MIRAMAR, FLA. — Bridge Development Partners has acquired a 304,428-square-foot industrial warehouse situated at 15501 SW 29th St. in Miramar. Sherm Realty Corp. sold the facility for $38 million, according to public records. Bridge plans to significantly renovate the property and rebrand it as Bridge Point Miramar. Details of the renovation and a timeline were not disclosed. Located about 26 miles north of Miami, Bridge Point Miramar sits on a 20-acre lot within Miramar Centre Business Park, a more than 1.1 million-square-foot master planned park that is home to tenants including Comcast, Bunzl, Stanley Black & Decker, Johnson Controls and Nestle Waters. Mike Davis, Chris Metzger and Rick Etner Jr. of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction.
Acquisitions
FAIRFAX, VA. — Federal Realty Investment Trust has purchased Fairfax Junction, a 75,000-square-foot retail center in Fairfax, for $22.5 million. The center sits on seven acres and was fully leased to Aldi, Planet Fitness and CVS/pharmacy at the time of the sale. Fairfax Junction is situated about 17 miles west of downtown Washington, D.C. Michael Gorsage of H&R Retail Investment Properties represented the seller, Glazer Properties, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Avison Young has arranged the $68 million sale of a development site on the Upper East Side of Manhattan for $68 million. Located at 1393 York Ave., the property has a floor area of 112,420 square feet. Avison Young represented the seller, The Church of the Epiphany, in the transaction. The buyer was Weill Cornell Medical College, which plans to build housing for medical students at the site. As part of the transaction, The Church of the Epiphany will remain at 1393 York Avenue for two years as a tenant.
Marcus & Millichap Negotiates $7.3M Sale of Comfort Inn University in Amherst, New York
by David Cohen
AMHERST, N.Y. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $7.3 million sale of the Comfort Inn University in Amherst. Located at 1 Flint Road, the four-story property includes 102 rooms. Among the amenities are a fitness center, laundry facility, indoor swimming pool and business center. Jerry Swon, Dan Zagoria and Cameron Peirce of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was also undisclosed.
SANTA CRUZ, CALIF. — Ashford Hospitality Trust has acquired the Hilton Santa Cruz/Scotts Valley in Santa Cruz from The Arden Group for $50 million. Located at 6001 La Madrona Drive, Hilton Santa Cruz/Scotts Valley features 178 guest rooms, including 21 suites. The hotel, which opened in 1999, also features a full-service Stonehouse Bar & Grill, 7,900 square feet of flexible meeting space, an outdoor pool, fitness center, business center, gift shop and guest laundry facility. To fund the acquisition, the company used cash on its balance sheet and issued as consideration to the seller approximately 1.5 million Operating Partnership Units valued at $7.00 per unit, a premium of approximately 31 percent yesterday’s closing price. The company also assumed a non-recourse mortgage loan at closing with a current balance of approximately $25.3 million. The loan matures in March 2025 and has a fixed interest rate of 4.7 percent. Mark Fraioli and Melvin Chu of JLL represented the seller in transaction.
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.
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.