GRANBY, MASS. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of All Town Storage, a 242-unit self-storage facility in Granby, about 90 miles west of Boston. The facility spans 34,250 net rentable square feet, and the site can support the development of two more buildings. Luke Dawley, Nathan Coe, Brett Hatcher and Gabriel Coe of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the transaction, and Thomas Shihadeh of Marcus & Millichap assisted in closing the deal as the broker of record. Additional terms of sale were not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Avison Young has negotiated the $15 million sale of a mixed-use building in Queens. The property at 92-40 Queens Blvd. consists of 60 residential units, five retail spaces and two office spaces. At the time of sale, the property was 97 percent leased across all its residential and commercial components. James Nelson, Neil Helman, Charles Kingsley, Jon Epstein, Frederick Richter and Bradley Rothschild of Avison Young represented the seller, The Feil Organization, in the transaction. Aaron Jungreis of Rosewood Realty Group represented the buyer, A&E Real Estate Holdings.
LINDEN, N.J. — Accurate Builders & Developers has begun leasing Citizen Linden, a 234-unit apartment complex in Northern New Jersey. Designed by Thomas J. Brennan Architects, the transit-served property includes 4,500 square feet of retail space and a 292-space parking garage. Units are available in studio, one- and two-bedroom formats, with rents starting at roughly $1,800 per month. The amenity package consists of a lobby lounge, demonstration kitchen, fitness center, multiple coworking spaces and conference rooms, landscaped courtyards with picnic areas, a dog park and an outdoor bar and TV area.
By Matt Pesch, Vice Chairman, CBRE The multifamily market in Phoenix experienced a record-setting year in 2021. Market vacancy dropped below 3 percent for the first time, the region led all U.S. metros in year-over-year rent growth for every quarter and total multifamily investment sales volume topped $12 billion. This was nearly double the volume from 2019 and a 125 percent jump from 2020. These metrics are driven by Phoenix’s primary economic drivers of nation-leading population and job growth. As of October, Phoenix was one of only four U.S. metros to recover 100 percent of the jobs the region lost during the pandemic. This was driven by the stable recovery of long-established industries and growing sectors that are diversifying the region’s employment base. Case in point: Phoenix is home to one of the fastest-growing biotech sectors in the U.S. with the life sciences workforce expanding by 8.5 percent from 2019 to 2020, according to CBRE’s latest research. Likewise, large corporate office users continue to relocate or expand in Phoenix at an unprecedented rate, further driving the region’s robust employment recovery. The area’s strong employment recovery and population growth are the fuel driving Phoenix’s multifamily sector. The gains in the apartment …
TORRANCE, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Rolling Hills Apartment Homes, a multifamily property at 25935 Rolling Hills Road in Torrance, located in the South Bay region of metro Los Angeles. A private investor sold the complex to another private investor for $49.5 million, or $462,850 per unit. Tyler Leeson, Kevin King, Nick Kazemi and Matthew Kip of Marcus & Millichap and Joseph Grabiec, Kevin Green and Greg Harris of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. Built in 1970 on two acres, Rolling Hills features 107 apartments with 59 one-bedroom units, 30 two-bedroom units and 18 three-bedroom apartments, with an average unit size of 930 square feet. Community amenities include controlled access, covered parking, a clubhouse, pool and spa.
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco-based Sansome Pacific has acquired a value-add portfolio of 10 retail and hospitality properties in California, Oregon, Connecticut, Illinois, Maine and New Hampshire for $20.6 million. The portfolio offers a total of 204,000 square feet. A majority of the properties feature below-market rents and short-term leases. The properties were acquired from a debt fund that buys loans encumbering underperforming mall properties. The two hotel assets, located in California, are 60-key properties. The retail assets include both single-tenant and multi-tenant buildings with lease terms ranging from one to six years along with freestanding pad buildings located near shopping malls. The larger mall assets are in various phase of renovation and will be upgraded in the coming years. Skyline Pacific Properties provided financing for the portfolio.
LOS ANGELES — Champion Real Estate Co. has sold Victory on Ellendale, a 96-bed student housing property located near the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles, for $20.5 million. The property was renovated in 2019, with upgrades including the addition of stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, new cabinetry and hardware, lighting, window coverings, vinyl plank flooring, bathroom upgrades and paint throughout each unit. Arthur Arejian and Jon Tran of Vanguard Investments represented the undisclosed buyer and seller in the transaction.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Eagle, Idaho-based Alturas Real Estate Funds has acquired Tucson Fiesta, a retail center at 4215, 4225 and 4235 N. Oracle Road in Tucson. EVT Tucson Fiesta sold the asset for $14.6 million. Chris Hollenbeck of Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer in the deal. Three major retailers in the discount furniture, clothing and golf industries fully occupy the 93,005-square-foot property.
FIFE, WASH. — Orange County, Calif.-based MCA Realty, through its MCA Realty Industrial Growth Fund, has purchased Fife Business Center located at 4624 and 4630 16th St. in Fife for $10.4 million in an off-market transaction. At the time of sale, the 65,342-square-foot property was 96 percent occupied by a variety of tenants. MCA plans to implement a series of upgrades, including new roof overlays, HVAC repairs, new landscaping and an updated paint scheme. Joel Jones and Nick Ratzke of Neil Walter Co. represented MCA Realty in the transaction.
CHICAGO, CINCINNATI AND INDIANAPOLIS — Taurus Investment Holdings LLC has purchased an 18-building industrial portfolio totaling 1.5 million square feet across metro Chicago, Cincinnati and Indianapolis. Prologis sold the portfolio for $145.3 million, according to Crain’s Chicago Business. The buildings are 94 percent leased to 40 national, regional and local tenants. Boston-based Taurus currently owns more than 15 million square feet of industrial product nationwide.