COMMERCE, CARDIFF AND SANTEE, CALIF. — Calbay Development has purchased three retail value-add properties in California for a total of $8.5 million. In the first transaction, Calbay acquired a site in Commerce in a short-term sale/leaseback off-market transaction for $2.5 million. Calbay will construct a new Starbucks drive-thru café on the site in 2023. The second deal is a corporate-owned Jack in the Box drive-thru in Cardiff for $2.5 million. Reg Kobzi, Michael Peterson, Natasha Edwards and Brianna Bowers of CBRE and Mike Clark of Main & Main brokered the transaction. The property was sold with a short-term sale/leaseback with Jack in the Box corporate. Calbay plans to redevelop the property into a new restaurant in 2023. In the third transaction, Calbay acquired a value-add strip center, with option to purchase a corner lot of excess land, located on a signalized intersection in Santee for $3.5 million. The site benefits from upside due to short-term leases, strong traffic, major adjacent retailers and on/off access to the 52 Freeway. Greg Spounias of Highland Partners Corp. brokered the transaction. Calbay secured financing through MidFirst Bank for all three sites and intends to redevelop each property with national brand retailers and restaurants in …
ATLANTA — Koelbel & Co., a value-add real estate investment firm based in Colorado, has purchased the Northridge Center office complex in Atlanta’s Central Perimeter submarket. The 189,212-square-foot property comprises two office buildings located at 365 and 375 Northridge Center Road. Ryan Reethof and Jay O’Meara of CBRE represented the seller, Pacific Oak Capital Partners, in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed. Charlie Clark and Matthew Smith of CBRE’s Debt & Structured Finance team arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for Koelbel, which plans to upgrade the office complex with a new tenant lounge, common conference room and ready-to-move-in spec suites, as well as enhancements to common areas and exterior amenities. The firm has selected Normandy Partners to manage Northridge Center, which is Koelbel’s first acquisition in Georgia.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Plaza Advisors has arranged the sale of Oakhill Village, a 103,427-square-foot shopping center located at the intersection of Hiawassee and Old Winter Garden roads in Orlando. An offshore investor doing business as Escape 22 Oakhill LLC purchased the center from an entity doing business as Oakhill Village Associates Ltd. for an undisclosed price. Built in 1989, Oakhill Village is situated on 11.4 acres about 10 miles northwest of Orlando International Airport. The property was 99 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as anchor DG Market + pOpshelf.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Boston-based investment firm TA Realty has purchased The Elm at River Park, a 293-unit apartment community in Fort Worth. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units that are furnished with stainless steel appliances and granite countertops. Amenities such as a pool, dog park, fitness center with on-demand programs and a business center with micro-offices and a conference center. San Antonio-based Embrey sold The Elm at River Park for an undisclosed price and will continue to manage the property.
OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — PEBB Enterprises and Contrarian Capital Management have sold the Pinnacle Village shopping center in the Kansas City suburb of Overland Park for $16.8 million. Lawrence, Kan.-based Cherry Hill Properties was the buyer. PEBB and Contrarian purchased Pinnacle Village in May 2018 and enhanced the 108,729-square-foot center through leasing activity and property improvements. DSW and Michaels are anchor tenants at the property, which is 90 percent leased. Additional tenants include Firehouse Subs, Goldfish Swim School and First Watch. Evan Halkias and Jeffrey Benz of Cushman & Wakefield represented the sellers.
MILWAUKEE — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the sale of Freshwater Apartments in downtown Milwaukee for $17.4 million. The 76-unit apartment building is situated within Freshwater Plaza in the Harbor District. Built in 2017, Freshwater Apartments features studio, one- and two-bedroom units with an average size of 635 square feet. Amenities include a clubroom, rooftop terrace, heated indoor parking garage and bike storage. The community also features 16,645 square feet of retail space that is home to T-Mobile, UPS and Jimmy John’s. Wick Kirby, Amanda Friant and Jaime Fink of JLL represented the seller, Wangard Partners Inc. Bender Cos. was the buyer.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Boston-based investment firm TA Realty has purchased The Elm at River Park, a 293-unit apartment community in Fort Worth. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units that are furnished with stainless steel appliances and granite countertops. Amenities include a pool, dog park, fitness center with on-demand programs and a business center with micro-offices and a conference center. San Antonio-based Embrey sold The Elm at River Park for an undisclosed price and will continue to manage the property.
PITTSBURGH — New York City-based Golden East Investors has purchased the former Heinz manufacturing campus in Pittsburgh with plans to redevelop the property. The acquisition includes seven industrial buildings totaling approximately 985,000 square feet that are situated on a 20-acre site along the Allegheny River. Phase I of the redevelopment will center on repositioning two warehouses and cold storage facilities totaling roughly 300,000 square feet to be able to accommodate advanced manufacturing, research and development, life sciences and robotics users. Completion of that initiative is slated for the third quarter of next year. Phase II will feature a renovation of a 375,000-square-foot building into a life sciences facility with an accompanying parking garage that can support up to 500 vehicles. The third and final phase will involve converting of the sites that house the other four buildings into a mixed-use development with multifamily, retail and office and/or life sciences uses. CBRE was the listing broker on the first-time sale of the campus by Riverbend Foods via bankruptcy proceedings.
LAS VEGAS — Davlyn Investments has purchased Rancho Destino, a multifamily community in Las Vegas, for $65.5 million. The buyer rebranded the 184-unit property as Aviara. Constructed in 1998 on 9.1 acres, the community features central heating and air conditioning, in-unit laundry, vaulted ceilings, fireplaces, arid landscaping, plentiful parking and an expansive amenity package. Spence Ballif, Adam Schmitt and Jannie Mongkolsakulkit of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the deal. Torrey Pines Bank provided acquisition financing for the buyer. The transaction marks Davlyn’s second acquisition in Nevada.
ATLANTA — Koelbel & Co., a value-add real estate investment firm based in Colorado, has purchased the Northridge Center office complex in Atlanta’s Central Perimeter submarket. The 189,212-square-foot property comprises two office buildings located at 365 and 375 Northridge Center Road. Ryan Reethof and Jay O’Meara of CBRE represented the seller, Pacific Oak Capital Partners, in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed. Charlie Clark and Matthew Smith of CBRE’s Debt & Structured Finance team arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for Koelbel, which plans to upgrade the office complex with a new tenant lounge, common conference room and ready-to-move-in spec suites, as well as enhancements to common areas and exterior amenities. The firm has selected Normandy Partners to manage Northridge Center, which is Koelbel’s first acquisition in Georgia.