BRIGHTON, COLO. — A partnership between Littleton, Colo.-based C&A Cos. and Delaware-based Commonwealth Group has completed the disposition of Elements at Prairie Center, an apartment community in Brighton, a northeast suburb of Denver. Akron, Ohio-based Summit Management acquired the property for $72 million. Developed in 2018 by C&A Cos. and Commonwealth Group, Elements at Prairie Center is the second apartment community the partnership has developed in the Brighton area that are fully powered by geothermal energy. Situated on 15 acres, the property features 264,579 rentable square feet spread across 288 one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Community amenities include a resort-style outdoor swimming pool, off-leash dog park and fitness center. Dan Woodward, David Potarf and Matthew Barnett of CBRE represented the sellers in the deal. Brady O’Donnell, Jeff Halsey and Jill Haug of CBRE Capital Markets Debt & Structured Finance arranged acquisition financing for the buyer.
Acquisitions
Stos Partners, Long Wharf Capital Buy Two Industrial Assets in Southern California for $13.9M
by Amy Works
CARLSBAD AND MIRAMAR, CALIF. — A joint venture between Stos Partners and Boston-based Long Wharf Capital has purchased two industrial assets in Southern California for a total consideration of $13.9 million. In the first transaction, the joint venture acquired a 70,224-square-foot property, located at 6212 Corte Del Abeto in Carlsbad, from a private seller for $9.7 million in an off-market transaction. The building is fully occupied by a go-kart racing tenant. The asset features a mix of office and warehouse space, as well as grade- and dock-high loading positions. Rusty Williams and Chris Roth of Lee & Associates, along with Tres Reid of CBRE, represented the buyers in the transaction. In the second deal, the partnership purchased a vacant 27,510-square-foot industrial building, located at 8330 Arjons Drive in Miramar, from a private investor for $4.2 million. The new owners plan to upgrade the property with a new roof, new façade, parking lot improvements, updated landscape plan and interior renovations. Jason Smithson of NAI represented the seller in the transaction.
BOULDER, COLO. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has arranged the sale of View 57, an office building located at 1855 S. 57th Court in Boulder. McGarvey’s Shoal LLC acquired the property from 57th Element, an investment partnership led by Boulder-based Element Properties, for $9.9 million. John Jugl of NKF represented the seller in the deal. Originally built as a R&D lab facility, the 30,464-square-foot property was redesigned into a boutique creative office project that includes newly renovated lobby, an overhaul of the exterior, 11-foot to 12-foot exposed ceilings, updated HVAC systems and the addition of windows, showers and lockers on both floors.
DENVER AND NEW YORK CITY — UDR Inc. (NYSE: UDR), a multifamily REIT based in Denver, has struck an agreement with its joint venture partner MetLife Investment Management to swap their interests in a national multifamily portfolio in a deal valued at nearly $1.8 billion. As part of the agreement, UDR will buy out MetLife’s stake in 10 apartment communities, one property under construction and four development land sites that are collectively valued at $1.1 billion. The 10 properties total 3,321 units and include Strata in San Diego; Crescent Falls Church in Falls Church, Va.; Charles River Landing, Lodge at Ames Pond and Lenox Farms in metro Boston; Towson Promenade in Towson, Md.; and the 1,513-unit, four-property Vitruvian Park campus in Addison, Texas. The assets have an average age of eight years and 95.7 percent occupancy at the time of this announcement. “The acquired communities are primarily located in markets targeted for expansion, are immediately accretive to our earnings, have operational upside and improve the diversification of our portfolio,” says Tom Toomey, chairman and CEO of UDR. Also as part of the agreement, MetLife Investment Management will purchase UDR’s stake in five apartment communities valued at a combined $645 million. …
FORSYTH, GA. — IDI Logistics has sold a 750,000-square-foot, build-to-suit industrial facility to Five Below in Forsyth. The new building, which IDI delivered in May, features 40-foot clear heights. This was the first building delivered within IDI’s Meridian 75 Logistics Center, a 250-acre industrial park located about 60 miles south of downtown Atlanta. Five Below has occupied the entire distribution facility since it opened. Founded in 2002, Philadelphia-based Five Below is a national retailer that sells products that cost $5 or less. Bob Robers and Pat Murphy of Cushman & Wakefield represented IDI Logistics in the transaction. Mark Sims, Ray Stache and Lisa Pittman of Cushman & Wakefield represented Five Below. The sales price was not disclosed.
Cushman & Wakefield, Affiliate Firm Broker $10.9M Sale of Office Building in Louisville
by Alex Tostado
LOUISVILLE, KY. — Cushman & Wakefield and Cushman & Wakefield | Commercial Kentucky have brokered the $10.9 million sale of Paragon Place, a three-story, 83,153-square-foot office building in Louisville. Paragon Place is situated at 9100 Shelbyville Road, 12 miles east of downtown Louisville. Amenities at the property include a conference center, courtyard with a fountain and tenant storage space. Craig Collins of Cushman & Wakefield | Commercial Kentucky and Samir Idris and Andy Johns of Cushman & Wakefield represented the sellers, Banyan Street Capital and Oaktree Capital, in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed.
Drawbridge Realty Buys 390,600 SF Pacific Center Office Campus in Orange County for $97.5M
by Amy Works
SANTA ANA, CALIF. — San Francisco-based Drawbridge Realty has purchased Pacific Center, a two-building corporate office campus in Santa Ana, for $97.5 million. The seller was a joint venture between Los Angeles-based PCCP and Costa Mesa, Calif.-based Brookhollow. Located at 1600-1610 E. Saint Andrew Place, Pacific Center features 390,600 square feet of office space and was renovated in 2017. With Drawbridge’s previous acquisition of 1700 E. Saint Andrew Place, the company now owns more than 37 acres of contiguous land and improvements along East Saint Andrew Place. Kevin Shannon, Paul Jones, Brunson Howard, Blake Bokosky and Brandon White of Newmark Knight Frank represented the seller in the transaction.
1031 Crowdfunding Acquires 100-Bed Assisted Living, Memory Care Facility in Southern California for $20.1M
by Amy Works
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. — 1031 CF Properties, an affiliate of 1031 Crowdfunding, has purchased an assisted living and memory care facility located in Rancho Cucamonga for $20.1 million. Meridian Senior Living operates the 100-bed property. Additional terms of the transaction were not released.
Newmark Knight Frank Arranges $18M Sale of Mixed-Use Building in Hermosa Beach, California
by Amy Works
HERMOSA BEACH, CALIF. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has negotiated the sale of The Bijou Building, a three-story mixed-use building located in downtown Hermosa Beach. Federal Realty Investment Trust sold the property to 1221 Hermosa Ave LLC for $18 million. Located at 1221 Hermosa Ave., The Bijou Building was originally developed in 1923 as the Metropolitan Theater and later converted to office and retail space. At the time of sale, the 23,172-square-foot building was 94 percent occupied by a variety of tenants, including Chase Bank, Beach City Capital, Steel Partners and Bar Method. Kevin Shannon, Ken White, Rob Hannan, Laura Stumm, Sean Fulp, Ryan Plummer and Brad Feld of NKF’s Capital Markets and Private Capital Investment Sales teams represented the seller, while David Ghermezian, Amir Araghi and Jonathan Dadourian, also of NKF, represented the buyer in the deal. Additionally, David Milestone and Brett Green of NKF’s Debt and Structured Finance group secured acquisition financing for the buyer.
PHOENIX — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Verde Vista, a multifamily property located at 3030 N. 35th Ave. in Phoenix. An out-of-state 1031 exchange investor purchased the asset from an out-of-state limited liability company for $10.6 million, or $58,564 per unit. Built in 1978 and renovated in 2012, Verde Vista features 181 apartments in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts, two swimming pools, a children’s playground and covered parking. Rich Butler and Reza Ghaffari of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the deal.