Acquisitions

ST. LOUIS PARK, MINN. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the $53.4 million sale of Elan West End in the Minneapolis suburb of St. Louis Park. Built in 2020, the 164-unit apartment complex features studios, one-, two- and three-bedroom units averaging 855 square feet. Amenities include a pool and spa, sky lounge, amenity deck, lounge area with golf and hockey simulator, and a fitness center. Located at 1325 Utica Ave. South, the property is situated in The West End, a prominent shopping, dining, industry and entertainment hub in St. Louis Park. Josh Talberg, Mox Gunderson, Dan Linnell, Adam Haydon and Devon Dvorak of JLL represented the undisclosed buyer and seller. Brock Yaffe of JLL arranged $25.5 million in acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer through a life insurance company.

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LOS ANGELES — CBRE has brokered the sales of nine individual Big Lots-occupied retail properties to two buyer. Alex Kozakov and Patrick Wade of CBRE represented the seller, a large institutional investor, in the transactions. Robhana Group acquired four properties, totaling 117,494 square feet, for $23.6 million. The assets are: Reliable Properties purchased five locations, totaling 125,439 square feet, for $27.1 million. The properties are: The retail locations were part of a 25-property sale-leaseback portfolio acquired by a large institutional investor in 2023 with Kozakov and Wade representing the seller, Big Lots, in that transaction.

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RICHMOND, IND. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $1.7 million sale of a 9,785-square-foot retail center in Richmond, a city in eastern Indiana. UPS and Hoppe Jewelers are tenants at the property, which is located at 3643 National Road East. The building was constructed in 2003 and renovated in 2019 and 2020. Damien Yoder and Madison Harman of Marcus & Millichap’s The Yoder-Harman Group represented the seller, a private investor. During negotiations, a tenant vacated, so the duo helped the seller create a new three-year master lease for the vacancy. They also advised the seller on how to maximize the property’s value by structuring a new five-year lease for Hoppe Jewelers to commence at the close of the sale. Buyer information was not provided.

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PHOENIX AND TEMPE, ARIZ. — Capstone Advisors has purchased an urban core retail and entertainment property in Tempe and a flex industrial building in Phoenix. The names of the sellers were not released. Located at 420 and 501 S. Mill Ave. in Tempe, the retail and entertainment property consists of two buildings totaling 38,896 square feet. Capstone paid $22.2 million for the asset. At the time of sale, the property was fully occupied. Current tenants include Starbucks Coffee, Spinelli’s Pizza, Lotions & Potions, Bang Bang, Crispy Cones, Varsity Tavern, Rodeo Ranch and Low Key Piano Bar. In the second transaction, Capstone acquired a flex industrial building located at 16402 N. 28th Ave. in Phoenix for $5.8 million. Currently, the 51,680-square-foot building is used as a temperature-controlled, drop-ceiling office occupied by Kemper Insurance. Capstone plans to convert the building back to industrial use as soon as Kemper’s lease expires.

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GRAND JUNCTION AND PALISADE, COLO. — DXD Capital, a New Mexico-based self-storage private equity firm, has acquired a Hill & Homes Self-Storage portfolio featuring seven properties spread across Colorado’s western slope. A local private owner and developer sold the portfolio for an undisclosed price. Totaling 135,050 square feet, the portfolio features 922 units all managed from a central office. All locations have perimeter fences, remote-accessed security camera and gates. The facilities are located at 2222 Sandford Drive, 2462 Highway 6 and 50, 2693 Highway 50, 1462 Colorado Ave., 2787 Printer’s Court and 3170 Pipe Court in Grand Junction and 340 W. 3rd St. in Palisade. Thomas Parsons and Adam Schlosser of the LeClair-Schlosser Group of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.

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NEW YORK CITY — Global luxury group Kering has acquired a multi-level retail property at 715-717 Fifth Ave. in New York City for $963 million. The Paris-based company manages the development of a number of major fashion houses including Gucci, Saint Laurent, Balenciaga and Alexander McQueen.  The 115,000-square-foot space spans multiple levels at the base of the Corning Glass Building, a 28-story office tower developed in 1959. Rival fashion houses Dolce & Gabbana and Armani currently occupy the space. The Armani lease at the property is up in a few months, according to reports by the New York Post. Real estate developer Jeff Sutton’s Wharton Properties sold the space. The company also recently sold 720 and 724 Fifth Ave. to fashion house Prada for a combined $835 million. Eastdil Secured advised Wharton Properties in all three deals, according to the New York Post. Any potential impact on the space’s current tenants was not specified. Plans to maintain Gucci’s current flagship location across the street from 715-717 Fifth Ave. at Trump Tower were not mentioned in Kering’s release. Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue ranked as the world’s most expensive retail destination in Cushman & Wakefield’s latest Main Streets Across the World report. With …

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LONE PINE, COLO. — A joint venture between Confluent Development and Denver-based Ascentris has acquired ParkRidge Six, a five-story, Class A office building in Lone Tree, approximately 15 miles south of Denver. Terms of the transaction were not released. At the time of sale, the 161,000-square-foot building was fully leased. The property features a generous parking ratio, a third-party-operated cafeteria, large-format training rooms, a fitness center, small breakout rooms and outdoor amenity space. This acquisition is the first collaboration between Confluent Development and Ascentris. CBRE facilitated the acquisition.

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BELLEVUE, WASH. — Great Expectations LLC has purchased Sagebrook, a seniors assisted living and memory care community on 2.3 acres in the Seattle suburb of Bellevue, for $16.5 million. The buyer plans to convert the property into a 108-unit apartment community. The new property, which will be rebranded, will offer housing for residents earning 60 percent to 80 percent of area median income. The community is located at 15750 NE 15th St. Dan Chhan, Tim McKay, Sam Wayne and Matt Kemper of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.

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SANTA FE SPRINGS, CALIF. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of a warehouse and distribution facility, located at 10329 Painter Ave. in Santa Fe Springs, a suburb southeast of Los Angeles. An affiliate of Zurich Alternative Asset Management sold the asset to Sterling Investors LP for $11.2 million. The 42,725-square-foot property features 30-foot clear heights, six dock-high doors, one grade-level door and an 82-foot truck court. At the time of sale, the building was fully leased to a single tenant. Mark Detmer, Chad Solomon, Makenna Peter, Cameron Driscoll and Luke McDaniel of JLL Capital Markets represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.

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CAVE CREEK, ARIZ. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a net-leased retail property located at 4868 E. Carefree Highway in Cave Creek, a suburb north of Phoenix. A limited liability company sold the asset to an undisclosed buyer for $4.3 million. Harbor Freight Tools occupies the 15,300 square feet of retail space. The sale included a lease with 10 years remaining and 10 percent rental increase every five years with multiple renewal options. Mark Ruble and Chris Lind of Marcus & Millichap’s Phoenix office represented the seller in the deal.

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