BOSTON — CBRE has arranged the $26.2 million sale of the building that houses The Skating Club of Boston. Located at 1240 Soldiers Field Road in Boston’s Brighton neighborhood, the figure skating club, which was founded in 1912, is the third oldest in the United States. Mark Reardon and Matt Furey of CBRE represented the seller, The Skating Club of Boston, in the transaction. The buyer was the Davis Cos.
Acquisitions
WOODBRIDGE, N.J. — HFF has secured a $25.5 million acquisition loan for Woodbridge Crossing, a 285,210-square-foot retail center in Woodbridge. Located at 451-479 Green St., the property was built in 2001 and renovated in 2018. The center is approximately 80 percent leased to a tenant roster that includes Burlington Stores, Big Lots, Planet Fitness, Altitude Trampoline Park, Modell’s, Party City, Thomasville, Sprint, Miracle Ear and FedEx Office. Michael Klein and Rob Hinckley of HFF secured the financing on behalf of the borrower, PAG Investments. Citizens Bank provided the five-year, fixed-rate loan.
BRIDGEPORT, CONN. — Angel Commercial has negotiated the $2.1 million sale of the former Astoria Park Nursing Home in Bridgeport. Located at 725 Park Ave., the 61,344-square-foot building was acquired by the Bridgeport Rescue Mission, which will use the property for a new community care center. Founded in 1993, the Bridgeport Rescue Mission provides food, shelter, clothing, education, job training and counseling for the urban poor of Coastal Fairfield County. Jon Angel of Angel Commercial represented the seller, Laureate Astoria LLC, in the transaction.
HOUSTON — Miami-based investment firm Eagle Property Capital (EPC) has acquired three multifamily assets totaling 750 units in Houston’s outer loop. The properties include the 312-unit Landmark at Barker Cypress, the 246-unit Champions Park Apartments and the 192-unit Champions Centre Apartments. Mitch Sinberg, Brad Williamson and Matthew Robbins of Berkadia arranged acquisition financing for EPC through Freddie Mac’s Green Advantage program. All three loans carried fixed interest rates, 10-year terms and five-year interest-only periods.
PLANO, TEXAS — The Praedium Group, a New York City-based investment firm, has sold Legends at Chase Oaks, a 346-unit multifamily community in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Plano. After acquiring the asset in 2014, Praedium Group executed a value-add program to the property’s unit interiors and amenity spaces, the latter of which includes a pool, business center, fitness center, resident clubhouse and a playground. Will Balthrope, Drew Kile, Joey Tumminello and Grant Raymond of Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller. The buyer was California-based StarPoint Properties.
HUMBLE, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 10,714-square-foot retail property that is net-leased to Mattress One in Humble, a northern suburb of Houston. Nate Newman of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a Florida-based family trust, in the transaction. Newman also procured the buyer, a limited liability company. Both parties requested anonymity.
MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP, MICH. — Martin Commercial Properties has arranged the sale of a 7,400-square-foot retail property located at 3490 Okemos Road in Meridian Township near Lansing. The sales price was not disclosed. Shawn O’Brien of Martin represented the buyer, Tommy Hannawa of Affinity 8 Investments LLC, which also purchased a neighboring Tim Horton’s property. Property renovations are scheduled to begin in the next 90 days. The seller was not disclosed.
GOLDEN, COLO. — Los Angeles-based Karlin Golden has completed the disposition of Clear Creek Square, a mixed-use building located at 600-650 12th St. in downtown Golden. Colorado State Land Board acquired the asset for $15.9 million in an off-market transaction. Built in 2002, the building features 78,647 square feet of office space, with approximately 11 percent of the square footage dedicated to ground-floor retail space, free covered parking, on-site showers and lockers. The multi-tenant building is home to five office users. Tenants include Equian, The Regis Co., Institutional Cash Distributor, Big Ring Cycles, Anthony’s Pizza & Pasta and Barrels & Bottles. At the time of sale, the property was 95 percent occupied. Campbell Davis, James Brody and Blake Harris of CBRE represented the seller in the deal.
ESCONDIDO, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of Escondido Valley Center, a retail property located at 1346, 1352 and 1358 W. Valley Parkway in Escondido. An Orange County, Calif.-based family trust acquired the property from El Segundo, Calif.-based Paragon Commercial Group for an undisclosed price. Situated on 7.2 acres, the 92,169-square-foot property is anchored by ALDI, HomeGoods, BevMo! and Staples. At the time of sale, the property was fully occupied. Ed Hanley, Bill Asher and Kevin Fryman of Hanley Investment Group represented the seller, while Ken McLeod and Zachary Card of CBRE’s Los Angeles’ office represented the buyer in the deal.
ORANGE, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged the sale of two seniors housing communities in Orange, approximately 33 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles. Marlon LTD, a private partnership, acquired the two newly constructed apartment communities from RC Hobbs Cos. for $15 million. The sale was an exchange dependent on Marlon selling two older properties in nearby Tustin. The seniors housing apartments included a 28-unit property at 184 N. Prospect St. and a 12-unit property at 130 S. Hewes St. CBRE’s Dan Blackwell represented Marlon and RC Hobbs in the transactions. Korkees LP, another exchange buyer represented by Blackwell, purchased the two older assets in Tustin.