DETROIT — Friedman Real Estate has brokered the $3.9 million sale of the former First Independence Bank building located at 100 Michigan Ave. in Detroit. The retail building totals 20,756 square feet. Andrew Bower, Steve Eisenshtadt and Peter Jankowski of Friedman represented the seller. Buyer and seller information was not released.
Acquisitions
SEAFORD, DEL. — SVN | Miller Commercial Real Estate has negotiated the $4.2 million sale of a 61,900-square-foot industrial building located in Seaford, a city in central Delaware. The new owner is leasing the space at 6063 Whitehurst Drive to its affiliated company, fencing manufacturer Patriot Aluminum. The McClellan Team at SVN | Miller represented the seller in the transaction, and the firm’s Flo Brotzman represented the buyer, an entity doing business as MKJ Properties LLC.
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — JLL has arranged the sale of a 202,601-square-foot office building located at 10101 Woodloch Forest Drive in The Woodlands, about 30 miles north of Houston. The eight-story building was completed in 2009 and was vacant at the time of sale. Kevin McConn and Jeff Hollinden of JLL represented the seller, Net Lease Office Properties, in the transaction. The buyer was Howard Hughes Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HHH). The sales price was not disclosed.
MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS — SRS Real Estate Partners has brokered the sale of Shops on Main, a 10,238-square-foot retail strip center located in the southern Dallas suburb of Midlothian. The center was built on 1.7 acres in 2023 and was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Boba Tea and Coco Nail Bar. Michael Kaplan, Matthew Mousavi and Patrick Luther of SRS represented the seller, a Texas-based family office, in the transaction. The buyer was a Dallas-based 1031 exchange investor. Both parties requested anonymity.
TruAmerica Multifamily Acquires Chase Heritage Apartments in Sterling, Virginia for $72M
by John Nelson
STERLING, VA. — TruAmerica Multifamily has purchased Chase Heritage Apartments, a 236-unit community located at 1212 Chase Heritage Circle in Sterling, a suburb of Washington, D.C. McDowell Properties sold the garden-style property for $72 million. Robert Dean and Jonathan Greenberg of Institutional Property Advisors’ (IPA) Mid-Atlantic office represented the seller in the transaction. Built in 1986, Chase Heritage has had multiple renovations completed since 2021, mostly on the exterior and amenity areas including the pool area, clubhouse and fitness center. TruAmerica Multifamily plans to renovate the property’s interiors and enhance amenity offerings during its ownership.
JLL Arranges Sale of 222,000 SF Office Building in North Bethesda, Buyer Plans Repositioning
by John Nelson
NORTH BETHESDA, MD. — JLL has arranged the sale of a 222,000-square-foot office building located at 2101 E. Jefferson St. in North Bethesda. Jim Meisel, Dave Baker, Andrew Weir and Kevin Byrd of JLL represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. Both parties requested anonymity, and the sales price was also not disclosed. Meisel says that the buyer plans to reposition the vacant office building for another use, plans of which were not released. Built in 1985, the office property is situated on 4 acres near Pike & Rose, a mixed-use development by Federal Realty Investment Trust that features more than 50 shops and restaurants and more than 750 apartments.
Marcus & Millichap Negotiates $4.8M Sale of Industrial Facility in Martinsburg, West Virginia
by John Nelson
MARTINSBURG, W.VA. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $4.8 million sale of a 67,200-square-foot industrial facility located at 5158 Williamsport Pike in Martinsburg. PepsiCo recently vacated the facility after its lease expired on May 31. Situated on 7.6 acres, the tilt-up concrete building includes a recently replaced roofing system, 28- to 32-foot clear heights, a 34-foot full deck height, seven trailer dock doors, two trash removal doors, nine levelers, single and double-wide drive-in doors and a 15-ton interior gantry crane. Kyle Malin and Brian Chupek of Marcus & Millichap’s Baltimore office represented the Los Angeles-based seller and procured the Maryland-based buyer. Both parties requested anonymity. Grant Fitzgerald served as Marcus & Millichap’s broker of record in West Virginia for the deal.
LAUREL, MISS. — CrownPoint Partners has brokered the $3.6 million sale of a 44,046-square-foot retail property in Laurel leased to Kroger, which has operated at that location for more than 40 years. The acquisition also includes a Kroger Fuel Center. The store is located on a 4.2-acre parcel at 2340 Highway 15 N, about 31 miles north of Hattiesburg, Miss. Julius Swolsky and Shannon Bona of CrownPoint Partners represented the buyer, a subsidiary of Cincinnati-based Essential Growth Properties, in the transaction. Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, San Francisco-based Pacific Bay Investments Inc. Niko Buntich of Trinity Capital Corp. originated acquisition financing for the buyer.
NEW YORK CITY — Tishman Speyer has purchased 148 Lafayette Street, a 12-story office building in Manhattan’s SoHo District, for $105.5 million. Constructed in 1913 and most recently renovated in 2017, the 153,000-square-foot building was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as venture capital firm General Catalyst and beauty and cosmetics firm Charlotte Tilbury. The building’s retail space is also fully leased to boxing gym Five Points Academy and clothing store 260 Sample. Adam Spies and Avery Silverstein of Newmark represented the seller, EPIC, an investment firm with offices in New York City and London, in the transaction. Blackstone provided $68.3 million in acquisition financing for the deal.
NEW JERSEY — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $5.7 million sale of six vacant bank branches in Northern New Jersey. The properties — located in Hillsborough, Franklin, Morganville, Elmwood Park, Montclair and Bayonne — offer a range of features and opportunities for repurposing or redevelopment. Andrew Schwartz, Jordan Sobel, André Balthazard and Dan Bottiglieri of Cushman & Wakefield represented the various regional and national banks that owned the properties in the transactions. The names of the various private buyers that acquired the assets were also not disclosed.