ORLANDO, FLA. — Boca Raton, Fla.-based multifamily developer Waypoint Residential has sold Luma Headwaters, a 328-unit garden-style apartment community located in Orlando. Houston-based Venterra Realty purchased the asset for an undisclosed price. Luma Headwaters was more than 94 percent occupied at the time of the sale. Rental rates at the property had increased by approximately 22 percent over the prior 12 months, according to Waypoint Residential.
ORANGE PARK, FLA. — Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has brokered the sale of Blanding Square, a 40,376-square-foot retail center located at 110 Blanding Blvd. in Orange Park. The value-add property was stabilized at the time of sale to tenants paying below-market rents, according to Matthews. Johnny Blue Craig and Tripp Brown of Matthews represented the undisclosed seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The unnamed, South Florida-based buyer has the option to expand the shopping center by adding an outparcel at the corner of Blanding Boulevard and Jefferson Avenue. Additional land behind the center with frontage on Jefferson Avenue is also available for further development and expansion.
NEW YORK CITY — Financial services and investment management firm Franklin Templeton has signed a 347,474-square-foot lease at One Madison Avenue, an office building in Midtown Manhattan that is currently under construction. One Madison Avenue, which is scheduled for a November 2023 completion, is now 55 percent preleased. Other tenants include IBM (328,000 square feet) and Chelsea Piers Fitness (56,000 square feet). Rob Lowe, Jeff Cushman and John Cushman of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Paul Glickman, Alex Chudnoff, Diana Biasotti and Ben Bass of JLL represented the landlord, SL Green.
SAN RAMON, CALIF. — Standard Communities has released plans to lead a public-private partnership in the ground-up development of Aspen Wood, a $55 million affordable seniors housing community in San Ramon, approximately 20 miles east of San Francisco Bay. Aspen Wood will provide 123 units of affordable housing for seniors with incomes between 30 and 60 percent of the area median income. Aspen Wood will be built on a currently vacant site of 1.4 acres. Amenities at the 130,000-square-foot community will include a community room, recreation deck/courtyard, fitness center, business center and pet spa. “This is the first affordable development in San Ramon in more than 20 years. The site was originally intended for a luxury development, but we worked closely with the city to turn the site into affordable housing for seniors,” says Sean Carpenter, director of development at Standard Communities. “With the cost of living rising across the region and nation, adding more affordable housing in Contra Costa County and the city of San Ramon — one of the wealthiest communities in the Bay Area — is more important than ever.” Black Mountain Development sold the land parcel. The general contractor is Deacon and LCA Architects leads the …
SEATTLE — Intercontinental Real Estate has completed the disposition of two apartment properties totaling 155 units in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle. An undisclosed buyer acquired the assets for $41.5 million. Located at 6559 15th Ave. NW, Belay features 104 studio, one- and two-bedroom units with an average size of 521 square feet. Noba, located at 8022 15th Ave. NW, offers 51 one-bedroom apartments with an average unit size of 557 square feet. Noba was built in 2012 and Belay was constructed in 2013. Eli Hanacek, Jon Hallgrimson, Mark Washington and Kyle Yamamoto of CBRE’s Pacific Northwest multifamily team represented the seller in the transaction.
PHOENIX — Tauro Capital Advisors has secured a $15 million acquisition loan for a value-add multifamily community in Phoenix. Patrick O’Donnell of Tauro Capital’s Scottsdale office negotiated the financing . Karl Abert and Bret Zinn of Kidder Mathews represented the buyer, Summit on Thomas, while Bill Hahn of Northmarq represented the seller, Rise Thomas LLC (Rise48 Equity), in the acquisition. The two-story apartment complex is located at 2735 E . Thomas Road. Formerly Rise on Thomas, the community has been rebranded to Summit on Thomas. The purchase price was $21 million. Built in 1967, 44 of 100 units were renovated at time of sale. The property features two pool areas with built-in barbecues, two workout rooms and communal patio space. Future plans include renovating the remaining 56 units and continuing improvements across the common areas. All units will have in-unit washers/dryers once renovations are complete.
HAVERHILL, MASS. — JLL has negotiated the $36 million sale-leaseback of a 108,689-square-foot cold storage facility located on the northern outskirts of Boston in Haverhill. Building features include clear heights of 27 to 40 feet, 12,000 pallet positions, 21 dock-high doors and 6,000 square feet of office space. Michael Restivo, Lenny Pierce and David Coffman of JLL represented the seller, an entity doing business as CF Cold Storage LLC, in the transaction. An affiliate of Cold Scout Storage purchased the facility and will lease it back to the seller on a short-term basis.
LONG BEACH, CALIF. — DAUM Commercial Real Estate Services has arranged the sale of an industrial distribution property located at 3221 E. 59th St. in Long Beach. Metra Electronics sold the asset to a high-net-worth private investor for more than $11 million. Michael Collins and Dustin Hullinger of DAUM’s Capital Markets Group represented the buyer, while Brian Held and Rob Flores of CBRE represented the seller in the deal. Constructed in 1970 on nearly two acres, the 38,233-square-foot building features 22-foot warehouse ceiling heights, three dock-high truck positions and grade-level loading. Additionally, the property is fully fenced and secure and provides ample truck parking and storage area.
CLIFTON, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $16 million sale of a 62,535-square-foot medical office building located in the Northern New Jersey community of Clifton. Frank DiTommaso, David Bernhaut, Gary Gabriel and Max Helfman of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, First Equity Development Co., in the transaction. The buyer was a joint venture between Florida-based Rendina Healthcare Real Estate and Artemis Partners. At the time of sale, the property was fully leased to 10 tenants.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Blue West Capital has brokered the sale of a single-tenant, net-leased retail building located at 1358 Republic Drive in Colorado Springs. A private REIT sold the asset to a Florida-based investor for $4.4 million. Firestone Complete Auto Care occupies the 6,116-square-foot building, which was constructed in 2021, on a long-term, absolute triple-net lease that includes rental increases every five years. Brandon Gayeski and Zach Wright of Blue West Capital represented the seller in the transaction.
