NEW HAVEN, CONN. — Locally based investment firm Water Street Properties has acquired an interest in a 252,000-square-foot office building in New Haven. The percentage was not disclosed. The building is located within the Long Wharf Maritime Center development and is home to tenants such as Ameriprise, Barclay Damon, Knights of Columbus, Morgan Stanley and Tek System. Evan O’Brien of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the sale of the interest from Knights of Columbus to Water Street, which now has operating control of the building, and has also been retained as the leasing agent.
Acquisitions
PASADENA, CALIF. — Pasadena, Calif.-based ExchangeRight has purchased 13 net-leased properties as a sale-leaseback transaction with Tractor Supply. Totaling more than 425,000 square feet, the properties are in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Texas. With this acquisition, ExchangeRight has expanded its portfolio of assets net leased to Tractor Supply to more than 100 properties as of Oct. 31, 2024.
BUCKEYE, ARIZ. — Canada-based Highstreet Ventures has acquired a 17.8-acre parcel adjacent to Summit Community Church, which is located at 20555 W. Roosevelt St. in Buckeye, for $9.3 million. Highstreet Ventures plans to develop a 510-unit multifamily property on the site. The proposed three-story community will offer 144 studio units, 150 one-bedroom units and 216 two-bedroom layouts, as well as a clubhouse and pool. Michael Farrar and Art Rullo of Marcus & Millichap’s Phoenix office represented the buyer, while Bret Rinehart and Wesley Campbell of Land Advisors Organization represented the seller, Summit Community Lutheran Church, in the transaction.
SAN DIEGO — JLL Capital Markets has negotiated the sale of a fully vacant flex office building located at 16980 Via Tazon in San Diego. Montana Avenue Capital Partners sold the asset to a private investor for $9.9 million in an all-cash, off-market transaction. Built in 1984, the single-story, 35,312-square-foot property can accommodate a variety of uses, including wet/dry lab, manufacturing and creative office space. The building features 14- to 16-foot clear heights and roll-up doors for grade-level loading. Bob Prendergast, Lynn LaChapelle and Zac Saloff of JLL Capital Markets Investment Sales and Advisory team represented the seller in the deal.
Lee & Associates Brokers Sale of 20,574 SF Office, Medical Building in Monrovia, California
by Amy Works
MONROVIA, CALIF. — Lee & Associates has arranged the sale of Huntington Professional Center, an office and medical center in Monrovia. The asset traded for $7.6 million. The names of the seller and buyer were not released. Located at 831 E. Huntington Drive, the two-story, 20,574-square-foot property offers 76 surface parking stalls. At the time of sale, the building was fully occupied by a variety of tenants, including Optum Healthcare, Tomdan (parent of Tommy Burgers) and Select Physical Therapy.
COLLINSVILLE, ILL. — Gantry has arranged a $14.7 million permanent loan for the acquisition of Eastport Tech Center in the St. Louis suburb of Collinsville. The four-building industrial property, located on Eastport Plaza Drive, totals 202,508 square feet. The asset is fully leased to multiple tenants. Joe Monteleone and Bonnie Monteleone of Gantry represented the borrower, a private real estate company. A life insurance company provided the five-year, fixed-rate loan, which features a 30-year amortization.
LAKE ZURICH, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $7.7 million sale of Lakeview Plaza, a retail strip center totaling 52,400 square feet in the Chicago suburb of Lake Zurich. Built in 1987, the property is home to restaurants, health and fitness tenants, and automotive service users. Adrian Mendoza, Sean Sharko and Austin Weisenbeck of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investment group, and procured the buyer, a family office specializing in owning and operating shopping centers.
DWG Capital Partners Acquires 84,612 SF Industrial Facility in Southeast Michigan Via Sale-Leaseback
HUDSON, MICH. — DWG Capital Partners, in partnership with MAG Capital Partners, has acquired an 84,612-square-foot industrial facility in southeast Michigan’s Hudson. The purchase price for the sale-leaseback transaction was undisclosed. Kecy Metal Technologies, a precision metal stamping company within ARC Group Worldwide’s portfolio, occupies the property at 4111 Munson Highway. Built in 1988, the facility features a 20-foot ceiling height. Doug Passon and Robert Bender of Fortis Net Lease represented the seller, while Aaron Eichenberg of Pantheon Commercial represented DWG. The transaction marks the first purchase in Michigan for DWG.
TAMPA, FLA. — Baltimore-based Continental Realty Corp. (CRC) has acquired Henley Tampa Palms, a 315-unit apartment community located at 15350 Amberly Drive in Tampa. 29th Street Capital sold the asset to CRC for $82 million. Berkadia represented the seller in the transaction. CRC purchased the community on behalf of one of its sponsored private equity funds called Value-Add Multifamily I LP. Built in 1997, Henley Tampa Palms was 94 percent occupied at the time of sale. The property features a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments averaging 1,375 square feet in size, as well as a large clubhouse and fitness center with an indoor racquetball court, conference room, laundry room, package retrieval system, a resort-style swimming pool, picnic area, dog park and a car wash. CRC intends to implement a multi-year property improvement strategy at Henley Tampa Palms to enhance the exterior curb appeal, address exterior deferred maintenance and upgrade common area amenities as well as unit interiors. The previous owner recently completed interior upgrades to approximately 25 percent of the units.
Coldwell Banker Commercial Read Brokers $6M Sale of Shopping Center in Lynchburg, Virginia
by John Nelson
LYNCHBURG, VA. — Coldwell Banker Commercial Read & Co. has brokered the $6 million sale of Forest Hill Shopping Center, an 82,000-square-foot retail center located at 2820 Linkhorne Drive in Lynchburg. Rick Read and Ricky Read of Coldwell Banker Read represented the seller, an entity doing business as Lynchburg Investment Co. Inc., in the transaction. The brokerage firm has served as the landlord rep for the retail center for the past 20 years. The buyer, Swintstorage Conversion Fund LLC, plans to convert the shopping center’s anchor store into a self-storage facility with some outdoor RV and boat storage space. The new owner will also rehabilitate the balance of Forest Hill’s retail space.