CHARLOTTE, N.C. — FCP and Terwilliger Pappas Multi Family Partners (TPMP) have sold two multifamily communities in Charlotte. The partners sold Solis Waverly for $84.4 million to Dallas-based Lan Properties/Lantower Residential and Solis Ballantyne for $44.2 million to Baltimore-based Continental Realty Corp. Solis Waverly is a 375-unit community located about 14 miles south of downtown Charlotte. Completed in 2016, the property features a pool with a sundeck, 24-hour fitness center, conference room, electric car charging station and an outdoor terrace. It is part of Waverly, a master-planned development with office space, retail space, single-family homes and a hotel. Solis Ballantyne was also completed in 2016 and is located about 14 miles south of downtown Charlotte. The community includes 194 units and features a pet washing station, pool, fitness center, bike storage and package service. Phil Brosseau Jr., Howard Jenkins, Kevin Kempf and David Lansbury of CBRE represented the sellers in the transaction for Solis Waverly. Andrea Howard, Jim Sewell, David Gutting and Derrick Bloom of JLL represented the sellers in the transaction for Solis Ballantyne. Fortune Johnson was the general contractor for both developments.
Acquisitions
ANNAPOLIS, MD. — A joint venture between JLB Partners and Crow Holdings has sold The James, a 236-unit multifamily community in Annapolis, for $75.6 million to an undisclosed buyer. The James was delivered in 2016 and features a pool, entertainment lounge and a wellness center. The property is located about four miles west of the United States Naval Academy. Al Cissel and Ryan Ogden of Newmark Knight Frank represented the seller in the transaction.
LEXINGTON, KY. — An affiliate of Kimco Realty Corp. has sold South Park Shopping Center, a 216,235-square-foot retail center in Lexington, to Kaden T LLC, an affiliate of Louisville, Ky.-based Kaden Cos. South Park Shopping Center is anchored by Best Buy, Office Depot and Bed Bath & Beyond. Other tenants include Ulta Beauty and Value City Furniture. Bruce Isaac and Jamie Adams of NAI Isaac assisted Kevin James of Black Gate Partners in representing the seller, Kimco Lexington 140 LLC, in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed.
INDIANA, MINNESOTA AND NORTH DAKOTA — Four Corners Property Trust (NYSE: FCPT) has purchased six Red Lobster restaurant properties in Delaware, Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi and North Dakota for $25.9 million. All six properties are under one triple-net master lease, which includes two other Red Lobster properties previously acquired by FCPT in November 2017. The master lease has approximately 21 years remaining.
WARRENVILLE, ILL. — Fairbridge Properties has acquired Cornerstone I at Cantera, a 152,520-square-foot office building in Warrenville, about 30 miles west of Chicago, for $20.7 million. The Class A building is part of the 650-acre mixed-use development known as Cantera. The seller, Northwestern Mutual, invested $540,000 in fitness center and conference room renovations. The building is currently 79.6 percent leased. Jim Postweiler, Peter Harwood and Derek Fohl of JLL represented Northwestern Mutual in the sale.
KILLEEN, TEXAS — Austin-based Muskin Commercial LLC has brokered the sale of River Oaks Apartments, a 228-unit multifamily community in Killeen, about 65 miles north of Austin. Muskin Commercial represented the seller, 101 S. Twin Creek LLC, which acquired the asset in 2015 and upgraded the unit interiors and amenity spaces. Rich Heine of Southwest Investment Properties represented the buyer, California-based Redford Park LLC, in the transaction.
DETROIT — Bedrock has purchased The Broadway clothing store located at 1247 Broadway St. in Detroit. Pepper Martin, the store’s owner, has announced his retirement after more than 40 years in business. A liquidation sale at the 3,000-square-foot store began this week. The Broadway sells high-end and exotic clothes from around the world, including Italian suits and sweaters, alligator and ostrich shoes, fur and leather jackets and an assortment of shirts, jeans and dress pants. The store has served many national and local celebrities including Tony Bennett, Steve Harvey, Isiah Thomas, Detroit Mayor Coleman Young, Tommy Hearns, Kid Rock, The Temptations, George Clinton, Oral Roberts, Notorious BIG and Mike Epps. Financial details of the sale were not disclosed. The store will close in early spring, or when all the inventory is sold. Bedrock is the real estate arm of billionaire businessman Dan Gilbert.
LOWELL, MASS. — CBRE/New England has arranged the sale of Cabot Crossing, a 252-unit garden-style multifamily community in Lowell, for an undisclosed price. The property was built between 1987 and 1988 and comprises seven three-story buildings as well as a clubhouse and management office. The unit mix includes 28 studio, 131 one-bedroom and 56 two-bedroom apartments. Simon Butler and Biria St. John of CBRE/New England represented the seller, a joint venture between Taurus Investment Holdings and PhilMor Real Estate Investments, in the transaction. The buyer was Cabot Crossing Apartments Property Owner LLC, an affiliate of JRK Property Holdings.
HAMILTON, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of Ibis Plaza, a two-building office complex in Hamilton. The price was not disclosed. Located at 3525-2525 Quakerbridge Road, the 119,000-square-foot property is currently 88 percent occupied by approximately 75 tenants. The building also features a 6,700-square-foot event venue available for rent to both tenants and off-site organizations. Cushman & Wakefield’s New Jersey capital markets team represented the seller, a private ownership entity, in the transaction. The buyer was IBIS Realty LLC.
Blueprint Negotiates Sale of Vacant Skilled Nursing Facility in Concord, Massachusetts
by David Cohen
CONCORD, MASS. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of a skilled nursing facility in Concord, a northwestern suburb of Boston. The facility was out of operation, after management challenges and a growing list of deferred capital expenditures forced its closing. The undisclosed seller sold the property to a substance abuse rehabilitation provider, which will renovate the property to serve that function. The price was not disclosed. Steve Thomes led the transaction for Blueprint.