NEW HAVEN, CONN. — Northeast Private Client Group has brokered the $6.7 million sale of Brendan Towers, a 60-unit brick apartment building in New Haven. The property is located at 457 Whalley Ave. Brad Balletto, Rich Edwards and Jeff Wright of Northeast Private Client Group represented the seller, Navarino Capital, in the transaction. The buyer was undisclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Marketing technology company Contently has signed a 13,146-square-foot lease at 44 Wall St. in Manhattan’s financial district. The company will relocate its headquarters from 598 Broadway to a portion of the 13th floor of the 24-story tower. Contently is the content marketing solution for a number of brands, including American Express, Bayer, Dell Technologies, JPMorgan Chase, Marriott and Walmart. Contently was represented in the transaction by Freddie Fackelmayer, Anthony Dattoma, and Zach Breit of CBRE. The building owner, EQ Office, was represented by Zachary Price, Michael Rizzo, Jeffrey Fischer and Caroline Merck of CBRE.
DENVILLE, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $1.8 million sale of a 12,770-square-foot retail property in Denville. Located at 424 W. Main St., the fully occupied property is situated on 1.4 acres. Michael Lombardi and Scott Plasky of Marcus & Millichap’s New Jersey office represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The buyer was also a private investor.
DENVER — Oak Coast Properties and BMC Investments have purchased a three-property multifamily portfolio in Denver from an undisclosed seller for $177 million. The buyers plan to renovate and rebrand the existing properties — Timberline Apartments, Woodhaven Apartments and Westwood Apartments — as one large community named Ivy Crossing. Originally built between 1974 and 1977 and situated on 45 acres, the properties offer a combined total of 1,023 units. The buyers plan to improve and centralize the combined community leasing center, renovate a formerly shuttered, 5,000-square-foot clubhouse and amenity center, and enhance landscaping and property exteriors, as well as handle deferred maintenance issues. Charles Halladay, Brock Yaffe and Rick Salinas of HFF arranged 15-year, full-term, interest-only $120 million loan through Freddie Mac’s Optigo Social Impact initiative for the acquisition. Terrance Hunt and Shane Ozment of Newmark Knight Frank represented the seller in the transaction. The acquisition marks the ninth and largest investment partnership between Oak Coast Properties and BMC, as well as the 11th Oak Coast Properties assignment for BLDG Management, the property management affiliate of BMC.
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. — Safco Capital Corp. has purchased a retail parcel, located at 8330 W. Santa Monica Blvd. in West Hollywood. Mayfair Realty sold the asset for $25.2 million. A 17,833-square-foot Gelson’s Market, a gourmet grocery store, occupies the building situated on the 1.25-acre site. David Swartz of Crosbie Gliner Schiffman Southard & Swanson represented the buyer in the deal, which was structured as a sale-leaseback transaction.
YUMA, ARIZ. — Love Funding has secured a $10.5 million bridge-to-HUD construction loan for a transitional rehabilitation facility in Yuma. The 32,000-square-foot facility will offer 41 Medicare and managed care beds upon completion. Love Funding’s Leonard Lucas secured the bridge loan through Love Funding’s parent company, Midland States Bank. This is the second bridge-to-HUD construction loan obtained through Love Funding for the developer-operator’s portfolio.
ANAHEIM, CALIF. — C.W. Driver Cos., as general contractor, and Ware Malcomb, as architect, have completed the development of Braille Institute Anaheim Center, a 14,700-square-foot building located on the institute’s existing campus in Anaheim. Located at 527 N. Dale Ave., the $5.4 million building replaces the institute’s former multi-structure facility and provides a larger unified space to serve more visually impaired children, adults and seniors from Orange, Los Angeles and Riverside counties. The property includes a 2,500-square-foot learning resource center featuring a library, computer lab, low-vision consultation area and counseling space. Additionally, the facility features designated areas for Braille reading education and self-defense training, as well as a 2,100-square-foot multipurpose room, four classrooms, an art and ceramics studio, training kitchen and multiple technology labs. The new project also features exterior gardens, gathering spots, a dog run and an open-air courtyard.
DENVER — Nexus Commercial Realty has arranged the sale of a multifamily building, located at 8770-8780 Galen Court in Denver. An undisclosed buyer acquired the 38-unit property from 71st & Lowell Apartments LLC for $4.7 million. The 30,802-square-foot property features 12 one-bedroom/one-bath and 26 two-bedroom/one-bath units. The property underwent recent renovations include new roofs, windows, boilers and decks, as well as 54 off-street parking spaces in a re-striped parking lot. Jason Koch of Nexus represented the seller in the deal.
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated the sale of a 1.5 million-square-foot industrial building fully leased to Kmart Inc. in Greensboro. NFI Industries, a third-party logistics provider, subleases the asset. The facility is situated at 300 Penry Road, about four miles east of downtown Greensboro. Rob Cochran, Jared Londry, Nolan Ashton, Stewart Calhoun and Casey Masters of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Greensboro Lease Management LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was a joint venture between Pacer Partners and Drake Real Estate Partners. The sales price was not disclosed.
NEW BERN, N.C. — Columbia Development has signed leases with HomeGoods and Rack Room Shoes to anchor Phase II of New Bern Marketplace in New Bern, a town situated along the Neuse River near the Atlantic Ocean. HomeGoods will occupy 22,000 square feet of space while Rack Room Shoes will occupy 6,139 square feet. Phase II is underway with both stores expected to open in early 2020. Columbia Development is developing the 330,000-square-foot neighborhood center and recently opened the nation’s largest Harris Teeter, as well as other tenants including Academy Sports + Outdoors, Hobby Lobby, Ross Dress for Less and Ulta Beauty. Located at the intersection of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and South Glenburnie Road, New Bern Marketplace is 90 percent leased. The Shopping Center Group represented the landlord in the lease transactions.
