LEWIS CENTER, OHIO — Romans Properties has brokered the $5 million sale of a data center in Lewis Center, about 20 miles north of Columbus. The 57,000-square-foot facility is located at 8180 Green Meadows Drive. The property is fully leased by Cyxtera, which provides data center colocation, cybersecurity and cloud-based services. Chris Orr of Romans represented the buyer, an institutional client. The seller was not disclosed.
LONG BEACH, CALIF. — Stepp Commercial has negotiated the sale of Patio Gardens, an apartment community located at 4874 E. Los Coyotes Diagonal in Long Beach’s Traffic Circle neighborhood. Emeryville, Calif.-based HFH Limited acquired the property from a Long Beach-based private investor for $50.8 million. Built in 1958, the property features 19 two-story buildings with a total of 127 two-bedroom units averaging 1,000 square feet. On-site amenities include landscaped gardens and lawns, laundry facilities, a fitness center and parking garages. Robert Stepp of Stepp Commercial represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — PCCP, in a joint venture with Lincoln Property Co., has acquired Valley Technology Centre, a seven-building office and R&D complex located on 26.4 acres in San Jose. MWest sold the property for an undisclosed price. Built in 2000, the 464,000-square-foot property was 74 percent leased at the time of sale. The complex comprises seven two-story office and R&D facilitates with 18-foot clear height on the ground floors to accommodate roll-up doors and shipping/receiving requirements. The properties are located at 2660, 2680, 2700, 2720, 2740 Zanker Road and 2585 and 2595 Junction Ave. in North San Jose.
EUGENE, ORE. —Cardinal Group has acquired Arena District, a 244-bed student housing community located near the University of Oregon in Eugene. The property offers two- and four-bedroom units. Shared amenities include a fitness center; hot tub; private study room; study area and internet café; multimedia lounge; clubroom with gaming and pool table; and outdoor courtyard with grilling station. HFF arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for the transaction. The HFF team, which included Pat Burger, secured the floating-rate loan through Freddie Mac’s CME Program. HFF will also service the securitized loan.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Transwestern has brokered the sale of Edentree, a 360-unit multifamily property in Carrollton, a northern suburb of Dallas. Edentree offers one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, outdoor picnic area, on-site laundry facilities, business center and a children’s play area. Connecticut-based Beachwold Residential LLC sold the property to an undisclosed buyer that utilized a 1031 exchange to complete the transaction.
LOS ANGELES — Avison Young has arranged the sale of The Culver, an apartment complex located at 3325 S. Canfield Ave. in the Culver City/Palms neighborhood of Los Angeles. Palm Heights LLC sold the property to Mapleton Culver City LLC for $15.6 million. Built in 2006, the four-story building features 28 apartment units in a mix of studio, two- and three-bedroom floorplans. Each unit features nine-foot ceilings, in-unit washer/dryers and balconies. On-site amenities include a rooftop deck with seating and grills, fitness center, coffee station and business center. Peter Sherman of Avison Young’s Los Angeles office represented the seller in the deal.
LINCOLN, CALIF. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of four plots of land in California totaling 21 acres for $14.7 million, with the buyers planning to develop assisted living on the land. The seller was PDC Capital, a private equity firm specializing in EB-5 investments. The plots had been placed in SEC receivership by order of a federal judge. The first plot is located in Lincoln, adjacent to an existing active adult community named Sun City of Lincoln Hills. Lincoln MCC US LLC, a division of MCC China, acquired those seven acres for $8.7 million. Carefield Senior Living acquired the remaining three plots, totaling 14 acres, for $6 million. The location of those properties was not disclosed. Blueprint’s Jacob Gehl, supported by Giancarlo Riso and Scott Frazier, handled the transactions.
PHOENIX — Neilstate Investment Properties has completed the disposition of Phoenician Villa Apartments, located at 1545 W. Camelback Road in Phoenix. Thomas Price International and ECOHAUS Real Estate acquired the property for $5.5 million. The 93-unit community offers a value-add opportunity to renovate and reposition the multifamily community in a growing area. Karl Abert of Kidder Mathews represented the seller in the transaction.
STERLING, VA. — CBRE has arranged the $48.4 million sale of Chase Heritage, a 236-unit apartment community located at 1212 Chase Heritage Circle in Sterling, roughly 30 miles west of Washington, D.C. Continental Realty Corp. sold the asset to Chandler Management Corp. Jonathan Greenberg, Bill Roohan, Bob Dean, Mike Muldowney, Yalda Ghamarian and Thomas Leachman of CBRE arranged the transaction. Located in the Dulles Tech Corridor, the community is located near the future Innovation Center Metro Station, scheduled to open in 2019 or 2020. Chase Heritage, constructed in 1986, features a playground, fitness center, pool, picnic area and private balconies or patios.
MOBILE, ALA. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $39 million sale of a three-property multifamily portfolio located in Mobile. Entities managed by StoneRiver Co. acquired the properties, which include Huntleigh Woods, Southern Oaks and Ashford Place. Jimmy Adams and Craig Hey of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, PEM Real Estate Group. The properties, constructed between 1975 and 1983, total 625 units. Community amenities across the portfolio include dog parks, fitness centers, picnic areas, coffee bars and swimming pools.