NEWCASTLE, WASH. — Newport Beach, Calif.-based MIG Real Estate has purchased Cedar Rim Apartments, a multifamily property in the Seattle suburb of Newcastle, for $52.9 million. The name of the seller was not released. Located at 7920 110th Ave. SE, Cedar Rim features 104 two-bedroom apartments with keyless door locks, smart thermostats, stainless steel appliances, in-unit washers/dryers and large windows with views of Lake Washington. Built in 1981, the community 13 four-story buildings on 4.4 acres. The property was renovated between 2006 and 2008 with new roofs and improvements to the common areas and amenity spaces. Additionally, most of the unit interiors were renovated during the same timeframe. MIG plans to paint the exterior, improve the common areas, finish renovations on the classic units and enhance renovated units to the same high-quality scope. Philip Assouad, Giovanni Napoli, Ryan Harmon and Nicholas Ruggiero of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, brokered both sides of the transaction. Bill Chiles, Scott Peterson, Brian Cruz and Colby Matzke of CBRE Capital Markets’ Debt & Structured Finance arranged acquisition financing for the buyer.
TOMBALL, TEXAS — Berkadia has negotiated the sale of Bridgewater Apartments, a 206-unit workforce housing community in the northern Houston suburb of Tomball. Built in phases between 1979 and 1982, Bridgewater Apartments contains one- and two-bedroom units ranging in size from 670 to 944 square feet. The amenity package comprises a resident kitchen, clubroom, business center, pool, picnic areas with grilling stations, an enclosed pet park and open green spaces. Joey Rippel, Chris Young, Kyle Whitney, Jeffrey Skipworth, Chris Curry and Todd Marix of Berkadia represented the seller, Houston-based Sentinel Capital, in the transaction. Cutt Ableson, also with Berkadia, arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, a partnership between Tranquility Capital, Abundance Equity Partners and Rubio Investors.
ELGIN AND ALGONQUIN, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a three-property hotel portfolio in Chicago’s western suburbs for $19.2 million. The assets include a Comfort Suites and a Country Inn and Suites in Elgin, as well as a Holiday Inn Express in Algonquin. The 78-room Comfort Suites was built in 2006, while the 98-room Country Inn and Suites was constructed in 2000. The Holiday Inn Express was built in 2001 and features 86 rooms. Ebrahim Valliani and Michael Klar of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a Chicago-based investment group. The duo also secured two separate buyers, a Wisconsin-based investment group and a local investor. All three properties are expected to undergo improvements in the coming months.
AUBURN HILLS, MICH. — Dominion Real Estate Advisors has negotiated the sale of the former Western Michigan University/Thomas M. Cooley Law School campus in Auburn Hills for an undisclosed price. The 132,745-square-foot property is located at 2630 Featherstone Road. Eric Banks, Jim Mitchell, Andrew Boncore and David Depodesta of Dominion brokered the transaction. The buyer, FANUC Robotics, plans to expand the campus and spend $86 million to build a new 655,000-square-foot manufacturing facility. FANUC will utilize the existing building for its administrative, engineering, and research and design departments. The university’s current law school is located at 300 S. Capitol Ave. in Lansing.
WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS, OHIO — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has arranged the $13.1 million sale of a 45,422-square-foot office building in Warrensville Heights, an eastern suburb of Cleveland. Constructed as a build-to-suit for advertising agency Marcus Thomas in 2011, the property was renovated in 2021. Daniel Waszak of Quantum represented the buyer, a Miami-based private investor. A metro Cleveland-based developer was the seller.
BEND, ORE. — Seattle-based Security Properties has acquired Sienna Pointe Apartments, a 168-unit multifamily community located at 1855 NE Lotus Drive in Bend, for $49.5 million. The name of the seller was not released. Built in 1991 on 9.1 acres, the property features 21 buildings with one- and two-bedroom units averaging 845 square feet. Unit amenities include washers/dryers in most units, stainless steel appliances, electric fireplaces and private decks and patios. Community amenities include a fitness center, pet play area, laundry and clubhouse facilities, onsite management and 264 parking spaces. Nick Santangelo of CBRE Capital Markets’ Debt & Structured Finance team in Portland secured a $31.4 million acquisition loan for the buyer. CBRE Multifamily Capital, an approved lender under Fannie Mae’s DUS program, provided the seven-year, fixed-rate, full-term, interest-only loan.
PORTLAND, TEXAS — Northmarq has arranged the sale of Sun Valley Apartments, a 120-unit multifamily complex in Portland, located outside of Corpus Christi in South Texas. The property was originally built in 1968 and offers a pool and onsite laundry facilities. Zar Haro and Phil Grafe of Northmarq represented the seller, McGuire Family Properties, in the transaction. The undisclosed buyer plans to implement a value-add program.
CHICAGO — Crafty, a company that assists workplaces in managing food, beverages and supplies, has signed a 12,000-square-foot office lease at 205 W. Wacker in Chicago. Headquartered in downtown Chicago, Crafty is expanding its footprint. The firm previously occupied 3,500 square feet in the West Loop neighborhood. Brian McDonnell and Bill Sheehy of CBRE represented Crafty in the lease transaction.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — California-based automotive parts manufacturer Prestige Autotech has signed a 49,280-square-foot industrial lease at 2001-2023 Exchange Drive in Arlington. According to LoopNet Inc. the property was built in 1972 and spans 187,840 square feet. Reed Parker and Mark Graybill of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Link Logistics Real Estate, in the lease negotiations. Greg Nelson and Jimmy Holcomb of Paladin Partners represented the tenant.
CLEVELAND — The Cooper Commercial Investment Group has brokered the sale of a single-tenant medical office building in Cleveland for nearly $1.8 million. Cleveland Clinic occupies the property. Dan Cooper of Cooper Group represented the seller, a Florida-based private investor. The California-based buyer purchased the property at the full asking price, which represents a cap rate of 6.5 percent.