Acquisitions

ROSELAND, N.J. — NKF has negotiated the $17.2 million sale of a 115,422-square-foot office building in Roseland. Located at 3 Becker Farm Road, the property is currently 97-percent leased to a tenant roster that includes Mandelbaum Salsburg and Tompkins McGuire. Kevin Welsh, Brian Schulz and Chuck Kohaut of NKF’s Tri-State Capital Markets represented the seller, Normandy Real Estate Partners, in the transaction. The buyer was international real estate fund Westwood Properties. The property was recently renovated with $2 million in capital improvements  

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BETHLEHEM, PA. — Larken Associates has acquired Pinnacle @ 65, a 10-story, 102,000-square-foot, mixed-use building in Bethlehem. The sales price was undisclosed. Located at 65 E. Elizabeth Ave., the property includes 48 residential units as well as 38,000 square feet of office and retail space. The building underwent a full renovation in 2017, including upgrades to the exterior façade, windows and common area corridors. Amenities include laundry and dry cleaning pick-up and drop-off, private storage units, and a package concierge system. Larken Associates acquired the property from Post Road Management.

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WILMINGTON, DEL. —Real estate investment firm Excel Group has acquired the 96-room Residence Inn Wilmington Downtown in Wilmington. The sales price was undisclosed. Located at 1300 N. Market St., the property opened this year and is the first new hotel in downtown Wilmington in more than 20 years. The purchase is the fourth major transaction for Excel Group in 2018, representing a total transaction volume of more than $100 million. The property is an all-suite hotel that offers studio and one-bedroom suites.

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NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $3.8 million sale of a 24,155-square-foot office building in the Bronx. Located at 1314 Blondell Ave., the split-level property features a 24-car private garage and 16-foot ceilings on the ground floor. Jonathan Squires, Ian Brooks, and Robert Shapiro of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was also undisclosed.

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PALO ALTO, CALIF. — Levin Johnston of Marcus & Millichap has arranged the purchase of a multifamily community located at 283-301 and 327 Curtner Ave. in downtown Palo Alto. A private high-net-worth investor acquired the property from a Northern California-based multifamily development company for $16.8 million. The 32-unit apartment community features an upgraded community barbecue area and pet-washing station. Adam Levin and Robert Johnston represented the buyer and the seller in the deal.

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LITTLETON, COLO. — AvalonBay Communities, an equity REIT, has purchased Ironwood at Red Rocks, a garden-style multifamily property located in Littleton. Embrey Partners developed and sold the property for an undisclosed price. The property features 256 units in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units, the largest of which averages more than 1,300 square feet. Units feature large kitchen islands, under-mount sinks, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, full-size washers and dryers, large patios and balconies, and spacious walk-in closets. Community amenities include a clubhouse, state-of-the-art fitness center, indoor yoga with spin bikes, a game room with billiards and shuffleboard, a resort-style pool with tanning ledges and a heated spa, an outdoor kitchen and lounge area with a fire pit, a catering kitchen and dining room, private garages and carports, a bike/ski workshop, and a pet spa. Shane Ozment and Terrance Hunt of Newmark Knight Frank Multifamily represented the seller in the transaction.

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SAN DIEGO — Los Angeles-based Baron Equities has completed the sale of Aero Drive Self Storage, located at 9645 Aero Drive in the Kearny Mesa area of San Diego. A well-capitalized national operator acquired the facility for an undisclosed price. The property feature 88,000 square feet of self-storage space. Greg Wells of Cushman & Wakefield’s Self Storage Practice Group represented the buyer and seller in the transaction.

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GLADSTONE, MO. — KCP Acquisition LLC has purchased the Northland Innovation Campus in Gladstone, a northern suburb of Kansas City. The purchase price was not disclosed, but the Kansas City Business Journal reports that the property was valued at $20 million as of March 2017. The Class A building features collaborative office space and an education center. The five-story, 86,778-square-foot office building is 92 percent leased to the North Kansas City School District, Northwest Missouri State University and Edward Jones. Gary Carr, Gina Anderson and Robert Hill of CBRE represented the seller, Gladstone Capital LLC.

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WOODRIDGE, ARLINGTON HEIGHTS AND O’FALLON, ILL. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sales of three single-tenant retail properties in Illinois for a combined $5.2 million. In Woodridge, Jeff Lefko and Bill Asher of Hanley brokered the sale of a Carrabba’s Italian Grill ground lease. The 6,500-square-foot building was constructed in 2002. Carabba’s has 6.5 years remaining on the original lease term. Lefko and Asher represented the seller, a Schaumburg, Illinois-based private development company. Jeff Gates of The Kase Group represented the Dallas-based buyer. The asset sold for $2 million. In Arlington Heights, a 5,995-square-foot building net leased to Chili’s sold for $1.7 million. Chili’s has seven years remaining on its lease. Lefko and Asher represented the Schaumburg, Illinois-based seller. Don Straub of NNN Property represented the buyer, a California-based private investor completing a 1031 tax-deferred exchange. Lastly, in O’Fallon, Illinois, a 4,700-square-foot MedExpress Urgent Care ground lease sold for $1.4 million. Built in 2016, the 4,700-square-foot building sits on one acre. MedExpress has eight years remaining on its original lease term. Lefko and Asher, with assistance from Alex Apter of L3 Corp., represented the Missouri-based seller. Helvetica Group represented the California-based buyer.

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KENTWOOD, MICH. — Encore Real Estate Investment Services has arranged the $4.8 million sale of a single-tenant Ashley Furniture Homestore in Kentwood, about eight miles south of Grand Rapids. The 30,000-square-foot property is located on 28th Street. Ashley Furniture has approximately nine years remaining on its double net lease. Logan McAnallen of Encore represented the seller, a Michigan-based private partnership. A local real estate firm represented the undisclosed buyer.

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