BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — Continuum Advisors has brokered the sale of Laurel Circle, a 270-unit continuing care retirement community located in the Northern New Jersey community of Bridgewater. Totaling 270 units, Laurel Circle features 183 independent living apartments, 19 independent living villas, 30 assisted living residences, 10 memory care units and 28 skilled nursing units. The property also includes several undeveloped acres for future expansion. David Kliewer and Jay Jordan of Continuum arranged the transaction. An affiliate of Maxwell Group and Senior Living Communities was the buyer. The seller, a joint venture that included seniors housing owner-operator LCS, recently invested more than $15 million in capital improvements to the property.
Acquisitions
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm Ariel Property Advisors has arranged the $24 million sale of a multifamily development site in the Park Slope area of Brooklyn. The assembled site at 67-75 4th Avenue and 77 St. Marks Place can support 84,780 buildable square feet of product. Sean Kelly, Stephen Vorvolakos and Nicole Daniggelis of Ariel represented the seller, private investor Tolib Mansurov, in the transaction. The buyer was another private investor, Shimon Kleinman.
Pacific Development Partners Divests of 85,000 SF Office Building in Carlsbad, California to Sharp HealthCare
by Amy Works
CARLSBAD, CALIF. — Pacific Development Partners has completed the sale of an 85,000-square-foot office building, located at 1265 Laurel Tree Lane in Carlsbad, to Sharp HealthCare for $31 million. Lars Eisenhauer and Dan Henry of CBRE, along with Greg Lewis and Steven Field of JLL, represented the seller, while Mike Labelle of Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer in the transaction. Initially developed for the 24 Hour Fitness corporate headquarters, the three-story property features a ground-floor fitness facility and two floors of corporate office space. Sharp HealthCare plans to convert the top floor into a Sharp Rees-Stealy outpatient clinic with immediate occupancy and grow into the balance of the building over time. 24 Hour Fitness will continue to operate out of the first and second floors until the phased conversion is complete.
GILBERT, ARIZ. — Kidder Mathews has arranged the $13 million sale of Lindsay Square, a 46,728-square-foot neighborhood shopping center located in Gilbert, a suburb of Phoenix. Tenants at the property include a mix of service-oriented retailers such as a daycare, fitness center, veterinary clinic, dry cleaner and specialty schools, as well as various restaurants. Jenette Bennett and Michelle Gardner of Kidder Mathews represented the buyer, a Washington-based family investment firm.
PHOENIX — A partnership between Dorn Properties and Far Western Properties has completed the disposition of Parkway Apartments in Phoenix to Parkway Apartments LLC for $4.5 million, or $125,000 per unit. Located at 5407 W. Glenrosa Ave., Parkway Apartments offers 35 two-bedroom/two-bath units and a one-bedroom/one-bath unit. All apartments are individually metered for electricity and feature large private front patios. The community was built in 1963. Brian Smuckler and Derek Smigiel of JLL represented the seller in the deal.
WARREN, OHIO — CBRE has negotiated the $9.4 million sale of a 94,000-square-foot industrial research and development facility in Warren, a city in eastern Ohio. CBRE’s Steve Timmel, Will Roberts and George Stevens represented the seller, Industrial Commercial Properties. An entity doing business as PG Warren Industrial LLC was the buyer. Built in 1998 and renovated in 2014, the building at 4551 Research Parkway features a clear height of 22 feet, 10 drive-in doors and a reinforced concrete foundation on an 11.9-acre site. The property was fully occupied by Aptiv at the time of sale and is part of the company’s broader Warren campus.
LYONS, ILL. — eXp Commercial, a division of eXp World Holdings Inc., has brokered the sale of a 12-unit multifamily property located at 4337 Prescott Ave. in the Chicago suburb of Lyons. Randolph Taylor of eXp Commercial represented the buyer and seller. The asset features a mix of one- and two-bedroom units. Recent improvements include a new heating system, security camera installation and renovated bathrooms in select units. The seller was a long-term private owner. The buyer, a Chicago-based private investor, purchased the property in an all-cash transaction to expand its multifamily portfolio into suburban Cook County.
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS — Walker & Dunlop has brokered the sale of The Woodlands of College Station, a 769-bed student housing property located near the Texas A&M University campus in College Station. Completed in 2006, the community offers 276 units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, basketball and volleyball courts, study lounges and shuttle service to campus. Chris Epp, Matthew Chase, Craig Miller, Holden Penn, Ben Sarna, Sarah Foronda, Naomi Bludworth, Will Baker, William Shell, Jonathan Schwartz, Michael Ianno, Sean Reimer, Mike Shropshire and Doug McDaniel of Walker & Dunlop represented the seller, Interwest Capital, in the transaction. Walker & Dunlop also arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing on behalf of the undisclosed buyer.
BELVIDERE, ILL. — Lee & Associates of Illinois has negotiated the sale of a 131,811-square-foot industrial building in the Chicago suburb of Belvidere. The property is located on 27.8 acres at 2964 Newburg Road. Jeff Galante of Lee & Associates represented the buyer, NexGen Manufacturing. Al Caruana of Cushman & Wakefield the seller, an entity doing business as 2964 Newburg Road LLC. The transaction marks the largest user sale in the Rockford submarket in the third quarter, according to Lee & Associates.
AURORA, ILL. — SVN Chicago Commercial’s Next Level Team, in collaboration with Capital Real Estate Partners, have brokered the sale of a 53,818-square-foot office building in Aurora. The property at 711 N. Commons Drive was sold vacant. Jennifer Hopkins and Olivia Czyzynski of SVN Chicago Commercial and Jay Scholten and Scott Fedyski of Capital Real Estate represented the seller, Liberty Commons NFP. Adam Johnson of NAI Hiffman represented the buyer. The asset garnered five qualified offers and went under contract within three months of hitting the market.