NEW YORK CITY AND AUSTIN, TEXAS — CBRE Investment Management and facility operator William Warren Group have acquired a 64-property self-storage portfolio for $588 million. Austin-based World Class Holdings was the seller. The self-storage portfolio includes over 4.1 million rentable square feet across 10 states including Texas, Ohio, Illinois, Colorado, Missouri, Mississippi, Tennessee, Indiana, New York and Nevada. The properties include a total of 28,601 units. The self-storage properties will now operate under the StorQuest brand. The facilities were previously operated by Great Value Storage. The assets are primarily single-story drive-up units. The portfolio was 82 percent leased at the time of sale. “We expect these assets to add significant value to our investment stack given the high demand for self-storage facilities across multiple markets and end-users amid the pandemic,” says Justin Shanahan, deputy portfolio manager for CBRE Investment Management. “This specific portfolio offered a unique opportunity to acquire a diverse collection of facilities in various states that have strong population demographics. We believe that the portfolio is well-positioned to continue its robust leasing momentum and yield long-term profitability.” With this transaction, CBRE Investment Management, a New York City-based global real estate assets investment management firm and affiliate of Dallas-based …
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NAMPA, IDAHO — Trammell Crow Co. has broken ground on Kings Road Commerce Center, a speculative, Class A manufacturing and logistics space in Nampa. Slated for completion in fourth-quarter 2022, Kings Road Commerce Center will feature three buildings offering a total of 362,000 square feet of space. The rear-load buildings will range in size from 99,664 square feet to 150,735 square feet and will accommodate tenants of 25,000 square feet up to 150,000 square feet. The facility will feature 30- to 32-foot clear heights, 60-foot speed bays, 50-foot column spacing, 35 trailer stalls and 557 auto stalls. The project team includes Ware Malcomb as architect, Kimley Horn as civil engineer and ESI Construction as general contractor. Jake Miller and Harrison Sawyer of CBRE will handle leasing at the development.
TEMPE, ARIZ. — Faris Lee Investments has arranged the sale of Costco Plaza, a shadow-anchored Costco center located at the southeast corner of Elliot Road and Priest Drive in Tempe. A Southern California-based private investor sold the property to a Southern California-based developer for $27.8 million. Costco Plaza features 237,000 square feet of retail space. Don MacLellan of Faris Lee Investments represented the seller in the transaction.
SALT LAKE CITY — Phoenix-based ViaWest Group has acquired an 18-acre industrial development site at 3255 W. 500 South in Salt Lake City. Terms of the transaction were not released. The site contains an existing 37,000-square-foot industrial building, which was built in 2016. Phillip Eilers of Cushman & Wakefield represented the ViaWest Group and James Merrill of cRc Nationwide represented the undisclosed seller in the deal. ViaWest plans to split the existing lot, creating a separate 11-acre parcel on which it will construct a new 171,600-square-foot Class A speculative industrial building to accompany the existing building on the property.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — San Jose-based DJM Capital, through a joint venture with affiliates of Fortress Investment Group, has acquired a four-property, grocery-anchored portfolio totaling 488,000 square feet of retail space across California. Merlone Geier sold the portfolio for an undisclosed price. Chris Hoffmann of Eastdil Secured brokered the transaction. Bank of America served as lender and Brian Ley of JLL acted as equity intermediary. The portfolio includes: Magnolia & Adams, a 68,000-square-foot property at 9062 Adams Ave. in Huntington Beach, Calif. Magnolia & Warner, a 62,000-square-foot center at 17070 Magnolia St. in Fountain Valley, Calif. Poway Town Center, a 101,000-square-foot asset at 12342 Poway Road in Poway, Calif. Deer Creek Village, a 257,000-square-foot property at 429 N. McDowell Blvd. in Petaluma, Calif.
LOS ANGELES — CBM1 has arranged the sale of a neighborhood shopping center located at 11201-11223 National Boulevard in West Los Angeles. Los Robles Office Partners sold the asset to a private party for $13.1 million. The property includes a 10,883-square-foot retail building situated on a 24,400-square-foot lot. The retail center includes eight units; a newsstand; a Wells Fargo ATM; two income-producing billboards; and a cell tower. At the time of sale, seven of the eight units were occupied. Geoff Grossman of CBM1 represented the seller, while Paul Brehme of Lee & Associates represented the buyer in the transaction.
ROCKVILLE, MD. — Comstock Holdings Cos. Inc. has acquired the Ansel at Rockville Town Center, a 250-unit apartment building in Rockville. Duball LLC sold the property for an undisclosed amount. Jorge Rosa and Anthony Liberto of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the sale, while Marshall Scallan, Michael Zelin and Bindi Shah of Cushman & Wakefield arranged an undisclosed amount of debt financing. Delivered earlier this year, Ansel at Rockville Town Center, which is being rebranded as BLVD Ansel, is an 18-story high-rise apartment community that offers studio, one- and two-bedroom floorplans. BLVD Ansel features 20,153 square feet of retail space, 611 parking spaces and amenity spaces, including a lobby with concierge service, penthouse club room, fitness center with a yoga studio and private workspaces. The outdoor amenity spaces include a ninth-floor swimming pool with outdoor cooking stations, TV lounge and a rooftop courtyard for outdoor dining. Located at 33 Monroe St., the property is located at the entrance to Metro’s Rockville Station and is situated 21.5 miles from Washington, D.C. CHCI Residential Management and ParkX Management, wholly owned subsidiaries of Comstock, will provide property management services for BLVD Ansel.
ATLANTA — Mesa West Capital has provided $92.5 million in bridge financing for the acquisition and repositioning of Magnolia Vinings, a 400-unit multifamily property in Atlanta’s Vinings district. Michael Riccio of CBRE Capital Markets Debt & Equity Finance arranged the financing on behalf of an undisclosed institutional real estate private equity fund. The four-year loan included interest-only payments and a floating interest rate. A portion of the loan proceeds will be used by the sponsor to continue the renovation program started by the seller, focusing largely on the interiors of 177 apartment homes that have not been significantly updated since the property was built in 1996. Magnolia Vinings is a garden-style apartment building that was 98 percent occupied at the time of the financing. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units across five different floorplans, ranging in size from 572 to 1,408 square feet. Each unit offers nine-foot ceilings, walk-in closets and stainless steel appliances. Renovated units feature quartz countertops, vaulted ceilings, vinyl plank flooring, framed mirrors and a wood-burning fireplace. Community amenities include a resort-style swimming pool, clubhouse, fitness center, cyber lounge and a bocce ball court. Located at 2151 Cumberland Way on 21.6 acres, the property is …
ATLANTA — Cushman & Wakefield has secured $90 million in refinancing on behalf of Arya Peachtree, a 282-unit multifamily property in Atlanta. Mike Ryan, Brian Linnihan, Blake Cohen, Richard Henry and Taylor Crowder of Cushman & Wakefield secured the refinancing loan on behalf of the borrower, Perennial Properties Inc. Arya Peachtree offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans. Unit features include quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, full-size washers and dryers and floor-to-ceiling windows. Community amenities include a pool, grills, fitness center, sport lawn, fire pit, putting green, dog spa, flexible workspace stations, bike room and controlled access parking. Additionally, the newly constructed 12-story building has 16,346 square feet of office and retail space on the first two floors. Located at 1777 Peachtree St. NE, the property is situated between Buckhead to the north and Midtown to the south with access to the Interstate 75-85 Connector.
KNOXVILLE, TENN. — SRS Real Estate Partners’ Investment Properties Group has brokered the sale of Clinton Plaza, a 126,145-square-foot, grocery-anchored shopping center in Knoxville. LBD Properties LLC purchased the property for an undisclosed price. Kyle Stonis and Pierce Mayson of the SRS represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was self-represented. Anchored by Food City, Clinton Plaza’s tenant roster includes Advance Auto Parts, Dollar Tree, Gas ‘N Go, Rent-A-Center, ADMA Biologics, Metro by T-Mobile, 1st Heritage Credit and Cricket Wireless. Food City and Dollar Tree have been operating at the location for 22 years, and Rent-A-Center has been for 32 years. Advance Auto Parts, which is an outparcel at the property, has been a tenant since 1966. Located on Clinton Highway, the property is situated five miles from downtown Knoxville and 5.2 miles from the University of Tennessee campus.