SAN ANTONIO — ARA has brokered the sale of Vista Ridge, a 271-unit community in the Dominion neighborhood of San Antonio. The garden-style apartment property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans plus a business center, activity center, swimming pool and fitness center. Located in close proximity to the University of Texas at San Antonio and major area employers NuStar, Medtronic, Valero, USAA and South Texas Medical Center, Vista Ridge was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. Patton Jones and Casey Fry of ARA represented the seller, Raia Properties of New Jersey. The buyer was an undisclosed private investment firm.
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HOUSTON — Houston-based real estate services firm Midway has added the Four Points by Sheraton Houston West to its CITYCENTRE development. The 171-room full-service hotel was originally part of the Town & Country Mall complex, which was razed to make way for Midway’s project in 2007. The Four Points will provide a lower price point for travelers than the development’s existing hospitality property, Hotel Sorella. The acquisition increases the footprint of CITYCENTRE by approximately three acres and extends its northern boundary to Interstate 10.
DALLAS — CBRE’s Private Capital Group in Dallas has arranged the sale of the 68,440-square-foot Mockingbird Depot retail property near Dallas Love Field Airport. Located at 2601-2727 W Mockingbird Lane, the shopping center was 100 percent leased at the time of sale and features a J. Hilburn Men’s Clothing store. ATR & Associates of Dallas purchased the property for an undisclosed amount. Jennifer Pierson and Beth Pierson of CBRE represented the seller.
TORRANCE, CALIF. – A 44-unit apartment complex located at 3708 Spencer Street in Torrance has sold to a local private investor for $9.9 million. It was built in 1968. Michael DiSimone, Ron Harris and Joseph Smolen of Marcus & Millichap’s Los Angeles office represented both the buyer and the seller, 3708 Spencer Ltd., in this transaction. This was the first time the property had been on the market in about 40 years, according to DiSimone.
ARVADA, COLO. — Phillips Edison–ARC Shopping Center REIT Inc. has purchased Westwoods Shopping Center, a 90,855-square-foot shopping center in Arvada. The purchase price was not disclosed. The center is located at 15530 & 15570 West 64th Ave. just northwest of Denver. It is currently 95.4 percent occupied and is anchored by King Soopers grocery store, a subsidiary of Kroger.
SAN DIEGO – Kiernan Companies has purchased 10.1 acres of industrial land in San Diego for $3.6 million. The land is located at 10138 Airway Road in the Otay Mesa submarket. It resides within the Airway Business Center. Kiernan was represented by Brian Rolens and Michael Bauer of Fischer & Company. The seller, MS Development Company LLC, was represented by CBRE’s Rob Hixson, Rich Kwasny and Alexandra Allsup.
BEND, ORE. — Walgreens preferred developer Seven Hills Properties has purchased a 1.8-acre land parcel in Bend for $2.8 million. The site is on the southwest corner of Third Street and Franklin Avenue. It stretches for a full city block. Construction on the new Walgreens will begin next month, with Kirby Nagelhout serving as general contractor.
HENDERSON, NEV. — Valley Freeway Commerce Center, a 229,000-square-foot industrial center in the Las Vegas submarket of Henderson, has sold to Harsch Investment Propertiesfor an undisclosed sum. The four-building center is located at 7565, 7585, 7665 and 7685 Commercial Way. It is currently 58 percent leased. Harsch was represented by Mike Delew and Greg Pancirov of Colliers International. The seller was Iyar Realty ADA Compliant Limited Partnership.
DENVER – The Artisan, a 434-unit apartment community in Denver, has sold to Peak Capital Partners for $33 million. The community is located at 10025 East Girard Ave. It is 98 percent leased. The seller, Prime Residential, was represented by HFF’s Jordan Robbins and Jake Young.
CITY OF INDUSTRY, CALIF. – The Unical Industrial Building in the City of Industry has received $26.7 million in acquisition financing. The 472,876-square-foot building is located at 680 S. Lemon Ave. Financing was based on a 17-year term and a 17-year amortization schedule.It was arranged by Michael Elmore of NorthMarq Capital’s Los Angeles regional office on behalf of the new owner-user.