ST. PAUL, MINN. — Bloom Commercial Real Estate has arranged the sale of a 25,000-square-foot retail building in St. Paul. Salvation Army purchased the building for an undisclosed price and will occupy the space. M and J Investments LLC was the seller. The property is situated on two acres and is located at 1905 Suburban Ave. Josh Bloom and Tim Bloom of Bloom Commercial Real Estate represented the seller in the transaction. The Salvation Army was self-represented in the deal.
The office sector in the northern suburbs of Indianapolis shows clear signs of solid growth and stability with new construction and deeper tenant demand for space, particularly in the Class A segment. A number of factors contribute to this trend, including job growth, availability of land for housing and favorable demographics. Decision-makers live in the northern suburbs along with families, empty nesters and educated workers. Nearly 90 percent of all suburban office space in greater Indianapolis is located north of 71st Street in five key submarkets: North/Carmel, Keystone, Northwest, the Fishers/I-69 Corridor and Northeast/Castleton. Five I-465 interchanges define these five northern suburban office submarkets of Indianapolis, providing workers efficient access to 17.5 million square feet of office space. Through the third quarter of this year, overall occupancy in these five suburban submarkets stood at nearly 85 percent. The occupancy rate for Class A space was considerably higher at 89 percent. There are only seven blocks of contiguous office space 100,000 square feet or greater available in the suburbs and downtown — four of which are located in the northern suburbs. These spaces include 133,000 square feet at Two Concourse, 10194 Crosspoint Blvd.; 113,000 square feet at the former Charles Schwab …
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $35 million sale of Woodmen Commons, a 156,010-square-foot regional power center in Colorado Springs. Garrette Matlock of Marcus & Millichap and Ryan Bowlby of The Matlock Group represented the seller, Rosenbaum-Dean, and procured the buyer, a private investor, in the transaction. The property is home to tenants including Sam’s Club, Bed Bath & Beyond, Marshalls, Dressbarn, Jared, Kirkland’s and Sketchers.
AURORA, COLO. — Jackson Square Properties has acquired the 220-unit Center Pointe East Apartments in Aurora for $31.1 million. The community is located at 15490 East Center Ave. It was built in 1999. Terrance Hunt, Shane Ozment, Jeff Hawks and Doug Andrews of ARA Newmark represented the seller, Lynd Company, in this transaction.
OAKLEY, CALIF. — The 80-room Comfort Suites in the San Francisco Bay Area submarket of Oakley has sold to an unnamed buyer for an undisclosed sum. The hotel is located at 5549 Bridgehead Road. The new owner plans to convert the hotel to a Best Western. The Ehmer Group, a San Francisco-based member of Hotel Brokers International, represented the seller.
SALT LAKE CITY — Standard Industries has purchased the former Corsicana Bedding Building, a 155,106-square-foot office and manufacturing facility in Salt Lake City, for an undisclosed sum. The building is located at 879 South 4400 West. This is the restaurant supply company’s second distribution center in Salt Lake City. Bryce Blanchard and Kelsie Akiyama of Newmark Grubb ACRES represented the landlord, BH Properties, in this transaction.
PASADENA, CALIF. — Social Vocational Services (SVS) has leased 7,847 square feet of office space in downtown Pasadena. The space is located at 595 E. Colorado Blvd. The property was built in 1928. SVS is a nonprofit that provides services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities throughout California. The landlord is the Swig Company.
HOUSTON — CBRE has completed a lease extension for Houston-based Ridgewood Energy, an energy-focused private equity firm with offices in Houston and New Jersey. The company is also expanding its space at 1254 Enclave Parkway, located in Houston’s Energy Corridor, to a total of 21,945 square feet. Kevin Saxe and Nick Bockhorn of CBRE represented Ridgewood Energy in the lease transaction with landlord AG Plaza At Enclave LLC, which was represented by CBRE’s Bonnie Kelley.
HOUSTON — Colliers International has arranged the sale of 16055 Space Center Blvd. in Houston. The property is a multi-tenant, seven-story office building containing 149,144 square feet. The Class A building is situated on seven acres in the NASA/Clear Lake submarket of Houston. Colliers International represented the seller, Parfinco TX LLC.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Henry S. Miller’s Bill Bledsoe has represented Pack Properties XI LLC in the purchase of 5.1 acres of land in Carrollton. The Sam Pack Auto Group is expanding its business in Carrollton with the new 5 Star Chevrolet. The parcel, located at 1711 S. Broadway, will accommodate additional vehicle storage and inventory needs. Troy Corman of T2 Real Estate represented the seller, H. Dalton Wallace of Austin, in the transaction.