EAST POINT, GA. — Global Real Estate Advisors (GREA) has brokered the $13.9 million sale of Phoenix Place Townhomes in East Point, about 3.5 miles from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Built in 1971 and located at 2420 Heaton Drive, the community comprises 144 units in one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans. Green Forest Capital acquired the property from Pacific West Land. Taylor Brown, Mack Leath and Barden Brown of GREA represented the seller in the transaction.
Acquisitions
LUTZ, FLA. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the $13.6 million sale of a 42,311-square-foot single-tenant retail property in Lutz, about 14 miles north of Tampa. EoS Fitness occupies the building on a 15-year triple-net lease. Located at 17634 Harpers Run, the property is situated on 3.9 acres within Cypress Ranch, a 164-acre mixed-use development that features 598 residential units and 100,000 square feet of office space. Upon completion, Cypress Ranch will also include 11 freestanding retail parcels. Tenants at the parcels include Chick-fil-A, Aldi and Panda Express. Patrick Nutt and William Wamble of SRS represented the seller, Barclay Group, in the transaction. A California-based buyer acquired the property in a 1031 exchange.
HOUSTON — A partnership between Maryland-based investment firm RailField and Washington, D.C.-based Artemis Real Estate Partners has acquired Dolce Midtown, a 201-unit multifamily property located at 180 W. Gray St. in Houston. The property comprises two five-story buildings that were constructed in 2020. Dolce Midtown offers one- and two-bedroom units that are furnished with stainless steel appliances, built-in desks, individual washers and dryers and private balconies/patios. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, clubhouse, game room, business center and outdoor grilling and dining stations. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
HOUSTON — Locally based investment firm 35 South Capital has purchased Village Place Apartments, an 84-unit multifamily complex in Houston’s Hedwig Village neighborhood. The complex consists of 13 buildings on a 3.5-acre site. According to Apartments.com, units come in one- and two-bedroom floor plans, and amenities include a pool, fitness center, business center, clubhouse, outdoor grilling and dining stations and onsite laundry facilities. Newmark brokered the sale of the property. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
NEW HAVEN, CONN. — Locally based brokerage firm O,R&L Commercial has arranged the $7 million sale of York Square Broadway, a 30,262-square-foot mixed-use property in New Haven. The property consists of two buildings that were originally constructed in the early 1900s and house four one-bedroom apartments, 7,300 square feet of recently vacated office space and retail space. Tenants at the property include Campus Customs, which provides Yale-themed apparel and gifts, Mediterranean restaurant Broadway Kitchen, Blue Jay Cleaners and cosmetics chain Blue Mercury. Frank Hird of O,R,&L represented the seller and procured Yale University as the buyer.
OCEAN TOWNSHIP, N.J. — New Jersey-based investment firm TFE Properties has acquired a 30,230-square-foot industrial building in Ocean Township, located along the Jersey Shore. The building at 42 Cindy Lane was constructed on five acres in 1989. According to LoopNet Inc., the property features a clear height of 18 feet and four drive-in doors. The property was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Cooper Electric and KMSCO Inc. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
FAIRFIELD, CONN. — Regional brokerage firm Northeast Private Client Group (NEPCG) has negotiated the $3.1 million sale of a five-unit multifamily property in Fairfield, located in southern coastal Connecticut. According to LoopNet Inc., the building at 1903 Post Road was originally constructed in 1924. Brad Balletto, Robert Paterno, Rich Edwards and Jeff Wright of NECPG represented the buyer and seller, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
SANTA ANA, CALIF. — A private seller has completed the disposition of 3 Hutton Centre Drive, an office building in Santa Ana. A high-net-worth investor acquired the asset for an undisclosed price in an all-cash transaction. Situated on 2.47 acres within a 46-acre, master-planned, mixed-use community, 3 Hutton Centre features 200,443 square feet of office space. Built in 1985, the building underwent $3.5 million in capital and tenant improvements in 2018. Property amenities include a state-of-the-art fitness center on the penthouse level. At the time of acquisition, the property was 62.2 percent occupied by seven tenants. Anthony DeLorenzo, Sammy Cemo, Bryan Johnson, Matt Pourcho and Nick Williams of CBRE handled the transaction.
NewMark Merrill Buys 172,008 SF Collection at Janss Marketplace Retail Center in Thousand Oaks, California
by Amy Works
THOUSAND OAKS, CALIF. — NewMark Merrill Cos. has acquired a 172,008-square-foot retail center, which it has renamed the Collection at Janss Marketplace, in the Los Angeles suburb of Thousand Oaks. Seritage Retail Group sold the asset for an undisclosed price. With this purchase, NewMark Merrill is responsible for the oversight of new acquisition and the adjacent 458,000-square-foot Janss Marketplace for a combined 630,000-square-foot regional center. Originally built as a multi-story Sears department store, The Collection was over 60 percent leased to Dave & Buster’s, DSW and Nordstrom Rack at the time of sale. The property shares parking and access points with the adjoining center, including a newly remodeled Regal Cinemas and Gold’s Gym. Sandy Sigal, Jim Patton, Brad Pearl, Sandra Kist and Susan Rorison of Newmark Merrill oversaw the acquisition. Phil Voorhees and Jimmy Slusher of CBRE represented the seller in the deal. Bryna Gortikov with Gortikov Financial secured financing for the deal from Prime Finance.
MetLife Provides $22.5M Acquisition Financing for Hampton Inn & Suites Tahoe-Truckee in California
by Amy Works
TRUCKEE, CALIF. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged $22.5 million in acquisition financing for The Hampton Inn & Suites Tahoe-Truckee. The property is located in Truckee, just north of Lake Tahoe and west of the Nevada border. Jordan Angel, Mike Huth and Ethan Habecker of JLL Capital Markets secured the loan from MetLife Investment Management for the borrower, JMA Ventures LLC. The Hampton Inn & Suites Tahoe-Truckee features 109 guest rooms and suites spread across two buildings, a heated outdoor pool, hot tub, fitness center and more than 1,000 square feet of meeting space. The hotel offers access to major transportation routes, including Interstate 80, CA 267 and the Truckee Airport, as well as bike lanes.