THORNTON, COLO. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has arranged the sale of an office building located at 9351 Grant St. in Thornton. Horizon Terrace sold the property to 1641 California LLC for $9.1 million. The property features 90,094 square feet of office space. Riki Hashimoto and Daniel Grooters of NKF represented the seller in the transaction.
LOS ANGELES — De Venture Building LLC has acquired a retail property located at 19216 Ventura Blvd. in the Tarzana neighborhood of Los Angeles. An individual/personal trust sold the property for $4.1 million. The building features 8,807 square feet of retail space. Brandon Michaels of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
LAKE ELSINORE, CALIF. — Avison Young has brokered the acquisition of a newly constructed industrial building located at 470 Third St. in Lake Elsinore. An entity of San Diego Ice Co. purchased the property from TOLD Properties for $3.7 million. The ice manufacturer and distributor will occupy the 24,026-square-foot building. Situated on 1.4 acres, the property features 2,800 square feet of office space, 1,400 square feet of mezzanine space, skylights, two dock-high loading doors, two grade-level loading doors and 59 parking spaces. Stan Nowak and Cody Lerner of Avison Young represented the buyer, while Lee & Associates represented the seller in the deal.
ORANGE, CALIF. — A local dentist practice has purchased a single-tenant retail property located at 1936 E. Katella Ave. in Orange. A local private investor sold the property for $2.3 million. The buyer plans to convert the 3,600-square-foot space, which is currently a Japanese restaurant, into a dental office. Jones Real Estate represented the buyer, while Thomas Chichester, Joseph Chichester and Matt Brooks of Faris Lee represented the seller in the deal.
DELRAY BEACH, FLA. — Edwards Cos. has broken ground on Atlantic Crossing, a $300 million mixed-use development in downtown Delray Beach. At full build-out, the project will feature six buildings and include 73,000 square feet of retail space, 83,000 square feet of office space, 261 apartment units and 82 condominium units. The first phase is expected to come on line in the fourth quarter of 2019, and the first apartment units are expected to open in 2020. Additional residential units will be added to the development in 2022, and full-build out is scheduled to take five years to complete. The project is expected to generate $2.6 million in annual tax revenues and create 600 jobs. Matthew Williams of Newmark Knight Frank arranged a senior construction loan through Fifth Third Bank for the development. CBRE will handle the project’s office leasing assignment, and Strategic Retail Advisors will handle the retail leasing component.
MIAMI — Mast Capital, in a joint venture with AEW Capital Management LP, has acquired a 6.3-acre parcel of land at 1001 N.W. 7th St. in Miami for $26 million. Gerard Yetming and Mike Mattingly of Colliers International arranged the sale on behalf of the seller, RAD Miami, and procured Mast Capital as the buyer. The site, located at the south bank of the Miami River, will be the future home of Miami River Walk, a 688-unit apartment community. In addition to residential units, the project will include 1,100 linear feet of riverfront improvements, including an extension of the public Riverwalk and more than an acre of green space. Designed by Corwill Architects, the community will include a mix of one- and two-bedroom units, as well as 2,900 square feet of ground floor retail. The project site has sat vacant for more than 14 years, but was once home to The Miami News headquarters from 1957 to 1973, and later the Southeast Bank building. Miami River Walk will be developed in two phases, and the joint venture expects to start construction in the fourth quarter.
AUGUSTA, GA. — The RADCO Cos., in partnership with Columbia Ventures, has broken ground on The Foundry, a 221-unit apartment community in Augusta. The community is located within walking distance to Augusta University and roughly four miles from Augusta National Golf Club, home of The Masters. RADCO Capital, the equity fundraising arm of RADCO, will contribute $5.3 million of private equity for the project, which is scheduled to open in summer 2019. The Foundry will feature a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans averaging 996 square feet. Community amenities will include a resort-style pool, outdoor kitchen area, dog park, clubhouse, fitness center, study lounge, automated package management, valet trash service and electric vehicle charging stations. In addition, the community will house Augusta’s only onsite Zipcar car-sharing service. Members can reserve vehicles through Zipcar’s mobile app, and have on-demand access to drive cars by the hour or day. Pegasus Residential will manage The Foundry upon completion.
TAMPA, FLA. — Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc. has sold the 109-room Residence Inn Tampa Downtown in Tampa for $24 million. The name of the buyer was not disclosed. The hotel achieved RevPAR of $122 over the 12-month period ending on March 31, and had an average occupancy of 76 percent. The hotel features a fitness center, outdoor pool and a sports court.
TAMPA, FLA. — FourPoint Student Housing Investments has arranged the sale of Campus Club North and Campus Club South, two student housing properties located roughly one mile from University of South Florida’s campus in Tampa. Campus Club North offers 256 beds in fully furnished units, and Campus Club South offers 356 beds with shared amenities including a resort-style swimming pool, fitness center and movie theater. Chris Bancroft, Chris Epp and Meredith Wolff of FourPoint represented the seller, Realco Capital Partners, in the transaction. CF Real Estate Services acquired both properties for an undisclosed price. Walker & Dunlop assisted in securing an acquisition loan for the buyer.
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Colliers to Acquire 75 Percent Stake in Harrison Street for $450M
TORONTO AND CHICAGO — In an effort to expand its global investment management platform, Colliers International Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CIGI) has agreed to acquire 75 percent of Harrison Street Real Estate Capital LLC for $450 million. Under the terms of the transaction, which is expected to close during the third quarter, the senior management team of Harrison Street will hold the remaining 25 percent of equity. An additional $100 million will be payable to Harrison Street in 2022 based on the achievement certain performance targets. Chicago-based Harrison Street currently manages about $14.6 billion worth of assets, primarily in the seniors housing, student housing, medical office and self-storage sectors. The company’s senior management team will continue to handle its day-to-day operations. No changes to the company name have been announced at this time. According to CEO Christopher Merrill, Harrison Street was seeking an outside investment partner to assist with its global positioning strategy. Harrison Street was drawn to the depth of Colliers’ relationships on a global scale, as well as the brokerage firm’s decentralized management style and track record in investment sales. For its part, Toronto-based Colliers was in the market for a new platform that would enable global investment growth. …