CONSHOHOCKEN, PA. — Washington, D.C.-based investment firm PRP has acquired a preferred equity investment in the 429,122-square-foot office headquarters building of drug wholesaler AmerisourceBergen in Conshohocken, a northern suburb of Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Business Journal reports that the value of PRP’s stake is $340 million. Developer Keystone Property Group is nearing completion of the headquarters building, which will be located within the company’s $325 million SORA West mixed-use development and will house approximately 1,500 AmerisourceBergen associates. The company announced its plan to relocate to Conshohocken from Chesterbrook in summer 2018.
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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — JLL Income Property Trust has acquired 170 Park Avenue, a 147,000-square-foot life sciences building in the Northern New Jersey city of Florham Park. The sales price was approximately $47 million. The property is net leased on a long-term basis to biotechnology firm Celularity Inc. Jeffrey Dunne, Jeremy Neuer, Steve Bardsley, David Gavin, Gene Pride, Travis Langer, Zach McHale and Tom Sullivan of CBRE represented the undisclosed institutional seller. With this acquisition, JLL Income Property Trust now owns five life sciences properties totaling more than 450,000 square feet that are valued in excess of $215 million.
DOVER, N.J. — Gebroe-Hammer Associates has brokered the $15.7 million sale of Dover Hills Apartments, a 100-unit multifamily asset in Morris County. Built in 1964, the property offers 15 studio units, 72 one-bedroom residences, 12 two-bedroom apartments and one three-bedroom unit. Debbie Pomerantz of Gebroe-Hammer represented the seller, Dover Hills Properties LLC, in the transaction. Steve Tragash, also with Gebroe-Hammer, procured the undisclosed buyer.
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Walker & Dunlop: Single-Family Rental and Build-for-Rent in High Demand
A number of factors are driving an increase in demand for single-family rental assets. Declines in home ownership rates, increasing demand/short supply for multifamily options and baby boomer renting preferences have made renting these single-family properties an increasingly popular choice. Meanwhile, COVID-19 spurred increases in teleworking that created a desire for additional space in the home and allowed more people to move to suburban locations — accelerating demand for single-family rental properties. Seeing the growing demand and increasing rents in the single-family rental (SFR) and build-for-rent (BFR) sector, Walker & Dunlop has created a new team — Walker & Dunlop SFR & BFR Practice Group — to provide investors information on construction, bridge lending, permanent financing, equity structuring and property sales, for a market estimated at $3.4 trillion (compared to $3.5 trillion for the multifamily market).1 Popularity, high occupancy and increasing rent rates have drawn the attention of larger investors to SFR and BFR assets, according to Kris Mikkelsen, executive vice president of investment sales with Walker & Dunlop. “Currently, larger investors make up less than 2 percent of the SFR market, which has been traditionally governed by individuals or small-scale parties. But that number will increase as investors recognize …
BILLERICA, MASS. — Locally based investment firm Rhino Capital Advisors has purchased a two-building, 170,146-square-foot flex office/research and development portfolio in the northern Boston suburb of Billerica for $10.4 million. The buildings were constructed in 1984 on a 12-acre tract along Middlesex Turnpike (Route 3). Matt Daniels, Brian Tisbert, Christopher Lawrence and Zach Gramlich of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Brett Paulsrud, Amy Lousararian and Madeline Joyce of JLL arranged $16.1 million in financing for the acquisition and redevelopment of the portfolio.
NEW YORK CITY — Mass media publisher Gannett Co. has signed a 24,195-square-foot office sublease at 1675 Broadway in Manhattan. Gregg Rothkin, John Maher, Paul Myers, Mike Wellen, Alex Bennisato and Cara Chayet of CBRE represented the sublandlord in the 10-year deal. Gordon Ogden and Nick Gilman of Byrnam Wood represented Gannett, which plans to take occupancy of the space this month. Rudin Management owns the 800,000-square-foot building.
BioScience Properties, Harrison Street Acquire Office Property Near Palo Alto for $40.7M, Plan Life Science Conversion
by Amy Works
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CAILF. — A joint venture between BioScience Properties and Harrison Street has acquired an office building, located at 303 Ravendale Drive in Mountain View, from 303 MVRP LLC for $40.7 million. The buyers plan to convert the 67,000-square-foot building into a speculative life science asset by upgrading the property with lab improvements suitable for biology and chemistry uses. The converted building will feature sinks, compressed air, vacuum, backup power, fume hoods and single-pass air in the laboratory areas. Built in 1978, the building offers a flexible plan suitable for a single tenant as well as divisibility options for partial building users. Erik Doyle and Alec Hanley of CBRE Capital Markets in Palo Alto represented the seller in the deal.
Sterling Real Estate Sells Multifamily Property in Phoenix to Urban Communities for $38.3M
by Amy Works
PHOENIX — Scottsdale-based Sterling Real Estate Partners has completed the disposition of Seventh, an apartment community located in Phoenix. Urban Communities acquired the property for $38.3 million, or $134,003 per unit. Situated on five acres on Seventh Street, the property features 286 apartments spread across 11 buildings. Amenities include two swimming pools, an outdoor game area, 1,000-square-foot fitness center, leasing office, resident lounge and coffee bar. The community was built in 1970. Cliff David and Steve Gebing of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller in the deal.
Vista Investment Group Enters Denver Market with $30.4M Signature Centre Office Building Acquisition
by Amy Works
DENVER — Los Angeles-based Vista Investment Group has purchased Signature Centre, a five-story, Class A office building located at 14143 Denver West Parkway in Denver. An undisclosed seller sold the asset for $30.4 million. The 185,743-square-foot building features a 2,400-square-foot fitness center with showers and lockers; balconies; an on-site deli; three-level underground parking garage; and a surface parking lot. Built in 2007, the property is one of seven LEED Platinum Core & Shell-certified buildings in Colorado. It features passive solar design and airflow systems, hydronic heating and cooling, and 100 percent raised flooring. At the time of sale, the property was fully occupied and serves as the global headquarters of CoorsTek, a manufacturer of technical ceramics. Tim Richney, Charley Will, Mike Winn, Chad Flynn and Jenny Knowlton of CBRE’s Denver office represented the seller in the transaction.
PORTLAND, ORE. — Newport Beach, California-based Buchanan Street Partners has purchased a newly constructed self-storage facility located at 6191 S.E. Powell Blvd. in Portland. Leon Capital Group sold the property for $22 million in an off-market transaction. The three-story asset, which will be rebranded as a US Storage Centers location, features 102,450 square feet of climate-controlled storage space. Buchanan Street acquired the property, which received its certificate of occupancy in July 2020, during lease-up. Westport Properties will handle property management responsibilities.