NEW BRITAIN, CONN. — Regional brokerage firm Northeast Private Client Group (NEPCG) has negotiated the $4.1 million sale of City Place Apartments, a 53-unit multifamily property with retail and restaurant space in New Britain, a southern suburb of Hartford. The sales price equates to $74,107 per unit and a cap rate of 7.35 percent. The buyer and seller were not disclosed. NEPCG represented both parties in the transaction.
By Jonathan Quinn, associate, RODE Architects The industrial typology is no longer reserved for business parks in remote locations. As economic issues, changes in technology and increased demand for skilled labor highlight the need for more localized production and distribution, industrial buildings are moving back to cities and residential areas. This presents a major opportunity for cities to reclaim and revitalize their aging industrial districts and increase employment opportunities within their markets. Proximity to population centers provides access to large customer bases, but it also requires that industrial architecture be approached in a different way. The scale reduction of the manufacturing systems and the movement to more clean and sustainable processes has solved part of this problem. As a profession, architects need to recognize that there are opportunities for good design to help integrate industrial projects as well. The program and needs of industrial projects are always unique, and in urban settings, it is critical that they respond well to the site and its adjacencies. One of RODE’s projects, 250 Marginal Street in Chelsea, Massachusetts, is a 146,000-square-foot freight forwarding facility that uses its materiality as one of its main design features. As the building is a large …
WALLER, TEXAS — San Antonio-based developer LYND and T.R. Inscore have formed a joint venture to develop single-family rental communities and will kick off the endeavor with a $35 million project in Waller, a northwestern suburb of Houston. The first phase of the development, which will be branded The Village at Waller, will consist of 118 units that will be constructed on a 14.7-acre site. The joint venture plans to potentially build as many as 700 homes on an additional 52 acres. Residences will feature two- and three-bedroom formats and range in size from 1,090 to 1,657 square feet. Communal amenities will include a pool, fitness center, dog park, playground and outdoor grilling areas. Rents will range from $1,600 to $2,250 per month.
Principal Real Estate Investors Sells 148,652 SF Lincoln Plaza Office Campus in Bellevue, Washington
BELLEVUE, WASH. — Des Moines, Iowa-based Principal Real Estate Investors has completed the disposition of Lincoln Plaza, an office campus located at 11225, 11235 and 11245 SE Sixth St. in Bellevue. New Rock Acquisition purchased the 148,652-square-foot asset for an undisclosed price. Situated on 9.1 acres, the three-building property was 90 percent occupied by 20 tenants at the time of sale. Tom Pehl, Todd Tydlaska, Charles Safley, Lou Senini, Paige Morgan and Chais Lowell of CBRE Capital Markets represented the seller in the deal. Brad Zampa and Mike Walker of CBRE arranged acquisition financing for the buyer. Scott Davis and Tim Owens, also of CBRE, will continue to handle leasing under the new ownership.
CAMBRIA, CALIF. — San Diego-based Pacifica Cos. has completed the sale of El Colibri Hotel & Spa, a coastal boutique hotel in Cambria. Aliso Viejo-based Pacifica Hotels acquired the property for an undisclosed price. El Colibri Hotel & Spa features 34 guest rooms, the Nest Day Spa, a self-pour wine and beer tap wall, Tesla charging stations and beach cruiser rentals. Scott Hall and Aaron Lapping of Berkadia San Diego represented the seller in the transaction.
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — Mandri Capital has arranged $14.1 million in combined financing to capitalize the acquisition and renovation of an apartment building located at 927 Ocean Ave. in Santa Monica. The borrower is Axis Development Group. The structured financing included a debt fund bridge loan, preferred equity and a joint-venture equity partner — providing 97 percent of the total project capitalization. Axis plans to restore the property, which was originally constructed in 1922. The renovation will provide residents with ocean views and access to world-class amenities. Upon completion, the property will offer 20 residences.
KATY, TEXAS — Walker & Dunlop has arranged the sale of Vineyards, a 369-unit value-add apartment community in the western Houston suburb of Katy. Built in 2003, Vineyards features one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a fitness center, business center and a playground. Scott Bray, Ryan Epstein and Jennifer Ray of Walker & Dunlop represented the seller, Atlanta-based Preferred Apartment Communities, in the deal. The buyer was Knightvest Capital, an investment firm with offices in Dallas, Houston, Phoenix and Raleigh.
Coldwell Banker Commercial Brokers $3.8M Acquisition of Industrial Building in Riverside, California
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — Coldwell Banker Commercial has arranged the purchase of a multi-tenant industrial property located at 661 Arlington Ave. in Riverside. The asset traded for $3.8 million. The names of the seller and buyer were not released. Constructed in 1989 on 1.7 acres, the building features 25,850 square feet of industrial space. Carey Paster of Coldwell Banker Commercial SC represented the buyer in the transaction. The buyer plans to hold the property as an investment.
PHOENIX — Orion Investment Real Estate has brokered the sale of an infill land parcel located on Central Avenue in Midtown Phoenix. The buyer, an undisclosed developer, is assembling the adjoining parcels to develop a 144-unit multifamily property. The development site sold for $2.4 million, or $80.58 per square foot. Nick Miner of Orion represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Shopping center owner-operator Edens has purchased Springdale Shopping Center, a 163,145-square-foot, grocery-anchored retail property in Austin. Regional grocer H-E-B is the anchor tenant at the center, which was fully leased at the time of sale. Other tenants include Ross Dress for Less, dd’s, Dollar Tree, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Subway, KFC and Wingstop. Chris Gerard, Ryan Shore, Clint Coe, Erin Lazarus and Zach Riebe of JLL represented the seller, Forge Capital Partners, in the transaction.