HOUSTON — Locally based brokerage firm Fritsche Anderson Realty Partners has negotiated the sale of an 84,000-square-foot office building that sits on a 4.8-acre site at 509 N. Sam Houston Parkway E in North Houston. According to LoopNet, the building rises six stories and was originally constructed in 1984 and renovated in 2021. Brandon Wuntch, Drew Altmann and Jim McGonigle of Fritsche Anderson represented the undisclosed buyer in the transaction. The seller and sales price were also not disclosed.
Acquisitions
NORFOLK, VA. — Bonaventure has purchased Monticello Station Apartments, a 121-unit community located at 328 E. Freemason St. in downtown Norfolk, for $42 million. The Alexandria, Va.-based firm plans to rebrand the property as Attain Downtown East. The seller was not disclosed. In addition to apartments in one- to four-bedroom layouts, the property includes 33,000 square feet of retail space leased to tenants including Buffalo Wild Wings, 7-Eleven and Sushi King. Amenities include a swim spa, 24-hour fitness center, garden-style courtyards with gas grills and firepits and a conference room.
PENSACOLA, FLA. — TruCore Investments, an investment firm based in Tulsa, has acquired a manufacturing property in Pensacola, a city in Florida’s Panhandle near the Alabama border. The nearly $5 million acquisition comprises two Class B buildings totaling 77,845 square feet. The seller was an undisclosed individual investor based in California. The facilities sit on 8.1 acres at 3301 and 3329 Bill Metzger Lane within Ellyson Industrial Park. Jupiter Bach, a wind turbine component manufacturer, is the sole occupant of the two facilities, which have served as the manufacturer’s headquarters for more than 15 years. TruCore has purchased more than $130 million in Class B industrial assets in the past 24 months.
CrossMarc Services Acquires Grocery-Anchored Shopping Center in Crescent City, Florida
by John Nelson
CRESCENT CITY, FLA. — CrossMarc Services LLC, a real estate investment and advisory services based in Central Florida, has purchased Crescent City Plaza, a grocery-anchored shopping center in Crescent City, about 50 miles northwest of Daytona Beach, Fla. The property is located on 7.6 acres at 915-925 N. Summit St. Jimmy and Leo Island Properties sold the 47,945-square-foot retail center for $2.7 million. Built in 1974 and remodeled in 2019, Crescent City Plaza’s tenant roster includes Save-A-Lot and Family Dollar. The property includes a large parcel for future outparcel development. CrossMarc Services will handle leasing and management functions for the retail center.
WALNUT CREEK, CALIF. — Granite Capital Group (GCG) has purchased The Boulders Apartments in the Bay Area city of Walnut Creek from an undisclosed seller for $58 million. The company used proceeds from the sale of its Enclave Belle Creek apartments in Denver to fund the acquisition using a 1031 tax-deferred exchange. Built in 1972, The Boulders features 164 renovated studio, one- and two-bedroom units with in-unit washers/dryers, vinyl plank floors and kitchens with new cabinets, granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. GCG assumed a $41.2 million Fannie Mae loan fixed at 4.42 percent with all interest-only payments to acquire the asset. An additional $2.3 million in partnership interest is being offered to accredited investors with the funds used to further upgrade the property and for operating reserves. The Northern California team of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, brokered the transaction.
Marcus & Millichap Brokers $2.6M Sale of Apartment Building in Los Angeles’ Pico Union Submarket
by Amy Works
LOS ANGELES — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of an apartment building located at 1807 S. New Hampshire Ave. in the Pico Union submarket of Los Angeles. The asset traded for $2.6 million, or $647,500 per unit. Jason Tuvia of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller in the deal. The name of the buyer was not released. Built in 2021, the property features four four-bedroom/four-bath apartments that are not subject to Los Angeles’ rent control laws.
CHICAGO — Breneman Capital has purchased Ashland Place, a 47-unit apartment property located at 33 S. Ashland Ave. in Chicago. Built in 2018, the community is situated in the city’s West Loop neighborhood and features two one-bedroom units and 45 two-bedroom units. Breneman assumed a loan on the property that features a 73.5 percent loan-to-value ratio, a fixed interest rate of 4.6 percent and roughly five years of remaining term. Dwelle Properties will manage the asset. Breneman plans to improve efficiencies at the property. The purchase price and seller were undisclosed.
CARMEL, IND. — Echo Real Estate Capital Inc. has acquired Three Penn Mark, a 33,000-square-foot medical office building located in the Penn Mark Plaza office park in Carmel, a suburb of Indianapolis. The purchase price was undisclosed. Tenants at the fully leased property include Ascension-St. Vincent, Turkle & Associates Center for Plastic Surgery and Abram’s Eyecare. Jackson Investment Group represented Echo in the purchase, while Colliers represented the undisclosed seller. FORUM Credit Union and T2 Capital Management provided acquisition financing. Echo plans to make capital improvements to the property. Echo’s Indianapolis-area portfolio now includes five buildings and nearly 200,000 square feet of hospital-anchored medical space.
HOUSTON — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Bellfort Plaza, a 16,241-square-foot retail property in southwest Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 2004. James Bell, Watt Harrison and Luke Stavinoha of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an undisclosed limited liability company, in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were also not disclosed.
ATLANTA — Northmarq has brokered the $13.9 million sale of a freestanding, 27,800-square-foot retail property located at 2121 Briarcliff Road NE in Atlanta’s North Druid Hills neighborhood. Electric vehicle giant Tesla occupies the property, which was formerly a Whole Foods Market grocery store, as a retail service center on a new double-net lease. Mike Sladich of Northmarq represented the seller, Blanchard Real Estate Capital, in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed.