DALLAS — Locally based brokerage firm STRIVE has negotiated the sale of Gallery on the Parkway, a 146,612-square-foot shopping center in North Dallas. Bed, Bath & Beyond and Buy, Buy Baby most recently anchored the property, which was built on 12 acres in 1995. Other tenants include Nordstrom Rack and Cost Plus World Market. Chicago-based REIT Blue Owl Real Estate sold Gallery on the Parkway to Dallas-based investment firm Four Rivers Capital for an undisclosed price. Adam Gottschalk of STRIVE brokered the deal.
Acquisitions
SAN MARCOS, TEXAS — Dallas-based brokerage firm Vanguard Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of a multifamily development site in the Central Texas city of San Marcos. The site spans 22.8 acres at the southwest corner of Staples Road and Old Bastrop Highway. Jordan Cortez, Mason John and Haley Birmingham of Vanguard represented the buyer, South Carolina-based Woodfield Development, which plans to develop a 360-unit project at the site that will be known as Addie’s Point.
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has brokered the $4.1 million sale of a 35-unit apartment building in Chicago’s West Ridge neighborhood. Located at 2801 W. Lunt Ave., the property features 28 one-bedroom units, three two-bedroom units and four ground-level commercial spaces. The building was originally constructed in 1932. Patrick Kennelly and Paul Waterloo of Interra represented the buyer, Teko Menetti. Joe Smazal of Interra represented the seller, a local private investor.
CHICAGO — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a 7,466-square-foot medical property occupied by Oak Street Health in Chicago for $3.6 million. The net-leased building is located at 6918 W. Archer Ave. and recently received a new roof along with interior and exterior renovations. Oak Street Health signed a new 20-year lease for the location. Austin Weisenbeck, Sean Sharko and Daniel Chumbley of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company. Jack Hopkins of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, a California-based private investor. Oak Street Health, which operates 170 locations in 21 states, was acquired by CVS earlier this year for $10.6 billion.
NEW YORK CITY — JLL has negotiated the $27.5 million sale of flex property located at 185 Van Dyke St. in Brooklyn’s Red Hook neighborhood that was originally built in the mid-1800s. According to LoopNet Inc., the property totals 100,697 square feet and can support office, retail and light industrial uses. Michael Mazzara, Bob Knakal, Stephen Palmese, Brendan Maddigan, Hall Oster, Jonathan Hageman, Ethan Stanton, Winfield Clifford and Connor McCullough of JLL represented the seller, locally based investment firm Lande Alexander Properties, in the transaction. Dan Morici, also with JLL, represented the buyer, San Francisco-based Terreno Realty Corp.
ASHFORD, CONN. — Northeast Private Client Group (NEPCG) has arranged the $6.1 million sale of Ashford Hills Apartments, a 52-unit multifamily property located on the eastern outskirts of Hartford. According to Apartments.com, the property was built in 1969 and offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units that range in size from 625 to 1,014 square feet. Taylor Perun and Cameron Formica of NEPCG represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
FAIRFIELD, N.J. — Chicago-based investment firm Venture One Real Estate has acquired a 103,008-square-foot industrial property in the Northern New Jersey community of Fairfield. According to LoopNet Inc., the property at 25 Commerce Road, which was roughly 68 percent leased at the time of sale, was built in 1982 and features a clear height of 24 feet. Leo Joseph and Josh Meisner of Leo Joseph and Co. represented Venture One in the transaction. The new ownership has hired Cushman & Wakefield to market the property for lease. The seller was not disclosed.
MECHANICSVILLE, VA. — VICI Properties Inc. has acquired 38 bowling alleys from Mechanicsville-based Bowlero Corp. in a sale-leaseback transaction for a total $432.9 million. Bowlero will now occupy the properties, which are located across 17 states, on a triple-net-lease basis. Initial annual rent for the lease will total $31.6 million. The deal also included an eight-year right of first offer (ROFO) term for VICI to purchase Bowlero’s real estate assets. J.P. Morgan acted as financial advisor to VICI in the transaction, and Hogan Lovells US LLP and Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP provided legal counsel. VICI Properties Inc. is an experiential REIT that owns one of the largest portfolios of gaming, hospitality and entertainment destinations, including Caesars Palace Las Vegas, MGM Grand and the Venetian Resort Las Vegas. Bowlero is a publicly traded company that operates 325 bowling alleys across North America. Earlier this year, Bowlero acquired the Lucky Strike Entertainment LLC brand, which operated 14 locations across nine states. In 2019, the company purchased the Professional Bowlers Association.
Crescent Communities Sells Two Multifamily Communities Totaling 642 Units in Nashville, Metro Raleigh
by John Nelson
NASHVILLE, TENN. AND CARY, N.C. — Crescent Communities has sold two multifamily communities in the Southeast totaling 642 units. TA Realty acquired both properties from the Charlotte-based developer for an undisclosed price. The first property, NOVEL Harpeth Heights in Nashville, features 322 apartments in a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts . Amenities at the community include a clubhouse, spa and fitness center. Monthly rental rates at the community begin at $1,629, according to Apartments.com. Crescent developed Harpeth Heights, which marks the seventh multifamily community for the developer in the Nashville market, in partnership with Pearl Street Partners. The second property, NOVEL Cary, comprises 320 residences in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans in Cary, roughly 12 miles outside of Raleigh. Amenities at the community include a saltwater pool with cabanas, hammock lawn, an elevated deck with a grilling area and a fitness center. Monthly rental rates at NOVEL Cary begin at $1,610, according to the community website.
ALLENDALE AND MAHWAH, N.J. — Regional investment firm Faropoint has purchased a two-property industrial portfolio in Northern New Jersey for $144.5 million. The portfolio consists of 10 buildings totaling 770,064 square feet across a combined 68 acres. Built in phases in the 1970s and 1980s, Allendale Shallow-Bay Industrial Park consists of seven industrial buildings totaling 370,064 square feet on a 35.1-acre site. The development, which offers dedicated dock-high loading for each unit and 985 total parking spaces, was fully leased at the time of sale to a roster of 19 tenants. Built in the 1960s, Mahwah Industrial Center comprises three buildings totaling 400,000 square feet across 33.2 acres. The complex features a total of 23 drive-in doors, as well as clear heights of 16 feet and parking for 1,463 cars. Mahwah Industrial Center was 91 percent leased to seven tenants at the time of sale. Gary Gabriel, Kyle Schmidt, Ryan Larkin and Seth Zuidema of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, a joint venture between Camber Real Estate Partners and Advance Realty, in the transaction. “North Bergen County is one of the tightest industrial submarkets in the state and continues to demonstrate positive market rent growth, leasing velocity and compelling …