CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Investors Management Group (IMG) has acquired Reafield Village, a 324-unit apartment community in south Charlotte, for $45.5 million. IMG plans to invest $3 million to upgrade apartment interiors, community amenities and place a new management team, as well as rebrand the community as Canopy at Baybrook. As of Feb. 1, the asset was 97 percent occupied. The community offers one-, and two-bedroom floor plans ranging from 619 square feet to 955 square feet. Amenities include two clubhouses, three swimming pools, a tennis court, business center and two fitness centers. IMG sponsored a syndication of more than 100 investors, including 1031 exchange buyers, to purchase Canopy at Baybrook. The seller was not disclosed.
Acquisitions
HREC Negotiates Sale of Historic Apartment Community in New Orleans to Timeshare Acquisitions
by Alex Tostado
NEW ORLEANS — HREC Investment Advisors has arranged the sale of the Maritime Building, a 105-unit apartment community built in 1893 in New Orleans. The asset is situated at the corner of Carondelet and Common streets, one block from the French Quarter. The property was considered the city’s first “skyscraper” at 14 stories tall and was extensively renovated in 2010 and 2011. Len Wormser of HREC represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. California-based Timeshare Acquisitions Real Estate LLC bought the property following the New Orleans City Planning Commission and City Council decision in April 2018 to change the zoning in the central business district from conditional to permitted use for timeshare purposes. The entire asset will be used as a timeshare. The sales price was not disclosed.
MOONACHIE, N.J. — Liberty Property Trust has acquired an industrial facility in Moonachie for $39.6 million. Located at 115 Moonachie Ave., the 168,800-square-foot property is fully leased and features 28-foot clear heights. Tom Monahan, Stephen D’Amato, Larry Schiffenhaus, Brian Fiumara of CBRE represented Liberty in the transaction. The seller was undisclosed.
HOUSTON — EDGE Realty Capital Markets has brokered the sale of Citywest Retail Center, an 11,911-square-foot shopping center located at 2550 Citywest Blvd. and 10550 Westheimer Road in Houston. The property houses several national and regional tenants, including FedEx, MOD Pizza, Panera Bread and Tropical Smoothie Café. Micha van Marcke and Chace Henke of EDGE Realty represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed.
NEWARK, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $4.2 million sale of a mixed-use property in Newark. Located at 569 and 571-577 Broad St., the 22,575-square-foot property consists of ground-floor retail as well as office space and two apartment units on the second floor. Alan Cafiero, Ben Sgambati, David Cafiero and Kevin Taub of Marcus & Millichap’s New Jersey office represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The buyer was also a private investor.
NAPA, VALLEJO, HERCULES, ANTIOCH, DUBLIN AND HAYWARD, CALIF. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has arranged the sale of a seven-property multifamily portfolio located in the Bay Area. San Francisco-based Reliant Group Management purchased the portfolio from an undisclosed private company for $116 million. Totaling 478,345 square feet, the portfolio features 603 apartments. The buyer plans to convert four of the properties, totaling 369 units, to affordable housing with the use of bonds and low-income housing tax credits. Three of the property (234 units) will continue to be maintained as workforce housing. Additionally, the buyer plans to renovate all apartments, investing approximately $40,000 per unit. Richard Knutson, Anthony Pappageorge, Zach LeBeouf, Will Thomas and Kathy Knutson of NKF represented the seller in the transaction.
VISTA, CALIF. — Ohio-based SITE Centers (formerly DDR) has completed the disposition of Vista Village, an entertainment-focused neighborhood shopping center in Vista. Las Vegas-based CFT Vista acquired the property for an undisclosed price. Built in 2003, the 195,009-square-foot property is occupied by Frazier Farms, Cinepolis, Wave Waterpark (not a part of the sale), Pets Plus and Crunch Fitness, among others. Jimmy Slusher, Eric Shain, Philip Voorhees and Reg Kobzi of CBRE represented the seller and buyer in the transaction.
DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CALIF., AND LAS VEGAS — Treehouse Real Estate Investment Trust has completed the purchase of two retail properties for a combined total of $33.5 million. Terms of the sales were not released. The properties are a retail storefront development on Highland Drive in Las Vegas and a 45,000-square-foot Dutch greenhouse in Desert Hot Springs.
PHOENIX — Simone Bell Tower LLC has completed the sale of Bell Tower Apartments, a value-add multifamily community located at 17216 N. 33rd Ave. in North Phoenix. KA Capital acquired the property for $26.3 million. Completed in 1986, Bell Tower Apartments features 224 units. Brad Goff, Brett Polachek and Chris Center of Newmark Knight Frank represented the seller in the deal.
REDMOND, ORE. — Compass Commercial Real Estate Services has arranged the sale of an industrial property in Redmond. Located at 2050 SW Deerhound Ave., the property features 13,602 square feet of industrial space. Bruce Churchill of Compass Commercial Real Estate Services represented the undisclosed buyer and seller in the deal.