SAN FRANCISCO — Stockbridge Capital Group has purchased a portfolio of 26 institutional-quality logistics and e-commerce properties spanning nine U.S. markets, with a heavy focus on the West Coast. PGIM Real Estate Finance provided $350 million in financing for the acquisition. The 6.4 million-square-foot portfolio includes a complement of bulk distribution facilities and light industrial properties. The bulk distribution facilities are relatively new and are as large as 1.1 million square feet, while the light industrial properties are smaller and generally geared toward local last-mile distribution tenants. Approximately 60 percent of the portfolio’s net operating income is generated from assets in California markets: Inland Empire, East Bay, San Diego and Central Valley. PGIM Real Estate Finance served as the lender with Jaime Zadra and Elizabeth Velazquez pf PGIM Real Estate Finance arranged the acquisition financing through two seve-year fixed-rate loans. Kristin Renaudin, Nicole Stagnaro and Kristin Paul led the Stockbridge transaction team. Debra Bonebrake of JLL will serve as property manager.
Acquisitions
KENT, WASH. — Menashe Properties has completed the disposition of Creeksides at Centerpoint, an office campus located in Kent. An undisclosed buyer acquired the asset for $39 million. The three-building campus features 218,650 square feet of office space. At the time of sale, the asset was 97.6 percent leased to a diverse roster of local, regional, national and government tenants, including Blue Nile and the State of Washington. Logan Greer and Kevin Freels of JLL Capital Markets, along with Scott Sulman and Michael George of NAI Puget Sound Properties, represented the seller in the deal.
NAI James Hanson Negotiates Sale of 8,000 SF Medical Office Building in New Providence, New Jersey
by Alex Patton
NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J. — NAI James Hanson has negotiated the sale of an 8,000-square-foot medical office building in New Providence, a western suburb of New York City. The buyer, New Jersey-based optometrist See Clear Associates LLC, plans to renovate and occupy the entire first floor of the building and lease the second floor to medical tenants. Andrew Kirshenbaum of NAI represented See Clear in the transaction. Edison-based Bussel Realty Corp. was the seller.
HACIENDA HEIGHTS, CALIF. — The Mogharebi Group (TMG) has brokered the sale of Sagewood Gardens, an age-restricted community located on Gale Avenue in Hacienda Heights. A San Gabriel Valley-based private investor acquired the asset from a Los Angeles-based private owner for $34.4 million. Built in 1988, Sagewood Gardens is a one- and two-story apartment community comprising 21 residential buildings totaling 93,930 rentable square feet. Situated on 5.3 acres, the property features 162 apartments in a mix of one- and two-bedroom layouts, as well as a detached single-family residence. The property is restricted to residents age 55 or older. On-site amenities include a fitness facility, resident lounge with media room, covered parking and an activity center. Alex Mogharebi and Otto Ozen of TMG represented the seller and the buyer in the deal.
AURORA, ILL. — Transwestern Commercial Services has brokered the sale of 2357 Sequoia Drive in Aurora for $12.5 million. The 50,000-square-foot, single-story office building is fully leased to Dreyer Medical, an affiliate of Advocate Health Care. Gary Nussbaum and Paige Gunn of Transwestern represented the seller, Downers Grove-based REM Builders Inc. Maryland-based Global Medical REIT Inc. purchased the asset.
SAN ANTONIO — JLL has arranged the sale of Courtyard San Antonio Airport and Courtyard San Antonio Medical Center. The properties were sold as part of a portfolio of five Marriott hotels, the other three of which are located in Baltimore and Washington, D.C. JLL marketed the properties on behalf of the seller, Colony Capital. A partnership between Flynn Properties Inc. and EMA Lodging Group Inc. purchased the assets.
LAREDO, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Mines Road Self Storage, a 355-unit facility located in the South Texas city of Laredo. The property spans 47,830 net rentable square feet and is located on a thoroughfare that sees approximately 52,000 vehicles per day. Jon Danklefs of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a partnership, in the transaction. The buyer was Store It All Storage, which has 17 locations in Texas.
LONG ISLAND, N.Y. — JLL has brokered the $17 million sale of Hubbard’s Commons, a 65,970-square-foot, grocery-anchored retail center on Long Island. At the time of sale, the property was 98 percent leased to tenants such as Best Market, Rite Aid Pharmacy and Orangetheory Fitness. Jose Cruz, Steve Simonelli, Kevin O’Hearn, Michael Oliver, Andrew Scandalios and Grace Braverman of JLL represented the seller, Urban Edge Properties, in the transaction. ShopOne Centers REIT purchased the asset.
OPELIKA, ALA. — Colliers International has negotiated the $33 million sale of Paces at the Estates, a 270-unit apartment community in Opelika. The property offers one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Paces at the Estates is located at 4150 Academy Drive, about four miles from downtown Auburn. Communal amenities include a swimming pool, fire pit, courtyard, playground, 24-hour fitness center and bike storage racks. RREAF Holdings LLC, a Dallas-based real estate investment firm, purchased the property from Burt & Willis LLC. Brian Savage of Colliers represented the buyer in the transaction and Stephen Perlis, also of Colliers, represented the seller.
GAINESVILLE, FLA. — TSCG has brokered the sale of Gainesville Plaza, a 162,000-square-foot retail center situated along NW 13th Street in Gainesville. The center was 92.4 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Burlington, Ross Dress for Less, Sav-A-Lot, 2nd & Charles (a Books-A-Million concept), Lumber Liquidators and Hibbett Sporting Goods. The sale also includes a 1.4-acre outparcel fronting 13th Street that can accommodate 4,000- and 3,750-square-foot buildings. Gainesville Plaza was built in 1971 and renovated in 2014. Anthony Blanco of TSCG and his sales team represented the seller, an affiliate of a publicly traded REIT, in the transaction. An affiliate of Wicker Park Capital Management LLC acquired the center for an undisclosed price.