NORTH HIGHLANDS, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the acquisition of McClellan Court Apartments, a multifamily community located in North Highlands, a suburb of Sacramento. A private investor purchased the asset for $18.5 million, or $129,370 per unit. Eduardo Vergara and Louis Kwok of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer in the deal. David Campbell, also of Marcus & Millichap, arranged $13.9 million in acquisition financing for the buyer. The 30-year loan was structured with a West Coast-based financial services company at a competitive interest rate and 75 percent loan-to-value ratio. Built in 1960 on five acres, the 84,681-square-foot property features 131 one-bedroom units, nine two-bedroom units and two three-bedroom units, as well as a 150-space parking lot.
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LEXINGTON, KY. — NAI Isaac has facilitated a retail lease with Buzzed Bull Creamery at The Summit Fritz Farm in Lexington. Zach Smith and Paul Ray Smith of NAI Isaac represented the tenant alongside Sherry Sanchez with RESOLUT RE. Samantha Merrell of Bayer Properties represented the landlord on an internal basis. Buzzed Bull Creamery is an ice cream and milkshake purveyor offering made-to-order, alcohol and non-alcohol frozen desserts and coffee. The ice cream business has locations in 12 states. The company’s new Summit at Fritz Farm location will be situated at the main entrance of the development. The 940-square-foot shop is slated to open this summer. The Summit at Fritz Farm is a mixed-use development with more than 60 street-level retail shops, over 20 dining options, The Offices at Fritz Farm and The Henry apartments. Existing tenants include Apple, Whole Foods Market, Shake Shack, Pottery Barn, Arhaus, lululemon athletica, Kendra Scott, Marine Layer, Warby Parker, CRU Food & Wine Bar, Anthropologie, Ariat, Brooks Brothers and LUSH Cosmetics, among others.
BENSENVILLE, ILL. — ML Realty Partners has unveiled plans to develop two speculative industrial buildings totaling 605,300 square feet in Bensenville, a suburb of Chicago. The firm expects to break ground this summer with completion slated for spring 2022. Plans call for clear heights of 40 feet along with ample car and trailer parking. Andrew Maletich, Matt Garland and Dustin Albers of Cawley Chicago represented ML in the land assemblage and will also oversee the lease-up of the buildings.
CHICAGO — Kiser Group has brokered the $10.2 million sale of Graceway Corners, a three-story multifamily development in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. The property features 24 multifamily units and 13,600 square feet of commercial space. Originally built in 1927 as a hotel, it was later converted into a 117-unit boarding house. The seller, Keen Realty, purchased the development in the early 1980s and renovated it into its current configuration of loft-style flats and duplexes. Andrew Friedman, Jake Parker and Lee Kiser of Kiser represented both the seller and the undisclosed buyer.
MINNETONKA, MINN. — Colliers | Minneapolis-St. Paul has negotiated the sale of a 3.9-acre development site within Opus Park in Minnetonka for $4.9 million. The site presents a transit-oriented development opportunity, as it is adjacent to the Opus Light Rail Transit (LRT) station along the Southwest Light Rail Line. The buyer, Pittsburgh-based Linden Street Partners, plans to break ground on a 275-unit apartment complex later this year. Andy Heieie, Ted Bickel and Jeff Budish of Colliers represented the seller, Newport Partners.
STRONGSVILLE, OHIO — Woodpeckers, a precision woodworking tools company, has signed a 79,203-square-foot industrial lease in Strongsville, a suburb of Cleveland. The newly constructed, speculative facility is located at 14720 Foltz Industrial Parkway within Mills Business Park. Scannell Properties completed development of the 179,578-square-foot building in the fourth quarter of 2020. Terry Coyne of Newmark represented Scannell in the lease transaction. Matthew Beesley of Cushman & Wakefield | CRESCO Real Estate represented Woodpeckers, which is based in Strongsville.
WINDHAM AND BRADNER, OHIO — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $3 million sale of two properties occupied by Dollar General in Ohio. In Windham, a 10,566-square-foot store sold for $1.6 million. The second asset was a 9,026-square-foot building in Bradner that sold for $1.4 million. Both single-tenant properties were constructed in 2020. Beau Velten, Jeff Lefko and Bill Asher, in conjunction with ParaSell Inc., represented the buyer, a San Diego-based private investor completing a 1031 exchange. Doug Holtzman and Tori Nook of Anchor Cleveland represented the seller and developer, Ohio-based Zaremba Group.
HOUSTON — A partnership between two developers, Houston-based Hines and Montreal-based Ivanhoe Cambridge, has topped out Texas Tower, a 47-story office building located in downtown Houston. Designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli, the 1 million-square-foot building is currently 40 percent preleased to tenants such as Hines and law firms Vinson & Elkins LLP and DLA Piper. Amenities will include a fitness center, conference center, tenant lounge, lobby coworking area and rooftop gardens. Completion is slated for the fourth quarter.
DALLAS — Cortland, an Atlanta-based multifamily developer, has opened Cortland Farmers Market, a $74 million apartment community located at 1011 S. Harwood St. in downtown Dallas. Units come in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include on-demand fitness and wellness classes, a 24-hour fitness and yoga studio, private resident bar, resort-style rooftop pool and a dog park. Rents start at approximately $1,500 per month for a one-bedroom unit.
LEANDER, TEXAS — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of The Conley, a 259-unit apartment community located in the northern Austin suburb of Leander. Completed in March 2020, the garden-style property offers floor plans that range from 521-square-foot studios to 1,598-square-foot three-bedroom units. Unit interiors feature stainless steel appliances, island kitchens with quartz countertops and private patios or yards. Communal amenities include a resort-style pool with private cabanas and barbecue grills, a resident lounge with a market pantry and coffee bar, dog park, 24-hour gym and a yoga room. John Carr and Ben Fuller of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Stillwater Capital Investments LLC, in the transaction. Scott Wadler and Matthew Nihan of Berkadia arranged acquisition financing through CrossHarbor Capital Partners on behalf of the buyer, a partnership between Miami-based Constellation Group and Beacon Real Estate Group.