SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. — A partnership between two investment firms, New York-based Ridgecut Road and Boston-based Marcus Partners, has acquired an industrial outdoor storage site in South Plainfield, about 40 miles south of New York City. The site at 250 Mack Road spans 3.6 acres and houses two buildings totaling 13,500 square feet that are leased to an undisclosed waste management company. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
Acquisitions
WICHITA, KAN. — Equity Bancshares Inc. (NYSE: EQBK), the Wichita-based holding company of Equity Bank, has finalized its merger with Rockhold BanCorp, the parent company of the Bank of Kirksville in Kirksville, Mo. Bank of Kirksville’s locations opened as Equity Bank locations on Saturday, Feb. 10. The company will consolidate the core banking system and digital banking platform in May. Equity previously announced the merger with Rockhold on Wednesday, Dec. 6. Equity has approximately $5.3 billion in consolidated total assets and operates 74 locations in Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma. There are now 24 Missouri locations. Equity’s stock price opened at $32.32 per share Monday, Feb. 12, up slightly from $30.87 per share one year ago.
Berkadia Arranges $21.5M Acquisition Loan for Duo Apartments in University Place, Washington
by Amy Works
UNIVERSITY PLACE, WASH. — Berkadia has secured $21.5 million in financing for the purchase of The Duo Apartments, a Class A multifamily community in University Place, a suburb of Tacoma. Located at 4201 Bridgeport Way West, The Duo Apartments features 104 studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans ranging from 472 square feet to 989 square feet. Apartments offer washers/dryers, stainless steel appliances, faux wood flooring, designer finishes and patios or balconies. The pet-friendly community features a recreation room, fitness center, outdoor patio/barbecue area, off-street parking and for-rent garages. Michael Manolides and Robert Doxsee of Berkadia Seattle, along with Michael Basinski and Brad Williamson of Berkadia Miami, arranged the financing on behalf of the buyer, a private investor. The borrower acquired the asset for $30.5 million. Coral Gables, Fla.-based Bayview provided the $21.5 million, five-year, fixed-rate loan with flexible prepayment terms.
HERRIMAN, UTAH — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the purchase of a newly constructed retail property, located at 5116 Denali Park Drive in Herriman, approximately 20 miles southwest of Salt Lake City. A Washington-based private investor in a 1031 exchange acquired the asset from a developer for $5.3 million. PetSuites, which opened in November 2023, occupies the 10,953-square-foot property. The tenant has a 20-year lease in place. PetSuites operates more than 80 locations nationally with services including daycare, boarding, grooming and training for pets. Susan Harris of SRS represented the buyer, while JLL represented the seller in the deal.
HANOVER, MD. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the sale of a 289-room dual-branded Aloft/Element Arundel Mills BWI Airport hotel in Hanover, a southern suburb of Baltimore. The Aloft comprises 142 rooms, and Element has 147 guest rooms. Amenities at the property include an indoor pool, fitness center, 24-hour market, guest laundry and a meeting space. Located off State Route 100, the property is situated about five miles from Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. Spark GHC acquired the hotel for an undisclosed price. Ketan Patel, KC Patel and Phil White of JLL arranged the sale on behalf of the undisclosed seller.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — CBRE has arranged the $11 million sale of Scarlet Oak, an office/industrial flex building located at 8700-8702 Red Oak Blvd. in southwest Charlotte. A joint venture between Somerset Properties and ABR Capital Partners acquired the property. Built in 1981 and renovated in 2022, the property comprises 81,118 square feet and was 84 percent leased at the time of sale. Part of Griffin Partners’ The Oaks, a four-building industrial portfolio, the building features 245 parking spaces and 17 dock-high, drive-in doors. Recent upgrades to the property include a new outdoor amenity space, exterior improvements, new paint, a new backflow preventer and a newly resealed and restriped parking lot. Patrick Gildea, Robert Hardaway and Matt Smith of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction. Prior to the sale, Alek Salfia, Joe Franco and Kris Westmoreland of CBRE managed leasing at the property on behalf of the seller.
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — CBRE has brokered the sale of 15 Bank Apartments, a 501-unit multifamily community located north of New York City in White Plains. Built in 2003, the transit-oriented community consists of two interconnected high-rise towers that house one- and two-bedroom units. Amenities include a fitness center, resident lounge, indoor pool, outdoor courtyards and a children’s playroom. Jeffrey Dunne, Stuart MacKenzie, Eric Apfel, Travis Langer and Daniel Blumenkrantz of CBRE brokered the deal. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — Lee & Associates has negotiated the $10.5 million sale of a 24,200-square-foot medical office building in the Northern New Jersey community of Bridgewater. The building sits on 2.5 acres and houses a physical therapy practice and two surgery centers, as well as parking for 135 cars. Erica Davidson and Gary Sopko of Lee & Associates represented the undisclosed, private seller in the transaction. The duo also procured the buyer, which similarly requested anonymity.
LOS ANGELES — Avison Young has arranged the $23.5 million sale of a seniors housing facility located at 6700 Sepulveda Blvd. in the Van Nuys neighborhood of Los Angeles. Boca Raton, Fla.-based Pinnacle Holdings of Florida sold the asset to an entity of California Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, which currently operates the property. Situated on two acres, the 49,818-square-foot facility features 201 beds for seniors. Peter Sherman and Keith O’Donnell of Avison Young represented the seller in the off-market deal.
Redwood West Joins Owners of Lido Marina Village Shopping Center in Newport Beach, California
by Amy Works
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the recapitalization of Lido Marina Village, a 3.1-acre mixed-use shopping center in Newport Beach. The firm represented the existing ownership, DJM Capital and Arc Capital Partners through a partnership with Belay Investment Group, in the transaction that added Redwood West to the partnership. Built in 1971 and renovated in 2016 and 2022, Lido Marina Village features 77,922 square feet of retail space, 28,694 square feet of office space and a 47-slip marina. Current tenants include Nobu, Zinque, Malibu Farm, Circle Hook Fish Co., Aesop, Warby Parker, Elyse Walker, Faherty, Curl Fitness, Eberjay and LoveShackFancy. The property is currently 100 percent occupied. As part of the transaction, Arc Capital Partners and Belay Investment Group exited the original partnership. JLL also secured an undisclosed amount of financing through a life insurance company for the transaction. Bryan Ley, Geoff Tranchina, Gleb Lvovich, Tim Kuruzar and Daniel Tyner led the JLL Capital Markets investment sales advisory team. Jeff Sause, John Marshall and Alex Olson led the JLL Capital Markets debt advisory team.