BERKELEY, CALIF. — Barings has divested of Varsity Berkeley, a purpose-built student housing property in Berkeley. Hawkins Way Capital acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. Within walking distance of the University of California, Berkeley campus, Varsity Berkeley offers 79 units totaling 263 beds in a mix of furnished and unfurnished studio, two- and three-bedroom floor plans with fully equipped kitchens and bathrooms that include washers and dryers. Community amenities include a rooftop terrace and sun deck, a recently renovated resident lounge, ground-floor courtyard with firepit and electric car charge. Peter Katz and Salvatore Saglimbeni of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal. Tony Solomon served as Marcus & Millichap’s broker of record in California.
Acquisitions
Security Properties Divests of Sylva on Main Multifamily Asset in Bellevue, Washington for $30M
by Amy Works
BELLEVUE, WASH. — Seattle-based Security Properties has completed the sale of Sylva on Main, a midrise apartment community in Bellevue, to Rise Properties Trust for $30 million, or $405,405 per unit. Built in 2011, Sylva on Main offers 74 apartments and two retail suites. The property is located at 10701 Main St. Ben Johnson, David Sorensen, Kenny Dudunakis, George Pallis and Peter Dudunakis of Berkadia’s Seattle office represented the seller in the deal.
KEIZER, ORE. — Rolling Hills Estate, Calif.-based Cumberland Holdings LLC has completed the disposition of Keizer Village Shopping Center, a neighborhood shopping center in Keizer. A Eugene, Ore.-based private investor acquired the asset for $13 million. Located at 3830-3860 River Road N, Keizer Village Shopping Center offers 76,785 square feet of retail space. At the time of sale, the property was 99 percent occupied. Current tenants include Physiq Fitness, The Thrift Store, Little Caesars Pizza, Metro by T-Mobile, Subway and US Market. Kevin Fryman of Hanley Investment Group, in association with ParaSell Inc., represented the seller, while James Kim of Windermere Real Estate/Lane County represented the buyer in the transaction.
PHOENIX — Arizona-based MJA Investments has purchased Gateway Executive Center, a multi-tenant office building in Phoenix, from a Hawaii-based private investor for $9 million. Located at 1048 N. 44th St., the two-story, 39,912-square-foot building features a rooftop deck including a bar, grilling station and views of Camelback Mountain. Eric Wichterman, Mike Coover and Chris Toci of Cushman & Wakefield’s Private Capital Markets in Phoenix represented the seller in the transaction.
BAYTOWN, TEXAS, BRASELTON, GA., AND MIAMI — Northwood Investors has acquired a $160 million industrial portfolio located in Georgia, Florida and Texas. Totaling 1.8 million square feet, the “Sunbelt Logistics Distribution Portfolio” was fully leased at the time of sale. The portfolio comprises three industrial buildings: Home Depot Cedar Port Distribution Center in Baytown, Texas; Havertys Distribution Center in Braselton, Ga.; and 10000 N.W. 15th Terrace in Miami. Britton Burdette, Trent Agnew and Luis Castillo of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the sale. Bobby Norwood of JLL secured acquisition financing through affiliates of Apollo on behalf of Northwood Investors.
PORTLAND, TENN. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the sale of Portland Shoals Manufacturing Facility, a 638,330-square-foot industrial development located at 1500 Shoals Way in Portland, roughly 40 miles northeast of Nashville. Al. Neyer, which developed the property, was the seller. EQT Exeter Real Estate Income Trust (EQRT) acquired the development for an undisclosed price. Shoals Technologies Group fully occupies the property, which features 40-foot clear heights, 107 dock positions, four drive-in doors, 185-foot truck court depths and auto and trailer parking. JLL represented Al. Neyer in the transaction.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Legacy Realty Group Advisors has arranged the sale of Catawba Village, a 56,840-square-foot shopping center located in Charlotte. Food Lion anchors the property. Jacob Baruch of Legacy represented both the buyer and seller. Both parties requested anonymity.
DAVENPORT, FLA. — Taylor McMinn Retail Group of Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of a new construction, single-tenant retail property located in Davenport, roughly 30 miles southwest of Orlando. Tires Plus occupies the building, which totals 6,262 square feet, on a 15-year lease corporately guaranteed by Bridgestone. Don McMinn of the Taylor McMinn Retail Group arranged the transaction between the seller, a developer, and the buyer, a local 1031-exchange investor. “This our 16th Firestone closing, and we are marketing four more in Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia,” says McMinn. “Due to the strong credit, quality of the locations and limited inventory, we continue to see high demand and low cap rates for Bridgestones.”
MIDLAND, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of the Baymont Inn & Suites Midland Center, a 76-room hotel in West Texas. The three-story hotel was built in 2016 and offers amenities such as a hot breakfast bar, business center and a fitness center. Allan Miller of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction and procured an out-of-state private investor as the buyer. Chris Gomes of Marcus & Millichap assisted in closing the deal as the supporting broker.
NEW BEDFORD, MASS. — CBRE has brokered the $14.2 million sale of Kings Plaza, a 168,000-square-foot shopping center in New Bedford, located near the base of Cape Cod. The center is home to tenants such as Savers, Ocean State Job Lot, McDonald’s, FunZ Trampoline Park and EC Barton Home Outlet. Nat Heald and Jordana Roet of CBRE represented the seller, Virginia-based REIT Cedar Realty Trust, in the transaction. The buyer was a undisclosed private investor.