DALLAS — Colliers International has brokered the sale of the McKool Building, an 18,206-square-foot office building located at 5025 N. Central Expressway in Dallas. The property is named after former Texas State Senator Mike McKool, who developed the building in 1965. Susan Gwin Burks, John Bowles and Bruce Butler of Colliers represented the seller in the transaction. An affiliate of Woods Capital Management LLC purchased the building for an undisclosed price.
ELGIN, ILL. — Brown Commercial Group has brokered the sale of a 38,128-square-foot industrial warehouse in Elgin, a northwest suburb of Chicago. The sales price was not disclosed. The fully leased property is located at 1700-1730 Todd Farm Drive within the Windsor Commerce Center. Brian Lindgren of Brown represented the buyer, Nottingham Realty Group LLC. John D’Orazio of Colliers International represented the seller, Cristie Ann Enterprises LLC.
NEWARK, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $1.3 million sale of an office building occupied by the Social Security Administration property in Newark, about 40 miles northeast of Columbus. The 7,818-square-foot property is located at 125 Derby Downs Road. The facility was constructed in 2007 as a build-to-suit for the Social Security Administration. Justin Fenn and Dan Yozwiak of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. Geoff Ficke of Marcus & Millichap secured and represented the buyer, a limited liability company.
BOSTON — San Francisco-based Iconiq Capital has invested in the 90-year old Taj Boston hotel, located at 15 Arlington St. in Boston. Financial terms were not disclosed, but the Boston Business Journal reports the private equity firm — which manages money for Facebook founder Mark Zuckerburg — acquired a $196 million stake in the property. A group of investors including New England Development, Eastern Real Estate, Rockpoint Group, Lubert-Adler and Highgate originally acquired the 273-room hotel in 2016 for $125 million, and will retain an interest in the asset. The new partnership plans to execute a major capital improvement program that will include a comprehensive renovation of guestrooms, public areas and food and beverage outlets. According to a release, hotel owners have spent the past two years working with a team of architectural and interior design firms, consultants and engineers to develop a new vision for the property. A construction timeline for the project was not disclosed. Situated at the corner of Newbury and Arlington streets in Boston’s high-end Back Bay neighborhood, the hotel overlooks the Boston Public Garden and is adjacent to the city’s retail district. Amenities include nightly turndown, a 24-hour fitness center, business center, and onsite dining and bar …
PORTLAND, MAINE — Remic Properties has acquired the 34,000-square-foot Maine Eye Center at 15 Lowell St. in Portland for $8.2 million. Both Remic Properties and the seller, Maine Eye SPE LLC, were represented by Stan Johnson Company in the transaction. Maine Eye, an ophthalmology practice, is the sole tenant in the building. The acquisition was part of a 1031 exchange that Remic completed following the sale of a property in Peabody, Mass. Tom St. Jean and Mary Lambert of Brookline Bank served as the qualified intermediary in the transaction.
ALLENTOWN, PA. — HFF has arranged the $3 million sale of a 10,000-square-foot, single-tenant retail building leased to CVS Pharmacy in Allentown. HFF represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was Grove City Property. Located at 1802 Lehigh St., the CVS Pharmacy sees traffic counts of more than 15,000 vehicles per day and is less than a mile from I-78. The building was built in 1996 and is leased to CVS Pharmacy through December 2037.
HOUSTON — HFF has arranged the sale of Brookhollow West Business Park, a two-building, 232,950-square-foot industrial property in northwest Houston. Built between 2007 and 2008, the Class A property features 24-foot clear heights, 40 dock-high doors, five drive-up ramps and 277 parking spaces. Roughly 21 percent of the square footage is office space. Rusty Tamlyn and Dane Petersen of HFF, along with Jon Farris and Matteson Hamilton of Stream Realty Partners, represented the seller, AIV Inc, a valve distributor for utilities firms. A subsidiary of STAG Industrial Inc., a Boston-based REIT, purchased the property for an undisclosed price.
LEHIGH VALLEY, PA. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of a 180-bed skilled nursing facility located in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. A regional owner-operator acquired the property for $18.8 million, or approximately $104,000 per bed. The seller was looking to restructure its regional portfolio. Michael Segal and Ben Firestone of Blueprint negotiated the transaction.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Dallas-based Vanguard Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of Spring Hill Apartments, a 104-unit multifamily property in Oklahoma City. Built in 1984, the pet-friendly community offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units. Jordan Cortez of Vanguard represented the seller, Chicago-based AMG Cherry Hill LLC, in the all-cash transaction. Cortez also procured the buyer, a private investor based in North Texas that acquired the property via a 1031 exchange.
NEW YORK CITY — TerraCRG has arranged the sale of a vacant, six-unit apartment building in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn. Located one block from the Jefferson Street L subway station at 1271 Willoughby Ave., the 5,000-square-foot property is situated in a popular retail corridor. Matt Cosentino, Fred Bijou and Eric Satanovsky of TerraCRG brokered the deal. TerraCRG represented the seller, Bushwack LLC, which purchased the property in 2014. The brokerage firm also represented the buyer, Cycamore Capital, an investment firm based in Brooklyn.
