NORCROSS, GA. — Ackerman Retail, a division of Atlanta-based Ackerman & Co., has facilitated the sale of a 4,200-square-foot absolute triple-net Chick-fil-A ground lease located in Norcross, roughly 20 miles outside Atlanta in Gwinnett County. Constructed in 1998, the property was renovated in 2018. Sean Patrick of Ackerman Retail represented the seller, an entity doing business as WB Holdings-Jimmy Carter Boulevard, in the transaction. A local private buyer acquired the ground lease.
GLENDALE, ARIZ. — Regent Properties has completed the disposition of Talavi Corporate Center, a three-story office and medical property in Glendale, to Texas-based Woodside for $9.3 million in an all-cash transaction. Situated on 11.4 acres at 5651 W. Talavi Blvd., Talavi Corporate Center offers 153,332 square feet of office and medical space. At the time of sale, the asset was 74 percent leased to five tenants. The center was built in 2002. Woodside plans to upgrade specific suites to speculative condition and enhance other areas of the property to attract new tenants and bring the property to greater stabilization. This transaction is Woodside’s first acquisition in Arizona. Barry Gabel, Chris Marchildon and CJ Osbrink of Newmark represented the seller in the deal.
SAN ANTONIO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 3.2-acre self-storage development site located at 5361 Pearsall Road in southwest San Antonio. Jon Danklefs of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an undisclosed limited liability company, in the transaction. Danklefs also procured the buyer, DD&B Construction, which did not disclose specific development plans for the site.
PHOENIX — Phoenix Commercial Advisors has arranged the sale of Laveen Commons, a 12.1-acre retail center located at the corner of 35th Avenue and Baseline Road in Phoenix. The asset traded for $20.5 million, or $201 per square foot. Totaling 102,083 square feet, the four-building property was fully leased at the time of sale. Current tenants include Big Lots, Big 5 Sporting Goods, Ace Hardware and 99 Cents Only. John Schweikert and Chad Tiedeman of Phoenix Commercial Advisors represented the undisclosed seller in the deal. The name of the buyer was not released.
KERRVILLE, TEXAS — Transwestern Real Estate Services (TRS) has negotiated the sale of a four-building, 15,547-square-foot medical office complex in Kerrville, about 65 miles northwest of San Antonio. The property was built in 2003 and was fully occupied at the time of sale. Russell Noll and Kelly Ralston of TRS represented the seller, HCD Property Group, in the transaction. Donald Kuyrkendall of Kuyrkendall & Co. Inc. represented the buyer, an undisclosed family trust.
HOUSTON — ChipTech, a manufacturer of low-voltage cables for the communications industry, has signed a 14,350-square-foot industrial lease in northwest Houston. The space is located within Pine Timbers Distribution Center and includes 1,655 square feet of office space. Andrew Bischoff and Tyler Holt of Finial Group represented ChipTech in the lease negotiations. Bridge Commercial Real Estate represented the undisclosed landlord.
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco-based City Center Realty Partners has acquired a freestanding, multi-tenant retail and office building in San Francisco’s Marina District for an undisclosed price. Tri Counties Bank currently occupies the ground-floor space of the two-story, 4,500-square-foot building, which is located at 2197 Chestnut St. and originally built in 1907. Kazuko Morgan and Heather Trimble of Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer, while David Klein and Elijah Hodges of Lee & Associates represented the seller in the deal.
PHOENIX — Minneapolis-based The Meritex Co. has acquired a flex industrial building, located at 3930 E. Watkins St. in Phoenix. Simone Charitable Foundation sold the asset for $20.3 million. Built in 1999 on 7.9 acres, the 101,932-square-foot building was fully occupied at the time of sale. The property is located near Sky Harbor International Airport. Brian Ackerman of Colliers handled the sale transaction and assisted in structuring the financing for the seller.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based investment firm Lightstone has received a $165.5 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of a 430-unit apartment community located at 365 Bond St. in the Gowanus neighborhood of Brooklyn. Built in 2016, the property features studio, one- and two-bedroom units, 40,000 square feet of amenity space and 30,000 square feet of open green space. Peter Rotchford, Michael Shmuely, Nicco Lupo, Jeffrey Julien, Rob Hinckley, Steven Rutman, Jonathan Hageman and Hall Oster of JLL originated the five-year, fixed-rate loan on behalf of Lightstone.
NEW YORK CITY — A joint venture between California-based Sabal Investment Holdings and global real estate companies Bsafal Inc. and Argo Real Estate has provided $64.5 million in financing for the 353-room LaGuardia Plaza Hotel in Queens. The borrower, Pennsylvania-based Synergy Hospitality Management, will use the proceeds to refinance existing debt and fund renovations to the guestrooms, common areas and amenity spaces. Moving forward, the hotel will be operated under the DoubleTree by Hilton brand. New Jersey-based intermediary Cronheim Mortgage arranged the loan.
