TEMPE, ARIZ. – DCT Industrial Trust has purchased a three-property industrial portfolio in Tempe for $26.4 million. The portfolio contains a total of 355,371 square feet. The transaction includes Roosevelt Center at 2405 and 2415 S. Roosevelt Street; Parkland Center at 7245 and 7307 South Harl Ave.; and Wilson Center at 2636 South Wilson Street. Roosevelt Center and Wilson Center contain three high-quality warehouse/manufacturing buildings totaling 292,605 square feet within the Broadway Industrial Park. Parkland Center contains two multi-tenant industrial buildings totaling 62,766 square feet in the south Tempe submarket. The portfolio was 98 percent leased at the time of sale. DCT plans to hold the portfolio and continue its lease-up efforts. Bob Buckley, Tracy Cartledge and Steve Lindley of Cassidy Turley’s Capital Markets Group represented both the buyer and seller, a Chicago-based global investment manager, in this transaction.
LOS ANGELES – GPI Cos. has acquired a 12,000-square-foot restaurant space in the Los Angeles submarket of Brentwood. The property traded close to the list price of $25 million, according to CBRE, which represented GPI. The Class A space is located at 11770 San Vincente Blvd. The building is situated on a 20,022-square-foot lot with 29 parking spaces. It is fully leased to First Republic Bank, Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Chase Bank (ATM), Gaucho Grill, Subway, Pizzicotto and Radco Realty. The space previously operated as Mezzaluna, an Italian restaurant that became famous for its link to the O.J. Simpson murder trial. It was the last restaurant Nicole Brown Simpson was seen dining at before she lost her life in June 1994. GPI was represented by CBRE’s Tim Kuruzar and Ken McLeod. The seller was a family trust that had owned the property for more than 40 years.
HARRISON TOWNSHIP, MICH. — L. Mason Capitani CORFAC International has arranged the lease of a 42,515-square-foot, free‐standing industrial building in Harrison Township. The property is located at 25551 Joy Blvd. Aristo‐Cote Inc. is expanding into this new facility, which will increase their company’s square footage to more than 150,000 square feet. Aristo‐Cote specializes in custom coatings for material handling and packaging solutions. Jason Capitani and Joe DePonio of L. Mason Capitani CORFAC International represented the tenant and landlord in the transaction.
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has brokered the $1.5 million sale of a 21-unit, apartment property in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood. The building, built in 1960, is located at 6715-21 N. Hermitage Ave. and includes one-bedroom units. James Clough and Joe Smazal of Interra represented both the undisclosed buyer and the seller.
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has arranged a $12 million permanent, fixed-rate loan secured by Dancing River of Grapevine. BB&T Real Estate Funding provided funding for the acquisition. The seven-year loan includes a 30-year amortization schedule with two years of interest-only payments. Dancing River of Grapevine is an 81-bed seniors housing complex with a mix of assisted living and memory care units. Amenities include an on-site salon, spa with massage services, library, fitness classes and private dining. Richard Thomas of Grandbridge originated the transaction for the undisclosed borrower.
IRVING, TEXAS — Panther FW Investments, in partnership with a local multifamily investment group, has sold two apartment complexes totaling 576 units. Glen Arbor and Westgate Apartments are located next to each other at Belt Line Road and William Dehaes Drive in Irving. Panther owned the properties for the last three years, during which time it made capital improvements and upgraded the interiors with the goal of increasing rental revenue. Taylor Snoddy of Transwestern represented the seller.
ADDISON, TEXAS — Veriten Solutions LLC will relocate its headquarters by the end of 2014 to Marsh Business Park East in Addison. The company will move into a 12,237-square-foot property located at 3752 Arapaho Road, one of six buildings in the 179,739-square-foot business park. The park is 88 percent occupied. Veriten, a technology company focused on enterprise application design and development services, is currently headquartered at another location in Addison. Jason Miller and Susan Singer of Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services represented the landlord, P7/Sealy Marsh Arapaho Owner LP.
ANDERSON, S.C. — HLC Equity has sold a 192,000-square-foot Walmart Supercenter located at 3812 Liberty Highway in Anderson. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. currently has 13.7 years remaining on its triple-net lease. The property is part of a 330,000-square-foot power retail center that includes a Sam’s Club and a 5,000-square-foot strip center. CBRE represented HLC Equity in the transaction.
KETCHUM, IDAHO – The Courtyard, a 17,500-square-foot retail center in downtown Ketchum, has sold to a California investor for $2.5 million. The eight-tenant center sits adjacent to the Ketchum Town Center, on East Avenue. The buyer and unnamed seller were represented by Paul Kenny & Matt Bogue Commercial.
WILDOMAR, CALIF. – A 7-Eleven property that anchors the Shops at Clinton Keith in Wildomar has sold to an unnamed buyer for $2.4 million. The 7-Eleven is located on a separate parcel at the center. There are 13 years remaining on that lease. Scott Hook of Coldwell Banker Commercial (CBC) Alliance Orange County represented both the buyer and seller in this transaction.