STERLING, VA. — NXT Capital has provided a $22.5 million first mortgage for the recapitalization of Lakeside at Loudoun Tech Phase II & III, two Class A office buildings in Sterling totaling 204,000 square feet. Both properties are located within Loudoun Tech Center, an office park featuring office buildings, restaurants and two hotels.
FOLEY, ALA. — Strategic Storage Trust II Inc., a non-traded self storage REIT, has purchased a 1,050-unit self storage facility located at 8141 Highway 59 S. in Foley for $8 million. The property spans 142,000 square feet and features 78 boat/RV spaces, climate controlled units and grade level drive up. Built in 1985 and renovated in 1996 and 2006, the asset was 91 percent occupied at the time of sale. The REIT plans to make capital improvements to the 10-acre facility, including new roofs and drive areas. Strategic Storage Trust’s portfolio includes 18,000 self storage units spanning approximately 2 million square feet.
FREDERICKSBURG, VA. — Coldwell Banker Commercial Elite has brokered the $4.6 million sale of a 13,900-square-foot retail building located at 10059 Jefferson Davis Highway in Fredericksburg. The property was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Panera Bread, Avail Vapor, Blue Pearl Nails & Spa and a barbershop. The property is located within the Cosner’s Corner Shopping Center. Joe Pfahler of Coldwell Banker Commercial Elite represented the seller, G & S Lantier Properties LLC, in the transaction. Geoff Lindsay of Capital Realty Advisors represented the buyer, GPAC Properties LLC.
SUWANEE, GA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $3.7 million sale of Moore Road Village, a 20,000-square-foot retail strip center located at 991 Peachtree Industrial Blvd. in Suwanee, a northeast suburb of Atlanta. Built in 2008, the property’s tenant roster includes FedEx Office, American Body Works, T-Mobile and Riverside Pizza. Craig Johnson and Tim Giambrone of Marcus & Millichap’s Atlanta office represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. Johnson and Giambrone also secured the buyer, which was also a private investor.
Surging rental demand for apartments in metro Kansas City during the first six months of 2015 supported a sharp rise in real estate fundamentals following a lackluster second half of 2014. Renters absorbed 2,510 apartments during the first half of this year, surpassing the 1,810 apartments completed during the same period a year ago. With leasing activity exceeding deliveries so far this year, the overall vacancy rate fell 60 basis points to 5 percent by the end of June. The decline followed a spike in vacancy and negative absorption in the fourth quarter of 2014. The recent resurgence in leasing resulted in the vacancy rate in June matching the 5 percent rate one year ago. Supply-side pressure was most noticeable in the Class A apartment segment, which po sted an increase of 60 basis points in the vacancy rate year-over-year to reach 4.2 percent in June. Even with the increase, the vacancy rate was tightest among top-tier apartments, while Class C vacancy tightened 20 basis points during the same period to settle at 5.3 percent in June. A Landlord’s Market As a result of Kansas City’s apartment vacancy rate tightening during the first half of this year, operators were able …
CHICAGO — In a joint venture with Golub & Co., CIM Group has acquired a condominium ownership interest in 625 North Michigan, a high-rise building located at 625 N. Michigan Ave. in downtown Chicago. Although the purchase price was not disclosed, Crain’s Chicago Business reported in August that a venture of CIM Group paid approximately $48 million for 290,000 square feet of office space on floors five through 27 of the building. The seller was Goldman Sachs Group. The sale doesn’t include the lower four floors, which are separately owned retail space. The individual floors span 13,000 square feet and no tenant takes up more than one full floor, according to Crain’s Chicago Business. The property, which is currently 29 percent vacant, was built in 1970 and underwent a $6 million renovation in 2000. Caption (625 North Michigan Avenue): CIM Group has acquired a condominium ownership interest consisting of 290,000 square feet of office space located at 625 N Michigan Avenue.
NORTHVILLE, MICH. — Commercial Property Advisors (CPA) has arranged the sale of Northridge Meadow Apartments, a 112-unit multifamily community in Northville, for $7.8 million to Northridge Ventures LLC. The property, located at 19439 Northridge Drive, totals 92,120 square feet. Cary Belovicz of CPA represented the seller, Northridge Apartments.
MOUNT PROSPECT, ILL. — CBRE has arranged the sale of 3.26 acres of industrial-zoned land in Mount Prospect, a northwest Chicago suburb, for an undisclosed price. The buyer was Whimsy Intermodal, a drayage company, and the seller was Park Place Partners LLC. The property, located at 2210 South Busse Road, will provide Whimsy Intermodal with 100 additional trailer parking spaces and is near the Elmhurst Road and I-90 interchange. Jack Brenan, Mike Sedjo and John Hamilton of CBRE represented both the buyer and seller in the transaction.
FORT WAYNE, IND. — Bradley Co. arranged a combination of office, industrial and retail leases in August totaling approximately 5,700 square feet. Dan Dickey of Bradley Co. represented landlord J.D. Ventures in the lease of a 3,000-square-foot industrial space located at 1905 Production Road in Fort Wayne. Tyler Binkley of Bradley Co. represented the tenant, IASA Group LLC. Anna Bowman of Bradley Co. represented the tenant, Stevens International, in its lease of a 1,999-square-foot office space located at 6527 Constitution Drive in Fort Wayne. Binkley and Bowman also represented the landlord, American Way LLC, in the lease of a 686-square-foot retail space located in Colony Shoppes at 6431 Bluffton Road in Fort Wayne. Binkley also represented the tenant, Boost Mobile, in the transaction.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Cabot Properties, a private equity real estate investment firm, has purchased an 18.4-acre site in Grand Prairie. Cabot, along with Stream Realty, plans to develop two Class A industrial buildings totaling 322,853 square feet designed to accommodate tenants from 30,000 to 175,000 square feet. The project is located at the intersection of Roy Orr and Trinity boulevards in Dallas’ Great Southwest industrial submarket. Stream Realty will develop and lease the new project branded Trinity Crossing. Steve Riordan of Stream’s construction division will oversee the project. The project is expected to break ground this month and will deliver in the second quarter of 2016.
