NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. — Formosa Ltd., a venture led by Joe C. Wren, has purchased 5000 Birch Street, a two-building office campus in Newport Beach. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Lincoln Property Co. was retained to provide property management and operations services for the 310,000-square-foot Class A asset, which is situated within the 160-acre master-planned Koll Center Newport. The property offers surface parking, a towel-served fitness center, an onsite restaurant and a conference and event space. Matt Didier and Jessie Tichelaar of CBRE will handle leasing for the office campus. Chet Cramin and Jacob Bedingfield of MusickPeeler served as legal counsel to Formosa and Wen during the transaction.
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CHANDLER, ARIZ., TEMECULA, CALIF., AND HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — Choice Hotels International has opened Everhome Suites properties in Chandler, Temecula and Huntsville. Choice Hotels now maintains 10 Everhome Suites across the country and is on track to have 25 hotels open by year’s end with 20 currently under construction. The new hotels include:– The 114-room Everhome Suites Chandler at 3200 W. Willis Road. The project team included ServiceStar Capital Management and Genesis Cos. as developers, 101 Architecture as architect and PATH Construction as general contractor.– The 117-room Everhome Suite Temecula at 27165 Madison Ave. The hotel was developed and is owned by Paladin Equity Capital. The project team included Woolpert Architects and Buffalo Construction.– The 98-room Everhome Suites Huntsville at 5581 Holmes Ave. The project team included EHS Huntsville LLC as developer, Woolpert as architect and Integrated Construction as contractor. Each Everyhome Suites offers a variety of amenities, including:– Fully equipped kitchens with full-sized refrigerators, dishwashers, stovetops, microwaves, flatware, cookware and counter space– Spa-like bathrooms with high-quality fixtures– Large closets and additional open and closed storage– Weekly housekeeping– Free WiFi– Pet-friendly options– Contemporary multipurpose lobbies– Communal outdoor amenity areas with barbecue grills, fire pits and green spaces; pools at select locations– 24/7 …
Northwest Healthcare Properties Sells Two-Building Medical Office Portfolio in Metro Tucson
by Amy Works
TUCSON AND GREEN VALLEY, ARIZ. — Northwest Healthcare Properties has completed the sale of a medical office building portfolio in Tucson and Green Valley to MLL Capital for $6.1 million. The portfolio consists of Riverstone Medical Plaza and Green Valley Medical Plaza. Travis Ives, Gino Lollio and Tyler Morss of Cushman & Wakefield’s U.S. Healthcare Capital Markets team represented the seller in the deal. Additionally, Tom Neiman and Bryce Horner of Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR provided local advisory services for the transaction. Built in 1998 and renovated in 2018, Riverstone Medical Plaza offers 18,976 square feet of single-tenant medical office space. Tucson Physician Group Holdings LLC fully occupies the building, which is located at 4892 N. Stone Ave. Located at 1055 La Canada Drive in Green Valley, Green Valley Medical Plaza offers 23,746 square feet of multi-tenant medical office space. Originally built in 1992, the building was 98 percent leased to several small healthcare users at the time of sale.
BUTTE, MONT. — The LeClaire-Schlosser Group of Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Grand Storage, a self-storage facility in Butte. An owner-operator acquired the 33,980-square-foot asset from a regional self-storage owner and developer for an undisclosed price. Built in 2004 and expanded in 2023, Grand Storage offers 266 units on 3.4 acres. Onsite amenities include electronic gated entry with a digital keypad and automatic gate at the exit, a manufactured house with office and one-bedroom apartment, metal roll-up doors and security monitoring with 24/7 video surveillance throughout the facility. Jordan Farrer and Adam Schlosser of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — JLL has brokered the sale of Driftwood Self Storage, a 482-unit facility in southwest Austin. Constructed on 13.5 acres in 2021, Driftwood Self Storage comprises 96,433 net rentable square feet of climate-controlled space. The property, which was roughly 93 percent occupied at the time of sale, also features drive-up units, covered parking and fully enclosed RV units. Steve Mellon, Brian Somoza, Adam Roossien and Matthew Wheeler of JLL represented the Houston-based seller, The Jenkins Organization, in the transaction and procured the buyer, California-based Platinum Storage Group.
ROANOKE, TEXAS — Gruns Nutrition has signed a 37,581-square-foot industrial lease in the North Texas city of Roanoke. The provider of dietary supplements will occupy about half the space at the building at 215 Fairway Circle, which was completed last fall for its California-based owner-occupant, Aircraft Spruce. Todd Lambeth and Luke Clardy of Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. George Curry of JLL represented the tenant.
KATY, TEXAS — Metro Philadelphia-based CenterSquare Investment Management has acquired The Shops at Cinco Ranch, a 27,500-square-foot retail strip center located in the western Houston suburb of Katy. The center was 96 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as H&R Block, Portrait Dental and Palinuro Italian Café. Kaleb Rupp of Encore Real Estate Investment Services represented CenterSquare in the transaction. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
PLANO, TEXAS — Holt Lunsford Commercial has negotiated a 24,000-square-foot office lease renewal in Plano. The tenant is White Rock Oil & Gas, and the space is located within Legacy Lincoln Two, a five-story, 130,371-square-foot building. Chase Stone and Paul Hernandez of Holt Lunsford represented the landlord, St. Louis-based Larson Capital Management, in the lease negotiations. John Ellerman of Stream Realty Partners represented the tenant.
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ELK GROVE VILLAGE, SCHAUMBURG AND NORTHBROOK, ILL. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged $22.5 million in financing for a four-property, shallow-bay industrial portfolio totaling 382,762 square feet in metro Chicago. The financing included proceeds for the refinance of three assets and the acquisition of a fourth property. The portfolio consists of: Arlington Center, a two-building, 213,963-square-foot complex in Arlington Heights; Stanley, a five-building, 56,416-square-foot asset in Elk Grove Village; Remington, a 51,662-square-foot property in Schaumburg; and Old Willow Industrial Complex, a 12-builidng, 60,721-square-foot asset in Northbrook (acquisition). The properties are all at least 90 percent leased. Jeff Sause, Chad Morgan, Brian Walsh and Lauren Sackler of JLL arranged the financing through a life insurance company on behalf of the borrower, Unilev Capital Corp. and an affiliate of Palladius Capital Management. Raymond Levy, Ian Konowitch and Peter Berges of JLL led the Unilev team.
FARGO, N.D. — Gindi Equities has acquired Amber Valley Apartments in Fargo for an undisclosed price. The acquisition marks the firm’s fourth Fargo market purchase in under 12 months. The seller, Property Resources Group, will continue to manage and service the asset. Constructed in 2001, Amber Valley Apartments comprises 162 units that range from one- to three-bedroom layouts. Gindi plans to launch a renovation program at the property, upgrading both interior spaces and common areas.