SHERMAN, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Texoma Square, a 14,823-square-foot retail center located in the North Texas city of Sherman. Vincent Knipp and Anthony Pucciarello of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer was a Texas-based investor that acquired the property via a 1031 exchange. Additional terms of sale were not disclosed.
BOSTON — The Fallon Co., a locally based developer, has broken ground on a 310,000-square-foot office building for Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. (MassMutual) in Boston’s Seaport District. The build-to-suit property will be located within the $4 billion Fan Pier mixed-use development and is expected to be complete by late 2021. Approximately 1,000 employees will work at the 17-story building, which will serve as a hub for the company’s digital and technology divisions. MassMutual also plans to add about 1,500 jobs at its headquarters in Springfield, Mass., by the end of 2021.
NEW YORK — Mortgage banking firm Merchants Capital has secured $51 million in agency funding on behalf of Heights Advisors and Samaritan Daytop Village (SDV) for the permanent financing of 267 Rogers, a 165-unit property in New York City. The property offers transitional housing for homeless families. The Department of Homeless Services (DHS) has partnered with human services organization SDV on the project, which is located in the Crown Heights neighborhood. In addition to providing housing for these transitional families, 267 Rogers offers supportive services to all tenants, including employment and job readiness services, daily living workshops and personal financial management, plus education and child care assistance programs. The project was completed in 2018 and is fully occupied.
WOBURN, MASS. — MLL Capital has acquired two medical office buildings totaling 112,228 square feet in Woburn, a northern suburb of Boston. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. The property was 78 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Beth Israel Lahey Health, Tufts Medical Center and Woburn Pediatrics. Boston-based MLL Capital plans to make approximately $4 million in capital improvements to the buildings. The program will include the remodeling of entrances, a renovation of common areas and a replacement of major building systems.
PECKVILLE, PA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Peckville Shopping Center, a 62,506-square-foot retail property, located just outside of Scranton in the northern part of the state. The sales price was $5.1 million. A 20,045-square-foot Planet Fitness anchors the center, which was built in 1953 and renovated in 2004. Total occupancy at the property at the time of sale was 76 percent. Christopher Burnham, Dean Zang, David Crotts and Steven Siegel of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a New York City-based investment bank, in the transaction. The group also procured the undisclosed buyer.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $3.2 million sale of an 8,874-square-foot retail property located at 2542-2550 Boston Road in The Bronx. The sales price for the two-building property equates to $361 per square foot. Cushman & Wakefield’s Jonathan Squires, Eric Roth and Addison Berniker represented the seller, 2550 Boston Post Road Corp., in the transaction. The undisclosed buyer will have the option to expand the property to add more shop space.
KENT, WASH. — A joint venture between RISE Properties Trust and Tokyu Land US Corp. has acquired Waterford at the Lakes Apartments, a multifamily property located in Kent. An undisclosed seller sold the community for $83.2 million. CBRE brokered the transaction. Situated on 16.8 acres at 23605 62nd Ave. South, Waterford at the Lakes Apartments features 344 units, an on-site daycare, racquetball court, two pools, a sport court and residential lounge. Seattle-based Thrive Communities will manage the property. The apartment community is located within the Lakes at Kent, a neighborhood of 19 rental and for-sale communities with man-made lakes and landscaping.
CHULA VISTA AND SAN DIMAS, CALIF. — San Diego-based Stos Partners has completed the sales of two properties, totaling 221,448 square feet, for $33.5 million. In the first deal, Stos Partners sold two industrial buildings, located at 1670 and 1690 Brandywine in Chula Vista, to a large institution for $24.4 million. The 170,805-square-foot asset is divided into six industrial units ranging in size from 25,000 square feet to 55,000 square feet and is leased to a mix of national credit, regional credit and local companies. Bryce Aberg, Jeff Cole, Jeff Chiate and Brant Aberg of Cushman & Wakefield, along with Michael Mossmer of Voit Real Estate Services, represented the seller in the disposition. In the second transaction, Stos Partners sold a two-story, 50,634-square-foot office building, located at 650 W. Cienega in San Dimas. A trade union acquired the property for approximately $9.1 million. The buyer plans to use the facility as an owner-user. Taylor Ing at Newmark Knight Frank represented the seller, while Brandon Burns of Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer in the deal.
MISSION VIEJO, CALIF. — SRS Real Estate Partners’ Investment Properties Group has arranged the sale of the retail component with Avery Center in Mission Viejo. Orange County-based Pacific Castle sold the property to an Orange County-based family for $12.9 million. The 16,568-square-foot retail portion includes two fully occupied retail buildings located at 28601-28621 Marguerite Parkway. Built in 1977 and renovated in 2016, the asset’s triple-net leased tenants include Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches, Epic Wings, Broken Yolk Café and Big Grill Mongolian BBQ, as well as four local retailers. Patrick Luther and Matthew Mousavi of SRS’ Investment Properties Group represented the seller in the deal. Terrison Quinn, also of SRS, advised the seller on repositioning the renovated center and leasing activities for the property.
ENCINITAS, CALIF. — Capstone Advisors has acquired El Camino Square, a retail property located in Encinitas. US Financial LP sold the asset for $12.2 million. Located at 191 N. El Camino Road, the two-level property features 28,037 square feet of retail space. Current tenants include T-Mobile, Salon Bella Bella, Golden State Bagels and Chiltonic. Vic Gausepohl and Kirk Allison of Colliers International San Diego Region represented the buyer, while the seller was self-represented in the deal. Gausepohl and Allison have also been retained to handle leasing for the property.