GAITHERSBURG, MD. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of Gaitherstowne Plaza, a 71,329-square-foot shopping center in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Gaithersburg. Manhasset, N.Y.-based Millbrook Properties purchased the center from an affiliate of the U.S. division of Israel-based BIG Shopping Centers Ltd., BIG Shopping Centers USA, for $24.5 million. Dean Zang, David Crotts and Josh Ein of IPA represented the seller in the transaction. According to IPA, the property was fully leased at the time of sale and the average tenure of tenants is over 10 years, with the tenant roster including national brands Gabe’s, AutoZone, Sherwin-Williams and IHOP on an outparcel.
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CapRidge Buys 285,000 SF DeKalb Technology Center Flex Office Campus in Metro Atlanta
by John Nelson
DORAVILLE, GA. — CapRidge Partners, a real estate investment firm based in Austin, has purchased DeKalb Technology Center, a flex office park in Doraville spanning 285,000 square feet across eight buildings. Situated in metro Atlanta near the intersection of I-85 and I-285, which is known locally as Spaghetti Junction, the campus was 67 percent leased at the time of sale. Jordan Camp and Reid Hanner of Foundry Commercial represented CapRidge in the sale. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed. DeKalb Technology Center represents the sixth investment in metro Atlanta in the past 12 months for CapRidge, bringing the company’s local portfolio in that time span to nearly 900,000 square feet. The other acquisitions include Cobblestone Business Park, Franklin Forest, Whittier Mill Complex, Lakeridge Court and Westfork Business Park.
CHARLESTOWN, MASS. — CBRE has brokered the $96.3 million sale of The Graphic Lofts, a 171-unit apartment complex in the Sullivan Square neighborhood of Charlestown, a northern suburb of Boston. Built in 2019, the property houses studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units with an average size of 843 square feet, as well as 5,723 square feet of retail space. Amenities include a fitness center, coffee bar, game room, community kitchen and a rooftop deck with grilling stations. Simon Butler, Biria St. John and John McLaughlin of CBRE represented the seller, an affiliate of Boston-based Berkeley Investments, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, an affiliate of Denver-based EverWest Real Estate Investors.
MONTCLAIR, N.J. — PGIM Real Estate has provided an $87.1 million loan for the refinancing of Valley & Bloom, a 258-unit multifamily property located in the Northern New Jersey community of Montclair. Valley & Bloom features studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units with stainless steel appliances and full-size washers and dryers, as well as roughly 20,000 square feet of both office and retail space. Residential amenities include two fitness centers, two rooftop decks, two courtyard lounges, a resident clubhouse and a children’s playroom. Jim Cadranell, Jon Mikula and Michael Lachs of JLL arranged the seven-year, floating-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between LCOR Inc. and Madison International Realty.
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Nashville-based developer Southern Land Co. has broken ground on Juliette, a 177-unit multifamily project in White Plains, a northern suburb of New York City. The site at 250 Mamaroneck Ave. previously housed a YMCA. The complex will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom units with an average size of 1,200 square feet. Amenities will include a pool, spa, garden terrace, grilling stations, a pet spa, resident lounge and a conference room. Completion is scheduled for 2024.
PITTSBURGH — Sealy & Co., an investment firm with offices in Dallas and Shreveport, La., has acquired The Imperial Light Industrial Portfolio, which comprises two buildings totaling 148,172 square feet in Pittsburgh. The buildings are located within the Chapman Westport master-planned development near Pittsburgh International Airport and can support office, distribution and lab uses. John Plower of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Jason Gandy and Davis Gibbs internally represented Sealy & Co.
MARLBOROUGH, MASS. — A partnership between Dallas-based Lincoln Property Co. (LPC) and New York-based alternative investment firm Angelo Gordon has broken ground on a 120,600-square-foot industrial project in the western Boston suburb of Marlborough. The speculative facility will feature a clear height of 32 feet and 10 loading docks. ARCO National Construction is the general contractor for the project, and LPC will also handle leasing. Completion is slated for the second quarter of 2023.
GLENDALE, CALIF. — Kidder Mathews has arranged the sale of Glendale Financial Square, an office building located at 225 W. Broadway in Glendale. Two Southern California real estate investment firms taking ownership as Hacienda Associates LP acquired the asset from a partnership between three local investors (Hyun 1996-2 Family LP, Royalblue LLC and Broadway JSY LLC) for $27.5 million. Glendale Financial Square features 126,500 square feet of office space and a stable tenant base. The buyer plans to invest in upgrading the buliding’s common areas and main entry plaza. Bill Boyd, Linda Lee and Scott Unger of Kidder Mathews represented two-thirds of the seller partnership in the deal.
CFG Provides $32.9M Construction Financing for Assisted Living, Memory Care Facility in Temecula, California
by Amy Works
TEMECULA, CALIF. — Capital Funding Group (CFG) has provided a $32.9 million construction loan for the ground-up development of Varenita of Temecula. The 108-bed assisted living and memory care facility is located in Temecula, within Riverside County between Los Angeles and San Diego. The borrower and developer is Griffin Living. Brightwater Senior Living will operate the facility upon completion. The financing features a Commercial Property-Assessed Clean Energy (CPACE) structure, which allows building owners to borrow money for energy efficiency, renewable energy or other projects and make repayments via an assessment on the property tax bill. The financing arrangement then remains with the property even if it is sold, facilitating long-term investments in building performance.
DENVER — Armstrong Capital Development has completed the disposition of a self-storage facility in Denver. An institutional buyer acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. Located at 7200 E. 36th Ave., the 80,400-square-foot facility consists of a three-story, climate-controlled building with 569 units ranging in size from 5-foot by 5-foot to 10-foot by 30-foot. Onsite amenities include 24-hour video surveillance, prominent visibility and convenient access to more than 68,900 vehicles per day. Built in 2019, the property was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale.