MINNEAPOLIS — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the sale of Dock Street Flats in the North Loop neighborhood of Minneapolis for an undisclosed price. Constructed in 2013, the luxury apartment community features 185 units and 2,852 square feet of retail space. Units average 778 square feet. Amenities include a pool deck, rooftop terrace, two courtyards, two stories of underground parking and a fitness center. Guacaya Bistreaux, a Panamanian-inspired restaurant and cocktail lounge, recently opened at the property. Mox Gunderseon, Dan Linnell, Josh Talberg and Adam Haydon of JLL represented the seller, The AFL-CIO Building Investment Trust, advised by PNC Realty Investors. The Connor Group, a Dayton-based real estate investment firm, was the buyer.
Acquisitions
NEW ALBANY, OHIO — Tempus Realty Partners has acquired Lane Bryant’s headquarters campus in New Albany, a northeast suburb of Columbus. The purchase price was $42 million. The two-building office property spans 236,070 square feet. Amenities include an onsite café, fitness center, water feature, walking trail and green space. Lane Bryant, a plus-size women’s apparel retailer with 450 stores nationwide, will remain a tenant at the property for at least the next 20 years. The transaction marks the sixth acquisition in the Columbus-area market for Tempus, which focuses on the South and Midwest markets.
HIGHWOOD, ILL. — Interra Realty has negotiated the $11 million sale of a 37-unit multifamily property in the Chicago suburb of Highwood. The newly constructed building is located at 546 Green Bay Road. Craig Martin of Interra represented the seller, Sy Oko. Martin also represented the buyer, HP Ventures Group-Development Services LLC, a development and property management company that specializes in mid-rise apartment buildings and townhomes.
OTTAWA, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $6.1 million sale of the Comfort Inn hotel in Ottawa, about 80 miles southwest of Chicago. The 69-room hotel is located at 120 W. Stevenson Road directly off I-80. The three-story property, built in 1995, features a business center, fitness center, complimentary breakfast and meeting facilities. Scott Havericak and Robert Hunter of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Ottawa Hospitality Group LLC. The duo also procured the buyer, Akal Hotels.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Pyramid Brokerage Co., a division of Cushman & Wakefield, has negotiated the $15.8 million sale of a 51-unit multifamily property in Syracuse. The building was originally constructed in 1910 as a theater and converted into office space in the 1960s. The redevelopment to multifamily took place in 2018. Jonathan Weinstein of Pyramid Brokerage, along with Brian Whitmer, Niko Nicolaou, Ryan Dowd and Peter Welch of Cushman & Wakefield, brokered the deal. A locally based limited liability company sold the asset to a New York City-based family office.
TRENTON, N.J. — NAI Fennelly has brokered the $1.8 million sale of a 27,362-square-foot industrial building located at 480 Lalor St. in Trenton. The building features a clear height of 12 feet and one loading dock. Jerry Fennelly and Matt Fennelly of NAI Fennelly represented the seller, Switlik Survival Products Inc., in the transaction. The buyer was New Jersey-based Howco Management.
DENVER — Berkadia has arranged the sale of University Lofts, a mixed-use student housing community in Denver. California-based Amplify Development Co. sold the asset to an undisclosed buyer for $24.5 million. Located at 2372 E. Evans Ave., University Lofts features 36 units totaling 98 beds in a mix of studio, two- and four-bedroom layouts. Community amenities include a newly renovated student lobby, heated underground parking and street-level retail. Kevin Larimer, Brandon Buell, Nick Steele, Tyler King and Nate Moyer of Berkadia represented the seller in the transaction.
SAN DIEGO — Brookwood Financial Partners has completed the disposition of a six-building office portfolio in North San Diego. MCS Guardian Properties, an affiliate of M.C. Strauss, acquired the portfolio for an undisclosed price. The properties include Carlsbad Executive Plaza, a four-building office park totaling 133,000 square feet, and The Plaza I & II, a two-building complex totaling 89,000 square feet. Carlsbad Executive Plaza offers a campus-like environment and is recognized as Carlsbad’s premier multi-tenant incubator office project, according to Brookwood. The Plaza I & II features creative speculative suites, remodeled lobbies and is only one of three Class A buildings in the market that offers subterranean parking. Brookwood originally acquired the assets in June 2015.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Cushman & Wakefield|PICOR has brokered the sale of Tierra Alegre Apartments, a multifamily property in Tucson. Equilibrium Cordova Village Tierra Alegre LLC acquired the asset from Ryder Family Real Estate for $8.5 million. Located at 3355 E. Fort Lowell Road, the 37,684-square-foot building features 72 units. Allan Mendelsberg and Joey Martinez of Cushman & Wakefield|PICOR represented both parties in the transaction.
WHEAT RIDGE, COLO. — Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of a multifamily property, located at 3330 Ames St. in Wheat Ridge. The building traded for $4.5 million, or $203,182 per unit. The names of the seller and buyer were not released. Built in 1958, the building features 22 apartments. Chris Knowlton and Mark Knowlton of Pinnacle’s Knowlton Lawson Team represented the seller, while Josh Newell of Pinnacle’s Newel Team represented the buyer in the deal.