PLAINVILLE, CONN. — Regional brokerage firm Northeast Private Client Group (NEPCG) has arranged the sale of Castle Apartments, a three-building, 46-unit multifamily complex in Plainville, a southwestern suburb of Hartford. According to Apartments.com, the property was built in 1975 and exclusively offers two-bedroom units with an average size of 850 square feet. Taylor Perun and Brad Balletto of NEPCG brokered the deal. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.
Acquisitions
LOS ANGELES — Neutraderm, a medical-grade skincare manufacturer specializing in over-the-counter drug products, has acquired an industrial building at 20680 Nordoff St. in Los Angeles’ Chatsworth submarket. Nordhoff XC LLC sold the asset for $21 million. The manufacturer plans to combine this property with two nearby buildings, located at 9000 Lurline Ave. and its current West Coast headquarters at 20600 Nordhoff St. The resulting 115,000-square-foot facility will serve as Neutraderm’s flagship headquarters complex for Southern California. Erica Balin and Scott Caswell of Lee & Associates – LA North/Ventura represented the buyer in the deal.
Kauri Investments Buys Medical Office Building in Bellevue, Washington for 150-Room Hotel Redevelopment
by Amy Works
BELLEVUE, WASH. — Seattle-based Kauri Investments has acquired a freestanding medical office building, located at 1300 116th Ave. in the Seattle suburb of Bellevue, for $6.7 million. The seller and existing tenant, Eye Clinic of Bellevue, will lease back the 5,519-square-foot building until the ophthalmology practice moves into a more modern facility. Once the lease ends, Kauri plans to redevelop the asset, which is on a large parcel, into a 150-key hotel. Kauri Investments currently owns six other hotel sites Washington and Oregon. Pat Mutzel of Cushman & Wakefield’s private capital group in Seattle brokered the off-market transaction.
LAS VEGAS — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of Sterling Ridge Living, a 122-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. The community was built in 1974 and was most recently renovated in 2023. The asset totals 89,719 square feet on 2.37 acres. The property offers 22 independent living units, 74 assisted living units 26 memory care units totaling 152 beds. The seller is a private equity firm that sought to exit its fund and the senior living industry. The buyer is a private owner-operator that divested its Midwest skilled nursing portfolio is now building up a private-pay portfolio in the West. Vince Viverito and Nick Cacciabando of SLIB managed the transaction. The price was not disclosed.
NAMPA, IDAHO — The Zett Group, led by Blake Bozett, has arranged the sale of Streamside Assisted Living and Memory Care in Nampa, approximately 20 miles west of Boise. The property features 79 total units. A regional owner-operator based out of Oregon sold the asset to a national owner-operator from California looking to expand its footprint in the state Idaho. The price was not disclosed.
Prime Healthcare Agrees to Acquire 14 Ascension Healthcare Properties in Metro Chicago, Plans $250M in Improvements
by Jeff Shaw
CHICAGO — Prime Healthcare has agreed to acquire nine hospitals and associated physician practices in Illinois, as well as five post-acute and senior living facilities, from St. Louis-based Ascension. The properties are largely located in Chicago and its surrounding suburbs. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2025, subject to standard regulatory and canonical approvals. The price was not disclosed. The acquisition includes the following Ascension hospitals: Prime Healthcare also acquired multiple post-acute and senior living facilities operated by Ascension Living: Fox Knoll Village in Aurora; Villa Franciscan Place in Joliet; Heritage Village and Heritage Lodge in Kankakee; and Resurrection Place in Park Ridge. Prime Healthcare plans to invest $250 million in facility upgrades, capital improvements, technology investments and system upgrades to the properties. According to Prime Healthcare, the company has all available funding for the renovations. No debt will be put on the hospitals to complete the transaction. Additionally, the buyer has agreed to make offers of employment to substantially all associates. “Our agreement with Ascension reflects our decades-long mission of saving, improving and investing in community hospitals,” says Sunny Bhatia, president and chief medical officer of Prime Healthcare. Prime Healthcare is based in Ontario, …
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Lee & Associates Second Quarter Report: Industrial, Office Market See Continued Challenges While Retail, Multifamily Trends Follow Region-Specific Patterns
In the first half of 2024, high interest rates led to decreased demand, higher vacancy rates, reduced construction starts and lower property sales in industrial and office, according to Lee & Associates’ 2024 Q2 North America Market Report. Meanwhile, retail saw minimal development and continued low vacancies. Retail rent growth was particularly strong in the South and Southwest. Finally, high demand for multifamily, coupled with a sudden influx of supply in the second quarter of the year, has created a market where outcomes are highly tied to region. Midwest and Northeast multifamily markets have remained stronger than their counterparts in the South and Southwest, while Western markets saw mixed growth. Lee & Associates has made their full market report available here (with complete breakdowns of cap rates by city, market rents, vacancy rates, square footage information and more). The summaries for the industrial, office, retail and multifamily sectors below provide detailed insight into the trends and trajectories likely through the end of 2024. Industrial Overview: Activity, Growth Checked by High Interest Rates Industrial market performance across North America continued to downshift in the first half of this year. Although net absorption remains positive, demand for industrial space has fallen to the lowest levels …
MENARD, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Bowie’s Truck Stop, a 4,995-square-foot retail property in Menard, about 150 miles west of Austin. Bowie’s Truck Stop sits on five acres and features a convenience store and 16 gas pumps that are operated by Valero. Sai Thakor and Jacob Luna led the Marcus & Millichap team that represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
Vesper Holdings Acquires 649-Bed Student Housing Community Near University of Kentucky
by John Nelson
LEXINGTON, KY. — Vesper Holdings has acquired The Lex, a 649-bed student housing community located near the University of Kentucky campus in Lexington. Built in 2008, the four-story property offers a mix of one-, two- and four-bedroom units with bed-to-bath parity. Amenities include a 24-hour fitness center, resort-style swimming pool, yoga studio, study spaces, outdoor hammock garden and a newly renovated clubhouse and gaming lounge. Vesper partnered with an undisclosed institutional investor on the off-market acquisition, financing for which was placed by Gregg Wallace at AMA Financial. The new ownership plans to begin a capital improvement plan imminently that will include the addition of updated technology and upgrades to units and shared amenity spaces. Campus Life & Style, Vesper’s in-house property management platform, will operate The Lex.
CLARKSVILLE, TENN. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the sale of Solis, a 216-unit apartment community located in Clarksville, roughly 40 miles from Nashville. A private buyer based in California purchased the property from Gwaltney Communities for an undisclosed price. David Stollenwerk, Will Balthrope and Drew Garza of IPA represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. Marcus & Millichap’s broker of record in Tennessee for the deal was Jody McKibben. Built in 2020, Solis features garden-style apartments averaging 1,089 square feet in size, as well as a saltwater swimming pool, 24-hour fitness center and a theater room.