Acquisitions

CHICAGO — Greenstone Partners has arranged the $5.2 million sale of a portfolio of retail properties situated along North Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. The portfolio totals 9,470 square feet and includes one corner property at North Milwaukee Avenue and Honore, along with three spaces directly across the street. The assets are fully leased to tenants such as Crossroads Trading Co., 2nd STREET, Thursday Boot Co. and Saint Alfred. Danny Spitz and Brewster Hague of Greenstone represented the seller, a Chicago-based investment and development company, and procured the buyer, a New York-based investor.

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MIAMI — A joint venture comprising affiliates of the Falcone Group, ROK Acquisitions, Andre Mirmelli, The Davis Cos. and Jamestown has acquired a retail and entertainment district situated within Miami Worldcenter, a new $6 billion mixed-use destination in downtown Miami.  The seller was master development group Miami Worldcenter Associates, which is a partnership between Falcone Group, Nitin Motwani and CIM Group. The sales price was $210 million. Totaling 300,000 square feet of retail, dining and entertainment space with 100,000 square feet of parks and plazas, the acquired property will be operated by Falcone Group, along with ROK Acquisitions and Andrew Mirmelli. Davis Cos. and Jamestown will serve as limited partners.  Tenants within the retail district include a flagship Apple store, Sephora, lululemon, Ray-Ban, Lucid Motors, Free People, Savage X Fenty, Posman Books, HŸP Sneakers & Streetwear, Timeluxe, Openbank by Santander, SkinSpirit, Blo Blow Dry Bar and Club Studio. Food-and-beverage offerings include Maple & Ash, Eight Bar, Sixty Vines, Earls Kitchen + Bar, Sweet Paris Crêperie & Café, Serafina, Go Greek Yogurt and Starbucks Coffee. Entertainment venues include Lucky Strike Bowling and the Museum of Ice Cream. “By combining continuity of vision with additional institutional capital, strategic oversight and operational discipline, …

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EL PASO, TEXAS — JLL has negotiated the sale of Forty649 North Hills, a 342-unit apartment community in El Paso. Built on 17.7 acres in 2009 on the city’s northeast side, the property comprises 42 two-story buildings that house one-, two- and three-bedroom units with an average unit size of 897 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, clubhouse and a dog park. Steven Hahn Jr., Art Barnes and William Jennings of JLL represented the seller, Hamilton Point Investments, in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed.

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CHICAGO — Aimco (NYSE: AIV) has completed the sale of a seven-property multifamily portfolio in metro Chicago totaling 1,495 units as part of its liquidation plan approved by stockholders in February. LaTerra Capital Management and Respark Residential purchased the portfolio for $455 million. The Aimco Chicago Portfolio consists of the following stabilized properties: Pete Evans and Richard Evans of Berkadia represented the seller in the transaction. 3650 Capital provided approximately $104 million in acquisition financing to the buyers. The transaction was also capitalized with roughly $308 million of Fannie Mae loan assumptions as well as equity capital from LaTerra and Respark. Approximately $20 million of the invested capital will fund improvements to the properties, including both common area and unit upgrades. “In the post-COVID era, the greater Chicago region has emerged as one of the strongest multifamily housing markets in the country,” says Michael Fleischer, deputy CIO at 3650. “While some regions are experiencing oversupply, the Midwest is seeing a sustained period of strong performance and stability driven by limited new supply, robust demand and relative affordability compared to coastal markets.”

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STANTON, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 50-room hotel in Stanton, located just outside of Midland in West Texas. Built in 2015, the hotel is operated under the Super 8 by Wyndham brand and offers fitness and business centers, as well as a breakfast area. Alexander Curry and Chris Gomes of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Dallas-based LIG Hotels, in the transaction. Rajan Patel, also with Marcus & Millichap, represented the buyer, an undisclosed, Houston-based partnership.

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SAN DIEGO — Bridgeway Real Estate Partners, in partnership with LBX Investments, has acquired Plaza Del Mar, an office campus in the Del Mar Heights submarket of San Diego, for $43 million, or $352 per square foot. Located at 12520 and 12526 High Bluff Drive, Plaza Del Mar offers 120,000 square feet of office space. Bridgeway plans to reintroduce the property to the market with an enhanced campus environment, including upgrades to the common area courtyards. Scott Peterson, Mark McGovern, Colby Matzke and Michael Kolcum of CBRE’s Debt and Structured Finance secured acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer. CBRE’s Mike Hoeck, Chris Pascale and Ellycia Walker will handle leasing for the property. Rick Reeder of Newmark represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.

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VISTA, CALIF. — RAF Pacifica Group, in partnership with CenterSquare Investment Management, has completed the disposition of an industrial building located at 3280 Corporate View in Vista. Terms of the transaction were not released. Cushman & Wakefield represented the sellers in the transaction. Rivian Automotive, an electric vehicle manufacturer, fully occupies the 59,828-square-foot property, which offers convenient access to major interstate freeways.

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KENNETT, MO. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $7 million sale of Bootheel Plaza, a 23-suite retail strip center in Kennett, located in the southeast corner of Missouri and four miles east of Arkansas. Built in 1973, the property totals 126,193 square feet and sits directly in front of a Walmart Supercenter. Anchor tenants include Tractor Supply, Bealls and Dollar Tree. Austin Sweet, Chris Garavaglia and Alex Perez of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were private investors.

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GARNER AND CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Boston-based Rockpoint has purchased a six-building industrial portfolio across two properties in North Carolina. The nearly 280,000-square-foot acquisition includes Garner Commerce Center in the south Raleigh suburb of Garner and I-77 Commerce Center in Charlotte. Both three-building parks were recently delivered. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Rockpoint will manage and operate Garner Commerce Center and I-77 Commerce Center in partnership with affiliate firms Rockhill Management and Rockpoint Industrial.

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COVINGTON, LA. — Red Oak Capital Holdings LLC has provided an $8.4 million loan for a hotel-to-multifamily conversion project in Covington. The borrower, an investment group represented by Nebo Capital, is using the financing to purchase the former WeStay Suites hotel at 140 Holiday Blvd. and reposition it into an 87-room apartment community. The 12-month bridge loan will fund the $6.9 million acquisition and $1.8 million in planned improvements for the conversion. The five-story, 89,831-square-foot hotel was built on 2.9 acres in 2009 and features an outdoor pool, fitness center and community rooms. The borrower has completed a similar hotel-to-multifamily adaptive reuse project in the Covington area, according to Red Oak Capital. The borrower plans to refinance the bridge loan upon completion of the renovation with permanent or agency debt.

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