MESA, ARIZ. — Salt Lake City-based Bridge Investment Group has acquired Verona Park, an apartment community located at 1666 S. Extension Road in Mesa. Salt Lake City-based Millburn Co. sold the property for $43.7 million. Cindy Cooke and Brad Cooke of Colliers International of Arizona represented the seller, while Bridge Investment Group was self-represented in the sale. Built in 1981, Verona Park consists of 19 residential buildings totaling 248,224 square feet. The property features 304 apartments in a mix of one- and two-bedroom layouts, averaging 817 square feet. At the time of sale, 25 of the units had undergone renovations, leaving the remaining apartments with classic interiors for upgrading.
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SAN DIEGO — Copart, a Dallas-based online vehicle auction company, has purchased 51 acres of land in San Diego’s Otay Mesa submarket. The Street Family sold the property for $30 million. Located at the north end of La Media Road and the east side of Brownfield Airport, the property was most recently used as a truck yard. Additionally, the asset was recently improved with power, water, landscaping, fencing, screening and secure gates. Rob Hixson of CBRE represented the seller, while Joe Carroll of Resource One represented the buyer in the deal. Copart sells roughly 14,000 used cars per day, using patented virtual auction technology.
DENVER — Nexus Commercial Realty has arranged the sale of Amherst Apartments, a multifamily building located at 2775 S. Federal Blvd. in Denver. Vukota Amherst Apartments LP sold the property to PARS LLC for $11 million. Totaling 58,003 square feet, Amherst Apartments features 81 units in a mix of one- and two-bedroom layouts. On-site amenities include a leasing office, playground, clubhouse and laundry facilities. Adam Riddle of Nexus Commercial represented the seller, while Jason Koch, also of Nexus Commercial, represented the buyer in transaction.
PLEASANT GROVE, UTAH — Evergreen Devco has completed the disposition of a newly developed retail center, located at 855 W. State St. in Pleasant Grove. Pinot Pasadena Land Co. acquired the property for $3.1 million. The 5,500-square-foot, multi-tenant retail space was 100 percent occupied. Tenants include Mo’ Bettahs Hawaiian Style restaurant, Beans & Brews Coffee House and Dough Co., which is slated to open this spring. Evergreen originally purchased the 1-acre site in June 2018 and completed the retail center in November 2018. The project team included Utah-based Rimrock Construction and architect Farnsworth Group.
DALLAS — Chicago-based NXT Capital has provided a $61 million loan for the refinancing of an undisclosed, 400-unit multifamily property in Dallas. The community is located in the Dallas Design District and offers amenities such as two pools, a fitness center, resident lounge, business center, game room and bike storage. The borrower and specific loan terms were not disclosed.
TEXAS AND LOUISIANA — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $282.5 million sale of 28 skilled nursing facilities in Texas and Louisiana. Blueprint represented the buyer, a joint venture between BlueMountain Capital Management, BM Eagle Holdings and Capital Funding Group. The seller was Sabra Health Care REIT Inc. Blueprint collaborated with the joint venture to find local operating partners and tenants for the portfolio of assets. Further details on the names and locations of the properties were not disclosed. KeyBank Real Estate Capital arranged acquisition financing for the deal.
HOUSTON — Local developer BCTS Partners LLC has sold Copper Lakes Shopping Center, a commercial property in west Houston that consists of 16,080 square feet of retail space and 7,000 square feet of office space. Copper Lakes was 91 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Fitness 19, Snowflake Donuts, Homebase Pizza and Hollywood Fashion Nails. Austen Baldridge and Brad Elmore of Houston-based NewQuest Properties represented BCTS Partners, which developed the property in 2007, in the sale. The buyer was Parkway Brothers Investment Inc.
ROYSE CITY, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 5,992-square-foot strip retail center in Royse City, located about 45 miles northeast of Dallas. The property was built in 2017 and is leased to Papa John’s, Royse City Urgent Care and Donut Land. Vincent Knipp and Anthony Pucciarello of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the transaction. Bill Jordan, also with Marcus & Millichap, represented the buyer, a private investor.
MAKEFIELD, PENN. — Rubenstein Partners LP, an investment firm focused on value-add office deals, will redevelop two office parks totaling 466,736 square feet in Makefield, about 40 miles northeast of Philadelphia. The Makefield Crossing North campus consists of five office buildings totaling 190,183 square feet, plus a Hampton Inn hotel that was not included in the acquisition. The Makefield Crossing South campus consists of four office buildings, of which Rubenstein acquired three buildings totaling 276,533 square feet. At both campuses, Rubenstein will convert the interior parking lots to open green spaces, renovate the common areas of the buildings, replace signage and add new amenities, including a fitness center, conference center and a tenant lounge. Rubenstein will also rebrand the properties. JLL will handle leasing of the redeveloped spaces.
NEW YORK CITY — Real estate investment and development firm Vanbarton Group has begun leasing Hollingsworth, a 25-story residential tower located at the corner of West 37th Street and Sixth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. Designed by New York-based Fogarty Finger, the property offers 380 units and amenities such as a fitness center, package lockers, a rooftop lounge and an outdoor grilling area. Units feature imported Italian tile and soaking tubs in bathrooms, stone countertops and backsplashes in kitchens, as well as wood plank flooring and washers and dryers. Rents start at approximately $3,330 per month for studio units, $4,250 per month for one-bedroom residences and $5,925 per month for two-bedroom units. Move-ins will begin in May.