CHICAGO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 21,916-square-foot retail center in Chicago for $3.4 million. The property, occupied by Dollar Tree and One Hope United, is located at 707 E. 47th St. It is shadow anchored by a $46 million mixed-use building that includes a Walmart Neighborhood Market. Adrian Mendoza, Austin Weisenbeck and Sean Sharko marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a fund manager. A California-based family trust purchased the asset.
Acquisitions
Cushman & Wakefield Negotiates $58M Sale of Massive Seniors Housing Asset in Southern California
by Amy Works
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of Altavita Village, California’s third-largest seniors housing community. Senior Living Riverside LP, an affiliate of La Jolla, Calif.-based Westmont Living, acquired the asset for $58 million, or $98,500 per unit. The seller was Air Force Village West Inc. Totaling more than 1.2 million square feet, Altavita Village is a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) comprising 267 independent living cottages, 103 independent living apartments, 70 independent living duplexes, 59 skilled nursing beds, 55 assisted living units and 35 memory care units. Additionally, the community features main and private dining rooms, a village café, clinic, library, meeting rooms, a chapel and beauty shop. At the time of sale, the asset was 40 percent occupied. Altavita Village is located on a 153-acre site at 17050 Arnold Drive in Riverside, and the property was originally developed in 1989 as a retirement community for military officers before opening to the general public in 2015. The development is located adjacent to March Air Reserve Base. Since 2013, prior ownership invested more than $8 million in upgrades at the property. The buyer plans to invest $20 million in the property over the next several years and convert …
Marcus & Millichap Brokers Sale of 126,710 SF Self-Storage Facility in Spokane Valley, Washington
by Amy Works
SPOKANE VALLEY, WASH. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Sprague & Sullivan Storage, a self-storage facility located in Spokane Valley. Dean and Elizabeth Grafos sold the asset for an undisclosed price. The name of the buyer was not released. Thomas Parsons and Adam Schlosser of The LaClaire Group of Marcus & Millichap represented the sellers in the transaction. The 126,710-square-foot facility offers drive-up self-storage units, outside uncovered boat/RV parking, Budget truck rentals and portable metal containers for off-site rental.
BEIJING — China-based Anbang Insurance Group Co. has agreed to sell a luxury U.S. hotel portfolio for more than $5.8 billion, according to several media outlets. Mirae Asset Global Investments, part of a South Korean financial services company, has agreed to acquire the 15 properties. The portfolio includes high-end hotels such as Essex House in Manhattan, Westin St. Francis in San Francisco and InterContinental hotels in Chicago and Miami. Anbang acquired the hotels in 2016 by purchasing then-owner Strategic Hotels & Resorts Inc. from Blackstone Group for approximately $6.5 billion. Anbang was making major waves that year, during which it also severely complicated Marriott International’s attempt to acquire Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. Anbang started a bidding war that increased the final offer by nearly $2 billion before Anbang backed out. At the time, Chinese insurers and other investors were scooping up U.S. real estate, taking advantage of new rules enabling them to invest more easily abroad, according to the Wall Street Journal. That era ended when Chinese authorities seized control of Anbang and later sentenced Chairman Wu Xiaohui to 18 years in prison. He was convicted by a Chinese court for orchestrating a $12 billion fraud. In readying the …
SANTA FE SPRINGS, CALIF. — Westcore Properties has completed the sale of Los Angeles Industrial Park, a multi-tenant industrial park in Santa Fe Springs. PS Business Parks acquired the fully leased, 10-building asset for $104 million. Darla Longo, Barbara Perrier and Eric Cox of CBRE represented the seller in the deal. Totaling more than 27 acres, the 543,161-square-foot office park includes properties at 11811-11831, 11947, 11975 E. Florence Ave. and 10510, 10513, 10545, 10551, 10604, 10631, 10637 and 10702 Hathaway Drive in Santa Fe Springs.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — New York-based investment firm Castle Lanterra Properties (CLP) has sold Array, a 370-unit apartment community located in the East Riverside area of Austin. The 14-acre property was originally constructed in 1973 and then completely renovated in 2013. Floor plans include one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments in 40 two-story residential buildings. Array features amenities such as two pools, two dog parks, a fully equipped fitness center with an elevated spinning room and yoga room, an outdoor sports court and a resident lounge. CLP acquired the asset in 2016 for $38.5 million before executing a value-add program.
HOUSTON — JLL has negotiated the sale of Westchase Place, a 150,000-square-foot office building located at 11200 Richmond Ave. in Houston. The property, which includes a three-level parking garage, was built in 1999 and renovated in 2009 and 2013. Rudy Hubbard, Kevin McConn and Rick Goings of JLL represented the seller, CAPSTAR Real Estate Advisors, in the transaction. Fuller Westchase Place Ltd., an entity affiliated with locally based Fuller Realty Partners, purchased the property for an undisclosed price.
RENO, NEV. — K Corp. has purchased a portion of retail space at The Crossing at Meadowood Square, a shopping center in Reno. The company acquired the 31,400-square-foot portion for $4.4 million. This transaction completes its ownership of the 63,000-square-foot center, after purchasing 32,000 square feet of space in 2014. The 31,400-square-foot portion is an anchor site currently occupied by Goodwill, which will vacate the space in October. The new owner plans to redevelop the property. Additional tenants include FedEx Office, Subway, Nevada Home Fitness and Animal Emergency. The name of the seller was not released.
Marcus & Millichap Arranges $3.6M Sale of Planet Fitness-Occupied Property in Buckeye, Arizona
by Amy Works
BUCKEYE, ARIZ. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of a retail property located at 1341 S. Watson Road in Buckeye. A limited liability company sold the property to an undisclosed buyer for $3.6 million. Planet Fitness occupies the 20,091-square-foot property, which was built this year, on a double-net-leased basis. The tenant just signed a 15-year lease for the property. Mark Ruble, Jamie Medress and Chris Lind of Marcus & Millichap’s Phoenix office represented the seller in the deal.
MASS. and N.H. — Novaya Real Estate Ventures has acquired a nine-property industrial portfolio totaling 700,000 square feet, in Billerica and Wilmington, Massachusetts, as well as Londonderry, New Hampshire. The properties feature 18- to 20-foot clear heights and can accommodate warehouse, manufacturing and research uses. Torin Taylor, Matt Adams, Rory Walsh, Rich Ruggiero and Ross Gaudet of Newmark Knight Frank represented Novaya in the transaction. Wakefield Investments was the seller.