MURFREESBORO, TENN. — American Landmark and its joint venture partner, BentallGreenOak, have acquired Parc at Murfreesboro, a 359-unit multifamily property located in Murfreesboro, about 34.4 miles south of Nashville. Equity Resources sold the property for $78.9 million. Located at 3237 Memorial Drive, Parc at Murfreesboro offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans with an average square footage of 995 per unit. Built in 2021, each apartment has its own washer and dryer, wood-style flooring, smart home thermostats, door locks, lighting fixtures, granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. Community amenities include a swimming pool with cabanas and a fire pit, fitness center, a yoga lawn and Zen area, electric vehicle charging stations, pet park, dog wash station and detached garages. The property was 99 percent occupied at the time of sale with rents starting at $1,169 per month, according to Apartments.com. American Landmark, a Tampa-based multifamily owner-operator, is managing the property. The firm plans to implement additional improvements including adding landscape beautification, a designer clubhouse, pool deck furniture and smart locks throughout the common areas. BentallGreenOak is a global real estate investment management advisor firm that’s U.S. headquarters are in New York City. BentallGreenOak is a part of SLC Management, which …
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MESQUITE AND ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Los Angeles-based TruAmerica Multifamily has purchased two apartment communities in the Dallas area totaling 541 units. Mission Ranch Apartments is a 295-unit property located in the eastern suburb of Mesquite that offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units. The Heights, located in Arlington, consists of 162 single-family townhomes and 84 apartments on a 35-acre site. TruAmerica plans to renovate unit interiors at both Mission Ranch and The Heights while also upgrading the amenity spaces at the latter property.
Davis Property & Investment Buys Former Tacoma News Tribune Building in Washington for $15.5M
by Amy Works
TACOMA, WASH. — Davis Property & Investment has purchased the former Tacoma News Tribune headquarters building, situated on 13 acres at 1950 State St. in central Tacoma, for $15.5 million. The name of the seller was not released. The 248,000-square-foot building was constructed and occupied by the newspaper in 1974. The property consists of 60 percent quasi-specialized industrial space and 40 percent office space with a grand lobby featuring a Chihuly sculpture and on-site conference, cafeteria and fitness facilities. The newspaper vacated the building in 2019 when the owner McClatchy Co. decided to outsource printing of the newspaper and move the offices to downtown Tacoma. Davis Property & Investment plans to redevelop the property and construct a 248,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution building to be named Tacoma Central Logistics. With groundbreaking slated for this month, the property is scheduled for delivery in second-quarter 2022. Tacoma Central Logistics will feature 36-foot clear heights, double-loaded dock-high access, 130- to 150-foot truck courts, multiple access points and secured trailer parking/outside storage. The project team includes Ronhovde Architects as architect, AHBL and Barghausen Engineering as engineer and Poe Construction. Neil Walter Co. will handle leasing of the project.
MENASHA, WIS. — Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has brokered the $5.1 million sale of a two-tenant retail property in Menasha, just south of Appleton. Located at 1151 E. Midway Road, the property is home to Piggly Wiggly and Dollar Tree. Edward DeSimone, Josh Bishop and Maxx Bauman of Matthews brokered the 1031 tax-deferred exchange transaction. The undisclosed buyer exchanged out of a four-property Dollar General portfolio.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $27 million sale of five multifamily buildings in Manhattan. The properties are part of a portfolio of assets owned by Metro Management. Two buildings at 320-326 and 329-333 W. 55th St. totaling 63 units sold to an undisclosed buyer for $11.5 million, and two buildings located at 357 W. 22nd St. and 359 W. 22nd St. in Chelsea sold to Lockhill Properties for $8 million. The final property at 335 W. 19th St. comprises 45 units and fetched a sales price of $7.5 million. Cushman & Wakefield’s Robert Shapiro, Nicholas Kontos, Andrew Berry, Michael Gembecki, Charlie Gravina and Austin Fabel represented Metro Management in the transactions. The firm also represented the buyers in the dispositions of the first four assets.
Oakmont Properties Sells Autumn Ridge Apartments in Citrus Heights, California to Kennedy Wilson for $120M
by Amy Works
CITRUS HEIGHTS, CALIF. — Oakmont Properties has completed the disposition of Autumn Ridge, an apartment property located at 6011 Shadow Lane in Citrus Heights. Kennedy Wilson Fund VI, a commingled fund managed by Kennedy Wilson, acquired the asset for $120 million. Marc Ross of CBRE represented the seller in the deal. Andrew Behrens and Jesse Weber of CBRE’s San Francisco office organized acquisition financing for the buyer. Originally built in 1986, Autumn Ridge features 410 apartments in a mix of one- and two-bedroom layouts. Community amenities include three swimming pools and spas, a clubhouse, fitness center, fireplace lounge, racquet ball court, tennis court and business center. At the time of sale, the property was 96 percent leased.
IRVING, TEXAS — Newmark has negotiated the sale of a 512,269-square-foot office complex located within Las Colinas Urban Center in Irving. The 22-story property overlooks Lake Carolyn and was 77 percent leased at the time of sale to a tenant roster that includes multifamily developer JPI. Onsite amenities include a deli, fitness center and a conference facility. Gary Carr, Robert Hill, Chris Murphy, John Alvarado and Chase Tagen of Newmark represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer, a partnership between Dominus Commercial Inc. and Convergent Capital Partners, plans toa invest about $20 million in capital improvements.
CANTON, MICH. — L. Mason Capitani CORFAC International has brokered the sale of a five-building industrial portfolio in Canton, about 30 miles west of Detroit. The sales price and seller were undisclosed. Vail Holdings LLC purchased the properties, which are located within Haggerty II Corporate Park. The sale also included 10 acres of vacant land. Three of the buildings are leased, while two are vacant and currently being offered for lease. Together, the five buildings total 261,241 square feet. Joseph DePonio III and Jason Capitani of L. Mason Capitani brokered the sale. The duo is also overseeing the marketing of the vacant assets.
PRINCETON, N.J. — JLL has negotiated the $92.1 million sale of Parc at Princeton Junction, a 232-unit luxury apartment community located about two miles from Princeton University’s campus. Built in 2018, the property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units that range in size from 750 to 1,349 square feet and that have private balconies and patios in select apartments. The building also houses 19,913 square feet of retail space. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, bocce ball court, dog spa and wash, two-story clubhouse, outdoor grills and fire pit, a courtyard and a sundeck. Jose Cruz, Michael Oliver, Kevin O’Hearn and Steve Simonelli of JLL represented the seller, a joint venture between Toll Brothers Apartment Living and The Davis Cos., in the transaction. An undisclosed private investor purchased the asset.
ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — JLL has arranged the sale of Icon Central, a 368-unit, 15-story, mixed-use residential tower in St. Petersburg. Matt Mitchell, Matthew Lawton and Zach Nolan of JLL represented the seller, Related Group, in the transaction. Camden Property Trust acquired the property for $149 million, according to the Tampa Bay Business Journal. Completed in 2019 by Related Group, Icon Central includes about 35,000 square feet of rentable space of ground-floor retail. In July, Tricera Capital acquired the ground floor retail for $11.1 million, as well as the adjoining Union Trust Bank building. Right now, BurgerFi and Watts Dental lease about 7,000 square feet of the property’s retail space. Icon Central’s apartments feature private balconies, stainless steel appliances, kitchen islands, a full-size washer and dryer and electronic key-fob entry. Community amenities include a pool with lounge area, fitness center, sauna and steam room, spa with massage tables and Zen lounge, private clubroom and dining room, a movie theater, game simulator and a rooftop terrace with an outdoor kitchen, dining, seating and firepits. Located at 855 Central Ave., Icon Central is situated within a half-mile of St. Petersburg’s Central Arts District and the Edge District, which have art galleries, museums, …