SOUTH BEND, IND. — RD Management LLC has sold a former Sears Essentials building located at 4640 S. Michigan St. in South Bend. A national retailer purchased the 112,900-square-foot property for an undisclosed price. The vacant building sits on 16 acres near U.S. Highway 31. A Ford dealership and Aldi supermarket are adjacent to the property, and Erskine Commons and Erskine Plaza centers are nearby. RD Management sold the asset as part of the company’s strategy to reposition its portfolio as a more diversified group of properties.
DAVENPORT, IOWA — Binswanger has arranged the sale of a nearly 160-acre land site in Davenport for an undisclosed price. Sterilite Corp. purchased the land from the Greater Davenport Redevelopment Corp. Sterilite, a manufacturer of plastic storage containers, plans to build a new manufacturing and distribution center on the site. The center, slated to open in early 2018, will employ approximately 500 employees. As part of the transaction, the Scott County Board of Supervisors and the City of Davenport will provide a multimillion-dollar incentive package for moving to the Quad Cities. Tim O’Callaghan and Larry Spinelli of Binswanger arranged the sale on behalf of Sterilite. The team also helped negotiate the incentive package.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — DivcoWest has acquired 2 West Santa Clara, an 83,896-square-foot historic office building in downtown San Jose, for an undisclosed sum. The building is situated at the corner of West Santa Clara and North First streets. The property was built in 1910 and expanded in 1927 with the addition of a nine-story annex. The asset has been extensively renovated within the past few years. DivcoWest plans to carry out a full rehabilitation to provide smaller tenants with the opportunity to have a full-floor presence. The space served as one of the first examples of steel-framed office construction in California. It was originally the home of First National Bank. The property was also the headquarters for Bank of the West and, later, lumber company Pacific States Industries. Ritchie Commercial represented the buyer and seller in this transaction. The acquisition is part of a joint venture with an investment group led by Gary Dillabough.
OAKLAND, CALIF. — A joint venture between Ellis Partners and Intercontinental Real Estate Corp. has purchased a vacant parcel in downtown Oakland known as 1100 Broadway. The acquisition includes the dilapidated, historic Key System building, which contains 34,000 square feet across seven floors. The JV plans to restore the vacant building and integrate it into a new Class A office tower to be built on the site. The Key System building was constructed in 1911 as the headquarters of the Key System Railway, which transported East Bay residents locally and across the lower deck of the Bay Bridge to San Francisco. The seller, SKS, purchased the lot and vacant building in 2008. JLL’s Capital Markets team of Michel Seifer, Rob Hielscher and Erik Hanson brokered the transaction.
KATY, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has closed the sale of Longhorn Self Storage, a 334-unit self-storage facility located at 22223 Kingsland Blvd. in the Houston submarket of Katy. Dave Knobler of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an undisclosed limited liability company, and procured the buyer, a Houston-based limited liability company.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Colliers International has negotiated the sale of Olentangy Valley Center in Columbus for $5 million. The 11.2-acre property consists of a 60,000-square-foot retail center and two office buildings, one totaling 30,093 square feet and the other totaling 24,775 square feet. Kevin James and Grant Chaney of Colliers represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
BOLINGBROOK, ILL. — XPO Last Mile and Vision Works have renewed and expanded their industrial leases at One Gateway Court in Bolingbrook. The space was vacated by a previous tenant, then divided and split between the two current tenants to accommodate both expansions. Keeley Construction is providing construction services for the private owner. Russell Perry Real Estate represented XPO Last Mile in the renewal and expansion of 96,350 square feet, while KW Commercial represented Vision Works in the renewal and expansion of 94,500 square feet. David Prioletti of CBRE represented the landlord in the transaction.
BOSTON — Tryko Partners has acquired the Spaulding Nursing and Therapy Center in Boston. Under the guidance of Marquis Health Services, Tryko’s healthcare affiliate, a $4 million renovation program will launch immediately. Tryko purchased the 100-bed skilled nursing facility from Spaulding Rehabilitation Network. Spaulding will continue to manage the property through late 2017, at which time operation will transition to Marquis Health Services. Located at 70 Fulton Street, Spaulding Nursing and Therapy Center has been in operation since 1983. M&T Bank provided acquisition financing.
NEW YORK CITY — Rosewood Realty Group has brokered the sale of a five-story Inwood apartment building for $10.4 million. The 24,985-square-foot walk-up building is located at 4848 Broadway and includes 37 apartments. It was built in 1924. Rosewood Realty Group’s Aaron Jungreis represented the seller, 4848 Broadway LLC, and Rosewood’s Michael Guttman represented the buyer, 4848 Broadway Residences LLC.
FAIRFIELD, N.J. — Saddleback Real Estate Developers has acquired two industrial properties in Fairfield. The first is a 22,000-square-foot asset at 22 Audrey Place, which is 100 percent occupied. The second is a 13,430-square-foot property located at 341 Kaplan Dr., which is scheduled for a renovation.