HOUSTON — Dallas-based Westmount Realty Equities has provided joint venture equity to ParaWest Group to acquire the 360-unit Beverly Palms Apartments, located near the Galleria Shopping Mall in Houston. The apartment community is currently 98 percent occupied and is slated to undergo a planned $1 million renovation.
DALLAS — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), the multifamily brokerage division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the sale of a two-property apartment portfolio totaling 560 units in Dallas. The properties include the 328-unit Pace's Cove Apartment Homes, located at 13100 Pandora Drive, and the 232-unit Brookfield Apartment Homes, located at 4060 Preferred Road. Will Balthrope and Drew Kile of IPA represented the seller, Landmark Residential, in the transaction. Balthrope and Kile also represented the buyer, Peak Capital Partners.
MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — Miami Beach-based Savitar Realty Advisors has converted South Beach’s Lincoln Theatre from a historic movie theater and symphony hall into a 35,000-square-foot retail property. It is scheduled to open in November and will house Swedish retailer H&M’s 30,000-square-foot flagship store as well as smaller tenants like Swatch; Sabon; 4D Gelato; and 100 Montaditos, a Spanish tapas and sandwich style restaurant. Savitar Realty Advisors and a group of investors acquired Lincoln Theatre for $21.5 million in February 2010. The historic building was designed and built in 1935 by cinema architect Thomas Lamb in classic art deco style.
IRVING — Jones Lang LaSalle has brokered the sale of the 129,321-square-foot Imperial Square, a one-story office building located at 2401-2477 Gateway Drive in Irving. Bo Bond and Larry McCorkle of Jones Lang LaSalle represented the seller, Rushmore Imperial Square LP, in the transaction. The buyer was Red River Imperial Square LLC.
HOUSTON — UCR Investment Sales has arranged the sale of The Shops at Copper Crossing, a 19,949-square-foot REO shopping center located at FM 529 and Highway 6 in west Houston. The property is shadow-anchored by a Hobby Lobby and Walmart Supercenter. Cooper Crossing is fully leased to tenants such as Payless Shoes, Ace Cash Express, Cricket Wireless and Home Smart. Tommy Tucker of UCR represented the seller in the transaction.
CHULA VISTA, CALIF. — A 15,000-square-foot retail property in Chula Vista that is occupied by CVS has sold to JWCI Chula Vista, LLC for $6.7 million. It is located at 16 3rd Ave. Extension. The buyer was represented by Cushman & Wakefield. The seller, Butte Properties, was represented by Ryan Litrich of Lee & Associates’ North San Diego County office.
LOS ANGELES — Monem Corporation has purchased two apartment buildings in Los Angeles for more than $5 million. The acquisitions include an 18-unit community at 1114 N. Clark Street in West Hollywood for $3.25 million and a 12-unit community at 2001 N. Beachwood Drive in Los Angeles for $1.78 million. Prosser Stevens represented both Monem and the seller, P&M Murrieta Silverado LLC, in the first transaction. Hanes Investment Realty represented both parties, including the private trust seller, in the latter transaction.
SAN DIEGO – A 17,210-square-foot industrial manufacturing building in the San Diego submarket of Miramar has sold to 7505 Trade Street, LLC, dba United Auto Body, for $2.1 million. It is located at 7505 Trade Street. Arnie Friedman and Evan McDonald of Colliers International represented both the buyer and the seller, G. E. Capital, in this transaction.
BURIEN, WASH. — The 46-unit Miller Junction apartment building in Burien has sold to a limited liability company for $2.6 million. It is located at 215 South 162nd Street. The buyer was secured and represented by George Miller of Marcus & Millichap’s Seattle office.
LAS VEGAS — New Vista has broken ground on its first medical clinic and senior home for intellectually challenged individuals in the northwest area of Las Vegas. This will be the first medical clinic in Nevada that has been specifically designed to work with intellectually challenged individuals. It will be located at 7875 N. Rainbow Blvd. The six-phase development will house six individuals and will provide medical care to the Southern Nevada community. New Vista has partnered with Touro University Nevada on this project, which will be developed on 15 acres of land donated by the Gilcrease brothers.