COLUMBUS, OHIO — CBRE has arranged the sale of two industrial buildings totaling 86,389 square feet in Columbus for $18.7 million. The properties are fully leased to nine tenants and feature clear heights of 22 feet. CBRE’s Kevin Foley, Austin Wolitarsky, Matt Harris and Matt Pourcho represented the buyer, a high-net-worth 1031 exchange investor from California. Tenby Partners was the seller.
Acquisitions
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has negotiated the sales of two Chicago apartment buildings for a combined $6.7 million. The 24-unit property at 4954 N. Christiana Ave. in the Albany Park neighborhood sold for $4.5 million, and the 10-unit building at 4321-23 N. Tripp Ave. in the Old Irving Park neighborhood traded for $2.2 million. Craig Martin of Interra represented the seller, HP Ventures Group, in both transactions. Martin also represented the buyers, Eloy Burciaga and John Krumsee, respectively. Both assets were fully occupied at the time of sale and underwent renovations approximately 15 years ago.
PLAQUEMINE, LA. — Legacy Realty Group Advisors has negotiated the sale of Belleview Shopping Center, an 84,146-square-foot retail center located in Plaquemine, roughly 14 miles south of Baton Rouge. Rouses Supermarkets anchors the property. Additional tenants include Dollar General, Citi Trends, Hibbett Sports and AT&T. Belleview Shopping Center was built in 1992 on 7.5 acres. Jacob Baruch and Ari Warshaw of Legacy Realty Group Advisors represented the buyer in the transaction, while Zach Taylor and Eric Abbott of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller.
First National Realty Purchases Food Lion-Anchored Shopping Center in Metro Charlotte
by John Nelson
SALISBURY, N.C. — First National Realty Partners (FNRP) has purchased Salisbury Marketplace, a grocery-anchored shopping center located in the Charlotte suburb of Salisbury. A 31,762-square-foot Food Lion anchors the property, which also houses Citi Trends, Family Dollar and Cricket Wireless. The property offers 9,300 square feet of contiguous vacancy, according to FNRP. Tom Kolarczyk of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The sales price was also not disclosed.
WILLIAMSBURG, VA. — A joint venture between Kemmons Wilson Hospitality Partners LP and Ascendant Capital Partners LP, doing business jointly as KW Kingfisher LLC, has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Sotherly Hotels Inc. (NASDAQ: SOHO), a hospitality REIT based in Williamsburg. Sotherly owns 10 upscale hotels in the Sun Belt and Mid-Atlantic totaling 2,786 hotel rooms, as well as interests in two condominium hotels and their associated rental programs. Sotherly’s portfolio includes:– The Georgian Terrace in Atlanta– The Whitehall in Houston– The DeSoto in Savannah, Ga.– Lyfe Resort & Residences in Hollywood, Fla.– Hyde Beach House in Hollywood, Fla.– DoubleTree by Hilton Hollywood Beach Resort in Hollywood, Fla.– Hotel Ballast in Wilmington, N.C.– Hotel Alba in Tampa, Fla.– Hyatt Centric Arlington in Arlington, Va.– DoubleTree Jacksonville Riverfront in Jacksonville, Fla.– DoubleTree by Hilton Laurel in Laurel, Md.– DoubleTree by Hilton Philadelphia Airport “This transaction is a testament to the high-quality portfolio that Sotherly has built over the past 20-plus years as a publicly traded company, and we are confident this will pave a path toward future success for our hotels and the associates and guests who enjoy them every day,” says David Folsom, CEO of Sotherly. Under terms …
DALLAS — Locally based investment firm CanTex Capital has sold a portfolio of eight industrial outdoor storage facilities totaling roughly 44 acres that are located across the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. The portfolio was fully leased at the time of sale. Eastdil Secured represented CanTex Capital in the transaction. The buyer was San Francisco-based Stockbridge Capital Group.
RICHMOND, TEXAS — JLL has arranged the sale of a 23,256-square-foot grocery store building in Richmond, located southwest of Houston, that is occupied by Sprouts Farmers Market. The newly constructed building is located within Waterview Town Center, a 143-acre mixed-use development. JLL represented the seller, metro Nashville-based GBT Realty, in the deal. JRW Realty represented the buyer, Southern California-based ExchangeRight.
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between Infinite Global Real Estate Partners and Buttonwood Development has purchased an office building in Midtown Manhattan with plans to implement a residential conversion. The partnership plans to transform the building at 29 W. 35th St., which was previously foreclosed upon, into a 107-unit apartment complex in which 75 percent (80) of the units will be rented at market rates. The remaining 27 units will be reserved as affordable housing. Residences will exclusively come in studio formats and will range in size from 400 to 575 square feet. Ismael Leyva Architects is designing the conversion, and Archstone is serving as the general contractor. Allegiant is the lender, and additional equity partners include 400 Capital Management LLC, L&L Holding (also the project manager) and Terracotta Management.
LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $11.3 million sale of Village Square Plaza, a 53,077-square-foot retail property located in the Central New Jersey community of Lawrenceville. First Bank anchors the property, which was built on a 7.7-acre site in 1990 and was 97 percent leased at the time of sale. Additional tenants include Kumon, Eastern Dental and Princeton Brain & Spine. Alan Cafiero and Brent Hyldahl of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
MORGANVILLE, N.J. — CBRE has brokered the $6.9 million sale of an industrial outdoor storage (IOS) facility in the Central New Jersey community of Morganville. The 21,000-square-foot facility at 173 Amboy Road was originally constructed in 1988, and the property includes 4.8 acres of outdoor storage space. Liam McGregor, Mark Silverman, Brian Fiumara and Elli Klapper of CBRE represented the buyer, private industrial investment firm Genesis, in the off-market transaction. The seller was not disclosed.