LOUISVILLE, KY. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $32.5 million sale of Regal Park Apartments, a 228-unit apartment property in Louisville. David Badgett Jr. of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and buyer, both undisclosed limited liability companies, in the transaction. Colby Haugness, Marcus & Millichap’s broker of record in Kentucky, assisted Badgett in the transaction. Regal Park is located at 9400 Hurstbourne Park Blvd. and offers a variety of floor plans: 30 one-bed/one-bath, 150 are two-bed /two-bath and 48 are three-bed/two-bath. The property has consistently held a 92 percent occupancy rate, according to Marcus & Millichap. Regal Park was built in 1972 and has seen several renovations since its construction. In recent years, Regal Park underwent upgrades, including a complete renovation to the clubhouse. The property features amenities including a swimming pool, grilling area, sundeck and a spacious courtyard.
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Enterprise Community Development Sells Auburn Pointe Apartments in Newport News for $28.7M
by John Nelson
NEWPORT NEWS, VA. — Enterprise Community Development, a nonprofit affordable housing owner and developer based in Silver Spring, Md., has sold the 274-unit Auburn Pointe Apartments in Newport News. An affiliate of Bethesda, Md.-based RailField Partners purchased the property on behalf of its RLM Preservation Fund, which focuses on preserving affordable housing, for $28.7 million. Berkadia represented the seller in the transaction, and Answer Title provided title and escrow services. Built in 1972 at 496 Catina Way in Newport News’ Denbigh neighborhood, Auburn Pointe is located off of I-64. The property’s amenities include a pool, laundry facilities, playground and a fitness center. The buyer will keep units at Auburn Pointe affordable for the foreseeable future.
PITTSBURGH — Newmark has arranged a $70.5 million construction loan for The Park at Southside Works, a 247-unit multifamily project in Pittsburgh. The five-story property will be situated within SomeraRoad’s Southside Works mixed-use development, about 1.5 miles outside the downtown area. Units will be available in studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, as well as in townhome-style formats, and will be furnished with stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops and individual washers and dryers. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, dog washing station, a rooftop lounge and remote workspaces. Jordan Roeschlaub, Dustin Stolly, Nick Scribani, Chris Kramer and Jake Neeb of Newmark arranged the loan through Bank OZK on behalf of SomeraRoad. Completion is slated for June 2024.
DETROIT — Detroit-based developer Bedrock has revealed new renderings for its development on the site of the former Hudson’s department store in downtown Detroit. The renderings showcase the office, retail, event spaces, public rooftop amenities and public plaza spaces of the 1.5 million-square-foot mixed-use project. The second and third floors of the office portion have been designed to incorporate a 126,000-square-foot events and meeting venue. Overall, the development will include more than 400,000 square feet of office space. Pophouse, a Detroit-based commercial interior design studio, is designing the common areas of the office spaces. Office leasing is underway. New York-based SHoP Architects and Detroit-based Hamilton Anderson worked with Bedrock on the public spaces and streetscape. Construction on the development has been ongoing since Bedrock broke ground in 2017. In April of this year, the project team completed construction of 220 feet. When it reaches its anticipated height of 685 feet, the building will be the second tallest both in Detroit and the state of Michigan. Bedrock has yet to reveal how many stories the skyscraper will rise. Completion is slated for 2024.
OAK BROOK, ILL. — Oak Brook-based Ace Hardware is relocating its headquarters to The Reserve, the former McDonald’s campus in the Chicago suburb of Oak Brook. Ace has been headquartered in Oak Brook since 1974. Ace plans an extensive interior renovation of the space before it takes occupancy in summer 2023. The lease was for 250,000 square feet, according to Crain’s Chicago Business. For the first time, Ace’s more than 1,100 Oak Brook-based employees will be housed in a single building. Employees will enjoy amenities such as an onsite cafeteria, fitness center, outdoor terraces, access to walking trails and an indoor, heated parking garage. There are more than 5,500 locally owned and operated Ace stores in roughly 65 countries.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based nonprofit JT Tai & Co. Foundation has sold a portfolio of two multifamily buildings totaling 105 residential and commercial spaces in Manhattan’s East Midtown neighborhood. The four-story building at 959-961 Second Ave. consists of 10 apartments and two commercial units, and the six-story property at 246 E. 46th St. comprises 81 residential units and 12 commercial spaces. Bob Knakal, Clint Olsen, Jonathan Hageman, Eddie Shuai, Stephen Godnick and Jacob Russell of JLL represented JT Tai & Co. in the transaction. The buyer was a locally based private investor who plans to renovate the properties.
LEE’S SUMMIT, MO. — The Rainier Cos. has acquired SummitWoods Crossing in Lee’s Summit within metro Kansas City for an undisclosed price. The 545,204-square-foot, Class A shopping center opened in 2001. Some of the tenants include T.J. Maxx, Bed Bath & Beyond, Old Navy, Kohl’s, Petco and Ulta. The transaction marks Rainier’s 13th shopping center acquisition in the last five years and grows its retail portfolio to more than 5 million square feet nationally. Sunny Sajnani of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, arranged a five-year acquisition loan. Rainier will provide property management and leasing services for SummitWoods Crossing.
NEW ALBANY, OHIO — Minneapolis-based healthcare real estate firm Davis has sold New Albany Medical Building II on the Mount Carmel Surgical Hospital campus for $27.7 million. The 59,233-square-foot medical office building is located in the Columbus suburb of New Albany. Davis acquired the asset in late 2019. The building is now 95 percent leased to tenants such as New Albany Surgery Center, OrthoNeuro, 161 Dental Studio, Ohio Skin, Capitol Pain and Stephen Webster Endodontics. Milwaukee-based Physicians Realty Trust was the buyer.
GRIMES, IOWA — Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has brokered the $17.5 million sale of an Amazon-occupied distribution center in Grimes, about 16 miles northwest of Des Moines. Built in 2019 and located at 1301 Southeast Gateway Drive, the property spans 109,786 square feet. Alexander Harrold of Matthews represented the buyer, a Los Angeles-based family office completing a 1031 exchange. The buyer was seeking an investment opportunity in the Midwest that would provide higher yields compared with California, according to Matthews. Matt Berres, Samer Khalil, Karick Brown and Jeffrey Miller of Newmark represented the seller, Briar Capital Management.
UNION, N.J. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of Greenleaf at Union, a 109,828-square-foot shopping center in Northern New Jersey. Built in 2017 and anchored by LA Fitness and Bob’s Discount Furniture, the property was fully leased at the time of sale. Other tenants include Sleep Number, First Watch, Red Wing Shoes and Crumbl Cookies. Brad Nathanson and Steven Siegel of IPA represented the seller, Sun Equity Partners LLC, in the transaction. The duo also procured the buyer, Prestige Properties.