BOSTON — Alduwaliya, a Qatar-based investment firm, has purchased 99 Chauncy Street and 101 Summer Street, two office buildings totaling 159,781 square feet in Boston’s Financial District. Both properties include ground-floor retail space and were fully leased at the time of sale to tenants with an average weighted lease term of 7.2 years. Scott Dragos, Doug Jacoby, Chris Skeffington, Roy Sandeman, Anthony Hayes, Timothy Mulhall and Daniel Hines of CBRE represented the seller, Nuveen Real Estate, in the transaction. The price was not disclosed.
SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF. — A joint venture between Harbor Associates and Taconic Capital Advisors has acquired a five-building office portfolio located within the 153-acre Tri City Corporate Center office park in San Bernardino. An undisclosed seller sold the assets for $41.7 million in an off-market transaction. Totaling 368,000 square feet, the buildings range from 70,000 square feet to 115,000 square feet. The portfolio, which is collectively 55 percent leased to 28 tenants, represents the only block of contiguous office space of more than 75,000 square feet in the Inland Empire. The joint venture plans to re-position and lease-up the assets through a renovation program across the portfolio that includes upgraded building entries and lobby experiences, elevator improvements, new roofs and replacement of the original HVAC units. Upon completion, the portfolio will feature rent-ready speculative suites, electric vehicle charging stations, LED lighting retrofit, as well as new building and project signage. Anthony Delorenzo, Todd Tydlaska and Sammy Cemo of CBRE represented the seller in the deal. The acquisition was leveraged with short-term financing from a subsidiary of Granite Point Mortgage Trust, which is externally managed by Pine River Capital Management.
HILLSIDE, N.J. — Dallas-based design-build firm ARCO/Murray has completed a 1,200-unit self-storage facility for CubeSmart in Hillside, located just west of Newark Liberty International Airport. The six-story facility spans 145,800 square feet, features climate-controlled space and includes a 1,200-square-foot office.
PHOENIX — CA Residential and Diamond Realty Investments have opened the first phase of The LINK PHX, a 30-story mixed-use development located in downtown Phoenix. Shepley Bulfinch served as architect, and Katerra served as general contractor for the project. Located at 330 E. Pierce St., the first phase of The LINK PHX features 257 apartments in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts ranging in size from 450 square feet to 1,450 square feet, as well as 7,000 square feet of retail space. Each apartment features nine-foot ceilings; kitchen with European-style, soft-close cabinetry; quartz countertops; stainless steel appliances and designer fixtures; and full-size washers and dryers. At complete build-out, the three-phase development will bring more than 600 rental residences and 21,000 square feet of retail space to the Roosevelt Row Arts District over the next decade.
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIF. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of Sunlit Gardens, an 86-unit assisted living and memory care community in the San Bernardino County city of Rancho Cucamonga. A joint venture between Meridian Senior Living and a Chicago-based private equity firm sold the property to an Orange County-based equity group for an undisclosed price. The Blueprint transaction team consisted of Jacob Gehl, Humair Sabir and Scott Frazier.
PHILADELPHIA — JLL has negotiated the sale of County Line Plaza, a 74,968-square-foot retail center in northeast Philadelphia. Anchored by Big Lots and The Edge Fitness Club, the property was approximately 90 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Integrated Medical Care, Pho Palace, Akira Sushi and DT Nails & Spa. Chris Munley, Jim Galbally and Colin Behr of JLL represented the seller, Slate Property Group, in the transaction. A private investor purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.
AUBURN, WASH. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the sale of Green River Village, a multifamily property located in Auburn. Green River Auburn LLC acquired the asset from an undisclosed seller for $21 million, or $143,835 per unit. Completed in 1976, Green River Village is situated on 3.1 acres and features 146 apartments. The property is also located approximately three miles from Green River Community College and four miles from Auburn Station. Sidney Warsinske, Ryan Dinius, Philip Assouad and Giovanni Napoli of IPA represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal. Ray Allen and Seth Heikkila of IPA Capital Markets arranged financing for the buyer. The loan provided a structured bridge solution to fund 75 percent of both acquisition and planned renovations set to take place over the next 24-month loan term at a 5.25 percent interest-only rate of payment.
MESA, ARIZ. — Westmount Realty Capital has entered the Arizona with the acquisition of 949 at the District, an apartment community located at 949 S. Longmore St. in Mesa. The buyer plans to rebrand the property as Westmount at the District. This deal marks the real estate investment company’s first acquisition in Arizona and first multifamily purchase outside of Texas. Built in 1979, the property features 154 units in a mix of one- and two-bedroom layouts that average 825 square feet. Westmount plans to renovate the property with in-unit upgrades including resurfaced counters, stainless steel appliances, refaced cabinets, faux-wood flooring, upgraded lighting and new hardware. Additionally, the renovations will include offering smart home technology, including smart thermostat, smart lock and USB outlets. Community amenities include two swimming pools, an attached clubhouse and leasing office, fitness center, outdoor grilling stations, an on-site dog park, restricted entry and covered parking. Westmount also plans to install a package locker system. Shelton Residential will manage the property.
GLENDALE, WIS. — Cypress Equities has acquired the 1.2 million-square-foot Bayshore Town Center in Glendale near Milwaukee. The purchase price was not disclosed. Cypress plans to reposition the property into an entertainment, shopping, dining and mixed-use project. Once complete, the re-envisioned center will include new architecture, landscaping and art by local creatives. Plans call for more retailers, restaurants, a select-service hotel, 300 new residential units, Class A office space and coworking space. The park area will be upgraded and include programmed, year-round entertainment. The project will be completed in phases through late 2020.
KANSAS CITY, KAN. — Newmark Grubb Zimmer has arranged the sale of a 517,391-square-foot industrial building in Kansas City for an undisclosed price. Overstock.com, an online furniture and home goods retailer, and Riverside Transport fully occupy the property, which is located at 5300 Kansas Ave. Mark Long and John Hassler of NGZ brokered the transaction. Sealy & Co. purchased the asset from BH Properties.