SOMERSET, N.J. — CBRE has arranged the sale of a 384-unit apartment community located in the Central New Jersey community of Somerset. The Grove at Somerset was built on 41 acres in 2013. The property features studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units, 58 of which are designated as affordable housing. Amenities include a pool with a sundeck, resident clubhouse with a lounge area, business center, fitness center, playground and a dog park. Jeffrey Dunne, Stuart MacKenzie, Eric Apfel, Travis Langer and Eric Greenberg of CBRE represented the buyer, Los Angeles-based owner-operator TruAmerica, in the off-market transaction. The seller was Harbor Group International. The sales price was not disclosed.
Acquisitions
HARTFORD, CONN. — Regional brokerage firm Northeast Private Client Group (NEPCG) has negotiated the $14.3 million sale of a portfolio of 23 multifamily properties totaling 167 units in Hartford. Known as the West End Hartford Portfolio, the buildings are situated within three blocks of one another in the state capital neighborhood of the same name. Information on floor plans and amenities was not disclosed. Taylor Perun and Brad Balletto of NEPCG represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
KEARNY, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $4 million sale of Helena Arms, a 17-unit apartment building in the Northern New Jersey community of Kearny. The three-story building was constructed in 1969 and houses two studios, six one-bedroom units and nine two-bedroom apartments. Devin Perez, Alan Cafiero and Dean Matuszewicz of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, in the off-market transaction, and procured the undisclosed buyer. Mark Litwack of Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. arranged acquisition financing for the deal.
Kidder Mathews Arranges $21.8M Sale of Two Apartment Properties in Riverside, California
by Amy Works
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — Kidder Mathews has brokered the sale of two adjacent workforce housing properties in Riverside. The 113-unit portfolio traded for $21.3 million, or $192,920 per unit and $244 per square foot. The transaction included University Gardens, a 25-unit property at 1480 Seventh St., and Normandy Apartments, an 88-unit complex at 3681-3725 Cranford Ave. with two side-by-side, 44-unit buildings. Both properties feature swimming pools. Situated within an Opportunity Zone, the gated, garden-style communities consist of two- and three-bedroom walk-up apartment buildings. Jon Mitchell of Kidder Mathews represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.
SAN DIEGO — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $11.2 million sale of The Molokai Apartments, a 39-unit property in San Diego. Austin Ray Huffman and Chris Zorbas, of the Zorbas Huffman Group based out of Marcus & Millichap’s San Diego office, listed the property on behalf of the seller, Vista International Inc. Michael Wolf of Coldwell Banker West represented the buyer, a private investor. Built in 1971, The Molokai Apartments is a 32,204-square-foot property situated on about 1 acre at 5055 73rd St. in San Diego’s College East neighborhood. The property consists of 27 one-bedroom, one-bathroom units and 12 two-bedroom, two-bathroom units and features gated entry, onsite storage, off-street parking and a pool.
APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZ. — Marcus & Millichap has completed the sale of a two-property CubeSmart portfolio in Apache Junction. MyPlace Self Storage and Nuveen purchased the portfolio from New York City-based Palatine Capital for an undisclosed price. Totaling 523 units, the portfolio includes facilities at 1678 W. Superstition Blvd. and 1735 W. Apache Trail in Apache Junction, approximately 30 miles east of downtown Phoenix. The property at 1678 W. Superstition Blvd. features 342 units and 57,092 net rentable square feet and the property at 1735 W. Apache Trail contains 181 units and 27,100 net rentable square feet. Nathan Coe, Adam Schlosser, Brett Hatcher, Gabe Coe and Charles LeClaire of Marcus & Millichap’s Columbus and Denver offices, in association with Ryan Sarbinoff as Marcus & Millichap’s Arizona broker of record, represented the seller in the deal.
FAIRFAX, VA. — Newmark has negotiated the $97.5 million sale of Willow Oaks Medical Campus, a two-building medical office property located at 8260 and 8280 Willow Oaks Corporate Drive in Fairfax, a city in Northern Virginia. Locally based Inova Health System acquired the property from Stockdale Capital Partners. Ben Appel, Jay Miele, Justin Shepherd, John Nero, Michael Greeley and Ron Ott of Newmark represented the seller in the transaction. Newmark’s Jud Ryan and James Cassidy supported the transaction. The buildings each span approximately 188,000 square feet and have undergone multimillion-dollar capital investment initiatives into tenant spaces, common areas and amenities in recent years. Willow Oaks is located immediately adjacent to Inova’s flagship 923-bed hospital campus and is anchored by the locally based health system, as well as multiple third-party medical users.
LEBANON, TENN. — Lincoln Property Co. has purchased Park 109, a four-building industrial park in metro Nashville spanning 377,529 square feet. Built in 2022, the property comprises four multi-tenant, shallow-bay distribution buildings on 32.8 acres along Tenn. Highway 109 in Lebanon, about 30 miles east of Nashville. Gary Kobus, Jacob Emery, Tyler Jones and Lane Baker represented the Dallas-based buyer in the transaction internally. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Park 109 was fully leased at the time of sale.
HOUSTON — Locally based brokerage firm Moody Rambin has arranged the sale of Bennington Business Park, a 33,000-square-foot industrial complex located in the Independence Heights area of Houston. The complex spans 1.3 acres and includes traditional warehouse and small-bay industrial space. Stephen Ghedi and Lawton Anderson of Moody Rambin represented the seller, locally based investment firm Crescere Capital Management, in the transaction. The buyer was Rivergate Capital.
JUNCTION, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Gordo’s Travel Center, a 15,000-square-foot gas station and convenience store in Junction, about 115 miles northwest of San Antonio. Built in 2025, the property offers seven multi-product fuel pumps, six diesel stations and showers and restrooms, as well as food and beverages from brands such as Charleys Cheesesteaks, Sbarro and Starbucks. Ameer Adel and Jacob Luna of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.