Acquisitions

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HOUSTON — New York City-based GAIA REIT has purchased Virage on Memorial, a 372-unit apartment community located about three miles west of downtown Houston. Built in 2014, the property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units that range in size from 697 to 1,658 square feet. Amenities include a central courtyard with a pool, outdoor grilling and dining stations, a fitness center, dog park and a rooftop resident lounge. Thomas Alleman of Newmark represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Tip Strickland, also with Newmark, arranged acquisition financing for the deal on behalf of the new ownership, which plans to implement a capital improvement program.

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — Los Angeles-based investment firm Barker Pacific Group has acquired Chesapeake Apartments, a 124-unit multifamily complex in the Anderson Mill area of northwest Austin. The garden-style, seven-building complex was built in 1984 and houses one- and two-bedroom units, as well as a pool. Forrest Bass of Walker & Dunlop brokered the sale of the property, in which Barker Pacific assumed the undisclosed seller’s existing Fannie Mae loan, which is also being serviced by Walker & Dunlop. The new ownership plans to invest about $1.4 million in capital improvements to the property.

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IRVING, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Corporate Park Place, a 113,429-square-foot office building in Irving. The building was constructed on 6.1 acres in 1980 and houses 52 suites. Ron Hebert and Joseph Jaques of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller in the all-cash transaction. The duo also procured the buyer, a local investor who acquired the property via a 1031 exchange. The sales price was also not disclosed.

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ENCINO, CALIF. — Soma Encino LLC has completed the disposition of an office building located at 16200 Ventura Blvd. in Encino to PS Country Club LLC for an undisclosed price. Built in 1974, the four-story building offers 55,207 square feet of office space that recently underwent extensive capital improvements, including upgrades to common areas and restrooms, a tenant lounge with a kitchen area, a new roof and an HVAC system. At the time of sale, the building was 86 percent occupied by 70 tenants, each occupying an average of 600 square feet.   Mark Shaffer, Michael Longo, Grant Goldman, Anthony DeLorenzo, Gerard Poutier and Dylan Rutigliano of CBRE Investment Properties represented the seller in the transaction.

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TUCSON, ARIZ. — Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR has brokered the sale of 44,000 square feet of industrial space at 1825 W. Price St. in Tucson. FRC Holdings of Tucson LLC purchased the property from WAA 1825 W. Price LLC for $3.6 million. Robert Glaser of Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR represented the buyer in the deal.

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URBANA, ILL. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale and financing of Campus Circle, a 524-bed student housing community in Urbana near the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Scott Clifton, Kevin Kazlow and Jack Goldberger of JLL represented the seller, an affiliate of Blue Vista Capital Management LLC. Jake Wisness, Dan Kearns, Mike Brady, Sam Tarter and Bill Maloney of JLL originated a five-year, fixed-rate acquisition loan through Freddie Mac on behalf of the buyer, Horizon Realty Advisors. Campus Circle, located at 1010 W. University Ave., is within walking distance of the College of Engineering and the university’s Main Quad.

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CHICAGO — Kiser Group has negotiated the $17.4 million sale of 5411 N. Winthrop, a multifamily property in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood. The asset, which was 99 percent occupied at the time of sale, underwent a full renovation in 2013. Jacob Price and Katie LeGrand of Kiser brokered the sale. Chicago-based Becovic Residential was the buyer. The property went under contract within a month of listing.

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CHICAGO — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has brokered the sale of a 17,706-square-foot retail property occupied by The Fresh Market in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. The sales price was undisclosed. The grocery store is located at the corner of Halsted Street and Diversey Parkway. Joe Girardi and Nick Kohlmann of Mid-America represented the seller, and the asset sold to a private buyer.

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ROCHESTER, MINN. — CBRE has arranged the $6.9 million sale of Lofts at Mayo Park, a 29-unit apartment building in Rochester. Built in 2017, the property features one- and two-bedroom floor plans averaging 942 square feet. Amenities include a fitness center, bike storage, pet washing station, heated underground parking and rooftop terraces. CBRE’s Ted Abramson, Abe Appert and Keith Collins represented the seller, Eastbank Lofts LLC. The buyer was Eaststar Trust LLC.

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TRUMBULL, CONN. — Aphorio Carter, a data center investment firm and division of Carter Funds, has acquired a colocation facility in Trumbull, located in southern coastal Connecticut. The facility, which was originally built in 1960, spans 8.2 acres and comprises two data center pods and one disaster recovery pod. In addition, the 227,552-square-foot property features a power capacity of 15 megawatts and was leased to five tenants at the time of sale. The seller was not disclosed.

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