FRANKFORT, N.Y. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Big Blue Self Storage, a 420-unit facility in Frankfort, located east of Syracuse in upstate New York. Built in 2009, the facility spans 47,325 net rentable square feet of climate- and non-climate-controlled space across a mix of drive-up, interior and outdoor parking spaces. The property can also support future expansion. Kevin Bledsoe, Matthew Junkin and Andreas Makris of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company, in the transaction and procured the buyer, Moove in Self Storage. John Horowitz of Marcus & Millichap assisted in closing the deal as the broker of record.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm Ariel Property Advisors has negotiated the $9.2 million sale of an 81-unit, rent-stabilized multifamily building located at 75-89 Wadsworth Terrace in Manhattan’s Washington Heights area. Victor Sozio, Shimon Shkury, Alexander Taic and Jake Brody of Ariel represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was also not disclosed. The deal traded at a cap rate of 6.38 percent.
APPLETON, WIS. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has arranged the sale of Westhill Plaza in Appleton for an undisclosed price. The 114,221-square-foot shopping center is 93 percent leased to tenants such as Burlington, Boot Barn and Party City. Rick Drogosz, Emily Gadomski and Dan Rosenfeld of Mid-America represented the seller, CRG Investments. Brookwood Capital Advisors was the buyer.
WAUKEGAN, ILL. — Interra Realty has brokered the $11 million sale of Westwood Apartments in the Chicago suburb of Waukegan. The 132-unit multifamily property is spread across 11 buildings and is located on Westwood Drive. Originally constructed in 1970, the community was 96 percent leased at the time of sale. Patrick Kennelly, Paul Waterloo and Nathan Zito of Interra represented the local private buyer, which plans to make improvements to the building exteriors, common areas and unit interiors. The team also represented the seller, a local investment group. The transaction marked the largest by dollar amount in Waukegan in the past four years, according to CoStar.
MAG Capital Partners Buys 66,106 SF Electronics Manufacturing Facility in Michigan in Sale-Leaseback
HOLLY, MICH. — In a sale-leaseback transaction, MAG Capital Partners LLC has purchased a 66,106-square-foot industrial property in Holly, about 17 miles south of Flint. MARA Technologies USA Inc., an electronics manufacturer, operates its headquarters from the site. Located at 10456 N. Holly Road, the facility features clear heights ranging from 19 to 22 feet, four dock-high doors, one grade-level door and an electric vehicle charging station. MARA is a subsidiary of Canada-based Invotek Group Inc. Phil DiGennaro and Adam Baxter of STREAM Capital Partners represented MARA in the transaction. Dax Mitchell and Andrew Gi lead Dallas-based MAG Capital Partners.
SANTA MARIA, CALIF. — MBK Rental Living has completed the sale of Azure, a multifamily property in the Central Coast city of Santa Monica. Terms of the transaction were not released. Developed in MBK Rental Living and opened in September 2020, Azure features 318 one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging in size from 406 square feet to 1,211 square feet. The units feature open floor plans with vaulted ceilings, wood-style flooring, wall-controlled ceiling fans, gas ranges, stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, closets with built-in shelves and covered patios with storage rooms. Community amenities include a modern farmhouse-style clubhouse with an entertainment kitchen; two resort-style swimming pools surrounded by cabanas and a firepit; two spas; traditional and Santa Maria-style barbecue grills; a 24-hour fitness center; futsal sports court; Tesla charging stations; two playgrounds; a dog park; pet spa; and business center. Azure is situated on 14 acres at 703 E. Meehan St. Kevin Green, Joseph Grabiec and Greg Harris of Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller in the deal.
SEDONA, ARIZ. — MIG Real Estate has completed the sale of Sedona Real Inn & Suites, a hotel in Sedona, just south of Flagstaff. Wyoming-based Crystal Creek Capital purchased the property for an undisclosed price. Scott Hall, Aaron Lapping and Spencer Scott of Berkadia Hotels & Hospitality represented the seller in the deal. Sedona Real Inn & Suites features 89 guest rooms.
LEADVILLE, COLO. — NorthPeak Commercial Advisors has arranged the sale of an apartment building located at 921 Mount Massive Drive in Leadville, approximately 100 miles southwest of Denver. The asset traded for $7 million, or $250,000 per unit. The names of the buyer and seller were not released. Joe Hornstein and Scott Fetter of NorthPeak Commercial Advisors represented the buyer and seller in the transaction. The 26,040-square-foot apartment building features 28 units.
WILSONVILLE, ORE. — Norris & Stevens has arranged the sale of Charbonneau Village Center, a retail strip center at 31840 SW Charbonneau Drive in Wilsonville, a southern suburb of Portland. FFF Charbonneau LLC sold the asset to Perseverance LLC for $1.5 million. Constructed in 1980, Charbonneau Village Center features 9,828 square feet of retail space, abundant parking and strong tenant mix. Todd VanDomelen and Michael Brown of Portland-based Norris & Stevens represented the seller, while Daniel Silvey with Knipe Realty represented the buyer in the deal.
The dearth of new supply in the seniors housing space is a double-edged sword, says Tom Grape, founder, chairman and CEO of regional operator Benchmark Senior Living. While the lack of new product has provided a much-needed lift to operators of existing communities seeking to boost occupancy, it’s also a missed opportunity for developers chomping at the bit to start new projects. The year-over-year (YOY) inventory growth in seniors housing was 1.3 percent in the third quarter, nearly the smallest YOY growth since 2012, according to NIC MAP. Grape foresees the possibility of even slower inventory growth in the near term. “We’ve got a development pipeline, but we’re sort of parking it. Construction costs remain high. We’re starting to see early signs that maybe those are softening a bit, but nothing has really softened materially,” said Grape during the keynote interview at the seventh annual InterFace Seniors Housing Northeast conference in Philadelphia on Wednesday, Nov. 29. Laura Cambria of KARE, senior vice president of operations at KARE, a senior living staffing app that connects caregivers with operators, conducted the interview. France Media’s InterFace Conferece Group and Seniors Housing Business hosted the conference at the Hilton Philadelphia at Penn’s Landing. The daylong event …