NASHVILLE, TENN. AND HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — Andrew Agee of the SVN Multifamily group has brokered the $19.8 million sale of a three-property multifamily portfolio in Nashville and Huntsville. The communities include the 200-unit Millwood Manor in Nashville, the 110-unit Hartford House in Nashville and the 169-unit Summertree Apartments in Huntsville. A private buyer based in Nashville purchased the portfolio from Athens, Ala.-based J&J Properties for roughly $41,231 per unit. Agee represented both the buyer and seller in the transaction.
BROWN DEER, WIS. — Colliers International has brokered a 40,370-square-foot office lease renewal for BMO Harris Bank in Brown Deer, a suburb of Milwaukee. The building is located at 4701 W. Schroeder Drive. Lyle Landowski, Scott Welsh and Mike Fardy of Colliers International brokered the transaction.
PEWAUKEE, WIS. — The Dickman Co. Inc./CORFAC International has arranged the sale of a 12,735-square-foot industrial building in Pewaukee, approximately 18 miles west of Milwaukee. The building is located at 633 Cecelia Drive. The buyer, James K. Ihn, purchased the building from Mainka Properties LLC. Cale Berg, Samuel M. Dickman Jr. and Samuel D. Dickman of the Dickman Co. brokered the transaction.
CATHEDRAL CITY, CALIF. — Community Preservation Partners (CPP) has acquired Mountain View Apartments, a 280-unit affordable seniors housing community in Cathedral City, approximately 100 miles east of Los Angeles. A private trust sold the property for an undisclosed price. In conjunction with the sale, CPP has unveiled plans for $11.3 million in renovations to the community, which includes 70 buildings of four one-bedroom units each on a 20-acre plot. The community was built in 1984, and renovations are slated for completion by late 2017. Planned renovations include replacing all windows and doors, new paint, water efficiency upgrades, new exterior lighting and landscaping, cable television and wireless internet installation, new appliances, and fully remodeled bathrooms. The cost of the upgrades equates to approximately $40,000 per unit. Irvine-based CPP is an affordable housing rehabilitation company that owns more than 4,500 units across the United States.
BOSTON — An affiliate of Akelius US has purchased Carson Tower, a multifamily property in south Boston, from a joint venture between Fairfield Residential and an institutional partner for $64.2 million. Built in 1973, the property features 153 apartment units. With this acquisition, Akelius owns 11 properties in Boston and a total of 28 properties in the United States. The name of the seller was not released. Simon Butler and Biria St. John of CBRE/New England represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
WOODBRIDGE AND CARTERET, N.J. — CRBE has facilitated more than 867,500 square feet of industrial leases on behalf of Prologis in two separate transactions in New Jersey. Thomas Monahan, Stephen D’Amato, Anastasia Lazarides and Gerard Monahan of CBRE represented the Prologis, which owns both properties. In Woodbridge, DSV Global Transport and Logistics leased 507,500 square feet of industrial space at 1005 W. Middlesex Ave. The distribution facility features a 36-foot clear height, 120 dock doors, two drive-in doors and parking for 115 trailers. Doug Bansbach of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant in the deal. In Carteret, a prominent retailer leased 360,000 square feet of distribution space at 50 Middlesex Ave. The distribution facility features 36-foot clear height, 68 dock doors, four drive-in doors and parking for 137 cars and 138 trailers. Scott Belfer of CBRE represented the tenant in the transaction.
ALLENTOWN, PA. — Markward Group has brokered the sale of an industrial building located at 171 Lloyd St. in Allentown. MGC Partners, which currently occupies the building, acquired the 4,000-square-foot property for an undisclosed price. Amy Hawley of Markward Group represented the undisclosed seller and the buyer in the deal.
CARY, N.C. — Petrus Partners Ltd. has sold 400 Regency Forest, a 111,639-square-foot office building situated within Regency Park in Cary, a suburb of Raleigh-Durham. Epic Regency LLC purchased the Class A asset from Petrus Partners for $23 million. Built in 2000 on 8.5 acres, the office building was 96.4 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Caterpillar Inc., Pentair Inc. and Mediant Communications Inc. Scot Humphrey, Ryan Clutter, Justin Good and Chris Norvell of HFF represented Petrus Partners in the sale.
BENSENVILLE, ILL. — NAI Hiffman has arranged the sale of 516-554 N. York Road in Bensenville within the O’Hare submarket. The 100,000-square-foot industrial complex features 16-foot clear heights and approximately 1,500 to 3,000 square feet of built-in office space and one dedicated exterior dock per unit. At the time of purchase, the building was 85 percent occupied. John Whitehead of NAI Hiffman represented the buyer, Cordoba Properties. Whitehead and Josh Will of NAI Hiffman have been retained to lease the remaining 15,000 square feet of vacant space. The seller was not disclosed.
SAN ANTONIO — MBP Capital has acquired Honey Hill Apartments, a multifamily asset located in San Antonio’s Medical District, for an undisclosed price. The company has hired Dallas-based Catalyst Multifamily to handle the day-to-day property management of the 346-unit asset. MBP Capital plans to invest $3 million in capital improvements, including full interior renovations, full exterior paint, new patio and balcony fencing, outdoor amenities, remodeled clubhouse and extensive landscaping upgrades. MBP Capital finished 2016 with more than $55 million of transactions in the fourth quarter. The company acquired the 96-unit Bradfield Place in Garland, Texas; the 201-unit Riverbend Village in Arlington, Texas; and sold the 160-unit The Monterey Apartments in Irving.