LEVITTOWN, N.Y. — Advance Auto Parts has signed a 7,000-square-foot retail lease at Levittown Mews Shopping Center on Long Island. Robert Delavale of Breslin Realty represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. The representative of the tenant was not disclosed. Other tenants at Levittown Mews include Walmart Neighborhood Market, Ulta Beauty, America’s Best Contacts & Eyeglasses, Lane Bryant and European Wax Center.
MONROE, WASH. — Sterling Realty Organization has completed the disposition of Lake Tye Business Campus, a flex industrial property in Monroe. Redmond 8660 LLC acquired the asset for $45 million. Situated on 12.6 acres on 14655 Fryelands Blvd. SE., Lake Tye Business Campus features eight buildings offering a total of 214,364 square feet. Built in phases between 2004 and 2019, the campus was 99 percent leased at the time of sale. Zach Vall-Spinosa and Andy Miller of Kidder Mathews represented the seller in the deal.
EL CAJON, CALIF.; GRANTS, N.M.; AND GLENDALE, ARIZ. — Community Preservation Partners (CPP) has purchased three multifamily properties in California, New Mexico and Arizona. CPP acquired Park Villa, a two-story garden-style apartment building in El Cajon, for $9 million. Built in 1959, Park Villa features 38 studio, one- and two-bedroom units designated at 30 percent to 60 percent of area median income (AMI). The project has a total redevelopment cost of approximately $18 million. Renovation is underway, with completion slated for December. The company bought Vista Mesa Villa, a 100-unit property with one- and two-bedroom layouts in Grants, for $6.5 million. CPP plans to invest $4.7 million, or $45,000 per unit, in renovations. Construction is underway and completion is scheduled for spring 2023. The residences at Vista Mesa Villa are set at 60 percent AMI. CPP also purchased Bethany Glen, a 25-building residential property in Glendale, for $33.2 million. The company plans to invest $58,000 per unit in renovations at the 150-unit community. Bethany Glen features one-, two- and three-bedroom units, as well as two additional buildings containing an employee unit and an office building. Project funding for all the properties leveraged Low-Income Housing Tax Credits and tax-exempt bonds and …
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — The Swig Co. has acquired 3130 Wilshire Boulevard, a value-add office building in Santa Monica, for an undisclosed price. The building features 96,085 square feet of office space and five levels of attached, secured parking. The transaction also includes a surface parking lot located approximately one block from the asset. Kevin Shannon, Ken White, Rob Hannan, Laura Stumm and Michael Kolcum of Newmark represented the undisclosed seller in the deal. Sean Fulp and Ryan Plummer of Newmark’s Private Capital group assisted with the sale.
LAKEWOOD, COLO. — Blue West Capital has negotiated the sale of a 1.6-acre redevelopment site at 5991 W. Colfax Ave. in Lakewood. An undisclosed national development acquired the property from a used car dealer for $5.3 million. Located three miles west of downtown Denver, the site was previously used as a used car dealership for 18 years. The seller discontinued operations and vacated the property prior to closing. Brandon Gayeski of Blue West Capital represented the seller, while Carly Kelly (Gallagher) of Blue West Capital, represented the buyer in the deal.
IRVINE, CALIF. — Lee & Associates Orange has arranged the purchase of an industrial distribution building in 9701 Research Drive in Irvine. Cohen Asset Management acquired the 46,000-square-foot property for an undisclosed price. The name of the seller was not released. Christopher Destino of Lee & Associates represented the buyer and seller in the transaction.
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Multifamily Developers Must Find Balance Between Density, Amenities
Finding a balance between density and amenities has never been simple for residential developers, but rising interest rates, density restrictions and an increased desire to solidify multifamily projects within the community mean that there is much to be gained from creative approaches to this old problem. Starting the process of planning early, using zoning to the developer’s advantage and creating an adaptable, sustainable and welcoming place for tenants can allow for a successful project with a lower overall price tag. This method can solve some of the trickier problems faced by multifamily developers, including density, parking and zoning considerations. Starting Off Right — Creating a Master Site Plan Success in multifamily is easier to achieve if the project starts with a shared team vision from the outset, says Bill Rearden, principal at Bohler, a land development design and consulting firm. Rearden explains that Bohler has its own planning, landscape architecture and survey teams and works with many industry partners for environmental and geotechnical due diligence. “We work with these teams in the very early stages to understand what the configuration of a property is and what its constraints are. We know upfront any underlying zoning a property might have, so …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Boston Properties Inc. (NYSE: BXP) has sold 601 Massachusetts Avenue, an approximately 480,000-square-foot office building in Washington, D.C., for $531 million. The buyer was not disclosed, but the Washington Business Journal reports that it was an affiliate of Mori Trust Co., a real estate development and investment firm based in Tokyo. Boston Properties originally developed the 11-story property in 2015. The firm will continue to provide property management services at 601 Massachusetts, which was 98 percent leased at the time of sale. 601 Massachusetts Avenue is situated in Washington, D.C.’s Mount Vernon Triangle neighborhood. Nearby attractions include the White House, Capital One Arena, Metro stations and the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. According to online property listings, the property includes a nine-story glass atrium, onsite fitness center, roof terrace and retail space leased to RPM Italian, Soul Cycle and lunch restaurant Devon & Blakely. Boston Properties structured the disposition as part of a reverse like-kind exchange under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code with its $730 million acquisition in May of Madison Centre, a 37-story office tower in Seattle. “This disposition demonstrates continued investor demand for premier, well-leased office properties,” says Owen Thomas, chairman and CEO …
The high quality of life and relatively low cost of living in Richmond, coupled with sustained investment in live-work-play infrastructure, has led to population growth and a surge in investor interest in the city. The job market is showing strong signs of recovery with an unemployment rate of 3.2 percent, which is 40 basis points below the national average. Although office-using employment remains elevated at 3 percent from pre-pandemic levels, office vacancy rates remain relatively stable at 11.2 percent. Live-work-play rules the day Richmond has become a hot spot for millennials, boasting a low cost of living, high quality of life and amenity-rich neighborhoods. While the broader Richmond market has recorded 10 percent population growth since 2010, key submarkets in the urban core are growing at a faster pace, with Scott’s Addition recording 23 percent population growth during the same period. Developers have capitalized on this increased demand for city living, building out the urban core with multifamily and mixed-use developments in trendy submarkets. Scott’s Addition and Manchester — which have more breweries per capita than any other neighborhood — have added a combined 3,000 apartment units in the last five years, with an additional 1,300 units currently under construction. …
SPRING, TEXAS — EastGroup Properties (NYSE: EGP), a Mississippi-based REIT, has broken ground on Springwood Business Park, a 292,000-square-foot industrial project that will be located in the northern Houston suburb of Spring. Springwood Business Park will consist of two Class A distribution buildings that can support tenants with requirements from 10,000 to 168,000 square feet. Building features will include 28- to 32-foot clear heights and combined parking for 300 cars and 57 trailers. Construction is slated for a second-quarter 2023 completion. JLL will market the development for lease.