LANCASTER, CALIF. — Lee & Associates-LA North/Ventura has negotiated the sale of Aurora Village Apartments, a low-income seniors housing project in Lancaster. The property is located in what city planners hope will be a “Medical Main Street” district for the city, which is north of Los Angeles in the western Mojave Desert area. It features 132 units on a 3.4-acre site within the city’s Amargosa Creek Master Plan, which envisions a mixed-use, pedestrian-friendly district with retail and medical amenities. The seller, Aurora Village LP, was the original developer and used federal Low Income Housing Tax Credit funding to finance the project. Afton Properties acquired the community for $8.7 million. Matt Benwitt of Lee & Associates-LA North/Ventura represented the seller in the transaction. Edward Mulflur of Re/Max Commercial represented the buyer. “With the expiration of the 15-year initial operation period, the new buyer is able to sell new tax credits,” says Benwitt. “The buyer will also benefit from the property’s location in an Opportunity Zone. Recent installation of solar electric and water heating systems by the seller presented an attractive package to the buyer.”
CINCINNATI — VICI Properties Inc. (NYSE: VICI), together with a subsidiary of Hard Rock International, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Jack Cincinnati Casino in downtown Cincinnati for approximately $745 million. VICI Properties will acquire 100 percent of the membership interests of a subsidiary of Jack Cincinnati that owns the land and real estate assets of the casino for $558 million. Hard Rock will acquire the operating assets of Jack Cincinnati for $187 million. Simultaneous with the transaction, VICI will enter into a triple-net-lease agreement with Hard Rock. Jack Cincinnati opened in 2013 and features 100,000 square feet of gaming space with approximately 1,800 gaming machines and 100 table games. The property also contains 33,000 square feet of meeting space, six restaurants and two bars. The transaction is expected to close late this year. Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC is serving as financial advisor and Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP is serving as legal advisor to VICI.
INDEPENDENCE, MO. — Hamilton Zanze has acquired Cornerstone Apartments in Independence near Kansas City for an undisclosed price. Built in 2004, the 420-unit apartment property features 14 buildings. Community amenities include a fitness center, indoor-outdoor pool and spa. Hamilton Zanze plans to upgrade the business center and clubhouse as well as add a dog park and package storage system. Mission Rock Residential will manage the property. The seller was not disclosed.
DES PLAINES, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $1.9 million sale of a Fifth Third Bank ground lease in Des Plaines. The 4,224-square-foot building is located at 510 Metropolitan Way. Austin Weisenbeck and Sean Sharko marketed the property on behalf of the seller. An outside broker represented the out-of-state, 1031 exchange buyer.
SAN ANTONIO — A joint venture between REATA Real Estate Services and Stonefield Investment Advisors has acquired Brooks Corner Shopping Center, a 173,041-square-foot retail power center located at the northwest quadrant of SE Military Drive and Interstate 37 in San Antonio. The property was built in 2005 and was 96 percent leased at the time of sale to an array of national tenants, including Ross Dress for Less, Petco, Conn’s HomePlus and Dollar Tree. Brooks Corner is also shadow-anchored by H-E-B, Home Depot and Target. The seller was InvenTrust Properties, an Illinois-based retail REIT. The sales price was not disclosed. The new ownership will also assume leasing and management of the center.
LIVE OAK, TEXAS — HFF has negotiated the sale of Gateway Plaza, a 136,553-square-foot retail center located along Loop 1604 in the northeastern San Antonio suburb of Live Oak. Anchored by Burlington, the property was 98 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Goodwill, Laser Legend, Furniture Now and Great Clips. John Taylor, Drew Fuller, Josh Villarreal and Kyle Shaffer of HFF marketed the property on behalf of the seller, Los Angeles-based private investment firm Tryperion Partners, in the transaction. The buyer was San Antonio-based Nooner Holdings.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Aspen Woods, a 228-unit apartment community in Arlington. Built in 1976, the property, which has since been rebranded as The District on Collins, primarily offers two- and three-bedroom floor plans with units averaging about 850 square feet. Amenities include a pool, outdoor grilling area, a clubhouse and onsite laundry facilities. Al Silva of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a Dallas-based partnership, in the transaction. Silva also procured the buyer, a Texas-based investment firm that will implement a multimillion-dollar renovation program.
SAN MARCOS, TEXAS — JLL has brokered the sale of 1271 San Marcos, a 240-unit apartment community located approximately 32 miles south of downtown Austin. The recently built, 11-acre property consists of eight three-story apartment buildings, a resort-style pool, two outdoor grilling stations, a fitness center, outdoor entertainment pavilion and a dog park. Greg Austin and Scott LaMontagne of JLL represented the sellers, Covenant Development and Parkcrest Builders LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was Oregon-based Hayden Properties LLC.
PLANO, TEXAS — Los Angeles-based investment firm RPD Catalyst has acquired Preston Creek Shopping Center, a 79,730-square-foot retail property in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Plano. The developer of the center, ASG Realty, sold the center for an undisclosed amount. Chris Harden, Kris Von Hohn and Ryan Duffie of Cushman & Wakefield, along with Samer Keilani and James Hankins of ACR Realty, represented the seller in the transaction. RPD Catalyst was self-represented. Several restaurants, including Pei Wei Asian Diner, Modern Market and Cowboy Chicken, anchor the property, which was completed in 2006.
TEXARKANA, TEXAS — CBRE has arranged the sale of Waterton Plaza at Cowhorn Creek, a 76-bed skilled nursing facility in Texarkana, located along the Texas-Arkansas border. Daniel Morris of CBRE represented the seller, The Waterton at Cowhorn Creek LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was a partnership between Trinity Healthcare and Live Oak Healthcare, both of which are based in the DFW metroplex.