ANGLETON, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has brokered the sale of a 20,954-square-foot office building located at 2309 W. Mulberry St. in Angleton, a city situated roughly 50 miles south of Houston. Reed Vestal and Taylor Schmidt of Lee & Associates represented the seller in the transaction. Debbie Cowart of Coldwell Banker Commercial represented the buyer. Both parties requested anonymity.
NEW YORK CITY — Rosewood Realty Group has brokered the $48 million sale of an apartment community in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. Located at 80 and 86 Fort Washington Ave., the two building community totals 138,228 square feet. The building at 80 Fort Washington Ave. was built in 1920 and 86 Fort Washington Ave. was built in 1930. Aaron Jungreis of Rosewood represented the buyer, RCR Management. David Berger of Rosewood represented the seller, a group of investors including Mike Spira and the estate of Josh Sternhell.
PATERSON, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $6.7 million sale of Park Ave Apartments, a multifamily building in Paterson. The property is located at 61 Park Ave. Daniel Aviles and Greg Babaian of Marcus & Millichap’s New Jersey office represented the seller, a developer, in the transaction. The buyer was a limited liability company.
NEW YORK CITY — Ariel Property Advisors has arranged the $5.9 million sale of the Liberty-Tuckerton Assemblage, a 22,928-square-foot development site in Jamaica, Queens. Located at 150-28 Liberty Ave., 150-30 Liberty Ave. and 299 Tuckerton St., the site is nearby the Jamaica Hospital & Medical Center as well as York College. Michael Tortorici, Sean Kelly, Victor Sozio, Matthew Lev and Alexander Taic of Ariel Property Advisors represented the seller, a private company, in the transaction. The buyer was The Sandhu Group, led by Tejpal Sandhu.
PHILADELPHIA— Ballard Brands, a Covington, Louisiana-based restaurant and hospitality group whose brands include PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans, WOW Café and New Orleans Roast Coffee & Tea, has expanded its restaurant holdings to include several Latin American concepts in Philadelphia. Brothers Paul, Steven and Scott Ballard of Ballard Brands recently purchased Philadelphia-based Garces Group — which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this year — resulting in the inception of IdEATtion Hospitality. The brothers purchased Garces in partnership with Mississippi native Ronnie Artigues and Philadelphia investor David Maser. Garces restaurants and catering companies were founded by Chef Jose Garces, an Iron Chef and James Beard Award winner. IdEATion Hospitality now leverages the resources of two established brands, Garces and Ballard Brands. As part of the acquisition, the Ballards and their investment partners acquired several popular and award-winning Garces Philadelphia restaurants: Amada, Tinto, Village Whiskey, The Olde Bar, JG Domestic, Volvér and their full-service catering division, Garces Events. Chef Garces remains in a leadership position as chief culinary officer. Artigues will serve as CEO of the Philadelphia-based operations. “Chef Jose is a culinary expert who brings a renowned reputation and vision to our team and we’re thrilled for the new partnership,” …
PALM DESERT, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Pointe Monterey Business Park, an industrial property at 34450 Gateway Drive in Palm Desert. Renken Consulting Group acquired the asset from Fullmer Construction for $10.2 million. Built in 2008, Monterey Business Park is a 113,945-square-foot, multi-tenant industrial property. At the time of sale, the property was 100 percent occupied by 10 tenants. Kevin Struve of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer in the sale.
SANTA ANA, CALIF. — SVN Vanguard has arranged the sale of an industrial building, located at 302 N. Townsend in Santa Ana. An undisclosed seller sold the property to a local owner-user for $5.2 million. The 39,089-square-foot property features 20-foot clearance, a warehouse ventilation and a drive-through capacity. Fernando Crisantos of SVN Vanguard represented the buyer and seller in the off-market deal.
GRAYSLAKE, ILL. — Colliers International has negotiated the $6.5 million sale of Brittany Square Apartments in Grayslake, about 45 miles north of Chicago. The 83-unit apartment building, built in 1974, is located at 720 Brittany Square. Jack Maloney and Tyler Hague of Colliers represented the longtime family owner, Jim Freese. The undisclosed buyer plans to upgrade units and add a dog park and basketball court.
LEE’S SUMMIT, MO. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Summit Oak, a 94-unit apartment property in Lee’s Summit, for $5.4 million. The property is located at 805 SW Mill St. and consists of eight buildings on nearly six acres. The unit mix includes 20 one-bedroom, 54 two-bedroom and 20 three-bedroom units. Bradley Barham and Max Helgeson of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed buyer and seller.
WELLINGTON, FLA. — PEBB Enterprises and Pebb Capital have sold the Shoppes at Isla Verde, a 207,030-square-foot shopping center in South Florida’s Palm Beach County, to MetLife Investment Management for approximately $74 million. The Shoppes is situated on a 22-acre, four-parcel land assemblage in Wellington, a village in central Palm Beach County. Completed by PEBB Enterprises in 2008, the center was 94.2 percent occupied at the time of the sale to several national retailers, including CVS/pharmacy, Best Buy, Old Navy, Petco, Panda Express, Chipotle Mexican Grill and Ulta Beauty. PEBB Enterprises announced in July that Sprouts Farmers Market will also join the tenant roster. PEBB Enterprises, founded in 1972, is a family-owned and operated real estate investment company based in Boca Raton, Fla. Pebb Capital spun off of PEBB Enterprises in 2014. Daniel Finkle, Luis Castillo and Eric Williams of HFF represented the sellers in the transaction.