AUSTIN, TEXAS — California-based investment firm Nelson Partners has acquired Skyloft, a student housing property located one block from the University of Texas (UT) at Austin, for $100 million. The newly built, 18-story community features 674 beds. Amenities include a rooftop pool, fitness center, marketplace, study lounges and full-meal vending machines. The property was 100 percent occupied at the time of sale and is 77 percent preleased for the 2019-2020 academic year. Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. arranged a $66.1 million acquisition loan that carried a 10-year term and a fixed interest rate of 4.5 percent, for the transaction.
Acquisitions
AUSTIN, TEXAS — World Class Property Co., an Austin-based investment firm headed by Nate Paul, has acquired Arboretum Crossing, a 191,760-square-foot regional power center in Austin. The property is situated on 20 acres at the intersection of three of Austin’s busiest thoroughfares. Tenants include Bed Bath & Beyond, World Market, Mattress Firm and Ferguson Enterprises. The seller was New York-based Kimco Realty Corp.
OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — Hamilton Zanze has acquired the 272-unit Metcalf Village Apartments in Overland Park for an undisclosed price. The company plans to rebrand the community as Boulders at Overland Park Apartments. Built in 2017, the property spans 261,862 square feet. Amenities include a fitness center and a saltwater pool. Hamilton Zanze, a San Francisco-based real estate investment company, plans to improve outdoor lighting and landscaping. Mission Rock Residential will manage the asset. The seller was not disclosed.
WARRENVILLE, ILL. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has brokered the sale of a multi-tenant retail building in Warrenville for $5.4 million. At the time of sale, the 18,000-square-foot property was 93 percent leased to Starbucks, Potbelly Sandwich Works, T-Mobile, Spotted Paw and Jazza Nails. Chad Firsel and Daniel Waszak of Quantum brokered the transaction. A Chicago-based private investor purchased the asset from a Chicago-based investment group.
ROCKFORD, ILL. — SVN Chicago Commercial has arranged the sale of a two-property multifamily portfolio in Rockford for $2.7 million. The properties, which total 79 units, include the neighboring Orchard Hills and Forest View. Cody Doran and Reid Bennett of SVN brokered the transaction. Buyer and seller information was not disclosed.
LAS VEGAS — Shopoff Realty Investments has sold Pointe at Centennial, a 624-unit apartment community in Las Vegas, to The Calida Group for $100 million. Pointe at Centennial is situated at 5850 Sky Pointe Drive, about 11 miles northwest of downtown Las Vegas. The community offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans ranging from 740 to 1,121 square feet per unit. Shopoff purchased the property in September 2016 as a value-add acquisition when roughly 25 percent of the units were updated. At the time of the most recent sale, Shopoff said 50 percent of the units are currently updated. “By bringing the percentage of renovated units at the property up to 50 percent, we captured significant rent increases, approximately 20 percent higher than the property’s average rental rate at the outset of the renovation plan,” says Shopoff CEO William Shopoff. Irvine, Calif.-based Shopoff also made investments to community-wide amenities such as adding new entry gates, remodeling the leasing office, upgrading lighting, improving landscaping, and implementing roof repairs, exterior painting and gym upgrades. Other amenities include a swimming pool, basketball court, tennis court, grilling area, playgrounds, covered parking and a clubhouse. Shopoff has invested in value-add properties across the United States for …
MILLS RIVER, N.C. — CBRE has arranged the $9 million sale of FedEx Ground Terminal, an 89,828-square-foot industrial property leased to FedEx Ground Package System Inc., in Mills River. The asset is situated within Broadpointe Business Park, less than a mile from Asheville Regional Airport and about 11 miles south of downtown Asheville. FedEx Ground has occupied the space since the building was delivered in 2006. West Palm Properties Inc. acquired the property. Patrick Gildea, Matt Smith, Randy Getz and Grayson Hawkins of CBRE represented the sellers, Rose Canyon Business Park LP and JMWM LP, in the transaction.
MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. — Dalfen Industrial has bought Golden Glades Fulfillment Center, a 201,491-square-foot, multi-tenant industrial building in Miami Gardens. The property was 100 percent leased at the time of the sale to tenants including Amazon and Packaging Corp. of America. The asset sits on 10.2 acres about 15 miles north of downtown Miami and within 10 miles of 1.6 million people. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
Cushman & Wakefield Arranges Sale of 371-Unit Seniors Housing Portfolio in Rhode Island
by David Cohen
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Cushman & Wakefield Senior Housing Capital Markets has arranged the sale of three senior communities in metro Providence. An institutional investor sold the 371-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care portfolio for an undisclosed price. The buyer was Capital Health Group, a Baltimore-based investor seeking value-add opportunities in the area. Milestone Retirement Communities LLC, an affiliate of Capital Health Group, will take over operations at each community. The portfolio consists of Pocasset Bay, a 169-unit independent living and assisted living community in Johnston; East Bay, a 98-unit assisted living and memory care community in East Providence; and Greenwich Bay, a 104-unit assisted living and memory care community in East Greenwich. The Cushman & Wakefield team involved in the transaction included Richard Swartz, Jay Wagner, Jim Dooley and Sam Dylag.
AVENEL, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $2.6 million sale of St. George Plaza, a 16,050-square-foot retail property in Avenel. Located at 1144-1162 St Georges Ave., the property is anchored by UPS and H&R Block. Jason Petrick of Marcus & Millichap’s New Jersey office represented the seller in the transaction, the original developer of the property. The buyer was an out-of-state investor.