CHICAGO — Essex Realty Group Inc. has brokered the sale of a 43-unit apartment building in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood for $5.7 million. The property, located at 6031-6043 N. Paulina St., has been owned by the same family for more than 50 years. The building includes 37 one-bedroom units and six two-bedroom units. Doug Imber, Kate Varde and Clay Maxfield of Essex brokered the transaction. Brad Desent and his siblings sold the asset to a private investor completing a 1031 tax-deferred exchange. Records indicate the property was purchased in 1965 for $260,000.
Acquisitions
INDIANAPOLIS — Gladstone Commercial Corp. has purchased a 34,800-square-foot industrial building in Indianapolis for $3.5 million. The property, located within Park 100, is expandable by approximately 13,000 square feet. Indianapolis Fruit Co. Inc. fully occupies the freezer storage and distribution facility. The company provides fresh, frozen and packaged produce to a variety of customer types, including grocery stores, restaurants, schools and food management companies. The seller was not disclosed.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — The Dilweg Cos. has sold Vantage Place, a 171,523-square-foot office building in Nashville. Innovatus Capital Partners LLC acquired the asset, which spans five stories and was built in 1981. Vantage Place is situated about three miles north of downtown Nashville in the city’s Metrocenter district. The building was 99 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including AO Smith, Centerstone Research Institute, CGS and Young Williams. Dilweg, which purchased the property in April 2017, modernized the elevators and upgraded the building management systems. The sales price was not disclosed.
NORFOLK, VA. — Colliers International has arranged the $24.9 million sale of Twin Oaks, two four-story office buildings totaling 171,000-square-feet in Norfolk. The two buildings are situated at 5700 and 5800 Lake Wright Drive within Lake Wright Executive Center. Florida-based SF Partners purchased the assets from Bethesda, Md.-based Guardian Realty Investors. Twin Oaks’ tenant roster includes Booz Allen Hamilton and Titan America. J. Scott Adams, Mac Weaver and Don Crigger of Colliers represented the seller in the transaction.
CLARKSVILLE, TENN. — Rise Partners has purchased a vacant 95,000-square-foot retail property in Clarksville that formerly housed Kmart. The investment firm said construction will begin immediately on Clarksville Commons so that five national retailers can move in by late fall. Gary Shanks of The Shopping Center Group is handling leasing of the center. The names of the retailers have not yet been announced. The asset, which also has a vacant fuel center, is situated at 2300 Madison St., about 43 miles northwest of downtown Nashville. The fuel center will be replaced with restaurant and retail space. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
BOSTON — Colliers has arranged the $19.6 million sale of a mixed-use property in Boston’s Downtown Crossing neighborhood. Located at 29-35 Temple Place, the recently renovated property consists of 42, short-term housing units as well as ground-floor retail currently leased to Democracy Brewing, a restaurant and brewery. Christopher Sower, Bruce Lusa, Jonathan Bryant, John Flaherty, Maggie Collins and Patrick Boyle of Colliers represented the buyer, Premier Capital Partners, in the transaction. The seller was undisclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Investment Sales has negotiated the $8.6 million sale of an apartment building in the Bedford Park neighborhood of the Bronx. Located at 215 E. 197th St., the five-story property was built in 1923 and contains 52 apartments. Amit Doshi and Shallini Mehra of Meridian represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was also undisclosed.
DORCHESTER, MASS. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $2.4 million sale of a multifamily building in Dorchester. Located at 12 Lyndhurst St., the 12-unit property consists of six one-bedroom and six two-bedroom units. Evan Griffith and Tony Pepdjonovic of Marcus & Millichap’s Boston office represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was also undisclosed.
MONTVILLE, CONN. — Lyman Real Estate has arranged the sale of three abutting parcels of land in Montville. The sales price was undisclosed. The largest parcel, .65 acres, is located at 2260 Route 32. It abuts a nearly half-acre parcel on 11 Gallivan Lane and an even smaller parcel behind it on Meadow Lane. Ron Lyman of Lyman Real Estate represented the seller, Steven Lombardi of Moosup, in the transaction. Joanna Konicki of William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty represented the buyer, Yost Holdings LLC.
Colliers Arranges $130M Sale of 60-Acre Parcel Near Las Vegas Strip for Mixed-Use Development
by Amy Works
LAS VEGAS — Colliers International | Las Vegas has arranged the sale of a land parcel located on the corner of Harmon Avenue and Koval Lane in Las Vegas. Nevada Development Associates VI LP acquired the asset from an undisclosed seller for $130 million. Situated near the Las Vegas Strip, the 60-arce site includes the Harbor Island apartment complex, which is adjacent to the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. The site is poised for a mix of high-density residential, retail and/or gambling/resort development. Mike Mixer of Colliers’ Las Vegas office represented the seller in the deal.