BURNSVILLE, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $7 million sale of Whispering Oaks, a 72-unit apartment property in Burnsville. The property is located at 1600 W. 143rd St. and was originally constructed as condominiums. Units include fireplaces, in-unit washers and dryers, and multiple in-unit balconies. The building itself is equipped with underground parking, a swimming pool, community rooms and an elevator. Mox Gunderson and Dan Linnell of Marcus & Millichap’s Minneapolis office represented the seller, a private investor, and the buyer, a limited liability company.
HOUSTON — HFF has negotiated the sale and financing of a four-property, Class A apartment portfolio totaling more than 900 units in Houston. Southwest Multifamily Partners purchased the portfolio in a joint venture with an institutional co-investment partner. Todd Marix, Todd Stewart and Chris Curry of HFF marketed the property on behalf of the unnamed seller. Andy Scott, Jody Thornton and Michael Cosby of HFF’s debt placement team worked on behalf of the buyer to secure acquisition financing in four separate transactions through Freddie Mac’s CME program. The loans will be serviced by HFF through its Freddie Mac Program Plus Seller/Servicer program. The portfolio is 95 percent leased and located in the Texas Medical Center and Galleria submarkets. Lincoln Property Co. will manage the properties, which include Mirage Apartments at 2100 Bering Drive, Parque Del Oro Apartments at 8380 El Mundo St., San Melia Apartments at 6383 El Mundo St. and Versailles Park Apartments at 7200 Almeda.
PORT HURON, MICH. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has brokered the $5.5 million sale of Stadium Center in Port Huron. The 92,365-square-foot shopping center is located at 24th Street between Griswold Street and Lapeer Avenue. Kroger anchors the shopping center. Toronto-based Slate Retail REIT purchased the property. Ben Wineman of Mid-America Real Estate Corp. in cooperation with Daniel Stern of Mid-America Real Estate – Michigan, Inc. represented the seller, Cincinnati-based Phillips Edison.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of an Upper West Side portfolio, a six-building mixed-use portfolio located in Manhattan’s Upper West Side. The portfolio features 152 multifamily units, 7,900 square feet of retail space and 62,655 square feet of air rights for future development. A private investor acquired the portfolio for $80.75 million, or approximately $515,000 per unit. The properties are 500 Cathedral Parkway, 3143 Broadway, 3147 Broadway, 3149 Broadway, 111 West 104th St. and 242 West 109th St. This is the first time the properties have changed hands in 30 years. Marco Lala of Marcus & Millichap’s Manhattan office represented the seller and buyer, both private investors, in the transaction.
HOLYOKE, MASS. — Brick, N.J.-based Tryko Partners has acquired the Mont Marie skilled nursing and age-restricted affordable housing campus in Holyoke. The Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield (SSJ Springfield) sold the property for an undisclosed price. The 52-acre property includes the 84-bed Mont Marie Health Care Center, as well as the Mont Marie Senior Residence and St. Joseph Residence, which offer a total of 80 senior HUD rental units. The purchase was financed through CapitalSource. SSJ Springfield will retain use of the property’s chapel and cemetery through a lease agreement with Tryko.
NEW YORK CITY — CPEX Real Estate has brokered the sale of a development site at 2515-2517 Voorhies Ave. in Brooklyn’s Sheepshead Bay area. The two-lot site sold for $2.7 million, or $105 per buildable square foot. The 19,000-square-foot site is zoned approximately 25,650 buildable square feet of residential use. Additionally, the property was delivered with approved plans for construction. Sean Kelly, Orah Mansher, Sean Sears and James O’Neill represented the seller, Babe Realty Holding, in the transaction. The buyer, Hen Hui Gu Inc., was represented by Empire State Realty Group.
NEW YORK CITY — TerraCRG has arranged the sale a multifamily building, located at 43 Lexington Ave. in Brooklyn’s Clinton Hill neighborhood. The 3,200-square-foot building, which features four apartments and a full basement, sold for $1.75 million. The building offers two one-bedroom units and two two-bedroom units. Additionally, the basement is currently occupied by an art studio. Ofer Cohen, Melissa Warren, Dan Marks, Peter Matheos and Michael Hernandez of TerraCRG represented both the seller and buyer in the transaction.
MCDONOUGH, GA. — Ridgeline Property Group plans to develop a 714,560-square-foot speculative industrial building in McDonough, a city in the South Atlanta industrial submarket. The property, known as McDonough Commerce Center, will sit on a 53-acre site off the I-75 and Highway 155 interchange. Clarion Partners will be Ridgeline’s capital partner on the project, which is slated for a late summer 2015 completion. The facility will be able to handle large-scale distribution operations and e-commerce order fulfillment. Ben Logue and Price Weaver of Colliers International’s Atlanta office will lease the property. McDonough Commerce Center will feature 36-foot clear heights, 56-foot wide bay spacing, concrete truck courts, ESFR fire suppression, 431 parking spaces and 160 trailer spaces (expandable to 240 trailer spaces).
WINTER PARK, FLA. — Crossman & Co. has brokered the $24.8 million sale of Hollieanna and Oakley Center, a Publix-anchored shopping center in Winter Park, a suburb of Orlando. The 102,000-square-foot center was 98 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Tuesday Morning, AAA, Moe’s Southwest Grill, T-Mobile and Sherwin Williams. Mark Thompson and Leah Harrington of Crossman & Co. represented the seller, a family in Indiana who had owned the center since its original construction in 1953. The property was redeveloped in 2011.
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — CBRE | Hampton Roads has brokered the $24.7 million sale of Bancroft Hall, a 244-unit apartment community located at 1031 Essex Court in Virginia Beach. S.L. Nusbaum purchased the property from Harbor Group International. The apartment community features a dog park, swimming pool, fitness center, children’s playground and media room equipped with Wi-Fi. Dan Johnson and Hank Hankins of CBRE | Hampton Roads represented the seller in the transaction.