LIBERTY, MO. — Northmarq has arranged the sale of Jefferson Park East, a 208-unit multifamily property in the Kansas City suburb of Liberty. Built in 1987, the value-add community is located at 1220 Missouri Court. Jeff Lamott and Gabe Tovar of Northmarq represented the seller, Kansas City-based Maxus Properties. The buyer and sales price were not provided.
MCHENRY, ILL. — Northmarq has brokered the $4.7 million sale of a 7,000-square-foot healthcare property in McHenry, about 50 miles northwest of Chicago. The newly constructed building, located at 1830 N. Richmond Road, is fully occupied by Aspen Dental and WellNow Urgent Care. Isaiah Harf of Northmarq represented the seller, a Chicago-based developer. The asset sold to a Missouri-based private buyer completing a 1031 exchange.
HUNTINGTON, N.Y. — Northmarq has arranged the $7.6 million sale of a 4,996-square-foot restaurant property located in the Long Island community of Huntington. The newly built restaurant sits on 2.5 acres and is leased to Chick-fil-A. A shopping center owner and developer based in Westchester County sold the property to a New York-based 1031 exchange investor. Maggie Holmes and Mike Sladich of Northmarq brokered the deal. The deal traded at a cap rate of 3.68 percent.
MADISON, WIS. — Northmarq has brokered the sale of a four-property multifamily portfolio totaling 1,288 units in Madison for an undisclosed price. The properties include Carolina Apartments, The Monticello, Monona Lakeview and Country Meadows. They were built from 1956 to 1992. Parker Stewart and Dominic Martinez of Northmarq represented the seller, who was the original developer of The Monticello and Carolina Apartments as well as the long-term owner of the other two communities. A Wisconsin-based investor purchased The Monticello, Carolina Apartments and Monona Lakeview. A Chicago-based investor purchased Country Meadows, which totals 466 units.
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. — Northmarq has arranged a $20 million loan for the refinancing of a 111,674-square-foot office complex in the Long Island community of Garden City. The complex consists of two sister buildings that are situated on a one-acre lot at 1010 and 1050 Franklin Ave. Ernest DesRochers, Charles Cotsalas and Robert Delitsky of Northmarq arranged the loan, which carried a fixed interest rate, 15-year term and a 30-year amortization schedule, on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. The direct lender was also not disclosed.
MELVILLE, N.Y. — Northmarq has arranged a $32 million loan for the refinancing of a 273,103-square-foot office building located on the Long Island community of Melville. The four-story building at 445 Broadhollow Road was constructed in 1981 and renovated in 2021. Ernest DesRochers, Charles Cotsalas and Robert Delitsky of Northmarq arranged the 10-year, nonrecourse loan, which carried a fixed interest rate and a 25-year amortization schedule, on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. The direct lender was also not disclosed.
LUBBOCK, TEXAS — Fort Worth-based investment firm MAG Capital Partners has purchased a quartet of industrial buildings totaling 66,680 square feet in Lubbock in a sale-leaseback. The undisclosed seller had concurrently purchased the operations of the occupant, Lubbock Electric Co., which will remain onsite. Scott Briggs and David Read of Northmarq brokered the deal.
CHICAGO — Northmarq has brokered the sale of a retail property occupied by Whole Foods Market in Chicago for $18.1 million. The 41,148-square-foot store is situated on the first floor of a condominium development at 6020 N. Cicero Ave. within the Sauganash neighborhood. The property was built in 2007. Isaiah Harf of Northmarq represented the seller, a private investor based in Maryland. The buyer was a California-based family trust.
CRYSTAL LAKE, ILL. — Northmarq has brokered the $34.7 million sale of a freestanding grocery store property occupied by Mariano’s in the Chicago suburb of Crystal Lake. Built in 2018, the property spans 74,800 square feet. The grocery store features a Starbucks, sushi bar, pizza oven, oyster bar and sweets shop. Jason Maier of Northmarq represented the seller, a New York-based private investor. The New York-based buyer completed a 1031 exchange.
By Tom Georges, investment sales broker, Northmarq The U.S. economy reported annualized growth of 2.6 percent in gross domestic product (GDP) in the third quarter, thereby avoiding a third consecutive quarter of negative growth. This positive news can be easily tempered by the fact that the growth was greatly affected by trade and inventory numbers, which were skewed as a result of world events like the war in Ukraine. But the news of growth was welcomed in an economy that has been starved for something positive for most of the year. Compounding the economic caution in the absence of sustained economic growth, of course, is the strain that inflation has inflicted on all Americans. In response to 40-year inflationary highs, the Federal Reserve has been forced to react with its primary inflation-countering tool: increasing interest rates. In early November, the Fed raised short-term rates to their highest level since January 2008. Additional rate hikes are anticipated in December, although signals suggest we’ll see increases in smaller increments going forward. Still, amid all the turmoil and uncertainty, several quick service restaurant (QSR) operators continue to roll out expansion plans and report better-than-expected sales and earnings. Restaurant Brands International (NYSE: QSR) recently …
