SAN RAFAEL, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale-leaseback of a mixed-use building located at 2066 4th St. in San Rafael. A limited liability company sold the asset to an undisclosed buyer for $1.4 million. Built in 1946, the 5,739-square-foot property offers one retail unit, one office unit, six single-room occupancy units and a one-bedroom/one-bath residential unit. John Lee, Adam Levin and Robert Johnston of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the deal. The seller will remain as a commercial tenant at the property.
Acquisitions
BUFFALO GROVE, VERNON HILLS AND ELGIN, ILL. — Westmount Realty Capital has sold a light industrial portfolio in metro Chicago comprising 17 buildings and 925,391 square feet. The portfolio is located within the Lake County and Northern Fox Valley submarkets. Westmount owned and managed the assets for over five years. There are 13 assets in Buffalo Grove and Vernon Hills as well as four properties in Elgin. At the time of sale, the portfolio was 94 percent leased to 154 tenants. New leases with notable tenants included Volkswagen, Subaru of America, Blackjack Lighting, Nexus Pharmaceuticals and American Molecular. Constructed between the late 1980s and early 2000s, the buildings feature an average office finish of approximately 50 percent. Over $6.5 million in total building improvements were completed during the hold period, including modification to reduce office area to meet the demand of the market. The buyer and sales price were undisclosed. Westmount owns and manages 51 buildings totaling nearly 5 million square feet throughout the Chicago market.
MUNCIE, IND. — Regency Properties has acquired Muncie Towne Plaza, a 173,773-square-foot shopping center in Muncie. The purchase price and seller were undisclosed. Developed in 1997 and renovated in 2005, Muncie Towne Plaza was fully leased at the time of sale. Key tenants include Kohl’s, TJ Maxx, Old Navy, Ulta Beauty and Shoe Carnival. The property includes a 1.1-acre undeveloped land site immediately adjacent to Old Navy. Regency plans to develop the parcel following consideration of what represents the greatest opportunity between a single- or multi-tenant space. The parcel can accommodate a 50,000-square-foot development. Regency says the purchase underscores its acquisition philosophy as a “county seat” community retail property investor. County seat communities are defined as towns that typically serve as the hub for business, local government, recreation and shopping for a surrounding rural area.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Desert Christian Schools Inc. has sold a property located at 10129 E. Speedway Blvd. in Tucson, to Richard and Connie Luebke for $1.5 million. The 17,865-square-foot building was subsequently donated to Habitat for Humanity. Rob Tomlinson of Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR handled the transaction.
MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Globe Life has agreed to purchase a new office building in McKinney, located north of Dallas, for the relocation of its corporate headquarters. The insurance giant will relocate from the Stonebridge Ranch master-planned development to the 200,000-square-foot building at 7677 Henneman Way, which Globe Life purchased along with two undeveloped adjacent tracts totaling 9.3 acres for future expansion. Southstate Bank sold the building, which was previously housed the headquarters of Independent Bank prior to that institution being acquired by Southstate. Campbell Puckett, Ryan Hoopes, Bill McClung, Tucker Hume, Zach Bean and Chris Taylor of Cushman & Wakefield represented both Globe Life and Southstate Bank in the transaction.
MINNEAPOLIS — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale and financing of Rafter Apartments in Minneapolis. Located at 333 E. Hennepin Ave. and built in 2019, the 26-story property features 283 luxury units. Amenities include a rooftop pool and sundeck, fitness center, clubroom, coworking spaces and a maker’s room. Josh Talberg, Matthew Lawton, Joseph Peris and Kevin Girard of JLL represented the seller, a joint venture between Mortenson, The Excelsior Group and an institutional partner. Brandon Smith, Annie Rice and Scott Loving of JLL originated a Fannie Mae acquisition loan on behalf of the buyer, Roundhouse.
MARYSVILLE, MICH. AND MILWAUKEE — An affiliate of Phoenix Investors has acquired two industrial properties totaling roughly 2.3 million square feet and 145 acres in Michigan and Wisconsin for an undisclosed price. The facilities are located at 840 Huron Blvd. in Marysville, Mich., and 3280 S. Clement Ave. in Milwaukee. Both were previously owned by FCA US LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of global automaker Stellantis, which leases both buildings. Phoenix’s portfolio now exceeds 80 million square feet nationwide. Tony Avendt and Jeff Hoffman of Cushman & Wakefield brokered the sale.
ITASCA, ILL. — Entre Commercial Realty has brokered the sale of a 17,541-square-foot industrial building in Itasca for an undisclosed price. Located at 1211 W. Norwood Ave., the freestanding manufacturing facility offers heavy power and ample parking with immediate highway access. John Joyce and Sam Deihs of Entre represented the buyer, Sea Converting Inc., a custom converter that provides custom-made covers, protectors and cases.
NORTHLAKE, TEXAS — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the sale of Livano Canyon Falls, a 300-unit apartment community located north of Fort Worth in Northlake. Livano Canyon Falls is a three-story, garden-style complex that offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units with an average size of 1,015 square feet. Amenities include a pool, private workspaces and fishing ponds. Drew Kile, Michael Ware, Joey Tumminello, Taylor Hill and Shelby Clark of IPA represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction and procured the buyer, an affiliate of Harbor Group International. Brian Eisendrath, Cameron Chalfant, Harry Krieger and Tyler Johnson of IPA Capital Markets arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for the deal.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Crescent Communities has sold its interest at Novel Ballantyne, a 285-unit upscale apartment community located at 14011 Bespoke Road in south Charlotte’s Ballantyne district. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed, but Charlotte Business Journal reports that Crescent Communities netted roughly $95 million in the sale. The Class A property is a component of a master-planned residential community that includes an active adult property (The Balmore at Ballantyne by Laurel Street) and an upcoming townhome community. Built in 2023, Novel Ballantyne features a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments, as well as an amenity package that includes a resort-style saltwater pool area, fitness center, dog park, coworking library and an outdoor lawn with a putting green. The design-build team for Novel Ballantyne included Cooper Carry (architect), Ellinwood + Machado (structural engineer), IMEG Corp. (MEP engineer), LandDesign (landscape architect and civil engineer) and Vignette (interior designer).