SAN JOSE, CALIF. – Cambrian Park Plaza, a 170,000-square-foot shopping center in San Jose, has sold to Weingarten Realty Investors for an undisclosed sum. The property is located at 14900 Camden Ave. Notable tenants include Dollar Tree and BevMo! The center serves San Jose, Los Gatos, Campbell and Saratoga.
PHOENIX – Smart & Final has opened three new stores in the Phoenix Valley. The expansion includes a 28,985-square-foot space at the northeast corner of 35th Avenue and Greenway Road; a 28,280-square-foot space at the northeast corner of Tatum Boulevard and Thunderbird Road; and a 35,949-square-foot space at the southwest corner of Gilbert Road and Guadalupe Road in Gilbert. The grocer was represented by Martin Leon and Chris Corso of De Rito Partners in all three transactions.
HOUSTON — CPR Money has provided a $4.2 million acquisition loan for a 16-story vacant office building in Houston’s central business district. During the loan term, the borrower will finalize pre-development plans for a conversion to a 154-room Hyatt Place Hotel, with construction expected to begin in nine to 12 months. The property is located near the George Brown Convention Center, Toyota Center, Minute Maid Park and the Houston Pavilions.
HOUSTON — Resource Real Estate Opportunity REIT Inc., a non-traded real estate investment trust sponsored by Resource Real Estate Inc., has sold Cityside Crossing Apartments in Houston. Opportunity REIT acquired the 360-unit multifamily residential community in December 2012. The property benefited from a value-add strategy, professional management and capital enhancements. As a result, the sale of Cityside Crossing produced a cash profit of $10.7 million, and an average annual return of 28.4 percent.
NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated has arranged the sale of a 17,500-square-foot mixed-use property located at 893 Broadway, also known as 13 East 19th Street, in New York City. The four-story property sold for $35 million, or $2,000 per square foot. As part of the deal, the buyer, Cholla LLC, also acquired the leasehold interest held by Hotel Verite, which occupies 13,500 square feet of the building. The remaining 4,500 square feet is leased to Barn Joo, a Korean-inspired gastropub. The combined total price of $35 million includes both the sale of the property and the leasehold interest in the hotel. Tony Park of PD Properties LLC represented Charles Jung, the seller of the leasehold interest in Hotel Verite in the deal. Adelaide Polsinelli of Eastern Consolidated represented the buyer and the seller, Warman Enterprises LLC, in the transaction.
ISLIP, N.Y. — Rechler Equity Partners has brokered the lease of 54,775 square feet of industrial space at 2004 Orville Dr. North in Islip. Spirit Pharmaceuticals, a wholesaler and distributor of over-the-counter and generic drugs, plans to use the property for packaging, warehouse and distribution space. Additionally, Spirit received a 10-year IDA tax benefit from the city. Ted Stratigos and Amanda Gorozdi of Avison Young represented the tenant in the transaction.
COCONUT CREEK, FLA. — Boca Raton-based Southern Management and Development (SMD) has brokered the $5.8 million sale of Lyons Plaza, an 80,027-square-foot shopping center located at 1301-1509 Lyons Road in Coconut Creek. Built in 1986, the shopping center’s tenant roster includes Goodyear Tire, Humana Medical and Gold Coast Ballroom. Lyons Plaza Coconut Creek I LLC purchased the shopping center from Lyons Plaza Partners Ltd. SMD represented the seller in the transaction.
ATLANTA AND BROOKHAVEN, GA. — Franklin Street Real Estate Services has brokered the sale of two apartment communities in the metro Atlanta area. The buyer, an affiliate of Ardent Acquisitions and an Atlanta-based real estate investment company, purchased Lenox Townhomes in Brookhaven for $4.8 million and Toco Hills Apartments in Atlanta for $2 million. Jake Reid and Ricky Jones of Franklin Street represented the buyer. Both sellers are private investors based in Atlanta. The two communities total 88 units and are both roughly 50 years old.
HOUSTON — ICO Commercial has arranged the sale of the former AquaDyne facility located at W. 11th Street in Houston. The 70,000-square-foot industrial property is situated on nearly four acres. Payton Indermuehle and Gloria Casimir of ICO Commercial represented the undisclosed seller. Brent Friedman and Adrienne Schwartz of Park Land Development represented the undisclosed buyer.
UNION, N.J. — Gebroe-Hammer has arranged the sale of Village Apartments, located at 1221 Magie Ave. in Union. The 126-unit multifamily property sold for $17.2 million. Village Apartments features 32 two-story apartment buildings offering a total of 82 one-bedroom units and 44 two-bedroom units. Additionally, the complex features 150 on-site parking spaces, 25 garages and laundry facilities. Gehane Triarsi of Gebroe-Hammer represented the undisclosed seller, while Joseph Brecher, also of Gebroe-Hammer represented the undisclosed buyer in the transaction. Robert Sochor of Elmwood Park and Richard Rubin provided legal counsel to the seller and buyer, respectively.