NEW YORK CITY — Avison Young has arranged the $28.7 million sale of a 22,563-square-foot retail condominium unit in the Yorkville neighborhood on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Located at 1683 Third Ave., the space is situated at the base of The Kent, a newly constructed, 30-story luxury condominium building. The condominium is split between a 12,796-square-foot retail space and a 9,767-square-foot lower level. The NYC School Construction Authority currently has a long-term lease at the property occupying 11,492 square feet on the ground floor, while the remaining 1,304 square feet of ground-floor space and entire 9,767-square-foot cellar were available for lease at the time of the sale. James Nelson, Vincent Carrega and Neil Helman led an Avison Young team that represented the owner and original developer, Extell Development Co., in the transaction. The buyer was undisclosed.
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ONTARIO, CALIF. — Dermody Properties has purchased a logistics center located at 3120 E. Mission Blvd. in Ontario for an undisclosed price. The name of the seller was not released. Dermody Properties plans to renovate the 121,836-square-foot property by enhancing the loading, upgrading the fire suppression system to ESFR and improving the aesthetic of both the interior and exterior of the building. The facility will be available for lease beginning July 1. The asset is located within a few miles of major freeways, including Interstates 10 and 15 and State Route 60. Additionally, the facility is 2.2 miles from the Ontario International Airport and approximately 60 miles from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Calif. Dan de la Paz of CBRE represented Dermody Properties in the acquisition.
MILAN, ILL. — Berkadia has negotiated the $8.7 million sale of Village Woods in Milan near the Quad Cities. The 96-unit, garden-style multifamily property was built in 1998. Amenities include a pool, fitness center and new leasing center. Ralph DePasquale, Parker Stewart and Alex Blagojevich of Berkadia represented the seller, Minnesota-based Dominium Inc. Pete Benedetto of Berkadia secured acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, Colorado-based Monarch Investment and Management Group.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Evans Senior Investments (ESI) has brokered the $4.3 million sale of Elderwood at Riverside, a 57-bed skilled nursing facility in Providence. The property was constructed in 1962. The seller, an East Coast-based owner-operator, initially acquired the asset with the intent to move the licensed beds to a different county in Rhode Island. When regulatory obstacles prevented moving the licensed beds across county lines, the owner decided to exit the property through a sale at approximately $75,000 per bed. At the time of the sale, the property was 89 percent occupied. The buyer was an owner-operator based in the Southeast, and Elderwood is its first property in Rhode Island.
Westport Capital, Cannae Partners Sell Modernized R&D Facility in Silicon Valley for $41.1M
by Amy Works
MILPITAS, CALIF. — A joint venture between affiliates of Westport Capital Partners and Cannae Partners has completed the disposition of a research and development (R&D) property located at 1565 Barber Lane in Milpitas. New York City-based Empire Square Group acquired the asset for $41.1 million. Situated on 5.5 acres within Oak Creek Business Park, the property features 102,668 square feet of modernized R&D space. Originally developed in 1980, the facility underwent significant improvements in 1996, 2009 and 2019. At the time of sale, the two-story property was fully leased. Eric Fox, Steve Hermann, Adam Lasoff, Seth Siegel and Ryan Venezia of Cushman & Wakefield’s Northern California Capital Markets group represented both parties in the transaction.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Newmark Grubb Zimmer (NGZ) has arranged the sale of Midtown Park and Rivergate Business Center, two light industrial parks containing a total of nine buildings in Kansas City, for an undisclosed price. The properties total 560,000 square feet. There are four buildings within Midtown Park and five buildings within Rivergate. The portfolio is home to 29 tenants that occupy space ranging in size from 3,600 to 80,000 square feet. Mark Long, John Hassler, Scott Bluhm and Trenton Wahl of NGZ represented the seller, Brennan Investment Group. Sealy & Co. purchased the portfolio.
NOBLESVILLE, IND. — Lightstone Group has purchased Autumn Breeze Apartments in Noblesville for an undisclosed price. Built in 2009, the 280-unit apartment community is located at 14901 Beauty Berry Lane. Amenities include a pool, business center, dog park, sun patio and grilling pavilion. Steve LaMotte Jr. of CBRE represented the seller, Passco Cos. Dan Sacks of Greystone originated a $29.9 million Freddie Mac loan for the acquisition.
FORT LEE, N.J. — Mack-Cali Realty Corp. has sold One Bridge Plaza, a 206,500-square-foot, Class A office building located in the northern New York City suburb of Fort Lee. The 10-story building was 69 percent leased at the time of the sale. The property offers direct access to the George Washington Bridge and the New Jersey Turnpike. Kevin Welsh, Brian Schulz and Jason Emran of Newmark Knight Frank represented Mack-Cali in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, a private investor. The sales price was undisclosed.
Kislak Cos. Brokers Sale of 48,000 SF Medical Office Building in West Orange, New Jersey
by Alex Patton
WEST ORANGE, N.J. — The Kislak Cos. Inc. has brokered the sale of a 48,000-square-foot, Class B medical office building in West Orange, a western suburb of New York City. Located at 622 Eagle Rock Ave., the three-story building was constructed in 1988. JAG One Physical Therapy and Garden State Community Bank are the anchor tenants of the building. The property offers convenient access to State Routes 280 and 287, the Garden State Parkway and the New Jersey Turnpike. Matt Wilheimer of Kislak represented the seller, New York Community Bank, in the transaction. The buyer was 622 Eagle Rock Avenue Realty.
CONROE, TEXAS — JLL has negotiated the sale of The Loop Apartments, a 188-unit multifamily community in Conroe, about 40 miles north of Houston. Built in 2017, the property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, outdoor entertainment area and a dog park. Greg Austin, Chip Nash, Bob Heard, Chris Curry, Todd Marix, Chris Young, Joey Rippel and Kyle Whitney of JLL represented the seller, Apartment Advisors Inc., in the transaction. Tim Leonhard, Mary Davis and Eric Hightower of JLL arranged Fannie Mae acquisition financing for the undisclosed buyer.