LA PORTE, TEXAS — Denver-based EverWest Real Estate Investors has purchased a 109,000-square-foot warehouse in La Porte, a city located near Port Houston. The sales price was $8.7 million. The building is divisible to 40,000 square feet and features 28-foot clear heights and 130-foot truck court depths. Colliers International is marketing the property for lease. The seller was Phelan-Bennett Development. Mark Bigarel and Justin Bennett handled the transaction internally on behalf of the buyer and seller, respectively.
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SAN JOSE, CALIF. — KBS Real Estate Investment Trust II has completed the sale of an office property located within District 237, an eight-building, 415,492-square-foot office/R&D complex in San Jose. Thor Equities acquired the asset for $50.5 million. Located at 350 Holger Way, the three-story, 96,502-square-foot building was fully renovated in 2019 and is currently 100 percent leased through 2027. The building offers extensive glass lines and efficient floor plates, as well as an outdoor amenity area and upgraded exteriors, landscaping and parking lot. Joe Moriarty, Scott Prosser, Jack DePuy, Russell Ingrum, Brad Zampa and Mike Walker of CBRE Northern California Capital Markets team brokered the transaction. Bruce Fischer, Howard Chu and Amanda Kennedy of Greenberg Traurig LPP’s Orange County office represented KBS as legal counsel in the disposition.
Cushman & Wakefield Brokers $23.2M Sale of Land Parcel Near Phoenix for 2.2 MSF Sarival Logistics Center
by Amy Works
GLENDALE, ARIZ. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of a 108-acre industrial development site at the northeast corner of Loop 303 and West Bethany Home Road in Glendale. An undisclosed national real estate investment trust acquired the property from Loop 303 at Bethany North LLC for $23.2 million. The buyer plans to develop Sarival Logistics Center, which will total up to 2.2 million square feet of Class A industrial space that will be constructed on a speculative basis in multiple phases. The total project site also includes an additional 40-acre plot that the buyer acquired in December 2020. Phase I of the 148-acre Sarival Logistics Center will feature a 1.1 million-square-foot speculative building. Construction is slated to begin in early 2021. Andy Markham, Mike Haenel and Phil Haenel of Cushman & Wakefield’s Phoenix office represented the seller in the transaction.
SAN DIEGO — ACI Apartments has arranged the sale of a 38,576-square-foot multifamily complex located in San Diego’s North Park neighborhood. KA Enterprises acquired the community from Arcadia Six LLC for $13.8 million. Situated on a 24,393-square-foot lot at 4602 Kansas St., the property features 47 apartments in a mix of 18 one-bedroom/one-bath, three two-bedroom/one-bath and 26 two-bedroom/two-bath units. Additionally, the community features gated access, a swimming pool, off-street parking and carports. Anton Burman of ACI Apartments represented the buyer, while David Andrews of ACRE represented the seller in the deal. Eugene Marini provided acquisition and asset management. Annemarie Lococo of Chicago Title served as the escrow officer for the transaction.
SEATTLE — Taylor Street Capital Partners (TSCP) has secured a total of $5 million in refinancing for two multifamily properties in Seattle. In the first transaction, TSCP arranged a $3.5 million cash-out Freddie Mac refinancing for undisclosed owners of a 23-unit multifamily asset in downtown Seattle. The firm negotiated the loan on the behalf of out-of-state clients looking to withdraw equity for capital improvements and asset appreciation. In the second transaction, TSCP arranged a $1.5 million cash-out Freddie Mac refinancing for the out-of-state owners of a 12-unit multifamily asset in downtown Seattle. The firm negotiated the loan for the owners who are looking to withdraw equity for capital improvements and asset appreciation.
MASSAPEQUA, N.Y. — Urban Edge Properties (NYSE: UE) has acquired Sunrise Mall, a 1.2 million-square-foot regional shopping and dining destination in the Long Island city of Massapequa. Urban Edge acquired the mall from Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield for $29.7 million. At the time of sale, the 77-acre property was 65 percent occupied, with Macy’s, Sears and Dick’s Sporting Goods serving as the anchor tenants. A JLL team of Jose Cruz, Kevin O’Hearn, Andrew Scandalios, John Pelusi, Steve Simonelli, Michael Oliver and Ryan Robertson represented the seller in the transaction. The new ownership is planning a redevelopment plan, details of which were not disclosed.
WYOMISSING, PA. — Philadelphia-based Equus Capital Partners has sold a three-building, 262,615-square-foot life sciences portfolio in Wyomissing, located just outside Reading in Berks County. An affiliate of Miami-based Kawa Capital Management purchased the portfolio for an undisclosed price. The buildings are located within the 53-acre Knitting Mills campus and house office and lab space that is leased to tenants such as UGI Energy Services, Teleflex and Tower Health. The site was originally built in the early 20th century as a manufacturing hub for The Berkshire Knitting Mills. Equus bought the site in 2016 with plans to redevelop it into a life sciences campus.
STRATFORD, CONN. — CBRE has negotiated the sale of Avalon Stratford, a 130-unit apartment community in Stratford, located in the southern part of the state. The property was built in 2014 and offers amenities such as a pool, fitness center, outdoor grilling areas and a playground. Jeffrey Dunne, Gene Pride, Jeremy Neuer, Steve Bardsley, David Gavin, Travis Langer and Stuart MacKenzie of CBRE represented the owner, AvalonBay Communities, in the transaction. The team also procured Pennsylvania-based Merion Realty Partners as the buyer.
EAST GREENWICH, R.I. — Newmark has brokered the $18.7 million sale of Lifespan Ambulatory Care Center, a 48,307-square-foot medical office building located at 1454 S. County Trail in East Greenwich. Robert Griffin, Frank Nelson, Michael Greeley and Dominick Romano of Newmark, along with Matthew Fair of Hayes & Sherry, represented the seller, Albany Road Real Estate Partners, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, a partnership between Anchor Health Properties and The Carlyle Group. The building also houses cancer care and cardiology practices.
OLD BRIDGE, N.J. — General contractor Unity Construction Services Inc. has completed a 38,000-square-foot office project for regional grocer Key Food’s corporate headquarters in Old Bridge, about 40 miles south of New York City. Key Food is relocating from Staten Island to the new building, which houses open and private offices, conference rooms, a fitness center, an executive suite and a test kitchen. California-based Ware Malcomb designed the project.