WAYNE, N.J. — CBRE has arranged the sale of the former Toys ‘R’ Us corporate headquarters in Wayne. The sales price was undisclosed. Located at 1 Geoffrey Way, the 621,000-square-foot property is situated on 191 acres overlooking a reservoir. The property was built in 1962 as the original headquarters for American Cyanamid and consists of two interconnected office buildings. Toys ‘R’ Us occupied the property for 16 years. Jeffrey Babikian, Robert L’Abbate, Allyson L’Abbate, Nor Ramos and Brian Godau of CBRE represented the seller, Toys ‘R’ Us Property Company I LLC, and Raider Hill Advisors, in the transaction. The buyer was undisclosed.
Acquisitions
NEW HAVEN, CONN. — Northeast Private Client Group has brokered the $6.7 million sale of Brendan Towers, a 60-unit brick apartment building in New Haven. The property is located at 457 Whalley Ave. Brad Balletto, Rich Edwards and Jeff Wright of Northeast Private Client Group represented the seller, Navarino Capital, in the transaction. The buyer was undisclosed.
Markward Group Orchestrates $2.2M Sale of Development Site in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
by David Cohen
BETHLEHEM, PA. — Markward Group has arranged the $2.2 million sale of an eight-acre development site in Bethlehem. The property is located at 4700-4720 Bath Pike. Matt Macdonald of Markward Group represented the seller, the Kunsman Family, in the transaction. The buyer was Columbia Wegman Hanover LLC., which plans to develop a senior living community on the property.
DENVILLE, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $1.8 million sale of a 12,770-square-foot retail property in Denville. Located at 424 W. Main St., the fully occupied property is situated on 1.4 acres. Michael Lombardi and Scott Plasky of Marcus & Millichap’s New Jersey office represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The buyer was also a private investor.
DENVER — Oak Coast Properties and BMC Investments have purchased a three-property multifamily portfolio in Denver from an undisclosed seller for $177 million. The buyers plan to renovate and rebrand the existing properties — Timberline Apartments, Woodhaven Apartments and Westwood Apartments — as one large community named Ivy Crossing. Originally built between 1974 and 1977 and situated on 45 acres, the properties offer a combined total of 1,023 units. The buyers plan to improve and centralize the combined community leasing center, renovate a formerly shuttered, 5,000-square-foot clubhouse and amenity center, and enhance landscaping and property exteriors, as well as handle deferred maintenance issues. Charles Halladay, Brock Yaffe and Rick Salinas of HFF arranged 15-year, full-term, interest-only $120 million loan through Freddie Mac’s Optigo Social Impact initiative for the acquisition. Terrance Hunt and Shane Ozment of Newmark Knight Frank represented the seller in the transaction. The acquisition marks the ninth and largest investment partnership between Oak Coast Properties and BMC, as well as the 11th Oak Coast Properties assignment for BLDG Management, the property management affiliate of BMC.
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. — Safco Capital Corp. has purchased a retail parcel, located at 8330 W. Santa Monica Blvd. in West Hollywood. Mayfair Realty sold the asset for $25.2 million. A 17,833-square-foot Gelson’s Market, a gourmet grocery store, occupies the building situated on the 1.25-acre site. David Swartz of Crosbie Gliner Schiffman Southard & Swanson represented the buyer in the deal, which was structured as a sale-leaseback transaction.
DENVER — Nexus Commercial Realty has arranged the sale of a multifamily building, located at 8770-8780 Galen Court in Denver. An undisclosed buyer acquired the 38-unit property from 71st & Lowell Apartments LLC for $4.7 million. The 30,802-square-foot property features 12 one-bedroom/one-bath and 26 two-bedroom/one-bath units. The property underwent recent renovations include new roofs, windows, boilers and decks, as well as 54 off-street parking spaces in a re-striped parking lot. Jason Koch of Nexus represented the seller in the deal.
Cushman & Wakefield Negotiates Sale of 1.5 MSF Industrial Building Leased to Kmart in Greensboro
by Alex Tostado
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated the sale of a 1.5 million-square-foot industrial building fully leased to Kmart Inc. in Greensboro. NFI Industries, a third-party logistics provider, subleases the asset. The facility is situated at 300 Penry Road, about four miles east of downtown Greensboro. Rob Cochran, Jared Londry, Nolan Ashton, Stewart Calhoun and Casey Masters of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Greensboro Lease Management LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was a joint venture between Pacer Partners and Drake Real Estate Partners. The sales price was not disclosed.
GREENSBORO, N.C. — CBRE|Triad and CBRE|Raleigh have arranged the sale of CentrePort Office Park, a four-building, 264,847-square-foot office park in Greensboro, to Deep River LLC. The sales price was not disclosed, though Triad Business Journal reports the sales price was $23.2 million. The buildings are located at 101, 200 and 202 CentrePort Drive and 7336 McCloud Road, about 12 miles west of downtown Greensboro and about six miles south of Piedmont Triad International Airport. Amenities include a fitness center, conference rooms and rotating food trucks. The CBRE|Triad and CBRE|Raleigh team of Ben Kilgore, Greg Wilson, Dodson Schenck and Matt King represented the seller, Petrus Partners, in the transaction.
MONTGOMERY, ALA. — Colliers International has brokered the sale of Barrington Place at Somerset, a 376-unit apartment community in the Eastchase submarket of Montgomery. Amenities include two fitness centers, two swimming pools, a 16-seat movie theater, children’s play room, playground, car care center and a jogging trail. Will Mathews, Carter Brehm and Austin Weathington of Colliers represented both the buyer and seller — Core Pacific Advisors and Barrington Place LLC, respectively — in the transaction. Built in 2002, the value-add property is Core Pacific’s first purchase in Alabama. The sales price was not disclosed.