RESTON, VA. — A joint venture between Coretrust Capital Partners and Normandy Real Estate Partners has purchased Reston Metro Center One and Two in Reston. The two Class A office buildings located on Dulles Toll Road span a combined 185,480 square feet. Coretrust and Normandy is jointly managing the properties and has hired Jeff Roman and John DiCamillo of CBRE to provide leasing services. Reston Metro Center One and Two are located in close proximity to Silver Line’s Reston Town Center Metro Station that will open in 2018. Coretrust-Normandy financed the acquisition through a loan restructuring of the existing mortgage notes with LNR.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. — CBRE | Charlottesville has brokered the $1.9 million sale of The Milgraum Center, a 25,000-square-foot mixed-use building located at 310-312 E. Main St. in downtown Charlottesville. The property was 92.5 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Silverchair Information Systems and Vita Nova Pizza. Milgraum Trust sold the property to Armory 310 East Main LLC. Rob Stockhausen of CBRE | Charlottesville represented the seller in the transaction, while Carolyn Shears of CBRE | Charlottesville represented the buyer.
NEWCASTLE, WASH. – Security Properties has sold Newport Crossing, a 192-unit apartment complex in the Bellevue submarket of Newcastle, for $38.8 million. The buyer was not named. The community is located at 7311 Coal Creek Parkway SE. Security Properties acquired the community in 2012 in a joint venture with an East Coast insurance company through its Security Properties Multifamily Fund. The company implemented a substantial value-add renovation program in conjunction with its affiliated property management firm, Madrona Ridge Residential, prior to the sale. The renovation included an investment of $1.5 million to re-paint and re-roof the buildings, redesign the community pool, improve landscaping and upgrade unit interiors. Newport Crossing was built in 1990. Security Properties Multifamily Fund currently has 15 remaining multifamily properties in its portfolio. The fund launched in June 2011.
SAN DIEGO – A joint venture between Core Capital Investments and Downtown Properties has acquired the 150-room Hyatt Place San Diego in the submarket of Vista for a reported $22 million. The hotel is located at 2645 South Melrose Drive. The premium, select-service branded hotel opened in July 2012. It enjoys convenient access to Interstate 5, Highway 78 and Legoland. The seller, an entity controlled by ABA Development, was represented by Rod Apodaca and Bob Kaplan of CBRE Hotels in Newport Beach.
TEXAS CITY, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Three Palms Center, a 26,318-square-foot retail property in Texas City. Derek Hargrove and Justin Miller of Marcus & Millichap’s Houston office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a Houston-based developer. Hargrove and Miller also secured the buyer, a private international investor. Three Palms is located at 8030 FM 1765 at the corner of FM 1765 and South Amburn Road. The three-building development was completed in 2013. Tenants include A Brighter Day Childcare, Chicken Plus, KLM Food Mart, K&G 5 Star Barber College and Cricket Wireless.
PLANO, TEXAS — JLL has negotiated a 78,705-square-foot sublease at Plano Tower, the former Encana Oil & Gas Inc. regional headquarters located in Legacy Town Center at 5851 Legacy Circle in Plano. Plano-based LegacyTexas Bank will occupy the top three floors of the building. Ben Sumner of Centurion Real Estate Partners represented LegacyTexas Bank. Greg Biggs, Doug Carignan, Torrey Littlejohn and Marc Feldman of JLL represented the sub landlord, Encana. American Realty Capital Properties owns the building. KDC Real Estate Development built the 12-story, 318,582-square-foot Class A property in 2012.
WEST MILWAUKEE, WIS. — NAI MLG Commercial has brokered the sale of a 24,000-square-foot industrial building located at 4545 W. Burnham St. in West Milwaukee. Samuel Check Family Trust sold the property to Office Service Co. LLP for an undisclosed price. Travis Tiede, Mitchell Starczynski, Adam Matson and Brett Garceau of NAI MLG Commercial brokered the transaction.
SHAWNEE, KAN. — Cassidy Turley has arranged two leases totaling 50,000 square feet at WestLink Business Center in Shawnee, located 10 miles southwest of Kansas City. The 170,000-square-foot industrial building is located at Highway K-7 and 43rd Street. The property is now fully leased following the two lease transactions. Missouri Valley Wildlife Products leased 20,000 square feet of space at 23112 W. 43rd St. for five years, and NWC of Kansas LLC leased 30,000 square feet at 23108 W. 43rd St. for 10 years. Brad Jacobs and Whitney Kerr, Jr. of Cassidy Turley represented the landlord, Airtex Inc., in the lease transactions. Airtex is planning to develop buildings two and three at the site, pending incentives and city approvals. The newly constructed WestLink Business Center was built on a speculative basis and delivered in January. The property features 28-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinkler systems, T5 lighting and dock and drive-in loading options.
TUCKER AND CHAMBLEE, GA. — CPA: 18-Global, W. P. Carey’s non-traded REIT, has acquired a 97 percent interest in two metro Atlanta apartment communities for approximately $46 million. The two properties include the 217-unit Dupont Place Apartments in Tucker and the 227-unit Gentry’s Walk in Chamblee. Co-investment partners Silverpeak Real Estate Partners and Carroll Organization own the remaining interest in the two multifamily assets.
COVINGTON, LA. — Stirling Properties has brokered the sale of three retail centers in Louisiana and Alabama totaling $15.2 million. The three properties include a CVS in Baton Rouge, La., that sold for approximately $4.8 million; the Conn’s-anchored Park Plaza in Lake Charles, La., that sold for $6 million; and the 42,257-square-foot Woodmere Crossing in Montgomery, Ala., that sold for $4.4 million. A private New York-based investor purchased the CVS in Baton Rouge from a private Louisiana-based investor in a 1031 tax-deferred exchange. Patrick Luther and Matthew Mousavi of Faris Lee Investments assisted in the sale. A private investor based in Houston purchased Park Plaza from Weingarten Realty Investors. The property was 40 percent vacant at the time of sale. BV Belk Properties purchased Woodmere Crossing via auction. Jeff Barnes of Stirling’s Mobile office assisted in the transaction along with Auction.com. Woodmere Crossing’s tenant roster includes Petco, Books-A-Million, Jason’s Deli and Sally Beauty Supply. Beezie Landry of Stirling’s Covington office represented the seller in all three transactions.