NEW YORK CITY — Madison International Realty and Forest City Realty Trust have signed definitive agreements for Madison’s acquisition of Forest City’s 51 percent interest in a 2.1 million-square-foot retail portfolio. The transaction is valued at $1 billion. Scattered across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, Staten Island and Northern New Jersey, the 12-property portfolio is 95 percent leased. Madison plans to engage Cushman & Wakefield as the third-party property management and leasing team for the portfolio. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter.
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — Chatham Lodging Trust has acquired Hilton Garden Inn Portsmouth Downtown for $43.5 million, or $332,000 per room. Located at 100 High St. in Portsmouth, the 131-room hotel opened in 2006 and recently underwent a full renovation. Island Hospitality Management will manage the hotel. The name of the seller was not released.
TOMS RIVER, N.J. — Unison Realty Partners and ALTO Real Estate Funds have acquired Commons at Hooper, a community shopping center located at 1350 Hooper Ave. in Toms River, for $21.1 million. Built in 1987, the 120.349-square-foot property is situated on 14.6 acres and has a pad site for future development. Michaels, DSW Shoe Warehouse, Dollar Tree, Mattress Firm, Dress Barn, The UPS Store, Avenue, Sally Beauty, Jersey Mike’s Subs and Citi Financial are tenants at the 86 percent-leased center. Jose Cruz, Kevin O’Hearn, Michael Oliver, Stephen Simonelli and Marc Duval of HFF marketed the property with bidding procedures approved by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York in the Chapter 11 case of AC I Toms River LLC.
POINT PLEASANT BEACH, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of an office property located at 604 Laurel Ave. in Point Pleasant Beach. A private investor sold the property to an undisclosed buyer for $1.6 million. Provident Bank occupies the 3,000-square-foot building on a net-lease basis. Michael Lombardi and Greg Babaian of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the deal.
FREMONT, CALIF. — Sephora has opened a new location at Vestar’s Pacific Commons, a 1.1 million-square-foot shopping center located at 43484 Boscelli Road in Fremont. The store will feature an assortment of makeup, skin care and fragrance. Additional tenants at the center include Nordstrom Rack, Old Navy, Kohl’s, Century Theatres, P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, Claim Jumper and Dickey’s Barbecue Pit.
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — MDC Realty Advisors has purchased a 23,551-square-foot creative office building in Santa Monica for $30.5 million. The Class A building is located at 1315 Lincoln Blvd. The property is fully leased. It features units with individual patio areas, parking and a first-floor gym. The seller was JOSS Realty Partners.
WEST JORDAN, UTAH — Walker Tape has expanded its industrial footprint in the Salt Lake City suburb of West Jordan. The provider of tape and adhesive for hair replacement systems recently completed a 33,232-square-foot facility at 9312 S. Prosperity Road. The new building will allow the firm to nearly double its square footage. The space also includes 4,000 square feet of Class A office space. The former Walker Tape Building was sold to Multi-Fill, a manufacturer of filling equipment for the food industry. Skyler Peterson of Newmark Grubb ACRES represented Walker Tape.
KENTON, OHIO — Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp. has acquired a new 298,472-square-foot industrial building in Kenton for $18 million. The property is located on 46 acres at 2465 Fontaine St., approximately 28 miles south of Findlay. The building is net leased to International Paper Co., a paper and packaging manufacturer, for 10 years. The building has full rail access and is adjacent to one of International Paper Co.’s manufacturing plants.
WHITEHALL, PA., AND RUNNEMEDE, N.J. — Gebroe-Hammer Associates has brokered the sale of a two-property multifamily portfolio in Whitehall and Runnemede. Joseph Brecher, David Jarvis and Adam Zweibel of Gebroe-Hammer represented the seller and buyer, a private investor, in the deal. Orchard Drive Associates sold Orchard Drive Apartments, located at 1239 Washington St. in Whitehall, for $18.2 million. The buyer was a private investor. The community features 264 one- and two-bedroom units ranging from 782 square feet to 1,013 square feet. TNJ Properties acquired Presidential Courts from Presidential Associates LP for $15.5 million. Located in Runnemede, Presidential Courts features 268 garden-style apartments in a mix of one- and two-bedroom layouts. The sellers of the properties are part of the same umbrella organization, however each property operated under separate entities. The buyers of the properties are also under the same umbrella organization, but operated under separate entities.
NEW BRITAIN, CONN. — Inland Real Estate Acquisitions has arranged the sale of two medical office buildings located in New Britain for an undisclosed price. Mark Cosenza and David Neboyskey of Inland Real Estate represented the buyer, an Inland affiliate, in the deal. The properties are a two-story building located at 300 Kensington Ave. and a 62,000-square-foot building at 1 Lake St. Starling Physicians P.C. occupies both properties.