PHOENIX — NorthMarq Capital has debuted the new NorthMarq Multifamily business, which debuted with a 10-person multifamily investment sales team headquartered in Phoenix. This new team marks the beginning of NorthMarq Capital’s selective geographic expansion of multifamily and manufactured housing investment sales services across the country The team was formerly known as the HSK team and led by Trevor Koskovich, who will now serve as president of NorthMarq Multifamily. Koskovich will retain his current production team. In addition to Koskovich, five other brokers have joined NorthMarq Capital this month, including Bill Hahn, executive vice president; and vice presidents Jesse Hudson, Cynthia Meister, Thomas Olivetti and Don Vedeen. Affiliated brokers Meister and Olivetti are based in Albuquerque and Las Vegas, respectively. The rest of the team is based in NorthMarq Capital’s Phoenix office at 3200 E. Camelback Road. James DuMars continues to lead the debt and equity business for NorthMarq Capital in Phoenix.
WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of Monmouth Shores Corporate Park, an eight-building office/flex complex totaling 400,000 square feet in Wall Township. Andy Merin, David Bernhaut, Gary Gabriel, Brian Whitmer and Frank DiTommaso of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Mack-Cali Realty Corp. The buyer was Monmouth 2 LLC, an affiliate of BHN Associates. Monmouth Shores Corporate Park is one of the largest business parks in the region, according to Cushman & Wakefield, and it was 88 percent leased to 24 tenants at the time of sale. The park is comprised of five single-story flex buildings and three office buildings.
RED BANK, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $6.3 million sale of the Kislin Building, a 23,000-square-foot mixed-use property in Red Bank, four miles south of Middletown. Michael Lombardi and Charles Loccisano of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, and the buyer, also a private investor. Located at 8 East Front St., the Kislin Building is the former home of a sporting goods store, which closed in 2005 after a century of continuous operation. The property was renovated in 2007 and the upper two floors were converted into eight, two-bedroom apartments and two, one-bedroom apartments. The ground floor features 7,500 square feet of retail space. The purchase also included a 6,000-square-foot parking lot across the street.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $12.8 million sale of a commercial building and lot in the Gowanus neighborhood of Brooklyn. Located at 80 4th St., the purchase includes a 180-by-107-foot lot and a 17,942-square-foot, single-story, brick warehouse. Winfield Clifford and William Barrett of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, sculptor Tom Otterness, in the transaction. The final closing price of $12.8 million equates to approximately $714.40 per square foot and more than $300,000 above the original asking price. The buyer was The Brooklyn Home Company. The property is located in an M3-1 zoning district, allowing for 35,954 square-feet of commercial development.
PAWCATUCK, CONN., DELAWARE, OHIO and POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Affiliates of Phoenix Investors have acquired three industrial properties totaling 1 million square feet in Pawcatuck, Delaware and Poughkeepsie. The sales price was $12.8 million. The seller was Industrial Realty Group. The properties range in size from approximately 250,000 to 450,000 square feet. The occupancy rate across the portfolio averaged 65 percent and included a diverse roster of 20 tenants at the time of sale. Phoenix intends to renovate these assets in order to attract new users. Following the transaction, Phoenix affiliates own approximately 22 million square feet of industrial real estate across 23 states. Walker & Dunlop Commercial Property Funding LLC provided senior mortgage financing for the purchase.
KEMAH, TEXAS — Tennessee-based retail developer GBT Realty Corp. has completed The Shoppes of Kemah, a $16 million retail center in Kemah, about 35 miles southeast of Houston. Shadow-anchored by Walmart, the 79,000-square-foot center is 96 percent leased to tenants such as Marshalls, Ross Dress for Less, Ulta Beauty and Rack Room Shoes. Approximately 12,000 vehicles pass the site, which is situated along Deke Slayton Highway, on a daily basis.
ST. LOUIS — A joint venture between Elite Street Capital and Rialto Capital Management has acquired the Lofts at the Highlands in St. Louis for an undisclosed price. The 200-unit apartment property is situated on 2.8 acres at 1031 Highlands Plaza Drive. Completed in 2006, the property features units that average 1,233 square feet. Amenities include a hot tub, grilling area, courtyard, fitness center, business center and recreation room. The complex was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. Matthew Lawton, Sean Fogarty, Marty O’Connell and Wickliffe Kirby of HFF marketed the property on behalf of the seller, KBS Legacy Partners Apartment REIT Inc., which is a public, non-traded real estate investment trust sponsored by KBS Capital Advisors LLC and affiliates of Legacy Partners Residential Realty LLC.
KANSAS CITY, KAN. — LANE4 Property Group has completed a new Home2 Suites by Hilton hotel in Kansas City. The 89-room property is connected to an Applebee’s restaurant. The project, formerly home to a rundown retail and office center, totals just over 65,000 square feet. Home2 Suites features kitchens, in-room desks, a pool, fitness center, guest laundry and meeting space. Applebee’s underwent an extensive interior and exterior remodeling with new furniture and 16 televisions. Davidson Architecture and Engineering provided architectural services while Crossland Construction served as general contractor. Central Bank of Kansas City and Academy Bank provided financing for the project. Polsinelli provided legal counsel.
CHICAGO — White Oak Realty Partners and Crayton Advisors are developing a 275-unit apartment property in Chicago’s West Loop. Known as Milieu, the 19-story development is scheduled for completion in the summer of 2019. The project will include a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units in addition to 13,000 square feet of retail space. The property will be built in partnership with Pacific Life Insurance Co., Power Construction and a design team including architect Fitzgerald Associates, interior designer Patina Collection|Design and engineering firms WSP, WMA and Eriksson Engineering.
MURPHY, TEXAS — The Jenkins Organization, a Houston-based developer and operator of self-storage facilities, will open Murphy Self Storage, a 635-unit facility in Murphy, a northeastern suburb of Dallas. The property will feature both climate- and non climate-controlled units. The grand opening is slated for Saturday, April 21. The Jenkins Organization plans to open three other facilities in the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) area this year.