BAYTOWN, TEXAS — New York-based Merit Hill Capital has acquired Safe-Keeping Self Storage, a 782-unit facility located in the eastern Houston metro of Baytown. The property totals 76,485 net rentable square feet and offers climate-controlled units, electronic access control and 24-hour surveillance. Steve Mellon and Brian Somoza of JLL represented the seller, Weiss Realty Group Inc., in the transaction. The property was 93 percent leased at the time of sale.
BETHLEHEM, PA. — SVN Imperial Realty has negotiated the sale of 95 Highland Ave., a three-story office building in Bethlehem. The 72,923-square-foot property was constructed in 1985 and is currently 75 percent occupied. Tom Skeans of SVN Imperial Realty represented the undisclosed seller, in the transaction. DLP Realty represented the undisclosed buyer. The property was sold through online CRE auction marketplace Ten-X.
LACEY, WASH. — Security Properties, along with a university endowment, has acquired Marq on Martin, a multifamily property located at 8545 Litt Drive SE in Lacey, a suburb of Olympia. An undisclosed seller sold the property for $54.5 million. Constructed in 2017, the property consists of 248 apartment units across 10 residential buildings. Situated on 12 acres, the property features a mix of one- and two-bedroom floor plans with an average unit size of 831 square feet. With this acquisition Security Properties now owns 18 assets totaling more than 4,000 units in the Puget Sound marketplace. Security Properties Residential, an affiliate of Security Properties, will manage the property.
TEMPE, ARIZ. — El Segundo, Calif.-based Dunbar Real Estate Investment Management purchased Mill Avenue Business Park, located at 40 E. Baseline Road, 5030 S. Mill Ave. and 5005-5025 S. Ash Ave. in Tempe. San Juan Capistrano, Calif.-based Birtcher Anderson Realty sold the property for $14.2 million. Bob Buckley, Steve Lindley and Tracy Cartledge of Cushman & Wakefield Phoenix negotiated the transaction on behalf of the seller. Built in 1983, Mill Avenue Business Park features 134,886 square feet of office, industrial and retail space. The property recently underwent a $1.3 million renovation. At the time of sale, the asset was 87.7 percent occupied.
LONE TREE, COLO. — Newmark Knight Frank has arranged the sale of Meadows Shopping Center, located at 8870 E. Maximus Drive in Lone Tree, approximately 20 miles south of Denver. Meadows Partners LLC sold the property to Meadows Shopping Center LLC for $5.1 million. The shopping center features 19,755 square feet of retail space. Riki Hashimoto and Daniel Grooters of Newmark Knight Frank represented the seller in the deal.
REDLANDS, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Park West Plaza, a retail property located at 415 and 461 Tennessee St. in Redlands. An undisclosed partnership sold the property for $6.2 million. Built in 1978 and situated on 3.8 acres, the retail asset features four buildings offering a total of 52,388 square feet. Chuck Shillington of Marcus & Millichap’s Ontario office represented the seller in the deal. The name of the buyer was not released.
NEW ALBANY, IND. — MedEquities Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE: MRT) has acquired Southern Indiana Rehabilitation Hospital in New Albany near Louisville for $23.4 million. The company also executed a 15-year lease with Vibra Rehabilitation Hospital of Southern Indiana LLC for the 60-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF). Vibra will convert the 26 beds currently in use as skilled nursing in order to operate the entire 64,380-square-foot facility as an IRF, which is the original design of the facility. The seller was not disclosed.
WARSAW, IND. — The Cooper Commercial Investment Group has arranged the $5 million sale of Lake City Plaza in Warsaw, about 40 miles west of Fort Wayne. The 12,408-square-foot retail property is fully leased. Tenants include Starbucks, Verizon Wireless, Moe’s Southwest Grill and McAlister’s, all of which are on 10-year leases. The new property is located directly in front of a Meijer superstore. Dan Cooper of Cooper Group represented the seller, an Indiana-based private investor. An Ohio-based group purchased the asset.
FRANKFORT, KY. — Rainier Realty Investments has acquired two office buildings totaling 178,300 square feet in Frankfort, roughly 25 miles northwest of Lexington. The adjacent buildings are located at 1024 and 1025 Capital Center Drive, five miles from the Kentucky State Capitol. The buildings are fully leased to agencies of the State of Kentucky. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Dominion Realty Partners (DRP), a full-service real estate firm, has acquired The Ogletree Building, a 61,047-square-foot office property located at 300 N. Main St. in downtown Greenville. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. The property underwent renovations and updates in 2016, and was fully leased at the time of sale to financial services and law firms. The Ogletree Building features a dedicated, adjacent parking garage and is located near various hotels, restaurants, retailers, entertainment venues and public parks.
