NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a six-building, 107-unit multifamily portfolio in Manhattan for $16.8 million. The West Bridge Associates Portfolio is located on 151st and 152nd streets between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue in Upper Manhattan. Seth Glasser, Peter Von Der Ahe, Joe Koicim and Jacob Kahn of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, and procured the buyer, also a private investor.
Acquisitions
DURHAM, N.C. — HFF has brokered the $42.1 million sale of Altera North Pointe, a 320-unit apartment community located at 2335 Broad St. in Durham. Allan Lynch, Justin Good and Jeff Glenn of HFF arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Atlanta-based Wood Partners, and procured the buyer, a partnership between McCann Realty Partners and LEM Capital. Wood Partners originally acquired the asset in 2015 for $36.4 million, according to the Triangle Business Journal. The property is located adjacent to North Pointe Shopping Center and will soon offer direct pedestrian access to the Ellerbe Creek Greenway, which is nearing completion. Completed in 2001, the property was recently renovated and features two swimming pools, tennis courts, a volleyball court, playground, grilling areas, dog park, fitness center, clubhouse, game room with billiards and a car care center. The community offers a mix of one- to three-bedroom floor plans averaging 977 square feet.
BOYNTON BEACH, FLA. — Charlotte-based FCA Partners has sold Shoppes of Boynton, a 151,000-square-foot shopping center in the South Florida city of Boynton Beach, for $27.8 million. Dennis Carson and Casey Rosen of CBRE arranged the transaction on behalf of FCA. Northbridge Investment Management acquired the property on behalf of an institutional client. Shoppes of Boynton is home to tenants such as Ross Dress for Less, Dollar Tree, Tuesday Morning, Ale House, Chili’s, FedEx Office, MD Now and Pollo Tropical. The center was 87 percent leased at the time of sale.
MINNEAPOLIS — CBRE Capital Markets has arranged the sale of a 12-property industrial tech portfolio totaling 914,698 square feet in the Twin Cities. A joint venture between Artemis Real Estate Partners and Eagle Ridge Partners purchased the portfolio, which was 87 percent leased at the time of sale. Tenants include a mix of high-tech services, manufacturing, biotechnology, media production and other companies in the tech industry. The properties are located in the suburbs of Woodbury, Oakdale, Plymouth, Maple Grove, Minnetonka and Eden Prairie. Judd Welliver, Ryan Watts, Sonja Dusil and Tom Holtz of CBRE represented the seller, a private REIT.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — NAI Wisinski has brokered the sale of Northland Plaza in Grand Rapids for an undisclosed price. The 20,168-square-foot shopping center is located at 3325 Plainfield Ave. NE. The property, currently home to a fitness center and tanning salon, will be renovated. Bill Tyson and Todd Leinberger of NAI Wisinski represented the buyer, 1923 Property LLC. Darrel Herweyer of DAR Development represented the undisclosed seller.
ADDISON, ILL. — Lee & Associates has negotiated the $2 million sale of two industrial buildings in Addison, about 20 miles west of Chicago. The properties include a 13,884-square-foot building at 1236 Capitol Drive and a 15,200-square-foot building at 1770 Cortland Court. Jay Farnam represented the seller in both transactions. Neither the buyer nor the seller was disclosed.
CYPRESS, TEXAS — Chicago-based investment firm Waterton has acquired Carrington at Barker Cypress, a 330-unit multifamily community in Cypress, a northwestern suburb of Houston. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging in size from 830 to 1,567 square feet and amenities such as a pool with grilling areas, fitness center, business center and a game room. Waterton will invest in capital improvements to the interiors of the units. The seller was not disclosed.
HOUSTON — HFF has arranged the sale of Intrepid Business Park, a 270,750-square-foot industrial asset located in northwest Houston. Developed between 2014 and 2015, the Class A property is situated on 17.1 acres and offers convenient access to Beltway 8, U.S. Highway 290 and Interstate 10. Building features include 30-foot clear heights and 58 dock-high doors. Approximately 14.3 percent of the square footage is office space. Trent Agnew, Rusty Tamlyn and Dane Petersen of HFF represented the seller, Triten Real Estate Partners, in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed.
BRYAN, TEXAS — Cypressbrook, an investment and brokerage firm based in the Houston area, has purchased Presidio, a 296-unit apartment property located in the central Texas city of Bryan. The property offers convenient access to Texas A&M University and Blinn College. Cypressbrook will upgrade the pool area to include an outdoor kitchen and add a dog park. Unit interiors will also be upgraded. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
ST. CHARLES, MD. — An affiliate of San Diego-based Strata Equity Group has purchased an 11-property multifamily portfolio in Suburban Maryland for $302 million. This is the first purchase in the Mid-Atlantic region for the privately held firm. Totaling 1,731 units, the properties are situated within St. Charles, a master-planned community roughly 30 miles south of Washington, D.C. The portfolio comprises Class A and B communities with an average unit size of 998 square feet. The buildings are 21 years old on average. Renovations have been ongoing since 2014, and Strata plans to complete all remaining interior rehabs while making other capital improvements. Each property is part of a neighborhood association that provides residents access to a community center and recreational facilities such as swimming pools, tennis courts and playgrounds. The seller, Federal Capital Partners (FCP), originally purchased the portfolio in 2009 for $43.6 million plus debt as part of its acquisition and privatization of American Community Properties Trust, which formerly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol APO. That acquisition included 11,000 residential units and 5 million square feet of commercial development, mostly in St. Charles and Puerto Rico. FCP has been repositioning and selling portions …