MERIDIAN, IDAHO — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of Copper Springs Senior Living, an assisted living and memory care community in Meridian, just west of Boise. The community consists of 95 units and 105 beds and was built in 1969 with remodeling done in 2013. The property totals 49,664 square feet on approximately five acres of land. The seller is a REIT divesting to exit operations in the state of Idaho. The buyer is an Idaho-based owner-operator expanding its footprint in the state. The price was not disclosed. Vince Viverito, Jason Punzel, Brad Goodsell and Jake Anderson of SLIB handled the transaction. “There’s been a trend over the past few years with newer investors/operators wanting to enter the seniors housing industry, but for various reasons there can be barriers to entry,” says Viverito. “We strategically focused on a confidential auction process that allowed us to reach the fully qualified investment market and seek out a buyer excited about a turnaround project like Copper Springs.”
Acquisitions
PHOENIX — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the purchase of an office and industrial property in Phoenix. Matt Hamblin acquired the asset for $1.9 million. Doug Fielding Jr. of Marcus & Millichap procured the buyer in the deal. Located at 4535 E. Broadway Road within Cotton Business Center, the facility offers 6,039 square feet of fully air-conditioned space, 16-foot clear heights, a 14-foot drive-up roll-up door, a lobby, various office sizes, a bullpen area, a server room, a break area, two ADA restrooms and skylights for natural light. Smart Pest Solutions occupies the space in an 80 percent office and 20 percent warehouse layout.
MADISON, WIS. — Apple Hospitality REIT Inc. has acquired the 262-room Embassy Suites by Hilton Madison Downtown hotel for $79.5 million. The seller was undisclosed. The newly built property is located at 231 S. Pinckney St. near Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center as well as the Wisconsin State Capitol. Apple’s portfolio includes 224 hotels with 30,066 guest rooms throughout 37 states and Washington, D.C.
JANESVILLE, WIS. — Colliers has brokered the $3.4 million sale of a 5,500-square-foot retail property in the Milwaukee suburb of Janesville. Home to Starbucks and LensCrafters, the newly constructed building serves as an outlot to Uptown Janesville Mall. Adam Connor and Heather Dorfler of Colliers represented the seller, Houston-based RockStep Capital. The all-cash buyer was based in California and completed a 1031 exchange.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Reedy River Retail at SVN Blackstream has brokered the sale of Westgate Mall, a 431,306-square-foot retail property located in Spartanburg. Namdar Realty acquired the mall for roughly $15 million. Belk, Dillard’s, JCPenney and Costco anchor the property, which is situated on 52 acres. Dustin Tenney and Daniel Holloway of Reedy River Retail arranged the transaction.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — JLL Capital Markets has negotiated the sale of two industrial buildings totaling 423,056 square feet in Jacksonville. Bixby Land Cos. sold the properties, Crossroads Distribution Center Buildings 100 and 200, for an undisclosed price. The buildings were fully leased at the time of sale. Luis Castillo, Cody Brais, Britton Burdette, Luke Pope and Taylor Osborne of JLL represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed.
ELIZABETHTOWN, KY. — Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has brokered the $4.9 million sale of Vaughan Village Apartments, a multifamily community located at 100 Crimson Creek Drive in Elizabethtown, approximately 45 miles south of Louisville. Built in 1996, the property comprises 48 duplex-style units situated on nine acres. Ellie Funk, Austin Tomaiko and Austin Graham of Matthews represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The undisclosed buyer assumed an existing HUD loan as part of the acquisition.
CLUTE, TEXAS — Self-storage brokerage firm Versal has arranged the sale of Affordable Storage, a 440-unit facility in Clute, about 60 miles south of Houston. The facility spans 46,785 net rentable square feet. Bill Bellomy, Michael Johnson, Logan Foster and Hugh Horne of Versal represented the seller, New Hampshire-based Fab Legacy LLC, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, Miami-based LAGO Properties LLC. The sales price was not disclosed.
CYPRESS, TEXAS — Colliers has brokered the sale of Barker Cypress Distribution Center, a 142,100-square-foot industrial building located on the northwestern outskirts of Houston. The building sits on 12 acres and features 32-foot clear heights, 3,574 square feet of office space and parking for 124 cars and 25 trailers. At the time of sale, Barker Cypress Distribution Center was fully leased to building materials supplier 84 Lumber. Lizzy Blake led the Colliers team that represented the seller, Molto Properties, in the transaction and procured a California-based limited liability company as the buyer.
MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. — Colony Hills Capital has acquired Mount Laurel Crossing, a 296-unit apartment community in Southern New Jersey, for $79 million. The 14-building property was originally constructed in 1999 and offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units with an average size of 944 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, clubhouse, dog park and an outdoor lounge. Mount Laurel Crossing was 98 percent occupied at the time of sale. John Alascio, Alex Hernandez, Aaron Graves and John Spreitzer of Cushman & Wakefield arranged equity investments with Heitman (preferred) and Balfour Beatty Communities (common) on behalf of Colony Hills Capital. Fran Coyne, Carl Fiebig, Jose Cruz, Mike Oliver, Samantha Kupersmith and Tyler Margraf of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.