AUSTIN, TEXAS — Massachusetts-based Northland Investment Corp. has acquired The Park at Monterey Oaks, a 430-unit, Class A multifamily community located at 4701 Monterey Oaks Blvd. in southwest Austin. Built in 2000, the garden-style property consists of 15 two- and three-story buildings. Amenities include a property-owned park, community garden, nature trail, pool and boat parking. With this acquisition, Northland’s Austin portfolio totals 7,040 units across 19 properties.
KATY, TEXAS — CBRE has brokered the sale of Luxe at Katy Apartments, a 352-unit multifamily community located at 22631 Colonial Parkway in the western Houston metro of Katy. The property, which was built in 2013 and was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale, was previously branded Remington Katy. Units average 940 square feet per residence. Matt Phillips and Clint Duncan of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction. Michael Thompson of CBRE arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer. Both parties requested anonymity.
HOUSTON — Capital Retail Properties (CRP), in a partnership with Wile Interests Inc., will develop Market at Houston Heights, a 30,000-square-foot retail and restaurant destination in northwest Houston. The property will be located at 1533 N. Shepherd Drive fronting Laird and West 16th streets. Individual components will include a 4,000-square-foot structure allocated to dining, 26,000-square-foot mixed-use building, 3,000-square-foot plaza with seating for community events and 160 parking spaces. The developers expect to deliver space for tenant build-out in the fall of 2018.
TEMPE, ARIZ. — A joint venture between Transwestern Investment Group (TIG) and JDM Partners has acquired a 2 million-square-foot office property in Tempe in a sale-leaseback with State Farm Automobile Insurance. The Class A campus, called Marina Heights, is located at 300-600 Rio Salado Parkway. The price was not disclosed. The five-building campus includes ground-floor retail, restaurants and other amenities. It is situated between Arizona State University and Tempe Town Lake. Marina Heights will be a future stop for the Tempe Streetcar, directly connecting the campus to the airport, downtown and central Phoenix, as well as west Mesa via the Valley Metro Light Rail. A wholly owned subsidiary of TIG will manage the investments. Transwestern will also provide management services. The firm’s legal adviser was King & Spalding, while Eastdil Secured was the debt capital adviser.
SAN ANTONIO — Silver Ventures has opened Cellars, a 122-unit multifamily complex situated within The Pearl, a mixed-use property in San Antonio. The 10-story building will offer one-bedroom units, as well as loft spaces and penthouses, with units ranging in size from 650 to 3,986 square feet. Amenities include 24-hour concierge and valet services, a rooftop pool with cabanas, a library, fitness center and a dog park. Rents start at $1,830 per month.
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS — Oldham Goodwin Group LLC has arranged the sale of a 72,718-square-foot store leased to Academy Sports + Outdoors located at 2511 Earl Rudder Freeway in College Station. Oldham Goodwin Capital, the investment arm of Oldham Goodwin, sold the asset to a Texas-based private investor for an undisclosed price. Clinton Oldham represented the company internally in the sale, other terms of which were not disclosed.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — CBRE has arranged $75.4 million in supplemental financing for a seven-property portfolio of continuing care retirement communities owned by a joint venture that includes The Freshwater Group and Watermark Retirement Communities. The group of properties is spread across six states and comprises of 1,308 independent living beds, 541 assisted living beds, 97 memory care beds and 373 skilled nursing beds. The financing, arranged by Aron Will of CBRE National Senior Housing, will supplement a $410 million financing that CBRE arranged for the joint venture in 2015. That overall financing is for a larger portfolio totaling 15 properties and 3,804 beds, including the seven properties included in the supplemental financing. The use of the funds was not disclosed. Tucson-based Watermark, which is the wholly owned management arm of The Freshwater Group, will continue to operate the properties.
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI) has arranged the sale of Buena Vida at Town Center, a 115-unit age-restricted community in the Orange County city of Rancho Santa Margarita. A private investor sold the property to an undisclosed buyer for $34.8 million, or $302,000 per unit. Built in 2006 on more than three acres, the three-story property is located directly across the street from Central Park in Rancho Santa Margarita, near the Santa Margarita Parkway, and approximately half a mile from California State Route 241. Tyler Leeson and Alex Mobin of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller. Leeson, Mobin and David Yeh procured the buyer. Alexander Garcia Jr. and Christopher Zorbas of Marcus & Millichap’s Institutional Property Advisors (IPA) division also provided representation, along with Tyler Martin and Mathew Kipp.
PERRIS, CALIF. — HFF has arranged the sale of Perris Plaza, a 150,148-square-foot, grocery-anchored retail center in the Inland Empire community of Perris. Gleb Lvovich and Bryan Ley of HFF arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Condures Family LP. Nuevo Perris LLC, a joint venture between Wood Investments, Joel Farkas and SandTree Holdings, acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. At the time of sale, Perris Plaza was 97.6 percent leased to tenants including Food 4 Less, Regency Theatres, Burger King, IHOP, Del Taco and Starbucks Coffee. The sale also included two entitled land pads that would allow the development of additional retail space. The new owners plan to expand the shopping center to approximately 300,000 square feet with the addition of new retailers and restaurants.
ITASCA, ILL. — A partnership between a private equity real estate fund of Balfour Pacific Capital Inc. and Hamilton Partners has acquired One Pierce Place and 500 Park Boulevard in Itasca for $78.3 million. The two buildings span 976,000 square feet within the Hamilton Lakes Business Park. Amenities include an athletic club, restaurant and deli, conference facilities and direct access to the adjacent Westin Hotel. Renovated in 2012, One Pierce Place is 91 percent leased by tenants such as Houghton Mifflin Harcort and Epsilon. Renovated in 2015, 500 Park Boulevard is 94 percent leased by tenants such as Keyence Corp., The Boler Co. and Hitachi. Bryan Rosenberg and Patrick Shields, Mark Katz, Jeff Bramson and Jaime Fink of HFF represented the seller, a partnership between Long Wharf Capital LLC and Hamilton Partners.
