GLENDALE, ARIZ. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a flex building, located at 7326 Glen Harbor Blvd. in Glendale, a suburb of Phoenix. FM NPL Glendale LLC acquired the asset from NPL Construction Co. for $9 million in a sale-leaseback transaction. The property features 52,330 square feet of office and industrial space. NPL Construction Co. will continue to occupy the space on a net-leased basis. Jay Krew and Marty Cohan of Marcus & Millichap, along with Gregg Fox of Marc Realty, procured the buyer, while Dan Dowd of Newmark Knight Frank represented the seller. Frank Mandel of New York-based Mandel Management Co. will operate the asset.
Acquisitions
BOSTON — TA Realty, a real estate investor based in Boston, has sold off a national industrial portfolio in two separate deals for a little over $1 billion. The portfolio spans 8.3 million square feet of multi-tenant distribution space in 96 separate properties. Situated across 14 markets, the portfolio was 91 percent leased to more than 325 tenants as of July 1. In one transaction, AEW Capital Management acquired 28 facilities in the state of Texas from TA Realty. In the other transaction, funds managed by Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX) acquired 68 properties that are situated in 10 separate markets across the United States. Blackstone has a strong appetite for logistics space, having recently agreed to purchase GLP’s 179 million-square-foot industrial portfolio for nearly $19 billion. “Logistics remains our highest conviction investment theme,” says Nadeem Meghji, senior managing director and head of real estate Americas at Blackstone. “The portfolio we are acquiring from TA Realty is another example of last-mile logistics assets that will help meet the growing e-commerce demand.” The TA Realty team members involved in the transactions included Greg Bonomo, Ridgley Provencal and Luke Marchand. CBRE National Partners represented TA Realty in transaction negotiations. Specific properties and markets …
ATLANTA — Vista Realty Partners has sold the 280-unit Longwood Vista Apartments and the 324-unit Lakeside Vista Apartments for a total of $70 million. Longwood Vista offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. The property is located at 2300 Global Forum Blvd. in northeast Atlanta. Communal amenities include a car care center, business center, clubhouse, conference room, swimming pool and a fitness center. Lakeside Vista is located at 2100 Ellison Lakes Drive in Kennesaw, 26 miles northwest of downtown Atlanta. The property offers one- through three-bedroom floor plans and communal amenities including a clubhouse, business center, storage space, fitness center, swimming pool, playground and a tennis court. Atlanta-based Vista Realty Partners developed both communities in 2006 using Low-Income Housing Tax Credits. Fairfield Residential, which specializes in affordable housing, was the buyer.
TUSCALOOSA, ALA. — Capstone Real Estate Investments (CREI) has sold Landmark Apartments, a student housing community located near the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. CREI purchased the asset in January 2018 before beginning extensive renovations. Terms of the transaction and the identity of the buyer were not disclosed. Landmark Apartments offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Shared amenities include a 24-hour fitness center, business center and printing station, a game room, yoga studio, swimming pool, an outdoor fireplace and grilling station, a tanning bed, lounge, hot tub, sauna, steam room and a pet park.
Capital Funding Provides $36.9M Acquisition Financing for Two Mid-Atlantic Skilled Nursing Facilities
by Alex Tostado
DUNN LORING, VA., AND SILVER SPRING, MD. — Capital Funding has provided $36.9 million in financing for private equity firm The Portopiccolo Group to acquire two skilled nursing facilities in Dunn Loring and Silver Spring. The properties include the Iliff Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, a 130-bed pediatric and geriatric facility in Dunn Loring, and the Fox Chase Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, a 74-bed geriatric facility in Silver Spring. Accordius Health, an operating platform of The Portopiccolo Group, manages both properties. Tim Eberhardt of Capital Funding originated the acquisition financing, which included a $30.6 million senior loan, $3.8 million mezzanine loan and a $2.5 million accounts receivable line of credit for working capital needs. The financing provided Portopiccolo with 90 percent of total transaction costs as well as a $2.7 million reserve for post-closing renovations.
BOCA RATON, FLA. — Avison Young has brokered the $16 million sale of West Boca Plaza, a 70,524-square-foot, Publix-anchored shopping center in Boca Raton. The center is located at 22973-23071 U.S. Highway 441, seven miles west of downtown Boca Raton. Other tenants at West Boca Plaza include Little Caesar’s, Orient Garden, La Perredo del Gordo and 441 Animal Hospital. David Duckworth, John Crotty, Michael Fay and Brian de La Fé of Avison Young represented the seller, Sandalfoot Investments LLC, in the transaction. Investments Limited acquired the property.
KILLEEN, TEXAS — Greystone has arranged the sale of The Willows Apartments, a 232-unit multifamily asset located in the Central Texas city of Killeen. Built in 1983, the property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool and an outdoor picnic area. Nicholas Brown of Greystone represented the seller and procured the out-of-state buyer in the transaction. Both parties requested anonymity.
MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Draper & Kramer Inc. has purchased St. Paul’s Square, a 211-unit multifamily community in McKinney, a northeastern suburb of Dallas. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging in size from 735 to 2,073 square feet and featuring wood-plank flooring, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances and washer and dryer connections. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, outdoor grilling areas, a coffee bar, business center and rentable storage units. The transaction marks Draper & Kramer’s third acquisition in Texas.Will Balthrope, Drew Kile, Tommy Lovell III, Joey Tumminello, Richard Robson and Grant Raymond of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller, Himalayan Ventures LLC in the transaction.
EL PASO, TEXAS — Atlanta-based hospitality investment and management firm Peachtree Hotel Group has acquired Home2 Suites by Hilton El Paso Airport, a 111-room hotel located at 6308 Montana Ave. in El Paso. The property, which is located less than two miles from El Paso International Airport, features amenities such as a fitness center, business center, outdoor pool and an airport shuttle service. The seller was not disclosed.
PHOENIX — Trillium Residential has completed the disposition of Trillium 44, a multifamily property located at 111 N. Dupont Circle in central Phoenix. An affiliate of ConAm Group acquired the asset for $56 million. The four-story apartment community features 297 units, a swimming pool area with private cabanas, grilling area, resident sports lounge, wine storage room, cybercafé, fitness center, movie theater, dog park and multiple courtyards. Tyler Anderson, Sean Cunningham, Asher Gunter and Matt Pesch of CBRE’s Phoenix Multifamily Institutional Properties represented the seller in the deal.