HOUSTON — Cushman & Wakefield has closed the sale of Bissonnet Corner, a 12,768-square-foot strip retail center in the Bellaire neighborhood of Houston. The property, which was built in 2008, includes a mix of local retailers, including Saltillo Mexican Kitchen and Bissonnet Dental. Chris Harden, Kris Von Hohn and Ryan Duffie of Cushman & Wakefield represented the private seller in the transaction. The buyer was an undisclosed private investor.
ELGIN, OKLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Kensington Rental Estates, a 26-unit multifamily community in Elgin, located southwest of Oklahoma City. Derek Wilson of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and buyer, both of which were private investors, in the transaction. The property was built in 2013 and offers two- and three-bedroom units.
KANSAS CITY AND RIVERSIDE, MO. — NorthMarq’s investment sales division has arranged the sale of three multifamily properties in Missouri for $10.4 million. Northcrest Apartments is a 151-unit community in Riverside. A Midwest-based buyer purchased the asset. Rock Ridge Ranch and Belton Heights are both located in south Kansas City and total 119 units. A California-based buyer purchased the properties. Jeff Lamott of NorthMarq represented the seller, Worcester Investments, in each transaction.
CHICAGO — Podolsky Circle CORFAC International has brokered the sale of an 8,258-square-foot industrial building in Chicago for $1.4 million. Located at 215 N. Laflin St., the vacant, single-story property is situated in the West Loop. Adam Tarantur and Austin Vanderstappen of Podolsky Circle represented the seller, a family trust. An undisclosed buyer plans to use the property for an adaptive reuse project that is in line with other Fulton Market projects.
CHERRY HILL, N.J. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has arranged the sale of a 183,000-square-foot mixed-use property in Cherry Hill, an eastern suburb of Philadelphia. The sales price was approximately $13.6 million. The facility, which was fully leased to Hikma Pharmaceuticals at the time of sale, includes warehouse, office, distribution and lab space. The property’s location offers convenient access to Interstate 295 and the New Jersey Turnpike. Mike Margolis, Dave Dolan, Dave Garonzik, Kenneth Zakin and David Noonan of NKF represented the seller, Ingerman & Ginsburg, in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed.
BEDFORD, N.H. — Montecito Medical Real Estate, a healthcare investment and development firm with four offices around the country, has acquired a 30,500-square-foot medical office building in Bedford. The property, which is located just south of Manchester and about 50 miles north of Boston, was fully leased to New Hampshire NeuroSpine Institute at the time of sale. The facility was built in 2004 and features an ambulatory surgery center with two operating rooms, four prep and recovery rooms and an MRI imaging suite. The second floor is primarily devoted to clinical office space and a physical therapy rehab center. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
FRESNO AND PORTERVILLE, CALIF. — CBRE has negotiated the sales of two Smart & Final grocery stores in Central California. A private investor acquired the properties as corporate leasebacks for a combined total of $14.8 million. Matt LoPiccolo of CBRE and John Glass of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Smart & Final, a Los Angeles-based grocery chain with more than 300 locations in the western United States. Jerry Suyderhoud of Newmark Knight Frank represented the buyer in the deal. The properties are a 33,150-square-foot Smart & Final, located at 2425 Blackstone Ave. in Fresno, and a newly built, 31,341-square-foot property at 1419 W. Olive Ave. in Porterville. The Fresno asset was built in 1991 and renovated in 2018.
BURBANK, CALIF. — Los Angeles-based SBH Real Estate Group has completed the disposition of a retail property in Burbank. A private investor acquired the asset for $7.8 million. SBH originally purchased the property in the first quarter of 2018 and proceeded to renovate and improve the building. Renovations included a new roof, updated electrical and lighting systems, new restrooms and new HVAC system. Harbor Freight Tools occupies the 14,000-square-foot property. Adam Friedlander and Kien Tsoi of JLL represented the seller, while Jeff Gerlach from CBRE represented the buyer in the deal.
MERCED, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of a two-tenant retail asset, located at 360 W. 16th St. in Merced. Novato, Calif.-based Ares Commercial Properties acquired the property from a Bakersfield, Calif.-based private investor for $2.6 million. Built in 2016, the 3,700-square-foot pad building features a 1,900-square-foot Starbucks Coffee with drive-thru and an 1,800-square-foot T-Mobile store. Bill Asher, Jeff Lefko and William Ito of Hanley Investment Group represented the seller, while Mort Rothman of San Francisco-based Starboard Commercial Real Estate represented the buyer in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Global asset manager Investcorp has acquired a portfolio of eight distribution centers located throughout the United States for $170 million. The names of the properties were not disclosed, but the portfolio totals approximately 1.4 million square feet. All eight distribution centers are located in high-growth markets, including Chicago, Phoenix, Jacksonville, St. Louis, Charlotte Cincinnati, Cleveland and San Antonio. The seller was not disclosed. In addition, the portfolio was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as courier FedEx Ground, supply chain operator XPO Logistics, packaged food distributor Conagra Foods and telecommunications provider Spectrum. Company officials noted that the average lease term within the portfolio is 15 years. “With the rapid growth of e-commerce driving increased demand for industrial assets nationwide, this portfolio underscores our ability to identify and then execute on long-term trends in real estate,” says Herb Myers, Investcorp’s managing director in real estate investment. Myers also cited the properties’ location near major highways and railways as a key factor in acquiring the portfolio. Following this transaction, Investcorp now owns 191 industrial buildings totaling 16 million square feet. In the last 18 months, Investcorp has acquired approximately $2 billion of U.S. real estate through …