MIDLOTHIAN, VA. — Colliers has brokered the sale of a 31,394-square-foot retail property located at 1200 Huguenot Road in Midlothian. The freestanding store is leased to The Fresh Market. An entity known as California-based 101 North A ST LLC acquired the grocery-occupied property for $6.9 million. Mark Williford, Will Bradley, Peter Vick and Harrison Hall of Colliers represented the California-based seller, an entity doing business as 1200 Huguenot Road LLC. Situated at the intersection of Midlothian Turnpike and Huguenot Road, the store is near other retailers and restaurants including Tazza Kitchen Alverser Plaza, DSW, Carrabba’s Italian Grill, Macy’s, Crunch Fitness and Chipotle Mexican Grill.
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GLENDALE HEIGHTS, ILL. — Lee & Associates has negotiated a pair of industrial leases totaling 311,444 square feet in the Chicago suburb of Glendale Heights. Jeff Janda and Michael Plumb of Lee represented owner Link Logistics on two leases at neighboring properties. United Business Mail leased the 150,784-square-foot building at 101 Regency Drive, while a hardware company leased the 160,660-square-foot building at 500 Regency Drive. Steve Kohn of Avison Young represented United Business Mail, while Chris Lydon and Fort Richardson of Avison Young represented the hardware tenant.
WISCONSIN DELLS, WIS. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has brokered the $4.4 million sale of an 11,982-square-foot retail strip center in the Wisconsin Dells, a city in central Wisconsin. Starbucks and Applebee’s anchor the property, which is located at 320 State Highway 13. Zack Hilgendorf of Quantum represented the seller, a Midwest-based investor. A California-based buyer purchased the asset.
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — JFS Real Estate LLC has purchased the Indian River Shopping Center, a 128,017-square-foot retail center in Virginia Beach. Anchored by Burlington and Food Lion, Indian River’s other tenants include It’s Fashion and One Price Cleaners. The property was fully occupied at the time of sale. The seller, Earle W. Kazis Associates Inc., sold the property for $6 million. Mike Zarpas of S.L. Nusbaum Realty Co. represented the seller, and Janet Whitbeck of Cushman Wakefield | Thalhimer represented the buyer in this transaction. Zarpas will also represent the new owner in repositioning the property. Located on 12.7 acres at 880 S. Military Highway, the property is close to the intersection of S. Military Highway and Indian River Road. The property is also 16.1 miles from Virginia Beach.
NEW YORK CITY — A&E Real Estate has acquired Cunningham Heights at Queens Village, an apartment community that consists of 1,056 units across 22 buildings in the borough’s Jamaica neighborhood, for $130 million. Originally built in 1951, the property also includes 623 parking spaces across 25 onsite garages. According to Apartments.com, Cunningham Heights offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units. Jack Bick of Charatan Realty represented A&E Real Estate and the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Signature Bank provided acquisition financing. The property was 99 percent occupied at the time of sale.
PRINCETON, N.J. — JLL has brokered the sale of West Windsor Commons, a two-building, 302,000-square-foot office complex in Princeton. The property was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Bristol Myers Squibb and Merrill Lynch/Bank of America. Amenities include a courtyard, fitness center and a cafeteria. Jose Cruz, Kevin O’Hearn, Michael Oliver, Steve Simonelli, Alexander Alfier, David Stifelman and Jason Benson of JLL represented the seller, a partnership between insurance companies John Hancock Financial and Manulife, in the transaction. The team also procured the undisclosed buyer.
PITTSBURGH — Hodges Ward Elliott (HWE), an Atlanta-based hospitality brokerage firm, has arranged the sale of the 119-room Home2 Suites Pittsburgh McCandless hotel. Built in 2013, Home2 Suites Pittsburgh McCandless offers an indoor pool, fitness center, business center and complimentary breakfast. The property was sold as part of the disposition of a portfolio of three hotels totaling 376 rooms, with the other two assets being located in Portland and Eugene, Ore. Syracuse-based Widewaters Hotels developed and sold the properties to Atlanta-based Peachtree Hotel Group for an undisclosed price.
BOSTON — GI Partners, an investment firm with four offices across the country, has acquired a 103,000-square-foot life sciences building located at 51 Melcher St. in Boston’s Seaport District. The nine-story building was originally constructed in 1915 and renovated in 2013. GI Partners acquired the asset as part of a life sciences portfolio sale that included a 164,000-square-foot building in nearby Burlington, as well as a 152,000-square-foot building near Raleigh, N.C. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
PEABODY, MASS. — Boutique fitness operator Gymja Warrior has signed a 11,345-square-foot retail lease at Route One Marketplace in Peabody, a northeastern suburb of Boston. Other tenants at the fully leased center include Bradford Carpet One, Namco, Crossfit 128 and Mass Bay Hockey Center. Don Mace of locally based brokerage and advisory firm KeyPoint Partners represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations.
Healthcare Realty Trust, Healthcare Trust of America Agree to Merge, Forming $11.6B Medical Office Building REIT
by John Nelson
NASHVILLE, TENN. AND SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Healthcare Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE: HR) and Healthcare Trust of America Inc. (NYSE: HTA), two of the larger owners of medical office buildings in the country, have agreed to merge. Upon closing, the combined company will operate under the Healthcare Realty name and use the same stock exchange ticker symbol of “HR,” as well as keep its headquarters in Nashville with offices in Charleston and HTA’s current headquarters of Scottsdale. The combined company is expected to have a pro forma equity market capitalization of approximately $11.6 billion upon the close of the transaction, which is expected to occur in the third quarter pending approval from the shareholders of both companies. The boards of directors of both Healthcare Realty and HTA unanimously approved the merger. With 727 properties totaling 44 million square feet, the new company will be the largest “pure-play” real estate investment trust specializing in medical office buildings (MOB), with nearly double the square footage of the next-largest MOB portfolio. The company will own the largest portfolio of on-campus or adjacent to hospital campus properties comprising 28.2 million square feet. Additionally, 94 percent of the portfolio will be concentrated in the top 100 …