Acquisitions

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DALLAS — Locally based investment firm S2 Capital has purchased Landmark at Gleneagles, a 590-unit apartment community in North Dallas. According to Apartments.com, the property offers one- and two-bedroom units that range in size from 683 to 1,300 square feet. Amenities include a fitness center, business center, pool, playground, basketball court, tennis court, game room, lounge and outdoor grilling and dining areas, according to Apartments.com, which also noted that the property has been rebranded as The Monte. S2 Capital purchased the asset as part of a sale of a larger, 1,768-unit portfolio that included four properties in Tennessee.

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RICHARDSON, TEXAS — Infrastructure consulting firm Halff has sold its 91,251-square-foot office building in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Richardson. The building sits on a 6.7-acre site at 1201 N. Bowser Road. Jonathan Carrier of JLL represented Halff in the transaction. Digital Realty purchased the building for an undisclosed price. The sale was executed in conjunction with Halff signing an 80,000-square-foot lease at Galatyn Commons for its new Richardson office.

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MATAWAN, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $3 million sale of a 20,665-square-foot retail center in Matawan, about 40 miles south of Manhattan. The property is known as Matawan Mall and is home to 11 tenants, with Dunkin’ serving as the anchor. Brent Hyldahl, Alan Cafiero and Seth Goldberg of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Brupat Holdings LLC, in the sale, which was conducted via auction platform Ten-X. The trio also procured the buyer, a local private investor.

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MYSTIC, CONN. — Colliers has arranged the $2.9 million sale of a retail building in Mystic, located in southern coastal Connecticut. The building at 49-53 Main St. formerly housed the Bank Street Book Store and totals 9,000 square feet, according to LoopNet Inc. John Cafasso of Colliers represented the buyer, jeweler Lux Bond & Green, which also plans to occupy the property, in the transaction. Judi Carcausa of William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty represented the undisclosed seller.

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Ameriprise Financial Center in Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS — Onward Investors has acquired Ameriprise Financial Center, a 31-story office tower located at 707 2nd Ave. S in downtown Minneapolis. The 960,000-square-foot building has served as the corporate headquarters of Ameriprise Financial since its construction in 2000. Ameriprise Financial announced in 2022 that the company would be vacating the property in order to consolidate its headquarters at another building in downtown Minneapolis. Ameriprise Financial Center is soon to be vacant, according to Onward Investors. A sales price was not disclosed. However, locally based newspaper The Minnesota Star Tribune reported that the property sold for $6.3 million, a steep discount from the last time the building traded hands. Most recently in September 2016, a joint venture between Axar Capital Management and Morning Calm Management acquired the building for $200 million. Ameriprise Financial Center is located within the Minneapolis skyway system, a network of enclosed pedestrian bridges that provide direct access to buildings including the Minneapolis Club, Capella Tower, SPS Tower and Baker Center. The property also includes a four-story parking ramp that offers below-grade parking for roughly 300 vehicles. Onward Investors stated that it is exploring variety of options for the property, including converting portions of the building to uses other than …

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EL PASO, TEXAS — JLL has brokered the sale of Retreat at Mesa Hills, a 752-unit apartment community in El Paso. Developed in phases beginning in 1995, Retreat at Mesa Hills is located just off I-10 in the city’s Upper West Side neighborhood. Units come in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans and range in size from 538 to 2,127 square feet. Amenities include three pools with a tanning deck and private cabanas, a fitness center, two tennis courts, two sand volleyball courts, clubroom, game room, theater and an onsite Starbucks Coffee shop. Steven Hahn Jr., Art Barnes, Roberto Casas and William Jennings of JLL represented the seller, JRK Property Holdings, in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed.

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MANOR, TEXAS — Berkadia has arranged the sale of The Grand at Manor, a 271-unit apartment complex located on the northeastern outskirts of Austin. Built on 12.5 acres in 2021, the property offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, business center and a dog park. Kelly Witherspoon, Justin Cole, Adam Sumrall and Justin Chambers of Berkadia represented the seller, California-based investment firm Bailard, in the transaction. The buyer was Texas-based investment and development firm Presidium. Cody Kirkpatrick, Noam Franklin, Chinmay Bhatt and Matthew Tu, also with Berkadia, arranged joint venture equity for the deal through an undisclosed, foreign family office.

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NEW YORK CITY — CBRE has arranged $98 million in acquisition financing for a portfolio of 26 multifamily buildings totaling 80 units in the Prospect Heights area of Brooklyn. The portfolio also includes 32 retail spaces totaling roughly 40,000 square feet. Shamir Seidman, Judah Hammer and Jeff Feldman of CBRE arranged the financing, which includes capital for future building improvements, through Derby Copeland Capital. The borrowers were private investors Michael and Ed Ostad.

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RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $5.6 million sale of a 16,698-square-foot retail property in the Northern New Jersey community of Ridgewood. The property at 30-38 Oak St. was 92 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Park West Tavern, Je Lu Ja Spa and Ridgewood Education Association. Andrew Schwartz, Jordan Sobel, Andre Balthazard, Dan Bottiglieri and David Bernhaut of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Onyx Equities, in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed.

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MEDFORD, MASS. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $3.5 million sale of a 12-unit apartment building in Medford, a northwestern suburb of Boston. The building at 218-220 Middlesex Ave. was recently renovated and comprises 10 one-bedroom units and two two-bedroom units. Evan Griffith and Tony Pepdjonovic of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.

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