BOCA RATON, FLA. — A joint venture partnership between Rosemurgy Properties, Giles Capital Group and Lewis Rental Properties has sold a three-property student housing real estate portfolio in South Florida for $105.3 million. University Park, University View and University Square are located in Boca Raton near Florida Atlantic University. The properties were purchased by an affiliate of Investcorp, a Bahrain-based investment manager, according to The Real Deal. University Park, which sold for $70 million according to The Real Deal, opened in April 2015. The 11-acre, 280,000-square-foot community features eight, four-story buildings with 598 beds in 159 units. Units in University Park are fully furnished and include flat-screen TVs, private bathrooms and in-unit washers and dryers. The complex includes a clubhouse with a lounge, 24-hour gym, gaming rooms and computer labs. Outdoor amenities include a resort-style pool, fire pits and free transportation to and from nearby universities and colleges. Boca Sol was purchased in January 2014, repositioned for student housing and rebranded as University Square. The property, which was built in 1969 and sold for $15 million according to The Real Deal, consists of five, two-story buildings totaling 90 units with 128 beds. Addison Park was purchased in March 2013 and …
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WINTER GARDEN, FLA. — Sonata Senior Living, an Orlando-based owner and operator of senior living communities located in central Florida, has started construction of Sonata West. The luxury independent living and assisted living community will be located in the Orlando suburb of Winter Garden. The property will be located adjacent to Serenades by Sonata, a memory care community also owned and operated by Sonata. The community will feature 78 independent living units and 35 assisted living units in a 139,000-square-foot, two-story building. The community is scheduled for completion in early 2017. Development costs were not disclosed.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Colliers International has arranged the $2.8 million sale of a historic four-story office building located at 227 2nd Ave. North in downtown Nashville. Built in 1911, the fully renovated property is located adjacent to the upcoming 21c Museum Hotel. The buyer, Tennessee-based 227 2nd Avenue North LLC, plans to repurpose the property as apartment residences with ground-floor retail space. Vickie Saito of Colliers International’s Nashville office represented the seller, local real estate investor Scott Chambers, in the transaction.
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, OHIO — Hoar Construction has completed the $146 million construction of Liberty Center, a mixed-use development in Liberty Township, approximately 30 miles north of Cincinnati. The 1.1-million-square-foot development consists of 600,000 square feet of retail space, 100,000 square feet of Class A office space, a 130-room AC Hotel by Marriott, 220 luxury apartment units and a 60,000-square-foot, 14-screen movie theater. Liberty Center was co-developed by Steiner + Associates and Bucksbaum Retail Properties. Retail tenants at Liberty Center include Dillard’s, Forever 21, Kona Grill and Dick’s Sporting Goods.
WEST CHICAGO, ILL. — CBRE has brokered the purchase of a 174,400-square-foot industrial facility in West Chicago, approximately 35 miles west of downtown, for an undisclosed price. Simpson Manufacturing purchased the new facility from CenterPoint Properties. Simpson Manufacturing will relocate to the facility at 2505 Enterprise Drive from its current 50,000-square-foot space in Addison. David Prell, Tyson Vallenari and Cal Payne of CBRE represented the buyer in the transaction. Britt Casey of Cushman & Wakefield represented CenterPoint Properties.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — NAI Wisinski of West Michigan represented Applied Imaging in the acquisition of a 60,000-square-foot office building in Grand Rapids. Applied Imaging will move its headquarters to the facility located at 5555 Glenwood Hills Parkway SE. Applied Imaging sells and services copiers, printers, document storage and retrieval products and provides network services and software solutions. The company currently occupies 25,000 square feet at 5282 E. Paris Ave. SE. Applied Imaging has occupied its current facility since 1999 and expects to move to the new location this summer. Stu Kingma and Jim Badaluco of NAI Wisinski of West Michigan represented Applied Imaging in the transaction. The new location will include a customer loyalty center, showrooms and service dispatch.
ROCKFORD, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a property net leased to OSF Healthcare | Cardiovascular Institute in Rockford. The 48,225-square-foot asset sold for an undisclosed price. A joint venture fund managed by MBRE Healthcare purchased the facility located at 444 Roxbury Road. The building, which was constructed in 2007, is fully leased to OSF HealthCare System. Gino Lollio and Scott Niedergang of Marcus & Millichap listed the property on behalf of the seller. The duo also procured the buyer.
LISLE, ILL. — Baceline Investments LLC has acquired a 15,464-square-foot retail property in Lisle, approximately 20 miles west of Chicago, for an undisclosed price. Century Plaza was built in 2002 and is located at 2801 Ogden Ave. The shopping center consists of 10 stores including Dunkin’ Donuts, Jimmy John’s and Domino’s. The seller in the transaction was undisclosed. Denver-based Baceline Investments is a privately held boutique real estate investment and management company that specializes in the acquisition, management and sale of necessity-based shopping centers in the Midwest.
OAK BROOK, ILL. Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has brokered the sale of a 67,143-square-foot retail property in Oak Brook, approximately 20 miles west of Chicago. Newport Capital Partners acquired The Oaks of Oak Brook on behalf of Newport Fund II for $18.2 million. The retail property is located at the intersection of Kingery Highway and 16th Street and features tenants such as Panera Bread, Atheltico, Wells Fargo and Sleepy’s. Joe Girardi and Ben Wineman of Mid-America represented the seller in the transaction, a joint venture between DLC Management and Hutensky Capital Partners.
CHICAGO — Baum Realty Group LLC has brokered the sale of The Armitage Collection in Chicago for $14.6 million. The Armitage Collection is a 32,604-square-foot retail portfolio that is located at 1123 – 1133 W. Armitage Ave. The portfolio is 100 percent leased to five tenants and consists of four, two-story buildings. Greg Dietz and Danny Spitz of Baum Realty represented the private seller in the transaction. The buyer was undisclosed.