SAN DIEGO — HFF has arranged the sale of Palomar Health Outpatient Center Phase I, a medical office building in North County San Diego. Harrison Street Real Estate Capital acquired the 75,000-square-foot property from JRMC Real Estate for an undisclosed price. The three-story, built-to-suit, Class A facility is fully leased to Palomar Health, which plans to offer high-acuity services, including radiation, oncology, express care/outpatient clinical services and a Palomar-Rady Children’s Hospital. The first phase was delivered in April 2018. Palomar Health Outpatient Center Phase I is located on the 56-acre Palomar Medical Center Escondido campus, a 288-bed hospital with the only trauma center within 20 miles. Evan Kovac, Andrew Milne and Trent Jemmett of HFF represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal. Tim Wright and Zack Holderman of HFF’s debt advisory team were also involved in the transaction.
Acquisitions
LA JOLLA, CALIF. — Colliers International San Diego Region has arranged the sale of two adjacent mixed-use properties in downtown La Jolla. Located at 7527-7535 and 7545-7553 Girard Ave., the assets sold for a combined total of $9 million. Bill Shrader of Colliers International San Diego Region’s Urban Property Team represented the seller of both properties, Rancho Girard LLC. Shrader also represented the buyer, YDNL LLC, of 7527-7535 Girard Ave., while Michael McNally of Pacific Commercial Management represented the undisclosed buyer of 7545-7553 Girard Ave. The 7545-7553 Girard Ave. property is a 7,649-square-foot restaurant and retail building occupied by Harry’s Coffee Shop and Everett Stunz. Situated on a 9,749-square-foot lot, the building at 7527-7535 Girard Ave. features two residential apartments and long-term retail tenants, including Dewhurst & Associates and Salon Spruce, among others.
PHOENIX — Lee & Associates Arizona has brokered the sales of two industrial assets in Phoenix for a combined total of $13.8 million. In the first deal, TWT Real Estate Investments sold a dock-high distribution building to Layman Properties – East University Drive LLC for $8.5 million, or $63.08 per square foot. Located at 2020 E. University Drive, the facility features 134,375 square feet of space and is occupied by Arizona Wholesale Supply and Iron Mountain. Arizona Wholesale Supply built the facility in 1967 for itself with the opportunity to lease a portion out for income. Andrew Ogan of Lee & Associates Arizona represented the buyer and seller. Wells Fargo Real Estate Capital Markets provided $3 million in financing. In the second transaction, Layman Properties LLC acquired a three-building office and industrial project from One Deer Valley JV LLC for $5.3 million, or $109.85 per square foot. Located at One W. Deer Valley Road, the asset includes a 21,181-square-foot office building and two 13,261-square-foot industrial buildings. At the time of sale, the property was 100 percent leased. Ogan represented the buyer, while Matt Hobaica, also of Lee & Associates Arizona, represented the seller.
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has arranged the sale of 1827 W. Hubbard, a 33,000-square-foot flex office building in Chicago’s West Town neighborhood. Chicago-based Dayton Street Partners LLC paid $3.9 million to acquire the structure located within the Kinzie Industrial Corridor. Interra’s Colin O’Malley and Jon Morgan represented the private seller. Built in 1960, the 33,000-square-foot building is currently leased to a single tenant, Tablescapes Chicago Party Rentals. The property features 6,320 square feet of fully conditioned showroom space, two loading docks and a paved parking lot with space for 34 vehicles. The city’s proposed rezoning of the Kinzie Industrial Corridor is attracting strong interest from investors and developers as they look to move west of Fulton Market, according to Interra Realty. The property is located less than a mile from Metra’s Western Avenue station and the Chicago Transit Authority’s Green/Pink Line station at Ashland/Lake. The planned Green Line stop at Damen/Lake, scheduled for completion in 2020, is expected to further enhance accessibility in the immediate area, which is approximately one mile from both the Kennedy and Eisenhower expressways.
DOWNERS GROVE, ILL. — The Boulder Group, an investment brokerage firm specializing in net-leased properties, has brokered the $3.2 million sale of a 6,267-square-foot retail asset in Downers Grove, about 25 miles west of Chicago. Located at 336-338 W. Ogden Ave., the property was fully leased at the time of sale to three tenants: Five Guys, ATI Physical Therapy and Sports Clips. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented the seller, a local investor, in the transaction. The buyer was a private investor based in California. There are approximately 253,000 people earning an average household income of $121,377 living within a five-mile radius of the property.
PEARLAND, TEXAS — Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) Private Real Estate has acquired Retreat at Shadow Creek Ranch, a 370-unit multifamily community located in the southwestern Houston suburb of Pearland. Built in 2013, the property is situated near Texas Medical Center and features one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, game room, media room, dog park and a playground. GSAM plans to implement a value-add program to upgrade unit interior’s kitchens and bathrooms, as well as the property’s common areas. Ryan Epstein and Jennifer Ray of Berkadia represented the seller, Inland Private Capital Corp., in the transaction.
HOUSTON — Local investment firm TriArc Properties has purchased Smart Living at Stuebner Airline, a 112-unit apartment property in north Houston. Built in 2015, the community features one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a fitness center, resident clubhouse, business center and an outdoor grilling area. Cortney Cole of HFF placed a five-year, floating-rate acquisition loan through Veritex Community Bank on behalf of TriArc Properties.
HOUSTON — EDGE Realty Capital Markets has negotiated the sale of I-10 & Haden Shopping Center, a 15,605-square-foot retail center located at 13740 East Freeway in Houston. The center was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Verizon Wireless and Batteries + Bulbs. Burdette Huffman and Josh Jacobs of EDGE Realty represented the seller, I-10 & Haden Ltd., in the transaction. Nathan Wang of Citadel Venture Holdings represented the buyer, SBTC Properties LLC.
Graham Commercial Properties Acquires 16 Distribution Centers in Southeast for $194M
by Alex Tostado
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Graham Commercial Properties (GCP) has acquired a distribution center portfolio that encompasses 16 facilities, 2.7 million square feet and three states in the Southeast for $194 million. The assets are located in Spartanburg, S.C.; Charlotte and Winston-Salem, N.C.; and Tampa and Orlando, Fla. The exact locations were not disclosed, but a press release stated the properties average 170,000 square feet and are situated near interstates, airports, rail and both inland and sea ports. The portfolio was 98 percent leased at the time of the sale and the portfolio has a combined 1.5 million square feet of expansion and development capabilities, according to Birmingham, Ala.-based GCP. “The Southeast distribution portfolio improves GCP’s overall portfolio in every category: quality of tenants, building metrics, geography and lease rollover,” says Taylor Graham, vice president of investments for GCP. “We are excited to increase our holdings in the Carolinas to over 30 percent of the total portfolio.” CBRE represented the privately owned buyer in the transaction. The seller was not disclosed. Wells Fargo provided acquisition financing. GCP’s portfolio now spans 11.7 million square feet across Alabama, Georgia, Florida and North and South Carolina. — Alex Tostado
SAN ANTONIO — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the $3.2 million sale of a 17,633-square-foot freestanding retail property in San Antonio. The property was built in 1980 and is leased to Bank of America, which recently extended its triple-net lease term by seven years. Patrick Luther, Matthew Mousavi and Chris Edwards of SRS represented the seller, an affiliate of New York-based The Feil Organization. The buyer, a private investor, acquired the property at a 6.4 percent cap rate.