SAN ANTONIO — Austin-based brokerage firm Hunington Properties has arranged the sale of a 12,100-square-foot retail building in San Antonio. The building was constructed in 2021 and was fully leased to Action Behavior Center at the time of sale. Gigi Gomel of Hunington Properties represented the seller, a Houston-based limited liability company, in the transaction. Luis Garza of Transwestern represented the Alaska-based buyer. The sales price was not disclosed, but the deal traded at a cap rate of 5 percent.
Acquisitions
COLUMBUS, OHIO — JRW Realty has negotiated the sale of Walnut Creek Plaza in Columbus for an undisclosed price. An 86,608-square-foot Giant Eagle grocery store anchors the 115,777-square-foot shopping center. There are also 13 additional retail and healthcare tenants. Nathan Webb of JRW Realty sourced the buyer, one of JRW’s exclusive institutional buyers. CBRE represented the undisclosed seller.
DETROIT — Colliers has brokered the sale of the historic Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) building in Detroit for an undisclosed price. The 24,000-square-foot property is located at 1942 Grand River Ave. Newgar LLC sold the asset to Joe Barbat of Barbat Holdings. Benji Rosenzweig and Ben Hubert of Colliers represented both parties in the transaction. The building currently houses a restaurant, office and event space. The buyer intends to convert the property into strictly event space with a new steakhouse on the ground floor to replace the old Parks & Rec Diner and Republic Tavern restaurants. The GAR building opened in 1901 as a place for the city’s Civil War veterans to gather. The GAR is a nationwide organization founded in 1866.
IRA Capital Sells 157,322 SF Poinsettia Plaza Shopping Center in Ventura, California for $66M
by Amy Works
VENTURA, CALIF. — IRA Capital has completed the disposition of Poinsettia Plaza, a shopping center located at 4220-4360 E. Main St. and 4687-4731 Telephone Road in Ventura. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $66 million. At the time of sale, the 157,322-square-foot Poinsettia Plaza was 96.5 percent occupied. Current tenants include Ross Dress for Less, Office Depot, Petco, FedEx, Lamps Plus and Aldi. Recent renovations at the property include modernizations of existing facades, new landscaping and parking lot upgrades. Pete Bethea, Rob Ippolito and Glenn Rudy of Newmark represented the seller in the deal.
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has arranged the sale of a 42-unit apartment building located at 4070 N. Kenmore Ave. in Chicago’s Buena Park neighborhood for $5.2 million. All of the units are studios and were recently renovated. Originally constructed in 1929, the property was fully occupied at the time of sale. Joe Smazal of Interra represented the private local seller as well as the buyer, a local private investor. As part of the transaction, the buyer assumed the existing loan on the asset.
Hanley Investment Group Brokers $21.2M Sale of El Dorado Shopping Center in Long Beach, California
by Amy Works
LONG BEACH, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of El Dorado Shopping Center, a retail property located at 8105-8195 E. Wardlow Road in Long Beach. A partnership managed and represented by Orange-based Milan Capital Management acquired the asset from El Segundo-based DPI Retail for $21.2 million. Grocery Outlet and Dollar Tree anchor the 74,500-square-foot shopping center. Built in 1965 and renovated in 2003, the asset was 93 percent occupied at the time of sale. Kevin Fryman and Ed Hanley of Hanley Investment Group represented the seller in the transaction.
Dunbar Real Estate Holdings Buys 92,640 SF Retail/Industrial Portfolio in Los Angeles County
by Amy Works
GARDENA, CALIF. — El Segundo, Calif.-based Dunbar Real Estate Holdings LLC has acquired two freestanding retail and industrial buildings from T.A. Properties LTD for $22.7 million in an off-market transaction. The buildings are located at 1355-1361 W. 190th St. in Gardena. AutoZone, 3 Day Suit Broker, Off Broadway West and 4 Wheel Parts are tenants at the 92,640-square-foot asset. The property consists of two concrete tilt-up buildings situated on 3.7 acres. The buildings offer 18-foot and 19-foot clear heights, fire sprinklers, dock-high loading doors, private security fenced yards and ample grade-level parking. Chuck Brill of DAUM Commercial represented the buyer, while The Altemus Co. represented the seller in the deal.
DENVER — Matrix Group has purchased an industrial property, located at 4590 Jason St. in Denver, from The West 45th Warehouse for $12.5 million. The asset features 138,500 square feet of industrial space. Evan Makovsky and Matt Emmons of NAI Shames Makovsky represented the seller in the deal.
Blue West Capital Arranges $5.6M Purchase of UCHealth-Occupied Medical Office Building in Erie, Colorado
by Amy Works
ERIE, COLO. — Blue West Capital has negotiated the acquisition of a single-tenant medical office building located at 2970 Arapahoe Road in Erie, approximately 25 miles north of downtown Denver. An Arizona-based family in a 1031 exchange acquired the asset from a local developer for $5.6 million. UCHealth occupies the medical office building on a net-lease basis. Tom Ethington of Blue West Capital represented the buyer in the deal.
WALLINGFORD, CONN. — New York-based investment firm BEB Capital has acquired a 32,745-square-foot industrial property in Wallingford, a northern suburb of New Haven. The sales price was $2.3 million. James Panczykowski of JLL represented the seller, National Filter Media Corp., in the transaction. Ben Fischer, Dan Penaro and Keyvan Ghaytanchi represented BEB Capital on an internal basis.