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.
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.
MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO. — Northmarq has arranged the $54.1 million sale of The Flats at Dorsett Ridge in Maryland Heights, a northwest suburb of St. Louis. The 214-unit luxury apartment complex was built in 2021. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities include a pet spa, grilling stations, outdoor gaming area, fitness center, clubhouse with game room and golf simulator, coffee bar, parking garage and bike storage. Parker Stewart and Dominic Martinez of Northmarq represented the seller, Pier Property Group, a St. Louis-based developer. The buyer was a large capital group from the East Coast. David Garfinkel of Northmarq arranged a five-year acquisition loan.
NEW YORK CITY — A joint venture between two locally based investment firms, Zar Property NY and HPNY, has acquired a 57,000-square-foot office building located at 26-30 W. 61st St. in Manhattan’s Lincoln Square area. At the time of sale, the property was fully leased to the New York Institute of Technology, which has 24 months remaining on its lease. The seller was The Brodsky Organization. The joint venture purchased the property in an all-cash transaction.
SPRING GROVE, ILL. — Entre Commercial Realty has brokered the sale of a 42,901-square-foot industrial building in Spring Grove, a city in northeast Illinois. The sales price was undisclosed. Located at 2503 Spring Ridge Road, the two-story facility features a clear height of 18 feet, one dock and eight drive-in doors. Elisabeth Lazzara, Mike DeSerto and Cory Kay of Entre represented the buyer, KBI Custom Case, which intends to renovate both the office and warehouse areas while utilizing half of the property as its new headquarters. The company specializes in millwork and casework for the commercial sector. Dawn Koenigseder of Berkshire Hathaway Starck Real Estate represented the undisclosed seller.
