CARY, N.C. — The Dilweg Cos. has purchased Regency Lakeview, a two-building, 376,131-square-foot office complex in Cary, a suburb of Raleigh. Boston-based Intercontinental Real Estate Corp. sold the property to Durham, N.C.-based Dilweg for $61 million. The two five-story, Class A buildings were built in 1985 and 1998 and were fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Dude Solutions, HCL, Global Knowledge and Black & Veatch. Dilweg plans to invest roughly $4 million to upgrade Regency Lakeview’s operating systems, parking, common areas and tenant amenities. Ben Kilgore, Elliott Brewer and Leslie Holmes of CBRE | Raleigh, along with Patrick Gildea, Matt Smith and Leslie Wooten of CBRE Inc., represented Intercontinental in the transaction.
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HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — Berkadia Real Estate Advisors has brokered the $9.9 million sale of two apartment communities in Huntsville totaling 375 units. The properties include the 223-unit Hillside Village at 4515 Bonnell Drive and the 152-unit Twickenham Village at 5001 Galaxy Way. David Oakley, David Etchison and David Wilson of Berkadia’s Birmingham office represented the sellers, Huntsville-based Hillside Village LLC and Twickenham Village LLC, in the transaction. The buyer, Huntsville-based VCP Twickenham LLC, plans to upgrade the interior and exterior of the communities, which were both built in 1985.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — SRS Real Estate Partners’ Atlanta office has brokered the $8.4 million sale of Pineville Towne Market, a 83,526-square-foot shopping center located at 321 S. Polk St. in Charlotte. Situated on 8.7 acres at the intersection of Main and South Polk streets, the shopping center is anchored by Food Lion. F and L Meadow Creek LLC, a 1031 exchange buyer, purchased the property from LARC Asset Management and Realty Inc. Kyle Stonis and Pierce Mayson of SRS’ Atlanta office represented the seller, while Adam Russ of Berkeley Capital Advisors represented the buyer in the transaction.
CINCINNATI — Hines Global REIT II has acquired Rookwood Pavilion and Rookwood Commons in Cincinnati. The purchase price was $190 million, excluding transaction costs and working capital reserves, according to an SEC filing. The two shopping centers operate as a single property referred to as Rookwood. Rookwood Pavilion was built in 1993 and Rookwood Commons was built in 2000. The property consists of 600,071 square feet that is 97 percent leased to 73 retailers and restaurants, including Whole Foods, REI, Nordstrom Rack, T.J. Maxx, Joseph-Beth Booksellers, P.F. Chang’s and J. Alexander’s. Hines Global REIT II is a public, non-listed real estate investment trust sponsored by Hines. CLP-SPF Rookwood Commons LLC and CLP-SPF Rookwood Pavilion LLC were the sellers.
ST. LOUIS — An investor group, led by Mark Nelson of Nelson McBride Development and Nelson Grumney of Neland Investment Management, has purchased a portfolio of five industrial buildings in St. Louis County for $10.9 million. Chicago-based First Industrial Realty Trust Inc. was the seller. Totaling 474,000 square feet, the office/warehouse, distribution and light manufacturing buildings are located in the mid-county area and Hazelwood, Mo. The buildings range in size from 44,100 square feet to 145,000 square feet. The investor group is planning to invest approximately $250,000 in building and site enhancements at the properties, which were developed in the 1970s. Lead tenants in the buildings include Waters of America LLC, Demar Logistics Inc., Roha and Superior Pool Products. Nelson McBride will manage the buildings.
LAKE FOREST, ILL. — The Missner Group has acquired Cadence at Conway Park in the Chicago suburb of Lake Forest. The sales price was not disclosed. The 138,000-square-foot Class A office building is located at 300 N. Field Drive along I-294. The building was originally constructed in 2007 and was developed by Duke Realty. The property features 34,500-square-foot floor plates with layouts including multiple conference and training spaces, a two-story atrium-style lobby, commercial kitchen, game room and Wi-Fi lounge. The Missner Group purchased the property from Hospira, which was acquired by Pfizer in 2015. Hospira purchased the property for $28.8 million in 2007. Jason Simon and Darryl Silverman of Colliers International will market the property on behalf of The Missner Group. Barry Missner and Ed Adler of The Missner Group led the acquisition for the firm. James Ward, Jonathan Metzl and Adam Showalter of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction.
EDINA, MINN. — Colliers International has negotiated the sale of a 32,799-square-foot office and warehouse facility located at 7625 Cahill Road in Edina, a southern suburb of Minneapolis. Apres Party and Tent Rental sold the facility to Buhl Investors LLC. Apres is relocating to a larger facility in Minnetonka. Buhl plans to redevelop the building into mini-storage and construct a second level of space. Nick Leviton and Brian Netz of Colliers represented Apres in the sale, while Brian Pankratz of CBRE represented Buhl. Leviton also assisted Apres with the acquisition of their new facility in Minnetonka.
CHICAGO — Realty Metrix Commercial has brokered the sale of a 24,600-square-foot industrial building located at 450 Wegner Drive in West Chicago. The sales price was not disclosed. The property consists of a 24,600-square-foot industrial building situated on 1.3 acres. Siegwerk Environmental Inks, a German-based manufacturer of water-based inks, occupies the space. Dave Schmidt and Linda Kost of Realty Metrix represented the buyer, LMK LLC. Tom Bosshart of Norwood-O’Hare Realty Group Inc. represented the seller.
SOMERSET, N.J. — HFF has arranged the sale of an office building located at 220 Davidson Ave. in Somerset. A private buyer acquired the four-story, 161,217-square-foot property from an affiliate of NextBridge Group and Two Kings Real Estate Co. for an undisclosed price. Situated on 9.2. acres, the property was 85 percent occupied at the time of sale by a variety of tenants, including McKesson, Berkshire Hathaway and the American Arbitration Association. Renovated in 2007, the property features an atrium lobby with marble finishes, full-service café and fitness center with showers and lockers. Jose Cruz, Kevin O’Hearn, Stephen Simonelli and Michael Oliver of HFF represented the seller in the transaction.
Colliers Closes $19.7M in Financing for Manufacturing, Office Property in Lowell, Massachusetts
by Amy Works
LOWELL, MASS. — Colliers International Boston has arranged $19.7 million in financing for Calare Properties’ acquisition of MACOM Technology Solutions Inc.’s 150,000-square-foot headquarters, located in Lowell. The seller, MACOM Technology Solutions, has leased back the property for a 20-year term. Proceeds of the financing will be used to purchase the manufacturing facility at 100-144 Chelmsford St., as well as construct a connected 58,000-square-foot office addition to serve MACOM’s expanded headquarters. The financing consists of a first mortgage acquisition and construction loan from Boston Private Bank and Rockland Trust as well as subordinate debt from a community loan fund. Tom Welch, Adam Coppola and John Poole of Colliers secured the financing.