MCALLEN, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Texan Mobile Home Park, a 280-site manufactured housing property in the Rio Grande Valley city of McAllen. The community spans 880,783 square feet. Jeff Taylor and Will Shealy of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a partnership, in the transaction. The duo also procured the buyer, a limited liability company. Additional terms of sale were not disclosed.
UNION, N.J. — Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY) reported 2 percent comparable sales growth for its fiscal third quarter that ended on Nov. 30, an increase that was fueled largely by 77 percent growth in digital sales compared with the same period a year ago. Despite this growth, the New Jersey-based retailer will continue with its plan that was announced in July of last year to close some 200 stores by mid-2022. According to CNBC, this includes the closing of 43 stores by the end of February. Bed Bath & Beyond also agreed in December agreed to sell its Cost Plus World Market brand to Los Angeles-based private equity firm Kingswood Capital Management. The company’s stock price closed at $21.03 per share on Wednesday, Dec. 6, up from $16.60 per share a year ago. CNBC also reports that as of late August, Bed Bath & Beyond operated about 1,500 stores across the country.
BOSTON — Jamestown LP has sold a 50 percent interest in The Innovation & Design Building, a 1.4 million-square-foot office and life sciences property in Boston’s Seaport District. Jamestown originally purchased the building in 2013 and has since invested more than $200 million in its revitalization, with construction of additional office and lab space scheduled to begin later this year. The property now serves as a business hub for companies including Reebok and Autodesk, as well as life sciences users like Ginkgo Bioworks and Living Proof. The buyer was Related Fund Management, the investment management affiliate of Related Cos. and its Boston office, Related Beal. Robert Griffin, Edward Maher, Samantha Hallowell and Dominick Romano of Newmark brokered the deal, which represents a $710 million recapitalization.
HICKSVILLE, N.Y. — JLL has brokered the $74.5 million sale of Lincoln Logistics @ Hicksville, a 195,610-square-foot distribution center in the Long Island hamlet of Hicksville that is fully leased to The Home Depot. The seller and developer, Lincoln Equities Group, completed the property in December 2020. Building features include 36-foot clear heights, 29 dock-high doors and 4,185 square feet of office space. Jose Cruz, Marc Duval, Jordan Avanzato, Tyler Peck, Rob Kossar, Leslie Lanne and Tom DiMicelli of JLL represented Lincoln Equities Group in the transaction. The buyer was an undisclosed institutional investor.
COHASSET, MASS. — CBRE has negotiated the sale of Avalon Cohasset, a 220-unit apartment community located about 25 miles southeast of Boston. The property consists of 34 buildings on 61 acres and features 14 different floor plans with an average unit size of 1,333 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center and a resident clubhouse. Simon Butler, Biria St. John and John McLaughlin represented the seller, Avalon Bay Communities, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, TruAmerica Multifamily, in its first acquisition in the greater Boston market.
NEW YORK CITY — Three apparel companies have signed office leases totaling 35,458 square feet at 463 Seventh Ave., a 22-story building in Manhattan’s Garment District. Sensual Inc. signed a lease for 23,785 square feet, A.W. Chang Corp. renewed its lease for 8,936 square feet and Blue Duck Trading Ltd. signed a 2,737-square-foot renewal. David Levy of Adams & Co. Real Estate represented the landlord, Arsenal Co., in all three sets of lease negotiations. Built in 1925, 463 Seventh Ave. is located within Penn Plaza and recently underwent a multimillion-dollar renovation.
RICHMOND, VA. — Capital Square and Greystar have acquired 2.3 acres in Richmond’s Scott’s Addition neighborhood to develop a 350-unit multifamily community. The six-story complex will be situated within an opportunity zone and is expected to feature 380 parking spaces and 15,000 square feet of ground-level retail space. Capital Square is raising capital through CSRA/GS Opportunity Zone V LLC, a $32.4 million project-specific opportunity zone fund. The property will be located at 1601 Roseneath Road, three miles northwest of downtown Richmond. A timeline for completion was not disclosed. This is Capital Square’s fourth project in the Scott’s Addition opportunity zone.
MELROSE PARK, ILL. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of a 456,417-square-foot industrial building in the Chicago-area community of Melrose Park for an undisclosed price. The property, located at 1400 N. 25th Ave., is fully leased to 15 tenants in the warehouse, distribution, food production, showroom and sports and entertainment sectors. The building features 15 dock-high doors, 22 drive-in doors and clear heights ranging from 18 to 24 feet. Ed Halaburt, Robin Stolberg and John Huguenard of JLL represented the seller, Baker Development Corp., which completed extensive renovations to the property in 2019. Glen Una Management was the buyer.
NORTH OLMSTED, OHIO — Cooper Commercial Investment Group has brokered the $10.7 million sale of Millennium Place East & West, a two-building office portfolio in North Olmsted, a western suburb of Cleveland. The two buildings span nearly 140,000 square feet and are approximately 68 percent occupied. Moen is the anchor tenant. Dan Cooper of Cooper Group represented the seller, an Ohio-based private investment group. A private investor was the buyer. The sales price represents a cap rate of 9.4 percent.
PEORIA, ILL. — Avison Young has negotiated the sale of a 98,000-square-foot, five-story medical office building in Peoria for an undisclosed price. Known as the Illinois Medical Center, the building is located at 1001 Main St. on the campus of the University of Illinois College of Medicine. The fully leased, Class A property serves as an outpatient center for multiple hospital-aligned physician groups. OSF Healthcare, a 13-hospital healthcare system serving Illinois and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, is the anchor tenant. Mike Wilson and Erik Foster of Avison Young represented the seller, a mix of physician groups within the facility. The duo worked in conjunction with Avison Young’s Pat Wilson and Jim Kornick. Remedy Medical Properties was the buyer.