LOS ANGELES — Phoenix Realty Group (PRG) and Blackstone Real Estate Partners VIII have acquired a 16-property multifamily portfolio for $570 million. The portfolio contains a total of 3,800 units. Properties within the portfolio are located in Los Angeles, San Diego, Denver and South Florida. The assets were acquired from two closed-end private equity funds managed by PRG. The portfolio was listed once the funds reached the end of their intended investment period.
DENVER — Jackson Square Properties has acquired The Bluffs at Castle Rock, a 220-unit apartment property in the Denver submarket of Castle Rock, for $37.2 million. The Class B community is located at 483 Scott Blvd. It was built in 1998. Terrance Hunt, Shane Ozment, Jeff Hawks and Doug Andrews of ARA Newmark represented the seller, Lynd Company, in this transaction.
MISSION, TEXAS — In an off-market transaction, NewQuest Properties has acquired its first commercial property in the Rio Grande Valley, picking up a 99,424-square-foot Big Kmart on nearly 11 acres along the most heavily traveled route between McAllen and Monterrey, Mexico. The site is located at the northeast corner of Expressway 83/I-2 and South Bryan Road in Mission, used by more than 2.2 million vehicles per year in cross-border travel. NewQuest has purchased the property at 1405 E. Expressway 83 in Mission from Los Angeles-based Tishman International Cos. Meredith McLeod-Cobb and Michael McLeod-Cobb of Champions RE Group sourced and negotiated the off-market deal. Tishman was represented internally in the transaction. Developed in 1992, the Kmart is located six miles north of the Anzalduas International Bridge, a four-lane, three-mile span connecting Mission to Reynosa, Tamaulipas. NewQuest’s first investment in the region is situated at the western edge of the McAllen MSA, the retail crossroads for South Texas and Northern Mexico.
NEW YORK CITY — SL Green Realty Corp. is selling its 90 percent stake in the residential condominium property at 248-252 Bedford Ave. in Brooklyn. The 72-unit multifamily building, which was owned in partnership with Magnum Real Estate Group, has a gross market valuation of $55 million, or $1,242 per square foot, excluding the retail portion of the property. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2016. SL Green acquired its interest in the 44,279-square-foot property, along with 12 townhomes, for $54.9 million in 2012. The company has since sold off the 12 townhomes for gross sales totaling $25.5 million. SL Green will retain its interest in the building’s street-level retail condominium, which comprises 51,470 square feet.
NEW YORK CITY — Westbridge Realty Group has arranged the sale of a newly constructed multifamily property located at 64-64 Wetherole St. in the Rego Park neighborhood of Queens. The seven-story, 10,465-square-foot building features eight residential apartments. The property was delivered vacant with a 421-a tax abatement in place. Steven Westreich and Hen Vaknin of Westbridge Realty brokered the off-market transaction, which closed for an undisclosed sum. The names of the buyer and seller were not released.
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — CBRE has arranged the $44 million sale of AMLI at Ibis, a 234-unit, gated apartment community in West Palm Beach. Olen Properties purchased the asset from AMLI Residential. The lakeside property is located on a 14.9-acre parcel at 8300 Ibis Reserve Circle, adjacent to the Ibis Golf and Country Club. Robert Given, Zachary Sackley, Mary Kate Swann, Charles Foschini and Christopher Apone of CBRE brokered the transaction. Completed in 2000, AMLI at Ibis features a clubhouse, 31 detached garages, unstaffed gate and guard house, resort-style pool and spa overlooking the lake, outdoor covered picnic area, tennis court, fitness center, car care center, children’s center, conference room and a veranda. Individual units feature 9-foot ceiling heights, crown molding, private entries and direct access garages in 78 select units.
CHICAGO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of 7-Eleven Lincoln Park in Chicago. The 4,788-square-foot property sold for $1.4 million. The property is the retail component of a multi-story condo building that is located at 2020 N. Lincoln Park West Ave. Evan Lyons, George Ghattas and Kyle Stengle of Marcus & Millichap listed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor. The buyer was undisclosed.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Multi Housing Advisors (MHA) has brokered six sales of apartment communities in North Carolina’s Triad Region totaling $37.1 million. Marc Robinson, Jordan McCarley and Watson Bryant of MHA’s Charlotte office represented the sellers in all six transactions. The transactions included WB Ventures purchasing the 204-unit The Morehead in Greensboro from Midway Investors for $11.2 million; QR Capital purchasing the 120-unit Battleground Oaks in Greensboro from Carlisle Residential for $6.7 million; Harvest Investments purchasing the 140-unit The Colony in Burlington from Titan Capital for $6.3 million; Tallahassee Apartments LLC purchasing the 160-unit Ridgewood in Greensboro for $5.4 million; a private individual purchased the 108-unit, 324-bed Collegiate Commons in Greensboro for $4.2 million; and Engineering Partners purchased the 80-unit The Hedges from The Hedges of Greensboro LLC for $3.3 million.
MILWAUKEE, WIS. — The Dickman Company Inc./CORFAC International has arranged the lease of a 33,000-square-foot industrial and office property located at 7254 N. Teutonia Ave. in Milwaukee. The tenant is MTI Connect LLC and the landlord is Hot Water Real Estate LLC. Samuel M. Dickman Jr., Samuel D. Dickman and Nick Keys of The Dickman Company Inc./CORFAC International represented the landlord in the transaction. Steve Sewart of Colliers International represented the tenant.
CLARKSBURG, MD. — Lantian Development has purchased the 204-acre COMSTAT campus in Clarksburg for $11.5 million. Lantian Development acquired the 496,000-square-foot facility from LCOR in an all-cash transaction. The building was constructed in 1969 as the research facility for COMSTAT Corp., which was created by the Communications Satellite Act of 1962. COMSTAT sold the property back in 1997 in a $46 million sale-leaseback deal. The property features 3,600 feet of frontage on I-270, a vacant main building and three special purpose buildings totaling 36,000 square feet. Avison Young represented the seller in the transaction, and John Wang of RE/Max represented Lantian Development.