DENVER — A fund advised by CBRE Global Investors has acquired Viridian at the Gardens on Havana near Denver for an undisclosed sum. The 227-unit garden-style community is located at 10901 E. Garden Drive in Aurora. Viridian is two miles from a light rail station that is scheduled to open later this year. It sits adjacent to the 500,000-square-foot Gardens on Havana Shopping Center. The Class A community is nearly 95 percent occupied. ARA represented the seller.
MORGAN HILL, CALIF. — Nazareth Enterprises has purchased the 180,000-square-foot Madrone Business Park in Morgan Hill, just south of San Jose, for $15.6 million. The two-building asset is located at 18705 and 18715 Madrone Parkway. Nazareth Enterprises also purchased the Paramit Building late last year, making the company one of the single-largest landlords in Morgan Hill. Sterling Bank & Trust provided financing for the project. Abe Matar with Landmark Real Estate Services represented Nazareth. Stan Johnson Co. represented the seller, a private equity firm, in this transaction.
STOCKTON, CALIF. — Westcore Properties has purchased a 158,400-square-foot industrial building in Stockton for $9.1 million. The building is located at 3834 Duck Creek Drive. It is a freestanding, cross-load building. Mike Goldstein and Ryan McShane of Colliers International represented the undisclosed seller in this transaction.
LOS ANGELES — UCLA Extension is relocating its administrative headquarters in Los Angeles. The school has leased a 51,452-square-foot space at 10960 Wilshire Blvd. The new facilities are just four blocks from its current location at 10955 Le Conte Ave. in Westwood Village. The extension signed a long-term lease for floors 16 and 17, which are joined by an interconnecting staircase. Craig Jablin of Savills Studley represented UCLA.
PHILADELPHIA — CBRE Capital Markets has brokered the sale of Centre Square, a two-building, 1.8 million-square-foot office complex located at 1500 Market St. in Philadelphia. An affiliate of Nightingale Properties acquired the complex for an undisclosed price. Robert Fahey, Jerry Kranzel, Erin Hannan and Jack Corcoran of CBRE represented the seller, Chicago-based Equity Commonwealth, in the transaction. Built in 1974, the complex consists of a 36-story East Tower, a 43-story West Tower, a 450-vehicle parking garage and 41,000 square feet of retail space. The University of Pennsylvania Health System, Towers Watson, PHMC, Saul Ewing, Dilworth Paxson and Radian are tenants at the complex.
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Korman Communities and Rockefeller Group have opened AVE Florham Park, a flexible-stay residential community located at 90 Park Ave. in Florham Park. The 256-unit community is designed for extended-stay business travelers and individuals in transition. AVE Florham Park features 65,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor amenity space, including courtyards, a pool, fire pits, 24-hour business center, conference room, media theatre, spa room, a 3,600-square-foot fitness center and a 24-hour resident service team. The property is located within The Green at Florham Park, Rockefeller Group’s 268-acre master-planned development.
LANCASTER, ELIZABETHTOWN AND LEBANON, PA. — High Real Estate Group has purchased a four-property, value-add multifamily portfolio in Central Pennsylvania from Equus Capital Partners for an undisclosed price. The portfolio comprises the 112-unit Greenview Terrace and 85-unit Barrcrest Manor in Lancaster, the 128-unit Village Green in Elizabethtown and the 87-unit Lebanon Court in Lebanon. Mark Thomson, Carl Fiebig, Francis Coyne, Jose Cruz and Matthew Lawton of HFF represented the seller in the transaction. High Real Estate acquired the portfolio free and clear of debt.
NEW YORK CITY — Ariel Property Advisors has arranged the sale of a two-building multifamily portfolio located at 517 W. 180th St. and 570 W. 182nd St. in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. A private investor acquired the portfolio for $15.8 million. Totaling 37,305 square feet, the portfolio features 51 residential units in one-, two-, three- and five-bedroom layouts. Thirty-nine of the units are rent stabilized and 12 are free-market apartments. Michael Tortorici, Victor Sozio, Matthew Gillis and Shimon Shkury of Ariel Property Advisors represented the seller, a private investor, and the buyer in the deal.
SLIPPERY ROCK, PA. — Campus First Student Living is developing the second phase of University Village at Slippery Rock in Slippery Rock. Located in close proximity to Slippery Rock University, the second phase will include five buildings totaling 44 units and 152 beds. The unit mix will include two-bed/two-bath, three-bed/three-bath and four-bed/four-bath layouts. All residences will feature stainless steel, high-efficiency appliances, new furniture packages and granite counter tops. Construction is slated to begin by June 2018. The first phase of the property consists of 200 units and 632 beds in two-bed/two-bath and four-bed/four-bath layouts.
SAN ANTONIO — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of Aura at the Rim, a 308-unit multifamily asset in San Antonio. Built in 2016 on 11-plus acres, the property is located within The Rim, a 3 million-square-foot shopping center on the city’s northwestern side. Will Balthrope, Drew Kile and Jordan Featherston of IPA represented the seller, a Dallas-based developer and procured the buyer, a Chicago-based investor.