CHICAGO — Interra Realty has brokered the sale-leaseback of Monroe Pavilion, a four-story skilled nursing facility in Chicago’s West Loop, for $6 million. The property is located at 1400 W. Monroe Ave. David Goss and Lucas Fryman of Interra represented the buyer, JK Equities, which plans to repurpose the building but has not yet disclosed specific plans. Jon Morgan and Colin O’Malley of Interra represented the seller, Symphony Post Acute Network, a provider of post-acute care.
DAVENPORT, IOWA — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has brokered the sale of a gas station occupied by Hy-Vee in Davenport for $855,000. The single-tenant property is located at 3850 Elmore Ave. A Davenport, Iowa-based private investor was the buyer. A southern California-based acquisition and development company was the seller. Chad Firsel of Quantum represented both parties in the sale. Hy-Vee has approximately 1,200 fuel stations across the Midwest.
BRENTWOOD, TENN. — HFF has brokered the $14.4 million sale of Mallory Corners, a 70,000-square-foot shopping center in Brentwood, located roughly 10 miles south of Nashville. Jim Hamilton and Shea Petrick of HFF arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, the estate of Charles S. Ackerman. Leo Weiner of Ackerman Retail, a division of Ackerman & Co., is acting as an advisor to the estate. Barnes & Noble and Electronic Express anchor Mallory Corners, which was 96 percent leased at the time of sale. Additional tenants include Brilliant Sky Toys & Books, Sprint, Hoover Paint, AAA Autoclub and Play It Again Sports.
BENBROOK, TEXAS — Dallas-based investment firm Leon Capital Group has sold Hillstone and Hillstone Trinity Oaks, two multifamily assets totaling 334 units in Benbrook, a southwestern suburb of Fort Worth. Leon Capital acquired both assets in 2015 and invested in capital upgrades, including remodeled units and exterior renovations. Both properties were built in 1980 and feature pools and access to the Trinity River walking trails. Taylor Snoddy of Transwestern represented the buyer, Lubbock-based Madera Residential, in the transaction.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Transwestern Investment Group (TIG) has sold Park 96, a 99,000-square-foot industrial portfolio in Austin. The portfolio was built in 1999 and consists of three 33,000-square-foot buildings. Each building features 20-foot clear heights and convenient access to Interstate 35, U.S. Route 183 and U.S. Highway 290. The property was 92.4 percent leased at the time of sale.
PORTLAND, ORE. — Strategic Student & Senior Housing Trust Inc. (SSSHT) has acquired Courtyard at Mt. Tabor, a seniors housing community in Portland, for $92 million. The property offers 286 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care. The new owners will execute an existing plan to add 23 additional memory care units, with groundbreaking scheduled for fall 2018. The buyer is a non-traded REIT sponsored by SmartStop Asset Management. Located on 7.1 acres in the Mt. Tabor submarket of Portland, the property was constructed in 1999 and renovated in 2009. The community was 94 percent occupied at the time of sale. Integral Senior Living, which has operated the asset since 2011, will stay on as manager under the new ownership. SSSHT now owns a portfolio of four seniors housing communities and two student housing communities acquired for an aggregate price of approximately $275 million.
PHOENIX — Orion Investment Real Estate has arranged the sale of a medical office and surgery center facility, located at 15401 N. 29th Ave. in Phoenix. Nashville, Tenn.-based Montecito Medical Real Estate acquired the property for $14.4 million, or $392 per square foot. Built in 1988 and renovated in 2017, the 36,796-square-foot property is occupied by Retinal Consultants of Arizona, occupying 72 percent, and Spectra Eye Institute, occupying the remaining 28 percent. Braxton Glass and J.T. Taylor of Orion represented the undisclosed seller and buyer in the deal.
SALT LAKE CITY — Santa Monica, Calif.-based Arrowroot Real Estate has purchased Edgewood Park Apartments, a multifamily property located in the Cottonwood Heights submarket of Salt Lake City, for an undisclosed price. Built in 1994, the value-add property features 64 apartments. The asset is the fourth investment made by Arrowroot Real Estate Fund I thus far in 2018. James Wadsworth and Greg Barratt of Berkadia facilitated the transaction. The name of the seller was not released.
WESTLAKE, OHIO — British gas station and convenience store operator EG Group has agreed to acquire a portfolio of real estate assets, including 225 Minit Mart-branded stores, for $305 million. The seller was Westlake, Ohio-based TravelCenters of America, which operates several convenience store and gas station chains across the country, including Petro, TA and Quaker Steak & Lube. The transaction follows EG Group’s acquisition of a 762-site portfolio of convenience stores across the country earlier this year. Kroger sold those properties, which include stores under the Tom Thumb, Loaf ‘N Jug and Kwik Shop banners. “We have a firm commitment to growing our presence in the USA, the world’s largest convenience market,” says Mohsin Issa, founder and CEO of EG Group. “The Minit Mart portfolio will be a strong addition to our business.” Upon closing of the deal, EG Group will own and operate approximately 1,000 convenience retail stores and gas stations across the country. A timeline for closing was not released. Legal advisors to EG Group are Eversheds Sutherland LLP for acquisition issues and Kirkland & Ellis LLP for banking and finance issues. Barclays Bank acted as M&A advisor to EG Group and also underwrote debt financing for the deal. — Taylor Williams
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — NAI James Hanson has negotiated the sale of a 3,950-square-foot retail building in Florham Park. The freestanding structure, a former Chase Bank branch, is located at 77 Hanover Road. Joan Cenicola and John Schilp of NAI James Hanson represented the seller, DFK Associates, in the transaction. The buyer is a Florham Park-based Jiu Jitsu and Karate school, which plans to relocate from the rental space it currently occupies nearby.
