PHOENIX — An undisclosed buyer has purchased the 240-unit Mountain Park apartments in Phoenix’s Ahwatukee Foothills Village for $40.4 million. The community is located at 4221 E. Ray Road. Mountain Park has immediate access to Interstate 10, Loop 202/the Santan Freeway, U.S. 60/the Superstition Freeway, Loop 101/the Price Freeway and the Loop 202 Expansion/South Mountain Freeway. The community was developed in 1994. Institutional Property Advisors brokered the sale.
RENO, NEV. — LBA Realty has acquired a Class A manufacturing and distribution center in Reno for $29.5 million. The facility is located at 9460 N. Virginia St. The seller was CP Logistics NVCC Building A2 LLC, a joint venture between CalSTRS, California State Teachers’ Retirement System and Panattoni Development Co. The asset serves as the headquarters for Mary’s Gone Crackers. The property is part of the North Valleys Commerce Center’s 1.48 million-square-foot Phase I. The land was originally sold to CP Logistics, which leased the facility to tenants like Microflex, Trademark Global and Exxel Outdoors. Mike Nevis, Dave Simonsen and Michael Hoeck of Kidder Mathews, in conjunction with JLL Capital Markets, represented the seller in this transaction.
WALNUT CREEK, CALIF. — Lane Partners has purchased Station Plaza, a 49,542-square-foot office building in Walnut Creek, for an undisclosed sum. The building is located at 3100 Oak Road. It is part of the 2.4 million-square-foot Contra Costa Transit Village. Station Plaza is 94.2 percent leased to 16 tenants that span financial, healthcare, legal, consulting and government sectors. Contra Costa Transit Village encompasses office, residential and commercial space with 6,000 employees, 2,700 residential units and two hotels. NKF’s Forrest Gherlone, Mike Zylstra, Grant Lammersen, Tim Walling and Steve Golubchik represented the seller, Thomas Properties, in this transaction.
LOS ANGELES — CBRE has arranged the $8.2 million sale of a 12,715-square-foot retail property leased to CVS/pharmacy in Los Angeles. Alex Kozakov and Patrick Wade of CBRE arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Paragon Commercial Group. Millenium Investment LLC acquired the asset. The property is located three miles from downtown Los Angeles.
MONTGOMERY AND MILLBROOK ALA. — Atlanta-based Greystone Brown Real Estate Advisors, a joint venture between Greystone and Brown Realty Advisors, has arranged the $48.2 million sale of two multifamily properties in the Montgomery area: The Belmont in Montgomery and Crossings of Millbrook in Millbrook, roughly 10 miles north of Montgomery. Anthos Properties acquired the 458-unit Belmont for $23.8 million with plans to invest approximately $3 million to renovate roofs, siding, piping and improve the property’s amenities. Walter Miller, Jim Jarrell, Cory Sams and Bo Brown of Greystone Brown arranged the transaction on behalf of the buyer and seller. Other terms of the transaction were not disclosed. PEM Real Estate Group LLC acquired the 240-unit Crossings of Millbrook for $24.4 million. Constructed in 2010, the community features a clubhouse, fitness center, swimming pool and screened porches. Taylor Brown, Miller, Sams and Bo Brown of Greystone Brown represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Chandler Brown, also with Greystone Brown, represented the undisclosed buyer.
AUGUSTA, GA. — The Palomar Group has brokered the $24.7 million sale of National Hills, a 159,855-square-foot shopping center in Augusta, located across from the Augusta National Golf Club. The Fresh Market anchors the center, which was 94 percent occupied at the time of sale by tenants including Electrolux, Sprint, Sally Beauty Supply, Legend’s Club and Merle Norman. The Palomar Group arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, a regional investor, and the buyer, an international REIT.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Parmer Innovation Centers has acquired 14 TW Alexander Drive, a 276,726-square-foot office, laboratory and manufacturing building in Raleigh’s Research Triangle Park. The building, located next door to the Parmer RTP campus, will be renamed Parmer 14. Brian Carr and Lee Clyburn of CBRE | Raleigh arranged the transaction on behalf of Parmer Innovation Centers. Other terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Renovations to Parmer 14 will include outdoor space with permanent food truck sites, a rooftop deck, outdoor meeting spaces, waterfront amenities and sports courts. The new building will be ready for occupancy in the first quarter of 2018. Carr and Clyburn will handle the property’s leasing assignment. Parmer Innovation Centers operates more than 3 million square feet of innovative workspace in the U.S. and the UK, and houses tenants including Apple, Allergan, Blue Apron, GlaxoSmithKline, GM and Credit Suisse.
BOYNTON BEACH, FLA. — MMG Equity Partners has acquired Meadows Square Shopping Center, a 94,708-square-foot retail center in Boynton Beach, a city in Palm Beach County, for $17 million. Presidente Supermarket anchors the center, which was 97 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Dollar Tree and Bank of America. Casey Rosen of CBRE arranged the transaction on behalf of the undisclosed seller. HFF arranged a 10-year, fixed-rate acquisition loan through a life insurance company on behalf of MMG Equity Partners.
SANDY SPRINGS, GA. — CBRE Global Investors has signed a 28,000-square-foot lease with Industrious, a coworking office space provider, at 7000 Central Park, an 18-story office tower in Atlanta’s Central Perimeter submarket. The 12-year lease marks Industrious’ fifth location in Atlanta and the company’s first foray into the market’s suburbs. The building is located in Sandy Springs, roughly 15 miles north of downtown Atlanta. Industrious will occupy the entire 11th floor of the building, and will accommodate approximately 200 members, ranging from small and midsize businesses to Fortune 500 companies. The 423,775-square-foot 7000 Central Park is in the final stages of a renovation that will deliver enhanced amenities, shared coworking space, community events, a fitness center, expanded café area and a new outdoor living room. In addition, CBRE Global Investors’ shuttle service offers a two-minute drive to the Sandy Springs MARTA station, as well as several mixed-use communities within close proximity. Industrious will move into the new space in early 2018.
HUTTO, TEXAS — Titan Development has broken ground on Innovation Business Park, a 72-acre industrial development that will be located in Hutto, a northern suburb of Austin. Phase I of the project will deliver a facility measuring approximately 150,000 square feet, which will have the capacity to house one to four tenants. The project will feature more than 1 million square feet of rentable space at full build-out. Titan will invest about $100 million in the development of the park, according to Community Impact Newspaper.
