PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Transcontinental Steel has purchased a 45,000-square-foot industrial property in the Northern New Jersey community of Piscataway for $8.2 million. The property at 201 11th St. is divided into three 15,000-square-foot units and features clear heights of 12.5 feet. Kyle Gerace, Robert DiLeo and Mathew DiLeo of NAI DiLeo-Bram represented the seller, Binsky Snyder, in the transaction and procured Transcontinental Steel as the buyer.
SOMERVILLE, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $3.5 million sale of Union Avenue Plaza, a 20,866-square-foot retail center located in the Central New Jersey community of Somerville. The center was fully leased to eight tenants at the time of sale, with the New Jersey Department of Motor Vehicles serving as the anchor. Brent Hyldahl and Alan Cafiero of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, SNS Real Estate Investment Group, in the deal and procured an undisclosed individual/personal trust as the buyer.
PALM DESERT, CALIF. — Pacific Retail Capital Partners (PRCP) has purchased The Shops at Palm Desert, a nearly 1 million-square-foot enclosed shopping mall in the Coachella Valley city of Palm Desert. Terms of the transaction were not released. PRCP plans to create a master plan for the 72-acre property that will transform it into a mixed-use destination and civic gathering place. The company envisions added green space, as well as multifamily and entertainment space. Situated in Palm Desert’s Highway 111 corridor, The Shops at Palm Desert was built in 1982 and renovated in 2013. Current tenants include JCPenney, Macy’s, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Barnes & Noble.
PRESCOTT, ARIZ. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale-leaseback of a single-tenant corporate headquarters building in Prescott, approximately 100 miles north pf Phoenix. Sewell Trust, a Montana-based private investor, acquired the asset from CP North America for $10.5 million. The seller, a high-tech defense company wholly owned by Israel-based Rafael Defense Systems, will lease back the 50,135-square-foot property, which is located at 2620 Deep Well Ranch Drive. The building features reflective store-front windows, roll-up and dock-high loading doors, and a large, fenced yard. Eric Wichterman and Mike Coover of Cushman & Wakefield’s Private Capital Group in Phoenix represented the seller in the deal.
DENVER — Asset Preservation has completed the disposition of an office property located at 1321 N. Bannock St. in Denver. DAMF Realty acquired the asset for $8.1 million. Kittie Hood of Newmark represented the buyer in the transaction. Further details were not disclosed.
MOKENA, ILL. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has arranged the sale of Prairie Crossings, a 109,079-square-foot shopping center in Mokena, a southern suburb of Chicago. Tenants at the property include Chipotle, Panera, Hair Cuttery, Massage Envy, Botti Chiropractic and Sloan Stevens Salon. Rick Drogosz, Ben Wineman and Joe Girardi of Mid-America represented the seller, IRC Retail Centers/DRA Advisors. First-Tek Inc. was the buyer. Pine Tree served as property manager.
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $7.5 million sale of The Commons, a four-building multifamily property in Inver Grove Heights, a southern suburb of St. Paul. Located at 8213 College Trail and constructed in 1987, the community features 60 units. Abe Roberts and Michael Jacobs of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed buyer and seller. The property has undergone renovations for new countertops, appliances and cabinetry.
BOCA RATON, FLA. — Basis Industrial, a privately held real estate owner and operator headquartered in Boca Raton, has acquired four commercial properties in Florida and Texas for a total of approximately $160 million. Bank United, Banesco and Thorofare provided roughly $110 million in financing for the transaction. Beach Point Capital Management provided a preferred equity/mezzanine loan of roughly $70 million, with the borrowers, Basis and NexPoint, providing the remaining funds. In addition to the acquisitions, the loans and equity will fund a $60 million refinancing for two of the borrowers’ existing commercial properties in Florida. The six properties, including those being refinanced, total over 1.3 million square feet. The four acquired properties include: The properties that Basis refinanced were Crystal Pointe and Gateway & Commercial Point. Crystal Pointe is a 96,888-square-foot property located at 4500-4870 North Powerline Road in Deerfield Beach, Florida. Crystal Pointe is currently 100 percent leased. Gateway & Commercial Point is a 253,701-square-foot asset located at 7550-7800 Southland Blvd. in Orlando. The property is currently 97.6 percent leased. “This is a huge step for Basis’ growth and my vision,” says Daniel Weinstein, founder and CEO of Basis Industrial. “We expect to add millions of square feet over the next few years in targeted …
ATLANTA — Investors in the multifamily sector are having trouble getting deals done in 2023, and 2024 isn’t looking to start out much better. The culprit is the bid-ask spread — the gap between what sellers believe their property is worth and what buyers are willing to pay. That’s according to a panel of multifamily investors, several of whom described transacting in the present environment to be a “slog.” The panel, titled “Investment Outlook: When will the Bid-Ask Gap Narrow, the Market Stabilize and Transactions Resume in Earnest?,” was held yesterday at France Media’s InterFace Multifamily Southeast conference at the Westin Buckhead in Atlanta. The panel included Brian Grant, senior vice president of acquisitions of Equity Residential; John Leonard, first vice president/regional manager of Marcus & Millichap; Eddy O’Brien, managing partner and co-founder of Blaze Capital Partners; Matt Trammell, chief financial officer of Wood Partners; Kristina Lynn, senior director, of housing and alternative investments in the Americas at Nuveen Real Estate; and moderator Paul Berry, president and chief operating officer of Mesa Capital Partners, who recently joined the firm from CBRE. Berry kicked off the discussion by noting that “the bid-ask spread affects all of us.” While he noted that …
LAS VEGAS — Calmwater Capital has provided $23.2 million in short-term, first-mortgage debt to a Los Angeles-based private investor for the purchase of Decatur 215 Plaza, a shopping center in northwest Las Vegas. Built in 2013, the 126,678-square-foot property is fully leased to a mix of national and regional tenants including Petco, Hobby Lobby, Ulta Beauty, Sprouts Farmers Market, Sleep Number and Blaze Pizza. Approximately 90 percent of the tenants have occupied the center since 2016. Zachary Novatt, Larry Grantham and DaJuan Bennett of Calmwater originated the loan for the borrower.