BERWYN, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $3.4 million sale of a mixed-use portfolio of apartment and retail spaces in Berwyn, a western suburb of Chicago.The portfolio includes nine retail spaces and a total of 80 apartment units in four buildings. The units include studio, one-, and two-bedroom apartments. The properties of the Berwyn mixed-use apartment portfolio are located at 2139 Clinton Ave., 2140 Kenilworth Ave., 2200 Scoville Ave. and 2202 Grove Ave. The four buildings are located within a half mile of each other along Cermak Road. Andrean Angelov and Ryan Engle of Marcus & Millichap’s Chicago Oak Brook office and Eric Bell of Marcus & Millichap’s Chicago O’Hare office represented the seller, a limited liability company, and the buyer, a private investor.
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HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. — NeueHouse has leased 93,000 square feet of space at Columbia Square in Hollywood. The private membership collaborative concept signed a 15-year lease that will commence in the first quarter of 2015. This is the largest lease to be signed in Hollywood in more than five years, according to Kilroy Realty Corporation, which owns the building. NeueHouse will occupy the newly renovated Radio and Business buildings. These historic buildings anchor Columbia Square, which is a 680,000-square-foot, mixed-use project that will contain creative office, retail and residential components. The $400-million project is now underway on the site of CBS’ early 20th century broadcast facility on Sunset Boulevard. NeueHouse was represented by Steve Kolsky and Neal Golden of Newmark Knight Frank. Kilroy was represented by Carl Muhlstein of Jones Lang LaSalle.
LAS VEGAS — Century Park, a 114,402-square-foot office building in Las Vegas, has sold to Flaming Spencer Garden LLC for $4.3 million. The two-building, Class B property is located at 1771 E. Flamingo Road. It is situated near McCarran International Airport, the Las Vegas Convention Center and the Las Vegas Strip. The seller, Riversource REO 1 LLC, was represented by CBRE’s Charles Moore, Marlene Fujita Winkel and Ashley Kolaczynski.
PLEASANTON, CALIF. – A 64,760-square-foot office building in Pleasanton has sold to 5100 VJ Franklin LLC for an undisclosed sum. The two-story building is located at 5100 Franklin Drive. It was built in 2001. The space was most recently occupied by Hitachi Data Systems. It will now serve as the corporate headquarters for an unnamed tenant. The LLC was represented by Rick Keely, Greig Lagomarsino and Brian Lagomarsino of Colliers International. The seller, Ellis Partners LLC, was represented by Ted Helgans, Jason Chandler, Ned Wood and Mark Triska of the same firm.
BEAVERTON, ORE. — Oregon Metropolitan Elite Gymnastics Academy (OMEGA) has leased 20,014 square feet at the Harvest Court Industrial building in Beaverton. The building is located at 9700 SW Harvest Court. OMEGA will occupy the space Aug. 1. The academy was represented by Ken Boyko of NAI Norris, Beggs & Simpson. The landlord, Lynch Properties LLC, was represented by Scott MacLean of the same firm.
SAN DIEGO – The 21-unit Bahia Vista Townhomes has broken ground in the San Diego submarket of Chula Vista. The community will be located less than a mile from the coastline, one block from the freeway entrance and one-half block from the Palomar trolley station. The one-acre parcel was acquired by Pathfinder Partners LLC last year. Bahia Vista is scheduled for completion next summer. Pathfinder provided the private equity, while Lanshire Housing Partners LLC is acting as developer. The community will be built by Lanshire Development and designed by Rodriguez Associates Architects and Planners.
HOUSTON — NorthMarq Capital’s Houston office secured acquisition financing for Lakewood Town Square, a 32,000-square-foot retail property in northwest Houston. The bridge loan was secured with a 10-year term fully amortizing and was arranged for the borrower, a local private buyer, through NorthMarq’s relationship with, Symetra, a life insurance company. The interest rate was 4 percent. Warren Hitchcock, vice president of NorthMarq’s Houston office, secured acquisition financing in the transaction.
EL CAMPO, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of El Campo Town Center, a 25,100-square-foot retail property located in El Campo. The asset had a list price of $3.6 million. Watt Harrison and James Bell with Marcus & Millichap’s Houston office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a developer. The buyer, a limited liability company, was represented by Ahmed Kabani with Marcus & Millichap’s Miami office.
ROUND ROCK, TEXAS — CBRE has arranged the sale of Boardwalk Shopping Center in Round Rock on behalf of Greenwood Village, a Colorado-based capital management firm. A private real estate fund advised by Crow Holdings Capital Real Estate of Dallas purchased the center for an undisclosed price. The 184,598-square-foot center, built in 1996, is 98.6 percent occupied with tenants including Ross Dress for Less, PetSmart, OfficeMax, Party City, Walmart and The Home Depot. The center is located near the intersection of Interstate 35 and State Highway 45. Chris Cozby, Chris Gerard and Kevin Holland with CBRE listed the asset on behalf of the seller.
HOUSTON — KBS Real Estate Investment Trust II has sold Two Westlake Park in Houston. The buyer and sale price were not disclosed. Two Westlake Park was built in 1982 as part of the 58-acre Westlake Park. The 67,334-square-foot property was converted from condominium space to offices in 2012. The property is 100 percent leased, with ConocoPhillips as the anchor tenant. Other tenants include Merrill Lynch and BP. Two Westlake Park is located at 580 Westlake Park Blvd in Houston.