NEW YORK CITY — Locally based investment firm A&E Real Estate has acquired a 20-story apartment building located at 1080 Amsterdam Ave. in Manhattan’s Morningside Heights neighborhood for $42.5 million. The 96-unit building was originally constructed in 1931 to house the staff of St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital. The seller, SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE: SLG), acquired 1080 Amsterdam in 2014 in a partnership with Stonehenge NYC and repositioned the asset. Amenities now include a fitness center, resident lounge, bike storage space and 24-hour lobby attendance.
SAN DIEGO — JLL Income Property Trust has purchased South San Diego Distribution Center, a three-building industrial portfolio in San Diego. Affiliates of Murphy Development Co. sold the asset for $158.5 million. Totaling 665,000 square feet, the three properties were 96 percent leased to eight tenants at the time of sale. The investment was acquired through the assumption of an in-place, $72.5 million first mortgage at a 3.18 percent fixed interest rate. The financing features interest-only payments for another four years with maturity in 2031. The acquisition also includes the issuance of $75 million in operating partnership units to the sellers. The balance of the purchase was funded with cash.
CALIFORNIA AND WASHINGTON — A joint venture between owner-operator Merrill Gardens and publicly traded REIT National Health Investors (NYSE: NHI) has acquired six independent living communities located on the Pacific Coast. The communities were formerly managed by Holiday Retirement, and more recently, Atria Senior Living. The price and seller were not disclosed. The communities will be rebranded as part of the Truewood by Merrill brand. The properties include: Truewood by Merrill, Fig Garden; Fresno, Calif.; 103 units Truewood by Merrill, Modesto; Modesto, Calif.; 120 units Truewood by Merrill, Pinole; Pinole, Calif.; 98 units Truewood by Merrill, Roseville; Roseville, Calif.; 117 units Truewood by Merrill, West Covina; West Covina, Calif.; 110 units Truewood by Merrill, Vancouver; Vancouver, Wash.; 103 units NHI was already the owner of the communities and leased them to third-party operators. The acquisition brings in Merrill Gardens as the new operator under a joint-venture structure rather than a lease.
ELMENDORF, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a 232,406-square-foot office and industrial campus located in the southeastern San Antonio suburb of Elmendorf. Built in 2012, the property consists of 11 buildings on a 108-acre site. At the time of sale, the campus, which includes outdoor storage space, was fully leased to oilfield services company Weatherford International (NASDAQ: WFRD). Patrick Doherty, David Houston and James Stewart of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Atlanta-based Stonemont Financial Group, in the transaction and procured the undisclosed buyer.
LA VISTA, NEB. — Cushman & Wakefield/The Lund Co. has brokered the sale of the Securities America Office Complex in La Vista, a southern suburb of Omaha. The Class A office complex consists of three buildings totaling 148,524 square feet. The property is situated within the 237-acre Southport development, a major mixed-use project near I-80. Richard Secor Jr. and John Lund of Cushman & Wakefield/Lund represented the seller. Further details of the transaction were not disclosed.
PHOENIX, ARIZ. — CREC Real Estate and Rincon Capital Partners have purchased Ascent 1829 Apartments, a multifamily community located in North Phoenix. Terms of the transaction were not released. The owners plan to invest up to $4.2 million to renovate the common areas and upgrade interiors and appliances to bring the property on par with nearby recently repositioned residential communities. Built in 1980 on six acres at 1829 E. Morten Ave., Ascent 1829 Apartments features 180 Class B apartments.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $22 million sale of Hoffner Commerce Center, a 93,749-square-foot property in Orlando. Salim Valiani and Andrew Jaworski of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an entity doing business as Hoffner Center LLC, and procured the buyer, Avanti Way Capital, in the transaction. Hoffner Commerce Center is a 53-suite building that was 93 percent occupied at the time of sale by tenants including Herbalife, Labcorp and State Farm Auto Insurance. The property includes ground-floor retail, as well as office and medical office space. The excess land is zoned for industrial. Located at 5449 S. Semoran Blvd., the property is situated 8.2 miles from downtown Orlando and 4.3 miles from Orlando International Airport.
CLERMONT, FLA. — Baltimore-based Continental Realty Corp. (CRC) has sold Glenbrook Commons, a 64,707-square-foot, fitness-anchored shopping center in Clermont. Brad Peterson, Whitaker Leonhardt and Tommy Isola of JLL represented the seller in the transaction. Winter Park, Fla.-based CrossMarc Services acquired the property for $9.4 million. Originally constructed in 2009, Glenbrook Commons was 98.4 percent leased at the time of sale. Fitness CF anchors the center, which is also home to US Taekwondo, China Gourmet, Gametime Barber Shop, The Cat Garden, Clermont Family Dentistry and Suncoast Premier Medical. There were three additional undeveloped pads included in the transaction that can be developed for future retail uses. Located at 1714 US Highway 27 on a 15.6-acre site, the property is situated 34.3 miles from Orlando and 10 miles from Walt Disney World Resort.
MIDLOTHIAN, VA. — Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer has arranged the sale of 11251 Hull Street Road, a 6,400-square-foot freestanding retail building in Midlothian. James Ashby IV of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer represented the buyer, MB Ventures LLC. An entity doing business as KLS Hilltop LLC sold the property for $2.1 million. The property is fully leased by Safelite AutoGlass, a Columbus, Ohio-based provider of vehicle glass repair, replacement and calibration services. Safelite has more than 850 locations nationwide. Located at 11241 Hull St. Road, the property is situated 15.2 miles from downtown Richmond and 21.1 miles from Richmond International Airport.
HOUSTON — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the portfolio sale of four memory care communities totaling 152 units in the Houston area. The portfolio comprises Addington Place of The Woodlands, Addington Place of Cy-Fair, Addington Place of Meyerland and Addington Place of Clear Lake. The communities originally opened between 2010 and 2012. Cushman & Wakefield’s Rick Swartz, Jay Wagner, Aaron Rosenzweig, Jim Dooley and Chris Remeika represented the seller, New York-based Healthcare Trust Inc., in the transaction. McFarlin Group, a Dallas-based private equity firm, acquired the portfolio in an all-cash deal.