GARY, IND. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $4.1 million sale of Melody Lane Mobile Home Park in Gary, about 25 miles southeast of Chicago. Located at 3625 Calhoun St., the property consists of 154 home sites, 54 of which are park-owned homes. There is also an onsite office. Andrean Angelov, Ryan Engle and Brad Kreppel of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor. The team also secured and represented the buyer, an out-of-state limited liability company.
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IRVINE, CALIF. — Kisco Senior Living has acquired Atria Park of Woodbridge, a 139-unit seniors housing community in Irvine, approximately 40 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles. Healthpeak sold the 103,000-square-foot property for an undisclosed price. The seller recently completed a $9 million renovation at the community that converted some assisted living units into a memory care neighborhood. In addition to taking over management duties from Atria Senior Living, Kisco plans to rename the community Woodbridge Terrace of Irvine as part of the results of a resident poll. The executive director will remain in place at the community, and Kisco Senior Living plans to hire two new sales directors to help increase occupancy. “We have a large presence throughout California, and we saw this as an opportunity to expand our footprint in Southern California,” says Andy Kohlberg, CEO of Kisco Senior Living. “We are committed to retaining staff at the community and working with Healthpeak and Atria Senior Living to make this transition as seamless as possible.” Kisco Senior Living owns and operates 20 additional communities in California, North Carolina, Florida, Virginia and Utah.
Pinnacle Estate Advisors Arranges $14.9M Sale of Brentwood Center Retail Property in Denver
by Amy Works
DENVER — Pinnacle Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of Brentwood Center, a shopping center located at 1951, 2095 and 2099 S. Federal Blvd. and 2000 S. Hazel Court in Denver. A local partnership sold the asset to a Denver-based private investor for $14.9 million. Situated on 13.3 acres, Brentwood Center consists of eight buildings offering a total of 133,494 square feet of retail space. At the time of sale, the property was 84 percent leased to 30 tenants, including Save A Lot, Family Dollar, Brurger King and Aaron’s. Justin Kreiger of Pinnacle represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
SBH Real Estate Sells Harbor Freight Tools-Occupied Building in Orange County for $6.5M
by Amy Works
LA HABRA, CALIF. — SBH Real Estate Group has completed the disposition of a single-tenant retail property located on 1.9 acres at 250 N. Harbor Blvd. in La Habra. Engineering Model Associates acquired the building for $6.5 million. Harbor Freight Tools, a discount tool and equipment retailer, occupies the 22,297-square-foot property on a long-term, triple-net lease. Daniel Tyner and Adam Friedlander of JLL Retail Capital Markets represented the seller in the deal.
NORWALK, CONN. — JLL has negotiated the $53 million sale of Sheffield SoNo, a 136-unit waterfront apartment community in Norwalk that includes ground-floor office space. Built in 2007, the property features one- and two-bedroom units with stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, individual washers and dryers and private balconies in select units. Amenities include a heated pool, 24-hour fitness center, outdoor grilling area, resident clubhouse and concierge services. Jose Cruz, Michael Oliver, Steve Simonelli, Michael Oliver, Kevin O’Hearn, Drew Saunders and Nicholas Stefans of JLL represented the seller, a partnership between Avenue Realty Capital and Spirit Investment Partners. The buyer was not disclosed.
FLEMINGTON, N.J. — Local developer Jack Cust will undertake a project in Flemington, about 60 miles west of New York City, that will convert the historic Courthouse Square into a 206-unit multifamily building with 20,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space. The project is part of a larger effort to redevelop and revitalize the town’s business districts and improve walkability via new zoning ordinances and promotion of shovel-ready development sites. Cust will also renovate and expand the Union Hotel, which has been in operation since 1814, with an additional 85 rooms. Redevelopment of Liberty Village, the 162,000-square-foot outlet mall, is also expected to be part of the long-term plan. Global design firm Stantec is currently compiling visual recommendations for the design of the revitalized downtown area. Their conceptual work utilizes stakeholder feedback, and the firm will offer visual recommendations in early 2021. Completion of the separate multifamily redevelopment project is slated for 2022.
WOBURN, MASS. — CBRE has brokered the sale of Washington Crossing, a 205-unit apartment community in Woburn, a northern suburb of Boston. Built in 2003, the property consists of four residential buildings, a clubhouse and multiple freestanding carports. Units average 1,063 square feet, and amenities include a heated pool, fitness center, business center and a theater room. Simon Butler, Biria St. John and John McLaughlin of CBRE represented the seller, an institutional investor advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, CWMA Baystate LLC.
NUTLEY, N.J. — Prism Capital Partners has sold 111 Ideation Way, a 157,000-square-foot life sciences building in the Northern New Jersey city of Nutley. The building, which was fully leased at the time of sale, is part of Prism’s 116-acre ON3 campus that is a redevelopment of the former North American headquarters site of Swiss pharmaceutical company Hoffman-La Roche. Prism Capital sold the asset to Chicago-based Harrison Street for an undisclosed price. Andrew Merin, David Bernhaut, Gary Gabriel, Frank DiTommaso Kyle Schmidt, John Alascio and Sridhar Vankayala of Cushman & Wakefield brokered the deal.
PITTSBURGH — The Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh has tapped New Jersey-based Tryko Partners to redevelop the former Fairywood School into a 46-unit affordable housing community for seniors age 62 and older. The majority of the units (39) will be reserved for renters earning 60 percent or less of the area median income. The new community will feature one-bedroom units surrounded by walkable green space. A community building will allow residents to take advantage of financial literacy, nutrition and exercise programs, health screenings and other support services. The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency provided 9 percent low-income housing tax credits for the project. A construction timeline was not disclosed.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Gardner Tanenbaum and Robinson Park Investments have unveiled plans to develop a 400,000-square-foot mixed-use project within Oklahoma City’s Innovation District. The developers secured 2.7 acres of land for the project and expect to break ground in late 2021. Plans call for research labs, office space, a hotel, retail space and a public area. FSB Architects designed the project. Expected development costs were undisclosed. According to the developers, the goal is to “build an environment that promotes cross-sector collaboration among Oklahoma’s key industries, including aviation, aerospace, bioscience and energy.” The facilities will feature shared technology for 3D imaging and printing, as well as biomedical research and laboratories. Wheeler Labs, the first portfolio company of Echo Investment Capital’s venture capital fund in biotech, is slated to be the project’s anchor tenant. Wheeler is a clinical laboratory with plans to expand into the bio-manufacturing industry. In addition, the University of Oklahoma is committed as an educational and research partner. “This project ushers in a new era for our ever-growing city,” says Richard Tanenbaum, CEO of Gardner Tanenbaum. “Researchers, engineers, universities and industry leaders are pioneering Oklahoma-born advances in bioscience, aerospace, energy and health.” The Oklahoma City Innovation District encompasses 1.3 …