JOHNS CREEK, GA. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has arranged a $10 million acquisition loan for a 109,586-square-foot shopping center in Johns Creek, an affluent northern suburb of Atlanta. Publix anchors the shopping center and has roughly five years remaining on its lease. Gerry Robbins of Grandbridge originated the loan through an unnamed insurance company lender on behalf of the undisclosed buyer, which purchased the lender-owned asset at auction.
STAFFORD, VA. — The Greysteel Co. has brokered the $6.2 million sale of the Town Center at Aquia, a 25-acre retail development site located at 2848 Jefferson Davis Highway in Stafford. Gil Neuman led Greysteel’s Mid-Atlantic retail investment sales team in representing the seller, Ramco Gershenson Properties Trust. The Greysteel team also procured the buyer, Mosaic Realty Partners LLC. Currently home to Regal Cinemas and Rite Aid and adjacent to a 98,000-square-foot office building and a 256-unit multifamily project, the buyer plans to develop a 160,000-square-foot grocery-anchored shopping center on the site.
PEDRICKTOWN, N.J. — Five Below (NASDAQ: FIVE), a retailer catering to pre-teens and teens, and supply-chain company NFI have opened a more than 1 million-square-foot distribution center in Pedricktown. Five Below will occupy 700,000 square feet of the property, which broke ground in September 2014, and use the property as its eastern U.S. distribution center servicing more than 300 retail store locations in the region. The new distribution center is bringing an estimated 100 jobs to the area. The facility features three miles of conveyor equipment and 2,500 tons of steel racking to support year-round operations.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the acquisition of a two-building office complex located at 1140 and 1160 Parsippany Blvd. in Parsippany. Micro Strategies Inc. purchased the property, which totals 46,000 square feet, from Hampshire Cos. for an undisclosed price. The Morris County, N.J.-based buyer plans to relocate its headquarters from Denville and Rockaway, N.J., to the newly acquired office complex. Slava Vaynberg, Marc Trevisan and David Sherman of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the off-market transaction.
WILMINGTON, DEL. — Evergreen Apartment Group Inc. has acquired Canby Park Apartments, a 255-unit apartment community located at 1600 Bonwood Road in Wilmington, for an undisclosed sum. Evergreen has rebranded the apartment community as Evergreen Apartments at Riverfront Heights. The buyer plans to implement a significant interior and exterior renovation and improvement program at the property, which was built in 1968. Apartment amenities include in-unit washers/dryers, individually controlled central HVAC, modern kitchens with ceramic tiles, walk-in closets, private entrances and balconies. Community amenities include a full-service leasing and community center, state-of-the-art lifestyle and fitness center, an indoor swimming pool and resident lounge. Fannie Mae provided financing for the acquisition, with Key Bank servicing the loan and AMA Financial serving as the mortgage broker.
OCEAN, N.J. — IMI Acquisitions Ltd. has acquired a shopping center at Ocean Circle Plaza in Ocean. Constructed in 2010, the 20,000-square-foot retail center sold for $3.8 million. Ray Smith of Stafford Smith Realty brokered the transaction. The name of the seller was not released.
FRISCO, TEXAS — Venture Investment Partners, a newly formed investment group of Venture Commercial Real Estate, has acquired Preston Stonebrook, a 58,594-square-foot specialty center located on the southwest corner of Preston Road and Stonebrook Parkway in Frisco. The deal marks the second acquisition by Venture Investment Partners, an investment platform. Bo Brownlee and Easley Waggoner Jr. represented Venture Investment Partners in the Preston Stonebrook transaction. JLL represented the seller, Dunhill Partners. Venture will handle leasing and management for the center, which is currently 100 percent leased. Tenants include Hallmark, Le Peep, PrimaCare, Republic Title and Taco Bell.
WORCESTER, MASS. — Kelleher & Sadowsky Associates has brokered the sale of an office building located at 25 Harvard St. in Worcester. 25 Harvard Street LLC purchased the 5,400-square-foot property, known as the Otis E. Putnam House, from Phylis Jaffee of Jaffee & Associates CPA for an undisclosed price. Aisling Partners will relocate to the property from 446 Main St. in late summer/early fall. Paul Matt and David Cohen of Kelleher & Sadowsky represented both parties in the transaction.
OKLAHOMA CITY — NXT Capital has provided a $30 million first mortgage loan to finance the acquisition of Warwick West Apartments, a Class B, 424-unit property in Oklahoma City. Proceeds from NXT’s loan will fund a renovation plan. The property is adjacent to Integris Baptist Hospital and located near the headquarters of Chesapeake Energy. Community amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, three swimming pools and a tennis court
SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio Commercial Advisors (SACA), an independently owned and operated member of the Cushman & Wakefield Alliance, has arranged the sale of Sir Winston Villas Apartments, a 32-unit apartment complex in San Antonio. A California-based private investor was the buyer.
