CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. — Dominion Realty Partners (DRP) has sold 5th Street Place, a 200-unit apartment community in Charlottesville, to Raia Capital Management for $44 million. The asset was delivered in summer 2018 and was 93 percent occupied at the time of the sale. Amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, yoga studio, pool and grilling areas. Kris Mikkelsen, Chris Doerr and Will Harvey of Walker & Dunlop represented DRP in the transaction.
SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of The Marc, a newly constructed multifamily asset located on State Street in Santa Barbara. Realty Center Management acquired the property for $56.2 million. The sellers are a partnership between Los Angeles-based The Kor Group, REthink Development of Santa Barbara and several affiliates of Westport Capital Partners. Built in 2017, the property features 89 multifamily apartments and 2,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space for a total of 78,166 net rentable square feet. Additionally, the property features dual-pane windows, tankless water heaters, drought-resistant gardens and landscaping, and a reflective low-heat roof. Greg Harris, Ron Harris, Kevin Green and Joseph Grabiec of IPA represented the sellers in the transaction.
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV — Cushman & Wakefield has directed the sale of Craig Promenade, a neighborhood shopping center located at 655-755 W. Craig Road in North Las Vegas. Tulsa, Okla.-based Liberty Crossing Apartments LLC, an entity formed by Precision Equity, purchased the asset from RREF-II KI Promenade, an entity formed by Rialto Capital Advisors. The acquisition price was $12.6 million. Michael Hackett and Ryan Schubert of Cushman & Wakefield’s Phoenix office, along with Lauren Tabeek of the company’s Las Vegas office, represented the seller in the deal. Big Lots anchors the 81,057-square-foot retail center, which sits on 7.6 acres. At the time of acquisition, the property was 84.8 percent occupied.
SANTA ANA, CALIF. — Sunflower Plaza Co. has completed the sale of Sunflower Plaza, a shopping center located at 3929-3941 S. Bristol St. in Santa Ana. Sunflower Metro LLC, a company owned by former NBA player Josh Childress, acquired the asset for $9.5 million. Built in 1979 and renovated in 2014, the 27,000-square-foot property is subject to a 30-year ground lease. Situated on 2.66 acres, the two-building property is anchored by Bank of the West, The Vitamin Shoppe, Panera Bread, Jersey Mike’s Subs and zpizza. Fouy Ly of Kidder Mathews represented the seller in the deal. Sunflower Plaza Co. is the original developer and this is first time the asset has sold in the last 40 years. Eyzenberg & Co., as financial advisor to Childress Ventures, secured a $7.4 million CMBS loan with a 20-year amortization through Morgan Stanley to fund the acquisition. Jeff Conti and Mila Babenko of Eyzenberg & Co. arranged the financing.
ATLANTA — Areu Bros. Studio has purchased an Atlanta movie studio that was formerly used by Tyler Perry. A spokesperson for the seller’s realtor, Atlanta Fine Home Sotheby’s International Realty, said the complex sold for $18.5 million. Miami-based LV Lending provided the undisclosed acquisition financing. The 205,751-square-foot building is situated in southwest Atlanta on 24 acres with an excess 33 acres on the property. Areu Bros. Studio is the first Latino-owned and operated major film and TV studio in the United States. Ozzie Areu was the president of Tyler Perry Studios for 12 years.
WHITTIER, CALIF. — Andy Investment Co. has completed the disposition of Good Nite Inn, a hotel located at 10317 Whittier Blvd. in Whittier. Y&C Pacific acquired the property for $8 million. Situated on a 72,869-square-foot land parcel, the hotel features 102 rooms, a swimming pool and monument signage. Nearby amenities include Starbucks Coffee, Carl’s Jr., Dollar Tree and Wingstop Restaurant. Warren Berzack of Lee & Associates represented the buyer and seller in the transaction.
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — JLL has arranged the $8 million sale of a 320,000-square-foot industrial property located at 1537 Air Rail Ave. in Virginia Beach. The buyer, Lingerfelt CommonWealth Partners, will reposition the 18-acre site for warehouse use. The asset has historically been used as a manufacturing plant since it was first built in 1979. The property is located within Airport Industrial Park, situated about four miles from Norfolk International Airport. Gregg Christoffersen, Kris Kennedy, Charlie Kenning and Kris Bjorson of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
LAS VEGAS — Colliers International has brokered the sale of a retail property, located at 2885 E. Charleston Blvd. in Las Vegas. E-Z Living LLC acquired the asset from El Mercado LLC for $2.4 million. The property features 12,159 square feet of retail space. Chris Clifford, Steve Neiger and Brett Rather of Colliers represented the seller in the deal.
PLANO, TEXAS — Metro Dallas-based development firm Centurion America has acquired the majority of the Collin Creek Mall in Plano, with plans to spend $1 billion to convert the 1.1 million-square-foot shopping destination into a mixed-use development. According to Community Impact Newspaper, the company acquired the anchor buildings formerly occupied by Macy’s, Dillard’s and Sears, as well as the interior structure of the mall. John Schupp, Mike Kennedy and Darrell Betts of Avison Young brokered the sale of the mall and the adjacent property formerly occupied by Sears. Once rezoning is approved, construction is slated to begin in summer 2019. The project is expected to be completed in multiple phases with a final completion date tentatively set for 2021. The future of the mall, which has faced declining occupancy in recent years, has been uncertain since Dallas developer Sam Ware’s bid to acquire the property fell through in 2018.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Grapevine, Texas-based 2GR Equity, in a joint venture with Paravest Capital and StreetLevel Investments, will develop a 215,000-square-foot retail power center at the corner of Chisholm Trail Parkway and McPherson Road in Fort Worth. The center, which will be branded The Shops at Chisholm Trail Ranch, will be situated on 35 acres within the Chisholm Trail Ranch master-planned development. The property is 70 percent preleased to tenants such as Marshalls, Old Navy, Ulta Beauty, Five Below and Sprint. The project is scheduled for completion during the first half of 2020.
