CARLSBAD, CALIF. — San Diego-based Stos Partners has purchased a two-tenant R&D/office property located at 5816 Dryden Place in Carlsbad. A private entity sold the asset for $3.8 million. Stos Partners negotiated a sale-leaseback through which the seller will remain a long-term tenant, occupying 79 percent of the 22,156-square-foot building. The buyer plans to implement cosmetic improvements and building upgrades that include a new roof, exterior and interior paint, revived drought-tolerant landscaping, parking lot upgrades and speculative creative office interior improvements. This transaction brings Stos Partners’ year-to-date acquisition volume in 2019 to 402,500 square feet totaling more than $55.5 million throughout Southern California. Adam Foster of Foster Commercial Real Estate represented Stos in the acquisition.
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Progressive Real Estate Partners Brokers $3.3M Sale of Preschool Property in Goodyear, Arizona
by Amy Works
GOODYEAR, ARIZ. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of a single-tenant property, located at 13201 W. Thomas Road in Goodyear. An Arizona-based private investor sold the property to a Southern California-based private investor for $3.3 million in a 1031 exchange transaction. Sunrise Preschools, Child Care Network, has occupied the 8,500-square-foot property on a triple-net-lease basis for more than 20 years. The preschool caters to children six weeks to 12 years of age and offers a variety of programs for infants, toddlers, preschool and before- and after-school care. The property was built in 1999. Brad Umansky and Mike Lin of Progressive Real Estate Partners represented the seller and buyer in the transaction.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — The Goldstein Group has negotiated a 7,372-square-foot retail lease for Redd’s Biergarten Restaurant in New Brunswick, approximately 30 miles southwest of New York City. Located at 5 Easton Ave., the restaurant offers German cuisine and beer in a casual setting with long communal tables and an outdoor biergarten. Lew Finkelstein and C.J. Huter of Goldstein represented Redd’s in the lease negotiations. Greg Medvin of Pierson Commercial Real Estate represented the landlord, Parking Authority City of New Brunswick.
HACKENSACK, N.J. — Proserve-Consulting Inc. has signed a 2,342-square-foot office lease in Hackensack, a northwestern suburb of New York City. The space is located within the 160,000-square-foot Court Plaza North, one of three office buildings that comprise the 335,000-square-foot Court Plaza Complex. The deal brings Court Plaza North to full occupancy. Steven Muller of Equity Real Estate Brokerage LLC represented Proserve-Consulting in the lease negotiations. Stephen Jennings represented the landlord, Alfred Sanzari Enterprises, on an internal basis.
CHICAGO — Golub & Co. has acquired Burnham Center, a landmark office tower in the heart of Chicago’s Loop. The purchase price was not disclosed. Completed in 1913, it was the last building designed by famed architect and urban planner Daniel Burnham. The building rises 22 stories and spans 585,000 square feet. It is home to the Chicago headquarters for GrubHub. Golub & Co. plans to refresh the amenities, which include a fitness center, private tenant lounge and conferencing facilities. Ground-floor retail includes a mix of national and regional tenants. Golub & Co., which will assume management and leasing of the building, purchased the asset in a joint venture with The Family Office Co.
CHICAGO — Skender has launched interior construction of the future 90,000-square-foot headquarters for Mondelez International in Chicago. The snacking company will serve as the anchor tenant in the new five-story building at 905 W. Fulton St. Mondelez is relocating 400 employees from its current headquarters in Deerfield. The headquarters expansion will also include Enjoy Life Foods, a snacking company based in Schiller Park that Mondelez acquired in 2015. Plans call for open office workstation areas, private offices, conference rooms, a large reception area, warming pantry, café and two staircases. Skender is collaborating with design firm HPA, design firm SCB and owner’s representative CBRE. Completion is slated for April 2020.
MOKENA, ILL. — The Opus Group is building Mokena Corporate Center, a two-building speculative industrial development in Mokena, about 35 miles southwest of Chicago. Completion of the 268,225-square-foot project is slated for June 2020. The development will sit on nearly 16 acres. The first building will total 154,581 square feet while the second will span 113,644 square feet. Opus is the developer, design-builder, architect and structural engineer. Lee & Associates will market the buildings for lease.
PORTAGE, IND. — Colliers International has brokered the sale of Portage Park Apartments in Portage for an undisclosed price. Built in 2000, the 44-unit apartment complex is located at 3555 Ash St. The three-building property is 95 percent leased. Matt Jones of Colliers represented the undisclosed seller. Chicago-based Quinn Family LLC purchased the asset.
COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, MICH. — Gerdom Realty & Investment has negotiated the sale of a 3,361-square-foot restaurant property occupied by Willson’s Pub ’N Grill in Commerce Township, northwest of Detroit. The 146-seat restaurant is located in the Shops at Commerce Village. A local restaurant operator purchased the asset for an undisclosed price. Michael Murphy and Tjader Gerdom of Gerdom represented the undisclosed seller. Willson’s is known for its burgers and pizza.
ALPHARETTA, GA. — JLL has arranged the sale of Alpharetta City Center, a mixed-use development featuring 168 residential units, a town green and 82,700 square feet of retail and restaurant space. Amorance, the multifamily community on-site, spans two buildings, offering one- and two-bedroom floor plans averaging 1,067 square feet. The property, which South City Partners and Morris & Fellows delivered in 2018, features communal amenities such as a clubroom with outdoor patio, catering kitchen, communal living room with a fireplace and TV, swimming pool courtyard, grilling area, fire pit, lounge seating areas, and a fitness center with yoga and spin rooms. The District, a 41,650-square-foot collection of local boutiques and service providers, sits at street level below the apartments. The Gardens, developed by Morris & Fellows, houses 41,050 square feet of chef-driven restaurants spanning two acres of parks and green spaces across three city blocks of Main Street. The retail and restaurants were fully leased at the time of sale. David Gutting, Margaret Caldwell (now with Arden Capital Advisors), Derrick Bloom and Margaret Jones of JLL represented the sellers, South City Partners and Morris & Fellows, in the transaction. CBRE Global Investors purchased the property on behalf of a separate account client …