Acquisitions

Villa-Bonita-Dallas

DALLAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Villa Bonita, a 232-unit multifamily asset in Dallas. The property was built in 1969 and is located near a variety of public transportation outlets, schools and retail centers. Al Silva and Ford Braly of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, California-based Bellaire Partners, in the transaction. Silva and Braly also procured the buyer, a New York-based investment firm. The new ownership plans to implement capital improvements to the unit interiors and exteriors.

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SPRING AND CLUTE, TEXAS — Houston-based investment firm Williamsburg Enterprises has purchased two retail centers totaling 178,977 square feet in metro Houston. The assets include Klein Square, an 80,836-square-foot property located in the northern suburb of Spring, and Plantation Plaza, a 98,141-square-foot property located in Clute, about 55 miles south of Houston. Williamsburg plans to renovate the properties, which were both less than 50 percent occupied at the time of sale, during the first half of 2019. The seller was Brixmor Property Group.

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DALLAS — SVN | Investment Sales Group has negotiated the sale of Park Lane Terrace, a 152-unit multifamily community in Dallas. The Class C property was built in the late 1960s. Mark Allen of SVN represented the Dallas-based seller and the California-based buyer in the transaction. The buyer acquired the asset using a 1031 exchange. The sales price was not disclosed.

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CHICAGO — Pacific Reach has acquired Linea, a newly constructed 265-unit apartment building in downtown Chicago. The 33-story luxury property, completed in mid-2017, features a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans as well as nearly 5,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Situated at 215 W. Lake St., the building has a Walk Score of 98 due to its proximity to top employers and retail. Walk Score is a number between 0 and 100 that measures the walkability of any address. The top two floors are dedicated to amenity space, including a sky lounge, pool with hot tub, fitness center and yoga studio, lounge areas, outdoor terraces, conference rooms and a media room. Sean Fogarty, Marty O’Connell, Wick Kirby and Kevin Girard of HFF marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a partnership between LaSalle Investment Management Inc. and Moceri + Roszak LLC. The sales price was not disclosed. Linea is a play off of the word “linear.”

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WOODBURY, MINN. — Inland Retail Property Fund LP has purchased the fully leased retail component of the CityPlace mixed-use project in Woodbury, located about 20 miles east of Minneapolis. Whole Foods Market anchors the retail center. Amy Sands, Clinton Mitchell, Daniel Finkle and Jules Sherwood of HFF represented the seller, Elion Partners, which redeveloped the former State Farm regional corporate headquarters into CityPlace. The 184,711-square-foot retail portion of the project was completed in 2016 and 2017. In addition to Whole Foods, tenants include Nordstrom Rack, Sierra Trading Post, La-Z-Boy Furniture, Sur La Table, Verizon Wireless, Cycle Bar and Potbelly Sandwich Works. Timothy Joyce, Elliott Throne and Jason Bond of HFF arranged a 10-year, fixed-rate acquisition loan through Guardian Life Insurance Company of America.

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IRVING, TEXAS — Varidesk, a provider of adjustable desks, has acquired a 424,000-square-foot office building located at 901 W. Walnut Hill Lane in Irving’s Las Colinas district. The three-story building was built in 1983 and formerly served as the headquarters of jewelry retailer Zales. Amenities include a fitness center, cafeteria and conferencing facilities. The new ownership will reposition the building with a design that activates the entry plaza, promotes connectivity to the outdoors and modernizes the amenity spaces. Cushman & Wakefield is working with Varidesk on the redevelopment and lease up of the building. Corgan is the architect and interior designer for the new office space, which is expected to open this summer as VARISPACE Las Colinas.

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Saddle-Brook-West-Apartments-Waco-Texas

WACO, TEXAS — The Multifamily Group (TMG), a Dallas-based brokerage firm, has negotiated the sale of Saddle Brook West Apartment Homes, a 216-unit community in Waco. Built in 2001 on 11 acres, the property features a pool, playground, game room, fitness center, basketball court and a spa. TMG represented the owner and developer, Dallas-based Zidell Cos. and procured the buyer, Houston-based Juniper Investment Group. The property, which traded at a cap rate of just over 5 percent, has been rebranded Flats on Chapel.

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Luau-Koko-Apartments-Dallas

DALLAS — Greysteel has arranged the sale of Luau and Koko Apartments, a 138-unit multifamily portfolio in Dallas. Both properties have recently undergone capital improvements, including upgrades to the unit interiors and parking lots. Doug Banerjee, Boyan Radic, Andrew Mueller and Scott Simon of Greysteel represented the seller and procured the buyer for the deal. Both parties requested anonymity. Daniel Hartnett of Greysteel arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for the transaction.

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DELRAY BEACH, FLA. — Avison Young has arranged the sale of the former Home Depot headquarters in Delray Beach. The 42.7-acre site in Palm Beach County was sold on behalf of Investors Warranty of America in three transactions totaling $33 million. Three parcels were sold to three separate South Florida developers, and they have created a joint venture to turn the land into a mixed-use project. Centerpointe Delray Holdings, consisting of Miami-based firms 13th Floor Investments and Key International, along with Boca Raton-based CDS International Holdings, will build more than 600 multifamily units. CDS plans to also develop office and retail space on the site. The project will include a 1.8-acre park with trails connecting to the 25-acre Delray Natural Oaks Preserve. The Delray Beach City Commission has already unanimously approved the master plan.

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NORFOLK, VA. — The Falstaff Group has acquired Town Point Center, a 12-story, 132,000-square-foot office building located at 150 Boush St. in downtown Norfolk. CIG Town Point Center LLC and The Runnymede Corp. sold the Class A building to Falstaff for $19.9 million. Situated along Elizabeth River, the building was 94 percent leased at the time of the sale to tenants including Verizon Wireless, BDO USA, The UP Center, RCMA Americas and The Virginia Symphony. Gil Neuman of Neuman Commercial Group represented the Florida-based buyer in the transaction, which included the simultaneous sale of the building, the separately owned ground leasehold interest and a seller-leaseback.

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