PHOENIX — NAI Horizon has arranged the sale of 2944 Plaza, an office building located at 2944 N. 44th St. in Phoenix. Alva Pinchot LLC sold the property to Curran Properties for $4.6 million. Tenants at the 28,312-square-foot property include NAI Horizon, RW Partners, ORB Architecture, Freestar LLC, Salt Digital and the office of U.S. Congressman Greg Stanton. Lane Neville and Logan Crum of NAI Horizon represented the seller in the deal. Jeff Conrad of Lee & Associates was the broker for the buyer, who was represented by Michael Dunn, Scott Carson and Carrie Carson.
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PROSPECT HEIGHTS, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $2.8 million sale of a 4,400-square-foot gas station and convenience store net leased to Thornton’s in Prospect Heights. The property is located at 1600 N. Rand Road in suburban Chicago. Thornton’s has 20 years remaining on its lease at the newly constructed property. Austin Weisenbeck and Sean Sharko of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller. The team also represented the private 1031 exchange buyer with assistance from Marcus & Millichap’s Joseph Bono.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Hillwood has acquired 600 acres of contiguous land within its 26,000-acre AllianceTexas master-planned community in Fort Worth for additional industrial expansion. The land is positioned along FM 156 between Fort Worth Alliance Airport and the BNSF Railway Alliance Intermodal facility. The acquisition raises the capacity for Hillwood’s total development potential in Tarrant and Denton counties to more than 36 million square feet. The seller(s) was not disclosed.
DECATUR AND GALESBURG, ILL. — Affiliates of Phoenix Investors have purchased three industrial properties totaling approximately 1.8 million square feet in Decatur and Galesburg for an undisclosed price. Located in central Illinois, the Decatur property was formerly a BorgWarner facility that spans 475,000 square feet on 56 acres. The building features 20 loading docks, 16 overhead doors and clear heights ranging from 16 to 30 feet. The two Galesburg assets were originally constructed by Maytag between 1974 and 1996 and then acquired by Whirlpool Corp.
DENVER — Griffis Residential has received $45.6 million in financing for the acquisition of Talavera Apartments, a mid-rise multifamily community at 350 S. Jackson St. in Denver. Eric Tupler and Josh Simon of HFF secured the 10-year, Fannie Mae Green Rewards loan through HFF’s risk-transfer joint venture with M&T Realty Capital Corp. The loan, which was used to fund the acquisition of the property, carries a 3.53 percent fixed interest rate with full-term interest-only payments. Built in 2008, Talavera Apartments features 240 units in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts, averaging 838 square feet. Community amenities include a swimming pool and spa, covered parking, in-unit washers/dryers, stainless steel appliances and Amazon lockers. At the time of closing, the property was more than 97 percent leased.
SILVERDALE, WASH. — JRK Property Holdings has expanded its multifamily portfolio in metro Seattle with the off-market purchase of Santa Fe Ridge Apartments in Silverdale. Terms of the transaction were not released. With this acquisition, JRK Property Holdings now owns more than 1,400 units in the Seattle MSA. Located at 1410 NW Santa Fe Lane, the property features 240 units in a mix of one, two- and three-bedroom floorplans. Community amenities include an indoor swimming pool and spa, fitness center, community lounge, indoor racquetball and basketball courts, tanning salon, dog park and children’s playground. The buyer plans to complete renovations of the apartments and improve the community’s common areas and amenities.
Mountain Classic Real Estate Buys Historic Brigham Young University Building for Restoration
by Amy Works
PROVO, UTAH — Mountain Classic Real Estate (MCRE) has purchased Brigham Young University’s Amanda Knight Hall for an undisclosed price. MCRE plans to restore the property to its historical Gothic-style architectural significance. Located at 800 N. University Ave. in Provo, Amanda Knight Hall was constructed in 1939 as a women’s dormitory. The building was used as the first Provo Missionary Training Center, as well as the Church Language Training Mission Center from 1964 to 1976. Since then, the property has served a variety of short-term academic and auxiliary purposes for BYU. Kreg Peterson and David Bauman of CBRE represented the seller, Brigham Young University, in the deal.
HOUSTON — Strategic Storage Growth Trust II Inc., a private real estate investment trust sponsored by SmartStop Asset Management LLC, has acquired a 637-unit facility in Houston. The property, the name of which was not disclosed, features climate-controlled and drive-up units. The new ownership also notes that the facility is located within an area with a high concentration of multifamily and retail development. The transaction marks the REIT’s third acquisition.
CARLSBAD, CALIF. — San Diego-based RAF Pacifica Group has acquired an office building, located at 1950 Camino Vida Roble in Carlsbad, from an institutional investor for $20.2 million. The buyer plans to rebrand the 121,541-square-foot property as fu*sion, an office/industrial building with a large amenity space. Constructed in 1996 and situated on 10.9 acres, the one-story property features a mezzanine space and loading capabilities. Amenities planned for the new space include a full basketball court, volleyball court, an amphitheater, outdoor seating and dining areas, a fire pit, barbecue grills, hammock space, a wall mural and drought-resistant landscaping. REF has retained Aric Starck of Cushman & Wakefield as the leasing broker for the property.
LAVEEN, ARIZ. — Houston-based Weingarten Realty Investors has completed the disposition of Laveen Village Marketplace, a retail center located at the intersection of 51st and Baseline avenues in Laveen. The name of the buyer and acquisition price were not released. At the time of sale, the 39,763-square-foot property was fully leased to Fry’s Food & Drug, Chipotle, Wing Stop, Jersey Mikes Subs, Med Post Urgent Care and Starbucks Coffee, as well as McDonald’s and Wells Fargo on outparcels. Ryan Schubert and Michael Hackett of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the deal.