PARK RIDGE, ILL. — Park Ridge-based Newcastle Properties has acquired a portfolio of CVS/pharmacy stores for approximately $30 million. The portfolio contains nine stores located in six states. They include: 542 Providence Rd. in Brooklyn, Conn.; 6202 Commerce Palms St. in Tampa, Fla.; 301 S. Sixth Ave. in Wauchula, Fla.; 4700 Piedmont Pkwy. in Greensboro, N.C.; 2902 Forestville Rd. in Raleigh, N.C.; 4 Hall St. in Concord, N.H.; 885 Central Ave. in Albany, N.Y.; 1571 Forest Ave. in Staten Island, N.Y.; and 1402 E. Lake Mead Pkwy. in Henderson Nev. The stores in the portfolio range in size from 12,900 to 13,225 square feet, and all of them are located on sites ranging from 1.21 to 2.98 acres. All are subject to 25-year, triple-net lease agreements. Newcastle acquired the portfolio on behalf of SVC Equity Partners LLC, one of its investment affiliates. Representation for Newcastle was provided by Jeffrey Gurian of Highland Park, Ill.-based Becker & Gurian. The seller was not disclosed. Newcastle's affiliates now own and operate approximately 3 million square feet of commercial real estate in 20 states. — Coleman Wood
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CHICAGO — Newcastle has acquired a 17,514-square-foot retail building, which is located at 801 West Diversey in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood, for $10 million. The single-story structure is 81 percent leased to a tenant roster that includes Dunkin Donuts, Back to Bed and Performance Bicycle Shop. It also includes 32 parking spaces. David Stone of Stone Real Estate represented Newcastle, as well as the undisclosed seller.
LAFAYETTE, IND. — Castle Coch Development is set to break ground for the construction of a 150,000-square-foot industrial building located at 3701 Dave Howarth Dr. in the Park 350 industrial park in Lafayette. The building, which can be subdivided for up to four tenants, features 28-foot clear ceiling heights, dock-height, flow-thru loading, trailer and car parking spaces, an ESFR sprinkler system and office areas. The approximately $15 million project is also expandable up to 300,000 square feet. The project is being developed by Castle Coch, with JRA Architecture providing design services and Shiel Sexton Co. serving as general contractor. Completion is scheduled for October.
CHICAGO — Chicago-based Newcastle has brokered the sale of a surface parking lot owned by the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago, as well as an adjacent four-story retail apartment building located at the corner of Chicago Avenue and State Street in Chicago, for $40 million. The building was sold by a third party and contains a retail component. The properties were acquired by Loyola University, which plans to use the combined 61,470-square-foot site for future expansion. Newcastle represented all parties in the transaction.
CHICAGO — Chicago-based Newcastle has brokered the sale of a surface parking lot owned by the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago, as well as an adjacent four-story retail apartment building located at the corner of Chicago Avenue and State Street in Chicago, for $40 million. The building was sold by a third party and contains a retail component. The properties were acquired by Loyola University, which plans to use the combined 61,470-square-foot site for future expansion. Newcastle represented all parties in the transaction.
CHICAGO — Newcastle Ltd. has acquired Belle Plaine Plaza Shopping Center, a 16,000-square-foot retail property located at 4066 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago, for $3.3 million. The center features two single-story retail buildings, which are fully occupied by Dollar Tree, Subway and AthletiCo Physical Therapy. Newcastle acquired the property from Midwest Real Estate Equities on behalf of the firm’s $500 million Chicago investment platform. Midwest was represented in the transaction by Tyler Quast of Zifkin Realty & Development.
CHICAGO — Chicago-based Newcastle Ltd. has acquired the historic Belmont House, a 269-unit apartment tower located at 3170 N. Sheridan Rd. in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago, for $56 million. The 13-story, 315,000-square-foot building also contains 9,000 square feet of retail. The property was acquired by Newcastle from Wexenthaller Realty Management on behalf of the firm’s $500 million Chicago investment platform. The Belmont acquisition was part of an 896-unit, seven-property portfolio purchase from Wexenthaller; the other six buildings should close in the next 30 days. Newcastle was represented by The Kiser Group.
CHICAGO — Chicago-based Newcastle Ltd. has acquired a three-story multifamily building, located at 2200 N. Clark St. in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago, for $8 million. The 29,546-square-foot building features 28 loft-style apartments and six commercial spaces. The property was acquired by Newcastle on behalf of the firm’s $500 million investment platform. Kiser Group represented the undisclosed seller.
Jackson Square Properties Acquires Multifamily Community in Marina del Rey, California for $170M
by Amy Works
MARINA DEL REY, CALIF. — Affiliates of Jackson Square Properties have acquired Shores, an apartment property in the coastal city of Marina del Rey, from a company doing business as Shores LLC. The sales price was $170 million. Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP served as counsel to the seller in the transaction, which is one of the largest commercial real estate transactions in Los Angeles County this year, according to the team that worked on the deal. Completed in 2013, Shores features 544 residences across 12 interconnected five-story buildings. The marina-adjacent property offers mostly one- and two-bedroom apartments as well as a resort-style amenity package centered around a 2.5-acre park-like courtyard with a pool, dual spas, fire pits, barbecue areas, bocce court and sky terraces. The transaction team included Rutan & Tucker as counsel to the buyer; Glaser Weil as counsel to the County of Los Angeles; JLL as sale broker; and First American Title Insurance Co.
BUENA PARK, CALIF. — The Bascom Group has acquired Castlewood Park Apartments, a 183-unit value-add multifamily property in Buena Park, for $53 million, or $290,301 per unit. Brian Eisendrath, Cameron Chalfant, Jesse Zarouk and Jake Vitta of Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, arranged acquisition financing for the deal through Brightspire Capital. Kevin Green and Joe Grabiec of IPA represented the undisclosed seller in the deal. AMC will provide property management services for the community, while SD-Cap will oversee the planned property renovations. Originally constructed in 1963, Castlewood Park Apartments features 183 two-, three- and four-bedroom apartments, averaging 1,028 square feet, with garages for each unit and private yards for approximately 60 percent of the residences. Situated on 8.7 acres, the community features 46 buildings, two pools and a leasing center. Bascom plans to renovate the property with interior renovations, amenity enhancements and the addition of full-time on-site management to further improve the resident experience.