WASHINGTON, D.C. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of The Gibson building, a 2,780-square-foot retail property located at 2009 14th St. N.W. in Washington, D.C. The property sold for nearly $2 million. The Gibson, a speakeasy style bar, is the sole tenant of the property. Josh Feldman and Nathan Pealer of Marcus & Millichap’s Washington, D.C., office represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. Feldman and Pealer also secured and represented the buyer, 2009 Bond St Equities LLC.
MILWAUKEE, PEWAUKEE, FRANKLIN, WIS. — Clarion Partners has sold its five-building industrial portfolio in southeast Wisconsin totaling 422,950 square feet for $20.5 million. Minneapolis-based Biynah Industrial Partners LLC was the buyer. The buildings are located in Pewaukee, Franklin and Milwaukee. Tom Shepherd, Mike Fardy and Jim Larkin of Colliers International represented the seller in the transaction and Colliers was the sole broker in the transaction. In April 2012, Clarion sold four industrial buildings totaling 607,000 square feet in Wisconsin. With both portfolio sales, Clarion has sold all of its holdings and has officially exited the Wisconsin industrial market.
EVANSTON, ILL. — Co-developers Fifield Cos. and Carroll Properties have broken ground on E2, a 356-unit luxury apartment project in downtown Evanston. The development will include two buildings located at 1881 Oak Ave. and 1890 Maple Ave., about 19 miles north of Chicago. The property at 1881 Oak will span 16 stories and 1890 Maple will include 14 stories. The buildings will be connected by a four-story structure that will feature three floors of parking and a fourth-floor amenity deck. The majority of the development will be luxury rentals, but the property will also offer 4,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space and 12 street-level, three-bedroom townhomes along Emerson Street. The three-story E2 townhomes range in size from 1,600 square feet to 1,750 square feet and have three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and a third-floor outdoor deck. Apartment tower units at E2 will range from 500 to 1,300 square feet and offer studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. FitzGerald Associates Architects will serve as the principal architect for the project, while Evanston-based Morgante Wilson Architects will be the interiors architect and will design three models for E2.
SHAKOPEE, MINN. — The Opus Group has started construction on an approximately 200,000-square-foot speculative industrial warehouse and distribution facility in suburban Minneapolis. Located near Highway 169 and Highway 101, the development marks the start of Phase I at the future Valley Park Business Center. The building will feature 32-foot clear ceiling heights, 37 dock doors, two drive-in doors and approximately 160 parking spaces. The facility is slated for completion in spring 2014. Opus Development Co. LLC is the developer, Opus Design Build LLC is the design-builder and Opus AE Group LLC is the architect and engineer.
BLUFFTON, IND. — The Boulder Group has arranged the $3.1 million sale of a net-leased CVS/pharmacy property located at 1203 S. Main St. in Bluffton. CVS is the sole occupant of the 10,125-square-foot retail building. The drugstore has approximately seven years of lease term remaining with a rental escalation in 2014. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented the seller, a Midwest-based private partnership, in the transaction. The buyer was a high net-worth individual in a 1031 tax-deferred exchange.
MALVERN, PA. — Liberty Property Trust has completed the operating partnership of Cabot Industrial Value Fund III for $1.5 billion. The transaction has increased Liberty's industrial platform by approximately 23 million square feet and added 177 properties in 24 new and existing Liberty industrial markets. Approximately 58 percent of the total portfolio is located in existing Liberty industrial markets, including Chicago, South Florida, Houston, New Jersey, Maryland and Central Pennsylvania. The remaining approximately 10 million square feet is located in 10 markets in which Liberty does not currently have a presence, including Atlanta, Dallas/Fort Worth and Southern California. The acquisition was funded through a combination of sources including proceeds of $834.1 million from an offering of 24.2 million common shares, $450 million of 4.4 percent senior notes due 2024 and the assumption of $230 million in mortgage debt.
CLIFTON, N.J. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged $3 million in first-mortgage refinancing for Middle Village Apartments, a 160-unit, market-rate multifamily property in Clifton. Financing was based on a 15-year term with a 15-year amortization schedule. Robert Ranieri, senior vice president and managing director at NorthMarq’s Webstchester, N.Y./Conn. regional office, arranged the financing for the borrower, Middle Village Associates LLC, through a regional bank. The apartment community is located at 24 Day St.
WILMINGTON, MASS. —Agfa Graphics, Kapa Biosystems, Security Innovation and Righter Group Inc. have signed long-term leases totaling 74,447 square feet of Class A office space at Ballardvale Office Park in suburban Boston. Agfa will continue to occupy 53,893 square feet on the first floor. Kapa Biosystems, which is relocating from Cunnings Park in Woburn, will occupy 9,203 square feet on the third floor of Building 1. Security Innovation has leased a 7,771-square-foot suite on the second floor of Building 4, and The Righter Group secured a 3,580-square-foot suite on the first floor. In the last six months, approximately 146,000 square feet has been leased at Ballardvale Office Park, bringing the four-building park to 75 percent occupancy. Buildings 3 and 4 are currently 86 percent leased. Matt Daniels, Brian Tisbert, Christopher Lawrence and Christopher Decembrele of Jones Lang LaSalle represented the building’s owners AEW Capital Management and Griffith Properties. Andrew Zezas of Real Estate Strategies Corp. represented Agfa. Decembrele and Daniels represented Kapa Biosystems. James Lipscomb of Richards Barry Joyce & Partners represented Security Innovation in its lease transaction, while Micah Stubblebine of the Stubblebine Co. represented Righter Group. The 550,000-square-foot Ballardvale Office Park is located at the interchange of Interstate …
MANCHESTER, N.H. — NAI Norwood Group has arranged a 7,000-square-foot office lease for Lutheran Social Services (LSS). The nonprofit will move into its new office space in November. LSS is consolidating multiple New Hampshire offices for better coordination between the different divisions. The organization is relocating from Manchester and Concord and will be occupying the third floor at 340 Granite St. in Manchester Jeanne Butler of NAI Norwood Group represented LSS in its search for a new site. Mike Reed of Stebbins represented the landlord. The landlord will deliver a newly renovated space to accommodate the different LSS divisions.
EL PASO, TEXAS — CBRE Capital Markets has brokered the sale of the Walter Jones Logistics Campus, a 497,611-square-foot office/industrial complex within Butterfield Trail Industrial Park in El Paso. Anchorage, Alaska-based Bond Commercial Properties purchased the asset, which consists of four structures: two distribution facilities with cross-dock loading, an office building and a standalone distribution facility. Penske Logistics is a key tenant at the property, which was 71 percent leased at the time of sale. Jack Fraker, Josh McArtor, Jonathan Bryan, Heather McClain Venegoni and Anthony Mash of CBRE represented the seller, Invesco Ltd. Bond selected Mash as the exclusive listing agent for the complex going forward.