Acquisitions

PHOENIX — A joint venture between funds managed by Trinity Real Estate Investments LLC and Elliott Management Corp. has acquired the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa, the largest resort in Phoenix. Blackstone reportedly sold the asset for $602 million, according to Pacific Business News. Spanning 396 acres, the resort features a 950-room hotel, 212,500 square feet of meeting space and seven food and beverage options. Amenities include a spa, lazy river, five pools and two championship golf courses designed by Arnold Palmer and Nick Faldo. The transaction follows Trinity and Elliott’s joint purchase of the Grande Lakes Orlando Resort in December 2018. The partnership says its strategy is to acquire large hotel properties with value-add opportunities. Trinity and Elliott intend to implement a multi-million-dollar capital improvement plan to further enhance the offerings at the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge. In addition to guestroom renovations, plans call for upgrades to the resort’s meeting spaces, ballrooms, water features and food offerings. “Large, luxury group-business resort and conference center properties continue to be attractive investment opportunities,” says Tim Mackey, portfolio manager at Elliott. “The JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge is a market leader in terms of number of rooms, meeting …

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WEST ALLIS, WIS. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has brokered the sale of West Allis Center in Wisconsin for $18.1 million. The 259,962-square-foot shopping center, built in 1964, is located along the 108th Street retail corridor, four miles southwest of downtown Milwaukee. Tenants include Pick ‘n Save, Kohl’s, Marshalls, HomeGoods, BMO Harris Bank and Walgreens. Ben Wineman and Dan Rosenfeld of Mid-America represented the seller, Ohio-based Retail Value Inc. Tennessee-based GBT Realty Corp. purchased the asset.

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PLEASANT PRAIRIE, WIS. — Zilber Property Group has acquired a 121,000-square-foot industrial building located at 8778 100th St. in Pleasant Prairie. The purchase price was undisclosed. The vacant property is situated within LakeView Corporate Park. It features a clear height of 26 feet, six docks, two drive-in doors, 12,000 square feet of office space and 115 car parking stalls. MG Design formerly occupied the property. Eric Fischer of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller. Michael Kleber of Zilber represented Zilber.

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CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Boston Realty Advisors (BRA) has arranged the $11.5 million sale of The Emerson, a 31-unit apartment building in Cambridge, a northeastern suburb of Boston. The property offers studio and one-bedroom apartments and is situated close to Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Jason Weissman, Nicholas Herz and Kevin Benzinger of BRA represented the buyer, New York-based Columbia Partners, in the transaction. The buyer was 922 Massachusetts Ave. LLC.

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CHERRY HILL, N.J. — Wolf Commercial Real Estate (WCRE) has brokered the sale of a 30,000-square-foot office property in Cherry Hill, an eastern suburb of Philadelphia. The property, 950 North Kings Highway, is part of Cherry Hill Office Center and was fully leased to multiple tenants at the time of sale. John Mozzillo of WCRE represented the buyer, Texas-based NKH LLC, in the transaction. The seller and sales price were undisclosed.

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SACHSE, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Brookview Center, an 8,723-square-foot retail strip property located in Sachse, a northeastern suburb of Dallas. Philip Levy and Connor Zmolik of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The property was built in 1985 and was fully occupied at the time of sale. All tenants are signed to triple-net leases.

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CALABASAS, CALIF. — Lee & Associates – LA North/Ventura has arranged the sale of an office building, located at 24151 Ventura Blvd. in Calabasas. An entity of Valley Crest sold the asset to an entity of Los Angeles-based 4M Investment Corp. for $24 million, or $314 per square foot. Constructed in 2004 as a build-to-suit for ValleyCrest Landscape Cos., the 76,496-square-foot building was designed by Nadel Architects and features 360-degree views of the Santa Monica mountains, an atrium and a 17-acre campus with outdoor seating areas. The buyer plans to convert the asset into a multi-tenant office building. BrightView currently occupies the property and will continue to do so until its lease expires at year’s end. Mike Tingus, Grant Fulkerson and Jonathan Bruce of Lee & Associates – LA North/Ventura represented the seller in the deal.

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GOLETA, CALIF. — A local investor has acquired an office/R&D building located at 6300 Hollister Ave. in Goleta. The asset sold for $33.2 million. Francois DeJohn and Steve Hayes of Hayes Commercial Group represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. At the time of sale, the 106,309-square-foot property was fully leased to three technology companies: Wyatt Technology, Asylum Research (Oxford Instruments) and Seek Thermal. Wyatt Technologies and Asylum Research have been tenants at the property for approximately 15 years, while Seek Thermal moved into the building in 2018.

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POOLER, GA. AND MADISON, ALA. — Shepherd Living has sold Shepherd Living at Savannah Quarters in metro Savannah and Shepherd Living at The Range in Madison, both 104-unit senior living communities. Savannah Quarters is located at 101 Shepherd Way in Pooler, about 15 miles west of downtown Savannah. The Range is located at 10801 County Line Road, 15 miles southwest of downtown Huntsville. All Shepherd Living communities offer more than 15,000 square feet of spa and wellness space, more than 10 acres of green space, greenhouses and a monthly farmers market. Atlas Senior Living acquired the properties and rebranded them under its Madison brand. Ari Adlerstein and Ari Dobkin of Meridian Capital arranged the sale and acquisition financing for the transaction. The sales prices were not disclosed.

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DULUTH, GA. — Berkadia has arranged the $21.8 million sale of Villas at Duluth, a 164-unit multifamily property 26 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta in Gwinnett County. The property offers one- through four-bedroom floor plans averaging 1,400 square feet. Communal amenities include a fitness center, playground, pet park, soccer field, swimming pool and a barbecue area. Paul Vetter, Andrew Mays, Judy MacManus and Matt White of Berkadia represented the seller, New York-based The Walden Group, in the transaction. The buyer was Atlanta-based Benimax.

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