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.
Acquisitions
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.
HOLLYWOOD, FLA. — JLL has arranged the sale of Diplomat Beach Resort, a 1,000-room hotel located in the South Florida community of Hollywood. Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE: BAM) sold the beachfront property for $835 million, according to The Wall Street Journal. Diplomat Beach Resort is a twin-spired, 33-story hotel that sits on a 10-acre site. The property houses 200,000 square feet of meeting and event space, a 14,000-square-foot spa, eight restaurants and bars and multiple pools and cascading waterfalls. Guests also have access to kayak, paddleboard and jet ski rental services. The buyer, a joint venture between Credit Suisse Asset Management and Honolulu-based Trinity Fund Advisors, has entered into an agreement with Hilton Hotels & Resorts to operate the hotel under the chain’s Curio Collection by Hilton family of brands. According to the brokerage team, the deal marks the third-largest single-asset hotel sale in U.S. history by price. Diplomat Beach Resort underwent a $90 million capital improvement program in 2018. The Journal reports that the new ownership plans to make additional renovations and improvements to enhance the guest experience. Jeffrey Davis, Gregory Rumpel, Kevin Davis and Gilda Perez-Alvarado of JLL brokered the deal on behalf of the seller. The team …
Marcus & Millichap Brokers $2.4M Sale of Campus Cottages Apartments in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
by John Nelson
HATTIESBURG, MISS. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Campus Cottages, a 44-unit apartment community located at 119 North 35th St. in Hattiesburg, less than a half-mile from the University of Southern Mississippi. Built in 1967, the community features apartments in one- and two-bedroom layouts. Andrew Jacobs, Josh Jacobs and Royce Emerson of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller in the $2.4 million transaction. The buyer was also not disclosed.
ATHENS, TEXAS — Self-storage brokerage firm Versal has arranged the sale of West Loop Storage, a 162-unit facility in Athens, about 70 miles southeast of Dallas. The property, which includes a 2.6-acre parcel for future expansion, was built in 2013 and totals 29,000 net rentable square feet of non-climate-controlled space. Bill Bellomy, Michael Johnson, Logan Foster and Hugh Horne of Versal represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were Texas-based limited liability companies, in the transaction.
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — Houston-based brokerage firm Cypressbrook Co. has negotiated the sale of a 39,000-square-foot office building located on Houston’s northern outskirts in The Woodlands. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 1981. John Hornbuckle of Cypressbrook, along with Rick Hazard of Realty Services Group, represented the seller, Woodmark Capital, in the transaction. Will Austin of Bridge Commercial represented the buyer, Milner Properties.
MILWAUKEE — CBRE has arranged the sale of an 11-property multifamily portfolio totaling 784 units in metro Milwaukee for an undisclosed price. The portfolio includes: Sunburst Apartments and Howard Green Apartments in Greenfield; Newbury Place Apartments in Oak Creek; and 376 units across eight assets in Shorewood and Milwaukee. A 2,520-square-foot building leased to Einstein Bros. Bagels in Shorewood was also included in the sale. Patrick Gallagher, Matson Holbrook and Gretchen Richards of CBRE represented the seller, Blankstein Enterprises and several affiliated entities. Blankstein is a family-owned investment and property management firm established in Milwaukee in 1932. Katz Properties was the buyer.