LOS ANGELES – Trojan Fig Partners LLC has purchased 901 Bar & Grill, a popular restaurant near the USC campus in Los Angeles, for an undisclosed sum. The transaction included two buildings and three tenants: 901 Bar & Grill, Carl’s Jr. and El Pollo Loco, located at 2902, 2912 and 2904 South Figueroa Street, respectively. The seller, Figueroa Retail LLC, was represented by CBRE’s Chris Caras and Michael Shustak.
IRVINE, CALIF. – A 21,463-square-foot industrial building in Irvine has sold to RH Matthews LLC for $3.8 million. The building is located at 17752 Fitch Street. Jim deRegt, Jim Snyder and Pat Lacey of Lee & Associates – Newport Beach represented both the buyer and seller, MDG Real Estate, in this transaction.
HOUSTON — CenterSquare Investment Management has sold 1301 Fannin Street and the Villas at Hermann Park, both in Houston. 1301 Fannin Street is a 784,000-square-foot, Class A, mixed-use office tower and data center in Houston’s central business district. The Pennsylvania-based investment boutique of BNY Mellon acquired the property in 2007 in a joint venture with Houston-based Griffin Partners. During the eight-year hold period, the building’s common areas and infrastructure were upgraded resulting in net operating income (NOI) growth of 71.6 percent. The Villas at Hermann Park is a 320-unit, Class A apartment project south of downtown Houston. The property was purchased in 2011. During the 3.5-year hold, the property’s common areas and apartment interiors were upgraded resulting in NOI growth of 20.5 percent.
SAN ANTONIO – Kennedy Wilson represented both the buyer and the seller in the sale of the 112,000-square-foot building known as the Aztec Theatre, a historic mixed-use building located at 201 E. Commerce Street in San Antonio. The structure was recently renovated and is located in the central business district. Suzanne Havekost of Kennedy Wilson’s brokerage group in the firm’s San Antonio office represented the buyer, Aztec Family Group LLC, and the seller, Aztec Project Development Ltd., in the transaction. Built in 1926, the theatre underwent more than $20 million in restorations and renovations, first in 1998 when Belgian Baron Theodore Bracht of Aztec Project Development Ltd. purchased the property . In 2013, Sam Panchevre of the Aztec Family Group LLC leased the facility and made an additional investment to increase the seating capacity and upgraded the venue to accommodate live music and entertainment.
DALLAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of The Villas of Sorrento, a 220-unit apartment property located in Dallas. Norman Eastwood, of Marcus & Millichap’s Dallas office, marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a partnership. Eastwood also procured the buyer, a limited liability company. The Villas of Sorrento is located at 3130 Stag Road, just east of I-45 and south of Loop 12. Built in 1996, features one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans ranging from 624 square feet to 1,039 square feet. At the time of listing, the occupancy was 96 percent.
SECAUCUS, N.J. — HFF has brokered the sale of an industrial facility, formerly Daffy’s Distribution Center, in Secaucus. Situated on 20 acres on Daffy’s Way, the property features 212,000 square feet of warehouse space. Sitex Group LLC sold the property to MEPT, a real estate equity fund advised by Bentall Kennedy, for $19.5 million. HFF’s Michael Nachamkin led the firm’s investment sales team that represented the seller in the transaction.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Margules Properties has acquired the Sip Triangle Building in Jersey City for $2.5 million from an undisclosed seller. Located at 48-58 Sip Ave. and two blocks from the PATH Station in Journal Square, the 6,000-square-foot building features four retail stores and significant air rights. The property is adjacent to a 64-unit residential building with eight retail stores at 60 Sip Ave. that Margules Properties purchased in 2012. Benjamin Greenstein of Capital Realty Associates represented the buyer in the transaction.
BALTIMORE — HREC Investment Advisors has brokered the sale of the 104-room Wyndham Baltimore in Baltimore’s Mt. Vernon district. Kevin Hanley, Ketan Patel and Geoff Davis of HREC represented the seller, Mt. Vernon Square Inc., in the transaction. The property is situated adjacent to the Walters Art Museum, Peabody Institute of Music at The John Hopkins University and the Washington Monument.
FARMINGVILLE, N.Y. — STREAM Capital Partners has brokered the sale of a property located at 2350 N. Ocean Ave. in Farmingville. The property is under a long-term ground lease to Stop & Shop. A private REIT purchased the property for $3.2 million from a private owner. Jordan Shtulman and Jonathan Wolfe of STREAM Capital Partners represented the seller in the transaction.
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Bussel Realty Corp. has arranged the sale of an industrial facility located at 727 South Ave. in Piscataway. Deals For Less purchased the 41,000-square-foot property for $1.8 million. The facility features 14-foot ceilings, five loading docks, one drive-in space and heavy power. The buyer plans to raise the property’s roof an additional 10 feet and use the facility for the distribution of novelty items. Gregory Irving, Stephen Nozza and John Cascio of Bussel Realty Corp. represented the seller, Kanter Properties LLC, while Isaac Neuman of Gramercy Realty Sales represented the buyer in the deal.