TUCSON, ARIZ. — Alpha Wave Investors has purchased Orange Tree Village, a townhome-style multifamily property located at 645 W. Orange Grove Road in the Casas Adobes neighborhood of Tucson. A Texas-based private investor sold the property for $10.5 million. Alpha Wave plans to invest more than $2 million in capital upgrades at the property, including new paint and roofing, an upgraded pool and clubhouse, a new fitness center and children’s playground, interior unit renovations and a dog park. Constructed in 1981, the property features one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans with private patios. At the time of acquisition, the 110-unit property was 85 percent occupied. Alon Shnitzer of ABI Multifamily represented the buyer, while John Ibrahim, also of ABI Multifamily, represented the seller in the deal. David Walkin of Meridian Capital Group arranged the acquisition financing for the buyer. Thorofare Capital funded the loan.
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GOLDSBORO, N.C. — Lexington, Ky.-based BC Wood Properties has acquired Memorial Commons, a 111,022-square-foot shopping center located at the corner of Highway 13 and Wayne Memorial Drive in Goldsboro, a city in Wayne County. Harris Teeter anchors the center, which is also home to tenants such as Office Depot, Starbucks Coffee, Anytime Fitness, Subway and Coldwell Banker. The name of the seller and the sales price were not disclosed. With this acquisition, BC Wood Properties owns and operates six shopping centers in North Carolina.
GLEN ELLYN, ILL. — Adelphia Properties has negotiated the $2.9 million sale of a two-tenant retail building in Glen Ellyn, about 24 miles west of Chicago. Mattress Firm and F45 Fitness occupy the 7,006-square-foot property. Simeon Spirrison and George Spirrison represented the seller, a local developer, in the transaction. A local investor purchased the asset for 98 percent of the list price.
NEW YORK CITY — Rosewood Realty Group has brokered the $97 million sale of a three-property multifamily portfolio in the Upper West Side. Located in the Manhattan Valley neighborhood, the portfolio consists of three adjacent six-story elevator apartment buildings at 210, 220 and 230 W. 107th St. with a total of 180 units spanning 153,786 square feet. The buildings, built in 1925, sold for 15.15 times the current rent roll at a 4.66 cap rate. Aaron Jungreis of Rosewood Realty Group represented both parties in the transaction. Brooklyn-based investor Isaac Kassirer was the buyer. Orbach Group, a New Jersey-based firm that acquired the three buildings in 2013 for $70 million, was the seller.
BRADENTON, FLA. — HFF has arranged the $110.5 million sale of Carlton Arms of Bradenton, a 900-unit apartment community located at 5200 Riverfront Drive in the Tampa Bay community of Bradenton. The property is located on a peninsula overlooking the Braden and Manatee rivers. Matt Mitchell and Zach Nolan of HFF arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, a joint venture between The Mahaffey Apartment Co. and Brighthouse Life Insurance Co. MetLife Investment Management advised Brighthouse on the acquisition. Elliott Thorne of HFF arranged a $76 million, 10-year, fixed-rate acquisition loan through Freddie Mac’s Capital Markets Execution (CME) program on behalf of the buyer, FLF Holdings. Constructed in 1980, Carlton Arms of Bradenton includes a mix of studio to three-bedroom units averaging 880 square feet. The property is also home to 12,519 square feet of fully leased retail space. Community amenities include two waterfront pools, two lighted tennis courts, two basketball courts, two clubhouses, a fitness center, dog park, guest suites, covered parking and five boat docks. The community was 99.7 percent occupied at the time of sale.
Matthews Real Estate Facilitates $41.7M Sale of Shopping Center in Oceanside, California
by Amy Works
OCEANSIDE, CALIF. — Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has arranged the sale of Del Oro Marketplace, a shopping center located at 4181 Oceanside Blvd. in Oceanside. A San Diego-based private seller sold the property for $41.7 million. The property features 102,000 square feet of retail space. El Warner and Caitlin Zirpolo of Matthews Real Estate Investment Services, along with Reg Kobzi and Joel Wilson of CBRE, represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer was an undisclosed private investor.
LAKELAND, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $59.6 million sale of CenterState Logistics Center, a 605,412-square-foot distribution facility located at 8060 State Road 33 in Lakeland, roughly halfway between Tampa and Orlando. The facility was completed in 2017, and is fully triple-net-leased to Quaker Sales & Distribution, a wholly owned subsidiary of PepsiCo. The company uses the building to distribute its sports drink, Gatorade. Mike Davis, Rick Brugge and Michael Lerner of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller and developer, a partnership between Brennan Investment Group and Greenfield Partners. Los Angeles-based Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT Inc. acquired the asset. The building features tilt-wall construction, 36-foot clear heights and cross-dock loading.
ORLANDO, FLA. — CBRE has arranged the sale of Art Avenue, a 300-unit apartment community located at 10201 Lee Vista Blvd. in Orlando. Shelton Granade, Luke Wickham and Justin Basquill of CBRE arranged the transaction on behalf of the undisclosed seller. Robbins Property Associates and LEM acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. Constructed in 2014, Art Avenue features a resort-style saltwater pool, fitness center, spin room, outdoor lounge with a fire pit area and an outdoor kitchen. The property was 96.3 percent occupied at the time of sale.
PHILADELPHIA — US Storage Centers has acquired a 107,606-square-foot facility in Philadelphia from Philly Self Storage. The 1,545-unit self-storage facility is located at 1910 S. Christopher Columbus Blvd. in Pennsport, directly off Interstate 95. The property is the first US Storage Centers location in Pennsylvania and will be rebranded as a US Storage Centers self-storage facility. Terms of the sale were not disclosed.
ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the $37.5 million sale of Emerald Pointe, a 441-unit multifamily community in the Tampa Bay metro of St. Petersburg. Frank Carriera and Michael Regan of IPA arranged the transaction on behalf of the undisclosed seller and buyer. Constructed in 1974, Emerald Pointe includes studio to three-bedroom units and features a fitness center, pool, pet play area, car wash area, a clubhouse and laundry facilities. The new ownership plans to implement a value-add program to increase revenue over the first two years.