PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $2.6 million sale of The Shoppes on New Road, a recently completed 7,410-square-foot retail property in Parsippany, 28 miles west of Manhattan. The four-tenant retail center is located at 131 New Road and is 100 percent occupied. Alan Cafiero, Ben Sgambati, David Cafiero and John Moroz of Marcus & Millichap’s New Jersey office represented the buyer and seller in the transaction, both private investors.
ATLANTA — Charlotte-based Asana Partners has acquired Krog Street Market and Atlanta Stove Works, two mixed-use destinations in Atlanta’s Inman Park neighborhood that once housed Tyler Perry Studios. Paces Properties sold both assets to Asana for an undisclosed price. Situated across Krog Street from one another, the properties are adjacent to the Atlanta BeltLine’s Eastside Trail, a former railway corridor-turned-multi-use trail. Krog Street Market houses a food hall and retail shops including Hop City, Bar Mercado, Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams, Superica, Ticonderoga Club, The Collective and The Merchant. Atlanta Stove Works houses creative office space for firms like Media Star Promotions, Trees Atlanta and Atlanta BeltLine Partnership, as well as three restaurants — Rathbuns, Bell Street Burrito and Krog Bar. Paces Properties opened Krog Street Market in 2014 in a former 1920s warehouse. The Atlanta-based company acquired Stove Works in 2012. Asana will invest capital to enhance the properties, building on their appeal as central gathering spaces along the BeltLine trail. King & Spalding served as legal adviser to Asana, and Eastdil Secured arranged the transaction on behalf of Paces Properties.
LEANDER, TEXAS — Bellomy & Co. has arranged the sale of Big & Safe Self Storage, a 482-unit facility in Leander, a northwestern suburb of Austin. Built in 2004 and expanded in 2014, the property features climate- and non-climate-controlled units totaling 60,475 net rentable square feet. Bill Bellomy, Michael Johnson and John Arnold of Bellomy & Co. represented the Vermont-based seller in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, Montfort Capital Partners, a Dallas-based self-storage investment firm.
UPPER MARLBORO, MD. — Avanath Capital Management LLC has acquired two multifamily properties in Upper Marlboro, roughly 20 miles southeast of Washington, D.C., for a combined $29.3 million. The firm acquired Largo Center, a 100-unit community located at 520 Largo Center Drive, for $14.3 million, and Vistas at Lake Largo, a 110-unit seniors housing community located at 500 Harry S. Truman Drive, for $15 million. The properties were purchased through Avanath’s institutional fund, Avanath Affordable Housing III. The names of the sellers were not disclosed. Largo Center features a swimming pool, clubhouse and in-unit washers and dryers. Vista at Lake Largo features a theater, courtyard, community room and laundry facilities. Avanath plans to renovate both properties with upgraded clubhouses and fitness centers, keyless entry, LED lighting, exterior paint, landscaping improvements and renovated common area hallways.
TEMPE, ARIZ. — MJW Investments has acquired ReNUE on Orange, a 110-unit student housing community located near Arizona State University in Tempe. The price was not disclosed. The property offers one- and two-bedroom units with shared amenities including a swimming pool, sundeck and courtyard. The company plans to make improvements to the property, including upgrading unit interiors and common areas, addressing deferred maintenance issues and rebranding the property as “Thrive Tempe,” according to Mark Weinstein, president of MJW Investments. This investment increases MJW Investment’s student housing portfolio to over 5,500 beds.
PEARLAND, TEXAS — Zeller Realty Group, a Chicago-based development and investment firm, has acquired a 276,770-square-foot biotechnology facility in Pearland, a southern suburb of Houston. Completed in 2017, the facility is located approximately eight miles south of The Texas Medical Center. The property was fully leased at the time of sale to Lonza America Inc., a Houston-based subsidiary of Swiss pharmaceutical company Lonza Group AG. Jeff Hollinden and Cameron Cureton of HFF represented the buyer and the seller, Pinchal & Co., in the sale and arranged acquisition financing through Bank of Texas.
NEW YORK CITY — Lightstone, a national real estate investor and developer, has acquired the 183-room Hilton Garden Inn in Long Island City, Queens for $60 million. The hotel is located at 29-21 41st Ave. Lightstone plans to continue operation of the hotel, which was constructed in 2015, as a Hilton Garden Inn for the immediate future. The developer opened the 612-room Moxy Times Square hotel in fall 2017 and plans to open the 37-story, 349-room Moxy Chelsea hotel this fall. The acquisition of the Hilton Garden Inn is a joint venture between Lightstone’s REIT II and REIT III.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 10,001-square-foot retail property in the Jackson Heights neighborhood of Queens. The property, which is located at 74-12 to 74-24 37th Ave., sold for $16 million or $1,600 per square foot. The buyer was the estate of Fazlur Khan. Dana Newton, Donovan Mackey and Scott Plasky of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Chui King Yee in the transaction. Nineteen offers were received on the property, according to Newton. The property was fully occupied with long-term tenants at the time of the sale.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Colony Industrial, an affiliate of Colony NorthStar, has acquired Westside Industrial Park in Jacksonville for $77.5 million. The 1.3 million-square-foot park, located at 4601 and 4910 Bulls Bay Highway, includes four Class A industrial buildings. The Jacksonville Business Journal reports Pattillo Industrial Real Estate sold the portfolio, which was 99.8 percent leased at the time of sale to nine tenants. Frank Fallon, Chris Riley and Trey Barry of CBRE arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller. The acquisition marks Colony Industrial’s fourth investment in the Jacksonville market over the last nine months.
GLENDALE, ARIZ. — Lee & Associates has arranged the $21.9 million sale of Talavi Towne Center, a 118,377-square-foot shopping center in Glendale. Jay Fincham and Patrick Dempsey of Lee & Associates arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Kimco Towne Center LLC, and the buyer, Talavi Bell LLC. Talavi Towne Center is home to tenants such as Wal-Mart, MOR Furniture, Dollar Tree, Leslie’s Pool Mart and Cricket Wireless.