Acquisitions

URBANA, ILL. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale and financing of Campus Circle, a 524-bed student housing community in Urbana near the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Scott Clifton, Kevin Kazlow and Jack Goldberger of JLL represented the seller, an affiliate of Blue Vista Capital Management LLC. Jake Wisness, Dan Kearns, Mike Brady, Sam Tarter and Bill Maloney of JLL originated a five-year, fixed-rate acquisition loan through Freddie Mac on behalf of the buyer, Horizon Realty Advisors. Campus Circle, located at 1010 W. University Ave., is within walking distance of the College of Engineering and the university’s Main Quad.

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CHICAGO — Kiser Group has negotiated the $17.4 million sale of 5411 N. Winthrop, a multifamily property in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood. The asset, which was 99 percent occupied at the time of sale, underwent a full renovation in 2013. Jacob Price and Katie LeGrand of Kiser brokered the sale. Chicago-based Becovic Residential was the buyer. The property went under contract within a month of listing.

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CHICAGO — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has brokered the sale of a 17,706-square-foot retail property occupied by The Fresh Market in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. The sales price was undisclosed. The grocery store is located at the corner of Halsted Street and Diversey Parkway. Joe Girardi and Nick Kohlmann of Mid-America represented the seller, and the asset sold to a private buyer.

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ROCHESTER, MINN. — CBRE has arranged the $6.9 million sale of Lofts at Mayo Park, a 29-unit apartment building in Rochester. Built in 2017, the property features one- and two-bedroom floor plans averaging 942 square feet. Amenities include a fitness center, bike storage, pet washing station, heated underground parking and rooftop terraces. CBRE’s Ted Abramson, Abe Appert and Keith Collins represented the seller, Eastbank Lofts LLC. The buyer was Eaststar Trust LLC.

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TRUMBULL, CONN. — Aphorio Carter, a data center investment firm and division of Carter Funds, has acquired a colocation facility in Trumbull, located in southern coastal Connecticut. The facility, which was originally built in 1960, spans 8.2 acres and comprises two data center pods and one disaster recovery pod. In addition, the 227,552-square-foot property features a power capacity of 15 megawatts and was leased to five tenants at the time of sale. The seller was not disclosed.

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ANNAPOLIS, MD. — Annapolis-based transportation real estate investment and management firm Realterm has purchased a national portfolio of 13 industrial outdoor storage (IOS) properties spanning 131 acres for $277 million. Brookfield Asset Management sold the portfolio, which comprises 13 single-tenant truck terminals and maintenance facilities totaling 631,604 square feet. The addresses were not disclosed, but the properties are concentrated in gateway markets such as Dallas-Fort Worth, Northern New Jersey, Orlando, Seattle, Chicago and both California’s Inland Empire and Bay Area. The portfolio had an occupancy rate of 97 percent at the time of sale. “The portfolio represents a rare opportunity to acquire, at scale, a collection of transportation-advantaged IOS truck terminal assets in key markets,” said Ben Andreycak, vice president of investments at Realterm. “Realterm recognizes the mission-critical nature of the assets in the portfolio for logistics use.” Nick Murphy and Brian Budnick of New York City-based advisory firm Eastdil Secured arranged the portfolio sale on behalf of Brookfield, which acquired the assets between 2017 and 2022. The properties are leased to 10 different tenants, primarily in the logistics space. “Investor demand for IOS properties has surged due to the increasing need for storage and logistics solutions that support supply …

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WESLACO, TEXAS — Arlington-based investment firm Skywalker Property Partners has purchased two industrial properties totaling 176,700 square feet in the Rio Grande Valley city of Weslaco. The acquisitions include a 108,000-square-foot warehouse at 715 W. Pike Blvd. that was fully leased at the time of sale to Jefferson Electric and can support future expansion and a two-building facility at 308-320 S. Utah Ave. that is home to seven different tenants. Skywalker plans to invest about $750,000 in capital improvements to the properties. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.

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NEW YORK CITY — Newmark has brokered the $360 million sale of Two Park Avenue, a 1 million-square-foot office building located in Manhattan’s Murray Hill neighborhood. The 29-story building was constructed in the mid-1920s and features a 27th-story penthouse lounge and outdoor terrace, a ground-floor lobby and conference center and bike parking space. Adam Spies, Doug Harmon, Adam Doneger, Marcella Fasulo, Josh King, Avery Silverstein and Willis Robbins of Newmark represented the seller, Morgan Stanley, in the transaction. The buyer, Haddad Brands, plans to occupy a portion of the property and lease the remainder.

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MESA, ARIZ. — Canyon Partners Real Estate LLC has completed the disposition of Broadway 101 Commerce Park, a Class A multi-tenant industrial park on 53 acres in Mesa. Irvine, Calif.-based CIP Real Estate acquired the asset for $168.3 million. Broadway 101 Commerce Park offers 809,230 square feet spread across 11 buildings, which were built from 2005 to 2007. The project is currently 98 percent leased to a roster of 34 tenants. Located at 2140-2360 W. Broadway Road, the industrial park features 125 grade-level doors and 109 dock-high doors. Will Strong, Michael Matchett and Molly Hunt of Cushman & Wakefield’s National Industrial Advisory Group – Mountain West represented the seller in the deal. The firm’s Mike Haenel, Andy Markham, Phil Haenel and Justin Smith provided local advisory services and were retained by the buyer to continue leading leasing for the project. Additionally, Rob Rubano, Brian Share and Joseph Lieske of Cushman & Wakefield Equity, Debt & Structured Finance arranged a $93.8 million acquisition loan from institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management on behalf of CIP Real Estate.

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SAN MATEO, CALIF. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the $127 million sale of Bridgepointe Shopping Center in San Mateo, roughly 20 miles south of San Francisco. Originally developed in 1988 and renovated in 2023, the 231,700-square-foot property spans 23.7 acres. Tenants at the center, which was fully leased at the time of sale, include Ross Dress for Less, Marshalls, Nordstrom Rack, Total Wine & More, Chick-fil-A, Five Below and The Container Store. Eric Kathrein, Daniel Tyner, Geoff Tranchina, Greg Lvovich, Warren McClean and Danny Finkle of JLL Capital Markets represented the seller, Nuveen Real Estate, in the transaction. Additionally, JLL procured the buyer, a joint venture between Sterling Organization and Cohen & Steers, and secured acquisition financing.

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