BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Berkadia has arranged the $56 million sale of Wildwood Crossings Apartments, a 520-unit multifamily complex in Birmingham. The buyer, New York City-based White Eagle Property Group LLC, will renovate the interiors of the units as well as update amenities community-wide. David Oakley, David Wilson, Caleb Frizzell and Abe Maddox of Berkadia represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Seagate Properties has acquired The Senator, a landmark office building located at 1121 L Street in Sacramento. Swift Real Estate Partners sold the property for an undisclosed price. Opened in 1924 as a hotel, the property was converted into a 180,123-square-foot office building in 1982. The seller acquired the property in 2015 and implemented a renovation program to transform the building’s traditional office space into modern, creative workspace. Situated across from the California State Capitol, the 10-story building is currently 88 percent leased. Rob Hielscher, Michel Seifer and Erik Hanson of JLL Capital Markets team represented the seller in the deal. Additionally, Alex Witt, John Manning and Tom Gilliland of JLL Capital Markets worked with the buyer to arrange acquisition financing.
PHOENIX — LaSalle Investment Management, on behalf of LaSalle Property Fund, has purchased San Melia, a multifamily property located at 14435 S. 48th St. in Phoenix’s Ahwatukee Foothills neighborhood. Situated on 28 acres, the Mark Taylor-built community features 488 units and is located adjacent to more than 2.4 million square feet of retail, dining and recreation options at Ahwatukee Foothills Towne Center. A pedestrian walkway connects the property to the retail center, which is anchored by AMC Theatres and Sprouts Farmers Market. The acquisition price and name of the seller were not released.
CITY OF INDUSTRY AND GARDENA, CALIF. — Rexford Industrial has completed two transactions in Southern California markets. In the first deal, the company acquired an industrial property located at 14421-14441 Bonelli St. in City of Industry for $19.5 million, or $131 per square foot. Situated on 6.2 acres, the 148,740-square-foot property features 16 dock positions, 22-foot to 24-foot clearances, heavy power and a fenced yard. At the time of sale, the building was fully leased. In the second transaction, Rexford completed the sale of a three-building asset located at 311, 319 and 329 E. 157th St. in Gardena. Owner-occupants acquired the properties for a total of $10.4 million, or approximately $207 per square foot. The buildings contain 48,000 square feet on 3.2 acres of land. Rexford used proceeds from the disposition in a tax-deferred 1031 exchange to fund a portion of the Bonelli Street acquisition.
MODESTO, CALIF. — Loeffler Self-Storage Group has brokered the sale of EZ Store It, a self-storage facility located at 1522 Crows Landing and 1601 Jim Way in Modesto. Faith Realty & Development Co. sold the property to a Sacramento-based investor for $3.6 million, or $66.47 per square foot. Built in 1983, the property features 54,533 net rentable square feet. At the time of sale, 94 percent of the 571 units were occupied. Bobby Loeffler and Tyler Skelly of Loeffler Self-Storage Group represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
HOUSTON — Houston-based retail firm Baker Katz has purchased PlazAmericas Mall, an 850,000-square-foot shopping destination in Houston. Formerly known as Sharpstown Mall, the property was built in 1961 and has undergone several renovations over the years. PlazAmericas Mall is situated on 37 acres and is the oldest enclosed mall in Houston. Matt Berry and Robbie Kilcrease of CBRE brokered the deal on behalf of the seller, Philadelphia-based RAIT Financial Trust. The tenant roster at the mall, which was approximately 70 percent occupied at the time of sale, includes Champs Sports, TX America Cinemas and Banana Bay Restaurant & Bar. The Harris County Appraisal District values the property at $12.2 million, according to The Houston Chronicle.
MESQUITE, TEXAS — Dallas-based SevenSeas Holdings VI LLC has acquired Oates Creek Apartments, a 280-unit multifamily community in Mesquite, an eastern suburb of Dallas. The property features one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, business center, outdoor grilling area and a resident clubhouse. Minneapolis-based Dougherty Mortgage LLC arranged an undisclosed amount of Fannie Mae financing for the acquisition on behalf of SevenSeas Holdings. The loan carried a 12-year term and a 30-year amortization schedule.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of Sandshell at Fossil Creek, a 252-unit multifamily property in Fort Worth. Units at the property, which was built in 1986, range in size from 575 square feet for a one-bedroom apartment to 1,235 square feet for a two-bedroom residence. Amenities include a pool, fitness center and onsite laundry facilities. The buyer was Houston-based Ilan Investments. The seller was not disclosed.
SARASOTA, FLA. — Benderson Development has acquired a portfolio of 15 retail properties throughout the country that were formerly leased to Toys ‘R’ Us and Babies ‘R’ Us. The sales price was not disclosed for the 600,000-square-foot portfolio. Locations in the Southeast include five stores in Florida — Miami, Palm Beach Gardens, Naples, Fort Lauderdale and North Miami Beach — and one asset in Cary, N.C. In March, Toys ‘R’ Us announced it was closing all 735 of its stores in the United States and Puerto Rico. Founded in 1949, Benderson Development owns a real estate portfolio comprising more than 40 million square feet of retail, office, medical, industrial, lodging and residential properties in 39 states.
COLD SPRING, KY. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA) has brokered the $26 million sale of Cold Spring Crossing, a 325,383-square-foot retail center in Cold Spring, a Kentucky town about eight miles southeast of Cincinnati. The center was built in 2004 and is anchored by Kroger, Home Depot and Kohl’s. Craig Fuller and Erin Patton of IPA represented the seller, a private Cincinnati based-developer, in the transaction. Ashish Vakhariya of Marcus & Millichap’s Detroit office represented the buyer, a private investor, in a 1031 exchange. Cold Spring Crossing was 99 percent leased at the time of the sale.
