COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Crescent Real Estate has completed the disposition of a Class A office portfolio totaling 1 million square feet in Colorado Springs. The 13-building asset was sold as a mix of individual buildings and micro-portfolios to multiple buyers during the past four years for an aggregate price of $180 million. Aaron Johnson and Jon Hendrickson of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the disposition of the entire portfolio. Crescent Real Estate originally acquired the portfolio of mid-rise and single-story office buildings in 2018 for $125 million. Crescent began divesting of the assets in 2019 through 2022. The portfolio includes: Epic One, a 145,694-square-foot building at 10807 New Allegiance Drive InterQuest I, a 74,005-square-foot facility at 9945 Federal Drive InterQuest II, a 54,057-square-foot building at 9925 Federal Drive InterQuest III, a 66,223-square-foot building at 9950 Federal Drive InterQuest IV, a 46,948-square-foot property at 9960 Federal Drive Patriot Park I, a 103,183-square-foot facility at 985 Space Center Drive Patriot Park II, a 33,190-square-foot building at 980 Technology Court Patriot Park V, a 51,770-square-foot property at 745 Space Center Drive Patriot Park VI, a 103,970-square-foot asset at 655 Space Center Drive Patriot Park VII, an 89,624-square-foot facility at 565 …
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MADISON, WIS. — Northmarq has brokered the sale of a four-property multifamily portfolio totaling 1,288 units in Madison for an undisclosed price. The properties include Carolina Apartments, The Monticello, Monona Lakeview and Country Meadows. They were built from 1956 to 1992. Parker Stewart and Dominic Martinez of Northmarq represented the seller, who was the original developer of The Monticello and Carolina Apartments as well as the long-term owner of the other two communities. A Wisconsin-based investor purchased The Monticello, Carolina Apartments and Monona Lakeview. A Chicago-based investor purchased Country Meadows, which totals 466 units.
DALLAS — A partnership between a subsidiary of locally based investment firm CAF Cos. and Goldman Sachs Asset Management has acquired a portfolio of 16 multifamily properties totaling 2,766 units in Dallas-Fort Worth. The names and addresses of the properties, which are collectively known as The Obsidian Portfolio, were not disclosed, but all were constructed as market-rate projects. The new ownership plans to self-impose rent restrictions and social programming for renters at a variety of income levels. New services will include childcare, afterschool tutoring, workforce development and financial literacy. The seller was not disclosed.
Combined Properties Sells Three Grocery-Anchored Shopping Centers in Los Angeles County for $136.8M
by Amy Works
LA VERNE AND MONTEBELLO, CALIF. — Beverly Hills-based Combined Properties has completed the disposition of three grocery-anchored shopping centers totaling more than 400,000 square feet in Los Angeles County. EDENS, an institutional investor, acquired the portfolio for $136.8 million. Pete Bethea, Glenn Rudy, Rob Ippolito, Bill Bauman and Kyle Miller of Newmark represented the seller in the transaction. The portfolio includes: The Commons at La Verne, a 120,720-square-foot asset in La Verne anchored by Vons and Ross Dress for Less Montebello Mix, a 216,385-square-foot property in Montebello that is 94 percent occupied and anchored by Vons, Rite Aid, Ross Dress for Less and Marshalls Foothill Plaza, a 65,000-square-foot center located at 1375 Foothill Blvd. in La Verne and anchored by Sprouts Farmers Market and Bank of America
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — A partnership between New York City-based Taconic Capital Partners and HEI Hotels & Resorts has purchased the 351-room Hyatt Regency Jersey City hotel. The property was originally built in 2002 and has undergone $15 million in capital improvements since 2010. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, restaurant and lounge and 20,000 square feet of meeting and event space. Affiliates of Hyatt and Veris Residential sold the hotel for an undisclosed price. The new ownership will continue to enhance guestrooms and amenity spaces.
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILL. — Interra Realty has brokered a condo deconversion sale in the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights for $9.7 million. Built in 1971, the 40-unit property is located at 1 N. Chestnut Ave. Patrick Kennelly and Paul Waterloo of Interra represented the seller, the Chestnut Street Condominium Association. The duo also represented the undisclosed buyer, which plans to improve the units as they turn over. Under the Condominium Property Act in Illinois, condo unit owners can elect to sell a property if 75 percent or more are in agreement. The threshold is 85 percent for the City of Chicago. Sellers then have the option to either move out of their units or lease them back from the new owner.
TEMPE, ARIZ. — Rise48 Equity has purchased La Serena, an apartment property located on seven acres in Tempe, from a private seller for an undisclosed price. Built in 1988 by Mark-Taylor, La Serena features 160 apartments spread across 20 residential buildings. The community features courtyards, a swimming pool and spa, fitness center, shaded barbecue grilling stations and covered parking. Apartments offer full-size washers/dryers, walk-in closets with mirrored doors and private patios or balconies with exterior storage space. Select two-bedroom units have fireplaces. Cliff David and Steve Gebing of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, and Darrell Moffitt and Paul Bay of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
WEST HARTFORD, CONN. — New Jersey-based investment firm First National Realty Partners (FNRP) has purchased Bishops Corner, a 259,104-square-foot retail center located in West Hartford, roughly five miles outside of the state capital. Tenants at the center, which is anchored by a 59,000-square-foot Target, include Marshalls, HomeGoods, The Paper Store, Mattress Firm, Orangetheory Fitness, AT&T, Bank of America, TD Bank, Noodles & Co., GNC, Subway and Massage Envy. Paul Penman of Newmark represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Newmark has brokered the $98 million sale of Luma Headwaters, a 328-unit multifamily community located at 4000 Headwaters Way in Orlando. Scott Ramey, Brad Downing, Patrick Dufour, Paul Grant and Ryan Moody of Newmark represented the seller, Waypoint Residential, in the transaction. Newmark also arranged a Freddie Mac loan assumption process and secured additional financing on behalf of the buyer, Houston-based Venterra Realty. Matt Williams, Kyle Schlitt, Rob Wright and James Maynard of Newmark arranged the $5.7 million supplemental loan.
DETROIT — Bedrock has acquired the Roberts Riverwalk Hotel located at 1000 River Place in Detroit’s East Riverfront neighborhood. The purchase price was undisclosed. The seller was Michael Roberts, a St. Louis-based business mogul, according to Crain’s Detroit Business. The 108-room hotel features 5,500 square feet of banquet and event space as well as 126 parking spaces. Bedrock says this acquisition aligns with its mission to further position the riverfront as an ideal site for sustainable urban development. In the East Riverfront area, Bedrock has previously purchased the former UAW-GM Center for Human Resources and a portfolio of properties previously owned by the Stroh family. Bedrock plans to make additional updates regarding the riverfront in 2023. Bedrock, the real estate arm of Rocket Mortgage founder Dan Gilbert, maintains a portfolio of more than 19 million square feet of office, retail and residential space.