MILPITAS, CALIF. — Lionstone Investments has completed the sale of Tasman Tech, a 14-building office/R&D campus located at Tasman Drive and Interstate 880 in Milpitas. Washington Holdings acquired the asset for $170 million. Tasman Tech has undergone substantial renovation and capital investment by the seller to continue to attract tenancy. The renovations included the addition of on-site retail amenities, outdoor collaboration areas, a fitness center, building signage and ChargePoint vehicle chargers. Additionally, the campus is within a five-minute VTA Light Rail ride to the Milpitas BART station. Steven Golubchik, Edmund Najera, Jonathan Schaefler and Darren Hollak of Newmark brokered the transaction.
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HEMPSTEAD AND WEST HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — New York-based investment firm Castle Lanterra Properties has acquired two multifamily properties totaling 315 units in the Long Island communities of Hempstead and West Hempstead for $136 million. Mill Creek Residential originally developed the communities in 2012. Units at both properties feature stainless steel appliances, breakfast bars, individual washers and dryers and private balconies/patios. In addition, both offer amenities such as pools, clubhouses with lounges, business centers, courtyards with fire pits and private storage spaces. USB Realty Investors sold the assets to Castle Lanterra for an undisclosed price. Jose Cruz, Steve Simonelli, Andrew Scandalios, Jeffrey Julien, Michael Oliver and Kevin O’Hearn of JLL brokered the deal.
Lincoln Property Co. Divests of 104,510 SF Last-Mile Industrial Facility in San Diego for $64.2M
by Amy Works
SAN DIEGO — Lincoln Property Co. has completed the disposition of a newly renovated last-mile distribution center in San Diego’s Kearny Mesa submarket. Realterm Logistics acquired the asset for $64.2 million. Situated on 10.5 acres at 7995 Armour St., the freestanding facility features 104,510 square feet of industrial space. The seller completed significant capital improvements and repositioned the asset, which was built in the 1980s. The facility features well-designed ingress/egress; efficient warehouse and office layouts; dock- and grade-loading capabilities; and ample parking. At the time of sale, the property was fully leased to a global Fortune 50 e-commerce company. Bryce Aberg, Jeff Chiate, Jeffrey Cole, Ed Hernandez, Mike Adey and Zach Harman of Cushman & Wakefield’s National Industrial Advisory Group represented the seller in the transaction.
KATY, TEXAS — California-based investment firm Brixton Capital has purchased Mason Park, a 312-unit apartment community in the western Houston suburb of Katy. The property was built on 13 acres in 2008 and offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, business center, cybercafé, bark park, media lounge and an outdoor picnic area with grilling stations. Zach Springer of Newmark represented the locally based seller, Hilltop Residential, in the transaction. Brixton Capital was self-represented. David Schwarz, also with Newmark, arranged acquisition financing through a local bank.
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has negotiated the $5.2 million sale of 3546 N. Southport Ave., a property in the Southport Corridor of Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood that includes 21 apartment units and two commercial spaces. Built in 1930, the building includes 12 studios and nine one-bedroom units that were 97 percent leased at the time of sale. Real Good Juice Co. and The Denim Lounge fully lease the commercial space. Brad Feldman of Interra represented the seller, a family trust that had owned the building for nearly 50 years. Feldman also represented the buyer, which plans to renovate the units, update hallways and add a bike room.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based investment firm A&E Real Estate has acquired a 19-story apartment building located at 400 E. 57th St. in Manhattan’s Sutton Place neighborhood. The property features a mix of 263 rent-stabilized and market-rate units. SL Green sold the property to A&E Real Estate for an undisclosed price. The two firms also traded a multifamily property at 400 E. 58th St. earlier this year.
OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Carson Street Towers, a 225-unit apartment complex in the Kansas City suburb of Overland Park. The sales price was undisclosed. Built in 2020, the property sits on just over two acres. Amenities include a fitness center, pool and covered parking. Jason Hornik, Greg Parker, Ryan Bowlby, Greg Price and Drew Isaac of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor. The brokerage team also procured the buyer, Continental Realty Group.
MORRISVILLE, N.C. — Blue Heron Asset Management has sold Indigo Apartments, a 489-unit multifamily community in Morrisville, for $121.9 million. The firm sold the asset to an undisclosed buyer via its third fund, Blue Heron Real Estate Opportunity Fund III. NorthMarq represented the seller in the transaction. Built in 2005 about eight miles south of Durham, Indigo Apartments offers one- and two-bedroom floorplans with features such as stainless steel appliances, full-size washers and dryers, fireplaces, private patios and balconies and wood-inspired plank flooring. Community amenities include a dog park, charcoal and gas grills, Wi-Fi lounge, fitness center and a clubhouse. Blue Heron, a Raleigh-based private equity real estate investment management and development firm, acquired Indigo in December 2018. Shortly after taking ownership, the firm completed a community enhancement plan that included the renovation of apartment interiors and an expansion and upgrade of the amenity spaces.
SAN ANTONIO — Tampa-based multifamily investment firm American Landmark has acquired Palmetto Point Apartments, a 328-unit community in San Antonio’s Medical Center submarket. The site is located across from USAA’s corporate headquarters on the city’s northwest side. Built in 2020, the gated community features one- and two-bedroom units ranging in size from 653 to 1,451 square feet. Residences are furnished with stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, individual washers and dryers and private patios/balconies. Communal amenities include a resort-style pool with cabanas and an outdoor fireplace, clubhouse with a fitness center, business center, internet café and an entertainment room with billiards and flatscreen TVs. Will Balthrope and Drew Garza of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, brokered the sale on behalf of the seller and developer, locally based firm Koontz Corp.
BOSTON — RLJ Lodging Trust, a Maryland-based hospitality REIT, has acquired the 205-room AC Hotel by Marriott Boston Downtown for $89 million, or roughly $434,000 per room. The hotel opened in 2018 within the Ink Block, a mixed-use development located at the former site of the Boston Herald headquarters. Amenities include a fitness center, outdoor patios, 2,500 square feet of customizable meeting space and multiple food and beverage concepts. The seller was not disclosed.