WEST MILWAUKEE AND HARTLAND, WIS. — Zilber Property Group has acquired two industrial buildings in metro Milwaukee for an undisclosed price. The first is a 120,452-square-foot building located at 5000 Electric Ave. in West Milwaukee. Mainetti RTS fully occupies the property. The second is a 35,051-square-foot building at 1115 Cottonwood Ave. in Hartland. Axis Automation fully occupies the property, which is located within the Cottonwood Commerce Center. James Young of JLL represented the seller in the West Milwaukee transaction. Michael Kleber of Zilber represented Zilber.
HOUSTON — Dallas-based investment firm Nicholas Residential LLC has acquired a portfolio of six multifamily properties totaling 2,115 units in the Houston area. The properties include Chelsea Park and Riviera Pines in Houston, South Grand at Pecan Grove and Country Club Place in the northern suburb of Richmond, The Veridian in Webster and Skyhawk in Friendswood. Nicholas Residential will implement value-add programs to the communities’ amenity spaces, delivering new fitness centers, as well as upgraded resident clubhouses with coffee bars, pools with outdoor kitchens, dog parks, business centers and game rooms. The seller was Hudson Advisors. Cushman & Wakefield arranged an undisclosed amount of equity on behalf of Nicholas Residential for the acquisition.
SAN ANTONIO — H5 Data Centers, a Denver-based data center operator, has purchased an 85,000-square-foot colocation center located at 100 Taylor St. in San Antonio for $19.5 million. ISP Taylor Telecom previously owned the facility, which is located a block away from AT&T’s regional office. H5 plans to redevelop the property and is in the process of adding more colocation racks. Chris Orr of North Carolina-based Romans Properties represented H5 Data Centers in the deal.
ATLANTA — Carroll Organization and PGIM Real Estate have acquired three multifamily portfolios in the metro areas of Raleigh-Durham, N.C.; Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.; and Charleston, S.C. valued at $600 million. The combined properties total 4,043 residential units. The three acquisitions by the joint venture include an eight-property, 2,883-unit portfolio in Raleigh-Durham; a two-property, 480-unit portfolio in Ponte Vedra Beach; and a three-property, 680-unit portfolio in Charleston. The sellers and price were not disclosed. “These latest portfolio acquisitions are consistent with PGIM Real Estate’s strategy to pursue workforce housing investments in well-located, pro-business metropolitan markets with a limited supply of apartments and a robust demand for affordable housing options,” said Alfonso Munk, Americas chief investment officer for PGIM Real Estate. “Our ongoing partnership with Carroll Organization will enable us to create an enhanced living experience for the residents at these 13 communities, while delivering compelling, supply-resistant investment opportunities to our investors.” The acquisitions were led by Jim Mehalso, Atlanta-based managing director and head of Southeast Transactions at PGIM Real Estate, and Josh Champion, president and chief investment officer for Atlanta-based Carroll Organization. The transactions mark the fifth joint venture between PGIM Real Estate and Carroll Organization since December 2017. To …
MIAMI — Terreno Realty Corp. has sold an industrial property in Miami to an undisclosed buyer for $4.3 million. The property consists of one light industrial building totaling approximately 25,000 square feet on 1.2 acres, which was fully leased at the time of the sale to one tenant on a short-term basis.
BOSTON — MassHousing has provided $45.7 million in acquisition and rehabilitation financing for a 201-unit affordable housing portfolio in Roxbury and Dorchester. The housing portfolio, formerly owned by the late Lorenzo Pitts, includes the Lawrenceville Apartments, Infill I, Infill II, Crawford House, Thane Street Apartments and the Gardner Apartments. MassHousing provided the borrower, Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation (JPNDC), with a $26 million construction and permanent loan, an $18 million tax credit equity bridge loan and a $1.7 million Section 13A preservation loan. JPNDC will make extensive capital improvements as part of the transaction including masonry repairs, kitchen upgrades and bathroom upgrades, as well as updates to the electrical and plumbing systems. Of the 201 units in the portfolio, 175 are affordable to households earning at or below 60 percent of the area median income (AMI) and 26 apartments are affordable to households earning at or below 80 percent of AMI. The AMI for Boston is $107,800 for a family of four.
NEW YORK CITY — Ariel Property Advisors has brokered the $4.5 million sale of a four-story mixed-use building in Brooklyn Heights. Located at 77 Atlantic Ave., the 7,895-square-foot property comprises two commercial units and six apartments. Victor Sozio, Sean Kelly and Matthew Lev of Ariel Property Advisors represented the seller, Silvershore Properties, in the transaction. The buyer was 77 ATL AVE LLC. The property is located near Brooklyn Bridge Park as well as retailers Urban Outfitters and Trader Joe’s.
SOUTH DEERFIELD, MASS. — SRS Real Estate Partners has negotiated the $1.9 million sale of a retail property in South Deerfield. Located at 31 Elm St., the 4,786-square-foot property is triple-net leased to convenience store chain Cumberland Farms. Britt Raymond, Matthew Mousavi and Patrick Luther and Kyle Fant of SRS represented the seller, a local developer, in the transaction. The buyer was a private investor.
NORTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $1.6 million sale of a retail property net-leased to Dunkin’ Donuts in North Plainfield. The 1,800-square-foot property is located at 885 US Highway 22. Alan Cafiero, Ben Sgambati, Brent Hyldahl, David Cafiero and John Moroz of Marcus & Millichap’s New Jersey office represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was a personal trust.
LONG BEACH, CALIF. — Redwood Partners has purchased The Hubb, a creative office property located at 100 W. Broadway in downtown Long Beach. A joint venture between Singerman Real Estate and Ocean West Capital Partners sold the property for $60.5 million. Originally built in 1986, the 210,428-square-foot creative office building underwent a $12 million capital improvement program in 2017. The renovation included the addition of high and exposed ceilings, operable windows, polished concrete floors and full-height glass lines. The Hubb also features an indoor-outdoor amenity area known as “WorkPark,” which provides a modern outdoor office environment with work tables, seating, lounge chairs and Wi-Fi stations. The property also features an adjacent, six-level parking structure. At the time of sale, the property was 88 percent occupied by a variety of office and retail tenants, including WeWork as the long-term anchor tenant. Kevin Shannon, Ken White, Rob Hannan, Laura Stumm and Michael Moll of Newmark Knight Frank represented the seller, while Bob Safai of Madison Partners represented the buyer in the deal.