SOMERVILLE, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $3.7 million sale of Union Avenue Plaza, a 20,700-square-foot retail property in Somerville. Located at 21-29 Union Ave., the property consists of two buildings, a retail strip center and a rear building with two medical office tenants. Alan Cafiero, Brent Hyldahl and Ben Sgambati of Marcus & Millichap’s New Jersey office represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The buyer was a limited liability company.
SPRINGFIELD, PA. — HFF has arranged the $1.7 million sale of a 2,034-square-foot retail building in Springfield. The property is located at 40 E. Woodland Ave., approximately 10 miles from Philadelphia. The building is fully leased to Citizens Bank. Marc Mandel and Steve Schrenk of HFF represented the seller, 9th and Highland LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was an affiliate of California-based investor Chipster Properties.
ST. LOUIS PARK, MINN. — Accesso Partners LLC has acquired The Towers at West End, a pair of Class A office towers in St. Louis Park, for $115.5 million. The nine-story towers span 497,234 square feet and are located just west of Minneapolis. The largest tenants include MoneyGram Payment System, Concur Technologies and Magenic Technologies. Current occupancy is 84 percent. Amenities include a fitness room, yoga studio, conference center, tenant lounge and café. Accesso plans to make some additional upgrades and improvements to the common areas, according to Brian Rosen, chief investment officer. Ryan Watts of CBRE brokered the sale on behalf of the seller, a fund managed by DRA Advisors LLC. Susan Hill of HFF arranged acquisition financing. Samantha Shimak of Accesso will serve as property manager, while Jon Dahl of JLL will provide leasing services.
LOS ANGELES — Asana Partners has purchased The Balcony at Beverwil, a shopping center located at the corner of Pico Boulevard and Beverwil Drive in Los Angeles. A private partnership sold the asset for $50.2 million. Built in 1996, the two-story property features 71,184 square feet of retail space and underground parking for 262 vehicles. At the time of sale Ralphs, CVS/pharmacy, One West Bank and six other tenants fully occupied the property. Geoff Tranchina of JLL represented the seller in the deal.
STOCKTON, CALIF. — A Northern California-based private partnership has completed the sale of College Square, a community shopping center located at 4756 Pershing Ave. in Stockton. A Southern California-based private investor acquired the property for $20 million in a 1031 exchange. Hobby Lobby and Planet Fitness anchor the 126,098-square-foot shopping center, which was built in 1976 and renovated in 2012. Additional tenants include Wienerschnitzel and Outback Steakhouse. Chris Tramontano, John Redfield and Tom Power of SRS Real Estate Partners’ Investment Properties Group represented the seller, while the buyer was self-represented in the deal. Ben Townsend and Matt Marlin, also of SRS’ Debt & Equity team, structured a high-leverage, non-recourse loan with a favorable reserve structure that allowed the new ownership to receive a cash-out return of approximately 10 percent.
ATLANTA — Ackerman Retail, the retail division of Atlanta-based Ackerman & Co., has brokered the sale of two retail buildings in the Atlanta’s Buckhead district. The sold portfolio includes a 27,000-square-foot property fully leased to Maggiano’s Little Italy that sold for $12.7 million and a 3,796-square-foot property fully leased to Wells Fargo Bank that sold for $10.3 million. Level 33 Capital, a private investment company bought both properties. Kevin Hermetz and Jimmy Stevens of Ackerman & Co. represented the undisclosed seller in the Maggiano’s transaction, and Sean Patrick and Stephen Lapierre, also of Ackerman & Co., represented the same undisclosed seller in the Wells Fargo transaction.
EAGAN, MINN. — Artis REIT, one of the largest diversified commercial real estate investment trusts in Canada,has acquired the Prime Therapeutics headquarters in Eagan for $98.5 million. The sale includes the first two phases of the facility at 2900 Ames Crossing Road within the Boulder Lake Business Park. A 225,000-square-foot building was completed in September, while a 160,000-square-foot building is slated for completion in 2019. Ryan Watts, Sonja Dusil, Tom Holtz and Judd Welliver of CBRE represented the seller, Eagan Heights LLC, a local partnership with developer United Properties. Prime Therapeutics is a pharmacy benefits manager owned by Blue Cross and Blue Shield.
CHICAGO — A joint venture between High Street Realty Co. and Angelo Gordon has purchased a four-property, 713,555-square-foot industrial portfolio in metro Chicago for an undisclosed price. The multi-tenant properties include: 1010-050 Sesame St. in Bensenville; 11241 Melrose Ave. in Franklin Park; 11939 S. Central Ave. in Alsip; and 6748-6750 S. Sayre Ave. in Bedford Park. Robin Stolberg, Kurt Sarbaugh and Sam Berry of HFF represented the seller, Hackman Capital Partners.
WADSWORTH, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $16 million sale of Wadsworth Crossings, a 118,145-square-foot regional power center in Wadsworth, about 40 miles south of Cleveland. The property, located at 1183 Williams Reserve Blvd., includes tenants such as Planet Fitness, OfficeMax, Petco, Beef O’Brady’s, Kay Jewelers, Fresenius Kidney Care and Huntington Bank. Erin Patton, Scott Wiles and Craig Fuller of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, Brixmor, a publicly traded REIT. The team also represented the private Texas-based buyer. Not included in the sale was anchor tenants Target, Lowe’s and Kohl’s.
NEW YORK CITY — GFI Realty Services has arranged the $26.7 million sale of a two-building apartment portfolio in the Prospect Park section of Brooklyn. Located at 111 Woodruff Ave. and 11 Crooke Ave., the properties include 89 residential units, 20 percent of which are vacant. The portfolio includes a unit mix of studio, one-,two- and three-bedroom apartments. The buildings are within two blocks of each other. Erik Yankelovich of GFI represented both the buyer, Greenroad Capital, and the undisclosed seller in the transaction.