HOUSTON — Fort Worth-based Olympus Property Group has sold The Tradewinds at Willowbrook, a 374-unit multifamily community in northwest Houston. The property was built in 2007 and consists of 14 three-story buildings. Floor plans comprise one-, two- and three-bedroom units averaging 920 square feet, with select units offering wood floors, patios and fireplaces. Amenities include a resort-style pool, jogging trails, a business center, fitness center and outdoor picnic area with gas grills and lake views. Ryan Epstein and Jennifer Ray of Berkadia handled the sale on behalf of Olympus. The buyer was Cortland, an Atlanta-based multifamily owner-operator, which purchased the community for an undisclosed price.
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WARREN, OHIO — Industrial Commercial Properties LLC (ICP) has acquired a 1.4 million-square-foot former Kmart distribution center in Warren in northeastern Ohio. The purchase price was not disclosed. The property is located at 541 Perkins Jones Road. ICP is working with three tenants to take occupancy of a portion of the building, according to Chris Salata, COO. This is ICP’s fifth acquisition of a Sears or Kmart facility. The company most recently acquired a former Sears distribution center in Groveport, Ohio.
MAXX Properties Acquires 609-Unit Villas at Green Valley Multifamily Community Near Las Vegas
by Amy Works
HENDERSON, NEV. — MAXX Properties has purchased Villas at Green Valley, a multifamily property located in Henderson, for an undisclosed price. The name of the seller was not released. Developed in 1984 and 1986, Villas at Green Valley features 609 apartments spread across 38 buildings. The community offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans with an average unit size of 781 square feet. Community amenities include two swimming pools, a spa, fitness center, playground, sports court, two dog parks, picnic pavilions with barbecue grills, parcel lockers, business center and resident lounge with game room. MAXX plans to complete a modernization program at the property, including improvements to the clubhouse, all common areas and unit interiors. The acquisition was partially capitalized through the sale of Cedar Run Apartments in Denver. Additionally, MAXX entered into a long-term, fixed-rate mortgage loan with Fannie Mae. KeyBank served as the originator and placement agent for the transaction.
DALLAS — HFF has negotiated the sale of several office and retail buildings totaling 421,617 square feet within Victory Park, a 75-acre mixed-use development in Dallas. Ryan Shore, Barry Brown and Chris Gerard of HFF represented the seller, Orlando-based investment firm Estein USA. Charlotte-based Asana Partners purchased the properties for an undisclosed price in an off-market transaction. The Victory Park area, located where Uptown and downtown Dallas converge, houses approximately 3,500 apartments, 1.5 million square feet of office space, the W Dallas Hotel and American Airlines Center, home of the Dallas Mavericks and Stars.
Viking Partners, DRA Advisors Acquire Towers of Kenwood in Suburban Cincinnati for $80.6M
by Jeff Shaw
CINCINNATI — Viking Partners Fund IV LLC, in conjunction with a fund managed by DRA Advisors LLC, has acquired Towers of Kenwood in Cincinnati. Ajoint venture of Hines and a subsidiary of a real estate fund managed by Oaktree Capital Management LP sold the office property for$80.6 million, according to the Cincinnati Business Courier. Towers of Kenwood is a 404,425-square-foot, seven-story office building located at the intersection of I-71 and Montgomery Road. The property was 97 percent leased at the time of acquisition. Tenants include iHeart Media, Sibcy Cline, UBS Financial Services and JPMorgan Chase Bank. Viking and DRA plan to make some capital improvements to the asset, including upgrades to the restrooms, corridors and lobbies.
CGS3 Arranges $58M Sale of Ground Lease Interest in Brentwood Gateway Office Building in Los Angeles
by Amy Works
LOS ANGELES — Crosbie Gliner Schiffman Southard & Swanson LLP (CGS3) has arranged the sale of a ground lease interest in Brentwood Gateway, a 10-story office building in Los Angeles’ Brentwood neighborhood. Brentwood Gateway LLC, an affiliate of Vintage Capital Group, sold the asset to Sargossa LLC, an affiliate of Fortress Investment Group, for $58 million. Located at 11611 San Vicente Blvd., the 104,716-square-foot building was built in 1977. At the time of sale, the property was 99 percent occupied by a variety of tenants including Buter, Buzard, Fishbien & Royce; Allison & Partners; and Oaktree Capital Management. David Alvardado and Eoin Gubbins of CGS3 handled the deal. Newmark Knight Frank served as broker for the seller, while the buyer was self-represented in the transaction.
MESA, ARIZ. — CVG Properties has purchased Verde Dimora, an apartment community located on the corner of Power and McKellips roads in Mesa. Western Wealth Capital sold property for $27 million, or $176,470 per unit. Verde Dimora features 153 apartment units in one- and two-bedroom layouts, a seasonally heated resort-style pool and spa, fitness center, clubhouse, barbecue and picnic area, community garden plots, community-wide recycling program, dog wash station, electric vehicle charging stations, fire pit, and solar-panel technology. Cliff David and Steve Gebing of Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
GRANITE CITY AND GODFREY, ILL. — Triloma Seniors Housing, an affiliate of Triloma Financial Group, has acquired The Fountains at Granite City and The Fountains at Godfrey, both located in Illinois just across the Mississippi River from St. Louis. The communities offer a combined 135 assisted living units. Cedarhurst Living will take over operations. Regions Bank provided acquisition financing through its healthcare real estate group. The amount of the financing and the sales price of the communities were not disclosed. The Fountains at Granite City, which was built in 2000 and expanded in 2006, features 72 assisted living units. The Fountains at Godfrey was built in 2006 and includes 63 assisted living units. The communities have been rebranded to Cedarhurst of Granite City and Cedarhurst of Godfrey. Triloma and Cedarhurst expect to spend approximately $1.8 million to renovate the communities, including improvements to the common areas.
WAYNE, MICH. — Dominion Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of an 11,050-square-foot industrial building in Wayne for an undisclosed price. The property is situated at 39115 Maple Road. BTS Logistics Inc., a Michigan-based trucking company, purchased the building. Andrew Boncore and Ralph Steinbrink of Dominion represented the seller, BKG Dominion Maple LLC.
GROVEPORT, OHIO — Industrial Commercial Properties LLC (ICP) has acquired a former Sears distribution center in Groveport, a southern suburb of Columbus, for an undisclosed price. The 570,000-square-foot facility is situated on 42.8 acres at 4400 S. Hamilton Road. ICP intends to lease up the vacant property, likely with two tenants. The company has acquired four properties from Sears since 2014.