WASHINGTON, D.C. — Cambridge Property Group has brokered the $64 million sale of a 128,571-square-foot mixed-use development located at 1250 23rd St. in Washington, D.C.’s West End submarket. Built in 1989 and renovated in 2010, the property was fully leased at the time of sale with more than 75 percent of the tenants encumbered by leases exceeding 10 years. Galaxy 23rd Street LLC, a joint venture between Hartford Investment Management Co. and Galaxy Investments LLC, purchased the development from W/G 1250 23rd Street NW LLC. Transwestern represented the seller in the transaction. The new ownership has retained Cambridge Property Group to provide property management and leasing services for the project.
VALDOSTA, GA. — Capital One has provided an $18.2 million acquisition loan for Northwind Apartments, a 276-unit apartment community in Valdosta, a city located along the Georgia-Florida border. Constructed in two phases between 2004 and 2008, Northwind Apartments features a pool, fitness center, tennis court, community room, grilling/picnic area and controlled access. Chad Thomas Hagwood of Capital One Multifamily’s Birmingham office originated the 10-year Freddie Mac loan on behalf of the borrower, EBSCO Income Properties, a subsidiary of EBSCO Industries. The loan features a fixed interest rate and four years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Morning Calm Management and joint venture partner Blue Vista Capital Management have purchased Lakeshore Business Center, a four-building, 234,954-square-foot office complex in Fort Lauderdale, for $18.1 million. The office campus is located at 5100 and 5200 N.W. 33rd Ave. and 3201 and 3125 Commercial Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale’s Commercial Boulevard submarket. The joint venture purchased the development from NTS. The campus was 53 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, ECI Telecom and Evolis.
SAN MARCOS, CALIF. — Halimeh Hamideh has leased 1,142 square feet of restaurant space at 133 N. Twin Oaks Valley Road in San Marcos. The lessee plans to open a Pita’s Mediterranean Grill at the location within San Marcos Civic Center Plaza. The five-year lease has a $189,166 consideration. Bill Thaxton of Flocke & Avoyer Commercial Real Estate represented the lessor in the transaction. The lessee was self-represented.
AMES, IOWA — Pierce Education Properties (PEP) LP has purchased South Duff Community Park, an off-campus student housing community serving Iowa State University students in Ames, for $21.3 million. The seller was undisclosed. KeyBank Real Estate Capital provided debt financing of $11.4 million. South Duff Community Park is a 490-bed, 192-unit mixed-use community located just south of the Iowa State campus with studio, one-, two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom units, each with bed-to-bath parity, full-size appliances including washers and dryers in every unit, balconies and open green space with an adjoining 10-acre pet park. PEP plans to add large, flat-screen TVs and designer furniture packages in every unit. PEP will also introduce a shuttle service to and from campus. Community amenities include enclosed garage stalls, a 24-hour fitness center, basketball courts, free tanning salon and high-speed Internet. Iowa State University, which enrolls more than 34,400 students, has experienced a 23 percent growth in enrollment over the past five years.
SUNSET HILLS, MO. — A joint venture between Sansone Group and AIMS Real Estate has purchased two retail centers in Sunset Hills, a southwestern suburb of St. Louis, for an undisclosed price. The Plaza at Sunset Hills and Shoppes at Sunset Hills are both located at the intersection of South Lindberg Boulevard and Watson Road and total 450,000 square feet. Sansone Group originally developed the properties, which were completed in 1996 and 1997. DDR Corp. purchased the centers in 1998 and recently sold them to the joint venture. Tenants at Plaza at Sunset Hills include Home Depot, Bed Bath & Beyond, Marshalls, Party City, Stein Mart, Old Navy, PetSmart, David’s Bridal, Panera Bread, Chick-fil-A, Five Below and Dobb’s Tire & Auto. Tenants at the Shoppes at Sunset Hills include Toys “R” Us, Ross Dress for Less, The Tile Shop and Longhorn Steakhouse. Sansone Group will manage and lease the centers. AIMS Real Estate is a business unit within Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Both parties were self-represented in the transaction.
LAKE COUNTY, ILL. — NorthPoint Capital Funding Inc. has originated a $2.1 million refinancing loan for a 36-unit multifamily property in Lake County, approximately 40 miles north of Chicago. The loan features a 10-year term and 30-year amortization schedule with loan proceeds in excess of the existing balance. Rick Rodriguez and Kevan Briscoe of NorthPoint originated the loan. The name of the borrower was not disclosed.
CHICAGO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $3 million sale of a 12-unit apartment property in Chicago. The property is located at 855 W. Grace St. and is near Wrigleyville, home of the Chicago Cubs. Kyle Stengle listed the property on behalf of the seller, an undisclosed private investor. Stengle also represented the buyer, a limited liability company.
ELM GROVE, WIS. — Siegel-Gallagher has arranged a 3,255-square-foot office lease renewal in Elm Grove, a western suburb of Milwaukee. Jensen Health & Energy Center will continue to occupy space in The Tradesman Building, located at 500 Elm Grove Road. Building Trades United Pensions Trust Fund is the landlord. John Dulmes and Dan Walsh of Siegel-Gallagher brokered the transaction.
While demand for all types of retail product has been strong over the past few years, investors continue to have a strong appetite for Boston area grocery-anchored shopping centers in 2015 despite meaningful changes to the food distribution industry. The competitive landscape for traditional supermarkets is evolving as value-oriented grocers such as Market Basket, Walmart, Trader Joe’s, Aldi, and Save-A-Lot lure away price-conscious customers, while service-oriented formats such as Wegmans, Whole Foods and Roche Brothers are expanding and gaining market share with more affluent customers. These chains achieve success by targeting the low- and high-end niches of the market. According to IBISWorld, the online grocery sales industry is projected to increase approximately 9.5 percent annually to become a $9.4 billion industry by 2017. Companies such as Amazon and Walmart are increasing their capabilities for selling food and beverages online, and Ahold’s Peapod service continues to expand in an effort to maintain its position as the leading Internet grocer. The food distribution industry has been further saturated by big-box retailers and national pharmacy chains offering a growing selection of packaged goods and dairy products. These non-traditional grocers and e-commerce providers derive much of their profits from non-food items, allowing them to …