SACRAMENTO — A joint venture between Ridge Capital Investors and Contrarian Capital Management has purchased Sterling Pointe, a Class B multifamily property located at 2237 and 2257 Hurley Way in the Arden-Arcade submarket of Sacramento. An undisclosed seller sold the property for $33 million. Built in 1972, Sterling Pointe features 250 apartments. The partnership plans to implement a renovation program that will include improvements to unit interiors and exteriors, as well as upgrades to property amenities, branding and signage. Upon completion, Sterling Pointe plans to compete with comparable Class B+ and A- properties. FPI Management will provide third-party management services for the property. John Shaffer, Brian Nelson and Nicole Parrish of Colliers International Sacramento represented buyers in the transaction.
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SAN DIEGO — Stos Partners, in conjunction with an institutional partner, has purchased a 5.8-acre parking lot land site near the Port of San Diego. A private entity sold the property for $26.5 million. Situated under the Coronado Bridge at 2210-2310 Main St. in San Diego, the parking lot is currently 100 percent leased to a defense contractor. With this transaction, Stos has completed nine acquisitions this year totaling $81.5 million and sold four assets totaling $48.4 million, bringing the firm’s total transaction to more than $130 million in Southern California in 2019.
Aptitude Breaks Ground on 647-Bed Student Housing Community Near University of Arkansas
by Alex Tostado
FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. — Aptitude Development has begun construction on The Marshall Arkansas, a 647-bed student housing community located near the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. Aptitude expects to deliver the property in August 2021. The community will offer shared amenities including a 14,000-square-foot clubhouse, fitness facilities, resident lounges, a rooftop deck, swimming pool and an open-air social space. The property will also feature Aptitude’s branded study lounge dubbed “The Thought Center,” which features group breakout rooms with smart televisions and white boards alongside private study corrals.
PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLA. — A joint venture between the St. Joe Co. and Flournoy Development Co. will develop a 300-unit apartment complex in Panama City Beach’s Breakfast Point neighborhood. The community will feature four four-story buildings; one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans; elevators; and air-conditioned corridors. Community amenities will include a pool, wellness and health studio, playground, covered boat and RV parking, dog parks and pickleball courts. Construction is expected to begin immediately, and the developers expect to begin leasing in summer 2021.
MIAMI — Madison Marquette, a real estate investor, developer and operator, has acquired two office buildings in Miami’s Coconut Grove neighborhood for $47.7 million. The properties include the 80,380-square-foot Continental Plaza, located at 3250 Mary St., and the 57,155-square-foot Bayview Executive Plaza, situated at 3225 Aviation Ave. less than a mile from Continental Plaza. MetLife provided a $17.6 million acquisition loan for Bayview Executive Plaza and a $25 million acquisition loan for Continental Plaza. Allegra Holding, which bought the assets in 2015 for $42 million, sold the buildings to Madison Marquette. Roberto Susi and Jose Sasson of Axiom Capital Advisors represented the buyer in the transaction.
Hunt Real Estate Provides $32.5M Acquisition Loan for Multifamily Property in Metro Atlanta
by Alex Tostado
DORAVILLE, GA. — Hunt Real Estate Capital has provided a $32.5 million acquisition loan for Ashford Walk, a 306-unit multifamily property in Doraville. The loan term is two years, with three one-year extension options. The property was built in 1983 and renovated in 2015 and 2016. The undisclosed borrower will also invest $2 million for interior renovations. The property comprises 65 two-story buildings and one clubhouse. Ashford Walk was 93 percent occupied at the time of sale. Community amenities include a swimming pool, fitness center, tennis courts, sports court, new dog park, new playground, picnic and grilling areas, and laundry facilities. Ashford Walk is located at 3480 Morningside Village Lane, 17 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta.
RealOp Investments Purchases Office Building in Atlanta’s Cumberland-Galleria Area for $19.7M
by Alex Tostado
ATLANTA — RealOp Investments has purchased Parkwood Plaza, a 216,600-square-foot office building in Atlanta’s Cumberland/Galleria submarket, for $19.7 million. The five-story building was delivered in 1989. RealOp plans to immediately invest $4 million to add a new lounge and café, new conference and training facilities, new fitness center, modernized restrooms, lobby updates, and upgrades to the elevators and outdoor patio. The property is located at 1300 Parkwood Cirlce SE, one mile from Battery Atlanta and Truist Park and 14 miles northwest of downtown Atlanta. Foundry Commercial will lead leasing efforts on behalf of Greenville, S.C.-based RealOp. The seller was not disclosed.
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, PA. — JLL has negotiated the sale of the Westinghouse Electric Co. headquarters building, an 823,979-square-foot office asset located in Cranberry Township, about 20 miles north of Pittsburgh. Columbia Property Trust sold the property to an institutional investment firm for $180 million.Built in 2009, the Class A complex houses Westinghouse’s executive offices, research and development branch and other various support functions. Amenities at the center include tennis, basketball and volleyball courts, childcare services, walking trails and a bank branch. John Pelusi, Mark Popovich, Mark West, Coler Yoakam and Nick Unkovic of JLL represented the seller, Columbia Property Trust, in the transaction.
MILFORD, CONN. — Connecticut-based private equity firm Stone Harbour Capital has acquired a 162,000-square-foot office building in the coastal Connecticut city of Milford. Built on 12 acres in 1988, the four-story property was formerly known as Merritt Crossing. Stone Harbour will rebrand the building as Great River Corporate Center and introduce a value-add program that will deliver an upgraded café, coffee bar, fitness center, coworking spaces and conference center, as well as dining and recreation areas. Renovations are set to start this month with completion slated for summer 2020. The seller was not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Berkadia has arranged a $32 million senior loan with a mezzanine loan component for a 60-unit residential project at 433 W. 53rd St. in Midtown Manhattan. Proceeds will be used to stabilize the community, construction of which was recently completed. Keysite Capital Partners provided the loan to the borrower, Emmut Properties. Chinmay Bhatt, Noam Franklin and Cody Kirkpatrick of Berkadia handled the transaction.