SOMERVILLE, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $4.2 million sale of a 10-unit apartment building in Somerville, about 50 miles southwest of Manhattan. The building at 28-32 W. Main St. offers one- and two-bedroom units and houses two retail spaces that are occupied by a bank and an art gallery. Brent Hyldahl and Alan Cafiero of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction and procured the buyer, Harborpoint Residential.
BLAINE, MINN. — Transwestern Real Estate Services has brokered the $4 million sale of a 46,800-square-foot office building in Blaine, a northern suburb of Minneapolis. Located at 3680 Pheasant Ridge Drive NE, the property was vacant at the time of sale but formerly housed the Minnesota School of Business. Eric Rapp of Transwestern represented the seller, M5 Built Holdings-Blaine LLC. The buyer, East Blaine Community Center, plans to fully renovate the building. The owner will utilize the building’s classrooms and large gathering spaces as a religious community center.
MILWAUKEE — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $3.6 million sale of Grand Riverside Residences in Milwaukee’s Third Ward. The building features 16 apartment units and two retail spaces. Located at 225-229 N. Water St., the property was originally constructed in 1900 and renovated in 2006. The retail spaces are home to Sevva Salon and fitness studio Barre3. Matthew Whiteside of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer and seller, neither of which were disclosed.
LAWRENCEVILLE, ILL. — The Boulder Group has arranged the $1.1 million sale of a 10,093-square-foot retail property net leased to CVS in Lawrenceville, a city in southeast Illinois. The building is located at 1421 State St. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of Boulder represented the seller, an Illinois-based partnership. The buyer was a West Coast-based individual investor. CVS has occupied the property since 2005.
VANCOUVER, WASH. — Kennedy Wilson has partnered with Haseko Corp. to purchase The Farmstead and Villas at 28th Street for $90 million. Both apartment communities are located in Vancouver, just across the Columbia River from Portland, Oregon. The name of the seller was not released. Totaling 350 units, the recently completed properties feature diverse floor plans across three unit types, as well as a variety of amenities, including secure gated access, fitness centers, dog parks, a pickle ball court, pet wash stations, natural green space and walking trail. The assets are located within five minutes of each other and within 10 minutes of Portland.
PHOENIX — Newmark has arranged the $86.1 million all-cash sale of 24th at Camelback, an office asset in Phoenix’s Camelback corridor. Barry Gabel, Chris Marchildon, CJ Osbrink and Kevin Shannon of Newmark represented the seller, an institutional owner. The buyer was a family office based abroad. Located at 2375 E. Camelback Road, the eight-story 24th at Camelback offers 308,481 square feet of office space. Developed by Hines in 2000, the property features a fitness center, onsite dining options, shared tenant conference facilities, 24/7 security, two subterranean levels of parking and a detached, six-level, above-grade parking structure.
POMONA, CALIF. — Flowing Streams LLC has purchased North Garey Village Apartments, a multifamily community in Pomona, for $9.9 million. Pomona is approximately 30 miles east of Los Angeles. Douglas McCauley and David Covarrubias of Marcus & Millichap’s Inland Empire office represented the seller, Kot and Offenbecher Trust, and procured the buyer in the transaction. Located at 3016 N. Garey Ave., North Garey Village Apartments offers 44 residences spread across 11 apartment buildings on a 1.5-acre parcel. Community amenities include single-car garages, on-site laundry facilities, storage rooms and select units with fireplaces. The property was built in 1963.
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Lee & Associates Report: Industrial, Office Sectors Face Challenges as Retail, Multifamily Show Positive Trends
Economic headwinds such as elevated interest rates and persistent inflation led to mixed outcomes in the first quarter for industrial, office, retail and multifamily sectors, with market observers anticipating a contracting economy, as outlined by Lee & Associates’ 2024 Q1 North America Market Report. On the industrial front, market pressures — including interest rates and supply chain challenges — led to higher vacancy in the United States in the first quarter of the year. U.S. office space experienced its fifth consecutive year of contraction, as office worker attendance stagnated. Additional challenges, in the form of loans maturing in a high-rate environment, signal further challenges in the near future for the office landscape. Continued merchant demand, reduced closures and bankruptcies and limited supply converged to create a feeding frenzy for retail space, with vacancies at historic lows. And finally, geographically based factors drove multifamily markets, many of which (especially in the Midwest and Northeast) experienced a rebound in apartment demand fueled by rising consumer sentiment and moderating inflation, despite supply outpacing demand. Lee & Associates has made their full, first-quarter report available here (with breakdowns of cap rates by city, vacancy rates, market rents, inventory square footage and more). The summaries from each sector …
SUMTER, S.C. — First National Realty Partners has acquired Sumter Square, a 66,765-square-foot shopping center in Sumter, about 45 miles east of Columbia, S.C. A 39,365-square-foot Piggly Wiggly grocery store anchors the center, which it has since 1992. The acquisition of Sumter Square marks First National Realty’s entry into South Carolina. David Robinov of Ackman-Ziff represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The sales price was also not disclosed.
CUMMING, GA. — FrostPoint Capital has purchased Coal Mountain Shops, an unanchored retail center located at 3560 Browns Bridge Road in Cumming, a northeast suburb of Atlanta. The 15,600-square-foot property will serve as the gateway to Coal Mountain Town Center, a 140-acre mixed-use development under construction by Toll Brothers and Forsyth County. Conor Sweeney of Foundry Commercial represented both the buyer and seller in the $4.4 million transaction. FrostPoint Capital plans to reposition and expand the property in the near future.