Acquisitions

ROCHESTER, MINN. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of The Villages at Essex Park, a 288-unit multifamily community in Rochester. Situated near the Mayo Clinic and the city’s medical district, the property comprises two phases. Essex Park was built in 1999 and includes 144 units. Essex Place, constructed in 1991 and renovated in 2013, features 144 Section 42 income-restricted units at 60 percent of the area median income. Units average 1,005 square feet. Amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, pool, playground and picnic areas. Josh Talberg, Joseph Peris, Doug Childers and Jack Graveline of JLL represented the seller, Dominium, and procured the buyer, Black Swan Real Estate.

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CHICAGO — Greenstone Partners has brokered the $6.5 million sale of 12-16 W. Maple St., a development site located in Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood. Danny Spitz and Malek Abdulsamad of Greenstone represented the seller. The site is currently occupied by a four-story, 20,572-square-foot mixed-use building and an adjacent parcel with a total of 75 feet of frontage along Maple Street. The site is zoned DX-7, Downtown Mixed-Use District, which allows for a wide variety of as-of-right uses, including retail, residential and hospitality.

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LOS ANGELES — Real estate investment firm JRK Property Holdings has announced its acquisition of a portfolio of three multifamily properties for $400 million. The portfolio includes apartment communities located in Seattle; Hoboken, N.J.; and Los Angeles totaling 803 units. The seller was Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR), a Chicago-based multifamily REIT. Centennial in Seattle features 408 units, 77 Park Avenue in Hoboken comprises 301 units, and C on Pico in Los Angeles totals 94 units. According to Trulia.com, C on Pico offers two-bedroom units, with monthly rental rates beginning at $3,325.  Monthly rental rates at 77 Park Avenue begin at $3,655, according to Zillow.com.  Rachel Parsons, Derrek Ostrzyzek and Kenji Thomas of CBRE represented Equity Residential in the transaction. Ryan Greer, also with CBRE, arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for the deal on behalf of JRK. “These recent acquisitions exemplify the type of high-quality, well-located assets we continue to target in today’s market,” says Daniel Lippman, president of JRK. “We believe the multifamily sector has reached an inflection point whereby we can acquire assets at a unique time where new supply subsides and long-term fundamentals remain strong. These dynamics create a compelling backdrop that gave us the conviction to …

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STOCKTON, CALIF. — Brixton Capital has completed the disposition of Pacific Town Center, a newly remodeled shopping center in Stockton. CJ Park & Associates acquired the property for $27 million. Sean Cox and Kevin Fryman of Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors represented the seller, while the Los Angeles-based buyer was self-represented in the deal. Located at 616-760 W. Hammer Lane, Pacific Town Center offers 142,957 square feet of retail space that was built in 2003 and remodeled in 2025. Situated on 10 acres, the property’s tenant mix consists of 98 percent national and regional retailers, including Smart & Final Extra!, Chuze Fitness, Ross Dress for Less, Aaron’s, CoinWorks, Concentra Health Services, H&R Block, Panda Express, Subway, Total Wireless and Western Dental.

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SAN CLEMENTE, CALIF. — Faris Lee Investments has directed the sale of Plaza Pacifica, a neighborhood retail center in San Clemente’s South Orange County trade area. A high-net-worth Orange County, Calif.-based family office acquired the asset for $21 million. Don MacLellan of Faris Lee represented the undisclosed seller. Plaza Pacifica is shadow anchored by Pavilions, Walmart, Lowe’s and the Hoag Medical Facility.

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VANCOUVER, WASH. — HFO Investment Real Estate has arranged the sale of Corporate Woods, a multifamily property in Vancouver. The asset traded for $8.6 million, or $183,191 per unit. HFO represented the seller and buyer in the transaction. Built in 2003, Corporate Woods features 47 apartments and was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale.

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LUBBOCK, TEXAS — Dallas-based brokerage firm The Multifamily Group (TMG) has negotiated the sale of two apartment complexes totaling 280 units in Lubbock. Bentwood Apartments is a 216-unit complex that was built in 1983, and The Bend at Bentwood is a 64-unit complex that was completed in 2014. Both properties offer one- and two-bedroom units. The deal was executed via a 1031 exchange and assumption of an existing Fannie Mae loan. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.

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HOUSTON — Florida-based real estate private equity firm Eastham Capital has sold Morgan Bay, a 268-unit apartment complex in North Houston. Morgan Bay offers one- and two-bedroom units that range in size from 561 to 1,042 square feet, as well as a pool. Eastham Capital acquired the property in 2019 via a joint venture with Mosaic Residential and implemented a value-add program. The buyer was not disclosed. Morgan Bay was approximately 95 percent occupied at the time of sale.

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NEW YORK CITY — Local private equity firm The Carlyle Group, in partnership with operator Z+G Property Group, has purchased a 132-unit apartment building in Brooklyn for $105 million. The 13-story, newly constructed building is located at 130 Second St. in the borough’s Gowanus neighborhood and consists of 99 market-rate apartments and 33 affordable housing units. Amenities include a rooftop terrace with outdoor kitchens, a fitness center and coworking and media lounges, as well as 11,900 square feet of retail space. Ethan Stanton, Jeffrey Julien, Rob Hinckley, Steven Rutman, Brendan Maddigan and Mike Mazzara of JLL represented the seller, a joint venture between Joyland, Meral Property Group and The Loketch Group, in the transaction along with the buyer. Geoff Goldstein and Steven Klein, also with JLL, arranged an $80 million acquisition loan through Invesco Real Estate for the deal.

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OAKBROOK TERRACE, ILL. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale and financing of Mid America Plaza, a two-building office complex in the Chicago suburb of Oakbrook Terrace. JLL represented the seller, Equus Capital Partners Ltd., in the sale of the property to Tryperion Holdings. JLL also worked on behalf of the buyer to secure an acquisition loan through an insurance company. Mid America Plaza consists of two 10-story office towers totaling 413,267 square feet. The Class A property was recently renovated with a redesigned lobby, updated atrium spaces with three Wi-Fi lounges, a conference center, outdoor terraces and a new fitness center with a golf simulator. Building improvements included elevator modernizations, HVAC upgrades, LED lighting and electric charging stations in the covered garage. The property is 87 percent leased to tenants such as Graycor Services, BCS Financial, Crowe and International Contractors. The asset is situated on 5.3 acres across the street from Oakbrook Center shopping mall. Sam DiFrancesca, Jaime Fink, Bruce Miller and Misha Katashevich of JLL represented the seller. Lucas Borges, Matt Maksymec and Ryan Planek of JLL arranged the financing.

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