SEATTLE — LaSalle Investment Management has purchased 202 Westlake, an office building located in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood, for an undisclosed price. Developed in 2013, the six-story, 131,000-square-foot property is a multi-tenant building that caters to technology and life science users. Amazon occupies the building’s entire office component. The balance of the property is leased to four ground-floor retail tenants, including Chipotle Mexican Grill, Umpqua Bank, Kigo Kitchen and Homegrown. On-site amenities include subterranean parking, bike storage, showers, lockers and quick-service food retailers.
SOUTH PASADENA, CALIF. — Genton Cockrum Partners has completed the disposition of Six25 Fair Oaks, a creative office building located at 625 Fair Oaks Ave. in South Pasadena. Greenbridge Investment Partners acquired the property for $31 million. Genton Cockrum Partners originally acquired the property in 2014 for $20 million and repositioned the three-story, 92,547-square-foot property into a creative office space. Chalvis Evans of CBRE handled the transaction.
PORTLAND, ORE. — ScanlanKemperBard Cos., in partnership with Tryba Architects and the principals of Lorentz Brunn Construction, has acquired a vintage industrial property located at 1805 SE MLK Blvd. in Portland’s Central Eastside district. The partnership purchased the property for $6.3 million, or $136 per square foot, and it plans to invest $8.9 million in renovations for a total project cost of $15.2 million. Originally the home of Morehouse Glass, the two-story, 46,000-square-foot property is 1960s vintage concrete construction with 20-foot ceilings, original glulam beams and concrete floors. The project will be rebranded The Glass Lab.
MEDFORD, ORE. — Savills Studley has brokered the sale of WinCo Plaza, a regional shopping center located in Medford. Larkspur, Calif.-based Argonaut Investments purchased the 147,943-square-foot property from a private family office for an undisclosed price. Located at Barnett Road and Interstate 5 Freeway, the property is anchored by WinCo Foods, which occupies 94,500 square feet. Additional tenants include Dollar Tree, McDonald’s, Payless ShoeSource and Valley Immediate Care. Maurice Nieman of Savills Studley handled the transaction.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Orlando Student Housing DST, an entity related to Inland Real Estate Group of Cos. Inc., has sold the Retreat at Orlando, an 894-bed student housing property located roughly two miles southwest of the University of Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando. Inland Private Capital Corp. (IPC) facilitated the sale of the property on behalf of one of its 1031 investment programs. The name of the buyer and the sales price were not disclosed, but the Orlando Business Journal reports the company originally acquired the off-campus asset in 2015 for $72.5 million, or $80,376.94 per bed. Constructed in 2014 by Athens, Ga.-based Landmark Properties, the Retreat at Orlando includes 143 apartment buildings with a mix of two- to six-bedroom floor plans. Units feature private bathrooms, nine-foot ceilings, full-size washer and dryer units and a front porch or back patio. Community amenities include a resort-style, multi-tiered swimming pool with cabanas and hammocks, 24-hour fitness center, clubhouse with catering kitchen, computer lab, pool tables, golf simulator, sand volleyball court, tennis court, picnic area with barbecue grills and shuttle service to the UCF campus. At the time of sale, the community was 99.6 percent occupied.
MARIETTA, GA. — StoneBridge Investments has acquired Avia East Cobb, a 200-unit apartment community located in the northwest Atlanta suburb of Marietta, for $23.5 million. Kevin Geiger of CBRE arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, an entity controlled by Harbor Group International. The community includes a mix of one- to three-bedroom units and features a resort-style pool, outdoor grills and a renovated clubhouse in a historic stone mill. In addition, the community is located roughly three miles from SunTrust Park, the home ballpark of the Atlanta Braves. StoneBridge will invest $3.2 million in capital improvements, renaming the property Landry at East Cobb Apartments. Planned renovations include enhanced community amenities, conversion of the existing dog park into an artificial grass sport court, exterior paint, façade renovation and upgraded unit interiors. ZRS Management will manage the community.
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $18.4 million sale of Okee Square, a 124,000-square-foot retail center located at 2021-2031 Okeechobee Blvd. in West Palm Beach. The center includes 103,690 square feet of inline retail space, two outparcels, a 16,010-square-foot Rooms To Go Kids and a 4,300-square-foot PDQ restaurant. Douglas Mandel, Barry Wolfe, Alan Lipsky and Elon Gerberg of Marcus & Millichap arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, a partnership. Konover South procured the buyer, Myron Vogel.
ATLANTA — Greystone Brown Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of the Presidential Tower, a 15-story commercial building located at 4001 Presidential Parkway in Atlanta. Taylor Brown of Greystone Brown arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Hays Financial Consulting LLC. Known for its cylindrical shape, the building is visible from one of the city’s main traffic corridors — Spaghetti Junction, which is situated at the intersection of Interstates 285 and 85. Originally constructed in 1973, Presidential Tower was the former Presidential Hotel. Over the last several years, the property fell into disrepair. Peacock Partnership Inc. acquired the building for an undisclosed price, with plans to convert the property into a seniors housing community. Once complete, the complex will be one of the largest seniors housing communities in Atlanta, according to Greystone Brown. A construction timeline for the project was not disclosed.
SANTA ANA, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged the sale of Bristol Center, a community shopping center located at 3601-3825 S. Bristol St. in Santa Ana. Dallas-based Sarofim Realty Advisors sold the retail center to Orange County, Calif.-based JH Real Estate Partners for $46.6 million. Preston Fetrow, Kirk Brummer, Megan Wood, Sean Heitzler and Philip Voorhees of CBRE’s National Retail Partners-West represented the seller and buyer in the deal. Built in 1974, Bristol Center features 165,508 square feet of retail space and is situated on 14.2 acres directly across from South Coast Plaza. At the time of sale the property was 97 percent leased to a variety of tenants, including CVS/pharmacy, Michaels, Staples, Party City, Wells Fargo, Buffalo Wild Wings, Chick-fil-A, Chipotle and Firestone Auto Care.
NORWALK, CONN. — Queens Plaza West has acquired the 120-room Dolce Norwalk hotel in Norwalk. The sales price was not disclosed. Lakota Hotels & Resorts will operate the 66-acre facility after renovations and upgrades, which will include updates to the 240-seat ballroom, amenity areas and guest rooms. Situated in the center of Fairfield County, the hotel offers views of outdoor terraces, wide green lawns, wooded areas and ponds. The property features a 10,500-square-foot event space, lap pool, full-sized basketball court, racquetball courts and a fitness center. Dolce Norwalk was acquired for $24.9 million in 2007 by Broadreach Capital Partners.