash and fenced dog run, gas grills in outdoor courtyards and 24-hour package lockers. Asher Gunter, Matt Pesch, Sean Cunningham and Austin Groen of CBRE represented the seller in the deal.
PHOENIX — Stos Partners has purchased 236 and 240 North 48th Avenue in Phoenix from an owner-user for an undisclosed price. Situated on 5.3 acres, the property includes two freestanding industrial buildings totaling 94,836 square feet. Constructed in 1978, the 83,200-square-foot warehouse at 240 N. 48th Ave. features 3,450 square feet of office space, 24-foot clear heights, 19 dock-high doors, two grade-level loading doors, 7,000 amps, 45 parking spaces and direct access to Union Pacific Railroad with 10 rail spots. Built in 1979, the 11,636-square-foot building at 236 N. 48th Ave. offers 4,200 square feet of office space, one dock-high door, two grade-level loading doors and 14 auto parking spaces. Stos Partners plans to commence capital improvements to enhance the two buildings’ functionality and appeal, including exterior paint, parking lot and loading areas repairs, dock and ground-level doors repairs and roof and electrical system repairs. Phil Haenel, Gary Anderson and Foster Bundy of Cushman & Wakefield facilitated the transaction. Gary Anderson and Nik Vallens of Cushman & Wakefield are handling leasing for the buildings on behalf of Stos Partners.
SANFORD, FLA. — SRS Real Estate Partners has brokered the $15.8 million sale of a 109,610-square-foot industrial building located at 2963 Stonewall Place in Sanford, roughly 28 miles north of Orlando. The buyer, Harvest Valley, a leading foodservice distributor specializing in Asian cuisine, plans to convert the property to a cold storage facility to serve its Central Florida clients. Wayne Schuchts, Michael Palmer and Andrew Lehrer of SRS’ industrial team represented Harvest Valley in the sale. The seller was not disclosed. The property was built in 2018 and sits on nine acres.
TAYLORSVILLE, UTAH — Continental Realty Corp. (CRC) has entered the Utah market with the purchase of The Crossroads of Taylorsville, a shopping center in Taylorsville, for an undisclosed price. The asset was purchased with funds from Continental Realty Opportunistic Retail Fund I, a closed-end fund for which approximately $323 million has been raised. Totaling nearly 630,000 square feet, The Crossroads at Taylorsville is located at 5400 S. Redwood Road, 12 miles south of Salt Lake City. The property consists of 10 buildings and seven separate outparcels or multi-tenant strip buildings, all of which is surrounded by a free surface parking lot that can accommodate nearly 3,900 vehicles. At the time of sale, the property was 94 percent leased. Current tenants include Target, T.J.Maxx, HomeGoods, Ross Dress for Less, EOS Fitness, Regal Cinema, PetSmart, Dollar Tree, Guitar Center, King Buffet, Lifetime Products, Mr. Mac, Rockler Woodworking and Sierra Trading Post. Mark Damiani of Eastdil Secured represented the seller, TriGate Capital, in the deal. With this transaction, Baltimore-based CRC has now acquired more than $700 million in retail real estate since the beginning of 2021.
EL PASO, TEXAS — Dallas-based Provident Industrial has sold the 345,394-square-foot Building III within Gateway Logistics Park in El Paso. Completed in August, the building features 36-foot clear heights, 59 dock doors, two ramp doors and a separately gated trailer staging area with 98 parking spaces, bringing the total trailer parking capacity to 173 stalls. The buyer was Philadelphia-based investment firm EQT Exeter, which also purchased Building I and II within Gateway Logistics Park earlier this year. Provident developed Building III in partnership with WestStar Bank and Singerman Real Estate. The sales price was not disclosed.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Cobble Hills, a 136-unit apartment complex located on the east side of Fort Worth. The property consists of 12 buildings that house a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. Al Silva and Ford Braly of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Obsidian Capital, and procured the buyer, an out-of-state family office. Additionally, Danny Abergel of Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. arranged $7.5 million in acquisition financing for the deal. The loan carried a seven-year term, a loan-to-value ratio of 60 percent and two years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule.
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Newmark has brokered the $20.1 million sale of Porter Square Galleria, a 55,610-square-foot retail property located across the Charles River from Boston in Cambridge. A 28,893-square-foot Target store anchors the property, which was 96 percent leased at the time of sale. Other tenants include One Medical, Anna’s Taqueria and Citizens Bank. Robert Griffin, Jonathan Martin and Paul Penman of Newmark represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction and procured the buyer, locally based investment firm Crosspoint Associates. David Douvadjian Sr., Timothy O’Donnell, David Douvadjian Jr. and Conor Reenstierna of Newmark arranged acquisition financing for the deal.
NORTHBROOK, ILL. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the sale of a flagship Tesla sales, service and delivery center in the Chicago suburb of Northbrook for an undisclosed price. The newly developed build-to-suit for Tesla is located at 1000 Skokie Blvd. The 47,997-square-foot property is Tesla’s only custom build-to-suit sales, service and delivery center in Chicagoland. Designed to support several retail showrooms throughout Chicago’s northern suburbs, the Northbrook facility provides new vehicle delivery, vehicle preparation and maintenance services. The building also features a showroom and ancillary office spaces. Alex Sharrin and Josh Katlin of JLL represented the seller, a joint venture between Focus and Fort Union. Kingsbarn Realty Capital was the buyer.