PASADENA, TEXAS — Duke Realty Corp. has acquired Bayport Distribution Center II, a two-building, 772,500-square-foot industrial property located near Port Houston in Pasadena. The Class A property was built in 2008 and consists of one 600,000-square-foot building and one 172,500-square-foot building that are fully leased to three tenants. The property features clear heights ranging from 24 to 30 feet and a total of 157 dock-high doors and eight drive-in ramps. Trent Agnew, Rusty Hamlyn and Dane Petersen of HFF represented the seller, a partnership between Mountain West Industrial Properties and an undisclosed institutional investor, in the sale.
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GRANBURY AND WEATHERFORD, TEXAS — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the sale of a two-property seniors housing portfolio totaling 186 units in the southwestern Fort Worth suburbs of Granbury and Weatherford. An undisclosed buyer purchased the 110-unit Gardens of DeCordova in Granbury and the 76-unit Gardens of Weatherford in Weatherford. Both properties are 55-plus facilities. Will Balthrope, Drew Kile, Joey Tumminello and Max Helgeson of IPA brokered the sale.
AZLE, TEXAS — Greysteel has arranged the sale of Azlewood, an 81-unit apartment complex located at 1021 Timberoaks Drive in Azle, about 20 miles northwest of Fort Worth. Built in 1982, the property offers a pool and on-site laundry facilities. Boyan Radic, Doug Banerjee, Andrew Mueller and Andrew Hanson of Greysteel represented the seller in the transaction. Other terms of sale were not disclosed.
MCKINNEY, TEXAS — The Retail Connection (TRC) has secured a 19,941-square-foot retail lease at Craig Crossing, a shopping center located at the corner of U.S. Highway 75 and Eldorado Boulevard in McKinney. Jamie Streeter and Wyatt Russo of TRC represented the landlord, Centcom/Vantage McKinney LLC, in the lease negotiations. Katherine Wildman and Bunny McLeod of Wulfe & Co. represented the tenant, Chair King Backyard Store, a provider of outdoor and patio furniture.
BOSTON — Nordblom Co., in partnership with Alcion Ventures, has purchased 135 Morrissey Boulevard, a 700,000-square-foot office building in Boston, for an undisclosed price. The company plans to redevelop the property, which was first constructed in 1958 by The Boston Globe. into an urban innovation campus offering office space for Boston’s businesses to think bigger, act bolder and move the city’s economy forward. The property is in close proximity to MBTA’s Red Line JFK/UMass station and abuts Interstate 93. The name of the seller was not released.
NEW YORK CITY — Acadia Realty Trust has completed the disposition of an office and retail building located at 260 E. 161st St. in the Bronx. Jamestown acquired the 276,622-square-foot property for an undisclosed price. Originally built in 1930, the property was renovated in 2016 and features 245,470 square feet of office space and 20,572 square feet of retail space. The 10-story property is leased to office tenants, including The City of New York, The Legal Aid Society, and Montefiore Medical Center, as well as retail tenants, Walgreens, Starbucks Coffee and Chipotle Mexican Grill. Michael Tepedino, Andrew Scandalios, Graham Stephens, David Giancola and David Fowler of HFF represented the seller in the deal. Additionally, Christopher Peck and Peter Rotchford of HFF are working on behalf of the buyer to arrange financing for the asset.
NEW YORK CITY — J. Wasser & Co. has purchased two apartment buildings in the Fordham section of the Bronx for $10 million. Located at 2263 Morris Ave. and 2342 Ryer Ave., the buildings total 46,370 square feet and feature a total of 64 apartments. Aaron Jungreis of Rosewood Realty Group represented the buyer and sellers, 2342 Ryer Avenue Partners LLC and 2263 Morris Avenue Partners LLC.
Hunt Mortgage Provides Refinancing for Multifamily Property in Fall River, Massachusetts
by Amy Works
FALL RIVER, MASS. — Hunt Mortgage has provided a conventional Fannie Mae loan facility and mezzanine loan to refinance South Coast Landings, a multifamily property located in Fall River. The borrower is South Coast Landings LLC. The mezzanine loan will be subordinate to the Hunt Mortgage Capital FNMA loan. The senior loan amount is $23.5 million and the facility is a fixed-rate loan with a 30-year amortization schedule, four years of interest-only payments and a 12-year maturity. The $1 million mezzanine loan has a coterminous maturity with the senior loan at 12 years. The property comprises eight two-story residential buildings featuring a total of 240 units. Situated on 17 acres, the property features a clubhouse and 370 parking spaces.
NKF Capital Markets Orchestrates Sale of 40,000 SF Retail Building in Saugus, Massachusetts
by Amy Works
SAUGUS, MASS. — NKF Capital Markets has arranged the sale of a retail property located at the intersection of Route 1 and Main Street in Saugus. Ocean State Job Lot purchased the 40,000-square-foot building from Taylor Saugus Limited Partnership, a joint venture between Eastern Real Estate and a partnership between Josh Katzen and Steve Tannenbaum. The property is fully leased to Bob’s Stores, a regional apparel and footwear retailer. Geoffrey Millerd, Justin Smith and Christoper Peterson of the NKF Capital Markets Boston office represented the seller in the deal.
PLYMOUTH, MINN. — CBRE has arranged the sale of Granite Woods in Plymouth, 15 miles west of Minneapolis, for $24.5 million. The property is located at 3925 Lancaster Lane North near the intersection of Highway 169 and Rockford Road. Built in 1972, the community is comprised of 192 apartment units with an average size of 974 square feet. Amenities include a community room, game room, fitness center, pool, dog park and tennis courts. Keith Collins, Abe Appert, Ted Abramson and Ike Hoffman of CBRE represented the seller, Arlington Arms LLC, an entity related to Main Street Cos. Inc. Granite Woods-Minneapolis LLC, an entity controlled by Bellevue, Washington-based Curtis Capital Group, was the buyer. The sale equates to $127,343 per unit.