AURORA, ILL. — MLG Capital has acquired Orchard Village, a 272-unit multifamily property in the western Chicago suburb of Aurora. The purchase price was undisclosed. Built in 2000, the community is located at 1240 W. Indian Trail. Amenities include a heated pool, clubhouse, fitness center and dog park. MLG acquired an interest in the property using 1031 exchange proceeds from its Legacy Fund, which offers a tax-deferred exit strategy for private real estate owners. Orchard Village marks MLG’s ninth acquisition in metro Chicago. The firm owns more than 1,700 units in Illinois.
Acquisitions
DEARBORN HEIGHTS, MICH. — Gerdom Realty & Investment has brokered the sale of a 12,000-square-foot commercial building in the western Detroit suburb of Dearborn Heights. The sales price was undisclosed. The property is located on Van Born Road just east of Telegraph Road. Jack Melton and Michael Murphy of Gerdom represented the undisclosed seller. Ali Elkhalil of Own It Realty represented the buyer, which plans to convert the building into use for a towing company.
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Colliers has arranged the sale of an industrial building located at 299 Pepsi Road in Manchester, located near the Massachusetts-New Hampshire border. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built on an 18.9-acre site in 1997 as a food processing facility and totals 51,216 square feet. Bob Rohrer and Doug Martin of Colliers represented the seller in the transaction. Ellen Garthoff of Stubblebine Co. represented the buyer, an affiliate of Lilly’s Fresh Pasta.
AvalonBay Communities Divests of AVA North Hollywood Multifamily Property in Los Angeles for $62.1M
by Amy Works
LOS ANGELES — AvalonBay Communities has sold AVA North Hollywood, a multifamily community in the NoHo Arts District of Los Angeles. Prime Residential acquired the asset for $62.1 million, or $393,077 per unit. Kevin Green, Joseph Grabiec and Gregory Harris of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal. Built in 2015, AVA North Hollywood features 156 apartments with full appliance packages, washers/dryers and private patio areas. Most apartments have nine-foot ceilings and loft-style units have 14-foot ceilings. Common-area amenities include a swimming pool and spa, clubroom, sky deck, leasing office, movement studio, cybercafé and business center. The property also offers 11,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space, which is fully occupied by four eateries, a Pilates studio and a massage and spa center.
JLL Provides Acquisition Financing for K14 Campus Flats Student Housing Near the University of Oregon
by Amy Works
EUGENE, ORE. — JLL has provided an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for K14 Campus Flats, a student housing community located across the street from the University of Oregon campus in Eugene. Patricia Heminger, Dan Kearns, Stephen VanLeer, Rebecca Brielmaier, Sam Tarter and Merrick Evans of JLL worked on behalf of the borrower, Waterway Family Funds, to place the 10-year acquisition financing with Freddie Mac. JLL Real Estate Capital will service the loan. The seller in the transaction was not disclosed. Located at 1414 Kincaid St., K14 Campus Flats offers 45 units in two-, three- and four-bedroom configurations. The property was fully leased at the time of sale. Shared amenities include a community courtyard, lounge, grilling station and onsite bicycle storage.
DENVER — Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of a 5,885-square-foot retail building located at 4923 W. 38th Ave. in Denver. The asset traded for $1.5 million. Levi Saxen and Keith Lenz of the Sandberg Monette Team of Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors facilitated the transaction for the undisclosed buyer and seller.
DALLAS — A joint venture between locally based firm Anthem Development and Austin-based ATX Acquisitions has purchased Eleven600 Apartments, a 216-unit multifamily complex in the Lake Highlands area of Dallas. The property offers one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, clubhouse, fitness center, playground, sports court and outdoor grilling and dining stations. The new ownership plans to implement a value-add program. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
DULUTH, GA. — Newmark has brokered the $36.3 million sale of a four-building portfolio within Satellite Place in Duluth, a northeast suburb of Atlanta. Situated near I-85, the portfolio spans nearly 290,000 square feet and includes three industrial buildings at 2405, 2425 and 2450 Commerce Ave. and one single-story office building at 2400 Commerce Ave. Casey Keitchen and Collin BeVier of Newmark represented the sellers, two entities doing business as Satellite Place Property LLC and Satellite Commercial Property LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was an undisclosed industrial fund.
HOUSTON — Locally based brokerage firm Oxford Partners has arranged the sale of an approximately 10,000-square-foot industrial property in northwest Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the building at 13470 FM 529 totals 5,643 square feet, and the building at 13486 FM 529 totals 4,321 square feet. Nathan Buckhoff and Matt Rogers of Oxford Partners represented the seller, Mbella Properties, in the transaction, and Clay Pritchett of Partners Real Estate represented the buyer.
KILLEEN, TEXAS — California-based brokerage firm Hanley Investment Group has negotiated the sale of a 4,900-square-foot retail building in the Central Texas city of Killeen. The building was constructed in 2023 was net leased to Brakes Plus at the time of sale. Garrett Wood of Hanley represented the buyer, a Florida-based 1031 exchange investor, in the transaction. Matt Montagne, Maxwell Watson and Tyler Ellinger of Sands Investment Group represented the seller, a Los Angeles-based private investor.