HARRISBURG, PA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $4.7 million sale of Brandywine Plaza, a 44,241-square-foot shopping center located in Harrisburg. The property was fully leased to 21 tenants at the time of sale. Craig Dunkle and Mher Vartanian of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller. Dunkle and Vartanian also secured the buyer, an undisclosed developer.
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The recent Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank collapses — and the takeover of First Republic Bank — have revived regulatory scrutiny on bank risk to a degree that is reminiscent of the financial crisis 15 years ago. Suddenly, it seems, everyone is concerned about the trillions of dollars in commercial real estate debt held at banks — and regional and community banks in particular — and whether it can be refinanced at higher interest rates as it matures over the next couple of years. The same holds for hundreds of billions of dollars of commercial mortgage-backed securities. The conditions are exacerbating a pullback in credit that started last year, which, along with the elevated interest rate environment, has depressed commercial real estate investment sales. In February, property sales dropped 51 percent, from $54.9 billion to $26.9 billion from a year earlier, according to MSCI Real Assets. Taken together, the wall of maturities, higher interest rates, bank collapses and a slumping economy have largely spooked the investment market, suggests Spencer Lund, chief investment officer with NAI Legacy in Minneapolis, Minn. (which also serves Chicago, Denver and Scottsdale, Ariz.) Still, it’s also the type of environment that breeds opportunity as prices …
HOUSTON — Avison Young has arranged the sale of a 234,215-square-foot industrial building in northwest Houston. The building sits on a 15-acre site at 4414 Hollister Road and features 25-foot clear heights, 150-foot truck court depths, 25 dock-high doors, 155 car parking spaces and 2.5 acres for additional parking or outdoor storage. Drew Coupe and Dawson Smith of Avison Young represented the seller, Austin-based private equity firm Frontera Capital Partners, in the transaction. Nick Peterson of Transwestern represented the undisclosed buyer.
ROCKPORT, TEXAS — Partners Real Estate has arranged the sale of Shorty’s RV Park, a 30,056-square-foot property in Rockport, located near Corpus Christi in South Texas. The property at 716 S. Doughty St. includes a single-family home. Landan Dory and Eli Buck of Partners represented the seller, private investor Wanda Walker, in the transaction. The name and representative of the buyer were not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — IAC, a holding company of media and digital assets whose brands include The Daily Beast and Investopedia, has acquired the land on which its 10-story headquarters office at 555 West 18th St. in Manhattan is situated. The sales price was $80 million. Designed by architect Frank Gehry, the building was completed in 2007. Eric Michael Anton and Steven Siegel of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, brokered the deal. The name of the entity that sold the land was not disclosed.
RANDALLSTOWN, MD. — Klein Enterprises has sold Deer Park Center, a 170,000-square-foot flex office park located at 9631-9637 Liberty Road in Randallstown. Fernau LeBlanc Investment Partners (FLB), a commercial real estate owner and operator based in Bethesda, Md., purchased the four-building campus for an undisclosed price. Bill Prutting, Jay Wellschlager and Craig Childs of JLL represented Klein Enterprises, which has owned the property since 2010, in the transaction. Situated about five miles from I-695 and I-795, Deer Park Center’s tenant roster includes Island Quizine, N’Ferno Performing Arts Center, Center for Social Change Inc. and Greater Baltimore Insurance Agency.
YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of The Shoppes at Jefferson Valley Mall, a 153,151-square-foot shopping center in Yorktown Heights. Built in 1983, the center is located about 40 miles north of Manhattan on a 12-acre site that is adjacent to Jefferson Valley Mall. Formerly anchored by Sears and now anchored by 24 Hour Fitness, the property was 24 percent leased at the time of sale. Joseph French Jr. and Kodi Traver of IPA represented the undisclosed seller and procured the buyer, a New York-based private investor, in the transaction.
ASHBURN, VA. — GI Partners Real Estate has purchased a data center located at 43915 Devin Shafron Drive in Ashburn, a city in North Virginia known as “Data Center Alley.” According to LoopNet Inc., the facility spans 138,600 square feet. Starwood Capital Group and minority owner and property manager Digital Realty sold the facility to GI Partners for an undisclosed price. CBRE’s Data Center Capital Markets team represented the sellers in the transaction. Built in 2010, the property was fully leased at the time of sale to two undisclosed “creditworthy tenants.” The 98-acre property offers 9 megawatts (MW) of critical power and can be expanded in the future.
NEWNAN AND ELLENWOOD, GA. — CBRE has brokered the sales of two retail strip centers in south metro Atlanta totaling nearly $4.4 million. The properties include Sullivan Towers, a 12,950-square-foot property located at 1065 Sullivan Road in Newnan, and Ellenwood Plaza, a 9,450-square-foot asset located at 222 Fairview Road in Ellenwood. Craig Taylor of CBRE’s Atlanta office represented the sellers, two undisclosed private entities, in each transaction. Local investor James Thomasson purchased Sullivan Towers and United Properties Ventures acquired Ellenwood Plaza. Sullivan Towers was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including CVS/pharmacy, Carr Eye Care, Touch of India, Kuman and Surge Staffing. Ellenwood Plaza was 95 percent leased to tenants including Metro PCS and Domino’s Pizza.
MEDFORD, N.Y. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $4 million sale of a 552,341-square-foot commercial development site in the Long Island community of Medford. The 12.6-acre site comprises two lots that can support a range of uses, including industrial or storage. Daniel Abbondandolo and Rob Cullen of Cushman & Wakefield represented the sellers, Mary Spina Realty Inc. & Philip Spina Realty Inc., in the transaction. David Pennetta and Stephen Cadorette, also with Cushman & Wakefield, represented the buyer, Blue Sky Endeavors.