IRVING, TEXAS — Varidesk, a provider of adjustable desks, has acquired a 424,000-square-foot office building located at 901 W. Walnut Hill Lane in Irving’s Las Colinas district. The three-story building was built in 1983 and formerly served as the headquarters of jewelry retailer Zales. Amenities include a fitness center, cafeteria and conferencing facilities. The new ownership will reposition the building with a design that activates the entry plaza, promotes connectivity to the outdoors and modernizes the amenity spaces. Cushman & Wakefield is working with Varidesk on the redevelopment and lease up of the building. Corgan is the architect and interior designer for the new office space, which is expected to open this summer as VARISPACE Las Colinas.
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WILMETTE, ILL. — Newport Capital Partners has purchased Edens Plaza in Wilmette for $72 million. Built in 1956 and redeveloped in 1994, the 183,000-square-foot shopping center is located on Lake Avenue. The property is 92 percent leased to tenants such as Fresh Market, Starbucks, Walgreens, Bed Bath & Beyond, The Great Escape and Big Blue Swim School. A pediatric care center, which will be jointly run by NorthShore University HealthSystem and Advocate Health Care, is expected to open this year and backfill 35,000 square feet at the former Carson’s Furniture Gallery space at the property. Ben Greazel and Joel Simmons of Newmark Knight Frank arranged debt financing for the transaction through LoanCore Capital.
LINCOLN, NEB. — GMH Capital Partners LP and AGC Equity Partners have acquired Aspen Lincoln, a 632-bed student housing community in Lincoln. Located two blocks from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the property spans five floors and 203,552 square feet. Amenities include a fitness center, pool, hot tub, study lounges, computer labs and courtyards with fire pits. The buyer plans to rename the student housing community Academy Lincoln. Aspen Heights Partners and Virtus Real Estate Capital were the sellers.
ST. LOUIS — One Liberty Properties Inc. (NYSE: OLP) has purchased an Ashley Furniture distribution center in St. Louis from an affiliate of Mohegan Capital for $10 million. The 119,680-square-foot, single-tenant property is located at 9791 Green Park Industrial Drive and features a clear height of 38 feet. Jason Powell and Colin Couch of Stan Johnson Co. represented the seller. The transaction represents a cap rate of 7.2 percent. The buyer also owns the tenant’s headquarters in Memphis, Tenn.
SVN Affordable | Levental Realty Brokers $47.5M Sale of Age-Restricted Community in Newark
by David Cohen
NEWARK, N.J. — SVN Affordable | Levental Realty has brokered the $47.5 million sale of St. Mary’s Villa, a 360-unit, age-restricted community in Newark. The property is located at 425 Sanford Ave. Jamie Renzenbrink of SVN represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was Paces St. Mary’s. A number of energy-efficient upgrades are planned by the buyer at the property, including a new roof and solar panel installation.
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. — CBRE has negotiated the $13.3 million sale of a 60,000-square-foot office building in Springfield. Located at 966 South Springfield Ave., the property currently serves as the national headquarters for the watch and jewelry divisions of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE, a French multinational luxury goods conglomerate headquartered in Paris. Charles Berger, Elli Klapper and Mark Silverman of CBRE represented the seller, a tenancy-in-common, in the transaction. The buyer was a private investor in a 1031 exchange.
Brixmor Property Sells San Bernardino Target Center to International Properties Holdings
by Amy Works
SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF. — Brixmor Property Group has completed the sale of San Bernardino Target Center, a shopping center located at 499 W. Orange Show Road in San Bernardino. International Properties Holdings Group acquired the 143,082-square-foot asset for an undisclosed price. A 105,565-square-foot Target and a 37,367-square-foot Big Lots anchor the property, which was fully occupied at the time of sale. Dixie Walker and Charley Simpson of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction.
SAN ANTONIO — Hartman vREIT XXI Inc. has purchased the Spectrum Building, a 10-story office asset located at 613 N.W. Loop 410 in San Antonio’s North Central submarket, for $16.5 million. The sales price, which included a buyer’s auction premium, equates to about $94 per square foot. The 175,314-square-foot office building was 87.7 percent leased at the time of sale. The seller was not disclosed.
NORTH ARLINGTON, TEXAS — The Praedium Group has purchased Arlington Commons, a 353-unit apartment community in North Arlington. The seller and sales price were not disclosed, but The Dallas Morning News reports Nehemiah Co. was the developer. Built in 2018, the four-story building features an attached parking garage, swimming pool with a tanning shelf, resident lounge and business center within the clubhouse, wellness center with fitness on-demand, valet trash, elevators, dog park with dog wash station, electronic parcel lockers and a lounge deck with barbecue grills. Arlington Commons’ unit mix consists of one- and two-bedroom residences ranging from 580 to 1,418 square feet. Unit interiors include 10- to 12-foot ceilings, granite or quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, undermount sinks, designer backsplashes, chrome finishes, electronic door entry, vinyl plank wood flooring, custom track lighting, full-size washers and dryers and balconies or patios.
ELMSFORD, N.Y. — Mack-Cali Realty Corp. has sold the Elmsford Distribution Center in Elmsford for $70.2 million. The six-building, 386,000-square-foot industrial park is located at 1-6 Warehouse Lane in Elmsford, approximately 22 miles north of Manhattan. Jose Cruz, Jordan Avanzato and Marc Duval of HFF represented Mack-Cali in the transaction. Realterm Logistics, an owner and manager of logistics facilities, acquired the property.