BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — Nestlé Health Science has signed a long-term lease to occupy 180,000 square feet of space at the New Jersey Center of Excellence in Bridgewater. Nestlé Health Science, a health-science company engaged in the development of innovative nutritional therapies, will occupy a building that previously served as a research center within the former Sanofi U.S Research and Development Campus. Since acquiring the campus, the joint partnership of Advance Realty and CrossHarbor Capital Partners has fully repositioned the site and turned it into a premier research and development campus. The interior fit-out for the new space will begin before the end of this year, with the move-in slated for July 2016.
HARTFORD, CONN. — HK Group has brokered the sale of an industrial property located at 101 Locust St. in Hartford. Situated on 6 acres, the 73,458-square-foot property sold for $4.8 million. The property is currently leased to Pitney Bowes Presort Services Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Pitney Bowes. The buyer was a Manhattan-based real estate investment company. Matthew Keefe and Franco Fellah of HK Group brokered the transaction.
ELIZABETH, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of an apartment building located at 321-325 Cherry St. in Elizabeth. The 48-unit property sold for $2.6 million. The property features 39 studio units, eight one-bedroom apartments and one two-bedroom unit. Nat Gambuzza and Jeffrey Myers of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a multi-generational owner, and the buyer, a private investor, in the transaction.
MELBOURNE AND PALM BAY, FLA. — Berkadia Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of two apartment communities in Brevard County for a combined $18 million. The assets include the 138-unit Park Village located at 3099 Park Village Way in Melbourne and the 112-unit Malabar Lakes located at 1018 Malabar Lakes Drive in Palm Bay. White Eagle Property Group LLC purchased Park Village for $10.1 million and Malabar Lakes for $7.9 million. Cole Whitaker, Hal Warren and Jason Stanton of Berkadia represented the seller, Deancurt Melbourne LLC, in the portfolio transaction.
LOUISVILLE, KY. — Commercial Kentucky Inc., an Alliance member of Cushman & Wakefield, has brokered the $5.9 million sale of Kennedy Place, an 88-unit apartment community in Louisville. Monticello Properties purchased the property from Hall Family Holdings LLC. Craig Collins of Commercial Kentucky, along with Mike Kemether of Cushman & Wakefield’s Atlanta office, represented the seller in the transaction.
BEDFORD, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Harwood Oaks, a 7,843-square-foot retail property located in Bedford. Bill G. Jordan of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Worth office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor. Jordan also secured the buyer, a partnership. Harwood Oaks is located at 3225 Harwood Road. The 7,843-square-foot strip center is located just off of Highway 121. Harwood Oaks was built in 1985 and all tenants hold triple-net leases. Tenants include Mid-Cities Florist, Kumon, Subway and World Finance.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners represented A2Z Investment Properties LLC in the sale of a 7,100-square-foot freestanding industrial building located at 10405 Rockley Road in Houston. Darren O’Conor of NAI Partners represented the seller, A2Z Investment Properties, during negotiations, while Jamie De Leon of South Texas Properties represented the buyer, Chem SPA USA LLC.
DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. — Capstone Apartment Partners has brokered the $9.1 million sale of Forestlake Apartments, a 146-unit apartment community located at 132 Forest Lake Blvd. in Daytona Beach. Timberland Partners purchased the 1980s vintage property for $61,986 per unit from Harbor Group. Enon Winkler, Deucie Bies, Jad Richa and Brian Hunsicker of Capstone Apartment Partners represented the seller in the transaction.
TUSCALOOSA, ALA. — University House Communities (UHC), formerly Inland American Communities, has purchased South 10 Apartments, a student housing community located near the University of Alabama. UHC plans to rebrand the 200-unit property as University House. The five-story community features 592 beds with one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom floor plans that are fully furnished. The property also features more than 10,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Each bedroom has its own bathroom, and the units include 42-inch flat-screen TVs, quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, nine-foot ceilings and full-size washers/dryers. The community’s amenities include a large gym, resort-style pool, outdoor lounge, 24-hour clubhouse, pet spa with a dog walk, study areas and tanning beds. The property is located blocks from Bryant-Denny Stadium and has direct access to the Crimson Ride transit system. South City Partners developed the property and sold to UHC for an undisclosed amount.
MONTGOMERY, ALA. — Elevation Financial Group LLC has purchased two apartment communities in Montgomery totaling 378 units for a combined $6.8 million. The properties include the 202-unit Olympia Heights Townhome Apartments and the 176-unit Cyprus Court Apartments. Elevation Financial plans to rebrand Olympia Heights as Serenity Townhomes at Montgomery and Cyprus Court as Serenity Apartments at the Park. The company also plans to renovate the common areas, amenities and units of both communities. Elevation Financial purchased the two value-add assets through its subsidiary, Elevation Real Property Fund V LLC. Affiliate company Elevation Property Management LLC will manage both apartment communities.