NEW YORK CITY — Local brokerage firm GFI Realty has arranged the $38 million sale of a commercial development site in Manhattan’s Kips Bay neighborhood. The site is an assemblage of parcels at 563–571 Second Ave. and 247–251 East 31st St., which can collectively support 88,000 square feet of buildable product. The Marchi Family sold the acreage to Empire Development. Leah Balkany and Michael Weiser of GFI Realty brokered the deal.
RENO, NEV. — LDK Ventures has completed the purchase of Reno Distribution Center, an industrial property located at 4910 Longley Lane near the Reno-Tahoe International Airport in Reno. Eric Bennet and Tomi Jo Lynch of CBRE brokered the acquisition. Totaling 300,564 square feet, the asset features four suites, warehouse and storage facilities, dedicated office space and dock-high and ground-level loading doors. The property offers direct access to SR-395 and I-580.
Glencrest Group, Sky Alps Capital Buy 155-Unit Cedar Square Apartment Community in Beaverton, Oregon
BEAVERTON, ORE. — A joint venture between Glencrest Group and Sky Alps Capital has acquired Cedar Square, a garden-style multifamily community at 10480 SW Eastridge St. in Beaverton, from a local owner for $29.8 million. Ira Virden, Carrie Kahn and Owen Wise of JLL Capital Markets represented the seller, while Charles Halladay and Jonah Aelyon of JLL arranged acquisition financing for the buyer. Built in 1980 with additions in 2016 and 2024, Cedar Square offers 155 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments with patios or balconies. Onsite amenities include a fitness center, playground, laundry facilities, ample parking and abundant green space. The seller completed capital improvements, including repaving and replacing siding, windows, decks and roofs on the majority of the buildings.
DENVER — The Boulder Group has brokered the acquisition of a single-tenant property located at 18300 E. 66th Ave. in Denver. A Colorado-based 1031 exchange investor acquired the asset from a Northeast-based partnership for $5.9 million. Caliber Collision occupies the 16,785-square-foot property, which was built in 2021, on a long-term, triple-net lease. Caliber Collision is the largest repair company in the United States with more than 1,800 locations across 41 states. Zach Wright and Brandon Wright of The Boulder Group represented the buyer in the deal.
JERICHO, N.Y. AND ROSEMONT, ILL. — Esquire Financial Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ESQ), the parent company of Esquire Bank, and Signature Bancorporation Inc., the parent company of Rosemont-based Signature Bank, have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which Esquire will acquire Signature in an all-stock transaction valued at $348.4 million. The combined company will have approximately $4.8 billion in assets at closing. The deal provides Jericho-based Esquire with a Chicago-area commercial banking franchise. Signature brings longstanding history of commercial and commercial real estate relationship banking in the Chicago market. Esquire is active in the litigation vertical and is looking to expand its presence in the Chicago market. Each of the combined company’s and bank’s board of directors will consist of 11 directors, including nine from Esquire and two from Signature. Signature’s top three executives have entered into new employment agreements and will oversee commercial business development opportunities and operations in the Chicago market. The merger has been approved by the board of directors of each company. The transaction remains subject to regulatory approval, approval of Esquire and Signature shareholders and other customary closing conditions. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter.
EFFINGHAM, ILL., JOPLIN, MO. AND PADUCAH, KY. — CBRE has arranged the sale of a six-property, 589-room Hilton select-service and extended-stay hotel portfolio located across Illinois, Missouri and Kentucky. Chatham Lodging Trust acquired the portfolio. Nate Sahn and James Foxx of CBRE represented the seller, McHugh Hospitality Group. The properties include Home2 Suites Effingham, Hampton Inn & Suites Effingham, Home2 Suites Joplin, Homewood Suites Joplin, Hampton Inn & Suites Paducah and Homewood Suites Paducah. Several of the assets received recent renovations.
OWENS CROSS ROADS, ALA.— Franklin Street has negotiated the sale of Hampton Cove Shops, a 41,681-square-foot retail center located in Owens Cross Roads, approximately 15 miles southeast of Huntsville. Bryan Belk and John Tennant of Franklin Street represented the seller, Birmingham, Ala.-based Fairway Investments, in the transaction. Prudent Growth Partners purchased the property for $7.6 million. Built in 2008, Hampton Cove Shops was 96 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Dollar Tree, H&R Block, sports bar Jefferson’s, We Rock the Spectrum Kid’s Gym and ALFA Insurance.
FLOWERY BRANCH, GA. — The Taylor McMinn Retail Group, a retail investment sales team within Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the sale of a restaurant in Flowery Branch leased to 7 Brew, a drive-thru coffee concept based in Arkansas. Don McMinn and Andrew Koriwchak of Taylor McMinn represented the seller, a repeat developer for the 7 Brew chain, and the all-cash local buyer, in the transaction. Both parties requested anonymity. 7 Brew has 14 years remaining on its ground lease, which features rental increases in the initial term, as well as extension options. “This marks our second sale within the multi-parcel development in Flowery Branch,” says McMinn. “The property traded at 99 percent of the asking price after receiving an accepted offer within one week of listing. The transaction highlights the continued investor demand for lower rent and lower price-point assets, as well as the momentum behind the drive-thru coffee kiosk concept.”
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIF. — Southern California-based firms Redwood West and Panattoni, in partnership with Prime Finance and Prism Places, have acquired Victoria Gardens, a 1.2 million-square-foot lifestyle retail center located in the Inland Empire city of Rancho Cucamonga. New York City-based Brookfield Properties, a subsidiary of Brookfield Corp. (NYSE: BN), sold the open-air mall for $530 million. Ares Real Estate (NYSE: ARES) provided debt financing for the transaction. “We see tremendous opportunity with Victoria Gardens,” says John Pomer, co-founder and managing partner at Redwood West, “It is a one-of-a-kind, highly productive asset with deep roots in the region.” Built in 2004, Victoria Gardens is one of the largest regional malls in Southern California, with more than 30 buildings on 12 blocks, as reported by the Los Angeles Times. Victoria Gardens was 98 percent leased at the time of sale and attracts more than 14 million visitors a year, according to Redwood West. The center is home to 160 specialty retailers and restaurants including Apple, lululemon, Chanel, Gorjana, Sephora, Nike, Zara, AMC Theatres, Shake Shack, Tecovas, The Cheesecake Factory, Warby Parker, Fleming’s Steakhouse, Sweetgreen and Macy’s. In addition to retail and dining, Victoria Gardens features a cultural center, public library, performance venue, multiple …
ODESSA, TEXAS — Self-storage brokerage firm Versal has arranged the sale of a 578-unit facility in the West Texas city of Odessa. The facility, which is operated under the Lone Star Storage brand, comprises 70,210 net rentable square feet of space across 389 non-climate-controlled units and 189 climate-controlled units. Bill Bellomy, Michael Johnson, Logan Foster and Hugh Horne of Versal represented the seller, Texas Lone Star Storage Centers Ltd., in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, a joint venture between AVAD Capital and Etude Capital.