WAYNE, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $6.6 million sale of a retail property in the Northern New Jersey community of Wayne. Built on 5.9 acres in 2023 and occupied by Wawa via a 20-year corporate ground lease, the property comprises a 4,736-square-foot convenience store and an eight-pump fueling station. Dean Zang and David Crott of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed the seller in the transaction and procured a Maryland-based private investor as the buyer. John Horowitz of Marcus & Millichap assisted in closing the deal as the broker of record.
MORRISTOWN, N.J. — JLL has arranged the sale of Shops at 40 Park, a 49,974-square-foot retail center in the Northern New Jersey community of Morristown. Built in 2010, the center was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Starbucks Coffee, Roots Steakhouse, Agricola, Qdoba and AT&T. Jose Cruz, Kevin O’Hearn and J.B. Bruno of JLL represented the seller, a joint venture between Veris Residential, Woodmont Properties and an undisclosed global investment advisor, in the transaction. JLL also procured the buyer, Winfield Properties.
ONTARIO, FONTANA AND SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF. — Cabot Properties has purchased a four-property, 669,057-square-foot industrial portfolio in Inland Empire from a private institutional seller for $202.1 million. The portfolio includes a 263,670-square-foot building at 1670 Champagne Ave. and a 147,484-square-foot facility at 1651 S. Carlos Ave. in Ontario; a 103,343-square-foot building at 10917 Cherry Ave. in Fontana; and a 154,560-square-foot building at 750 S. Valley View Ave. in San Bernardino. Institutionally managed, each building is fully occupied on a triple-net lease with a remaining weighted average lease term (WALT) of 3.6 years with mostly investment-grade tenants. Michael Kendall, Gian Bruno, Kenny Patricia, Kylie Jones, Thomas Taylor, Steve Bellitti and Joey Jones of Colliers represented the buyer and seller in the transaction.
ST. CLOUD, MINN. — Colliers has brokered the $10.7 million sale of Quarry Commons Apartments, a 102-unit property in the Minneapolis suburb of St. Cloud. The two-building, garden-style property is located at 1965 Quarry Road and was built in 1996 and 2003. Dan Linnell, Adam Haydon, Mox Gunderson and Devon Dvorak of Colliers represented the seller, Timberland Partners. Washington-based Weidner Investment Services Inc. was the buyer.
AUSTIN, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $4.2 million sale of Mandolin Place, a 72-unit multifamily property in Austin, a city in southern Minnesota. Located at 203 31st St. SW, the property features a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units across 64,481 square feet. Built in 1994, the asset is located on 3.5 acres just off I-90. Chris Collins, Evan Miller, Eric Wagner, Zack Olson and Matt Shide of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer and seller, both of which were Minnesota-based limited liability companies. The buyer plans to make some in-unit and property upgrades.
VERNON HILLS, ILL. — Vic Gulati, a Kiddie Academy franchisee, has purchased a 3.3-acre parcel at 300 N. Fairway Drive in the Chicago suburb of Vernon Hills for an undisclosed price. The property marks Gulati’s third Kiddie Academy location, following those in Arlington Heights and Mount Prospect. Kendall Graff and Grant Gary of Woodmont Co. represented Gulati in the transaction, while Brett Kroner of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, JRW 2002 LLC.
PHOENIX — Dalfen Industrial has purchased a freestanding building at 3405 S. 5th St. in Phoenix’s Sky Harbor International Airport submarket for an undisclosed price. The 109,699-square-foot building is fully leased to a single tenant that has been on the property for two decades. The facility features 25-foot clear heights, 11 dock doors and 10 grade-level doors. The building has undergone renovations since being built in 1981. Will Strong, Michael Matchett and Molly Hunt of Cushman & Wakefield’s National Industrial Advisory Group – Mountain West represented the undisclosed seller in the deal. Andy Markham, Mike Haenel, Phil Haenel and Foster Bundy of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord in negotiating a lease extension with the tenant.
HIGHLAND, CALIF. — A San Diego-based investor has completed the disposition of a Chevron gas station, ExtraMile convenience store and car wash property located at 27981 Greenspot Road in Highland. G&M Oil Co., the largest Chevron franchisee in California with more than 200 locations, purchased the Highland property for $9.5 million. Victor Buendia of Progressive Real Estate Partners represented the seller, while Scott Olson of C-Store Realty represented the buyer in the all-cash transaction. Built in 2012, the property features an eight-pump Chevron station, a self-service express car wash and a 3,000-square-foot ExtraMile convenience store.
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Standard Communities Acquires $1B Affordable Housing Portfolio Across Four States
LOS ANGELES AND NEW YORK CITY — Standard Communities has acquired a portfolio of 60 affordable housing properties totaling approximately 6,000 units for $1 billion. The transaction is the largest affordable housing acquisition this year, according to the firm. The portfolio includes both traditional multifamily and seniors housing communities and locations across four states, growing the firm’s portfolio in California to 11,000 units and expanding its presence to three new states: Arizona, Colorado and Texas. Properties include the Oaks at Georgetown multifamily community in Georgetown, Texas; Harmony Court, an affordable seniors living community in Redondo Beach, Calif.; and Maroon Creek Apartments in Aspen, Colo. The undisclosed seller developed many of the properties around 2002. Standard plans to invest over $30 million in capital improvements and deferred maintenance across the portfolio. No residents will be displaced during renovations and the communities will remain within the affordable price point, according to the new ownership. An increasing number of households have been designated as “cost burdened” over the past year, leading to a push from policymakers to increase the amount of available affordable housing, according to a recent report by Yardi Matrix. In 2024, 69,600 units are expected to come on line with …
ROCKWALL, TEXAS — Locally based brokerage firm DuWest Realty has negotiated the sale of an 8.6-acre retail development site in Fort Worth. Blazing Hospitality Group purchased the land at the southeast corner of Academy Boulevard and White Settlement Road with plans to develop a shopping center that will feature multi-tenant retail buildings, as well as standalone restaurant and service retail spaces. The seller was Core Spaces. Giancarlo Carriero and Taylor Cluff of DuWest Realty co-brokered the deal.