BOSTON — UMNV 346 Newbury LLC, a joint venture between UrbanMeritage and Novaya Real Estate Ventures, has purchased a retail property located at 346 Newbury in Boston. Studio Realty Trust sold the property for $13.1 million. Patagonia occupies the two-story 7,000-square-foot property. Michael Carucci of Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty represented the seller and identified the buyer in the deal.
EAST HARTFORD, CONN. — Chozick Realty has brokered the sale of 97 condominium units, along with controlling and managing interest, in the 156-unit Gateway Estate Condominiums complex in East Hartford. Up Realty LLC acquired the units for $6.7 million, or $69,072 per unit for the 97 units. Following the acquisition, Chozick Realty sourced and facilitated the acquisition of an additional 39 units from individual unit owners within the property, bringing the buyer’s total common ownership to 136 units in the complex. The initial 97-unit acquisition includes a mix of two studios, 37 one-bedroom, 40 two-bedroom and 19 three-bedroom units. The additional condos purchased include a variety of layouts at a range of prices. The three-building complex was constructed in two phases between 1969 and 1976. Rick Chozick and Steve Pappas of Chozick Realty represented seller, 231 Ellington LLC, and the procured the buyer in the deal.
BAY CITY, TEXAS — San Antonio-based Innovative Multi-Family Investments LLC has acquired Shadow Bay Apartments, located at 1700 Baywood Drive in Bay City, for $10 million. Built in 1978 and renovated in 2015, the 167,773-square-foot property features 232 apartments, a clubhouse, swimming pool, grilling courtyard and picnic areas. The buyer will also manage the property. Jim Hurd of Houston Income Properties brokered the transaction. The name of the seller was not released.
CYPRESS, TEXAS — EDGE Capital has brokered the sale of Rock Creek Plaza, a newly developed shopping center located at 14034 and 14044 Grant Road in Cypress. The unnamed buyer acquired the property for an undisclosed price. Pet Supermarket, Little Caesar’s and 9Round Fitness occupy the two-building, 20,988-square-foot center. Josh Jacobs and Burdette Huffman of EDGE Capital Markets represented the undisclosed seller, while Mark Kalil of Mark Kalil & Associates represented the buyer.
LINDEN, N.J. — Seagis Property Group has purchased a 504,000-square-foot industrial asset, located at 340 Stiles St. in Linden. 500 West Edgar LLC sold the property for an undisclosed price. The buyer has commenced a multi-million-dollar renovation program at the property. Planned improvements include roofing, new entrances, new building façades and windows, modernization of the building’s 98 loading doors and five drive-in dock doors, as well as the installation of T-5 lighting. Additionally, Seagis will upgrade and pave nearly 13 acres of parking, creating new trailer and automobile parking spaces, and the company will also upgrade the landscaping and fencing throughout the site. The renovations are slated for completion in spring 2017. Chuck Fern of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. — HFF has brokered the sale of an office building located at 10 Sylvan Way in Parsippany. Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT II acquired the property from Normandy Real Estate Partners and funds managed by Partners Groups for $44 million. Situated on 23.1 acres within the Mack-Cali Business Campus, the three-story, 125,735-square-foot property is fully leased to a pharmaceutical company. Jose Cruz, Kevin O’Hearn, Stephen Simonelli and Michael Oliver of HFF represented the seller the transaction.
SLATINGTON, PA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Victory Estates, a multifamily property located in Slatington. A private investor acquired the property for $3.6 million, or $62,069 per unit. Constructed in 1977, the property features 58 apartments in a mix of two-and three-bedroom townhomes and garden-style units. Clarke Talone, Ridge MacLaren and Andrew Townsend of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private partnership, while Mark Krantz and Derrick Dougherty, also of Marcus & Millichap, represented the buyer in the deal. Brenton Baskin of Marcus & Millichap was the broker of record in Pennsylvania.
MEMPHIS, TENN. — A joint venture between Pacer Partners and Drake Real Estate Partners has purchased Southpark Buildings D and E in Memphis. The two adjacent buildings are located at 4540 and 4600 Pleasant Hill Road and span 566,281 square feet of Class A industrial space. The buildings are fully leased to iQor Global Services LLC, a private outsourcing services company with 32,000 employees and operations in 18 countries. Pacer Partners and Drake purchased the assets from Transpacific Development Co. for an undisclosed price.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tishman Speyer has completed a 16-year lease with global law firm Paul Hastings LLP for 97,000 square feet of office space at 2050 M St. in Washington, D.C. The 11-story, 364,000-square-foot trophy office building is currently under construction with an expected delivery date of 2020. The law firm will occupy the top three floors plus additional space. Designed by Joshua Prince-Ramus of REX, the office building will feature floor-to-ceiling curved glass and offer amenities such as a fitness center, bicycle storage room with lockers, a rooftop terrace and four levels of parking. The office building will be located on the existing site of the Washington bureau for CBS and will feature new facilities for CBS with a separate entrance.
SAN FRANCISCO — Cushman & Wakefield Senior Housing Capital Markets Group has arranged the $25 million sale of Hayes Valley Senior Living, a 52-unit, two-property assisted living portfolio in San Francisco. The two properties are located across the street from each other at 601 and 624 Laguna Street. 601 Laguna Street was built in the 1880s as a hotel and converted to assisted living in 1997. 624 Laguna Street was purpose-built as an assisted living facility in 2005. The buyer was a San Diego-based private owner-operator and the seller was a local nonprofit owner-operator. Richard Swartz, Jay Wagner and Aaron Rosenzweig led the Cushman & Wakefield team on the transaction.