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Village Properties Acquires 54-Unit Multifamily Community in Seattle

by Amy Works December 19, 2019

SEATTLE — Village Properties has purchased The Gilbert, a multifamily community located in Seattle’s Upper Queen Anne neighborhood. LaSalle Investment Management sold the asset for an undisclosed price. Constructed in 2005, The Gilbert features 54 recently renovated apartments, 10,577 square feet of retail space and a subterranean parking garage with more than 70 parking stalls. Jaime Oneill Salon, La Pasta, Chaco Canyon Café and Desert Sun Tanning Salon occupy the fully leased retail space. Giovanni Napoli, Philip Assouad, Ryan Dinius and Sidney Warsinske of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.

December 19, 2019

Acquisitions Multifamily Washington Western

Summerfield Commercial Brokers $20.9M Sale of Rylee Ann Apartments in Washington

by Amy Works December 19, 2019

EAST WENATCHEE, WASH. — Summerfield Commercial has facilitated the sale of Rylee Ann Apartments, a multifamily asset located at 339 Ninth St. NE in East Wenatchee. Two entities — Richland Spoerl Apartments LLC and Richland Armstrong Apartments LLC — acquired the community from Rylee Ann LLC for $20.9 million, or $199,048 per unit. Originally built in two phases in 2015 and 2016, the garden-style community features 93 two-bedroom units and 12 three-bedroom units, with an average unit size of 1,153 square feet. Apartments offer an open floor plan with stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, private patio or balcony with storage, and in-unit washers/dryers. Common amenities include a clubhouse with resident lounge and ping-pong table, swimming pool, fitness center, outdoor barbecue area, a fenced basketball court and gated dog park. Additionally, the property features an on-site maintenance shop, additional for-rent storage lockers, 106 carports and 132 uncovered parking stalls. Ryan Kidwell and Robert Parmar of Summerfield Commercial brokered the deal.

December 19, 2019

Acquisitions California Retail Western

Gershman Properties Buys San Elijo Hills Town Center in San Marcos for $16M

by Amy Works December 19, 2019

SAN MARCOS, CALIF. — Gershman Properties has purchased San Elijo Hills Town Center, a lifestyle center located at 1620, 1628, 1640 and 1646 San Elijo Road in San Marcos. Ambient Communities dba SEH Lifestyle Center LLC sold the asset for $16 million. Built in 2019, the property features 23,076 square feet of retail space. Current tenants include Starbucks Coffee, Cyclebar, Everbowl, Sourdough Bread Co., Tapa Tapa Spanish Restaurant, SETS Kitchen & Bar, Lourdes Mexican Food, Grand Vision Optometry, San Elijo Pediatric Dentistry and Downtown Academics Tutoring. Rob Ippolito, John Jennings and Glenn Rudy of Newmark Knight Frank represented the seller in the transaction.

December 19, 2019

Industrial Leasing Activity New Jersey Northeast

LG Electronics USA Signs 925,000 SF, Full-Building Industrial Lease in Franklin, New Jersey

by Alex Patton December 19, 2019

FRANKLIN, N.J. — LG Electronics USA has signed a 925,000-square-foot industrial lease to occupy the entirety of Crow Holdings at Veronica Ave., a single-tenant property currently under construction in Franklin, located approximately 50 miles northwest of New York City. LG produces home and entertainment products, mobile phones, home appliances and commercial displays. The building will feature 40-foot clear heights, 170 trailer parking spots, 159 dock positions and four drive-in doors. Crow Holdings Industrial and The Carlyle Group acquired the site in early 2019 and began speculative construction soon after. The building is slated for completion in March 2020. Stan Danzig and Kimberly Bach of Cushman & Wakefield represented Crow Holdings Industrial.

December 19, 2019

Acquisitions Northeast Office Pennsylvania

CBRE Arranges Sale of 71,685 SF Einstein Medical Building in East Norrington, Pennsylvania

by Alex Patton December 19, 2019

EAST NORRINGTON, PA. — CBRE has arranged the sale of the Einstein Medical Building, a 71,685-square-foot medical office in East Norrington, located approximately 20 miles north of Philadelphia. The transaction was part of a 470,000-square-foot portfolio sale that included nine properties in Pennsylvania, Illinois, Minnesota and Virginia. Chris Bodnar, Lee Asher, Ryan Lindsley and Jordan Selbiger of CBRE represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction. Sabrina Solomiany of CBRE arranged financing for the acquisition from a mix of life insurance companies, banks and debt funds.

December 19, 2019

Connecticut Leasing Activity Northeast Office

Choyce Peterson Negotiates 41,417 SF Office Lease in Shelton, Connecticut

by Alex Patton December 19, 2019

SHELTON, CONN. — Choyce Peterson Inc. has negotiated a 41,417-square-foot office lease for the new headquarters of railway inspector and servicer Sperry Rail Inc. in Shelton, a western suburb of New Haven. The property is located at 5 Research Drive. A new, 11,000-square-foot building will be constructed on the site to accommodate needs for additional production space. The company is consolidating its new headquarters from its previous location in Danbury, where it occupied three buildings. John Hannigan of Choyce Peterson represented Sperry Rail in the lease negotiations. Rob Scinto represented the landlord, R.D. Scinto, on an internal basis.

December 19, 2019

Acquisitions Multifamily Northeast Rhode Island

Edgewood Group Acquires 42-Unit Multifamily Property in North Providence, Rhode Island

by Alex Patton December 19, 2019

NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Edgewood Group has acquired Smithfield Manor, a 42-unit multifamily property in North Providence, for $3.1 million. The community has since been rebranded as The Belmore and is located in close proximity to Providence College, Rhode Island College, Our Lady of Fatima Hospital and downtown Providence. Edgewood plans to renovate the property, which was built in 1968, with interior and exterior upgrades as well as new signage and landscaping. The seller was undisclosed.

December 19, 2019

Connecticut Development Industrial Leasing Activity Northeast

Angel Commercial Brokers Sale of 23.3-Acre Industrial Parcel in Orange, Connecticut

by Alex Patton December 19, 2019

ORANGE, CONN. — Angel Commercial LLC has brokered the $7.3 million sale of a 23.3-acre parcel zoned for industrial development in Orange, a western suburb of New Haven. The property is situated at 205 Indian River Road, adjacent to PEZ Manufacturing Inc.’s production facility and Interstate 95. A FedEx building is also under construction in the same area. The parcel was subdivided and sold to four different undisclosed buyers. Jon Angel of Angel Commercial represented the seller, Indian River Road LLC, in the transaction.

December 19, 2019

Acquisitions New York Northeast Office Top Stories

Munich Reinsurance America Agrees to Purchase 39-Story Madison Avenue Office Tower in Manhattan

by Alex Tostado December 19, 2019

NEW YORK CITY — Munich Reinsurance America Inc. has agreed to purchase 330 Madison Ave., a 39-story, 852,000-square-foot office tower in Manhattan. The building was originally constructed in 1963 and was renovated in 2012 to include a new glass curtainwall façade, upgraded lobby and updated systems that achieved LEED Gold certification. The asset is located adjacent to Grand Central Station and near the New York Public Library and Bryant Park. The sales price was not disclosed, although multiple news outlets reported the negotiations were in the range of $850 million to $900 million. At the time of the agreement, the building was 95 percent occupied by tenants including Guggenheim Partners, JLL and HSBC. “We are glad to invest in the United States, given the U.S. share of [the buyer’s] insurance portfolio,” says Hans-Joachim Barkmann, managing director of MEAG, which advised the buyer in the transaction. “The overall American real estate market is also currently outperforming continental Europe, especially Midtown Manhattan, which is really unique in the world in terms of status and prospects.” CBRE represented the seller, which was undisclosed, though several outlets report the seller was Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. Based in Princeton, N.J., Munich Reinsurance America is the …

December 19, 2019

Acquisitions Georgia Multifamily Southeast

NAP Sells New Mixed-Use Development Along Atlanta BeltLine to Connor Group for $110M

by Alex Tostado December 18, 2019

ATLANTA — North American Properties (NAP) has sold Edge, a mixed-use development that the firm recently delivered along the Atlanta BeltLine’s Eastside Trail, to The Connor Group, a multifamily owner based in Ohio. According to Atlanta Business Chronicle, Connor Group acquired Edge for $110 million. Located at 670 DeKalb Ave. NE in Atlanta’s Inman Park, Edge straddles both sides of the BeltLine’s Eastside Trail. The development offers studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments, as well as a pool, fitness center, parking garage and a clubhouse. The apartments are adjacent to Interstate 85 and the MARTA King Memorial station. The development also offers 29,000 square feet of retail, dining and loft office space. Current tenants include Shake Shack, Cold Beer and Rukus Cycling Studios. The property is less than two miles from Ponce City Market and less than one mile from Krog Street Market. Cincinnati-based NAP partnered with Atlanta BeltLine Inc. (ABI) and The Conservation Fund to transform the environmentally contaminated site.

December 18, 2019

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