TUCSON, ARIZ. – The Place at Tierra Rica, a 288-unit apartment complex in Tucson, has sold to Aspen Square for $14.3 million. The community is located at 3201 and 3225 West Ina Road. It was built in 1988. The seller was MC Companies. The sale was executed by Art and Clint Wadlund of Berkadia.
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SAN DIEGO – A 7,125-square-foot retail property in San Diego has sold to CITYWEST LLC for $3.8 million. The property is located at 142 University Ave. in the Hillcrest submarket. The space is fully leased to Fiesta Cantina, Charisma Cucina Italiana, Mess Royale, Cody’s Home + Gift, Detour Salon and 142 Beauty Spot. It was built in 1989. CITYWEST was represented by Richard Lebert and Matt Zimsky of Colliers International. The seller, 142 DMW Group LLC, was represented by Mark McEwen of the same firm.
LAKE ZURICH, ILL. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of a retail building located at 440 S. Rand Road in Lake Zurich. The 7,200-square-foot, dual-tenant property sold for $3.7 million. The property’s tenant roster includes Vitamin Shoppe and Sleepy’s. Chad Firsel of Quantum Real Estate represented the buyer, a Argentina-based private real estate investor, and the seller, an Illinois-based development group, in the transaction.
CLARKSTON, MICH. — Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions has brokered the sale of 54 approved lots located at 5470 Waldon Road in Clarkston. Julie Taylor sold the assets to Pinnacle North Ridge for an undisclosed price. Robert Hibbert of Friedman represented both the seller and buyer in the transaction.
HOUSTON — Cousins Properties Inc. has signed Transocean Ltd. to a lease renewal for 255,413 square feet at Greenway Plaza in Houston. Transocean, the fourth largest customer in Cousins’ Houston portfolio, currently occupies 4 Greenway Plaza in its entirety. The transaction renews 100 percent of Transocean’s current space at 4 Greenway Plaza and extends the company’s lease on the space through January 2023. Greenway Plaza is a 4.5 million-square-foot, Class A office complex located in the Greenway submarket of Houston. The property is 90 percent leased. Bob Boykin, Warren Savery, Bubba Harkins and Will Hightower represented Cousins internally in this transaction.
KATY AND SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sales of Center at Cinco Ranch, a 11,706-square-foot retail property located in Katy, and an 1,785-square-foot Starbucks in San Antonio. In the first transaction, James Bell of Marcus & Millichap’s Houston office represented the buyer, a partnership. Center at Cinco Ranch is located at 23100 Cinco Ranch Blvd. in Katy. In the second transaction, Bell marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a developer. The Starbucks is located at 3718 Horizon Hill Blvd.
DALLAS — Brian Gramlich of BMC Capital’s Dallas office has arranged a $3.5 million acquisition loan for a 67-unit apartment complex located in Dallas. The loan featured a five-year term with a fixed 3.8 percent interest rate and a 30-year amortization schedule. The loan was arranged through one of BMC Capital’s correspondent agency relationships.
Steadfast Apartment REIT Buys Two Apartment Communities in Alabama, Georgia for $88.5M
by John Nelson
HOOVER, ALA. AND MARIETTA, GA. — Steadfast Apartment REIT has acquired two apartment communities in Alabama and Georgia in two separate transactions totaling a combined $88.5 million. The two properties total 900 apartment units and include the 720-unit Ridge Crossings Apartments in Hoover and the 180-unit Rosemont at East Cobb in Marietta, a northern suburb of Atlanta. The REIT purchased Ridge Crossings for $72 million, making it the company’s first acquisition in Alabama. The property’s units average 1,107 square feet with average in-place rents of $862 per month. Ridge Crossings’ amenities include two swimming pools, a tennis court, playground, fitness center, laundry center, car wash area, pet park and walking trail. The property is currently 94 percent leased. Steadfast purchased Rosemont at East Cobb for $16.5 million, making it the company’s fourth acquisition in Georgia. The property is currently 96 percent occupied with in-place rents averaging $824 per month and unit sizes averaging 1,056 square feet. The property’s amenity package includes a fitness center, business center, tennis court, volleyball court, swimming pool and barbecue area. Steadfast is planning to extensively renovate both properties in the near future.
GREENVILLE, S.C. — RealOp Investments and Terra Capital Partners have partnered to acquire and manage an office portfolio in Greenville totaling 570,000 square feet. The properties in the portfolio include two office parks totaling 12 buildings. Park East comprises nine multi-tenant office assets, and Park Central contains three buildings. RealOp, along with leasing and management partner NAI Earle Furman, will update, rebrand and reposition the office properties in the portfolio, and Terra Capital Partners will provide financing.
Hamilton Point Investments Acquires Apartment Community in Metro Charlotte for $13.4M
by John Nelson
ROCK HILL, S.C. — Hamilton Point Investments LLC, a Connecticut-based multifamily owner, has purchased the 168-unit Cushendall Commons for $13.4 million. Built in 2002, the apartment community is located directly off of I-177 in Rock Hill, roughly 24 miles south of downtown Charlotte. The complex’s amenity package includes a swimming pool, business center and 24-hour fitness center. The property was 98.1 percent occupied at the time of sale. Alex Brown of Cushman & Wakefield of Georgia Inc. represented the seller, JMG Realty, in the transaction. Hamilton Point Investments was self-represented.