SAN DIEGO — Kearny Real Estate Company has purchased the 364,000-square-foot office component of Emerald Plaza in San Diego for $91.7 million. The office component features four hexagonal towers ranging from 20 to 30 stories. Emerald Plaza includes a connected 436-room hotel operated by Westin Hotel, which was not part of the transaction. Emerald Plaza encompasses a full city block at 402 W. Broadway in downtown San Diego. The plaza, which Deutsche Bank has owned since 2005, was 70 percent leased at closing. Local developer and entrepreneur Sandy Sharpery built the property in 1990. HFF’s Ryan Gallagher, Nick Psyllos, Nick Frasco and Michael Leggett represented Deutsche Bank. CBRE’s Ryan Grant, Matt Carlson and Jeff Oesterblad will head up the leasing efforts at Emerald Plaza.
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SmartStop Asset Management Purchases 709-Bed Community Near the University of Nevada, Reno for $70M
by Nellie Day
RENO, NEV. — SmartStop Asset Management LLC has acquired The Summit, a 709-bed student housing community located near the University of Nevada, Reno campus for $70 million. The seven-building, LEED Silver-certified property offers fully furnished units with washers and dryers. Community amenities include a two-story clubhouse, fitness center, game lounge, pool, spa, computer room and business center, campus shuttle service, common area barbecues, a tanning room and private study rooms. John Strockis, senior vice president of acquisitions for SmartStop Asset Management, facilitated the transaction on behalf of a SmartStop affiliate.
SAN DIEGO — TH Real Estate, a division of TIAA Global Asset Management, has acquired BLVD63, a 1,379-bed student housing community located near San Diego State University. Community amenities include a clubhouse, media room, game room, fitness center and study lounges. The seller was not disclosed.
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged a $16.7 million loan for Capitol Seniors Housing, which will use the capital to refinance debt on Welbrook Arlington, a seniors housing community in the Los Angeles suburb of Riverside. MBK Senior Living operates the community, which features 207 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care. Aron Will, vice chairman of CBRE National Senior Housing, arranged the non-recourse, 10-year, floating-rate loan with full-term interest-only payments through the company’s Fannie Mae DUS Multifamily loan origination program.
INDIANAPOLIS — Colliers International has arranged the sale of the 700,981-square-foot Crosslake Industrial Portfolio in Indianapolis. Partially developed by Duke Realty, the portfolio includes 14 light industrial/flex assets in the Park 100 area. Colliers marketed the property on behalf of Crosslake Partners, a Chicago-based real estate investment group. Nevada-based Shear Property Group purchased the portfolio. Alex Cantu and Jason Speckman of Colliers Indianapolis led the transaction along with Steven Disse and Jeff Devine of the Colliers Chicago office.
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL. — Brown Commercial Group has brokered the sale of a 61,515-square-foot industrial building in Elk Grove Village adjacent to O’Hare International Airport. The sales price was not disclosed. The building is located at 1340-1400 Higgins Road. Northern Glass Inc., a general contractor that specializes in curtain wall, storefront and interior glazing, purchased the property and will occupy nearly 40,000 square feet of the 61,515-square-foot building at 1400 Higgins Road. Northern Glass will be moving from a 9,075-square-foot space at 800 Lee St. in Elk Grove Village. Northern Glass will lease the remaining space at 1340 and 1370 Higgins Road to Protopak Engineering Corp. and Impact Printing and Lithographers, respectively. Dan Brown of Brown Commercial represented Northern Glass, while Mason Hezner of Brown Commercial represented the seller, SLP Realty LLC.
CHICAGO — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of a 50,000-square-foot Planet Fitness in northwest Chicago for $11.5 million. The property is located at 3120 N. Pulaski Road. Nearby retailers include Walmart, Walgreens, Aaron’s, AutoZone, AT&T, Subway and Chase Bank. Eric Grad of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an owner and developer of Planet Fitness gyms. Harvey Schmidt, Donovan Mackey and Dana Newton of Marcus & Millichap procured the buyer, a national real estate investment trust.
WILMETTE, ILL. — American Street Capital (ASC) has arranged a $6 million loan for the refinancing of the Chicago Northside Storage property in Wilmette, 14 miles north of Chicago. The property includes over 52,800 square feet and 500 units. The 10-year loan provided by CMBS features a 30-year amortization schedule. Han Capital was the borrower. Igor Zhizhin of ASC originated the loan.
BENSENVILLE, ILL. — Baum Realty Group LLC has brokered the $2.9 million sale of a PNC Bank ground lease in Bensenville adjacent to O’Hare International Airport. The 3,181-square-foot building is located at 1151 S. York Road. Brad Teitelbaum, Patrick Forkin and Graham Gold represented the seller, a local private investor. The buyer was also local.
RICHMOND, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Westheimer Lakes II, a retail shopping center located at 26440 FM 1093 Road in Richmond. At the time of sale, the 52,567-square-foot property was 94 percent leased to a variety of tenants, including Yes Kids, Pizza Hut, Handlebar Cyclery, Aquatic Rehab, State Farm and Bright Orthodontics. Watt Harrison, James Bell, Gus Lagos and Evan Altemus of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a Texas-based limited liability company, and procured the undisclosed buyer. Additionally, Jeffery Duke, also of Marcus & Millichap, arranged a $7.5 million non-recourse, CMBS loan for the acquisition of the property. The final loan features a five-year term, fixed interest rate and a 30-year amortization schedule.