CHICAGO — Golub & Co. has acquired Burnham Center, a landmark office tower in the heart of Chicago’s Loop. The purchase price was not disclosed. Completed in 1913, it was the last building designed by famed architect and urban planner Daniel Burnham. The building rises 22 stories and spans 585,000 square feet. It is home to the Chicago headquarters for GrubHub. Golub & Co. plans to refresh the amenities, which include a fitness center, private tenant lounge and conferencing facilities. Ground-floor retail includes a mix of national and regional tenants. Golub & Co., which will assume management and leasing of the building, purchased the asset in a joint venture with The Family Office Co.
Acquisitions
PORTAGE, IND. — Colliers International has brokered the sale of Portage Park Apartments in Portage for an undisclosed price. Built in 2000, the 44-unit apartment complex is located at 3555 Ash St. The three-building property is 95 percent leased. Matt Jones of Colliers represented the undisclosed seller. Chicago-based Quinn Family LLC purchased the asset.
COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, MICH. — Gerdom Realty & Investment has negotiated the sale of a 3,361-square-foot restaurant property occupied by Willson’s Pub ’N Grill in Commerce Township, northwest of Detroit. The 146-seat restaurant is located in the Shops at Commerce Village. A local restaurant operator purchased the asset for an undisclosed price. Michael Murphy and Tjader Gerdom of Gerdom represented the undisclosed seller. Willson’s is known for its burgers and pizza.
ALPHARETTA, GA. — JLL has arranged the sale of Alpharetta City Center, a mixed-use development featuring 168 residential units, a town green and 82,700 square feet of retail and restaurant space. Amorance, the multifamily community on-site, spans two buildings, offering one- and two-bedroom floor plans averaging 1,067 square feet. The property, which South City Partners and Morris & Fellows delivered in 2018, features communal amenities such as a clubroom with outdoor patio, catering kitchen, communal living room with a fireplace and TV, swimming pool courtyard, grilling area, fire pit, lounge seating areas, and a fitness center with yoga and spin rooms. The District, a 41,650-square-foot collection of local boutiques and service providers, sits at street level below the apartments. The Gardens, developed by Morris & Fellows, houses 41,050 square feet of chef-driven restaurants spanning two acres of parks and green spaces across three city blocks of Main Street. The retail and restaurants were fully leased at the time of sale. David Gutting, Margaret Caldwell (now with Arden Capital Advisors), Derrick Bloom and Margaret Jones of JLL represented the sellers, South City Partners and Morris & Fellows, in the transaction. CBRE Global Investors purchased the property on behalf of a separate account client …
HOUSTON — A joint venture between multifamily investment firm Fogelman Partners and New York-based DRA Advisors has acquired Retreat at Steeplechase, a 390-unit multifamily community in Houston. Built in 1998 on the city’s northwest side, the property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool and a clubhouse. The new ownership will implement a value-add program to the unit interiors, exteriors and amenity spaces of the property, which was 94 percent occupied at the time of sale.
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Preiss Co. has sold three student housing communities serving North Carolina State University in Raleigh. Dispositions include University Village at 2505, a 288-bed community developed in 2012; Campus West at Tryon, a 162-bed community developed in 2014; and The College Inn, a 440-bed community developed in 2004. Ryan Lang, Brandon Buell and Jack Brett of Newmark Knight Frank represented the seller in the transaction. Chicago-based Inland acquired the portfolio for an undisclosed amount. University Village at 2505 offers four-bedroom, fully furnished units with shared amenities including a clubhouse, 24-hour fitness center, computer lab, study room and beach volleyball court. Campus West at Tryon offers three-bedroom units with bed-to-bath parity alongside shared amenities including a lounge area, outdoor grilling areas and picnic space. The College Inn offers two-, three- and four-bedroom, fully furnished units with shared amenities including a fitness center, swimming pool, grill and patio area, a media and game room, and an internet cafe.
Palomar Group Trades 135,804 SF, Kroger-Anchored Shopping Center in Oak Hill, West Virginia
by Alex Tostado
OAK HILL, W.VA. — The Palomar Group has sold Fayette Square, a 135,804-square-foot, Kroger-anchored shopping center in Oak Hill. The property was 92 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Kroger, Goodwill, Burger King, Big Lots, Sherwin Williams, Anytime Fitness and AutoZone. Kroger recently renewed its lease for another five-year term at the location, which is situated three miles north of downtown Oak Hill. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed.
PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged the sale of Vantage at Panama City Beach, a 288-unit, garden-style multifamily community. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a clubhouse, business center, internet café, swimming pool, covered pool lounge, outdoor grills, picnic areas, large and small breed dog parks, dog wash facilities, a 24-hour fitness center and 24-hour concierge. The property was built in 2018 and is three miles from the beach. David Etchison and Cole Whitaker of Berkadia represented the seller, Vantage Communities, in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed, but Mitch Sinberg and Matthew Robbins of Berkadia originated a $42.6 million acquisition loan on behalf of the buyer, Cardone Capital. The Freddie Mac loan features a 10-year term with a fixed interest rate and five years of interest-only payments.
ALVIN, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Oaks at Mustang, a 125-unit multifamily asset in Alvin, located south of Houston. Jeffrey Fript and Christian Mazzini of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, a limited liability company, in the off-market transaction. Other terms of sale were not disclosed.
SEATTLE — Continental Properties LLC has acquired Met Tower, a 366-unit residential building in Seattle it helped develop in 2001, for $216.1 million. The seller was Seattle-based Westlake Tower Associates, according to multiple media reports. Bellevue, Wash.-based Continental developed the 31-story tower in a joint venture with Bentall and sold the building in 2003 for $105 million, or $287,000 per unit. Bentall was looking to get out of the multifamily real estate business at the time, leading to the sale, according to the Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce. In an interview with the DJC, Claudio Guincher of Continental said what was once considered the outskirts of Seattle’s central business district, is now “on the 50-yard line.” “We are across the street from Amazon,” Guincher added. Met Tower is located at 1942 Westlake Ave., directly across from Amazon’s Doppler building, which serves as the company’s headquarters, housing 3,800 employees. The multifamily community offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans averaging 894 square feet. Communal amenities include a business center, conference room, fireplace lounge with full kitchen, billiards room, library, fitness facility, aerobics room, indoor pool, whirlpool spa, sauna and locker rooms with steam rooms. The property also features 10,000 square …