AURORA, COLO. — EverWest Real Estate Investors has completed the disposition of a Class A distribution center located at 1953 N. Gun Club Road in Aurora. Terms of the transaction were not released. The mission-critical facility was built in 2012 as a build-to-suit for The Home Depot, which currently operates its Home Depot Pro business line out of the location. The 220,000-square-foot cross-dock building features 32-foot clear heights, 44 dock-high doors, low office buildout, ESFR fire protection, secure fencing and 15 trailer parking stalls. Additionally, the building has the potential to be expanded by 60,000 square feet and 24 additional trailer parking stalls on the east end of the 17.2-acre site. Krystal Arceneaux of EverWest directed the disposition and management of the asset. Trent Agnew, Larry Thiel and Carmon Hicks of JLL represented the seller in the transaction.
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DALLAS — A partnership between global investment firm KKR and San Antonio-based development and management firm Kairoi Residential has acquired Nove at Knox, a 310-unit apartment community in the Knox-Henderson area of Dallas. The sellers, California-based KBS and Tennessee-based Southern Land Co., completed the 19-story building earlier this year. Units are furnished with floor-to-ceiling windows, luxury finishes and individual washers and dryers. The amenity package features a pool, fitness center, business center, dog park and outdoor recreation spaces. Kairoi Residential will also manage the property.
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. — Zach Taylor of the Taylor-McMinn Retail Group, a team within Marcus & Millichap’s Institutional Property Advisors (IPA) division, has brokered the $12.6 million sale of Village Shoppes at Creekside, a 98,859-square-foot shopping center in Lawrenceville. The shopping center is located at 860 Duluth Highway in Gwinnett County, about 31.6 miles from downtown Atlanta. The tenant roster at Village Shoppes at Creekside includes Badcock Furniture and Harbor Freight Tools. Taylor represented the seller, Lamar Cos., in the transaction. Azad Commercial Realty Services, a Houston-based private investor, purchased the property. “The demand for well-located retail centers is as high as it has ever been,” says Taylor. “The last three retail centers we have sold had money day one with pricing that exceeded the seller’s expectations. The increased demand, limited supply, low interest rates and the yield spread over other asset classes has created the best environment for selling retail in the past 20 years.”
SOUTH ELGIN, ILL. — Interra Realty has brokered the $24.5 million sale of Panton Mill Station in South Elgin, about 35 miles northwest of Chicago. The 100-unit luxury apartment community is located at 355 N. La Fox St. The property was fully leased at the time of sale. Amenities include a business center, fitness center, outdoor kitchen and dog wash. Jon Morgan and David Goss of Interra represented the seller, an affiliate of Chicago-based Synergy Construction Group, which completed the building in spring 2020. Patrick Kennelly and Paul Waterloo of Interra represented the buyer, MTA South Elgin.
WESTFIELD, N.J. — Walker & Dunlop has brokered the $29.7 million sale of a 70-unit multifamily property located at 333 Central Ave in Westfield, about 15 miles southwest of Manhattan. Built in 2017, the property offers amenities such as a fitness center with yoga and Pilates studios, community room, rooftop terrace, dog park and package concierge system. Thomas Walsh and Joseph Garibaldi of Walker & Dunlop represented the seller, a partnership between two New Jersey-based firms, Claremont Development and The Hampshire Cos., in the transaction. The buyer was Rockwood Capital LLC.
Lincoln Property Co., Cara Investment Acquire 135,000 SF Saks Fifth Avenue-Occupied Property in San Francisco
by Amy Works
SAN FRANCISCO — Lincoln Property Co. and Cara Investment have purchased 384 Post Street on Union Square in San Francisco’s retail district. Terms of the transaction were not released. Saks Fifth Avenue has occupied the 135,000-square-foot property for more than four decades and currently leases the entirety of the property through 2027. The building features 163 feet of retail frontage along Post Street, with five floors above grade and one below-grade floor. Eastdil Secured represented the seller in transaction.
ATLANTA — Lee & Associates has arranged the sale of Novel Upper Westside, a 345-unit apartment community in Atlanta that was renamed as Luna Upper Westside. Equity Residential, a Chicago-based multifamily investment firm, purchased the property for $122 million. Crescent Communities was the property’s developer. Allen Eager of Lee & Associates represented the buyer in the sale. Located at 2265 Marietta Blvd., Luna Upper Westside offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. The units feature stainless steel appliances, glass mosaic backsplashes, wood-style flooring, double vanity sinks in select units, in-unit washers and dryers and walk-in closets. Community amenities include a fitness center, yoga and spin room, coworking spaces, dog park, bike storage, pool with cabanas, grilling stations, clubroom, community beer taps and a sky lounge. The property is part of a redevelopment at Moore’s Mill and Marietta Boulevard that includes a 45,000-square-foot Publix grocery store.
MCKINNEY, TEXAS — CBRE has negotiated the sale of Parkside at Craig Ranch, a 1,824-unit apartment community in the northern Dallas suburb of McKinney. The community was built in five phases between 2013 and 2021 within the 2,200-acre Craig Ranch master-planned development. The five phases total approximately 1.5 million square feet of net rentable space and feature an onsite convenience store, multiple fitness centers and a centralized workroom with private offices. Danny Baker, Johnathan Makus, Nita Stewart, Chandler Sims, Kevin O’Boyle and Mikey Bryant with CBRE represented the seller, Columbus Realty Partners, in the transaction. Mike Bryant, Jon Wooton and Kathryn Womble, also with CBRE, arranged a $242 million acquisition loan on behalf of the buyer, funds sponsored by Harbert Management Corp.
SKOKIE, ILL. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale and financing of a two-building life sciences portfolio within The Illinois Science + Technology Park in Skokie, about 15 miles north of downtown Chicago. The portfolio spans 286,184 rentable square feet and is home to global life sciences brands and university-affiliated, venture-backed startups. Sam DiFrancesca, Patrick Shields, Jaime Fink, Jeffrey Bramson, Bruce Miller and Nick Psyllos of JLL represented the seller, American Landmark Properties, which acquired the buildings in 2016 and renovated them. The JLL team also procured the buyer, Chicago-based Singerman Real Estate. Danny Kaufman and Lucas Borges of JLL led financing efforts on behalf of the buyer. Max Zwolan and Scott Brandwein of JLL also supported the transaction and will continue to handle leasing for the new owner. The sales price and loan amount were not provided.
DORAL, FLA. — Shoma Group has sold Sanctuary Doral Apartments, a 226-unit, six-story apartment building in Doral. The buyer, Avanti Group, purchased the property for $102.5 million, or $453,539 per unit. Still Hunter of Walker & Dunlop represented the seller in the transaction. Built in 2020, Sanctuary Doral includes one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans. Rental rates average $2,210 to $3,660 for a 12-month lease and $2,410 to $3,860 with a seven-month lease. Other community amenities include a gym with steam room and sauna, pet spa, pool, bike path, mini soccer field, yoga lawn and a two-story clubhouse. The apartment property was fully occupied at the time of sale. Located at 9400 NW 41st St., Sanctuary Doral is situated close to retailers and restaurants such as McDonald’s, Walgreens, Starbucks and Publix. The apartment community is also about 13.3 miles from downtown Miami and 17.7 miles from Miami Beach.