LOGAN, N.J. — Colliers International has brokered the sale of 1 Warner Court, a 151,600-square-foot industrial building in Logan, a southern suburb of Philadelphia. The property is situated within Pureland Industrial Complex, which includes tenants such as Lockheed Martin, Home Depot, Sam’s Club and Amazon. The complex is positioned along the I-295 corridor and offers immediate access to the New Jersey Turnpike, Philadelphia International Airport and the Ports of Camden and Philadelphia. A new roof will be installed in the spring of 2020. Marc Isdaner and Randall Book of Colliers represented the buyer, Warner Court LLC, which is operated by GFI Partners, in the transaction. The sales price was undisclosed.
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FENTON, MO. — JLL has arranged the sale of Gravois Place in Fenton, about 20 miles southwest of downtown St. Louis, for an undisclosed price. The 86,931-square-foot retail center is fully leased and anchored by Gold’s Gym. Situated at 635 Gravois Road, the property is also home to SkyZone Trampoline Park and St. Vincent DePaul. Aaron Johnson, Chris Murphy, Ross Crawford and Danny Kaufman of JLL marketed the property on behalf of the seller, RBR Real Estate Holdings LLC. Mark Sher of KW Commercial represented the undisclosed buyer.
GREENFIELD, IND. — Colliers International has brokered the sale-leaseback of Mount Comfort Building 115 in Greenfield, about 25 miles east of Indianapolis, for an undisclosed price. The 200,000-square-foot modern bulk facility will be expanded to 386,000 square feet. The building’s occupant, Brybelly Holdings Inc., will lease back the property after its expansion on a new 10-year lease. Originally developed in 2016, the building sits on 26 acres within Alliance Interstate Park. Alex Cantu, Brian Zurawski and Alex Davenport of Colliers represented Brybelly in the sale. Exeter Properties purchased the asset. Brybelly specializes in dropship services, which is a direct to consumer business model.
DALLAS — Hines has acquired Inwood Trade Center, a 738,198-square-foot infill business park located in the North Trinity submarket of Dallas. The 14-building development is situated on 38 acres and located less than three miles from downtown and Uptown Dallas as well as Dallas Love Field Airport. The buildings were constructed between 1961 and 1978 and were 98 percent leased at the time of sale. Houston-based Hines will implement a value-add program to refresh the buildings’ façades, signage and landscaping. Omniplan is designing the repositioning, and Holt Lunsford Commercial will handle leasing of the upgraded spaces.
AURORA, ILL. — Kiser Group has brokered the sale of 2000 Illinois, a 128-unit apartment property in Aurora. The sales price was undisclosed, but the cap rate was 5.64 percent. Constructed in 1973, the property includes parking and an outdoor pool. In 2014, the seller entered into a land use restriction agreement with the Illinois Housing Development Authority that stipulated 25 percent of the units be income-restricted to 60 percent of the area median income for a 10-year period. Matt Halper and Danny Mantis of Kiser represented the undisclosed buyer and seller.
PCCP Provides $51M Acquisition Loan for Tuscany Village Center Office Asset in Metro Denver
by Amy Works
GREENWOOD VILLAGE, COLO. — PCCP has provided a $51 million senior loan to America’s Capital Partners for the acquisition of Tuscany Village Center, an office property located at 6312 S. Fiddlers Green Circle in Greenwood Village within Denver’s Fiddler’s Green submarket. The seller, a local real estate investment firm, acquired the asset in 2016 and invested more than $6 million in renovations, including improvements to the atrium and common areas. At the time of sale, the property was 97 percent leased with stable cash flow from a rent roll of high-quality tenants with staggered lease expirations. Built in 1989 on 8.6 acres, the 257,875-square-foot Tuscany Village consists of two six-story towers connected by an open-space atrium lobby. Additionally, the property includes a three-level structured parking garage, an outdoor seating area with public Wi-Fi, a fitness center with locker rooms and showers, and a conference room facility.
Edgewood Group Acquires 42-Unit Multifamily Property in North Providence, Rhode Island
by Alex Patton
NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Edgewood Group has acquired Smithfield Manor, a 42-unit multifamily property in North Providence, for $3.1 million. The community has since been rebranded as The Belmore and is located in close proximity to Providence College, Rhode Island College, Our Lady of Fatima Hospital and downtown Providence. Edgewood plans to renovate the property, which was built in 1968, with interior and exterior upgrades as well as new signage and landscaping. The seller was undisclosed.
Munich Reinsurance America Agrees to Purchase 39-Story Madison Avenue Office Tower in Manhattan
by Alex Tostado
NEW YORK CITY — Munich Reinsurance America Inc. has agreed to purchase 330 Madison Ave., a 39-story, 852,000-square-foot office tower in Manhattan. The building was originally constructed in 1963 and was renovated in 2012 to include a new glass curtainwall façade, upgraded lobby and updated systems that achieved LEED Gold certification. The asset is located adjacent to Grand Central Station and near the New York Public Library and Bryant Park. The sales price was not disclosed, although multiple news outlets reported the negotiations were in the range of $850 million to $900 million. At the time of the agreement, the building was 95 percent occupied by tenants including Guggenheim Partners, JLL and HSBC. “We are glad to invest in the United States, given the U.S. share of [the buyer’s] insurance portfolio,” says Hans-Joachim Barkmann, managing director of MEAG, which advised the buyer in the transaction. “The overall American real estate market is also currently outperforming continental Europe, especially Midtown Manhattan, which is really unique in the world in terms of status and prospects.” CBRE represented the seller, which was undisclosed, though several outlets report the seller was Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. Based in Princeton, N.J., Munich Reinsurance America is the …
WORCESTER, MASS. — Finard Properties has acquired Greendale Mall, a 308,863-square-foot shopping mall in Worcester, located approximately 45 miles west of Boston. The mall was completed in 1987 and currently houses tenants such as TJ Maxx, Greendale Furniture and Reliant Healthcare. Located at 7 Neponset St., the mall offers immediate proximity to downtown Worcester and close access to metropolitan communities. Finard Properties plans to redevelop Greendale Mall as a mixed-use development. The project team includes architect Prellwitz Chilinski Associates and general contractor Bohler Engineering. Robert Griffin Jr. of Newmark Knight Frank represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Trinity Place Holdings and TF Cornerstone have entered into a joint venture agreement to acquire 250 North 10th Street, a 234-unit luxury apartment building in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn. The six-story, 150,000-square-foot building features a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a roof deck and fitness center. LCOR Inc. and the California State Teachers Retirement System developed the property in 2014 and sold it to Nuveen Real Estate in May 2015 for $169 million. A JLL team represented Nuveen Real Estate in the December 2019 acquisition agreement. The deal is expected to close by February 2020.