SAN PEDRO, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of Bluff Place, an apartment property located in San Pedro. A limited liability company sold the property for $12 million. Located at 4034 S. Pacific Ave., the building features 36 apartments in a mix of one studio, seven one-bedroom, 24 two-bedroom and four three-bedroom layouts. At the time of sale, 31 of the 34 units were vacant. The buyer plans to extensively renovate the property prior to releasing the units. Kevin King of Marcus & Millichap’s Long Beach, Calif., office represented the seller, while Bryan Schellinger of Marcus & Millichap’s Los Angeles office represented the buyer, another limited liability company, in the deal.
GILBERT, ARIZ. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of a single-tenant retail property located at 805 S. Val Vista Drive in Gilbert. An Arizona-based private investor sold the asset to a San Diego-based fund for $2.2 million. Walgreens occupies the 13,905-square-foot property, which was built in 1999 and features a drive-thru and two monument signs. The tenant recently signed a corporate-guaranteed lease extension. Patrick Luther, Britt Raymond and Matthew Mousavi of SRS Real Estate Partners represented the seller, while Jan Fincham of Lee & Associates represented the buyer in the deal.
SAN ANTONIO — JLL has brokered the sale of 800 Dolorosa, a 51,508-square-foot office building situated on approximately two acres in downtown San Antonio. The sale includes a 174-space surface parking lot. Chuck King and Ben Jordan of JLL represented the seller, GTM Washington Square Ltd., in the transaction. 800 Painful LP, an affiliate of Weston Urban, acquired the property for an undisclosed price. Occupancy was 91.6 percent at the time of sale.
CHAMBLEE, GA. — A joint venture between MidCity Real Estate Partners and Anchor Capital Partners has acquired 5616 Peachtree, a 42,500-square-foot industrial building in downtown Chamblee. The owners plan to immediately begin construction to reposition the building into a 36,500-square-foot office building. The asset will be extensively renovated with all new base building features and new tenant interiors. Winter Construction will serve as the general contractor for the renovations, and will occupy half of the building upon completion. The joint venture expects the building will be move-in ready in February 2020. Patterson Real Estate Advisory Group arranged a construction loan and equity financing on behalf of the borrowers. First Citizens Bank provided the construction loan. The joint venture paid $3.5 million for the existing industrial building. The building is located two blocks from the $2 billion Assembly Yards in Doraville and 18 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta.
NORTH PORT, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $43 million sale of Lakes at North Port, a 312-unit apartment complex near Sarasota in southwest Florida. The property comprises 14 three-story buildings, offering one- to three-bedroom floor plans averaging 923 square feet. Communal amenities include a swimming pool, sundeck, clubhouse, computer center, pet park, playground, fitness center and 10 parking spaces reserved for RVs and boats. Nick Meoli and Mike Donaldson of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Symcor Capital Properties, in the transaction. Cohen-Esrey Apartment Investors LLC acquired the property.
NEW YORK CITY — Savanna, a New York City-based development and investment firm, has purchased 360 Lexington Avenue, a 268,383-square-foot office building in Manhattan, for $180 million. Barclays provided a $126 million loan for the acquisition. Savanna will rebrand the 12-story building and implement a $20 million renovation project that will deliver a new full lobby and entrance, bathrooms, corridors and infrastructure upgrades. Grant Frankel, Philip McKnight and Rob Turner of Eastdil Secured arranged financing through Barclays on behalf of Savanna. Cole Schotz P.C. served as Savanna’s legal counsel in the acquisition of the property.
MADISON, N.J. — Gulf Islamic Investments LLC (GII), a United Arab Emirates-based firm, has purchased a 270,000-square-foot office building in Madison, a western suburb of New York City. The building was completed in 2012 and is the corporate headquarters of residential real estate firm Reology. F.D. Stonewater, a Washington D.C.-based firm, represented GII in the transaction, and The Hampshire Companies was the seller. The price was undisclosed.
BAYTOWN, TEXAS — California-based apartment investment firm Passco Cos. has acquired Boterra Bay Apartments, a 384-unit multifamily community located in the eastern Houston suburb of Baytown. The Class A property will be rebranded Sapphire Bay Apartments. Floor plans consist of one-, two- and three-bedroom units that feature granite countertops, stainless steel appliances and walk-in closets. Amenities include a pool with a tanning deck, a fitness center with yoga and spin studios, outdoor kitchen with grilling stations, dog park, business center and a resident clubhouse. Thomas Alleman and Brandon Miller of Newmark Knight Frank represented the seller, a joint venture between Houston-based The Boterra Group and Dallas-based Edison Capital Holdings, in the transaction. Chris Black and Caleb Marten of KeyBank Real Estate Capital secured acquisition financing on behalf of Passco.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Investment firm CIM Group has purchased Chase Tower, a 21-story, 390,000-square-foot office building located at 221 W. Sixth St. in downtown Austin. Built in 1974, the property spans a full city block and is surrounded by an abundance of restaurant, retail, entertainment and hotel options. Chase Tower is also located near hiking and biking trails fronting Lady Bird Lake. The seller was not disclosed.
PLANO, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a 24,464-square-foot industrial property located at 1304 Summit Ave. in Plano. The asset was built on 2.3 acres in 1981. Adam Abushagur of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were private investors.