STURTEVANT, WIS. — Nordic Realty Partners has purchased a 19,500-square-foot industrial building located at 9900 Durand Ave. in Sturtevant, about 30 miles south of Milwaukee, for an undisclosed price. The property includes 5,000 square feet of office space and 14,500 square feet of warehouse space. Nordic plans to make capital improvements and lease the space to one or more tenants. Titan Inc., a machinery manufacturing and testing firm recently acquired by Burke Porter Group, formerly occupied the building. The company is relocating to a larger facility. NAI MLG Commercial represented the seller in the transaction.
Acquisitions
KENNESAW, GA. — ESJ Capital Partners LLC has acquired Barrett Business Center, a four-building, 187,373-square-foot office park located at 2015 Vaughn Road in Kennesaw, for $24.3 million. The Miami-based firm plans to invest more than $1 million in capital improvements, focusing mainly on updating the park’s common areas and business systems. The seller, Pope & Land Real Estate, which originally developed the asset between 1999 and 2008, has been retained by ESJ to continue property management and leasing. The property was 92 percent leased at the time of the sale to tenants including Airgas and CarMax. MetLife provided acquisition financing. Justin Parsonnet and Ryan Reethof of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — JLL has arranged a $19 million acquisition loan for a mixed-use property in the SoHo neighborhood of Manhattan. Located at 489 Broadway, the five-story, 10,710-square-foot building was constructed in 1900. The property consists of eight residential and three retail units. Eliott Zeitoune, Michael Diaz, Aaron Appel, David Sitt and Brendan Collins of JLL secured financing on behalf of the borrower, Sherr Equities, through lender Morgan Stanley. Sherr Equities specializes in acquiring mixed-use assets with the intent to restore and redevelop them.
Marcus & Millichap Orchestrates $19.2M Sale of Headquarters Building for BP Lubricants USA in New Jersey
by David Cohen
WAYNE, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $19.2 million sale of the BP Lubricants USA Inc. headquarters in Wayne. The 100,000-square-foot property sits on more than 10 acres of land and is occupied by BP Lubricants’ lab technicians, engineers, analysts, upper management and corporate services as well as the Castrol Oil top sales team. BP has made a significant investment in the building, including renovations to the second and third floors as well as the expansion of lab and testing operations spaces. Alan Cafiero and Ben Sgambati of Marcus & Millichap’s New Jersey office represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The buyer was a private investor in a 1031 exchange.
Northeast Private Client Group Brokers $6.6M Sale of Apartment Portfolio in Connecticut
by David Cohen
EAST ROCK, CONN. — Northeast Private Client Group has brokered the $6.6 million sale of a two-building apartment portfolio in East Rock. The 33-unit portfolio consists of 420 and 431 Whitney Ave. Brad Balletto, Rich Edwards and Jeff Wright of Northeast Private Client Group represented the seller, Hadley Inc., in the transaction. The buyer was MOD Equities LLC.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated the $4.7 million sale of a retail co-op unit in the SoHo neighborhood of Manhattan. Located at 150 Thompson St., the 7,800-square-foot property consists of the ground floor and basement of the five-story, mixed-use co-op. Robert Burton and Bobby Carrozzo of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Schiffini USA, in the transaction. The buyer was home furnishings company Safavieh.
PORTLAND, ORE. — Intercontinental Real Estate Corp., on behalf of its managed fund U.S. Real Estate Investment Fund, has acquired the 72,130-square-foot office and retail portion of the Heartline Condominium. The price was not disclosed. Located at 1241 NW Johnson St., Heartline is part of a master-planned, mixed-use residential and commercial development within Portland’s Pearl District. Completed in 2018, the property features 61,659 square feet of office space and 10,471 square feet of retail space. Vacasa, a company that manages vacation homes, occupies the entire office portion of the project in a long-term basis. Ground-floor retail tenants include Kure Juice Bar, Little Bean and QuickFish Poke Bar. Nick Kucha, James Childress and Bill DeLacy of Newmark Knight Frank represented the seller, Security Properties Development Co., in the deal.
DENVER — Inland Private Capital Corp. (IPC) has completed the sale of two multifamily properties in Denver, Ascent Uptown and Emerson Lofts, for $21.8 million. IPC, through its subsidiary which serves as asset manager, facilitated the sale of the properties on behalf of Denver Multifamily Portfolio DST, one of its 1031 investment programs. Located at 1691 Franklin St., the three-story Ascent Uptown features 22 residential units. The property also has 4,988 square feet of retail space, currently leased to coffeeshop/bakery Olive & Finch and Patxi’s Pizza. The property was constructed in 2013. Also constructed in 2013, Emerson Lofts offers 42 multifamily units and 42 basement garage parking spaces. The property is located at 777 Emerson St. At the time of sale, Ascent Uptown was fully leased and Emerson Lofts was 97.6 percent leased.
SEATTLE — Cadence Real Estate has completed the disposition of Sunset Villa, an apartment building located at 3736 24th Ave. in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood. Marysville Apartments LLC acquired the property for $5.4 million, or $320,588 per unit. Built in 1963, the four-story Sunset Villa features 12 one-bedroom and five two-bedroom units. The seller recently completed a significant renovation to both the common areas and individual units of the building. Renovations included vinyl-plank flooring, quartz counter tops, new cabinets, stainless steel appliances, light fixtures and bathroom vanities and tub surrounds. Tim McKay, Dan Chhan and Sam Wayne of Colliers International, in collaboration with Spencer Clark of Marcus & Millichap, brokered the transaction.
AUSTIN AND LUBBOCK, TEXAS — A joint venture between TEXLA Housing Partners, Southeast Apartment Investors and a private real estate fund advised by Crow Holdings Capital has acquired two student housing communities in Texas. The joint venture acquired Thrive Lubbock, a 744-bed community located near Texas Tech University in Lubbock; and 21 Pearl, a 272-bed community located near the University of Texas at Austin. An affiliate of TEXLA will operate the communities, both of which will undergo multi-million dollar interior and exterior upgrades.