TEMPE, ARIZ. — Transwestern Development Co., in partnership with FL Lakeside Investor LLC, has completed the disposition of Vela, a multifamily community located at 555 N. College Ave. in Tempe. Los Angeles-based Pacific Development Partners acquired the 290-unit property for an undisclosed price. The property features a resort-style pool with cabanas; a fitness center with touch-screen cardio equipment and free weights; an indoor lounge space overlooking the lake with a catering kitchen, fireplace seating area and television viewing area; an activity courtyard with moveable movie projector, gaming area, fire pits and grilling area; indoor bike storage; and an outdoor covered lounge with kitchen, grilling areas, pool table and television viewing area. Tyler Anderson, Sean Cunningham, Asher Gunter and Matt Pesch of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.
Acquisitions
WESTWOOD VILLAGE, CALIF. — CBRE has brokered the sale of a multi-tenant retail and office property located at 1136-1140 Westwood Blvd. in Westwood Village. More LLC acquired the property from a private family trust for approximately $4 million. The two-story building features 6,340 square feet of retail and office space. Current tenants include D’Amores Pizza and a variety of office users. Alex Kozakov, Patrick Wade and Matthew Greenberg of CBRE represented the seller and the buyer in the deal.
DENVER — Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of an office building located at 1423 Race St. in Denver. George Wolf Memorial Trust purchased the property from Dave Chvosta for $1.7 million, or $323 per square foot. The property features 5,338 square feet of office space. Kevin Calame of Pinnacle Real Estate represented the buyer and seller in the deal.
LAS VEGAS — RealComm Advisors Commercial Real Estate has brokered the acquisition of an industrial property located at 6435 Karms Park Court in Las Vegas. McBeath Holdings LLC purchased the property from an undisclosed seller for $1.7 million. The property features 13,354 square feet of industrial space. Mike De Lew and Greg Pancirov of RealComm Advisors represented the buyer in the transaction.
LAKELAND, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $59.6 million sale of CenterState Logistics Center, a 605,412-square-foot distribution facility located at 8060 State Road 33 in Lakeland, roughly halfway between Tampa and Orlando. The facility was completed in 2017, and is fully triple-net-leased to Quaker Sales & Distribution, a wholly owned subsidiary of PepsiCo. The company uses the building to distribute its sports drink, Gatorade. Mike Davis, Rick Brugge and Michael Lerner of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller and developer, a partnership between Brennan Investment Group and Greenfield Partners. Los Angeles-based Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT Inc. acquired the asset. The building features tilt-wall construction, 36-foot clear heights and cross-dock loading.
ORLANDO, FLA. — CBRE has arranged the sale of Art Avenue, a 300-unit apartment community located at 10201 Lee Vista Blvd. in Orlando. Shelton Granade, Luke Wickham and Justin Basquill of CBRE arranged the transaction on behalf of the undisclosed seller. Robbins Property Associates and LEM acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. Constructed in 2014, Art Avenue features a resort-style saltwater pool, fitness center, spin room, outdoor lounge with a fire pit area and an outdoor kitchen. The property was 96.3 percent occupied at the time of sale.
PHILADELPHIA — US Storage Centers has acquired a 107,606-square-foot facility in Philadelphia from Philly Self Storage. The 1,545-unit self-storage facility is located at 1910 S. Christopher Columbus Blvd. in Pennsport, directly off Interstate 95. The property is the first US Storage Centers location in Pennsylvania and will be rebranded as a US Storage Centers self-storage facility. Terms of the sale were not disclosed.
ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the $37.5 million sale of Emerald Pointe, a 441-unit multifamily community in the Tampa Bay metro of St. Petersburg. Frank Carriera and Michael Regan of IPA arranged the transaction on behalf of the undisclosed seller and buyer. Constructed in 1974, Emerald Pointe includes studio to three-bedroom units and features a fitness center, pool, pet play area, car wash area, a clubhouse and laundry facilities. The new ownership plans to implement a value-add program to increase revenue over the first two years.
ATLANTA — Birmingham, Ala.-based GCP has acquired 6047 and 6049 Fulton Industrial in Atlanta for $17.1 million. The adjacent, rail-served buildings total 411,056 square feet and serve as light manufacturing and distribution warehouses. At the time of sale, the buildings were leased to two national third-party logistics tenants and a furniture distributor. The acquisition increases GCP’s portfolio to more than 7.5 million square feet. The name of the seller was not disclosed.
KNOXVILLE, TENN. — Coastal Ridge Real Estate has acquired Crowne at Campus Pointe, a 718-bed student housing community located less than a mile from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. The sales price was not disclosed. Ryan Lang and Bo Flurry of ARA Newmark arranged the transaction on behalf of the undisclosed seller. Constructed in 2005, Crowne at Campus Pointe offers one- to three-bedroom units with monthly rents ranging from $870 to $1,935 per unit. Community amenities include a resort-style pool and sundeck, fire pit, outdoor cooking area, 24-hour fitness center, clubhouse, study center and a dog park.