Acquisitions

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HOUSTON — Atlanta-based investment firm ECI Group has sold The Columns at Westchase, a 318-unit apartment community in Houston, to Mosaic Residential for an undisclosed price. Built in 1999, The Columns at Westchase offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, clubhouse and outdoor grilling and dining stations. ECI acquired the property in 2018 and implemented capital improvements to unit interiors, building exteriors, landscaping and amenity spaces. David Mitchell of Newmark represented ECI Group in the transaction.

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NORTH BERGEN, N.J. — CBRE has brokered the $5.5 million sale of a 30,000-square-foot multifamily development site in North Bergen, located across the Hudson River from Manhattan. The site at 8709 River Road is located across from the Edgewater Harbor lifestyle center. Fahri Ozturk, Richard Gatto, Zach McHale and Jeff Babikian of CBRE represented the seller, AIRN Management, in the transaction and procured an undisclosed, locally based developer as the buyer.

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DENVER — Malman Commercial Real Estate has arranged the sale of an industrial property located at 501-521 Kalamath St. in Denver. Ascent Commercial Real Estate LLC acquired the asset from 501 Kalamath Associates LLC for $3.1 million. The building features 24,178 square feet of industrial space. Taylor Roy of Malman Commercial Real Estate represented the buyer, while Tanner Digby and CJ Anania of Digby Commercial Advisors represented the seller in the deal.

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AURORA, ILL. — Colliers has brokered the sale of Tollway Corporate Center in Aurora for approximately $75 million in two separate transactions. The industrial property consists of two buildings. The first building, which totals 543,638 square feet and is leased to Ryder Integrated Logistics, sold to a large financial institution. The second building, which spans 104,978 square feet and is leased to two tenants, sold to The Brimel LLC as part of a 1031 exchange. Jeff Devine and Steve Disse of Colliers represented the seller, a joint venture between Opus Development and Principal Asset Management.

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CARMEL, IND. — The Connor Group has acquired Carmel Center Apartments in suburban Indianapolis for an undisclosed price. The luxury apartment property, built in 2002, features 322 units. Amenities include a pool, sundeck, outdoor chef’s kitchen and fitness center. Carmel Center marks Connor Group’s third purchase in the Midwest region this year and its seventh acquisition in 2023, bringing its total assets under management to more than $4.5 billion. Wick Kirby, Amanda Friant, Mark Stern, Matthew Lawton and Sam Grohe of JLL represented the seller, NTS Development with an institutional partner.

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NAPERVILLE, ILL. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has arranged the $7.1 million sale of Design Pointe, a 78,000-square-foot retail center in the Chicago suburb of Naperville. Built in the mid-2000s, the property is located at 1320 N. Route 59. At the time of sale, the center was 95 percent leased to Studio 41, Brain Balance, Fancy Free Holidays and other tenants. Brett Berlin of Quantum represented the seller, an Illinois-based investor. The buyer was also a private investor based in Illinois.

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CHICAGO — Coldwell Banker Commercial Realty has negotiated the sale of a 60-unit apartment building under construction in Chicago’s Lincoln Square neighborhood. The sales price was undisclosed, but the list price was $4 million. The property at 5035 N. Lincoln Ave. will comprise 80 percent market-rate units and 20 percent affordable housing. Choudhry Muzaffar of Coldwell Banker brokered the sale. The buyer, TRIETH Development, intends to complete construction and add additional units. The development had been stalled for four years and went into receivership.

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CULPEPPER, VA. — Greysteel has arranged the sale of an 85-acre site in Culpepper, a city in Northern Virginia that sits about 70 miles outside of Washington, D.C. The buyer is DataBank, a data center development firm that plans to develop a 1.4 million-square-foot data center campus on the site. The development will include up to three two-story data centers and an onsite substation. The buyer recently purchased 95 acres in the Atlanta market and 34 acres in New York. Zach Benlemlih of Greysteel’s Mid-Atlantic team represented the land seller and DataBank in the transaction. The construction timeline for the project was not disclosed.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Northmarq has arranged the $107 million sale of Alta Filament, a 352-unit luxury apartment community located at 525 E. 21st St. in Charlotte. The newly built property is situated in the city’s Mill District neighborhood near Optimist Hall food hall and the Lynx Blue Line Light Rail. Allan Lynch, Caylor Mark, Andrea Howard, John Currin, Jeff Glenn and Austin Jackson of Northmarq represented the seller, Wood Partners, in the transaction. The buyer was Mid-America Apartment Communities. Amenities at Alta Filament include a community clubhouse, conference room, grilling areas and fire pits, a 24/7 fitness club with a rollup door to an outdoor lawn, swimming pool, sundeck trellis, pet spa and wash and a package delivery service. The community also features two oversized courtyards, a podcast/content creator studio and 10 private offices rentable by the month.

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MURFREESBORO, TENN. — Capstone Real Estate Investment has sold Landmark Apartments, a 264-unit community located near the Middle Tennessee State University campus in Murfreesboro. The property was acquired as a student housing project by the company in 2020 and underwent significant renovations, including the transformation of the community into traditional multifamily. Landmark Apartments offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units. The buyer in the transaction was not disclosed.

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