ELKHART, NAPPANEE AND WEST LAFAYETTE, IND. — UMH Properties Inc. has closed on the second portion of its previously disclosed agreement to purchase six manufactured home communities. This tranche consisted of three communities located in Indiana for a total purchase price of $36.1 million. The three communities contain 1,254 developed home sites situated on 316 acres. The average occupancy rate for these communities is 56 percent. Freehold, N.J.-based UMH Properties is a public equity REIT that owns and operates 98 manufactured home communities with approximately 17,800 developed home sites.
OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — Onward Investors has acquired Executive Centre in Overland Park for $13.2 million. The acquisition from Invesco Real Estate consists of three office buildings totaling 220,000 square feet. The buildings are currently 85 percent occupied. Tenants include UPS and Federated Insurance. The assets are located at 10881-10901 Lowell Ave. CBRE represented the seller.
STEUBENVILLE, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $1.4 million sale of a 3,482-square-foot property in Steubenville, approximately 70 miles south of Youngstown. The building is currently net leased by AT&T. Located at 2114 Sunset Blvd., the building is situated on an outparcel in front of a Kroger. The seller, a developer, sold the asset to a California-based private investor. Arthur Kaplan and Lisa Sickinger of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller.
BROADVIEW, ILL. — Darwin Realty has brokered the sale of three flex buildings in Broadview, a western Chicago suburb. Real Trucking, a subsidiary of Real Group LLC acquired the assets from an undisclosed seller. The facilities total 101,903 square feet. The first building is a 59,343-square-foot facility located at 2001 W. Cermak Road. This asset sold for $1.9 million. The second property is located at 2900 S. 21st Ave. and is 25,600 square feet. The building sold for $995,000 and features three drive-in doors and 18-foot clear heights. The third facility at 2100 W. 21st Street is 16,950 square feet. This asset also has three drive-in doors and 18-foot clear heights. Real Trucking paid $595,000 for the building. Dan Fanelli of Darwin represented both parties in the transaction.
SHOREWOOD, MINN. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has brokered the sale of Shorewood Village Shopping Center in Shorewood, a southwestern suburb of Minneapolis. Kraus-Anderson Realty Co. purchased the 62,308-square-foot retail center for an undisclosed amount. Tenants in the retail center include Dollar Tree, True Value, Caribou Coffee and Great Clips. Shorewood Village is shadow anchored by Cub Foods. Mark Robinson and Joe Girardi of Mid-America represented the seller, a local private investor. Kraus-Anderson Realty Co. was self-represented.
ATLANTA — Alliance Residential Co. has opened Broadstone Court, a six-story, 250-unit apartment community located in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. The property is situated on Maple Drive, roughly a block between Peachtree and Piedmont roads and within walking distance of the Buckhead MARTA station. The apartment community’s units feature 9-foot ceilings, walk-in closets, white quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, full-size washers and dryers, private balconies and open floor plans for studio, one- and two-bedroom residences. Community amenities include a resort-style swimming pool, cabana, fireplace, sundeck, outdoor bar, entertainment kitchen, clubroom with nine TVs, dog spa and a fitness center with a yoga room and spin studio.
ELDERSBURG, MD. — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has opened a 189,000-square-foot Walmart Supercenter at Eldersburg Commons, a $50 million redevelopment of the former Carrolltown Mall in Eldersburg. Additional tenants joining Walmart include T.J. Maxx, Ulta Beauty, Olympia Sports, Petco, Noodles & Co., Vitamin Shoppe, Chipotle Mexican Grill, AT&T, Sleepy’s, Dental Care at Eldersburg Commons, Jimmy John’s and MOD Pizza. KLNB is handling the leasing assignment at Eldersburg Commons on behalf of the developer, Black Oak Associates.
MONTGOMERY, ALA. — Retail Specialists LLC has opened 79 Commerce, a mixed-use development comprising apartment units and retail space in downtown Montgomery. The property is located on Bibb Street across from the Montgomery Convention Center. The project features 54 Class A apartment residences and 15,800 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Mellow Mushroom, a pizza eatery chain, plans to open its new restaurant at the development by the first quarter of 2016. Retail Specialists developed the project and is leasing and managing the project’s retail portion. Partners Realty is managing and leasing the residential portion of 79 Commerce. The design team includes architect Live Design Group, general contractor Brasfield & Gorrie and engineer Goodwyn, Mills and Cawood. Golden Bell Capital, a REIT based in Birmingham, and Iberia Bank provided construction financing.
MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — Quadrum Global and InSite Group have opened Nautilus, a SIXTY Hotel in Miami Beach’s South Beach neighborhood. The partners purchased the property in 2011 and restored it into an upscale, 250-room property, which SIXTY Collective will operate. Originally built in the 1950s, Quadrum and InSite preserved and reconstructed the property’s porte cochere, 25-foot lobby ceilings, beveled windows, teal green tile, the famous Staircase to Nowhere and the Driftwood Room supper club. The rooms feature 48-inch TVs, vintage mini-bar chests, custom artwork and balconies with ocean views in select units. The property also features a penthouse suite on the eighth floor. The property’s amenities include a 1,890-square-foot heated saltwater pool with an underwater sound system, cabanas, pool bar, 24-hour fitness center and the Nautilus Cabana Club.
PEARL, MISS. — NAI UCR Properties has brokered the $2.9 million sale of a 100,000-square-foot retail/warehouse facility in Pearl, a suburb of Jackson. The vacant property was originally a build-to-suit for a wholesale furniture retailer and featured a showroom and distribution center. The property is close to the intersection of I-55 and I-20 near the Jackson International Airport. Amerco Real Estate Co., which provides development and real estate services for U-Haul, purchased the facility and was self-represented in the transaction. Micah McCullough and Brett Bailey of NAI UCR Properties represented the seller.