MOORPARK, CALIF. — Decron Properties has completed the disposition of Ranch at Moorpark, an apartment community in Moorpark, approximately 50 miles west of Los Angeles. AEW Capital Management purchased the asset for $133.2 million. Located at 51 Majestic Court, Ranch at Moorpark features 376 apartments, a rental office, fitness center, yoga/spin studio, resident clubhouse with chef’s kitchen, children’s play area, dog park, pool, poolside barbecue and dining areas, fire pits and seating areas.
Acquisitions
SEATTLE — BH Properties has acquired the historic Olympic Block building, a creative office and mixed-use property in Seattle’s Pioneer Square neighborhood. Terms of the transaction were not released. BH Properties’ Pacific Northwest regional operations will move into the 74,660-square-foot building at 101 Yesler Way. Olympic Block comprises the historic six-story Lippy Building, originally built in 1902, and the nine-story addition that was added in 1986.
HOUSTON — Colliers has brokered the sale of an 81,500-square-foot industrial complex in northwest Houston. The six-building complex at 6002 W. 34th St. sits on 3.8 acres and was 95 percent leased at the time of sale. Jason Tangen and Paul Dominique of Colliers represented the seller, a local family that has owned and operated the park since its original construction in 1978. The name and representative of the buyer, as well as the sales price, were not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $8.1 million sale of a 10-unit apartment building in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood. Built in 1905, the five-story building at 321 W. 16th St. houses a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Joe Koicim, Zan Colin and Logan Markley of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, locally based investment firm Centennial Properties, in the transaction. The trio also procured the buyer, TARGO Capital Partners.
MADISON, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $3 million sale of a 72,048-square-foot retail center in Madison, a city in northeast Ohio. Anchored by Tractor Supply Co. and Bealls, the property is located at 6581 N. Ridge Road. Additional tenants include Goodwill, Snap Fitness, Eagle Financial Services and TNT Tanning. Scott Wiles, Erin Patton and Craig Fuller of Marcus & Millichap represented the Florida-based seller, which was the original developer of the property. The team also procured the buyer, an Ohio-based private investor. The buyer received acquisition financing from a life insurance company at a 70 percent loan-to-value ratio.
Packaging Company Smurfit Kappa Buys 258,801 SF Industrial Facility in Anderson, South Carolina
by John Nelson
ANDERSON, S.C. — Smurfit Kappa, a global paper-based packaging company, has purchased Building 1 at Evergreen 85 Logistics Park in Anderson, a city roughly 30 miles south of Greenville via I-85. Smurfit Kappa will be the sole occupant of the 258,801-square-foot facility, its first in South Carolina. The seller is Kansas City-based developer Hunt Midwest, which is developing the park adjacent to I-85. The park will span more than 1.7 million square feet of industrial space, with build-to-suit options available for buildings sized 200,000 to 1.1 million square feet. The design-build team for Evergreen 85 includes civil engineer Seamon Whiteside, architect LS3P and Evans General Contractors. Trey Pennington, Jeff Benedict and Tripp Speaks of CBRE represented Hunt Midwest in the transaction and will handle leasing for the remainder of the park.
Legacy Realty Brokers Sale of 63,507 SF Shopping Center in Mount Airy, North Carolina
by John Nelson
MOUNT AIRY, N.C. — Legacy Realty Group Advisors has brokered the sale of Independence Square, a 63,507-square-foot shopping center located in Mount Airy, a city on the North Carolina-Virginia border. The center was 97 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Ollie’s Bargain Outlet, Dollar General and USPS. Jacob Baruch of Legacy Realty Group represented the seller in the transaction, and Kevin Henry of Pine Forest Oak Island Realty represented the buyer. Both parties requested anonymity, and the sales price was also not disclosed.
DALLAS — Locally based investment firm Forefront Commercial Real Estate has purchased the North Dallas Infill Portfolio, a collection of four industrial buildings totaling 627,303 square feet in the Dallas area. The portfolio’s buildings, which are located in Addison, Farmers Branch and Carrollton, were fully leased to 13 tenants at the time of sale. Building features include 22- to 24-foot clear heights, front- and side-load configurations, 76 total dock high doors and over 77,000 total square feet of office space. Dustin Volz, Stephen Bailey, Dom Espinosa, Zach Riebe, Taylor Hare and Chloie Mercer of Newmark represented the seller, AEW Capital Management, in the transaction.
PLEASANTON, TEXAS — Colliers has brokered the sale of a 10,203-square-foot industrial building in Pleasanton, a southern suburb of San Antonio. The building sits on 9.6 acres at 495 Shale Road, and according to LoopNet Inc. was constructed in 2018 and features 22-foot clear heights. Todd Moore, Barkley Peschel and Connor Duffy of Colliers represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was also not disclosed. The building was fully leased to energy firm Baker Hughes at the time of sale.
HOUSTON — Locally based brokerage firm Oxford Partners has negotiated the sale of a 10,000-square-foot industrial building in southwest Houston. According to propertyshark.com, the building at 9306 Summerbell Lane features 14-foot clear heights, five dock-high doors and 500 square feet of office space. Jeffery Arnaud and Ryley Caton of Oxford Partners represented the seller in the transaction. Rigoberto Juarez of Global Investment Realty represented the undisclosed buyer.